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

3-D Shapes & Alphabetical Order

First, we will play one game together on the Smartboard.  We will make as many CVC words as possible using these word endings: - in, -ig, -et

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1literacy.html#wordorder1

3-D Shapes

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

Alphabetical Order game:

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks1literacy.html#wordorder1

www.teachyourmonstertoread.com