First+Grade+11-12

||~  ||  The students will brainstorm the different parts of a flower. They will then work in KidPix to create a drawing with the parts of their picture labeled. ||  []  Starfall  ||
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 *  **Rotation #23 May 5- May 12-** **KidPix Parts of a flower**
 * ** Lesson: Messages to Moms **
 * Rotation: #22 and #23 **
 * Date: April 2-19, 2012 **

Students in 1st grade will wirte a message to their moms consisting of 3-5 sentences about what makes them so special. They will then create an illustration in KidPix that reflects their written message. The illustration will then be saved and exported as a JPG which will be imported into Voicethread. Once in Voicethread, the children will record a message to their mother about what makes them so special. This file will be available on the class page for all to view and respond to.

Happy Mother's Day! || media type="custom" key="15543662" Ms. Kim and Ms. Amanda's Class

media type="custom" key="16986958" Ms. Michelle and Ms. Stacy's Class

media type="custom" key="16987706" Ms. Michelle and Ms. Mary Jacob's Class

media type="custom" key="16988202" Ms. Susan and Ms. Sydney's Class || Rotation: #21 **Dates: March 23-30, 2012**
 * ** Lesson: Kidspiration- Make a Rule **

Function Machines are part of the 1st grade math curriculum and students need to master this skill. In tech lab, we'll be working on making rules by using a house as a model. The students will open the template created in their folder and use the text box to fill in the numbers on the top two houses. The numbers on the bottom houses can be filled in with any rule that they'd like to create. ||  || **Rotation: #20** **Date: March 14-22. 2012**
 * **Lesson: Kidspiration and Number Models**

Mrs. Harris will demonstrate what a number model is and finding all of the available facts that result in the number 5 **Example** 5 2+3, 4+1, 5+0, 6-1, 7-2, 10-5 <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">After giving the example, the students will be shown how to make Number Sentence webs in Kidspiration by using bubbles. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">They will create 2 of them on the page, put their name on it and learn how to change the fill and line colors of the bubbles.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">When You Are Done:

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 * ** Lesson: Hot/Cold Deserts Venn Diagram **
 * Rotation:#19 **
 * Date: Feb 28-March 13 **

Students in first grade will spend some time working on their desert unit in tech lab by finding differences and similarities between hot and cold deserts in their science unit. A custom library has been created so that they have the necessary images to place on their diagram.

The students will open Kidspiration, and select SCIENCE in the activities menu, locate the Desert activity and open it. The custom library will be attached to it. Here is an example. || || **Rotation: #18** **Date:**
 * **Lesson: Black History Biographies**

The students will explore BrainPopJr Biographies by clicking the link below. They will learn about...
 * 1) Harriet Tubman
 * 2) Rosa Parks
 * 3) George Washington Carver
 * 4) Martin Luther King

The students can watch the video, complete the quiz and participate in an activity that is offered.

|| When you are done... || <span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Rotation: #16 and #17** <span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Date: Jan 27-Feb 6, 2012**
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Lesson: The Things I Love Kisdpiration**

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**The Things I Love...kidspiration** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">First Graders will go to their folder and open the kidspiration file named The things I love... <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">After demonstrating to the class how to drag objects into their heart and label it, the students will work on their own. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> || <span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**When you are done:** <span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**KidPix** [|Click here for Storyline Online] [|Click here for Starfall]

<span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Template** <span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="color: #ff0000; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Teacher Example** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> ||
 * ** Lesson: Human Body **
 * Rotation: 15 **
 * Date: January 19-January 26 **

The students will log onto BrainPop Jr. and watch the Human Body videos. After completing the videos they will do the activities listed to go along with the videos they watched. The students will be responsible for logging on to Brain Pop with the log in information provided. Username: trinity2 Password: school || http://www.brainpopjr.com/health/bodies/ -VIDEOS AND ACTIVITIES ||
 * Human Body **
 * ** Lesson: Penguin Glyph **
 * Rotation: 14 **
 * Date: January 10-18 **

First the students will watch the video link independently on penguins. The students will then complete a penguin glyph using a glyph legend to answer questions about penguins. This will be done in Powerpoint. They will then save their penguins. After completing their glyphs they can finish their Winter in 6 Words project from the previous rotation. || http://pbskids.org/rogers/video_penguins.html __AFTER YOUR ACTIVITY__ http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/animal_and_nature_games/bird-games/video-penguin.html || **Rotation: 13** **Date: January 4-9**
 * Penguin Glyph **
 * **Lesson: Winter in 6 Words**

Students will use PowerPoint to make a slide called Winter in 6 Words. On each slide the student inserts a winter picture and then writes a 6 word descriptive sentence describing the picture. Then the pages are uploaded to Voicethread, a free program. ||  ||
 * Winter in 6 Words **
 * ** Lesson: Snowflake Bentley **
 * Rotation:12 **
 * Date: December 6-13 **

The teacher will read Snowflake Bentley to the children and discuss Wilson Bentley's fascination with snow and ice photography. When the story is complete the students can explore the sites in the learning links and create their own snowflakes online. Snowflake Bentley Website || Snowflake Maker Snowflakes Online 2-d and 3-d
 * Making Snowflakes Online**

Buy the book online here: ||
 * ** Lesson: The Gingerbread Man **
 * Rotation:11 **
 * Date: November 28- December 5 **

The students will be responsible for finishing their previous project about the first gift. Once completed the students will listen to The Gingerbread Man story and watch the video to go along with the story. They will discuss what a disguise is and how a disguise could have helped the Gingerbread Man not get eaten. In their folders the student will find a Gingerbread template and they will have to draw a disguise to cover to help keep their Gingerbread safe. If they complete the work they can draw a background in the picture. || media type="youtube" key="tnAgA1aZGkY" height="315" width="420"

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 * ** Lesson: The First Gift...(kidpix, voicethread, Google Earth) **
 * Rotation:10 **
 * Date: 10-25, 2011 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students will watch or read The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After the book has been read or watched, students will be asked to imagine that they were the one chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1st Grade (ages 5-7): Students will draw a picture of what they would have chosen. The teacher will then upload the pictures to a VoiceThread and the students will narrate their pictures describing what they would have chosen and why.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This activity can be modified to accomodate all Holiday celebrations. The first gift of Hannakkuh, the first gift of Kwanza...etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students will create an illustration using Kid Pix. They will also create a voicethread explaining their gift and how they felt about it.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This will be shared via winterwonderland.wikispaces.com, as well as on the Student Showcase page.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This activity will run through winter break. || [|Click here for Storyline Online]



=Extension Activity:= Using Google Maps or Google Earth , trace a train journey from where your school is located to the North Pole. Discuss what countries you would have to cross. Discuss if you could actually get there only using a train and if not, what other means of transportation could you use. Discuss how long the trip might take.

|| TSW visit Starfall and play the different literacy games. They also have the option of going to Storyline Online and listening to different stories. || [|Click here for Storyline Online] [|Click here for Starfall] || **Rotation: 8** **Date: October 21-28** TSW visit Storyline Online and listen to the story of Stellaluna. Look at the cover of the book and discuss what the story might be about. What do you know about bats? How are they different from birds? || [|Click here for Storyline Online] || || If you're looking for a program similar to Kidpix. TuxPaint is a free download that uses the same tools as kidpix. [] You can purchase Kidpix Deluxe 4 online at @http://www.mackiev.com/kidpix/index.html
 * ** Lesson: Starfall and Storyline Online **
 * Rotation:9 **
 * Date: November 2-9, 2011 **
 * **Lesson: Stellaluna Online and Kidspiration**
 * ** Lesson: Self Portrait in KidPix 3D **
 * Rotation: 7 **
 * Date October 12-20, 2011 **
 * TSW practice logging on without assistance
 * Review of KidPix tools
 * Introduction of the text tool to type their names
 * Talk about what a self portrait is and what parts we have on our faces
 * Complete self portrait and add text box
 * Teach how to save work and exit program
 * Log off

This is the KidPix 3D app that is installed on all of the computers. It was purchased from the app store. || **Rotation: 6** **Date October 3-11, 2011** <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: separate; line-height: 19px;"> || <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If you're looking for a program similar to Kidpix. TuxPaint is a free download that uses the same tools as kidpix. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[] <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">You can purchase Kidpix Deluxe 4 online at @http://www.mackiev.com/kidpix/index.html
 * ======<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Lesson:** **Playing with KidPix 3D** ======
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">TSW practice logging on without assistance.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Introduce Kidpix and introduce the tools. (Have them log on as Tech Lab and select GO)
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Show the draw, paint, fill and color wheel.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">TSW explore the program and create something of their own using the tools introduced.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Learn how to exit the program.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Log off

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">This is the KidPix 3D app that is installed on all of the computers. It was purchased from the app store. ||
 * ** Lesson: Internet Safety **
 * Rotation: 5 **
 * Date: September 23-30, 2011 **


 * The students will watch the BrainPop Jr video on Internet Safety whole group on the rug.
 * The students will then take the quiz after the video is finished. Just click on "Easy Quiz" at the bottom right side of the screen after the video is over.
 * After taking the quiz the students will go to their computers and play on NetSmartz. || BrainPOP Jr

www.netsmartzkids.org || **Rotation: 3** **Date: September 7-14, 2011**
 * **Lesson: Internet Safety**


 * Students in 1st grade will begin their unit on Internet Safety. We will use the NetSmartz materials and resources to discuss relevant topics on Digital Citizenship.
 * The students will participate in watching Router's Birthday Surprise. It is an educational presentation about internet safety and appropriately learning how to identify inapporpriate situations and solutions for them.
 * We will review the Webville Outlaws and the NetSmartz characters.
 * There will be relevant and meaningful discussions throughout the presentation that pertains to the content that's being delivered
 * If time allows, the children will explore www.netsmartzkids.org and play some games related to the video. || All of the teaching resources can be found here.

Clicky, Router, Nettie, Webster Look at Dis Louie Meet Me Mack Wanna Know Wally Potty Mouth Pete

@http://www.netsmartz.org/NetSmartzKids/RBS ||  || ** Rotation: 2 ** ** Date: August 25-September 6, 2011 ** Here's another mousing activity online... [] Poisson Rouge is a wonderful exploratory site for young children. There are no rules and no directions to follow. Children simply explore the possibilites of the site and click. ||  || **Date: August 17- August 24, 2011**
 * ====== ** Lesson: Mousing Around and First Grade Survey ** ======
 * Review logging on
 * First grade survey
 * Go to link to learning- Click on Mousing Around activities. || **Mousing Around:**
 * ** Lesson: First day of technology! **
 * Rotation: 1 **
 * Welcome to technology!
 * Review new computers
 * Practice logging on || [[file:First grade welcome ppt.pptx]] ||  ||