Fable of The Little Red Hen

Today we will learn about fables. What is a fable? Let's learn about them! Click this link and we will learn what a fable is and read the fable The Little Red Hen.

Utah Core Standard:

Reading: Literature Standard 2

"Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text."



EdTech Standard:

Standard 8
"Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities."

Mind Mapping: Myths

Mind mapping is a great way to organized your ideas for any project. Use this tool to help you brainstorm for your upcoming writing assignment. 

Here is an example of how I used this tool to classify different types of myths.

Utah core standards 

Language arts 3rd grade reading standard 2. 

"Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text."

EdTech Standard 8

"Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities."

Pinterest Classroom Ideas

Pinterest is a great tool to get ideas for the classroom! We can use pinterest as a tool for our upcoming science project.  Create an account and pin ideas for your own project! Here is an example of some science activities. 

Utah core standards

General 3rd grade science standard

EdTech standards

Standard 8

"Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities."

Perspectives In Art

Today we will be learning about different perspectives in art.  There are many different ways to view an object.  You can view them from above, below or at your eye level.  

Click this link to do the activity! The Pin is "DBMYS"

Utah Core standards

4th grade visual arts standard 1 objective 1 section A

EdTech standards 

Standard 8

"Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities." 

Complementary colors

Let's learn about complementary colors! They are all around us. Let's take a look. 

Let's get started!

Utah Core Standards

 Standard 1 objective 1 lesson C Second Grade
 "Paint with complementary color schemes"

 EdTech Standards

Standard 8
"Use technology resources for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities"

This is a Wall of Fame project

September Newsletter

This link includes the online newsletter.  In this newsletter, you will see upcoming events and also practice for several core standards.  You will also see practice math problems for this unit in the newsletter. 

Utah Core Standard 

1st Grade Math standard 3 

Understand the relationship between addition and subtraction

 EdTech standard 

 Standard 7

 Using online resources to problem solve

I hope you enjoy it!

Depth Perception Quiz

What makes an object appear near or far? Let's take a quiz to see how much you know! 

  Click here to get started. Good Luck!

Utah Core Standards

Standard 1

"Draw objects from a variety of perspectives; e.g., directly beneath, bird's-eye view, below, from the level of the surface upon which it sits."

EdTech Standard

Standard 7

Using technology to problem solve.