First+Grade+2012

toc = First Grade Plans =

Apr 15-19
Forces acivity cont'd - new BBC Bitesize game - Rock 'n Roll for more pushes and pulls: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/science/forces/play/ There are three levels but they're Medium, Hard, and Really Hard! Reassure them as needed. There is clear & fun audio so distribute headphones first! The game can last as few as 10 minutes if students progress smoothly through all three levels.

Apr 22-26
(No School Thursday PD Day, MSET Tues/Wed)

May 13-17
(No School Friday, PD Day)

May 27-31
(No School Monday, Memorial Day)

Jun 17-19
(Half Days)

**__Quarter 3__**
Jan 21-25 School Map


 * Jan 28-Feb1**


 * Feb 4-8**


 * Feb 11-15**

1/2 day Wednesday & Thursday/No School Friday

1. Have students come in and login to their computers. 2. Display the website [|"National Geographic Kids - Creature Feature"] on the LCD projector (link has been added to the 1st Grade Board on CES Internet Weblinks). Prompt students to find and open the link to the website in the Hand-Out folder. Model the procedures of how to choose an animal to research. Model how to view the different tabs on the web page "Facts and Photos", "Videos and Sound", and "Map". Discuss with students that they should not send an "E-Card" or "Print this Creature". Allow students time to explore different animals. Display the Adelie Penguin page from the website "National Geographic Kids - Creature Feature" using the LCD projector. Inform students that the focus for today's lesson will be the Adelie Penguin. 3. Have students Think-Pair-Share information they already know about penguins. Discuss and record additional information they would like to know about Adelie Penguins. Record Responses on worksheet. You can use the Word Document for Pencil/Paper or the Kidspiration Document on the computer.
 * Feb 18-22**
 * Penguin Lesson**

4. Project the "Adelie Penguin.ppt" //PowerPoint// presentation for the students to see using the LCD projector. Ask student volunteers to read the slides aloud to the class.

5. Inform students that they will be creating an book about Adelie Penguins. 6. Prompt the students to select the Adelie Penguin on the website "National Geographic Kids - Creature Feature" to complete the research. If necessary, pair students heterogeneously by reading levels to read text on the web page. 7. Monitor student activity as they research information on the website "National Geographic Kids - Adelie Penguin". Have students add three items they learned to their worksheet or Kidspiration. 8. Print or Collect Worksheet. 9. Have students logout and put away their laptop. 10.Choose a SpecTECHular Student. Take photo. 11. Award a letter on chart toward SpecTECHular Students.

1. Have students come in and login to their computers. 2. Review the website [|"National Geographic Kids - Creature Feature"] - Adelie Penguins while projecting onto the screen with an LCD projector. Take students through the text, photos, and web video again as a class. 3. Model for students how to retrieve the Penguins folder from the Teacher's Hand-Out folder.
 * Feb 25-Mar 1**
 * Penguin Lesson - Cont'd**

Have them drag the folder to their desktop or documents folder. 4. Open the Penguins folder in //Pixie// so that each template opens on a separate tab. Demonstrate how to complete each one. For time purposes, only demonstrate the templates that will be complete during that particular instructional period. 5. Allow students to work independently on the //Pixie// templates. Circulate around the room to assist students as they work. 6. Instruct students to save each //Pixie// template at the end of each instructional time. They should save and replace the empty template with the completed student document. Optional: Have the students record their titles and names on the first 'slide' in Pixie.

7. Demonstrate for students how to print the pages as a book using the "Share" button on the tool bar. 8. Model for students how to change the name of the Penguins folder to include their names (e.g. PenguinsGeorgeKim). 9. Monitor students while they drag the folder into the teacher's Hand-In folder. 10. Have students logout and put away their laptop.

1. Have students come in and login on their computers. 2. Model for students how to open their entire Penguins ebook by launching Pixie and using the Open File-Choose Folder option. 3. Once students have all of their slides open, tell them that today they are going to finish any slides that are incomplete and then narrate their slides. 4. Pass out USB headsets to students. 5. Show all students how to plug them in and set their preferences for Sounds in System preferences. Both Input and Output need to be set to the headsets. 6. Model for students how to record and playback their narration. 7. Remind students that as they finish recording they should SAVE. 8. If they finish all of their slides they can practice typing on [|Super Hyper Spider Typer.] 9. Have students SAVE all their work at the end of class if they haven't already done so. 10. Call tables to logout and put away their laptops.
 * Mar 4-8**
 * Penguin Lesson - Cont'd**

1. Finish Penguin Book pages with students. 2. To Print - Open all pages and click share. Then click New and add 2 blank pages. Rearrange the pages in the following order. Cover - Blank - pg 6 (Penguin in Antarctica) - Blank - Map - Predator - Eat - Can/Can't 3. Then Print - Command P - Select Booklet and print. Each student will have 2 pages. They should fold in half twice and put one inside the other to make a book. You can staple for more durability if you would like. 4. Show Antarctic Antics if time left.
 * Mar 11-15**


 * Mar 18-22**


 * Mar 25-29**

1/2 day Thursday/No School Friday

Nov 5-9
(No School Monday - PD; Tuesday - Election Day) Emotions Discuss the concept of feelings and what kinds there are and which ones we feel regularly Direct students to the Arthur site for the About Face activity: [] Allow time for students to complete this - there are several characters with several scenarios each Discuss the emotions that were in the activity - there are some such as lazy that are not commonly listed as a feeling or emotion. Have students copy the Pixie file emotions.pxi to their desktops and open Students add their names Show the class how to use the built-in cam for slef-portraits and remind them about the Undo button/command+z Allow for at least one or two practice shots and consider having students work in pairs since clicking the camera button while looking elsewhere on the screen is a challenge. Once several pictures have been taken, moved, and resized successfully, remind students to check their 'red lights' to make sure that their work is saved often. Have all students hand-in their documents for printing, log out, and line 'em up!

Nov 19-20
(Conferences - 1/2 Days)

Nov 26-30
__**Motivation:**__ Tell students that today they are going to be astronauts. Show them the image of Neil Armstrong on the moon. **** Ask students where this picture was taken and if they want to travel there themselves? Turn off the lights and have students close their eyes. Tell them to imagine themselves putting on their space suit. Remind them to put on their gloves and helmet too! Then pretend they are walking to their space ship and strapping themselves safely into their chair. Remember to buckle up! Then begin to play the sound file of the shuttle taking off. media type="file" key="SpaceMotivationGr1.m4a" width="300" height="50" Then it will sound like they are flying in space and finally landing on the moon. When they land on the moon ask them to look around. Remember what they see because today they are going to draw a picture of themselves in space.

1. Have students get their laptops and return to their seat. 2. Model how to drag the SpacePicture.pxi file to their tech folder. They should also download the My Space Book Images Folder to their desktop for later use. 3. Have students open the file. 4. Create a text box and add the Title for their Book - All About Space. Then have students color their title with a bright color that will stand out on a black background. Then add another text book with their Author - By: First Last Name 5. Model for students how to create their elements for their space picture. They will need to think about proportions. Pictures should show them in space and should include the Earth, Moon, Stars, and Sun. You can use stickers for earth, moon, and the sun or students can draw with their paint brush. Stars can be drawn with the shape tool. For relative sizes of planets, visit: http://sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/messenger/psc/PlanetSize.html 6. Have students save their work. 7. When they are finished they should export their images to their desktop so that they can be added to Build a Book Later. 8. Model for students how to drag the photo into their Space Book Images Folder. 8. Have students logout and put their laptop away. 9. Award a letter on chart toward SpecTECHular Students.

Dec 3-7
Finish space books from previous week. Export to Space Book Images Folder. If extra time, go to NASA website. Click CES Internet Weblinks, 1, NASA

Dec 10-14
Planet Size Comparison
 * 1) Show Bpop Jr. video about the solar system here: []
 * 2) Allow students to compare the sizes of planets & moons here: []
 * 3) Have students copy the Pixie file, "earthmoonportrait.pxi" from the hand-out folder to their desktops
 * 4) Demonstrate how to locate stickers using the search tool and how to resize each one for the document. The curved edge of the earth and the moon must just barely touch the grey lines.
 * 5) Demonstrate how to erase or color over the grey lines after placing & resizing the stickers.
 * 6) Remind students to save their documents using the Save button or File-save menu item
 * 7) If time allows, direct students to NASA'a Space Place for games & activities: []



Dec 17-21
Constellations Show Bpop vid: []



Jan 2-4
(Wed-Fri) 1. Have students come in and choose a seat. Optional: Show students New Year's[| BrainPop Jr Segment] to begin a Resolutions Discussion. Start at 3:53. 2. Discuss the idea of a New Year's Resolution and why we set them. Open Inspiration about 3 areas that most children set new years resolutions in. Have students brainstorm ideas for each area. Add using Rapid fire to each area. 3. Have students get out their laptops and login. Have students drag the New Year's Resolution Folder from the Hand Out Folder to their desktop. 4. Have students open the PPT Flip Book File. 5. Make the following edits. 6. Print their Flip Book using the Hand Outs (4 slides per page option) 7. Assemble.
 * Slide 1 - Change Year to 2013
 * Slide 2-4 - Add #1, #2, and #3 Next to Word Resolution if you think kids can handle it. Also click or Insert Image below text. Use the Images found in the New Year's Resolution Clip Art Folder students already downloaded.
 * Slide 6-8 - Have students choose a resolution and delete the other two. Optional - Have students access Image Gallery in Their Toolbox and add an image that matches their resolution under the box.
 * Slide 5 - Take a photo of themselves in PhotoBooth and drag onto the slide. Type their first and last name.
 * See Sample - [[file:Sample Resolutions Flip Book.ppt]]

Jan 7-11
Continue New Year's Resolution Activity from previous week.

Jan 14-18
(Friday - Half Day)

__Quarter 1__
Aug 27-31 1. Invite students into the classroom. Allow students to self-select their seats. 2. Show students the CES Procedures Presentation. 3. Pass out login cards. Allow students time to login and logout of the computers. Make note of any logins that do not work. 4. Have students return their laptops to the cart. 5. Call students to line up and wait for their teacher.

Sept 3-7 (No School Monday - Labor Day) Starfall All About Me

Sept 10-14 Digital Citizenship 1. Invite students into the classroom. Allow students to self-select their seats. 2. Tell students that today we are going to discuss one of the most important rules when being a responsible digital citizen, keeping their personal information safe. Review with students the vocabulary digital citizen. 3. Show the [|BrainPopJr. Internet Safety Video] to students. 4. During the video stop and pause at the appropriate stopping points when questions are asked. Elicit answers from the students and discuss. Then continue the video. 5. After the video, click the Game option in [|Brain Pop Jr. and do the maze activity] with students. (This would be great to do on the Smart Board with student volunteers. 6. Review with students the type of personal information you should and should not share. Consider charting in Kidspiration/Inspiration. Be sure to include information that should not be shared such as name, phone number, email, address, school name, age, etc. Remind students abouthe AUP and how are are following that by not revealing personal information about ourselves and others! 7. Pass out login cards and allow students to get their laptops and login. 8. Have students open the Kidspiration Template. Allow students time to complete the activity. They should save and print their work when finished. 9 . Have student logout and put their laptops away.  10. Award a letter towards SpecTECHular Students if earned.

Sept 17-21 (No School Monday - Rosh Hashanah) Digital Citizenship 1. Invite students into the classroom. Allow students to self-select their seats. 2. Tell students that today they were going to continue to learn about being responsible digital citizens, review information from previous lesson about personal/public information and the vocabulary term digital citizen. 3. Ask students if their family ever gets unwanted phone calls at home from people trying to sell something or raise money. Ask, "How does your family members feel after the call?" Make the connection that these unwanted calls can happen on the Internet in the form of a pop-up. 4. Show the Hover Pop Ups site and ask if they have ever seen images like this appear on their screen when using the computer. Lead a discussion on different type of pop-ups and unwanted content that may appear on your screen. Use images from the Google Doc to show a variety of pop-ups. Review the procedure for dealing with unwanted content - close the window and tell the teacher or trusted adult. 5. Show students the Tell an Adult video. Review concepts from the video. Show A Lesson in Computer Virus' video to review consequences of unwanted pop-ups. 6. Have students get out their laptops and login. Have them get out the Pixie Template and sort Trusted/Not Trusted Adults. When finished they should print and save their work. Stitz' Class Template Godman's Class Template McIntyre's Class Template - 7. Have students logout and put their laptops away. 8. Award a letter toward Cursor if they earned it.

Sept 24-28 (No School Wednesday - Yom Kippur) Digital Citizenship - What's an Ad?

Oct 1-5 1. Invite students in and have them select a seat. 2. Prior to the lesson, define community with the class. First grade students discuss what a community is in social studies. They discuss who is in their community, rules of the community, etc. Identify communities they are a part of, such as sports teams, scouts, classrooms, etc. 3. Discuss how the Internet is like a gigantic spider web connecting all computers. Use Google Earth to show that the Internet makes it possible for someone in Australia to talk to someone else in Canada. Reference other teachers int he building whom you work with and share tha tyou can use your computer to communicate with the teachers. Make the conection that everyone who is online is participating in the Internet community. Have students share other online communities that they know about, such as "FaceBook," "Twitter", "Webkinz" etc. This is a great time to remind students that there are age limits for sites such as these. 4. Show the two videos [|The Internet in Plain English] and [|Using the Internet] to students. 5. Create a Google Drawing Document and share it with the class. Have students in groups of 2 access the document and add a shape or quick drawing to the document. Have the class watch as the document evolves and changes as the class collaborates within their online community. 6. As a follow up have students complete the following Pixie Template and connect their computer with computers around the world using the Internet. 7. Save and Print work when finished. 8. Have students logout and put their laptops away. 9. Award a letter toward Cursor if they earned it.

Oct 8-12 1. Invite students in and have them select a seat. 2. Activate background knowledge regarding communication. Discuss the different ways students communicate with someone who does not live with them. Have them think of a relative who lives far away. Ask them how can you communicate with them. Record the student ideas in a Kidspiration Web. Possible answers may be - call on the phone, email, Skype, Face Time, Google Hangout etc. Ask which of these forms of communication are online.  3. Prearrange to have another staff member in the building or another tech teacher in the county communicate briefly with your class via Skype or other tool. This real world example of online communication will be a powerful example to share with students. 4. Have students complete the Kidspiration activity on types of Technology students use to communicate with family members. 5. Show students The Adventures of Kara, Winston, and the Smart crew video to review virus' and email attachments. Use it as an opening to discussion about email as a form of communication. 6. Complete Pixie Template and write an sample email to a relative from the Kidspiration activity that they notes they would email. If they have no relatives they email they can write a sample email to their parents. 7. Save and Print work. 8. Have students logout and put their laptops away. 9. Award a letter toward Cursor if they earned it.

Oct 15-19

(No School Friday - MSEA Convention)

Oct 22-26

Oct 29-Nov 1

Quarter ends on Thursday