Going Digital with "Frindle"

Here at Rasco, we love the book Frindle.

We have been using Frindle as a novel unit at the end of the year for 3 years now. It is easily one of my favorite books for 5th graders. I love that it shows what a class clown can do with their given skill sets. It also shows the caring and sincere parts of teaching. Nick thinks Ms. Granger is "out to get him" throughout the story, but sees a different side of her at the end of the story.

Every year, students have completed paper reading logs and paper vocabulary booklets. 

This is a teacher's nightmare!! 😵

Year ONE:

Students kept their own papers and were allowed to take them home.

"Mrs. Hipp, I left my reading logs at home."

"Mrs. Hipp, my mom threw away my vocabulary booklets"

"Mrs. Hipp, I've lost all of my papers" - They're due TOMORROW!!

This led to ...

Year TWO and THREE:

Papers were kept in the classroom.

There was clutter everywhere and packets of Reading Logs / Vocabulary Booklets coming out of every bookshelf and desk.

This year, I'm digitizing and so excited about it!

Students are going to complete their Reading Logs using a Google Doc, their Vocabulary Booklets using Google Slides, and house it all in a Google Site. 

Google Apps make my little teacher heart so happy!! 😍

Here's a preview of what I'm working on:

Google Dog - Reading Logs

Google Slide - Vocabulary Booklets