Genius Hour

WOW!  What a ride this project was.   I learned about Genius Hour at NCTIES and was very excited to start it with my class when I returned from the conference.   We are constantly telling our kids what they need to learn and they have very little choice in what they are learning.  This project is all them, they came up with their passion project.  We did several weeks of brainstorming and developing driving questions.  Once the students had their driving question they were off to do some research.   My students worked at their own pace and decided how much effort to put into the project. After the research portion of the project, the students how to chose how to present their information. Each student decided what they wanted to do.  Some explored iMovie and made incredible videos. Others wanted to dive into Google Slides and make a presentation.   We even had some Bare books created that will be in the library for the check-out rotation. ...

Our project was about helping people with how to play basketball.  We made a how to video showing some basic basketball skills.  I learned move about basketball by doing this project.  I really like Genius Hour.  I had a lot of fun and worked very hard.

I made a cardboard city.  A cardboard city is made up of houses, bridges, and other buildings.  I liked Genius Hour and had a lot of fun.  I also gained a new best friend, Parker.  I like building and learned to have patience.  I loved Genius Hour.

I have a lot of fun playing soccer.  I wanted to make a mini soccer game that would be fun to play.  I created my little game with a cardboard box and some paper people.  I think this game is going to be fun for people to play in pairs or by them selves.  They can kick the soccer ball and try to score a goal.   I had a lot of fun with Genius Hour.

My project was about making mine craft cookie cutters.  I used a program to design my cookie cutters and then printed them on the 3D printer.   I learned that you should not use chocolate chip cookie dough with these cookie cutters.  We had the best results with sugar cookie mix.  The creeper cookie cutter worked really well.   I would need to make the pic ax cookie cutter a little thicker so the dough does not get stuck.  I really think Genius Hour was awesome because I got to make my own project.  Next year, I think the third graders will love this project.

My project is about saving homeless animals.  2.7 millions cats and dogs die every year.  I learned what cats and dogs like to eat and drink.   I also learned how to research a topic on many different websites.  I learned how to put all my information together and create a bare book.

Hi my name is Ava. My genius Hour project is about helping the homeless. Helping the homeless is important. Homeless people need the same things we do to live. Homeless people need everything like food and toiletries. Homeless people are people like us. We need to treat them with respect. I learned how to give a helping hand to the homeless. Helping the homeless is important. Homeless people have no homes. Helping the homeless is sweet. You can help me make a difference with the homeless. I feel great about genius hour. I feel great because helping the homeless is  really important. They need homes like we do. Just remember they are people too. Thanks for helping me make a difference.

Our project is about saving homeless animals because 2.7 million cats and dogs die every year. I learned to wear protection when helping because  they might have rabies, fleas, and ticks. So watch out for homeless animals to stay safe. Cats, dogs,and ferrets all eat food ,treats, and all drink water and maybe some milk .I also learned if they act weird ask a local vet to check it out.

My project is about saving endangered animals. I grew up in the country and there were tons of trees behind my house. Since there were lots of trees behind my house, animals lived there. That’s why I did a project on saving endangered animals. My project can change the world. I learned what kinds of animals were endangered and how to save the endangered animals from going extinct. I also learned 10 ways to save endangered animals and plants. I learned how to make a book and what words mean. I learned how to save pictures onto an iPad. I learned a lot of things during my Genius Hour project. I feel pretty good about my project. I love Genius Hour. Every Tuesday, I would get excited because Genius Hour was on Tuesdays. I love my project. I hope tons of parents love my project as much as I do!    

I learned that Genius Hour is that  everybody can be a genius about something.  I'm a genius about how to stop Bullying.  I want to tell you if you are a bully stop.  My project is about  how to stop bullying stop Bullying.  Stopping bullying  is very important.   I feel like Genius Hour is good for many kids to do for fun . I want to do Genius Hour again because it was fun.

My name is Hayden and my project is about female athletes.What I learned from Genius Hour is you need to be one hundred percent in the sport you want to play. You also have to fully commit to it. Lastly, you should believe in yourself. My message is to do your best and give it 110%.   How I learned a lot while doing genius hour. We did a lot of research. It took us nine weeks to complete our projects. On every Tuesday we went to our library and worked on our projects. So those are my thoughts on Genius Hour and my project.

   My project is about my family and family history. I picked this project because I wanted to learn where my family was from.  I learned a lot of of information about my family moving from England starting with my great great grandpa.  I learned a lot about where my family was from. I'm really happy to share about my family. I feel awesome about Genius Hour because I learned a lot about my family.

 My project is about is how I made a game to entertain people and kids. What I wanted to do is to help kids be happy and have fun. I wanted to inspire kids and other people to make games. Lastly, I wanted the kids to help kids to have fun to entertain themselves. Finally, I wanted to inspire kids to do the same.  I learned how to code and make games. Next, I learned how to make sequencing and events. I also learned how to make controls. I learned how to put a  title in the game. Finally, I learned how to make the score and sounds.   I feel genius hour was very good. I feel it was very successful. I am very happy with it. I am very nervous about presenting my genius hour.

My project is an imovie about safety drills. It shows how to do safety drills.It shows how to do the drills right and how to be safe. I learned how to stay safe. I learned how to do the drills right.I learned what to do when the alarm rings. I learned how to do my project with a imovie. Genius hour is really fun.Genius hour  is fun because you get to choose what you want to right about.your able to choose any way to present the project. your able to do a paper-slid.your able to do a book.

    Our project is about building  a city. We worked hard on the city. Building houses, I think the hardest one is to make a light in the city.  The easiest part was the bridge.  It was hard to figure out the plans. We learn how to build bridges too. We learned how to build roads. We learned how to build gas stations.  i like Genius Hour because you get to build things and  you get to work on projects.   You get to build things and set up stuff. My favorite part is people will get to see it. I like that it is a challenge.

    My project is about Red Foxes. I researched how they live and how they eat. This is all the stuff that I searched for. In the winter Red Fox eat meat like rabbits,deer,raccoons,squires and stuff like that. In the summer they will eat stuff like corn,berries,apples,grasses,acorns and cherries. They even will eat bugs like insects which makes up about a quarter of there food. They will eat fish from the sea.    In my project I learned what they eat what the mos common thing is that they eat and what they do.I also learned that Red Foxes are not an endangered animal like the two humped camel .I also learned that the Red Fox digs holes to store it's food from other animals. I also learned that even though there name is the Red Fox it's not red it's orange. I learned that the Red Fox is often confused with the Canidee family which include jackals,wolves, and dogs.     I feel like Genius Hour should be done every year in 3rd grade.  Genius Ho...

 Our project is about teaching people how to play basketball. We are going to help all we can. We can teach people all over the world to play this sport with our video. If you like to watch basketball you would like to watch our video.  I learned how to work more with the computer. During Genius Hour my partner and I learned more about basketball.  I feel good about Genius Hour .I felt awesome because we were the first class to do it. I felt cool and like a genius because of the name Genius Hour. It was super fun. I loved Genius Hour.

My project is about saving the stray cats. I made cat treats and I will sell them. All the money I raise, I will donate to an animal shelter. All the money will go to saving the stray cats. I learned lots of things. I learned how to make cat treats. I learned how to save the stray cats. I  learned how much fun learning can be. learning can be awesome. I feel great about genius hour! It was hard but fun. It was hard work, but over all,it was great!