It’s Snowing!

Posted on by under Computer Lab, January, Snow

Today’s Poem:

“New Year’s Day” by Rachel Field.

Today’s Key Vocabulary:

January Vocabulary

Literacy:

First, we’ll review vocabulary from previous classes: hardcovers, paperbacks and ebooks and introduce the new words.

Next, we’ll read two books:

This Week’s Music:

“Winter’s Light,” by Tim Janis

Computer Skills

YOUR JOB TODAY:

We’ll review login procedures and students will login into computers using their own ID and password.

Try playing each of the games below and after you’ve gone to each site, if you can answer a question about one of the games, you can go to free choice.

Play with virtual snowballs: https://www.abcya.com/one_hundred_snowballs.htm

Click on this link to build a virtual snowman: https://www.abcya.com/snowman.htm

Try Grover’s Winter Games: https://pbskids.org/sesame/home/grovers-winter-games/

 

 

One More Time With Santa

Posted on by under Christmas, Computer Lab, December, Week 15

Today’s Vocabulary: Alphabet, alphabetizing

Today’s poem: “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas,” by John Rox.

Literacy:

Today we’ll read a book:

McGinley, Phyllis, and John Manders. The Year without a Santa Claus. New York: Scholastic, 2010. Print.

Your Job Today:

Your job today is to practice your computer skills by playing these games.

  1. Make a gingerbread house: https://www.abcya.com/kids_make_a_gingerbread_house.htm (Clicking and dragging)
  2. Super Santa Kicker: https://www.coolmathgames.com/0-super-santa-kicker 

 

 

 

Happy Grinch-mas Day!

Posted on by under Christmas, Computer Lab, December

Today’s Vocabulary

Today’s poem, “Louder Than A Clap Of Thunder,” by Jack Prelutsky

Literacy:

We’ll read a story on the Promethean Board:

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

YOUR JOB TODAY:

Show off your typing skills by leveling up at “Typing Rocket”: https://www.abcya.com/typing_rocket.htm

If you get a score of 10 or higher, you can go on to free choice. Go to any game we’ve played before or try a Grinchy game:

How the Grinch stole Christmas | Free games with To14.com

 

I See Santa Everywhere

Posted on by under Christmas, Computer Lab, December, Week 12

Today’s Vocabulary 

Today’s Poem, “Snowball,” by Shel Silverstein

Literacy:

We’ll read two books about Santa Claus:

YOUR JOB TODAY:

Complete one level of the word search and then you can go to free choice.

https://www.abcya.com/christmas_word_search.htm

 

MSU’s Girls’ STEM Day Registration is now open.

Posted on by under Class News
Who:  Kindergarten-4th graders
What: Hands-on STEM activities
When: November 23, 2019  1:00-4:00pm, Check-in 12:30-1:00pm
Where: MSU Engineering Building & Anthony Hall
Why: To have fun learning about Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math!

Registration is required and students must be chaperoned. Chaperones
may bring up to three students.
The registration deadline is November 8, 2019, OR until maximum
capacity is reached.
Register at:  https://www.egr.msu.edu/wie/k-12/programs-outreach
Questions? Contact us at wie-outreach@egr.msu.edu or 517-432-1273
Sponsored by: Fisher Scientific, Sparrow Health System, Eaton, MSU IT Services
In achieving its goals, the Women in Engineering program does not unlawfully discriminate.  All events and programs are open to students of all genders.

Fiction or Nonfiction? Looking for details to make decisions

Posted on by under Computer Lab, Fiction/Nonfiction, November, Week 11

Today’s poem, “Daddy’s Football Game,” by Jack Prelutsky

Today’s Library Words.

First, we’ll review the differences between fiction and nonfiction by watching a slideshow.

Today we’ll read two books:

Your job for today:

Rhyming Halloween

Posted on by under Computer Lab, Halloween, October, Week 7

Today’s poem is Candy Corn.

This week we will continue reading Halloween books:

All three are rhyming books and students will practice identifying pairs of rhyming words.

Students may notice that two of the books are illustrated by the same person. The same books are pattern books based on traditional literature, “This Is The House That Jack Built” and “There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly.”

Your Job Today:

  • Log into your computer using your student ID and password.
  • Use the bookmark at the top of your browser to find Mrs. Harrison’s blog.
  • Practice navigating between pages by going from Mrs. Harrison’s blog to the video of the book and the games.
    • What is the easiest way to do this?
  • Check out this video (do you hear the rhyming words?):
  • Check out the new games:
  • Return your library card to Mrs. Harrison after you’ve played both games and navigated between the windows.
  • Log off your computer by clicking on the “Sign Off” button at the bottom of the screen.
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