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.

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