How about we have a guest teacher from Oregon teach Technology today? No really, lets a teacher who is currently in the state of Oregon teach our class. Head on over to Fraboom.com to join a "live class"!
-Teachers & Parents: (Handout) We are going to visit If It Were My Home today. An awesome website that compares all kinds of aspects of different countries to the United States. Use this handout to keep track of your facts. Now blog about it. Use your critical thinking skills, don't just blog about facts!
3_5.RI.2Research & Information Fluency 3_5.CT.3Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Can you use technology to help you decide on which movie to see and how much it would cost your family? Click here for the handout that goes with this lesson. Make sure movies you preview are rated PG or G.
Use this online calculator to help add up movie ticket prices for your family:
And, don't forget to listen to the catchiest song ever ... "It's more fun at MJR."
Step 1: Listen to a fable of your choice 3 times at Learn Your Lesson. Step 2: Draw 2 lines at Kerpoof Super Doodlethat divide your screen into 4 equal parts. Retell your fable in a comic book style, drawing one event in each one of the 4 squares (first, then, next, last).
Can you use technology to help you decide on which movie to see and how much it would cost your family? Click here for the handout that goes with this lesson. Make sure movies you preview are rated PG or G. How has the internet made it easier for us to choose a movie to watch?
Review the food pyramid with Mr. Horne. How many of the five food groups can you name Sid's mom says its always important to mix it up and eat a balanced meal. Try to include one item from each food group in this game from Sid the Science Kid.
The vending machine is going crazy! Your goal is to throw the junk food in the trash and give healthy snacks to your friend
PK_2.RI.2Research and Information Fluency
PK_2.CT.2Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Today, let's visit some incredible dinosaur interactives. We only will have enough time to spend a few minutes at each activity. Let's get started now!
You are what you eat. Do you know how many calories would make a healthy daily diet for you? Use Mayo Clinic's Nutrtion Guide and find your guidelines for a healthy diet. Next, use The Fast Food Calorie Counter, to find the nutrition information from your favorite restaurant. Now, blog about what you've learned about a "healthy diet".
Learn to spell while riding a skateboard. Why not? Visit Fearless Frieda Skillful Skateboarding.Listen to the word, spell the word right, and watch how how she'll fly!
-Teachers & Parents: (Handout)
Have you ever wondered about how space exploration impacts your daily life? Trace space back to you at NASA @ Home And City.Use this chart to describe an item found in your everyday life, and how it is connected to space.
-Teachers & Parents: (Handout) Extreme Planet Makeover gives you a chance to create your very own planet. Compare your planet to an actual planet in our solar system with this chart. Download a picture of your planet, insert it into a MS Word document, and make a creative story about who lives there, what your planet looks like, and why we would want to visit it.
3_5.CT. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making