Computers 10-28
CONGRATS!!!! YOU GET TO BE PRESIDENT TODAY!
How are you going to spend your day? Go to http://pbskids.org/democracy/presforaday/index.html
and tell me what you are going to do as President for the day.
Read the facts and answer your worksheet questions as you make your way through your day as president.
When you get to the end of the day you will see a newspaper article written about yourself as President.
Copy (CTRL C) and paste (CTRL V) the newspaper article in the comment section of this blog.
Copy it by clicking at the top by the word “FREE”, hold the clicker down and drag your mouse to the bottom right above the line. Then let go and hit CRTL C on your keyboard. Come back to this blog and paste (CTRL V) the information into a comment on this weeks blog.
How are you going to spend your day? Go to http://pbskids.org/democracy/presforaday/index.html
and tell me what you are going to do as President for the day.
Read the facts and answer your worksheet questions as you make your way through your day as president.
When you get to the end of the day you will see a newspaper article written about yourself as President.
Copy (CTRL C) and paste (CTRL V) the newspaper article in the comment section of this blog.
Copy it by clicking at the top by the word “FREE”, hold the clicker down and drag your mouse to the bottom right above the line. Then let go and hit CRTL C on your keyboard. Come back to this blog and paste (CTRL V) the information into a comment on this weeks blog.
The rest of the week! 10/22-10/24
To learn more about the presidential race visit
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008.htm
There are lots of issues that the presidential candidates talk about. What would you like to see the new president change about our education? Would you like the new president to do anything to change our environment? Could the new president do anything to make our Health Care better? What do you think they should do about the war in Iraq? Talk to your family about these issues. Next week we are going to be writing about what we would do if we were President of the United States.
We spent a lot of time this week working on our Patriotic Performance that is November 3rd at 7pm.
Students are working on memorizing the preamble of the constitution. On Thursday they were given their lines for the play. These need to be memorized by Tuesday next week. We will be working on both of these things in class. In addition to the speaking parts we have been working on a bunch of different songs. Students are using the songs to work on fluency and to learn about American Government. We used the I'm Just A Bill Song on Thursday to sequence the steps it takes for a bill to become a law (http://clerkkids.house.gov/laws/index.html). We also used the Three Ring Circus song to continue learning about the 3 branches of government. Friday students learned about election vocabulary. They read through a readers theater on the election process.
In math we are working our way through chapter 4. This chapter is an introduction to multiplication. Students are going to be asked to begin learning their multiplication facts. This means they need to get through their addition monkey math so they don't have to do 2 timed tests. We made more flash cards on Thursday. Each night students are assigned 5 minutes of fact practice with their flash cards or their fact list that is in their assignment books. Here is a site for computer flash cards. http://home.indy.rr.com/lrobinson/mathfacts/mathfacts.html
Report Cards came home today. Second quarter grades will be online soon.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2008.htm
There are lots of issues that the presidential candidates talk about. What would you like to see the new president change about our education? Would you like the new president to do anything to change our environment? Could the new president do anything to make our Health Care better? What do you think they should do about the war in Iraq? Talk to your family about these issues. Next week we are going to be writing about what we would do if we were President of the United States.
We spent a lot of time this week working on our Patriotic Performance that is November 3rd at 7pm.
Students are working on memorizing the preamble of the constitution. On Thursday they were given their lines for the play. These need to be memorized by Tuesday next week. We will be working on both of these things in class. In addition to the speaking parts we have been working on a bunch of different songs. Students are using the songs to work on fluency and to learn about American Government. We used the I'm Just A Bill Song on Thursday to sequence the steps it takes for a bill to become a law (http://clerkkids.house.gov/laws/index.html). We also used the Three Ring Circus song to continue learning about the 3 branches of government. Friday students learned about election vocabulary. They read through a readers theater on the election process.
In math we are working our way through chapter 4. This chapter is an introduction to multiplication. Students are going to be asked to begin learning their multiplication facts. This means they need to get through their addition monkey math so they don't have to do 2 timed tests. We made more flash cards on Thursday. Each night students are assigned 5 minutes of fact practice with their flash cards or their fact list that is in their assignment books. Here is a site for computer flash cards. http://home.indy.rr.com/lrobinson/mathfacts/mathfacts.html
Report Cards came home today. Second quarter grades will be online soon.
Computers - 10-21
On your worksheet spell out your name in the spot that says letters.
For example:
C
A
R
O
L
Visit this website about the white house.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/abc/
Click on the first letter of your name and read the White House fact. Then fill in the fact on your worksheet.
When you have finished writing it down come back to the blog. In the comment section of the blog type your name and the facts.
Example:
C - Cabinet Room, the place where the president meets with his cabinet.
A - Adams, the first president to live at the White House.
R - Rose Garden, the garden outside the Oval Office.
O - Oval Office, the president's office, built in 1909 in the West Wing.
L - Liberty, the name of President Gerald Ford's dog.
Don't forget to type the funny looking word, click on the Name/URL bubble and type your first name, then click publish. Make sure it says
Your comment has been saved before you close the window.
When you finish blogging go back to http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/abc/ and do the same thing with your last name!
If you finish all of that click on the other letters to learn more cool facts.
For example:
C
A
R
O
L
Visit this website about the white house.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/abc/
Click on the first letter of your name and read the White House fact. Then fill in the fact on your worksheet.
When you have finished writing it down come back to the blog. In the comment section of the blog type your name and the facts.
Example:
C - Cabinet Room, the place where the president meets with his cabinet.
A - Adams, the first president to live at the White House.
R - Rose Garden, the garden outside the Oval Office.
O - Oval Office, the president's office, built in 1909 in the West Wing.
L - Liberty, the name of President Gerald Ford's dog.
Don't forget to type the funny looking word, click on the Name/URL bubble and type your first name, then click publish. Make sure it says
Your comment has been saved before you close the window.
When you finish blogging go back to http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/abc/ and do the same thing with your last name!
If you finish all of that click on the other letters to learn more cool facts.
Monday and Tuesday 10/20-10/21
It was a nice restful break. Today and yesterday was the start of lots of fun activities in our new unit of study, US History and Government. We are going to be learning about the National Level of Government this week. Specifically we will learn about the 3 branches of government at the National level.
Reading/Social Studies: In computers today we looked at fun facts about the white house. Go to the computer blog for 10/21 and find the link to learn more! Monday we read the song Three Ring Circus and learned about the 3 branches. We learned who was in the branch, what they do, and where they do it. We are also learning the song Mighty Presidents. Each night for homework students should be reading different verses to the song.
***Can you name the 3 branches of government? Who is in charge of each branch? Where does that branch work? ***
---NEXT MONDAY - students should have the preamble to the Constitution memorized. They will be reciting it as a class. ---
Morning Work:
Quick Read- We are reading about the redwood tree this week. Students are learning about comparisons.
Quick Write-This week we are learning about words with silent e, end marks, proper nouns, and sentences or fragments.
Math: We started chapter 4 this week. This chapter is on multiplication. Here is a sample of the kind of problems we have done so far. ***There are 4 boxes of pencils and 6 in each box. How many pencils are there all together?***
Character Counts: Mrs. Jones came to visit our class on Monday. We learned all about Trust. Ask you child about the blind fold game that we played! Also, we talked about different people that we do trust and people who need to earn our trust. *** Who were the 2 famous people we talked about that are trying to earn our trust? ***
Reading/Social Studies: In computers today we looked at fun facts about the white house. Go to the computer blog for 10/21 and find the link to learn more! Monday we read the song Three Ring Circus and learned about the 3 branches. We learned who was in the branch, what they do, and where they do it. We are also learning the song Mighty Presidents. Each night for homework students should be reading different verses to the song.
***Can you name the 3 branches of government? Who is in charge of each branch? Where does that branch work? ***
---NEXT MONDAY - students should have the preamble to the Constitution memorized. They will be reciting it as a class. ---
Morning Work:
Quick Read- We are reading about the redwood tree this week. Students are learning about comparisons.
Quick Write-This week we are learning about words with silent e, end marks, proper nouns, and sentences or fragments.
Math: We started chapter 4 this week. This chapter is on multiplication. Here is a sample of the kind of problems we have done so far. ***There are 4 boxes of pencils and 6 in each box. How many pencils are there all together?***
Character Counts: Mrs. Jones came to visit our class on Monday. We learned all about Trust. Ask you child about the blind fold game that we played! Also, we talked about different people that we do trust and people who need to earn our trust. *** Who were the 2 famous people we talked about that are trying to earn our trust? ***
Tuesday Computers - Oct 7th
Today you will be learning about other explorers. Pick someone that we have not learned about in class. You will be visiting lots of sites today so make sure you know where the "Back Button" is so you can click back at any time to get back to this page.
There are 3 websites listed below. You can visit any of them. You need to pick 2 explorers to answer the 5 W's about. You can pick them, one at a time, click on them and find out:
Who they are.
What they did.
When they did it.
Where they were from.
and Why they were exploring.
Fill in the 5 W information on your worksheet.
Notable Explorers - ABC Order
European Explorers
Explorers - Enchanted Learning Research
After you have learned about 2 of them, pick ONE to type about in the comment section of this blog.
When you have finished learning about 2 explorers and you have typed about one of them in the comment section of the blog you can visit Dance Mat typing and practice you typing skills.
Dance Mat - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Copy (ctrl c) and paste (ctrl v) the 5 W's into the comment section to type about one of the explorers you learned about. Remember to click your mouse right above the Who, hold the click down and drag you mouse to the end of the word Why. Let go and it should highlighted black then copy by hitting ctrl c. Click on the work comments and a new window will open. Click inside the white box and hit ctrl v. The words should appear. Type you answers, type the funny looking letters, click on name/url and type your 1st name only, then click post comment. Make sure it says in green, Your Comment Has Been Saved before you click the red x and close the window. Here is what you need to copy.
Who:
What:
When:
Where:
Why:
There are 3 websites listed below. You can visit any of them. You need to pick 2 explorers to answer the 5 W's about. You can pick them, one at a time, click on them and find out:
Who they are.
What they did.
When they did it.
Where they were from.
and Why they were exploring.
Fill in the 5 W information on your worksheet.
Notable Explorers - ABC Order
European Explorers
Explorers - Enchanted Learning Research
After you have learned about 2 of them, pick ONE to type about in the comment section of this blog.
When you have finished learning about 2 explorers and you have typed about one of them in the comment section of the blog you can visit Dance Mat typing and practice you typing skills.
Dance Mat - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Copy (ctrl c) and paste (ctrl v) the 5 W's into the comment section to type about one of the explorers you learned about. Remember to click your mouse right above the Who, hold the click down and drag you mouse to the end of the word Why. Let go and it should highlighted black then copy by hitting ctrl c. Click on the work comments and a new window will open. Click inside the white box and hit ctrl v. The words should appear. Type you answers, type the funny looking letters, click on name/url and type your 1st name only, then click post comment. Make sure it says in green, Your Comment Has Been Saved before you click the red x and close the window. Here is what you need to copy.
Who:
What:
When:
Where:
Why:
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