
Thursday, February 28, 2013
4th Grade Kerpoof Draw a Picture
Use Kerpoof's Super Doodle to create a sign for your favorite 4th Grade Super Bowl player or performer. Send to the color printer when done.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
2nd Grade Spelling Activities
Kindergarten Mouse Practice
All about using the computer mouse today. We will practice clicking and dragging, cursor control, and single clicking. Check out the great activities at minimouse.us.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
2nd Grade Telling Time Part 2
1st Grade What Makes a Good Friend?
What makes a good friend? what can we do to make our friends happy? What kinds of things should we not do to our friends?
Step #1: Watch this BrainPop Jr. Video about friends:
Step #2: Watch this Crawford's Corner Video:
Step #3: Draw a picture that shows you having a good or bad playing experience using Kerpoof's Draw a Picture. Be ready to talk about your picture!
Step #1: Watch this BrainPop Jr. Video about friends:
Step #2: Watch this Crawford's Corner Video:
Monday, February 18, 2013
4th Grade Grammar, Ninjas, and Baseball
We are going to visit the free demo portion of Help Me 2 Learn: Grammar. Let's learn the difference between nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives.

Grammar Ninja is next. Can you find the correct parts of speech?

Bonus baseball games for the hard workers:

Grammar Ninja is next. Can you find the correct parts of speech?
Bonus baseball games for the hard workers:


Wednesday, February 13, 2013
1st Grade PBS Kids Math
Some math practice today with the great activities at PBS Kids. Make sure to follow Mr. Horne's directions to find the correct math activities.

Keyboarding - Dance Mat Typing & TypingClub.com
We are introducing a new keyboarding site today, TypingClub.com. But first, we will warm up with one of our favorites, Dance Mat Typing.


Tuesday, February 12, 2013
2nd Grade Telling Time
First, review some basics of telling time from timemonsters.com.
Next, take turns setting the clock and quizzing your partner the correct times
Now, spend a few minutes at each of the following time telling games.

For those that would like more challenges:

Next, take turns setting the clock and quizzing your partner the correct times
Now, spend a few minutes at each of the following time telling games.




For those that would like more challenges:



Kindergarten Counting
Sunday, February 10, 2013
5th Grade Inaccurate Information Online
-Teachers & Parents: (Handout)
Do all websites tell the truth? Is every statement you read online a real fact? How can you tell if a website might be biased or contain inaccurate information?
Visit the websites below. Mark on your paper if you think each website is "true or "false". Remember to add at least one reason to support your claim.
Website #1: Dog Island
Website #2: Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
Website #3: Inside The White House
Website #4: Mankato, MN
Website #5: No Way Obama Graduated From Coulmbia
Website #6: Smart Phones & Steak
This video walks evaluates the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/onlinesources/preview.weml#
3_5.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency
3_5.RI.3 Research and Information Fluency
Do all websites tell the truth? Is every statement you read online a real fact? How can you tell if a website might be biased or contain inaccurate information?
Visit the websites below. Mark on your paper if you think each website is "true or "false". Remember to add at least one reason to support your claim.
Website #1: Dog Island
Website #2: Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
Website #3: Inside The White House
Website #4: Mankato, MN
Website #5: No Way Obama Graduated From Coulmbia
Website #6: Smart Phones & Steak
This video walks evaluates the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/onlinesources/preview.weml#
3_5.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency
3_5.RI.3 Research and Information Fluency
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
3rd Grade Kerpoof.com Spell a Picture
How many "Kerpoof Koins" can you rack up in the Spell a Picture activity? Spell as many words as you can, but make sure the words you spell match the scene you chose! We will print out our completed scene when done.

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

PK_2.CT.2 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Labels:
3rd,
critical thinking and problem solving,
kerpoof,
literacy
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
2nd Grade Sorting with Science
TESiboard
has some excellent science activities that we will use today. We are
going to sort animals, sort living and non-living objects, sort images
of forces, and sort food groups into Venn Diagrams.





Monday, February 4, 2013
1st Grade Silly Lilly and the Four Seasons
What do you know about the four seasons? Today, we are going to identify, compare, and contrast the four seasons. We are going to to read Silly Lilly and the Four Seasons from Toon Book Reader. First we will brainstorm some activities we do in each season and describe the weather from each season. Then we will read the book Silly Lilly online. Last, we will compare two seasons in our Venn Diagrams.

PK_2.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency


PK_2.RI.2 Research and Information Fluency
Labels:
1st,
literacy,
research and information fluency,
venn diagram