I-Spy

Today in class we put to use the I-Spy pictures we took on friday. On friday, in groups, we laid out ten items that each of us brought in a pile and took a picture. Our only task was to make sure that two of the items rhymed. Our group chose glue and brown shoe. Today in class we learned how to make these pictures into an I-Spy page. We picked out a few items from our picture and using a power point we wrote:

I Spy...a paper clip, a sheep, keys, and glue,
a headband, a pen, a quarter, and a brown shoe.

or something along those lines. We are going to them combine them with the other groups I Spy pictures, making and I Spy book. This is something that is very fun and could easily be done in a class. All you would need is a camera, a computer, and powerpoint (you could even use microsoft word if needed). It would be a creative way to get older students to use vocabulary, rhyming, alliterations, etc., while also incorporating technology. This is yet another example of the TPACK model. It is so easy to find fun, creative, and educational lessons using this model once you start using it and thinking about it.