1st
(0.25) Internet Safety Pledge
I will tell my trusted adult if anything makes me feel sad, scared, or confused.
I will ask my trusted adult before sharing information like my name, address, and phone number.
I won't meet face-to-face with anyone from the Internet.
I will always use good netiquette and not be rude or mean online.
(1) Scholastic News
Every week, Scholastic News magazine brings curriculum-connected nonfiction into your class!
(2) Star Reading and Star Math
Star Assessments are computer-adaptive tests (CATs) for Kindergarten to Grade 8 students that measure reading, math, and early literacy skills. Testing is conducted in the Fall, Winter, and Spring to determine the academic needs of our students and also measure the academic growth of our student population.
(1) Accelerated Start
ClassLink
Google Classroom
Google Meet
Google Profiles
(1) Lexia Core 5
Built on the science of reading, Lexia® Core5® Reading is a research-proven program that accelerates the development of literacy skills for students of all abilities, helping them make the critical shift from learning to read to reading to learn.
(1) Freckle
Freckle helps K-4 teachers differentiate instruction and reach every student at their own level across Math. It includes the entire grade level curriculum in each subject area and comes with practice questions, hints and videos to support learning and allow the student to move ahead.
(7) Google Drive
Students will be introduced to Google Drive. Logging in, creating a document, titling and saving. As part of this intro students will create five products.
This year we want students in Grade 1 becoming comfortable with loggining in, creating, editing and logging out. To achieve this, we will log in as often as we can and create and edit as much as we can.
Intro
Log into Google Drive for first time.
Go to mrpearse.com
Log into Google Drive.
Create document
Click on "Untitled Document" and title it "Test"
First and last name.
Crazy Letters
(2 classes)
Lesson 1
Log in.
Create new document and title "Crazy Letters"
Title, first and last name.
Miss a line.
Type students first name.
Increase font to 60.
Change font style of each letter.
Change color of each letter.
Lesson2
Same as lesson 1 but with first and last name.
My Diary
(3 classes)
Students will create a diary or personal journal. Each week they will date their journal and write a minimum of two lines.
Go to mrpearse.com
Log into Google Drive
Click on "Create"
Click on "Document"
Click on "untitled document" and write "My Diary"
Create title at top of page.
Add authors name underneath title.
Miss a line.
Write today's date. e.g. Thursday
Google Drivers Permit
(1 class)
Students will complete some basic Google Drive training and will exhibit the following skillsets:
Logging into Google Drive
Click on a link
Creating a product
Drag and drop
Copy and Paste
Typing words
Logging out of Google Drive
On completion of this activity, you will make your own "Google Drivers Permit" which will set you up for the "Google Drivers License Class A, B and C" in Grades 2, 3 and 4.
(1) Teach Your Monster To Read
Help children learn to read with our free, award-winning reading and phonics game.
This program includes letter sounds, letter blends and sight words. The latest updates also include Reading for Fun and Number Skills!
(0.5) Xtra Math
XtraMath is a free web program that teaches addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts which are critical to success in mathematics.
(0.5) Google Username Practice
Practice typing Google Drive usernames using a Google Form.
(1) Brainpop Jr.
BrainPOP® creates animated, curricular content that engages students, supports educators, and bolsters achievement.
(2) Keyboarding Skills
Students will type with all fingers using this web based program. They start in the classroom and can then practice more at home.
(3) Hour of Code
Hour of Code - WORLDWIDE.mp4Calling All Teachers
The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science.
Hour of Code
It's a 45 minute introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code" and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, an innovator.
Code.org Course 1
Get creative and complete maze-building challenges with basic coding concepts.
Sequencing
Completing instructions in order.
Learn to Drag and Drop
Sequencing with Scrat
Programming with Angry Birds
Programming in Harvester
Loops
Loops allow you to repeat something again and again.
Loops with Scrat
Loops with Laurel
Ocean Scene with Loops
Drawing Gardens with Loops
(2) Freckle
(2) Lexia Core 5
(8) American National Symbols Webquest
Dighton Rehoboth Regional School District , Massachusetts
INTRODUCTION
In this project we will create a Google Document and research as many national symbols as we can.
If we work hard enough with our facts, we might be able to add pictures!
PROCEDURE
Step 1
Create a New Google Document.
Step 2
Title it "National Symbols".
Step 3
Create four headings; Our Flag, The Statue of Liberty, The Bald Eagle and The White House.
Step 4
Write as many facts about each national symbol as you can and include a picture of each.
RESOURCES
The White House
FACTS
Our Flag
Flag was established June 14, 1777.
Between 1777 and 1960 the flag has changed 8 times.
The stripes represent the thirteen original colonies of America.
The stars represent the 50 states of the union.
Red symbolizes hardiness and valor.
hardiness means to do well even though things are not going well.
valor means to be determined or serious when things get hard.
White symbolizes purity and innocence.
purity means freedom from anything that makes you feel guilty or not clean.
innocence means freedom from bad things or wrong doing.
Blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice.
vigilance means to be watchful and aware so that your freedom is not taken from you.
perseverance means to be strong and determined even though things might be hard or difficult.
justice means that there are rules and if those rules are broken there are consequences.
The Statue of Liberty
It's So Big!
How tall is the entire structure (in feet)?
305 feet.
How many steps to the top?
354
At 50MPH winds how far does the statue swing?
3 inches
It's So Pretty!
Whats is the significance of the 7 pointed crown?
The seven continents on earth.
What do the windows in her crown represent?
The 25 gemstones on earth.
How many years did it take for the copper to turn green?
25 years
What A Nice Gift!
Who donated the statue?
Private French citizens.
Did the hand with the torch come first or did the whole statue come at the same time?
Just the hand and the torch arrived and was housed in Philadelphia.
The French donated the statue to celebrate what?
French American friendship.
Democracy
America’s first 100 years.
Fun Facts
What was the torch for many years?
A light house.
Who was liberty named after?
A greek god.
What does the tablet say that she is holding?
July 4th, 1776 in Roman Numerals (Independence Day).
Animal Facts - Bald Eagle.mp4The Bald Eagle
Found in North America.
National bird of the United States.
They are not bald.
Head is covered with white feathers.
8 foot wing span.
Usually live near the sea.
Only live in trees 75 feet or higher.
Have 7000 feathers.
Can live to 30 years old.
Can lift 4 pounds.
The White House
Official home of the President.
Largest house in America until after the civil war.
George Washington started construction in 1792.
Has survived two fires.
Has six floors.
Two floors for the basement.
Two floors for the public.
Two floors for the first family.
132 rooms and 35 bathrooms.
President works in the oval office.
Has tennis court, putting green and swimming pool.
About 7,000 people visit every day.
(1) Math Common Core Clickers
Students will review Grade 1 Math Common Core questions using an Interwrite Personal Response System (PRS). Each student will enter their answers into a computer using an infrared remote control. The computer then displays the results (including the correct answer) in a bar chart on the big screen.
Interland: Be Internet Awesome
Interland is an adventure-packed online game that makes learning about digital safety and citizenship interactive and fun. Here, kids will help their fellow Internauts combat badly behaved hackers, phishers, oversharers, and bullies by practicing the skills they need to be good digital citizens. In the game, players explore four floating islands: Kind Kingdom, Reality River, Mindful Mountain, and Tower of Treasure. Each island features a different mini game with a different Internet lesson.
Building Strong Passwords
Being Kind Online
All About Me - Google Slide Activity
In this activity, you will learn how to create a slideshow whilst writing facts and inserting images of yourself.
This activity will be pushed out through Google Classroom and completed in class.
(3) Into The Cloud Online Safety
Into the Cloud™ is an online safety presentation for children ages 10 and under. Using data from actual CyberTipline reports, each episode of season 1 focuses on a different element of online safety, from strategies for handling cyberbullying to recognizing and reporting unsafe/inappropriate interactions and content.