Monday, February 28, 2011

5th Grade Mission US "For Crown or Colony?"

-Teachers & Parents: (Pre-Lesson) (Game Overview)
"For Crown or Colony?” explores the reasons for Revolution through the eyes of both Loyalists and Patriots in 1770 Boston. What a fantastic way to learn history!




3_5.CT.2 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
3_5.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency

Friday, February 25, 2011

1st Grade Online Coloring Books

-Teachers & Parents: (Lesson) (Handout 1) (Handout 2)
We can use technology to help us create items, for example, online coloring books. Lets discuss using an online coloring book compared to paper and crayon coloring books.

  

PK_2.TC.1 Technology Operations and Concepts
PK.2.CI.1 Creativity and Innovation

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

2nd Grade Picture Book Maker

Work with your small group (3-4 students) to create your very own online picture book at Picture Book Maker. Take turns using the mouse, switching every few minutes. Do your best, we will be showing off your picture books to your class at the end of the day!


PK_2.CC.1 Communication and Collaboration

5th Grade We Choose the Moon

President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress declaring a national goal of "landing a man on the Moon" by the end of the decade. What decade was President Kennedy talking about? What year did we put a man on the moon? Who were the astronauts on that mission?

Now its time to check out one of my favorite websites out there, We Choose the Moon. Prepare to be immersed into a real life blast from the past! Get ready moon, here we come.


Looking for more outer space exploration? Then try out Nasa's Moon Virtual Tour. Check out the lunar surface form the astronaut's perspective. Awesome!


3_5.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency

4th Grade Color in Motion

-Teachers & Parents: (Handout)
How much do you know about colors? Which colors are primary colors? Which colors are secondary colors? What feelings do different colors represent?  What are positive and negative traits of each color? Visit Color in Motion to learn about colors. Then use MS Word to make a list about the color attributes that describe yourself. What color(s) are you?


What trait does the color yellow signify in the video clip below?


3_5.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency

Kindergarten Hector's Being Selfish

Can Do Street presents: Hector's Being Selfish. An animated/interactive movie about being selfish and what it means to be a good friend.

3rd Grade Math Arcade

There are 25 fantastic math games featured at Funbrain.com's Math Arcade. See how many of the 25 math games you can unlock today!

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

2nd Grade Hooda Math

Practice your math skills using the sites below:
Jet Ski Addition   Kitten Match Addition

Skater Math   Number Eaters

Minus Mission   Island Chase Subtraction

PK_2.DC.2 Digital Citizenship
PK_2.TC.7 Technology Operations and Concepts

Monday, February 14, 2011

1st Grade Valentine's Day

3rd Grade Valentine's Day

Visit the following link for online Valentine's Day activities.

Find the Differences Game

4th Grade Waltee's Quest - The Case of the Lost Art

The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland has one of the best interactive sites around. We are going to Waltee's Quest, The Case of the Lost Art, an interactive mystery adventure, learning about art along the way. Make sure to write down your username & password. You can continue your adventure at home!


3_5.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency
3_5.TC.2 Technology Operations and Concepts

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

3rd Grade Penguin Research

Use the following links to research your penguin:

3_5.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency
3_5.RI.4 Research and Information Fluency

Kindergarten More Starfall

We are going to visit More.Starfall.com and try out a variety of activities.



PK.2.TC.7 Technology Operations and Concepts

Monday, February 7, 2011

1st Grade More Starfall

We are going to visit More.Starfall.com and try out a variety of activities. We will be dicussing some advantages and disadvantages of using technology during this lesson.


PK.2.TC.1 Technology Operations and Concepts
PK.2.TC.7 Technology Operations and Concepts

5th Grade Edheads Virtual Surgery

Simulations can help us learn about real life situations. Edheads has a fantastic Virtual Knee Surgery for us to play. How does this surgery simulation help patients. How does this simulation help doctors?  Get your scrubs on. Let's do this!


Try out some more Edheads simulations
Virtual Hip Replacement:
Click here to Start!

Virtual Hip Resurfacing:
Click here to Start! 

Choose the Prosthetic:


3_5.CT.1 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
3_5.TC.3 Technology Operations and Concepts