Just for Fun!
If you visit http://www.blizzardfanclub.com/
you can sign up to become a member of the Dairy Queen Fan Club. You'll receive a two for one coupon good for Blizzards! You will also get a coupon on your birthday.
Mulitplication Facts Practice
Two excellent sites for kids to practice their multiplication facts.
http://www.brainormous.com/online/loader_multiflyer.html
www.multiplication.com
This one has to be downloaded but it's free. Timez Attack is simple & helps with automaticity for facts.
http://www.bigbrainz.com/Teachers.php
Fractions
Here is a terrific resource for helping students explore fractions.
www.shodor.org/interactive
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Gaming in the Classroom
This week students will be exploring new sites that explore educational gaming. The sites listed are simulation games that mimic real life in some way.
Fifth Grade: Students earned a Surprise Thursday in which s/he is allowed to choose a favorite site approved by me!
Fourth Grade: Students finished and printed travel brochures for MI. They also explored http://www.citycreator.com/. This site allows students the ability to plan and build her/his own city.
Third Grade: Third grade visitd http://www.citycreator.com/ as well. This site is a wonderful tie in to the state-mandated social studies objectives.
Second Grade: Students explored Microsoft Paint.
First Grade: Students explored Microsoft Paint.
Other Great Educational Games to Try:
Scholastic's History Mystery
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/index.asp
http://www.electrocity.co.nz/
http://fantasticcontraption.com/
http://eduweb.com/pintura/al.html
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/
www.virtualfishtank.com/main.html
www.coolmath-games.com/lemonade
This week students will be exploring new sites that explore educational gaming. The sites listed are simulation games that mimic real life in some way.
Fifth Grade: Students earned a Surprise Thursday in which s/he is allowed to choose a favorite site approved by me!
Fourth Grade: Students finished and printed travel brochures for MI. They also explored http://www.citycreator.com/. This site allows students the ability to plan and build her/his own city.
Third Grade: Third grade visitd http://www.citycreator.com/ as well. This site is a wonderful tie in to the state-mandated social studies objectives.
Second Grade: Students explored Microsoft Paint.
First Grade: Students explored Microsoft Paint.
Other Great Educational Games to Try:
Scholastic's History Mystery
http://teacher.scholastic.com/histmyst/index.asp
http://www.electrocity.co.nz/
http://fantasticcontraption.com/
http://eduweb.com/pintura/al.html
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/
www.virtualfishtank.com/main.html
www.coolmath-games.com/lemonade
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Parent Resource: I recently found a site that I have been using with my own five year old twin boys. It is www.handwritingworksheets.com You can create and print out handwriting practice sheets for free! It has been very helpful for me in working with my own children.
Fifth Grade: Students completed typing special family recipes in PowerPoint. Check back for an update in a few weeks on our final product!
Fourth Grade: Students finished travel brochures for Michigan. I am amazed at how well students can navigate Microsoft Publisher. They also typed Haiku poems that were written with Mrs. Marshall. Their typed poems can be read on their wiki pages.
Third Grade: Students had a free choice Thursday. One great site to check out for grades 2-5 is http://www.kerpoof.com
Second Grade: Students visited www.highlightskids.com This is a terrific site for younger students. There are many games and actitivies that require reading, fine motor skill movement, as well as higher-level thinking skills.
First Grade: Students visited www.brainpopjr.com to play a variety of games in all subjects of the curriculum.
Fifth Grade: Students completed typing special family recipes in PowerPoint. Check back for an update in a few weeks on our final product!
Fourth Grade: Students finished travel brochures for Michigan. I am amazed at how well students can navigate Microsoft Publisher. They also typed Haiku poems that were written with Mrs. Marshall. Their typed poems can be read on their wiki pages.
Third Grade: Students had a free choice Thursday. One great site to check out for grades 2-5 is http://www.kerpoof.com
Second Grade: Students visited www.highlightskids.com This is a terrific site for younger students. There are many games and actitivies that require reading, fine motor skill movement, as well as higher-level thinking skills.
First Grade: Students visited www.brainpopjr.com to play a variety of games in all subjects of the curriculum.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
April 23, 2009
Happy Earth Day!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and vacation. I have not been with students for three weeks due to Holy Thursday and spring break. Grades 2 and 3 will miss technology instruction this week due to an all-school Earth Day field trip.
Here is what will be covered in grades 5, 4, and 1.
Fifth Grade: Recipes from home are due. Students will use PowerPoint to type their special recipe. The following week students will write about the significance of the recipe they chose for a special and surprise class project!
Fourth Grade: Students completed research facts about the state of Michigan using approved Internet sites. This week students will take their facts and create travel brochures for Michigan incorporating the research. The brochures will be created using Microsoft Publisher.
First Grade: Students will visit Earth Day websites for kids. The approved sites are included.
http://www.earthday.gov/
http://funschool.kaboose.com/
http://www.planetpals.com/
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/recycle.htm
For Grades 3-5
http://www.recycleworks.org/kids/games.html
http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/home.aspx
http://www.squidoo.com/USA-Kids
I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter and vacation. I have not been with students for three weeks due to Holy Thursday and spring break. Grades 2 and 3 will miss technology instruction this week due to an all-school Earth Day field trip.
Here is what will be covered in grades 5, 4, and 1.
Fifth Grade: Recipes from home are due. Students will use PowerPoint to type their special recipe. The following week students will write about the significance of the recipe they chose for a special and surprise class project!
Fourth Grade: Students completed research facts about the state of Michigan using approved Internet sites. This week students will take their facts and create travel brochures for Michigan incorporating the research. The brochures will be created using Microsoft Publisher.
First Grade: Students will visit Earth Day websites for kids. The approved sites are included.
http://www.earthday.gov/
http://funschool.kaboose.com/
http://www.planetpals.com/
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/recycle.htm
For Grades 3-5
http://www.recycleworks.org/kids/games.html
http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/home.aspx
http://www.squidoo.com/USA-Kids
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Fifth Grade: Students learned to use PowerPoint for word processing. Students learned to type in a recipe and make it look professional. PowerPoint is a great resource for creating handouts, typing stories, and/or reports!
Fourth Grade: Students uploaded Limericks that they wrote for St. Patrick's Day. Students earned a free choice (monitored) Thursday!
Third Grade: Students learned to use word processing utilities such as spell checker, grammar checker, and thesaurus to edit their writing.
Second Grade: Students used Microsoft Word to type Easter Bunny stories. Students used clip art to illustrate their stories.
First Grade: Students visited http://www.scholastic.com/ to view and play I Spy games. This site has excellent activities for younger students that provide practice for higher-level thinking skills.
Fourth Grade: Students uploaded Limericks that they wrote for St. Patrick's Day. Students earned a free choice (monitored) Thursday!
Third Grade: Students learned to use word processing utilities such as spell checker, grammar checker, and thesaurus to edit their writing.
Second Grade: Students used Microsoft Word to type Easter Bunny stories. Students used clip art to illustrate their stories.
First Grade: Students visited http://www.scholastic.com/ to view and play I Spy games. This site has excellent activities for younger students that provide practice for higher-level thinking skills.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
March 12, 2009
Fifth Grade: Students have been learning about how to cite an Internet source. We have been talking about plagiarism as well. Students each chose a topic to research using the Britannica Online School Edition which has been purchased by the school. Once students chose a topic, s/he took notes and wrote a paragraph.
Fourth Grade: Students visited http://www.gigglepoetry.com/ to learn about Limericks. Each student created her/his own limerick. We will post them on our Class Wiki so look for them next week!
Third Grade: Students used Microsoft Word to create a recipe for a favorite sandwich. Students learned to type a heading, use a bulleted list, and spell check.
Second Grade and First Grade: Students visited www.sadlier-oxford.com/ to play a large variety of phonics games. This is an excellent site for grades pre K-6.
Fourth Grade: Students visited http://www.gigglepoetry.com/ to learn about Limericks. Each student created her/his own limerick. We will post them on our Class Wiki so look for them next week!
Third Grade: Students used Microsoft Word to create a recipe for a favorite sandwich. Students learned to type a heading, use a bulleted list, and spell check.
Second Grade and First Grade: Students visited www.sadlier-oxford.com/ to play a large variety of phonics games. This is an excellent site for grades pre K-6.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
February 19, 2009
Fifth Grade: I did not see fifth graders today due to mass.
Fourth Grade: Students wrote paragraphs about their research topic for their Wiki pages.
Third Grade: Students finished their PowerPoint presentations. They turned out great!
Second Grade: Students visited http://www.nimblefingers.com/ to practice basic keyboarding skills. This is a free and good site for elementary students.
First Grade:
Fourth Grade: Students wrote paragraphs about their research topic for their Wiki pages.
Third Grade: Students finished their PowerPoint presentations. They turned out great!
Second Grade: Students visited http://www.nimblefingers.com/ to practice basic keyboarding skills. This is a free and good site for elementary students.
First Grade:
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