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= 1st Grade Computers: =

June 13th:

 * Jumpstart 2nd Grade

June 11th:

 * Whole Class: How to add clipart & change font and font size.
 * Finish letter to Mrs. D
 * Jumpstart 2nd Grade

June 4th:

 * Whole Class: Review Friendly Letter Format
 * Write Thank You Letter to Mrs. D with proper headings, salutation, at least 3 sentences in body, proper closing & signature. Include a page border & clip art and use a font that is readable & large enough but not too large.

May 21st - 31st:

 * Add to Rainbow Alphabet in Excel
 * Jumpstart 1st Grade or online games:

May 14th & 17th:

 * Whole Class: Money review with Discovering Coin Values
 * Whole Class: Writing a money problem in TuxPaint
 * Write a money problem in TuxPaint & have someone else solve it!
 * Money Games & Activities:
 * Discovering Coin Values
 * Counting Money
 * ABCya! Learning Coins
 * Enough Money?
 * Which is More?
 * Fruit Shoot Coins
 * Coin Memory Game

May 7th - 10th:

 * Whole Class: Watch & listen to Eric Carle read " The Very Hungry Caterpillar "
 * Whole Class: Complete "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" sequencing
 * Draw a butterfly in TuxPaint using Kaleidoscope tool
 * Jumpstart 1st Grade or Butterfly Games:
 * Butterfly Life Cycle
 * Butterfly Match Game
 * Butterfly Jigsaw Puzzle
 * Butterfly Catch Game
 * Paint the Butterfly
 * Boowa & Kwala Butterflies
 * Chameleon & Butterfly Puzzle

April 30th - May 3rd:

 * Whole Class: Watch ** Exploring Measurement **
 * Whole Class: Measuring Tallest & Shortest
 * Draw Pictures of something taller than you & something shorter than you with you in the middle!
 * Jumpstart 1st Grade or Measurement Games:
 * Measuring Game
 * Clifford Measuring Up
 * Curious George How Tall
 * Length Strength
 * Dinosaur Train: How Big Are You?
 * FunBrain Measurement Game
 * Time To Move

April 23rd:

 * Whole Class: Let's see our spring work!
 * Rainbow Alphabets
 * JumpStart 1st Grade

April 19th:

 * Homerow Left Hand Typing
 * JumpStart 1st Grade

April 16th:

 * JumpStart 1st Grade

March 29th:

 * Whole Class: Watch " It's Easter Little Critter " read by Mercer Mayer
 * Draw and decorate an Easter Egg in Tux Paint
 * Finish Spring Picture in Kerpoof, if not done
 * Jumpstart 1st Grade

March 26th:

 * Finish Spring Picture in Kerpoof
 * Try Spell A Picture in Kerpoof

March 22nd:

 * Whole Class: "And Then It Was Spring"
 * Draw a spring picture of plants growing in Tux Paint

March 19th:

 * Whole Class: Watch BrainPop Jr. Spring Movie & take easy quiz
 * Whole Class: Spring Picture in Kerpoof

March 8th & 12th:

 * Finish Dr. Seuss Rhyming Activity
 * Jumpstart 1st Grade

March 5th:
> Introduce World Education Games, setup avatars & try out World Spelling Day!
 * World Spelling Day

February 27th & March 1st:

 * Whole Class: Green Eggs & Ham
 * Rhyme Like Dr. Seuss
 * Dr. Seuss Games:
 * Seussville Games
 * The Cat in the Hat Knows Games

February 13th & 16th:

 * Finish Rebus Poem in PowerPoint
 * Valentines' Games:
 * Mighty Book Valentine Puzzles
 * Starfall: Make a Valentine
 * Jigsaw Puzzle
 * Drag & Drop Puzzle
 * Word Search
 * Find the Differences
 * Tic Tac Toe
 * Extreme Florist
 * Coloring Pages
 * Billy Bear 4 Kids Valentine's Games

February 9th:

 * Whole Class: I Love You (A Rebus Poem)
 * Create your own I Love You Rebus Poem in PowerPoint (5 slides)
 * Title Slide
 * 3 Every ... loves ...
 * And I Love You

February 2nd:

 * Whole Class: Watch Mighty Book Groundhog Day (and Possum Night)
 * Whole Class: Watch 2012 Official Proclamation
 * Draw Groundhog picture in Tux Paint
 * Groundhog Day Games & Puzzles

January 30th:

 * Whole Class: Read " Snowmen at Night "
 * Draw a picture of what your snowman is doing at night!
 * Snowmen Games:
 * Starfall Ten Little Snowmen
 * A Kid's Heart Build A Snowman
 * Primary Games Build A Snowman
 * Boowa & Kwala Dress Up Snowmen
 * Build a Snowman

January 26th:

 * Finish and sign Penguin Pictures in Tux Paint

January 11th & 23rd:

 * Whole Class: "If You Were a Penguin"
 * Finish Penguin Math Book, if not done
 * Draw a picture of a penguin in Tux Paint

January 9th:

 * Finish Penguin Math Book
 * Play Penguin Games

January 5th:

 * Whole Class: What do you know about Penguins?
 * Whole Class: Watch video about Emperor Penguin Dads
 * Whole Class: Can you keep an egg on your feet?
 * Whole Class: How to complete Penguin Math Book
 * Complete Penguin Math Book

December 8th - 15th:

 * Whole Class: Review how to pick font, set font color and font size in Word. Review how to center in Word. Show how to add and resize clipart.
 * Whole Class: Brainstorm some things we might want for Christmas & make a list of words
 * Create a Christmas Wish List in Word with Clipart
 * Holiday Games:

December 5th:

 * Whole Class: The Gingerbread Baby
 * Finish Gingerbread Man, if not done
 * Draw & decorate Gingerbread House in TuxPaint.

December 1st:

 * Whole Class: Watch The Gingerbread Man
 * Disguise your gingerbread man so everyone will stop chasing him and the fox won't eat him!





November 28th:

 * Jumpstart 1st Grade

November 21st:

 * Finish Thankful Pictures
 * Thanksgiving Games:

November 17th:

 * Introduction to TuxPaint
 * Draw a picture of something you are Thankful For

November 10th:

 * Whole Class: Differences in Word & how to open file.
 * Keyboarding: Letters F & G (& words that use letters A-G): age, beg, deaf, egg
 * Any web sites we've used in the past.

October 31st:

 * Student Work: Draw a Jack-o-Lantern
 * Halloween Games:
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October 24th:

 * Games from October 17th & 20th
 * Jumpstart 1st Grade

October 20th:

 * Keyboarding: D & E in Word and words that use letters A-E (add, ace, be, bad, bed, bead, cab, dad, dead)
 * GameGoo Intermediate Games

October 17th:

 * Keyboarding: A-C in Word

October 10th &13th:

 * Computer Parts Detectives using Pink Panther Theme
 * Are you a good detective? Can you spot the differences?
 * ** Play Kids Games **
 * ** Family Photos **
 * ** South Bridge **
 * ** King of the Forest **
 * ** Marcelino & the Monkey **
 * ** Up To Ten Ostrich Game **
 * Jumpstart 1st Grade

October 6th:

 * Where the Wild Things Are
 * ** Build Your WILD Self! **

October 3rd:

 * Catch up day on fonts

September 29th:

 * Whole Class: Fonts & other alignment and review on how to open
 * Open Name file & change fonts. Align 1 name on the left and 1 name on the right and save.
 * Jumpstart 1st Grade

September 26th:

 * Whole Class: Introduction to Microsoft Word:
 * How to open & save a file
 * Centering text
 * Font size & color
 * Create a document with your name written 5-10 times each time in a different color and/or size.
 * Save document as 1YourName

September 22nd:

 * Finish Parts of the Computer Games, if not done
 * Jumpstart 1st Grade OR

September 19th:

 * Whole Class: Computer, Computer What Do You See?
 * Parts of the Computer Games:

September 15th:

 * Jumpstart 1st Grade

September 12th:

 * Whole Class: Review Pencil & Flood Bucket tools in KidPix
 * Draw Self Portrait in KidPix

September 8th: This Year in Computer Class

 * Whole Class: Review our Hive Rules
 * Listen to the song My Computer Mouse and practice Click, Double Click & Click & Drag
 * Whole Class: Assign Seats & remind how to use headphones, how to close a tab & the browser & practice holding the mouse.
 * Dismissal Procedures Practice