Transformations

The students created a short video using PhotoStory3 (a free download), Word and PowerPoint.

Here is a link to student examples.  Directions below.  http://mrscooksfantasticfourthgrade.blogspot.com/2012/02/transformations.html

In Word we wrote a few sentences explaining translation.  After we wrote the sentences we used an animal figurine (we used a chicken or rooster) to demonstrate translation on a grid.  Then, using italics, we added the information about pictures we wanted to add to the paragraph. 

1.       Example Paragraph:

Translation is when something moves from place to place.  It means to slide.  I can remember slide and translation are the same by the sl in both words.

2.        

After the paragraph, the students figured out how to show slide with the animal and the grid.  They added this information to their paragraph in italics.

Translation is when something moves from place to place.  It means to slide.  (Picture one:  chicken on (4,4))  (Picture two:  chicken on (5,4))  I can remember slide and translation are the same by the sl in both words.

Now for the fun part!  Take the pictures of the chicken using the directions determined earlier

.

(When the pictures were inserted into PowerPoint, they were edited using picture tools.)

5.        

Repeat the process with reflection, then with rotation.

6.        

Open PowerPoint and create a title page.  Then type the transformation information on a slide or copy and paste from the Word document.  Leave a blank slide for each picture. Insert pictures in the correct places.  Draw a red line to show the movement.  Do this for rotation and reflection.

 Then save the powerpoint as jpeg files.

 After files are converted to jpeg files, open PhotoStory3 and import the pictures.  Once the pictures are imported you will want to change the motion (transitions) on the pictures.  We left the first two slides alone and allowed the defaulted transitions to happen, then we fixed the transitions on the rest of the slides. 

If you don't do this, your movie will look like this.  We think it is distracting.

This movie has the transitions fixed.

Text Feature Book

I wanted a fun way to get the students engaged and thinking about text features. I searched the internet and found a book someone created.  I cannot find out who created the book to give them credit.  If you are JJ, let me know so I can give you credit for the book.  I modified it for my classroom use.  I also found a text feature file of examples.    I don't know where I found it.  If this is your file, please let me know so I can give you credit.  I modified this file too as I added pictures to correspond with the additions I made to the book.  I made the template for students to use in Publisher. 

We went through the book adding comments about each text feature.  Then students opened the example file.  They copied an example and then pasted it on the appropriate page in the text feature book.  I thought we would add arrows to point out the text feature on the example but we ran out of time.

Using the booklet feature on Publisher

 

 

 

 

Text Feature Examples (I have five pages of examples.)

 

 

 

Click on Properties to print the project as a booklet.

Gallon Man Project

To help students understand the relationship between cups, pints, quarts and gallons each student made a gallon man.

 

I wanted students to show off their knowledge so they made a postcard using a template from Publisher.  They took a picture of their gallon man and pulled it into the postcard.  

page 1

page 2

The above pictures show the template we used and what page 1 and page 2 looked like.  Below shows the final project (page 1 only) and how to print on both sides.  We printed it so that two printed on a page.  Students cut the postcards out.  Each student took one home and the other one is hanging in the hallway.

Final Postcard Project