2014_Trin_1st

1st Grade
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Date: April 24 - May 9, 2014



 * As an extension of their Georgia animals study, students will learn how to gather facts from a nonfiction resource. They will explore World Book Online and write down information on an animal of their choice. Once they choose an animal, they will write down one fact on a note card and meet with a teacher to proof. Students will then draw a picture of their animal in KidPix and type their fact.

By the end of the lesson students will be able to: 
 * Evaluate all aspects of an online nonfiction resource, including text, photos and videos
 * Be comfortable with using World Book Encyclopedia ||  ||

Date: April 4 - 23, 2014



 * 1st Grade learn about power writing through //The Important Book// by Margaret Wise Brown. We will read the book as a class and note the writing style that she uses throughout. After reading the story, we will brainstorm words about our moms on a printed handout.

In the classroom, students will work on their power writing and meet with a teacher to make necessary revisions. Students will also practice reading their selection in preparation for the recording piece that will occur on the iPad.

TEACHERS: please don't forget to send out an email reminder to your moms and have them send a photo of them and their child to you. If you could keep them in a folder, that would be great! ||  || 

Date: March 19 - April 3, 2014


 When we are finished with the Idea Wall, students will create their own regional Georgia map in KidPix. All students will have a file in their folder called Georgia Landform. They will open the file and label and shade in the regions of Georgia on the map.
 * 1st Graders are learning about the 3 Major Regions of Georgia. We will use the Idea Wall to illustrate our knowledge of:
 * Mountain Region, Piedmont Region and Coastal Region
 * Create a Map Key with symbols
 * Create a Compass and label it
 * Discuss Borders
 * Capital City

Through this activity, students will learn about mapping skills, typing, symbols and presentation tools. || == Idea Wall ==

Here is a sample of what we did with the wall... || 

Date: March 4 - 18, 2014
 Some of the apps are: 
 * 1st Graders will use the iPads to explore some fun and educational games with their friends. The students will work in groups of 2 or 3 and rotate around the room. Each iPad will have an Information Page for that app with the name of it and the directions. All of the apps are in a folder called iPad Centers on the home page of your iPad!
 * Jumbled Sentences
 * Hungry Fish
 * Top It
 * Monster Squeeze
 * Animalia
 * Math Dojo
 * Daisy the Dino
 * Stack the States ||  ||

<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Feb. 24 - March 3, 2014
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<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Feb. 14 - 21, 2014


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 * On the Idea Wall, 1st graders will brainstorm different places in Georgia they have traveled. When we are finished, students will take part in a Google Earth Virtual Field Trip exploring various locations in Georgia. In the Google Earth file, I've included main points of interest in the tour with links on a few of the pins for further investigation.

After we explore Georgia as a class, students will have the opportunity to use Google Earth on their own. By doing this, they will expand their use of maps and map tools. || |||| **where_am_i_georgia_virtual_trip.kmz** || [|Download File]

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<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Jan. 24 - Feb. 3, 2014
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 * Students are introduced to the wide world of maps. Using globes, road maps and digital images, students will explore different kinds of maps and learn the basic properties of each map. After watching the Brain Pop "Reading Maps" video, students will explore the Adventure Island and Cardinal Direction Map games to the right.

This lesson will allow students to look at maps and learn how places relate to each other. They will practice navigating from site to site and start on basic coding with "Go, George, Go." ||





Go, George, Go! ||

<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Jan. 28, 2014
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 * As an extension of their penguin research activity, students will review parts of a nonfiction book and how to read nonfiction information. They will explore World Book Online and write down information on a topic of their choice. By the end of the lesson students will be able to:
 * Evaluate all aspects of an online nonfiction resource, including text, photos and videos
 * Be comfortable with using World Book Encyclopedia || [[image:http://www.linktolearning.net/uploads/1/3/6/4/1364007/2014930.png?231 caption="Picture" link="@http://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/readingskills/readingnonfiction/"]]

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<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Jan. 15 - 23, 2014
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 * Students will be introduced to typing and begin to learn the location of keys on the keyboard. After learning about "home row" and reviewing key locations as a class, students will have the opportunity to practice their new skills through the games listed below. [[image:http://www.linktolearning.net/uploads/1/3/6/4/1364007/9728823_orig.png caption="Picture" link="@http://www.abcya.com/typing_rocket_junior.htm"]]



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<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Jan. 6 - 13, 2014
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 * 1st graders will work on their writing skills and participate in an activity called Winter in 6 Words. There will be enough iPads for the students to partner up and select a winter image from the camera roll that is saved in the Photo Sharing section.
 * Select a photo from the ipad
 * Create a descriptive sentence for your image with a partner
 * Write your sentence on an index card, remember capitalization and punctuation.
 * Have a teacher check your work
 * Create a NEW Book
 * Add a title (Winter in 6 Words by and )
 * Click on the page to edit it and select the mountains, select the photo icon and browse for the image that you will use.
 * Type your sentence in the text area
 * Record your voice with the recorder || == Here is an example... == ||

<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Dec. 4 - 18, 2013
<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #4e4e4e; display: block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;">Students will finish their "First Gift" artwork in KidPix, making sure to add a sentence explaining what it is. When finished, students may play any of the holiday games listed below. <span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
 * [[image:http://www.linktolearning.net/uploads/1/3/6/4/1364007/6720979.png?196 caption="Picture" link="@http://www.abcya.com/kindergarten_christmas_lights.htm"]]

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<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Nov. 19 - Dec. 3, 2013
<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> This activity can be modified to accommodate all Holiday celebrations. The first gift of Hanukkah, the first gift of Kwanza...etc. || || <span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
 * Students will read //The Polar Express// by Chris Van Allsburg. After the book has been read, students will be asked to imagine that they were the one chosen to receive the first gift of Christmas or Hanukkah.
 * Students will illustrate their ideas in KidPix with a sentence explaining what it is.

<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Nov. 7 - 18, 2013
<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Students will learn how to do the following: <span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
 * Students will continue exploring systems of the body through the Popplet app. Students will use the MY BODY app and take screenshots for each system of the body. They will create a graphic organizer for each system and share it with the class. This demonstrates a bit of "app-smashing" between two apps. When this is complete, we will import them in to iMovie and create a Systems of the Body movie with Audio of the students.
 * Create a Popplet graphic organizer
 * Use the iPad camera
 * Take a screen shot on the iPad
 * Crop pictures on the iPad
 * Import pictures on the iPad
 * Use appropriate Science vocabulary ||  ||

<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Oct. 30 - Nov. 6, 2013
<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> The students will trace their partner on the idea wall and illustrate the insides of the major systems of the body including labels. || == Systems of the Body ==
 * 1st Graders will be learning about the systems of the body in their classroom and in the Idea Lab. We will review the six systems that they are learning and the major organs/parts associated with each.
 * Circulatory- heart, arteries, veins, blood
 * Respiratory- lungs, mouth, nose
 * Nervous- brain, spinal cord
 * Skeletal- spine, skull, femur, bones
 * Muscular- bicep, triceps, hamstring, quadriceps
 * Digestive- stomach, liver, teeth, esophagus, intestines

Students will work with their classmates to drag the words in the correct bubbles for each system of the body. || <span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">

<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Oct. 22 - 29, 2013
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 * Students will practice using the drawing tools in KidPix and learning to change colors. They will learn how to put their name on their work and save it to their folder on Zoe. When students have finished their picture, they can play the following games. || [[image:http://www.linktolearning.net/uploads/1/3/6/4/1364007/2418482.png?154 caption="Picture" link="@http://www.abcya.com/word_search_halloween.htm"]] || [[image:http://www.linktolearning.net/uploads/1/3/6/4/1364007/5459180_orig.png caption="Picture" link="@http://www.abcya.com/pumpkin_carving.htm"]] || [[image:http://www.linktolearning.net/uploads/1/3/6/4/1364007/2750624.png?154 caption="Picture" link="@http://www.abcya.com/make_a_pumpkin.htm"]] ||

<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Oct. 10 - 21, 2013
<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> When the kids have finished with KidPix, they can play another Mousing Game called Bees and Honey ! || Here is an example of what the children's KidPix page should look like after they've explored the tools! || <span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
 * * The students will practice logging on without assistance.
 * Introduce KidPix and introduce the tools. (Have them log on as Tech Lab and select GO)
 * Show the draw, paint, fill and color wheel.
 * The students will explore the program and create something of their own using the tools introduced.
 * Learn how to exit the program.
 * Log off

<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Oct. 2 - 9, 2013
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 * 1st Graders will continue their unit on Internet Safety and discuss issues with being tricked by grownups who might be Meet Me Mack's or by websites wanting your personal information like Wanna Know Wally.

Students will watch the "Beat the Tricks" music video. They will discuss ways people try to trick kids into dangerous situations. They play a memory game to review the eight tricks they have learned. The 8 Tricks are... The common solution for all common tricks is to ALWAYS check with a trusted adult in charge before going or doing anything with anyone, even someone the child may know well. || == Beat the Tricks ==
 * 1) The Offer Trick
 * 2) The Animal Trick
 * 3) The Emergency Trick
 * 4) The Help Trick
 * 5) The Friend Trick
 * 6) The "Bad" Child Trick
 * 7) The Flattery/Model Trick
 * 8) The Open-the-Door Trick



Watch the video called Beat the Tricks and see if you can spot the 8 tricks that we discussed.

Delivery for Webster


Listen to the story about how Webster is tricked while playing on the internet. This story teaches a great lesson about Pop-Ups and sharing personal information! || <span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">

<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Sept. 24 - Oct. 1, 2013
<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> Activity: The children will learn about how to create a secure password with including numbers as letters. We will do an activity with our names, where numbers are included. We will guess who's name belongs to whom.
 * * 1st graders will navigate through the NetSmartzkids.org website and play some of the games and videos that support our internet safety unit.
 * We will discuss the importance of remembering the UYN Rules and how to create a Safe Password and the reasons why. We will also discuss the importance of keeping personal information private.

1=i 2=Z 3=E 4=A 5=S 6=b 7=Z 8=B 9=g 0=O

When you create a password, substitute a number where a letter would appear, according to the chart above. Some examples:
 * scuba becomes 5cu8a
 * water becomes w4t3r
 * icecream becomes 1c3cr34m || == Netsmartz Password Rap ==



BrainPop Internet Safety
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<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Sept. 16 - 23, 2013
<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> All of the teaching resources can be found here. Here are the characters that will help us along: || == Router's Birthday Surprise ==
 * * Students in 1st grade will begin their unit on Internet Safety. We will use the NetSmartz materials and resources to discuss relevant topics on Digital Citizenship.
 * The students will participate in watching Router's Birthday Surprise. It is an educational presentation about internet safety and appropriately learning how to identify inappropriate situations and solutions for them.
 * We will review the Webville Outlaws and the NetSmartz characters.
 * There will be relevant and meaningful discussions throughout the presentation that pertains to the content that's being delivered
 * If time allows, the children will explore www.netsmartzkids.org and play some games related to the video.

Click on the image to watch the movie! || <span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
 * == Look at Dis Louie == || == Meet Me Mack == || == Potty Mouth Pete == || == Wanna Know Wally == ||

<span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #181818; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">Date: Sept 6-13, 2013
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 * Practice logging on and off the computer
 * Play the Mousing Around Activity and then choose a game on the Mini Mouse Website below

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 * == Mousing Around Skills ==

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 * == Rotation #2 ==

Date: Aug 28 - Sept 5, 2013
1st graders will be completing a survey that will help the 6th grade students learn about the Trinity community. They will answer questions about their favorite specials class, food, family and fun stuff that happens in school. All of this information is anonymous and will be used for looking at data. The 6th graders will use the data and create graphs representing the typical Trinity child.

After students complete their surveys with the help of 6th graders, they will open Photo Booth and explore the application. At the end of class students will learn how to log off their computer.

Adams/Daigre and Bristow/Pileggi click here Perry/Rankin and Schaaf/Washington click here ||  || <span style="background-color: #e0edf6; color: #626262; display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif;">
 * == Rotation #1 ==

Date: Aug 16-23, 2013
Welcome back to Trinity and the IDEA LAB! This is a place where students and teachers can get together to create, plan, collaborate and celebrate amazing ideas! Today we are going to have an introduction to the Idea Lab, since this is the first year with technology and MacBook Airs. After an introduction to the space, students will participate in a QR Code Scavenger Hunt.

What is a QR Code? How do you read it? QR stands for Quick Response, it is a trademark that automotive factories used to track and mark their vehicles. The code consists of black modules (square dots) arranged in a square pattern on a white background. When you scan it, information is read and stored.

During this activity, students will learn about QR Codes, but more importantly, they will become familiar with the iPad and all that it is capable of.

After this lesson, students will be able to say...
 * I can take a picture
 * I can use a QR scanner on the iPad
 * I can work effectively with a partner
 * I can learn more about my school ||  ||