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Lesson 1  
Kindergarten All Grades:
  1. Go over lab rules and meet the teacher by watching this PowerPoint called Computer Lab Expectations
  2. Play Stump the Students to reinforce rules. (or view on Slideshare, click on get file from above player)
  3. Pass out name cards, have students choose a seat, write thier name and computer number on the card.





*If extra time have K-2 practice logging on, and explore Paint program.		 K-2
4.  Learn the parts of a computer
5.  Have students place a sticky note on each part (monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc) as I show them on the screen.
6.  Pull up review page and have students come up to the screen to  point to computer parts.
7.  2 minute movie on parts of a computer
1st
2nd
3rd 3-5
4.  Demonstrate how to log on. Have students practice logging on.
5.  Review parts of a computer.
6.  Have students open the Matching Computer Parts and Multiple Choice Computer Parts (Excel Program),complete, and print.  (View on Slideshare by clicking get file above the player)
4th
5th

   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.
5th Watch Paint review tutorial.
Watch Symmetrical Design Video
Students will create a symmetrical design.
Click here for directions.
    or
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.
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


Lesson 4:  Internet Safety  
Kindergarten K-2
Students will learn about cyber safety.
1.  Internet Safety PPT
2.  Watch What to do on the Web
3.  Watch Webville Outlaws
4.  Together complete Name That Outlaw
5.  Print the Internet Safety Pledge for students to sign (pg 4 of the document)
6.   online
(**Only had time to do What to do on the Web, so do Webvill Outlaws and Name that Outlaw a different week.)
Addtional Resources
1st
2nd
3rd 3-5
Students will learn about cyber safety.
1.  Doug's Interactive Story about Internet Safety.  On chart paper record internet lessons learned throughout the story.  Put up on bulletin board.
2.  Assign each student a number 1-33.  Have students go to Doug's Safe Surfin Tips.
3.  Students go online to their assigned number and each student reads that internet tip aloud.
4.  Online Safety Quiz
5.  Print upper elementary  Internet Safety Pledge for students to sign.
6.  Students go online to complete the interactive  Web License activity
 Addtional Resources
4th
5th

Lesson 5  
Kindergarten Word
1.  Have student type their name.
2.  Type abc... lower case.  Push Caps Lock and now type ABC...
      or
      Type a word such as cat in lowercase and again in capitals.
3.  Type numbers 1-20.
4.  Insert a picture.
5. Print		 **Extra time:  Do Reader Rabbit
1st Word
Pumpkin Life Cycle
1.  Students watch PPT about pumpkin life cycles (allof the following are the same slide show):
     View on Slideshare
     View In PPT
      View in Google Presentations
2.  Students will copy and past pictures of the life cycle into Word and label the cycle...Or copy and paste one pumpkin picture to Word and type the Word Pumpkin and student name.  Click here for pumpkin pictures.
3.  Print		 **Extra time:  Do Reader Rabbit
2nd 1.  Play song about times of the day.
2.  Video Segments on time:  Important Times,  What is A Minute, and Using Hours and Minutes
Students practice setting the time on a virtual clock:  http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_316_g_1_t_4.html?from=topic_t_4.html
(Uncheck show current time and show seconds)
Use Word to create a timeline of thier day showing something they do at various times of the day.
***THIS WAS HARD FOR 2ND GRADE.  MODIFY AND ONLY INSERT ONE CLOCK PICTURE RATHER THAN THREE.
Example		 **Extra time:  Do Reader Rabbit
3rd

4th

5th

Lesson 6  
Kindergarten Students will become familiar with letters of the alphabet by accessing my kindergarten ABC site.
 Extra time:  Students go to my Kindergarten Student links page
1st Word
1.  Listen to Informatinal text about apples.
2.  Brainstorm a list of things made from apples.  Ex:  apple sauce, apple pie
3.  Students will type, "I like apple ________."
4.  Insert an apple picture.
5.  Print on red paper.  Have students cut into a shape of an apple.
2nd Word:  Students will edit a text about "Cats" in Word.
1.  Watch Word tutorial:  On Student Links Page, Under Help Me
2.  Practice editing the following text in Word.
     Informational Text:  Cats

3.  Print these directions and pass out for students to use in editing process.
3rd Word:  Students will edit a text about " Scarecrows" in Word.
1.  Watch Word tutorial:  On Student Links Page, Under Help Me
2.  Practice editing the following text in Word.
      Informational Text:  Scarecrows

3.  Print these directions and pass out for students to use in editing process.
4th Word:  Students will edit a text about "African Elephants" in Word.
1.  Watch Word tutorial:  On Student Links Page, Under Help Me
2.  Practice editing the following text in Word.
     Informational Text:  African Elephants

3.  Print these directions and pass out for students to use in editing process.
5th Word:  Students will edit a text about "Spiders" in Word.
1.  Watch Word tutorial:  On Student Links Page, Under Help Me
2.  Practice editing the following text in Word.
     Infromational Text:  Spiders

3.  Print these directions and pass out for students to use in editing process.

Lesson 7  
Kindergarten Students will practice mouse skills, such as moving the mouse, clicking, and drag and drop.
Mouse Skills Page
1st Students will practice mouse skills, such as moving the mouse, clicking, and drag and drop.
Mouse Skills Page
Cut out apple pages into apples from last week.  Pull 6 at a time to the table.
2nd Word:  Centering text, inseting clip art and inserting objects
Students will learn about and create a food chain in Word.  View sample.
Students can access the following links by going to Student Links and choosing Food Chain Lesson.
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0309/quickflicks/
 http://www.kidsknowit.com/interactive-educational-movies/free-online-movies.php?movie=Food%20Chains
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/play_chainreaction.cfm
http://www.planetpals.com/foodchain.html
3rd 1.  Read Where the Wild Things Are
2.  Watch the Movie Trailer
3.  Students go to http://www.buildyourwildself.com/
4.  The students create a wild self and print.
5.  Students will use Kidspiration to generate a web describing their "wild self."
6.  Students will use the web to write a paragrarph in Word.
4th Exploring the Secret Life of Trees:
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees2/index.html
1.  Students will print a graphic organizer to collect facts about trees from the above website.
2.  Students will use the graphic organizer to create a web in kidspiration or webspiration.
3.  Students will type a multiple paragraph infromational text about trees. (possibly jigsaw the parts)
5th Focus:  Guided research on the Internet and Word
Do What does my name mean?
Students copy this Word Doc and have students use it as a guide.


Lesson 8
Kindergarten
Math Carnival Countdown
1st
Math Carnival Countdown
2nd
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. 		 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.
 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.
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.
 
or

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.

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:
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.
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.
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.
3rd Finish Movie Maker projects.
4th
5th


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. 		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).
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
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. 
2nd Excel
Make a graph showing student favorite colors.
Change the bars on the graph to various colors.
3rd Excel
Make a graph showing favorite ice cream flavors.
Change the graph into a pictograph.		 Click here to get ice cream clip art.
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.
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 
Kindergarten Read The Christmas Blizzard, by Helen Kettenman
Have students create an online snowflake
Copy and paste into Word and Print
Cut out and put on bulletin board.
Students Click here to go to lesson links:


Other ideas:
Draw a Gingerbread person at sketchfu.com

Decorate an online cookie:
http://www.theoworlds.com/christmas/
1st
2nd Read Gingerbread Friends, by Jan Brett
Read her Biography
Jan Brett Bakes GIngerbread Babies Video
Jan Brett Reads and Draws Gingerbread Baby Video
How to Draw Gingerbread Friends Video
How to Draw a Gingerbread Baby Video
Decorate a Jan Brett Christmas Tree
Decorate a Gingerbread House
Read the Classic Tale and try to catch the Gingerbreadman
3rd
4th Read The Grinch, by Dr. Seuss
Online Grinch Games:
Listen to the Grinch Song
Online Grinch Quiz
Stop the Grinch:  Click on the Grnich before he steals the gifts.
Where's the Grinch, similar to Where's Waldo
Grinch Online Coloring
Read Dr. Seuss Biography
5th


Lesson 14  (January)
Kindergarten Ultimate Writing
Create a picture
1st Ultimate Writing
Create a picture and type a sentence describing it.
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.
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.

Myspace text generator

*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.
 *add pizza picture to page
*Where the Wild Things Are Doc
*Animal Kingdom Poster
*Excel doc
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.
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.
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

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

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.
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.
1st Publisher:  make Valentine's Day Posters
2nd Publisher:  make Valentine's Day Posters
3rd Publisher:  make Valentine's Day Cards
4th Publisher:  make Valentine's Day Cards
5th Publisher:  make Valentine's Day Cards




Lesson 18
Kindergarten Presidents Song/Video!!
Lyric Sheet
Teach students how to print (File Print)a coloring page:
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln		 More Information about the Presidents
1st President's Day Lesson
Students will watch a digital presentation about Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.  
Have students view all Presidents by click on number 2 on the President's Day Lesson webpage.		 Click here to go to the President's Day Lesson Webpage
2nd 2010:  Do previous 1st grade lesson
2011:  Create new 2nd grade lesson  Watch Online Video "The Life Of George Washington
3rd President's Day Lesson
Do number 6 on President's Day Lesson page
*Number three is a Funny fill in the blank story!
4th President's Day Lesson
Do number 7 on President's Day Lesson page
Mystery President Portrait
5th Tour of the White House
Record dates and intersting facts.
Create a timeline using Excel to display.


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.
 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.
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
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
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.  


Lesson 20
Kindergarten Dance Mat Typing
1st Keyboarding Lesson
2nd Keyboarding Lesson
3rd Students will create a webpage using Weebly to present information about Michigan.  
week 1: Collect information and pictures.
4th Students will create a webpage using Weebly to present information about the USA.
Week1:  Collect information and pictures
5th Students will create a webpage using Weebly to present information about various explorers
Week 1:  Collect information and pictures


Lesson 21
Kindergarten
1st
2nd 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!!
3rd Students will create a webpage using Weebly to present information about Michigan.  
Week 2:  Creating a Weebly Page and inserting text and pictures.
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.
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.



Lesson 22  Google Presentation
Kindergarten Counting
1st Adding
2nd Subtraction Story Problems
3rd Presidents
4th African Americans
5th Artists

Lesson 23  Google Earth
Kindergarten Google Earth
Finding my school
1st Google Earth
Finding Places in Swartz Creek
2nd Google Earth
Find you address
3rd Google Earth
Michigan Landmarks and Cities
4th Where was it made?
Students will use Google Earth to illustrate where various products are made around the world.
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.

Lesson 24
Kindergarten Word
1.  Listen to "The Jigaree."
3.  Make a list of words the Jigaree could do. Type them into Word as students generate words.  Type in all capitals.  Print and pass out words to students to use when typing.
2. Open up this Word doc and have students fill in the ending word.
3.  Print and put all pages together as a book.
1st
2nd http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
3rd http://www.tuxpi.com/photo-effects/wanted-poster
4th Design your own stamp: Earth Day
http://www.tuxpi.com/photo-effects/personalized-postage-stamp
5th Motivational Posters
http://www.tuxpi.com/photo-effects/motivational-poster


Lesson 25
Kindergarten
1st
2nd Digital Photography
Signs of Spring
3rd
4th Digital Photography
5th Digital Photography
Finding Letters in our Environment

Lesson 26 Esheets
Kindergarten
1st
2nd
3rd Esheet
Click here to print directions for The Coyote and the Rock Esheet		 Click this link to complete the Esheet
http://www.planetozkids.com/oban/coyoroc.htm
4th Esheet
Click here to print directions for the Weather Esheet		 Click this link to complete the Esheet
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/
5th Esheet
Click here to print directions for the US History Esheet		 Click this link to complete the Esheet
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html

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.

or
**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.
1st PowerPoint

???baby pic and now pic???
or
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.
 http://www.factmonster.com/dayinhistory
Students will need to do one and one.
2nd 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 _______________.
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.
or
Animoto Video or Theoworld Cake
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.
or
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.
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
1st Staying Healthy
2nd Earth Day
3rd Reader's Theater:  Water Cycle
4th
5th