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Lesson Plans
Lesson 1
 Fall
tests: Give Star Reading and Math tests to 3-5. Give only
Reading Star to 2nd. Third-Fifth start Type to Learn when the
test is
complete. Second grade does Carnival
Countdown when test is complets. Syring: I give tests and
someone else sets up and runs reports.
Elms: I do everything. Dieck: Teachers give and
someone else runs reports.
Lesson 2: Program Focus=Paint
| Kindergarten |
Model and practice logging on. Model how to click and double click. Open Paint program.
As I model how to draw various shapes, lines, and text, students will copy what I do in the Paint program.
Let students explore on own. |
| 1st |
| 2nd |
Watch how to use Paint Basics
Students will use the Paint program to Paint a gumball machine. First I will model and then they will copy.
Teach students how to add a text box with their name.
Teach students how to save. |
| 3rd |
Watch Paint review tutorial.
Watch Bioglyph Tutorial
Students will use to Paint program to make a bioglyph.
Sample Bioglyph of Mrs. H:
Students will Click Here to Print Bioglyph Directions (print pg 1 only)
Follow the directions while completing the assignment in Paint.
Teach students how to save and print.
If time have students guess which bioglyph is whos. |
| 4th |
Watch Paint review tutorial.
Watch Pizza Tutorial
Students will use the paint program to create a
drawing of a pizza. Then they will use copy and paste to add different
ingredients to their pizza. The children start with a basic shape for
the pizza. Then they fill in with a color that reminds them of the
pizza crust. We add the sauce using the airbrush tool with the widest
spray. Next, we use the thicker paintbrush to add pieces of green
pepper. We make one piece of pepperoni and use the copy and paste
technique to add more pepperoni to it. You can do the same for
mushrooms. Finally, the children use the airbrush technique to add
melted cheese as the final topping.
Have them copy and
paste a certain number of slices to a word processing document after
they compose ten sentences about pizza in general.
Teach students how to save.
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| 5th |
Watch Paint review tutorial.
Watch Symmetrical Design Video
Students will create a symmetrical design.
Click here for directions.
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Have students take pictures of themselves with the digital cameras.
Upload pictures to be shared.
Students will use the Paint program to create student disguises on the photos.
Teach students how to save. |
Space theme Paint ideas:
Constellations, layers of the earth, the solar system, space shuttle
Lesson 3
| Kindergarten |
Read: "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom."
Students will then use the Paint program to draw a palm tree and add
letter to the picture as if they are running up the tree. Have
students add a text box and type their name.
Students play game while I save their picture (put into a slideshow to share online). |
| 1st |
Read: "Ten Apples Up on Top."
Either upload a picture of each student and have students copy and
paste their picture into Paint (if photos aren't available, then have
them draw a face. Draw an apple and copy and paste it to
the top of their head.
Add a text box that says, "____ apples up on top." Add name to text box.
Minimize and play game.
Teach how to save one on one while others are playing game. |
| 2nd |
Read: "If You Take A Mouse To School."
Have students copy and paste a picture of the Mouse into the Paint program.
Paint
something that the Mouse from the story might ask for. Add a text box
that names what was painted.
Add name to text box.
Minimize and play Carnival Countdown.
Teach how to save one on one while others are playing game. |
| 3rd |
Students will learn about constellations and create thier own. See example below:
1. Watch Constellations (45 seconds) The Stars and Seasons (1 minute) The North Star (1 1/2 minutes) Astronomy (1 minute)
*Have students record important facts as they view. Share when finished.
2. Have students open Paint. Students will create a
constellation, name it, and type at least one fact learned from the
videos.
3. Print and save to H drive.
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| 4th |
Word
1. Discuss the topic Fall
2. Have students type a poem about fall
3. Copy and paste the poem into wordle.net
4. Print the poem with the wordle cloud above it.
**Capture a Creepy Crawly Creature Wiki/photos** |
| 5th |
Word: Inserting charts, inserting pictures, formatting page
1. Listen to book, "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs."
2. Watch the trailer: http://www.scholastic.com/wildweather/video_cloudymeatballs.html
* Other lesson plan materials available at: Scholastic Site
3. Students will make a chart in Word displaying the Five Day
Forecast, using food clipart to predict the weather for the town of
Chewandswallow.
*Students use this food clip art.
*Sample: Five Day Forecast
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Lesson 4: Internet Safety
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
| Kindergarten |
Math Carnival Countdown |
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| 1st |
Math Carnival Countdown |
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| 2nd |
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| 3rd |
Create a Voki.
Record your voice or type a message telling what your favorite Thanksgiving foods are.
Click Here to Watch Voki Directions
Publish to collaborative webpage using Weebly.
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If students finish ealry they do: Type 2 Learn |
| 4th |
Create a Voki.
Record your voice or type a message telling what you are thankful for.
Click Here to Watch Voki Directions
Publish to collaborative webpage using Weebly.
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If students finish ealry they do: Type 2 Learn |
| 5th |
Create a Voki.
Record your voice or type a message telling Thanksgiving facts.
Click Here to Watch Voki Directions
Publish to collaborative webpage using Weebly. |
If students finish ealry they do: Type 2 Learn |
Lesson 9
| Kindergarten |
ABCs of Christmas
Groups of students will make letters out of fake snow.
Video students blowing the letter to make the snow scatter. (Play video
backward so it looks like the snow fell in the shape of that letter.)
Record students saying a poem about the ABCs of Christmas. |
**In between each class k-5 create a Google Greeting to introduce each.** |
| 1st |
Students will create online drawings at:
http://sketchfu.com/
Record screencast of all drawings to play as a movie. |
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| 2nd |
Students
arrange beads, buttons, or torn paper into a Holiday greeting from
around the world. Have teams of 2-3 students work together.
Video students messing up their word. Play video backwards to make it look like the greetings were created magically! |
Click here to view a list of holiday greetings from around the world. |
| 3rd |
Students will create an online gingerbread cookie at:
http://www.theoworlds.com/christmas/
Copy a screen shot and open in Paint and save it.
Make all screenshots into a movie using Movie Maker.
Have students record their voices reading the story or poem of the Gingerbreadman.
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Students will create a holiday innovation to the tune Row Row Row Your Boat in groups of 4-5 students.
Record in Audacity.
Take photos of groups and put together in Movie Maker. |
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| 4th |
Create Christmas Around the World Photos or at the North Pole.
Take student photos. Upload to Paint.
Students find a background photo and save and upload to Paint.
Edit the student photo so it looks like the student is in that location.
Place Photos into Movie Maker. |
To enlarge or decrease the size of photos in Paint:
ctrl + (on numeric keypad) to increase size
ctrl - (on numeric keypad) to decrease size
Example:
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| 5th |
Elf yourself in Paint.
Take student photos. Upload to Paint.
Have students paint on their photo to change their face into an elf.
Record
student voices in Audacity saying holiday greetings or singing a holiday song. Teach students how to change the pitch
to sound elf like. Put photos and voices together in Movie Maker. |
Lesson 10
| Kindergarten |
Kidspiration
Drag numbers 1-5 into a vertical list.
Drag that number of shapes next to each number.
Add name and Print. |
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| 1st |
Kidspiration
Make a web of things they like.
Type "I like in the middle."
Students make a web of 3 things they like.
Publish to Word.
Print. Use form to write sentences. |
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| 2nd |
Kidspiration
Make two groups with rectangle or circle shapes. Label Healty and Not Healthy.
Drag foods into appropriate categories.
Publish to Word.
Type sentences telling which foods are healthy or not. |
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| 3rd |
Finish Movie Maker projects.
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Lesson 11
| Kindergarten |
Insert Objects into Word
Students will practice inserting shapes into Word, |
Click here to play directions for Kindergarten on how to insert shapes. |
| 1st |
Insert Objects into Word
Students will label shapes with rhyming words.
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Click here to play video directions for first grade on how to insert shapes and add words. |
| 2nd |
Focus: Word/Inserting Objects/Adding Text/My Favorites
1. Model how to insert objects, add text to the objects, and change the color
2. Students will make a poster titled "My Favorites." They
will label shapes with their favorite color, place, season, etc. |
Click here to play video directions for second grade on how to insert shapes and make a "My Favorites" poster. |
| 3rd |
Focus: Word/Inserting Objects/Adding Text/Animal Families
1. Model how to insert objects, add text to the objects, and change the color
2. Students will go to the Enchanted Learning Site and create a
poster about one animal family (mammal, reptile, amphibian, fish, bird,
insect). |
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| 4th |
Focus: Character Counts-Six Pillars/Word & inserting objects
1. Model how to insert objects, add text to the objects, and change the color
2. Students will go to the Character Counts Website to Choose one of the 6 Pillars of Character to make a poster about.
Example of Poster |
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| 5th |
Focus: Word/Inserting Objects/Adding Text/Core Dem. Values
1. Model how to insert objects, add text to the objects, and change the color
2. Students will go to the Core Democratic Values Site and create a poster about them. |
Core Democratic Values |
Lesson 12
| Kindergarten |
Excel
Make a graph showing the number of girls and boys in the class. |
ABC activities on my kindergarten site. |
| 1st |
Excel
Make a graph showing student favorite seasons.
Display data as a bar graph and pie chart. |
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| 2nd |
Excel
Make a graph showing student favorite colors.
Change the bars on the graph to various colors. |
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| 3rd |
Excel
Make a graph showing favorite ice cream flavors.
Change the graph into a pictograph. |
Click here to get ice cream clip art.
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| 4th |
Excel: Favorite Candy Bars 7 making a pictograph and Pie Chart
1. Collect data
2. Enter data in Excell
3. Make candy bar pictograph
4. Display the same data with a Pie Chart |
Click here to get candy clip art.
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| 5th |
Excel : 2 Week Lesson Plan
Students will make three different graphs to display the same data.
1. Together complete an example showing students favorite team. Display as a bar graph, pictograph, and a pie chart.
2. Also show them how to use a formula to total the columns.
3. On own: Students will choose a topic and three categories.
For example:
- Topic: Favorite Sport
- Three categories: Baseball, Football, Soccer
4. Collect data from classmates (give copies of class lists)
5. Enter data and create three different bar graphs. |
Click here to get graph clip art. |
Lesson 13
Lesson 14 (January)
| Kindergarten |
Ultimate Writing
Create a picture
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| 1st |
Ultimate Writing
Create a picture and type a sentence describing it. |
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| 2nd |
Paint and Word
Week 1: Paint: Have students draw an ice skater in Paint. Only use
black. Have students color with crayons after they print.
Glue construction paper ice skates to the skaters.
Week 2: Word: Have students create a speech bubble telling something their skater can do on the ice.
Assemble ice skaters on a bulletin board.
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| 3rd |
Begin
teaching students to create a webpage to create a digital porfolio of
work created in the technology lab! Link to Voki websites already created.
Print teacher directions
Go to:
http://glowtxt.com/
To generate a code to embed a title to each student's webpage.

*Week one: Had time to create page and glow text.
*Week two: Insert Paint pics and how to create a hyper link to Vokis,
* Week three: Embed video and favorite sites.
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*add pizza picture to page
*Where the Wild Things Are Doc
*Animal Kingdom Poster
*Excel doc
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| 4th |
*add bioglyph to page
*Character Poster
*Excel Doc |
| 5th |
*add symetrical design
*Cloudy With a Chance Doc
*Core Dem Values Poster
*Excel Doc |
Lesson 15 Intro to PowerPoint
| Kindergarten |
Paint: Snowman Glyph
Click here to print the Snowman Glyph and Tally Sheet
Small Snowman Glyph Key
Students follow the key to draw a snowman in Paint
Use the tally sheet to collect data from all classmates.
Create a graph in Excel using the data.
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Winter Graph Excel
Use this template to record results from the snowman glyph. |
| 1st |
PPT
Penguin Facts
Insert picture.
Type a fact. Print these penguin facts, then cut into strips. Have each student type one fact on to their PPT.
Save to shared student drive and put into one ppt. |
United Streaming Video: Animal Profiles, Penguins (15 minutes, informational)
United Streaming Video: Arctic Antics 19 minutes (Penguin Facts and Songs) |
| 2nd |
PPT
Read: The Jacket I Wear in the Snow
Create a multiple slide PPT showing things you should wear in winter. |
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| 3rd |
Focus: PPT
*Teach students how to create a new file to save everything in.
Seasonal Similes
Ex: The snow was as white as milk.
Insert a pic of both snow and milk to the PPT |
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| 4th |
CREEK PPTs
*Teach students how to create a new file to save everything in.
"C" COMMITS TO LEARNING
"R" RESPECTS
OTHERS
"E" EVERYONE IS
RESPONSIBLE
"E" EVERYONE IS
SAFE
"K" KINDNESS
COUNTS
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Print Creek acronym for student use.
Students create a title and one slide per letter. Insert one graphic per slide.
Teach how to add animation to text and how to create transitions.
Add sound. |
| 5th |
PPT Famous Artists
Research an assigned artist. Learn about various search engines and how to conduct a search to gather information.
*Teach students how to create a new file to save everything in.
Week 1: Collect inormation and save pictures to go into PPT.
Week 2: Create a PPT about each artist. |
List of Famous Artists
Graphic Organizer To Collect Information |
Lesson 16
| Kindergarten |
How to log on with generic school id and password |
Complete Online Art Acitivities
(Link also on Student Links page) |
| 1st |
How to log on with student id number |
Complete Online Art Activities
(Link also on Student Links page) |
| 2nd |
Presentation of previous week's PPTs. |
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| 3rd |
**Go Back to Excel lesson and catch up classes that missed lesson 12.** |
| 4th |
| 5th |
Lesson 17
| Kindergarten |
Kidspiration: make Valentine's Day Posters
Insert heart and type "Happy Valentine's Day."
Add graphics and print. |
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Publisher: make Valentine's Day Posters |
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| 2nd |
Publisher: make Valentine's Day Posters |
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| 3rd |
Publisher: make Valentine's Day Cards |
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| 4th |
Publisher: make Valentine's Day Cards |
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| 5th |
Publisher: make Valentine's Day Cards |
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Lesson 18
Lesson 19 Digital Storytelling Using Windows Movie Maker and PPT
| Kindergarten |
Digital Storytelling Using PowerPoint: What I Want to Be When I Grow Up
*Do this lesson with fifth grade helpers.
1. Take digital photos of each student.
2. In PPT have students insert their photo.
3. Insert Shape of a speech thought bubble.
4. Isert clip art into the bubble of what they want to be when they grow up.
5. Type a sentence, "I want to be a ____________ when I grow up."
6. Save to shared student folder.
7. Later teacher combines all slides into one ppt.
8. Record student voices reading their sentence on each slide.
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Additional Topic to Consider:
Nursery Rhyme Innovations
Poetry Readings
Book Advertisements
Fiction
Favorite Animals
Fairy Tales
Mystery
Fables
Biographies
Tall Tales or Legends |
| 1st |
Digital Storytelling using PowerPoint: Green Eggs and Ham Innovation
1. Read Green Eggs and Ham
2. Open this PPT template.
3. Have students add a food they do not like to a slide and their name.
4. Record each student reading thier sentence on each slide.
*extra: video tape students singing "I Do Not Like Green Eggs and
Ham," from Suessical the Musical and embed a video of students singing
into the PPT.
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| 2nd |
Cat in the Hat Innovation
Each student makes an illustration to go with part of the story.
Scan in pictures.
Record students reading the innovation. |
| 3rd |
Multiplication Stories WMM
Week 1
1. Show example digital multiplication story.
2. Demonstrate how to create 4 graphics in Paint.
3. Assign each student a multiplication problem.
4. Give students this checklist to use when creating graphics.
5. Make illustrations in Paint and Save.
Week 2
1. Put together in WMM
2. Add Transitions
3. Record audio
4. Publish
Week 3
1. Upload to SchoolTube.com
2. Add a link to student webpages
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| 4th |
Informational Stories: Animals WMM
Week 1
1. Visit http://www.pics4learning.com/?view=sub&cat=Animals
Choose an animal from the list.
2. Research and collect info. Use this graphic organizer.
Week 2
3. Save photos and record sound
Week 3
4. Put together in WMM
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| 5th |
Poetry WMM
Week 1
1. Show example Digital Poem
2. Choose a poem to recite in a digital story.
3. Draw 4-6 illustrations in Paint to go with the poem and Save.
Week 2
1. Record and save your voice reading the poem.
2. Save a music clip from http://www.freeplaymusic.com/
Week 3
1. Use Windows Movie Maker to put together pictures, and voice.
2. Add transitions and effects. Publish.
Week 4
1. Create a title and credits. Insert sound to the background using freeplaymusic.com and Publish.
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Lesson 20
| Kindergarten |
Dance Mat Typing |
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| 1st |
Keyboarding Lesson |
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| 2nd |
Keyboarding Lesson |
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| 3rd |
Students will create a webpage using Weebly to present information about Michigan.
week 1: Collect information and pictures. |
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| 4th |
Students will create a webpage using Weebly to present information about the USA.
Week1: Collect information and pictures |
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| 5th |
Students will create a webpage using Weebly to present information about various explorers
Week 1: Collect information and pictures |
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Lesson 21
| Kindergarten |
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Word and Saving
Students will type their full name. (Center, Copy and Paste, Change font size and style)
Click here to see example
Save
Print 2 and cut out. Assemble both shapes into a butterfly!! |
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| 3rd |
Students will create a webpage using Weebly to present information about Michigan.
Week 2: Creating a Weebly Page and inserting text and pictures. |
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| 4th |
Students will create a webpage using Weebly to present information about the USA.
Week 2: Creating a Weebly Page and inserting text and pictures. |
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| 5th |
Students will create a webpage using Weebly to present information about various explorers.
Week 2: Creating a Weebly Page and inserting text and pictures. |
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Lesson 22 Google Presentation
| Kindergarten |
Counting |
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Adding |
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| 2nd |
Subtraction Story Problems |
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| 3rd |
Presidents |
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| 4th |
African Americans |
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| 5th |
Artists |
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Lesson 23 Google Earth
| Kindergarten |
Google Earth
Finding my school |
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| 1st |
Google Earth
Finding Places in Swartz Creek |
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| 2nd |
Google Earth
Find you address |
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| 3rd |
Google Earth
Michigan Landmarks and Cities |
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| 4th |
Where was it made?
Students will use Google Earth to illustrate where various products are made around the world. |
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| 5th |
Google Earth
Students will create a Google Earth tour by pinning the webpage they
created about wonders of the world to the Google Earth program. |
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Lesson 24
Lesson 25
| Kindergarten |
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Digital Photography
Signs of Spring |
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Digital Photography |
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| 5th |
Digital Photography
Finding Letters in our Environment |
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Lesson 26 Esheets
Lesson 27
| Kindergarten |
Paint
Week 1: Students will paint what they want to be when they grow up.
Save in shared drive.
Week 2: Put into Movie Maker and record students saying what they want to be.
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**Have fifth grade helpers for this.
Take student photos.
Have students put into PPT.
Add a thought bubble. Insert clip art showing what they want to be when
they grow up. Type, "When I grow up I want to be a ____________."
at the bottom of the slide.
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| 1st |
PowerPoint
???baby pic and now pic???
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Find out student birth dates and a fact that happened on that day in history.
Have students type: On the day I was born __________________________.
Type thier name and insert a pic of self.
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http://www.factmonster.com/dayinhistory
Students will need to do one and one. |
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Digital Pics and Movie Maker
Week 1: Draw on paper someone teaching you something (how to ride a bike, how to read, etc).
Teacher take digital pictures of each.
Week 2: Students put pictures into a Movie Maker and type ____________ taught me _______________. |
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| 3rd |
Focus: PPT/Respecct Lesson
*Teach students how to create a new file to save everything in.
1. Listen to song Respect by the Manners Lady ( and learn moves)
2. Discuss, "Who in our school is it important to show respect to?"
3. Students create one PowerPoint slide naming a person in our
school and telling how they show that person respect.
4. Take digital photos of school workers to add to ppt slide.
5. Save to shared student folder
6. I will combine all of the slides to make one show with the Respect song in the background.
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Animoto Video or Theoworld Cake |
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| 4th |
Have
students take digital photos of letters found hidden in objects around
the school. Ex: the lines on the bricks form an "H"
Have students put letters together in a PPT to form their name and insert a picture of themselves.
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Arange letters to spell out words to describe our school.
Example: Learn, Explore, Think, Respect,
Have students make an illustration in Paint to represent the word to put with it in the PowerPoint. |
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| 5th |
Create a PPT showing prices of things 50 years ago and prices now. |
Students use this Grapic Organizer. |
Lesson 28
Podcasts
Record and Create MP3s using Audacity
Publish podcasts using PodBean
| Kindergarten |
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Staying Healthy |
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| 2nd |
Earth Day |
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| 3rd |
Reader's Theater: Water Cycle |
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