5th Grade "Beat the Teacher" Results

Congratulations Tommy P, winner of the 5th Grade "Beat the Teacher" Sumdog.com math contest. We had a record 52 students take part in tonight's challenge, including students in three different timezones (former Hutchings student Ainsley joined us from Nebraska, and current student Morgan joined us from Arizona!) *Click the "comments" link below to add a comment to this post.

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1st Grade Winter is Coming

Are you able to open up each of the winter links below? Can you use the back arrow to navigate back to this post? Are you able to ask others for help? Thanks to Karen Ogen for many of the links.
   
   
     
    
    


https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1t3XUYanISZkHfz64JCFbvs7WWywgoezkcjfPskyeXwU/edit

Kindergarten Build a Snowman

Are you able to open up each of the "build a snowman" links below? Can you use the back arrow to navigate back to this post? Are you able to ask others for help? Thanks to Karen Ogen for the links.
   
   
     
    

2nd Grade It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Winter

1. Check out HighlightKids' Design Your Own Gingerbread House and Jan Brett's Gingerbread Baby House. What similarities and differences did you notice with both sites? Which site do you like better? Why?

          
 

2. Next, we will be using some activities from abcya.com.

    

    

PK_2.CI.1 Creativity and Innovation

Scholastic Story Starters

-Teachers & Parents: (Handout) (Lesson)
You will be working with a partner today to create a story from Scholastic Story Starters. We will be printing out these stories when finished. Make sure you and your partner can answer these questions:

• How does the main character look and act?
• What happens in the beginning, middle, and end of the story?
• What words or phrases describe where the story takes place?

   
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5th Grade Sumdog "Beat the Teacher"

Use the link below to log into your free Sumdog.com account. The 5th grade "Beat the Teacher" contest is Tuesday, November 27th, 8:00-8:30pm. Don't miss it! Today we will make sure you:

• Are able to login to your account
• Understand how to begin our competition
• Troubleshoot in case Sumdog freezes up

2nd Grade Poptropica

We are all going to start a new adventure at Poptropica.com today. Every student is going to create a new player and then head over to Counterfeit Island. Today, our learning goals are:

1. I can successfully navigate this environment. I solved the crime.
2. I can read, find clues, and ask other students for help.
3. I know what an advertisment is, and I know how to exit the advertisment.

Walkthroughs:

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1st Grade Learn to Read Starfall.com

We are headed to Learn to Read from Starfall.com. Begin on level 1, then move left to right across each level. Move down to the next level when you are ready.

Kindergarten Disney Jr

Can you select the correct category and choose a Disney Junior game from that category? Can you use the Back Arrow to navigate to the previous page?

3rd Grade Poptropica - Counterfeit Island

We are all going to start a new adventure at Poptropica.com today. Every student is going to create a new player and then head over to Counterfeit Island. Today, our learning goals are:

1. I can successfully navigate this environment. I solved the crime.
2. I can interact with the players and each other effectively.
3. I can get help from students in my class.
4. I can save my game.
5. I can get help from the walkthroughs. Are walkthroughs cheating or not cheating?
6. I can discuss how advertisements effect gameplay and how to deal with advertisiments.

After some time with the game, please answer the Poll Everwhere Questions:


Walkthroughs:

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5th Grade Keyboarding

Warm up with Level 1, Stage 1, from Dance Mat Typing. Then, log into your new TypingWeb.com account. Begin the "Home Row Keys" in the beginner course. Then, try out Keyboard Ninja and Type Toss from the "games" section of TypingWeb. Make sure to select "Home Row" before you begin each game.
   
                       
                        

Podcast #12: Girls on the Run

Kelly, Ellie, Maddie, and special guest Mrs. Buckingham join us in studio for the latest episode of The Hutchings Computer Lab Podcast, where they tell us about the fantastic Girls on the Run (GOTR) program. What is Girls on the Run? Who can participate? Why is this program so popular? The girls answer these questions and more in this awesome podcast. Visit HutchingsPodcast.com to listen on your computer, or get your free download of the podcast on iTunes.

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5th Grade Sumdog Math Night

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2nd Grade Online Painting - Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus

Let's read Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, by Mo Willems, a Caldecott Honor Book.


Follow Mo Willems' directions below on how to draw the pigeon. Now draw your own pigeon, and re-illustrate the last page of the story. How do you think the story should end? What kind of trouble will your pigeon get in next? Make sure to add something to your scene, so your pigeon can start his next adventure. Choose Kerpoof's Super Doodle, or ABCya's Paint to create.









       

PK_2.CI.1 Creativity and Innovation

1st Grade Literacy BBC Bitesize

BBC Bitesize is full of great games that can teach us how to improve our reading and writing. Let's have a go!
          
         


Use this alphabet chart to help with any of the activities.