Data Analysis Interactive Websites and Videos
How-To Videos
Tally Charts and Bar Graphs
Kids Math Games
Make a Bar Graph (challenge)
It is “SNOW” secret, you are unique. Accepting others for who they are and even ourselves for that matter is a great quality. Watch this video and enjoy its message.
We need to celebrate our uniqueness as well as others. Consider participating in this year’s Snow-person Challenge. Create a snow-person from a recycled bottle. The size and shape of the bottle does not matter. This will make it more interesting.
Decorate the snow-person showing your uniqueness.
Download this Entry Form and complete the following information:
All entries are due Wednesday, January 21st. No exceptions.
Have fun sharing you!
READ:
Thank You Sarah, The Women Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse Anderson. Use Sarah’s story as inspiration. Think about things you can urge others to do to make a difference in your communities. Brainstorm a list of ways that you can make the community better. Use the Letter Generator to write a letter urging action, just as Sarah Hale did 140 years ago.
Additional Activity Websites:
What really happened at the First Thanksgiving? Become a history detective and find out! In this fun activity, take on the role of “history detective” to investigate what really happened at the famous 1621 celebration. Along the way, you will see a few primary source documents which include a letter written by an eyewitness to the event, Wampanoag traditions of giving thanks, and a visit to Pilgrim Mary Allerton’s home. As a final activity, you can design and print your own Thanksgiving exhibit panel. Click the image below to launch the activity.
The Unites States of Thanksgiving is a post from the NY Times that I discovered via the post The Best Sites To Learn & Teach About Thanksgiving. Click through to see 50 Thanksgiving dishes gathered from each of the 50 unique states in the U.S. The cool thing is that it will show you your state first! Which dish will you help prepare for your Thanksgiving day meal?
Day One: Using the internet is a privilege. It is important that you learn how to live in the digital world of internet websites, copy-righted images, and virtual friends. Just like a town has rules and laws so does the digital world. We have already discussed how to be a good citizen. Do you remember some of the ways we can be good citizens? What are the rights and responsibilities of being a "digital citizen" as a first grader? Click on the padlet below and write a rule that you think is important for being a good "digital citizen."
Look at the rules your classmates posted. How is being a digital citizen the same or different from being a citizen in the town you live in? Where is this digital town? What does it mean to stay safe when you're on the Internet? Do you think most students in your grade level understand how to be a good citizen online? Log onto Brain Pop and watch the video about "Digital Etiquette."
You need to get the username and password from your teacher. Watch any video from the list below and tell me ONE thing you learned in the comment section of our class blog. Click here to learn how to log onto our class blog. Choose on video from the list below:
Day Two: The class will create a Voki. A Voki is an online animated speaking character!
Welcome to First Grade! I hope you enjoyed your summer. I imagine that you have created some special memories. We are about to embark on an exciting journey together. Our blog will serve as our major communication throughout the year. Here you will find information on homework assignments, class activities, current events, calendar, etc. Here is a hard copy of the letter sent home today – Welcome Back!
Don't forget to view our calendar to see what special we have. Also… remember a snack!
Our scholar athletes…
What was your favorite part of field day and why?
Animals in nature was a wonderful learning experience. Please post a comment on something new that you learned.
There is a legend that says a few hundred years ago Europeans brought Ground Hog Day to America. They said that the ground hog wakes up from his hibernation on February 2. (February 2 is half way between winter and spring.) If he comes up from his hole and it is sunny, he will see his shadow and be frightened. If he sees his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter weather. But if he comes up and the sky is cloudy, he will not see his shadow and will not be frightened. Then spring weather will come very soon. Watch these videos about groundhogs and Groundhog Day. Post one interesting fact you learned. If the fact is already posted, please post a different fact.
When you enter this classroom….
You are SCIENTISTS,
You are EXPLORERS,
You are ARTISTS,
You are MATHEMATICIANS,
You are AUTHORS,
You are IMPORTANT.