Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Kindergarten Super Why Activities

Let's spend about 10 minutes at each activity from PBS Kid's Super Why!



    

4th Grade Stop Disasters



Now, let's visit Stopdiastersgame.org and try our hand at their earthquake simulation. Can you do the following?
  • Explore how earthquakes cause structures to move quickly
  • Discover what variables affect building stability
  • Engineer a model city to withstand earthquakes better


3_5.CT.3 Critical Thinking, Problem solving, and Decision Making

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

2nd Grade Fraboom Live Online Classes

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"!


 

Monday, May 21, 2012

1st Grade My StoryMaker

Ever have trouble writing? Does it take too long to write a story? Is it too hard to think of ideas? My StoryMaker solves those problems!


PK_2.CI.1 Creativity and Innovation

5th Grade Comparing Countries

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

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Kindergarten Counting

How well can you count? Two great activities for us today. ABCya.com's Marble Math and Leon's Math Dojo.

         

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

3rd Grade Family Movie Night

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:

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And, don't forget to listen to the catchiest song ever ... "It's more fun at MJR."

Monday, May 14, 2012

2nd Grade Learn Your Lesson!

Step 1: Listen to a fable of your choice 3 times at Learn Your Lesson. Step 2: Draw 2 lines at Kerpoof Super Doodle that 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).


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Family Movie Night

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?



Click below to visit MJR's website:



Use this online calculator to help add up movie ticket prices for your family:

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You must have the current version of the adobe flash player to use this online calculator.




And, don't forget to listen to the catchiest song ever ... "It's more fun at MJR."



Here's an "old-fashioned" newspaper movie directory (click to enlarge):
 

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Cookie.com Games

Select a game from Cookie.com. Make sure the game is for your age level!

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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Kindergarten Mix It Up

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.2 Research and Information Fluency
PK_2.CT.2 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

Monday, May 7, 2012

1st Grade All About Dinosaurs

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!

3rd-5th Grades - SRI Reading Test Round 3

Round 3 of our SRI Reading Test begins this week. Good luck students! To see the Lexile scale of where you want your score to be, click here.






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Sunday, May 6, 2012

5th Grade Nutrition

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".
     Post image for Our New Calorie Counter Tool



3_5.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency

Friday, May 4, 2012

2nd Grade Spelling Activities

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!

    








PK_2.TC.6 Technology Operations and Concepts

3rd Grade NASA @ Home And City

-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.
 



3_5.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

4th Grade Academic Skill Builders

Games from AcademicSkillBuilders.com today. Choose the activity that you need to work on.


Kindergarten Science at Cookie.com

Let's learn about science with some of Cookie.com's activities!

Farm Animals     Wild Animals
Animal Quiz     Animal Maze

4th Grade Extreme Planet Makeover

-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