What Happens In December?

Christmas Games

http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Christmas-Present-Sorting-594

http://www.iboard.co.uk/iwb/Christmas-Ribbon-Sorting-710

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?f=ChristmasYr1

http://www.abcya.com/kindergarten_christmas_lights.htm

KEEP ADDING LIGHTS UNTIL YOU REACH 250!

http://www.primarygames.com/holidays/christmas/games/rudolphhunt/find5.php

Hour of Code!

Today, we will use an app on the ipad called Kodable.  This app will teach you the basics of computer programming.

K-2 Book About October

Thanksgiving Is Coming!

First, we will start by drawing a Thanksgiving card using Pixie. Everyone's card must include a picture of a turkey and the following:

·                To ___________________ (someone you love)

·                Happy Thanksgiving

·                Love, _________________ (your name)

Audio Word Match - Thanksgiving Words

http://goo.gl/LS4bLH

Rhyming Words & Which Number is More or Less

READING GAMES

Words that rhyme with cat

http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/words-that-rhyme-with-at.html

Words that rhyme with man

http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/words-that-rhyme-with-an.html

MATH GAMES

1 more or less than

http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/848/more&less.swf

2 less than

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/maths/two_less/index.htm

Bee Bots & ABCya.com

During the first half of class we will work with the Bee-bots.

During the second half of class, everyone will go to the website ABCya.com and play games in the Kindergarten category.  You may choose games from the Letters section or the Numbers section.

www.abcya.com

Halloween Games Today!

Carve a Pumpkin and print

http://www.theoworlds.com/halloween/

What number comes next?

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookyseq1.html

Fill in the missing numbers

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/halloween/printables/even-numbers-chart.html

Language Arts

Letter Recognition

http://pbskids.org/superwhy/#game/alphabricks

Choose Hard to practice both upper case and lower case letters

Help Reggie Find the Rhyming Word

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/reggie/home/index.htm

Identify the Beginning Sound of the Word

http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/easel_US.swf

Practice Beginning Sounds

Alphabet Match

Choose "Show Me" game instead of "Memory" game

http://www.abcya.com/alphabet_matching_game.htm

Practice Beginning Letter Sounds - Choose RANDOM Letters

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/picturematch/

When you finish both games, you may choose either Teach Your Monster to Read or Online Coloring.  Everyone can print 1 picture today.

Lots of Sorting Practice

http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/play/sortitout/sortitout.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/colors/colorgame.htm

http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/online/sorting.swf

International Dot Day

Today, we will participate in International Dot Day by coloring dots and then making your dots come alive on the ipad.  Here is an example of what it might look like:

Mouse Skills & Teach Your Monster to Read

Practice working with the mouse and sorting by color.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/ngames/colors.htm

Login to Teach Your Monster to Read.  Each student has their own Username and password which we will hand out to you today.  

www.teachyourmonstertoread.com

Welcome to Technology Class!

Today, we will talk about the Rules and Expectations for Technology class. Then I will explain the project you will work on at your own computer.

Using Pixie, everyone will practice typing their name and then draw a picture that includes all of the following colors:

red

orange

yellow

green

blue

purple

black

white

pink

I will print everyone's drawing when they are finished. 

Practicing Money Today

http://www.abcya.com/learning_coins.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/Fruit_Shoot_coins.htm

Practice with nickels:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/money/MoneyNickels.htm

Practice with dimes:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/money/MoneyDimes.htm

Listen to 4 stories and decide if the story is fiction or non-fiction:

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/i/fictionnonp1st.cfm

Happy Numbers.com

www.happynumbers.com

K-2 Class Number: 155145

Password: k2

K-1 Class Number: 141452

Password: k1

Let's Learn About Ocean Animals

Today, we will explore the National Geographic Kids website by watching videos about ocean animals.  Then, everyone will open Pixie and draw a picture of one of the ocean animals we learned about today.  I will post these on Ms. Spear's Class Kidblog.

If there is time, open a new file in Pixie and type out your home phone number.  Include your name and decorate the page.  

Bee-Bots & Teach Your Monster to Read

During the first half of class today, we will work with the Bee-Bots.

During the second half of class, everyone will login to Teach Your Monster To Read

Graphs & The Magic "e"

Practice Collecting Data (smartboard activity)

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/math/lesson/orange-trees-olive-trees-data-chance/

Practice making a graph and counting the fish

http://www.toytheater.com/fishing.php

Collect the Fruit

http://www.toytheater.com/fruit-fall.php

Make a Bar Graph and Add Tally Marks

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Flash.aspx?b=maths/interpretingdata

Sort Triangles

http://wsassets.s3.amazonaws.com/ws/nso/swf/0a0dc9965afa477c5c92d460bd83ad2a.swf

Vowel Consonant E Words - The “magic e”

http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/silent-e/play.htm?f

Magic "e" with Long a

http://www.starfall.com/n/picture-hunt/long-a/load.htm?f

The Colar App on iPads

I am going to teach you how to use the Colar app today!

Scribble My Story on iPads

Today, we will practice creating a story on the ipads using Scribble My Story.  Soon, you will be working with your 6th grade reading buddies to create a story together.  I hope you will be able to teach your 6th grade buddy how to use Scribble My Story!  Have fun!

Word Clouds

Everyone will create a word cloud today using the following words:  wig, big, hen, pen, wet, get

Don't forget to include your name.

http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm

When you have finished your Word Cloud, click on the link below to practice sight words.

http://www.cookie.com/kids/games/sight-words.html