Whittier

Scholastic Keys

Let's INTEGRATE!






 * Second Grade Team Integration Ideas**:
 * Presentation on an animal they each research (from My Favorite Animal in MaxShow)
 * Upload and share the slideshows with parents [|www.slideshare.com]
 * Change Story Starter template from MaxWrite and add a background picture from Max Paint icon
 * [|Link to story starter generator]
 * http://writingfix.com/
 * Classroom Newsletter (from Fairy Tale Times template in MaxWrite)
 * Grammar (from Synonym/Antonym template in MaxWrite)


 * General Integration Ideas:**
 * **Autobiographies** with **self-portraits** using MaxPaint feature with face and facial features
 * Use drop-down menu activities for **centers**
 * **Field trip** presentation as a concluding activity with photos from the trip uploaded (from MaxShow template)
 * Write **poetry** and present it visually using WordArt, ClipArt, MaxPaint icon, and the Color Effects Toolbar (random color letters, words, background and font color)
 * Are rhyming words a problem? Start here: http://www.writerhymes.com/