Scholastic Keys User Resources: From the Classroom

Teacher Case Studies | Student files

Teacher Case Studies

Teachers around the world are using Scholastic Keys with their students. Here are some examples of how teachers are using it at different grade levels. (Note: The original name of Scholastic Keys was Max's Sandbox. The current name for Scholastic Keys in the UK is Max's Toolbox.)
	El Dorado School, Scottsdale, AZ, 2nd Grade Examples of writing and drawing about students' adventures on airplanes using MaxWrite
	Roxbury, NJ, Elementary Schools Lesson plans, handouts, and rubrics for use with Scholastic Keys presented at a workshop called " Preparing Elementary Students for Microsoft Professional Office Tools " at the 2004 NJECC conference
	FCJ Primary School, Jersey, UK, 1st grade A case study of how Max's Toolbox (UK version of Scholastic Keys) was introduced to first graders and examples of the projects that the students worked on.
	FCJ Primary School, Jersey, UK, 3rd grade A case study of how Max's Toolbox (UK version of Scholastic Keys) was introduced to third graders and examples of the projects that the students worked on.
	Bloomfield Elementary School, Bloomfield, NY, 2nd grade Mrs. Rosati's 2nd graders used Scholastic Keys for their project called "Fall into Autumn". Students used Max Paint for drawing autumnal scenes, and MaxWrite for writing stories about the season.
	Valley Forge Elementary, Elizabethton, TN, 1st grade During October, Mrs. Anderson's 1st Graders did an interdisciplinary unit on apples. The unit introduced the children to literature, writing, science, mathematics, art, and social studies in a way that was stimulating and fun for them. In addition to studying a variety of subjects, they also used a variety of software including Scholastic Keys, The Graph Club, and Stationery Studio.

Student Files

	September Calendar This student modified the calendar template in MaxWord by inserting a picture from a digital camera and changing the border to make a personalized calendar.
	A New Family A "fishy" family story.
	Butterfly A science report on the birth of a butterfly
	Frog and His Birthday This slideshow answers the age-old question of: How do frogs celebrate their birthdays?

Send us your files!

If you or your students have created some files that you think other teachers and students would be interested in using, send them to keys@tomsnyder.com .