[stlcardinals]

I wanted to share a project my 3rd graders will be working on next week. We are learning about the water cycle. Here's my plans:

I am putting the students into small groups. They are going to write a story together about the adventures a drop of water has through the water cycle. I have a few examples to share to get their brains going.

Then each student will illustrate in KidPix one "page" of the story. They will export the picture.

Then we are going to put the pictures into PhotoStory. The kids will type the text in and record their voices reading the text.

I am hoping this turns out a little like a Reading Rainbow segment. We'll see how it goes.

[ellen]

That sounds great. I've just fallen in love with photostory and movie maker. I've just used them, but I can't wait to find a way for my students to use it. We're doing a unit on pollution- I bet if I put on my thinking cap, I can come up with something!

[stlcardinals]

We just finished our unit on pollution. Please share what you come up with. Maybe I could use it next year

[TexTeacher]

That is such an awesome idea. I love Photo Story and we are about to do the water cycle. If you get a chance, post one of the finished products. I would love to see how it turned out!

[stlcardinals]

We just finished out PhotoStories. They are soooo good. The kids enjoyed every minute of this project. They particularly enjoyed recording (and re-recording and re-recording) their voices. This project turned out to be much easier than I thought it would be. I will try and post one of their videos this weekend.