November 30, 2011

1st Grade - BrainPOPJr FREE Stuff!

LESSON
  • Today you will learn how to watch FREE movies on BrainPOPJr!
  • After you watch a movie, try out the Easy Quiz, the Hard Quiz, the Game and read the POP-A-JOKE!!!
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
  • Reading Comprehension

November 27, 2011

1st Grade - Evergreens

LESSON
  • Today you will use Kerpoof to create an evergreen tree & snowman scene!
  • Make sure you sign your work using a text box!
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
  • Science
  • Art
SOFTWARE USED
WEBSITES USED

November 25, 2011

3rd Grade - Make a Digital Flip Book

LESSON
  • Watch "Traditional Animation" on BrainPOP and learn how cartoons were made!
  • Learn how to animate your drawings using Disney's Flip Book!
  • You will learn how to use frames to organize and add detail to your animation.
CLASSROOM CONNECTION
  • Art
  • Programming - Animation
SOFTWARE USED
WEBSITES USED

November 23, 2011

4th Grade - Simple & Compound Machines

EdHeads
LESSON - Day 1
LESSON - Day 2
    CLASSROOM CONNECTION
    • Science - Force and Motion, Simple and Compound Machines
    SOFTWARE USED
    WEBSITES USED

    November 15, 2011

    4th Grade - Thanksgiving

    LESSON - Day 1
    LESSON - Day 2
    LESSON - Day 3
    • Complete the Thanksgiving Games!
    1. Thanksgiving Challenge 
    2. Cornucopia Word Search
    3. Spot the Differences
    4. Wacky Web Tale - My Amazing Thanksgiving
    5. Thanksgiving Word Search
    6. Funny-Fill-In - A Turkey Story
    7. Turkey Swap
    8. The Story of Squanto

        CLASSROOM CONNECTION
        • Social Studies

        November 14, 2011

        3rd Grade - Thanksgiving

        LESSON - Day 1


        LESSON - Day 2

        • Create a Thanksgiving cartoon on Kerpoof.
        • You must include at least 4 speech bubbles.
        • Sign your name, and write the sentence, "I am thankful for..."
        CLASSROOM CONNECTION
        • Reading/Writing
        • Following Directions
        • Art
        SOFTWARE USED

        November 12, 2011

        1st Grade - Happy Thanksgiving!

        LESSON
        CLASSROOM CONNECTION
        • Social Studies
        • Art
        SOFTWARE USED

        November 11, 2011

        1st Grade Spanish Numbers

        LESSON
        • Today you will learn how to use Comic Life!
        • You will type the Spanish Numbers 1-10 into the template, and you will learn how to format the page background, text, and styles of fonts!
        CLASSROOM CONNECTION
        • Spanish
        SOFTWARE USED
        • Comic Life

        November 8, 2011

        4th Grade - Neighborhood Map Machine Mysteries

        LESSON
        • Today you will solve MYSTERIES on Neighborhood Map Machine!
        • After you finish EACH mystery, please go to the Google Form to rate the mystery EASY, MEDIUM, or HARD.
        • At the end of class, you will write what your favorite / least favorite mystery was, and why.
        CLASSROOM CONNECTION
        • Social Studies - Mapping  
        • Reading and following directions
        SOFTWARE USED
        WEBSITES USED

        November 7, 2011

        4th Grade - Scientific Method

        LESSON
        • Students will watch "Making Observations" on BrainPOP Jr.
        • Students will use Kerpoof to illustrate one of the BrainPOP Jr. Word Wall words: observe, record, investigate, senses, or predict.
        CLASSROOM CONNECTION
        • Science - Scientific Method
        • Art

        November 6, 2011

        1st Grade - Graph Club

        Graph Club
        LESSON
        • We will watch "Pictographs" on BrainPOP Jr.
        • Students will use our software, Graph Club, to create a pictograph of their classes favorite ice cream flavors! 
        • Students will label the graph, input the data, and answer the questions related to their graph!
        CLASSROOM CONNECTION
        • Math - Graph
        SOFTWARE USED
        • Graph Club

        November 3, 2011

        2nd Grade - OCEAN!!!



        LESSON - Day 1/2/3 - Ocean Animal Riddle

        • Choose your favorite ocean animal from National Geographic's Creature Features.
        • We will use Comic Life to create the ocean riddle.
        • On the first page of the project, write a riddle (without mentioning the animal's name) that describes your ocean animal.
        • On the second page, import the animal's picture and the map of where it lives. 
        • You will format the font and style of your text, and the page backgrounds!
        LESSON - Day 4 - Ocean Habitats
        LESSON - Day 5 - Draw an Ocean Animal
        • Today you will learn how to log into Kerpoof using our KCD account!
        • Once you are logged in, you will be able to use all of the fancy pens to create your drawing.
        • You will pick an ocean animal to draw, and you need to give him a name!
          CLASSROOM CONNECTION
          • Reading comprehension
          • Writing
          • Science
          • Art
          SOFTWARE USED

          November 2, 2011

          2nd Grade - Spell a Picture

          LESSON
          • Student's will race against the clock to see who can gain the most Kerpoof Koins on Kerpoof's "Spell a Picture!"
          • Make sure to keep your fingers rested on the home row keys!
          CLASSROOM CONNECTION
          • Spelling
          SOFTWARE USED
          WEBSITES USED

          November 1, 2011

          3rd Grade - Acrostic Poem

          LESSON - Day 1
          • Using Comic Life, you will type your Kentucky Acrostic Poem into the template.
          LESSON - Day 2
          • Today you will learn how to format the fonts and styles using Comic Life!
              CLASSROOM CONNECTION
              • Writing - Poetry
              SOFTWARE USED
              • Comic Life