Thursday, January 15, 2009

I have neglected to update my blog in quite some time. It is my hope that this resource is helpful to students and parents.

In the computer lab today all students worked on a variety of skills.

Fifth Grade: Students practiced Boolean search skills. Last week we visited www.boolify.org
and learned what a Boolean search is. This is a fun resource for students in the upper grades. I suggest making sure kids are searching on sites for kids. Google is a wonderful search engine but can also provide links that are not appropriate.

Fourth Grade: Students visited a website designed by the State of Michigan for kids learning about Michigan. This is a good place for students conducting research or learning about Michigan history and facts.
http://www.michigan.gov/kids

Third Grade: Students were given a mini bag of M&M's and asked to predict the number of each color inside the bag. Next, each student counted and recorded the actual number for each color. Last, students created a pie graph on a website we have visited before that allows students to construct graphs.
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createAgraph/

Second Grade: Students explored the free website created by Highlights Magazine for kids. This is a terrific site with a plethora of activities for students of all ages, skills, and reading levels. There are lots of interactive games that develop fine motor skills, vocabulary, reading, math, as well as logic.
www.highlightskids.com/

First Grade: Students visited a free site that provides an assortment of activities in all areas of the curriculum. There is some reading that students may need assistance with for directions. This site has activities divided into two ages groups, 1 to 5 and 6 to 9. A nice site for preschool children as well.
http://www.kidspsych.org/index1.html

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