Jennifer Bower

5th grade teacher. I love history, reading, and all things Harry Potter!

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

Couldn't let the year end without cresting our covered wagons for the Oregon Trail! We played the old school online game and got to work. @lmcaulay04 #interactivesocialstudies #pkesLEADS

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

Math Olympics for math review has been so much fun! Getting the kids into groups to work together on math concepts to each earn points for their team resulted in so much engaging conversation. #panthersengaged

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

@lmcaulay04 As always, our hastily decided idea turns out phenomenal 🤣🤣

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

@Chedrickteach @PKESAdmin It's so important to help them understand the perspective of each group! Love it!

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

To start our plants and animals unit we created our own organization flow chart by putting animals and plants on sticky notes and classifying them. This made filling out their graphic organizer much more meaningful at the end. @lmcaulay04 #panthersengaged #pkesLEADS

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

Spending time writing to our first grade pen pals in @MrsHowiePKES class. My kids are so excited! #panthersengaged

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

@lmcaulay04 Thanks for running with my spur of the moment crazy ideas!! 🤪

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

Trying to give real world situations. Today they explored the best flashlights to use for stage lights for a play (hence the bears on their "stage"). Lots of great concersation about how to create early morning light v. Afternoon light. @lmcaulay04 #pkesLEADS #panthersengaged

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

We have really loved starting our science units with exploration before jumping into any instruction. It has provided a common background knowledge that all kids can now pull from as we learn. Thanks to Mrs. Jenkins for the awesome labs! #pkesLEADS #panthersengaged @lmcaulay04

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

@BookCreatorApp That's awesome, thank you for sharing!

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

These historians are hard at work writing nonfiction books about the Revolutionary War. This is the first time using the @BookCreatorApp and it has really helped them feel like real authors. It shows in the quality of writing they're producing! #panthersengaged #pkesLEADS

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

Pausing our research to plan and envision the final product will help us narrow and focus our research the rest of the week. Students can see where they need more information and what kinds of text features will support it. #PanthersEngaged #PKESleaders #pkesreads

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

Started out our sound unit with a bang! Well...more of a high pitched ringing, but still fun! Students explored how to change sound and wrote their observations. Starting with building background knowledge is already proving helpful. #PanthersEngaged #PKESleaders @lmcaulay04

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

@mcdowellm22 @MrsMillerPKES @candytechideas @MongelliMegan @thegeoffwagner @RachelSpeasl @sctechteach @Hebmorris @MrsClarkTechLab @MrsJBarney @TraciPiltz @christinekdixon @Ms_Morgan15 @Chedrickteach @JBaileyPKES @PHerediaEDU @jmattmiller @historysandoval @JakeMillerTech @MrsHowiePKES @JaneenStarkey @MrsJonesPKES @lmcaulay04 Thank you! I love seeing into everyone's classrooms on here!

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

Here we have delegates from England and The New United States negotiating peace. Each side has a numbered list that guides them to ask for certain things, add a counter offer, and when to agree to a term. #interactivesocialstudies #PKESleaders #PanthersEngaged @lmcaulay04

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

@lmcaulay04 Haha! What do I do next?

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

Multiplication Madness! Kids are practicing their facts by earning points for their teams and competing for the top. Teams work together to beat their score. Thanks Mrs. Jenkins for organizing this! #PanthersEngaged #PKESleaders

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

These delegates at the Second Continental Congress discussed making a formal declaration of war. Thomas Jefferson read portions from the D.O.I.and each delegate signed (their historical name). @lmcaulay04 #PanthersEngaged #interactivesocialstudies #PKESleaders

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

@KTrucksis How fun!!

[Jennifer Bower @jennbower8]

Our patriot army is ready to defend Bunker Hill, but they're worried about running out of ammunition. #interactivesocialstudies #PanthersEngaged #PKESleaders @lmcaulay04