Last week you did a great job navigating through databases off the MEL. Today is the fun part! I have a blank, hard-covered book for each of you that you are going to use to write the facts that you have found off the database you chose to use for your topic. You are going to add illustrations and color to make it look beautiful. You are going to take your time because we are spending at least 2 weeks working on this. Remember, this is something you will keep forever so you want it to look great.

MEL for Kids

Research is a great way to learn new things and you will be doing it in every grade. Researching different topics and things is also really fun, especially when we are interested in what you are learning about. I ordered blank hard-covered books for each of you! At the end your research steps you will create your own book featuring what you researched, facts and colorful illustrations to go along with it.

Today we will get ourselves familiar with different Database sites and explore. I will have a graphic organizer ready for you next week.

MEL for Kids

Tomorrow is the last day before break!! Woohoo! I promised you some Holiday Fun today so I added options you can choose from. You can build your own Snowman, Elf Yourself, listen to Holiday books or anything you haven’t finished yet! I will read one of my favorite stories at the beginning as well.

December Choice Board

Build a Snowman

Holiday Picture Books

Coding week! We will go over what coding is, what it is used for and how we can use it as kids. After practicing some coding you also have the option of decorating your own Holiday Sweater!

Code.org

Scratch

Code For LIfe

HOLIDAY SWEATER

Today you can look at and fill out your classmates surveys. You will also be able to see the results as a pie graph. I will show you how to read those results, it is very easy. We will practice our typing afterwards using KidzType.

KidzType

Hesburn

Cartagena

Jones

Ankouny

Towler

Kaye

You are going to create your own Survey today using Google Forms. I will also teach you how to add images to your options and heading. I will compile and share all of your surveys and your classmates will respond to them after Thanksgiving break so you can view your data.

Today you are going to read any book you would like from SORA and fill out a Book Review survey after. If you finish early you can revisit My Story Book or your comic strip.

SORA

This week you’ll create your own comic strip! I will teach you some cool ways you can make your comic strip look more interesting and creative.

You have 2 choices of templates below:

Comic Strip 1

Comic Strip 2

Today you are going to create your own digital Story Book. There will be pages to flip and everything! You will be able to add characters, change settings, insert text and more.

My Story Book

Today we will be practicing how to insert shapes and fill them in with the paint bucket. I will show you some other cool features that I want you to learn how to do. I have also included some Halloween Read-Alouds that you can listen to.

Build a Jack-O-Lantern

Halloween Read-Alouds