In first grade, students listen to different stories from series that they may be interested in reading. These stories include the...
- Nate the Great series
- Cam Jansen series
- Little House series of picture books
- Black Lagoon series
We complete a research project on tigers. During this project the students...
- listen to a non-fiction story about a tiger
- receive their own tiger research book to place words and pictures in
- fill in the blanks on pages of their tiger books from facts they remember from the non-fiction tiger book
- use iClipart for Schools and Google to locate pictures of tigers
- print out pictures of tigers
- use scissors and glue to cut out and paste their pictures of tigers into their books
- color the "coloring book" like pictures in their tiger research book the colors of a tiger
Second Grade Overview
In second grade, students listen to several easy chapter novels that fit in a series that they might interested in reading. These series include
- Junie B. Jones
- Magic Tree House
- Bailey School Kids
- My Weird School
We complete a research project on gorilla. During this project the students...
- listen to a non-fiction story about a gorilla
- receive their own gorilla research book to place words and pictures in
- fill in the blanks on pages of their gorilla books from facts they remember from the non-fiction gorilla book
- use iClipart for Schools and Google to locate pictures of gorilla
- print out pictures of gorilla
- use scissors and glue to cut out and paste their pictures of gorilla into their books
- color the "coloring book" like pictures in their gorilla research book the colors of a gorilla
Third Grade Overview
In third grade, the students will research an animal of their choosing.
They will use the Internet to find the following information about their animal. I screen the websites for them. They will find specific information about their animal and create a poster sharing information about it.
Students will also learn what the Caldecott Medal is. They will "adopt" a gold and silver medal winner to share with everyone. They will read their book and write a short summary about it. They will also fill out "adoption papers" about their book where they will write the name of the book, author and illustrator of the book and when it won the Caldecott Medal. Because the Caldecott Medal books win for the pictures, the students will draw their favorite picture from the book using the Appleworks drawing program. They will also type their "adoption paper" information. Their pictures will be printed out in color and placed next to their adoption paper printout on colored construction paper.
Fourth Grade Overview
Fourth graders begin the school year by researching a president. They draw a president's name out of a basket. Each student are handed a research worksheet of information to find out about their president. They will use the Internet and books to fill out their research worksheets. They will create a president tent sharing information about their president.
Next students will choose a partner to research a natural disaster and create a Powerpoint presentation about it. The student groups will receive a paper version of their Powerpoint presentation to take notes on. They will use the Internet to locate information about their natural disaster. They will then create a Powerpoint presentation where they type their information it, change the background and add pictures. Their Powerpoint presentations will be published on the Lo-Ma web site.
Fifth Grade Overview
Fifth graders will learn about the world around them by researching a country. They will choose a country and have to find specific information about it using the Internet's CIA World Factbook. They will create a poster about their country. Their poster will include a map and flag that draw themselves.
Students will then learn about the Dewey Decimal system and how it works in libraries. They will learn about the 10 categories and what fits in each. Student will then create a Dewey Decimal Scrapbook placing pictures from magazines into each of the categories.
Sixth Grade Overview
Sixth graders will research a national park. They will use the Internet to locate information and pictures of their park. They will then create an iMovie sharing park information and pictures. Their movies will include text, pictures, transitions and music. They will burn their projects on a DVD.
They will then spend time learning about Internet safety. They will create Wordles about words they learned when discussing it.
I will help students locate information and pictures for their Iowa history project.
