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= 3rd Grade Computers: =

June 8th & 12th:

 * Jumpstart 4th Grade OR Jumpstart 3rd Grade

June 5th:

 * Dance Mat Typing - Level 4, Stage 10
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

June 1st:

 * Dance Mat Typing - Level 3, Stage 9
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

May 29th:

 * Dance Mat Typing - Level 3, Stage 8
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

May 25th:

 * Finish Dance Mat Typing - Level 2, Stage 6 if not done
 * Dance Mat Typing - Level 3, Stage 7
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

May 22nd:

 * Finish Dance Mat Typing - Level 2, Stage 5 if not done
 * Dance Mat Typing - Level 2, Stage 6
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

May 18th:

 * Whole Class: Answer questions from Miss Taker's Class
 * Dance Mat Typing - Level 2, Stage 5
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

May 15th:

 * Dance Mat Typing - Level 2, Stage 4
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

May 11th:

 * Fill out Monster Project Survey
 * Dance Mat Typing - Level 1, Stage 3
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

May 8th:

 * Dance Mat Typing - Level 1, Stage 2
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

May 4th:

 * Dance Mat Typing - Level 1, Stage 1
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

April 23rd-May 1st:

 * Continue working on Monster Project Reflections
 * JumpStart 3rd Grade

April 17th:

 * Whole Class: How did you do redrawing your partner's monster?
 * Whole Class: How did your partner do redrawing your monster?
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

March 30th:

 * Whole Class: How to create an animated GIF in Picasion
 * Create your animated GIFs in Picasion
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade or Plant Life Cycle activities from March 27th or draw in Tux Paint

March 27th:

 * Whole Class: Review Plant Life Cycle
 * Whole Class: How to create Plant Life Cycle Pictures in Tux Paint
 * Create Plant Life Cycle Pictures & Title Slide
 * When you are done you can explore some more Plant & Plant Life Cycle web sites:
 * Plant Life Cycle
 * Crickweb: Plant Life Cycles
 * Bitesize: Living Things - Life Cycles
 * Science Up Close: Seeds
 * Seed Growth
 * Plant Parts Salad
 * Trees Are Terrific
 * How Plants Grow From Seeds
 * The Great Plant Escape
 * Plant and Life Cycles Review

March 20th-23rd:

 * Whole Class: See where our partner class' school is located (3,827 miles away from our school), what their school looks like & a class blog for Miss Taker's class
 * Can you redraw your partner's monster? Make sure you read the entire description before you start to draw your partner's monster in Tux Paint.
 * Done? Jumpstart 3rd Grade or free draw in Tux Paint

March 13th:

 * Record favorite project so far for Open House
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

March 6th:
> Introduce World Education Games, setup avatars & try out World Spelling Day and World Maths Day!
 * World Education Games

February 21st - March 2nd:

 * Whole Class: Review formatting in Word
 * Type Monster Descriptions
 * Finish Rebus Poem, if not done
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade or play Dr. Seuss Games:
 * Seussville Games
 * The Cat in the Hat Knows Games

February 14th & 17th:

 * 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
 * Valentine Games:
 * Mighty Book Valentine Puzzles
 * 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 10th:

 * Finish drawing your monsters
 * Fill in Monster Word Web for your monster
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

February 3rd:

 * Draw Your Monster
 * Arcademic Skill Builders

January 27th-31st:

 * Sample Monster Drawing & discussion of what should be different about descriptions

January 24th:

 * Whole Class: Hairy, Scary Ordinary
 * Whole Class: Adjectives PowerPoint - What Do You Picture in Your Mind?
 * If your penguin drawing is not finished, finish it and sign your name!
 * Adjective Games & Quizzes:
 * Adjective Adventure
 * Grammar Blast: Adjectives
 * [|Choosing Adjectives]
 * PickIt: Adjectives Game
 * Find The Adjective
 * Adjective Detective

January 20th:

 * Finish penguin drawing in TuxPaint - make sure you sign your name!
 * When done, play Penguin Games below or Jumpstart 3rd Grade

January 17th:

 * Finish Penguin Facts sheet using KidZone Penguin Facts
 * Draw a picture of a penguin in TuxPaint
 * When done, play Penguin Games below or games on [|Arcademic Skill Builders]

January 13th:

 * Finish Penguin Math Book, if not done
 * Fill out Penguin Facts sheet using KidZone Penguin Facts
 * Draw a picture of a penguin in TuxPaint

January 10th:

 * Finish Penguin Math Book
 * Penguin Games
 * Save The Egg
 * Penguin Puzzle
 * Another Penguin Puzzle
 * Humboldt Penguin Puzzle
 * [|Penguins Walking Puzzle]
 * Penguin Word Search
 * Sink or Swim
 * Arctic Antics

January 6th:

 * Whole Class: Watch March of the Penguins trailer
 * Whole Class: What do you know about Penguins?
 * Whole Class: Can you keep an egg on your feet?
 * Penguin Math Book
 * Save the Egg Game

January 3rd:

 * Whole Class: Read Progressive Story
 * Record our portion of Progressive Story for VoiceThread
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

December 13th:

 * Finish your First Gift of Christmas story
 * Do the Christmas Find-it using the Little Explorers Picture Dictionary
 * Play the Holiday & Gingerbread Games below, if done

December 6th & 9th:

 * Whole Class: How to write your story in Word
 * Finish your first gift of Christmas picture
 * Write your First Gift of Christmas story & add your picture to the story
 * Holiday & Gingerbread Games:
 * Polar Express Ticket Chase
 * North Pole - The Elves Game Chest
 * Funschool Christmas
 * Dress The Reindeer
 * Christmas Matching Game
 * Snow Line
 * Holiday Fun Multiplication Game
 * Snowball Fight
 * Penguin Jump
 * Design Your Own Gingerbread House
 * Gingerbread Man with Everything
 * Decorate a Gingerbread Cookie
 * Gingerbread House Jigsaw Puzzle
 * Gingerbread Spot the Difference
 * Bake Gingerbread Cookies

December 2nd:

 * Whole Class: Watch The Polar Express
 * Whole Class: Discuss story and what it would feel like to be chose to receive the first gift of Christmas.
 * Draw a picture of what you would choose if you were chose to receive the first gift.
 * Write a story about being the one chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas, what you chose as the gift and why you chose it. Add the picture you drew to your story.

November 28th:

 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

November 22nd:

 * Whole Class: How to draw a turkey
 * Draw a turkey in TuxPaint
 * Thanksgiving Games:
 * Thanksgiving Dinner
 * The Q Turkey
 * Thanksgiving Dinner Bounce
 * Turkey Swap
 * Thanksgiving Spot the Differences
 * Primary Games - Thanksgiving Games
 * Thanksgiving Tic Tac Toe
 * Turkey Terminator
 * Thanksgiving Word Search
 * DLTK's Thanksgiving Activities
 * Thanksgiving Puzzles & Games
 * The Hangs Giving Dinner
 * Scarecrow Dress Up
 * Turkey Dressing
 * Thanksgiving Online Coloring

November 18th:

 * Finish Progressive Story Pictures
 * Arcademic Skill Builders

November 15th:

 * Whole Class: Review Brody & Charlotte pictures to decide on look for Brody & Charlotte
 * Draw Progressive Story Pictures in groups

November 8th:

 * Whole Class: Introduction to TuxPaint
 * Draw Brody & Charlotte in TuxPaint

November 1st:

 * Whole Class: Correct Progressive Story
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade or Halloween Games

October 28th:

 * Whole Class: Select & correct Progressive Story
 * Halloween Games:
 * Pumpkin Carving
 * Pumpkin Remover 3
 * Halloween Pumpkin Catch
 * Halloween Pairs
 * Creepy Crossword
 * Frankenbrain
 * Transylmania
 * Whack-o-Wheen
 * Halloween Pumpkins
 * Squigly's Halloween Activities
 * Build Your Wild Self

October 25th:

 * Progressive Story Project - Meet the Classes
 * Progressive Story Writing
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

October 18th:

 * Whole Class: I Have / Who Has Game
 * Computer Parts Games from October 14th
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

October 14th:

 * Whole Class: Review parts of the computer through Carmen's Computer & ABCYa - Input/Output
 * ABCya! Find the Technology
 * Label Computer Parts
 * Computer Hangman
 * Solve the Jigsaw Puzzle

October 7th-11th:

 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

September 20th-27th:

 * Acrostic Poem in Word
 * Review adding a picture to a Word document
 * Review selecting fonts: font, sizes, colors
 * Review adding page border
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

September 13th & 16th:

 * Finish self-portrait in KidPix
 * Jumpstart 3rd Grade

September 9th: This Year in Computer Class

 * Whole Class: Review our Hive Rules
 * Whole Class: Assign Seats & remind how to use headphones
 * Whole Class: Dismissal Procedures Practice
 * Draw a self-portrait in KidPix