The main section of the Computer Lab home page is routinely updated
to offer new and seasonal ideas for your computer learning adventures.
As a means of helping teachers plan ahead
click any month below to see what you can expect during that month.
August November February May
September December March Summer Break
October January April

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August/September:

Welcome Back to School
"Prepare your minds for action."
          (I Peter 1:13)

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ccpaw_blue.gif (121 bytes) We're Tracking Down Computer Parts
Can you locate each of these:

ccpaw_blue.gif (121 bytes) Tower (CPU) ccpaw_blue.gif (121 bytes) Monitor
ccpaw_blue.gif (121 bytes) Mouse ccpaw_blue.gif (121 bytes) Keyboard
ccpaw_blue.gif (121 bytes) Speakers or Headset ccpaw_blue.gif (121 bytes) CD ROM Drive
ccpaw_blue.gif (121 bytes) Microphone ccpaw_blue.gif (121 bytes) Printer
ccpaw_blue.gif (121 bytes) Floppy Disk Drive ccpaw_blue.gif (121 bytes) Scanner

Which have power buttons?
Do you know where the volume control is?

Click here for a digital picture of a computer.*
Save it with a right-click and label the parts in Paint or Word.

Computer Parts Worksheets
Drag and drop computer names, or
select names from drop-down menus. Print.
(Excel file that can be opened in Excel or Internet Explorer.)

Growing With Technology, K-5
Choose a level to see Katie's Computer, Burton's Computer...
Key Terms, Keyboarding & other activities

Printable Kids' Domain Computer Lessons*
(Teacher - worksheet section*)

You should know these terms as we begin:
  1. hardware
  2. software
  3. screen
  4. desktop
  5. icon or shortcut
  6. start menu
  7. computer programs
  8. Internet
  1. click
  2. double-click
  3. window
  4. maximize
  5. minimize
  6. scroll and scroll bar
  7. exit or close
  8. task bar

Double-click icons. Click everything else once, as a general rule.

Don't Be A Clicking Maniac!

Don't be a clicking maniac! Click correctly and patiently look for the signs that your click worked.


Over-clicking can slow down your computer and possibly cause it to freeze. UGH!

Learn about mouse skills with these...
  1. Mousercize*
  2. Mousing Around from Head Sprout
  3. Practice Mouse Skills by Lawrence Goetz
  4. How to Use the Mouse (beginners see "Scrolling" section)
  5. New User Tutorial

For fun, practice your mouse skills on...

  1. Bees & Honey*
    Practice moving the mouse, clicking, and finally use drag & drop


    Freida Fillet (Not available when checked.)
    Practice mouse control to see if you can safely maneuver Freida through the dangers of the sea. Keep on your toes or, "Ooops! Aww, poor Freida."

  2. Take a Trip from ABCya
    Stay on the path and make it to the finish line. Do you have each of the landmarks in your community?

  3. Berenstain Bears Dress-Up
    Drag and drop.

  4. Dress the Doggie
    Click, drag & drop, and listen.

  5. Buzzing With Shapes*

  6. Adventures with Nash or Flick

  7. Crayola Match'n Madness*
    Practice clicking.

  8. ABC Match

  9. Spelling Match
    With or without timer. 

  10. AlphaZoo*

  11. Practice patience and clicking as you listen to Story Bear's The Wishing Tree* or "Sharon the Shocking Sharer" demos from Sherston.
    Patience is a MAJOR computer skill!

  12. Tackle Math from the mighty Mr. Nussbaum
    2-player (or play against the computer)
    5 or 10 minute "quarters".
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What formula would be used to calculate your highest score? Hint: the opposite of Minimum.
Use Excel to create a Score Sheet
as you try Crayola Match'n Madness.
Use the "Min" formula to calculate your best score. Can you explain why the Min formula is used?

 


Practice loads of skills with
Kerpoof!
Make a Movie or Make a Picture
Learn how it works first.
Teachers, you have the option to create a class.

Don't hunt for the keys. Know where they are. Practice!

Don't Hunt for Keys!
Know where they are.


Can you find these?

keyboard.gif (1171 bytes) the Alpha-numeric Keys keyboard.gif (1171 bytes) the Numeric Keypad
keyboard.gif (1171 bytes) the Enter Key keyboard.gif (1171 bytes) Num Lock
keyboard.gif (1171 bytes) the Space Bar keyboard.gif (1171 bytes) the Escape Key
keyboard.gif (1171 bytes) the Backspace Key keyboard.gif (1171 bytes) the Tab Key
keyboard.gif (1171 bytes) Caps Lock keyboard.gif (1171 bytes) Arrow Keys
keyboard.gif (1171 bytes) the Shift Key keyboard.gif (1171 bytes) Slash & Backslash Keys

Begin with CLEAN HANDS on the HOME ROW.

Strive for

1.

 Technique
2. Accuracy
3. Speed


Click the "Keyboarding" link
on the left side of this page
to begin learning & practicing proper keyboarding skills.
Keyboarding isn't scary. You'll be glad you learned how. I promise!

 


Give Typer Shark a try for keyboarding fun.
(Noah's Ark is a fun challenge too.)

PRACTICE!
We'll have some fun with keyboarding once in a while,
so be ready.

I'll be watching for those using good keyboarding skills.
Cheating cheats you!

Give Touch Typing drills a try.

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Click me

 Arrow Keys on the Keyboard can be used to move around web pages.
Practice using the arrow keys with Inch Worm*.
Read the tips as you go.

Growing With Technology, K-5
Keyboarding & other activities

The Amazing Incredible Handwriting Worksheet Making Tool*
(Standard or Denelian)

Use the Make Your Own 8 Line Text Worksheet  for sentences
Example: Today is Monday. Tomorrow is Tuesday.
plus more from Handwriting for Kids*
Click "Manuscript" or "Cursive" buttons to see several printable options.
See the helpful animations by resting your mouse over each letter.

 

Be careful with the headset and microphone. Can you adjust the volume?

We won't always need the headset.
Please wait until you see whether you'll need it.

We rarely need the microphone.
Playing with it can cause it to break.
See Commandment #2 of the
Computer Lab 10 Commandments.

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Starfall
Learn to read activities, Calendar, and more.
The calendar is great presented with the Sympodium or Smart Board.
Be sure to listen, and click any word you want to hear again.

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Candy Land
with Dora from Nick Jr.
Tip: New Adventure offers a 2-Player Option

Put your headset on and listen as you try these Brain Teasers:
A B C Gulp, Bear Wear, and more.

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Franklin Videos
from Nick Jr.

 

Follow up with Spelling City Activities - The Hurricane Song List

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Put your headset on and listen as you read along with these and more.
These are terrific displayed on the large TV monitor or projection screen.

Listen and follow along. Enjoy online stories in lab or on your classroom TV monitor.

The 3 Bears & the New Baby - find it under the A-Z tab.

Plus
Diary of a Worm from Tumble Books
(Click the Story Books button.)
View the story and then take the Tumble Quiz and Book Report.
Follow-up: Create your own e-diary using the writing processor or PowerPoint.
Add bits throughout the year during lab sessions or center time.
Include digital pictures of you, your friends, and your school.
Use the scanner to include some of your class work.
Burn your e-diary to a CD at the end of the year.
(Include the PowerPoint Viewer)
Mom and Dad will be surprised!

If you're hungry,
let someone know.
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
works with schools.

 

Constitution Day - September 17

Listen to The Preamble from Schoolhouse Rock

Interactive Painting - Signing the Constitution
from Mount Vernon.org

Interactive Paintings
from Teaching American History

Constitution Timeline Quiz
from Enchanted Learning
Click the Timeline link in the menu to read information.

Save the Bill of Rights

10 Fast Facts on the Constitution

Celebrate Constitution Day
Including:  Madison's Notes are Missing, Constitution Crossword, and What Did the Founders Say

Constitutional Convention Quiz from Quiz Tree

Constitution Q & A

Constitution Cube

Interactive Constitution
Additional activities, including word search puzzles, offered by the Constitution Center.

Centuries of Citizenship - An Interactive Timeline

Clickable Map of Historic Philadelphia
See Independence Hall

Locate Independence Hall on Mapquest or Google Earth
Hint:  Chestnut Street between 5th and 6th.
Use the Street Map view and also the Aerial Image view
tabs in upper right corner of the Mapquest map.

Congress for Kids
Read about the Constitution and try quizzes over each section.

Read about the Constitution
View Page 1 of the actual Constitution.
Use the writing processor to create your own preamble.
Use fonts similar to the original.
Print and sign.

Sign your name with a digital quill pen.
Print your most decorative signature.

Imagine a paperless day. Is it possible? Use the writing processor to list tasks in which you use a pencil and provide a digital alternative if possible.

Scholastic Games

Dragon's Daily Drill
Grades 1 - 6
from TLS Books

 

What the heck does that mean?
Do you know the buzz words
of the week?
What's a hard drive and where is it?

- - - Take our current Buzz Word quiz. - - -


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If you're hungry,
let someone know.
The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma
works with schools.

 

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Handy, helpful ideas teachers can use.

Quiddler School Challenge
Daily Puzzles, August-July

Classroom Architect
Easy drag-and-drop tool to rearrange your classroom.

 

Can you solve this month's lab challenge? Computer Lab Challenge

Print and hang or display. One side has a challenge question; the flip-side offers a hint.

Archived Challenge

 

 

Yack Pack for Education
Collaboration tool with voice.

Class Marker
Create online quizzes
Quiz Egg
Wow! Great quiz generator. Students access your quizzes via a link. Take our Buzz Words quiz to see how it works. Awesome reports are available. Quick and free registration is required.  

Back to School Scavenger Hunt
from Enchanted Learning
Worksheet Works
Categories include Math, English, Geography, Puzzles, and more.
Software Blowouts - Education Section
Great Prices! Be sure to check the "System Requirements" for your version of Windows or other operating system. Check out the Kid Games Section also.  

 
Printable Math worksheets from Billy Bear*
TLS Books Kids' Page printable Math worksheets*
Math Realm - Subscribe to e-mail newsletter providing links to online math demonstrations.
Personal Educational Press - Generate worksheets plus instant, interactive Flash activities!

Teachers & Computer Lab Coordinators, set an educational wallpaper such as
the ones offered on our Computer Decorating - Wallpaper page to
teach terms such as "desktop", "icon", and "wallpaper".

 

 


 

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August - September Rotations
 

How many events in the Triathlon? What are they?

Summer Olympic Sports
Animation and text explain each event.

Summer Olympics Coloring Pages

Flag Coloring Pages
Including U.S. with or without key

Travel & Cultures Directory
from National Geographic with pictures and maps

Olympics Timeline
from Info Please

Enchanted Learning - Olympics Section
Quiz, Crossword Puzzle, and more

 

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Presidential BINGO
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Compare cards after the debate. Analyze the data with Excel.

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OCTOBER:

  Bring 5 different colored leaves. See if you can match the colors using the Paint program to create custom colors.
October
We're learning to use the Internet.


"Leaf" it to us! We'll know these terms in no time.

desktop
icon
browser
window
title bar
menu bar
address bar
tool bar
status bar
task bar
URL
search engine
bookmarks
keywords
history
ghosted
radio button
drop down menu


Check out these search engines
and others on our new SEARCH page:

  • KartOO
    Visually previews each matching site.

  • GoGooligans
    It offers a graphical keyboard button, handy for SMART Board users.

 

 

Give these October web lessons a try:

FEMA Fire Safety
Read about fire safety and try some safety activities.
Can you spot all the hazards in the Hazard House?
October is Fire Safety Month

NYS Fire Safety for Kids
Do you know about Operation Edith?

Help Sparky Out
Fire safety activities for non-readers too.

NOT AVAILABLE  when checked CyberSurfari - launches October 18th, 2002
A terrific online treasure hunt.
Put on your thinking cap and sharpen your Internet skills.
TEACHERS, register your teams.

NOW FEE required  Brain Pop Autumn Leaves
Watch a movie and take a quiz. Listen carefully!

Clean Up the Classroom
Germbuster badges and worksheets

Autumn Leaf Scrapbook

Leaf Invaders

NOT AVAILABLE  when checked - moved to November Autumn Acrostic Poem Worksheet
Use online dictionaries, online rhyming dictionaries, and thesauri to create your poem.

Science Made Simple-Why Do Leaves Change Color in Fall?

Why Do Leaves Change Color from EEK

Daylight Saving Time
What's that all about?

Daylight Saving Time Around the World
from Info Please

Identifying Time
Good for class presentation on TV monitor.
Then try Willie the Watchdog* in Computer Lab.
It's a 2 player activity.

+  -  X  ÷ Fact Dash*
Set the timer to 1-minute for a mad minute type activity.

Spooky Monster Numbers* and Haunted Alphabet*
from Fun School & Kaboose

Fishin' Mission
Be careful!

Guess how long this blue line is, and then measure it to see how accurate you were.

Use the Paint program and digital camera
to illustrate how you'll dress up for Trick or Treating.
Thanks to Mrs. Blackburn for this terrific idea. Here are some examples from her class*:

Research one fact about bats. Can you also state an opinion?

Research one fact about cats.


What does coniferous mean? Use an online dictionary to look it up.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Crossword

The Atoms Family

 

Web O Word
Vocabulary Visually
Can you create your own?

Bats
interesting information

Are bats helpful or harmful?
Echo the Bat
Story and tough questions.

Can you create an animated bat in instant messenger?

new_small.gif (1667 bytes)Defenders of Wildlife - Bat Fact Sheet
Watch the video and read amazing facts.
Click Sound and listen.
Choose another animal or habitat from the drop-down menu.

Crayola Crafts - Black Bat Silhouette
Login, read, and follow directions to try this clever watercolor technique. Be sure to bring supplies!
Bonus: Use an online dictionary to pronounce and define "silhouette" and "echolocation".

 

Apple Corps
virtual pumpkin decorating, learn about radio buttons & splash pages

Do pumpkins grow on trees, under the ground, on vines, or on stalks?
Virtual Pumpkin Decorating
from Ben & Jerry's
Drag & drop the decorations out of the basket and onto your pumpkin.

Professor Garfield's Pumpkin Patch
Listen carefully and hover over each pumpkin to hear the ending sound.

Carve a Pumpkin
from Cub Pack 81

Peetnik Mysteries of Clutterbuck Valley
Read and put on your thinking cap!
Try to solve the Mystery of Smelly Jelly.
Print the newspaper article telling of your success.

Mystery.net

Columbus' Voyage Maps & Ships
Make a map and ships to trace Columbus' journey.
Learn to save or copy a world outline map, open it in Paint, and draw Columbus's journey while on the computer.

Christopher Columbus and the Great Age of Exploration
and Other New World Explorers (categorized by country of origin)
from WorldBook Student Activities

Web Hunt - Christopher Columbus

Whaddaya Know Quiz Shows
Christopher Columbus plus several other topics offered.

Crack the Code
A latitude and longitude - map activity. Teachers, click here for the Classroom Lesson Plan to prepare for the activity.

We're learning to use Paint.
Visit our Fun Page to choose a coloring page.
Can you follow our steps for coloring in the Paint program?
Here's a hint: right-click to copy.
Don't forget to look for broken lines before filling.
Can you create a custom color in Paint?

Oklahoma Acrostic Poem
Use the Acrostic Wizard from Read, Write, Think
to create a poem about Oklahoma.
Include the names of Oklahoma towns, places of interest, and people.
"H is for Henry, Governor of Oklahoma" or "Holy City, found in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge."
Include interesting information and photo (not clipart) illustrations along with a map.

Achoo!
Crawford the Cat
What does Crawford say you should do
when you're sick so that you won't spread germs?
Use the writing processor to list all the rhyming words you hear in Crawford's videos.
Watch Crawford Washes His Hands too.

Sneeze in your Sleeve
Why? How? Watch and see.
from SchoolTube

and remember to...

Pumpkin, Pumpkin
Starfall Story

 

Put your headset on and listen as you read along with these and more.
These are terrific displayed on the large TV monitor or projection screen.

Listen and follow along. Enjoy online stories in lab or on your classroom TV monitor.

Book Pals, Storyline
Watch and listen as terrific stories are read by
Tia & Tamera, Amanda Bynes, Melissa Gilbert, Al Gore, and others.
Mrs. Cannon recommends, "A Bad Case of Stripes" read by Sean Astin.
TEACHERS, accompanying activities and lesson plans with each story.
Tip: click "Large" for the best video display.
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Shareware e-Books
You'll be prompted to download the DNL plug-in if you don't have it.
The Children's Section lists several stories.
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RIF
FEATURED STORIES FREQUENTLY CHANGE.
Check RIF's site for current stories.
Follow-up "Pink and Purple Pumpkins"
by using the Paint program to create your own unusually colored items.
Follow-up "Nat & Pat Have a Spat"
with the writing processor, Power Point, or KidPix to
create your own rhyming sentences or story. Pick a word out of a hat and rhyme away!
Check out the Monthly Activity Calendar
and online activities.

Sylvan Dell Publishing
Loads of follow-up activities:
Creative Minds, AR quizzes at a discount, Story Time Crafts, online Comprehension Quizzes, fact sheets, Teaching Activities, mp3 audio, Special Days Calendar, and much more.

 

Use online research tools to discover what nutrients apples provide.

  1. Johnny Appleseed Hidden Picture

  2. Johnny Appleseed story, quiz, and more
    from Enchanted Learning

  3. Johnny Appleseed Activities
    from DLTK Kids

  4. Apple Facts
    from the University of Illinois

  5. Apple Math - Story Problems
    (Word Document)

  6. Johnny Appleseed Video

  7. Johnny Appleseed Song
    Play the song and sing along.

 

Wii Playable
Write spelling words, and click Play to watch.

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Scribble Maps

What does coniferous mean? Use an online dictionary to look it up.

Math Attack*

I Know That*
Leon's Math DoJo, Math Movies, and more

WHOMP!
Read the directions together to know how to play.

Flipping Monsters

Little Critter's Scarecrow Game
Thanks to Mrs. Foster for sharing this link.

Word Family Worms
from Kidz Club
print & assemble

Multiplication Station from Weekly Reader
Use Excel to create a Score Sheet
Calculate your best score. Can you explain which formula you would use?

Computers, Gadgets & Guts
Let's see what's inside.

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 Cracking Open an iPod Nano
Notice the temperature warning. Is it a good idea to leave it in a car on a hot day?
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Our camera is an 8-megapixel; how does that compare to the iPhone camera?
This one has a near tragic ending!


Bones - an Exhibit Inside You
and

Who's Your Mummy
Learn about ancient Egypt
from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis
grades 3-5 section

Origami Pumpkin
Origami Bat
Origami Pumpkin - instructions
Bring an orange or black piece of paper. Read and follow directions
Add stems and leaves to create a pumpkin patch display.

 

 

Oh my Word! We're making Treat Cans.
Open or right-click and save this template to begin.
Carefully double-click the Word Art Name on each label to edit.
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Print, trim, and wrap around can. Fill with treats.
Trim with raffia and share.
TIPS: font shown for names is "Girls are Weird" - free download on Internet.
Pampered Chef can openers work well to prepare cans for "re-sealing".

 


 

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October Rotations
 

 

(Posted during election years.)

God bless the U.S.A.
Election Co-nection
online voting  through Tuesday, October 28, 2008
(register in advance)

 

Scholastic's Election 2008

Time for Kids - 2008 Election
Meet the Candidates

Meaning of election terms from Time for Kids

Not available when checked
Elections 2004 from AOL@School
Interactive timeline of key events from CNN,

Weekly Reader - Election Center
Try Fishing for Votes

 

Keep up with election news by reading online newspapers.
Find some listed on our Reading page (#61-65)

Presidential Elections Lap Book
Excellent project!

U.S. Presidential Elections
from History Central - Multied

Election Scavenger Hunt
from Election World

Elections
from Congress For Kids

270 to Win

National Student/Parent Mock Election
Mock Election Day is October 30, 2008
Educator Information here

What are key dates or deadlines that I need to be aware of?

  • Practice Voting Available – October 1st, 2008 through October 17th, 2008

  • Voting Starts October 20th, 2008

  • Mock Election Day – October 30th 2008

  • Curriculum materials are available

  • Ballot customization deadline – September 19th, 2008

Google Interactive Electoral College Map
and Primary Information Map showing state and county information

National Student/Parent Mock Election
Mock Election Day is October 30, 2008

VOTE Glyph

Presidential BINGO
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Compare cards after the debate. Analyze the data with Excel.

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Know that Technology Term

Make a list of technology terms you know. Compare with others. Can you define each?What is "ghosted"?     
When a button is inactive and has a faded appearance it is ghosted.
Can you find a button on your screen that is ghosted?

 

Create a Candy Corn Critter using the Paint program. Begin with a piece of candy corn and add features.

 

What is this squiggly mark~really called?

The answer is on the keyboarding page. Click the Keyboarding link above, left.

 


Helpful and inspirational ideas for teachers.


Computer Tricks and Treats BACK BY REQUEST, revised 10-09.
Sample page available here.
Print, cut & curl; add your favorite goodies to share a memorable treat. 
Full set includes 41 computer tricks using Microsoft Word, Paint, Power Point, creating shortcuts and more.

Handy tips and tricks you can try. Can you type the cent sign? Pause during a slide show? Draw in Word Pad?

 

Item #TandT 
Computer Tricks & Treats
$9.95 (no shipping)
Document will be sent to the email address you provide when ordering. PDF file format provided.


© COPYRIGHT 2003-2009 Mrs. Cannon
Electronic material may not be reproduced or distributed
beyond single classroom or home use.

 

 
Can you solve this month's lab challenge? October Computer Lab Challenge
Print and hang or display.
One side has a challenge question;
the flip-side offers a hint.

 

Clip Art
As always read terms & conditions for each,
and preview prior to student use.
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yellow_stickpin.gif (1016 bytes) Classroom Clipart plus photographs
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Download a Searchable
Reader Quiz List

 

What do you get when you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?

Pumpkin Pi

Algebra isn't scary. Give it a try.

 

November

  Use spell check for "cornucopia". Is it correct?
November

God bless America.

God bless America.

Let's Say Thanks

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Colonial Williamsburg for Kids
Use the Colonial Post Card Maker or Card Creator
to send an e-card to each other or your class address.
Include a Colonial challenge question (along with your name) in the message.
View each card and answer everyone's question.
Additional Colonial Williamsburg Activities
including:
Make Your Own Acrostic
Tour the Town
Marva Maid Milk Challenge
follow-up: use clip art to create your own challenge; print & post
Video excerpts from the Cabinetmaker and Cooper
Watch as he carves a ball and claw foot. What Math terms do you recognize?

The First Thanksgiving from Scholastic
Plimoth 1621 - What was life like for the Wampanoag and Pilgrims?
Clothing
What did the pilgrims really wear?
Be sure to follow The Voyage on the Mayflower, clicking each spot along the way.

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Plimoth Plantation - Talk Like a Pilgrim and more

Mayflower Treasure Hunt
Google Books

Bringing History Home

Mayflower Compact
See 1620

 

Unlock the Secrets of Indian Language
from Texas Beyond History
How did Native Americans, explorers, and settlers communicate?

NOT AVAILABLE  when checked Thanksgiving Cyber Challenge

Plimoth Plantation's You Be The Historian -
Investigating the First Thanksgiving

Can You Survive Jamestown?
printable worksheets with research links

Jamestown Online Adventure

Jamestown Replica
print, cut, and assemble
from Homeschool in the Woods

Sammy the Turkey Snake
an online story
(Use Internet Explorer)

Online Thanksgiving Games from Kaboose

Thanksgiving Printables from Family Fun
Thanksgiving TV BINGO cards, coloring pages, and more.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Find out more about those spectacular balloons.

Mixin' Math
See how handy your math skills are in this kitchen.

 


What's the secret word?
Extra points for anyone who prints and submits the correct word.
Create your own using the Rebus tool.

NOT AVAILABLE  when checked Smarty Marty's Guide to Cooking a Turkey
Want to know how that delicious turkey made it to the table?

Why does a turkey have white and dark meat?
Find the answer on Everyday Mysteries.

Pumpkin Life Cycle

How Does a Pumpkin Grow
sequence cards

Alenka's Recipe Card Maker
Select graphics, enter ingredients and instructions.
Remember to use Print Preview before printing. Print wisely!

Virtual Holiday Dinner
Check out the nutritional value of the items you drag onto your plate.
(Click "Enhanced Dinner")

What does the orange area of this chart represent?

Create a Pie Chart
Not very tasty, but interesting just the same.

Gather information from your class, and create your own pie chart.

How do you write "Thank you" in Spanish?
How do you pronounce it?
Use the writing processor or Paint program to create a thank you card or poem.

Word Champ - Web Reader
Use the Web Reader tool. No need to download; select "Read Foreign Websites" from the menu.
Point to "Thank You" on this page and listen to translations.
Select from a long list of languages; click the tiny speaker icon to listen to pronunciation.

Learn other Spanish words with Dora the Explorer
Try the Say It 2 Ways printable cards.
How do you say "computer" in Spanish?

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Create word clouds to express "thanks".
Try it with vocab words or specific parts of speech.

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Native American Cultures from Scholastic

Decorate your computer for the holiday.
Try these wallpaper choices by Black Dog or these from Billy Bear.
Not sure how to decorate your computer? Click the "Computer Decorating" link along the left side of this page.

A Thanksgiving Timeline
from the Library of Congress
Use their Search feature to locate it.
Use Microsoft Word or Paint to create your own timeline.

What does coniferous mean? Use an online dictionary to look it up.

 


Use the printing steps you've learned and design your own bookmark with these
and surprise your media specialist too!

 
Bookmark Forge by TVO Kids
(search or click All Games)

 
Bookmark Factory from National Geographic


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Create Your Own Comix Strip
from Make Beliefs Comix
Educators Section

Pumpkin Lapbook

Create a newspaper with the
Printing Press template from Read, Write, Think

? ?   What is it?  ?   ?
Print and connect the dots.
Other worksheets found here.
Print carefully! Click the provided Print button or
use Print Preview (File, Print Preview) to print only the worksheet.
Can you copy and paste the picture into Paint to complete and color?
Watch for broken lines when filling with color. Use "Edit, Undo" as needed.

 

Print, color, and assemble
How to Plant Corn
from Evan-Moor

Growing Corn
from MI KIDS

Corn Craft Pattern

 

For a fun and sweet treat try these from Family Fun:


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Past - Present - Future
from Amtrack & Disney's Christmas Carol
Activity Book

Barnaby Bear's Day Trip to Paris
What train does Barnaby take?

I spy something red...

Chipardy featuring Oklahoma!
on our Oklahoma page

Growth of a Nation - Animated Atlas
Watch for Oklahoma!

I spy something red...

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Rumble, Grumble*
A fun penguin story.
(Click the Stories button to choose a story.)
Click to advance.

Dave the Brave
Build your own monster,
Then write sentences filled with adjectives to describe it.
Can anyone build your monster from your description?

Encyclopedia Britannica presents
Native American stories
The Coyote and the Money Tree
and
Neighbors

Begin with "Getting Ready to Read" and click any underlined words or phrases to learn more.
Click the speaker icon below the story to listen.

Sing along!Educational Songs from Kids Know It
Constellation Jig, Why Do We Have Seasons, and many more MP3s.

 

Let it snow! Use the drawing toolbar to draw a snowman.

Skate Cam
Later in the month take a live look at Braum's Ice Rink in Oklahoma City, Downtown in December
Have you been?

 

 

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November Rotations
 

 

(Posted during election years.)

God bless the U.S.A.

U.S. Presidential Election 2004
Make your own choropleth map of election results.
U.S. map from Eduplace - one with postal abbreviations
U.S. map from Enchanted Learning - you label the states
Print to take home. Color your map as you watch election results come in on television or online.
Divide your class into groups, each responsible for a region of the United States.

Compare your data with election results from 2000 offered by National Atlas.
Click History to generate maps showing election results of both electoral and popular votes.
Zoom in and click the Identify button above the map for more information.

Electoral College Votes
Click a state to see how many votes are associated with that state.
Label your own saved or printed U.S. map, showing the number of votes per state.

Scholastic's Election 2008


Interactive timeline of 2004 key events from CNN

Time for Kids Election Connection
including the '08 Electionary
Meaning of election terms

Weekly Reader Election
Try Fishing for Votes

Keep up with election news by reading online newspapers.
Find some listed on our Reading page (#61-66)

If You Were President
by Scholastic

Meet the candidates via online press (follow links posted here) and prepare for our Extra! Extra! project*.
Use the writing processor to take notes as you research.
*found in Mrs. Cannon's Computer Lab Project Book

U.S. Election Atlas
Excellent interactive maps and charts.
Check out the latest primary results.
Red or Blue? What does that mean?

Election Glossary
from Enchanted Learning

Voter Registration
What's that?
Oklahoma Voter Registration Form
FAQ
Search out registration forms for other states and compare.

Step Inside the Voting Booth
from PBS

What methods of voting can you imagine for the future?
Consider technology, convenience, accuracy, information, etc.

 

God bless America.

 

 

 


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What a terrific gift idea! A sweet friend is now a consultant. Check out her web page. I received my order very quickly and LOVE the fabulous scented room sprays. Nifty Travel Tins and many more items are available. Nothing better than a classroom that smells good, right!
Masculine scents and collegiate items are also available. 

Download Helper
an Add-On for the Firefox browser. It places a button on the Firefox toolbar
that can be used to easily download (save) videos for use later.
Handy way to save good educational videos if school access is limited.
An additional converter component is available which converts videos
so that they can be viewed with common programs such as Windows Media Player.
To add the converter, click Tools (in the Firefox browser) and visit the Preferences section of the Download Helper add-on.
Check the box labeled Conversion and you'll be prompted to complete the process.
Be aware: Not all video owners offer a download option. As always, respect copyright.

Watch Know
Directory of Educational Videos

1 2 3 Listening
Sets of Audio Files and Printable Worksheets
or create your own

E-Instruction Lessons from Interwrite Learning
Prepared lessons you can download.
AWESOME!

Class Tools
Random Name/Word picker, Drag to the Trash Bin activity, Live Time Line, Learning Puzzle, and more.
Try the samples to see how they work; then create your own.

Hold That Thought offers a beautiful Turkey Blessings to print and assemble.

Additional Teacher View activity pages

I'm Thankful for Spell Check activity

World Book Activities and Lesson Plans

Sample U.S. Citizenship Questions
Students use online research to answer

Veterans Day activities
from ABC Teach

Stories from the Veterans History Project
Video & audio interviews plus documents shared by actual veterans.
PREVIEW before sharing with students to determine appropriateness.
Option: Students select a veteran, read the information card and locate the service locations on a map. Calculate the difference between ages served and current ages. Compose a thank you letter.

Packing the Pilgrim's Trunk lesson plan
from Read, Write, Think

Ahhhh. A Fresh Tech Tip:
Prevent static electricity,
now that our heaters have come on,
with a mist bottle of diluted laundry softener.
Plus the room smells wonderful!

Can you solve this month's lab challenge? November Computer Lab Challenge
Print and hang or display.
One side has a challenge question;
the flip-side offers a hint.

What a Deal! (2007)
Holiday Take Home Book Packs
grade level, sets of 20
great for gifts
from The Teacher Store at Scholastic

 
 

April showers bring May flowers.
What do May
flowers bring?

Pilgrims.

DECEMBER:

 

Use your computer's calendar to see what day of the week Christmas Day falls on this year.
Happy Holidays! Create your own card using Word or Paint.

NORAD Tracks Santa

Are you on Santa's Naughty or Nice List?*
You can also learn the Top Ten Ways to Make the Nice List and even the Top Ten Ways to Make the Naughty List! Watch out for those.
(Remember - Never give your last name on the Internet.)
Visit the Reindeer Barn to read about those famous reindeer.
Work your way through Elf School, and more fun on this site.

Advent Calendars
  1. online Advent Calendar with crafts, activities, printables, recipes and more.

  2. Online Advent Calendar 2008
    Learn how Christmas is celebrated around the world, and more about various places. Fun activities also offered. Can you make one of the traditional decorations found in Norway? Hint: it appears early in December.

  3. Key Stage 1 Advent Calendar

  4. Santa's Home Advent Calendar
    Click the text to listen. Can you find the hidden mouse and make him jump?

  5. Christmas Around the World Advent Calendar
    compare with more information from
    Santas.net Christmas Around the World

 


Good Deeds Calendar from North Pole.com
Print and fill in. It's a good idea to help ensure your name appears on that Nice List!
Plus other activities in the North Pole Academy.

Here's a way you can give. Watch your gift increase in the bowl as you play.
Free Rice
Use Excel to create a pictograph showing team totals.
Tip: use tabbed browsing to refer to an online thesaurus or dictionary as you play.

Read along and listen to "The Wishing Tree".
Be ready to click when it asks.

 

by e-mail request
Thank you for your suggestion.
Santa Claus Dress-Up Game
from The Kidz Page

by e-mail request
Thank you for your suggestion.
Santa Dress-Up
from Billy Bear 4 Kids

 

What's the Temperature at the North Pole Today?
Visit Elle's Christmas to check it out, plus decorate trees, snow families, or nativity scenes.

Create a Holly Hobbie Snow Globe
Shake it & send to a friend.

 

Simple Machines Unit & Printables
Be on the lookout for which of these you can spot in your house over the holidays .

 

Read about Jesus' birth at Bible Gateway,
an online Bible with an amazing variety of translations including Contempory English, King James, and NIV.
A "Listen" button and an audio version are also available.
Search for Matthew chapter 1 and begin with verse 18.

December in Downtown Oklahoma City
Find out when and where to go for snow tubing, ice skating, canal rides and more.

Skate Cam (available in 2009?)
Live look at Devon's Ice Rink in Oklahoma City, Downtown in December
Have you been?
How about a ride on the canal, free!

Where would you find a Christmas Tree Worm?
Search our Science page to reach the answer,
and get a glimpse of the spectacular creature.

Use an online dictionary to look up holly. How is the plural form spelled?

Listen to Christmas music online
Christmas Radio Network

Kidz Christmas
and other Kids Stations from AOL Radio

Christmas Radio.com

KLOVE radio online

accuholiday radio online

Oklahoma City's Magic 104

Oklahoma City's KOMA

MP3 Downloads
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Menu offers several sections - instrumental and vocal.
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from Songs of Praise
ornament_green.GIF (1374 bytes) The Heavenly Harpist
Sally Fletcher, Harpist
ornament_yellow.GIF (1379 bytes) Thanks So Much - Christmas
including I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas, Carol of the Bells, and many more.

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Pandora
Create your own "radio station" and listen online
or through your sound system at home via Roku.
Choose a genre or specify an artist to begin.

Flashcard Maker from Scholastic

Keyboarding Challenge
Are you still sneaking a peek
at the keys?
Try keyboarding with boxers to see how well you can locate the keys.
Take a pair out of our Computer Lab laundry basket and give it a try.

Slip a pair of big, fun boxers over the keyboard and type away. Try not to peek. Don't hunt for the keys. Know where they are. PRACTICE!

Imagine what someone just like you
would do differently throughout the day (including our snow days) 100 years ago.
Use the writing processor to write about the daily differences.
What progress can you imagine for the future?

 

You have the right to remain diligent. Anything you spill can and will stick to your keyboard.

This is a good time of year to
clean that computer.

Visit our Chip's Patrol page to learn how.
Be sure to check the vents on the back. Is your computer choking for air?
How gross is that keyboard? YIKES!
And the mouse... is it supposed to be that color?
Yuck, yuck, yuck!

Get the Facts on Poinsettias
Are they poisonous? How tall can they grow?
How do you pronounce "poinsettia"? Click here to look it up.
Click the little red speaker to hear it pronounced.

Follow these directions to make beautiful
Poinsettia Pinwheels
from Heather Bailey

Login to Crayola.com Arts & Crafts to search for
Christmas crafts. Select one for your team to try. 
Use the writing processor to print supply lists for each member to gather. Include the name of your craft.
Bring your supplies to lab the following week, and return to the online directions.
Can your team follow directions and create a beautiful display?
Give Tin Foil Twinkles a try!
Tip - use the main search field or click here.

Decorate Jan Brett's Gingerbread House

Create gingerbread men using Paint. Insert them into a Word document and sort them all in a Venn diagram.

Design Your Own Gingerbread House
from Highlights Kids


Virtual Snowman and
Virtual Snowman* (No longer available)
Fun Ranch Virtual Christmas Tree* Flip the switch and listen.

Help Willie Decorate the trees
and see what multiplication is all about.

Play a game of Christmas Checkers

Create and Print your Own Snowman

Kooker Kids - Build a Snowman

South Florida Virtual Snowman

The classic Frosty the Snowman
Wonderful illustrations.
Guess how long this blue line is, and then measure it to see how accurate you were.

Put your headset on and listen as you read along with these and more.
These are terrific displayed on the large TV monitor or projection screen.

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Listen to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Read the online text.

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A Christmas Carol
& other holiday stories
from Speakaboos
Worksheets, Crafts, and a Story Guide also offered.

Christmas Classics & Holiday Favorites
Sing Along

Can you create a candy cane or peppermint in Paint or Word?
Click the candy cane bar above to read the Candy Cane Story.

Sing along!
Download FREE MP3s from
Kid's Music
Traditional Songs and Children's Songs categories
Listen to Undercover Creatures from 2nd Grade Rocks (under C for Curriculum Rocks). What's their secret?

 

Kids-Space Monthly Story*
Name the illustrations and use them in your story that will be published on the site.
Read stories submitted by other students around the world.
Teachers and Students register here.
Teachers need to register prior to submitting stories.

 

Will it snow?

What temperature is it outside? Check a weather website.

Computer Lab Activity:
Check Your local weather each day at Weather Underground and chart the findings. Use Word or Excel to create your graph. You might want to choose another location and compare.

Oklahoma Snow Event Maps Not available when checked.
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Which county has the most snowstorms? Which has the least?

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new_small.gif (1667 bytes)Colorado Ski Cams

 

 

Interactive Weather Maker

Winter Weather Terms

FEMA Winter Storms

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What Happens to Nature in Winter? Not available when checked.
a Big Story from Kids ReGen
Click underlined words or use the glossary tool for help with words you don't understand

Kaboose Games of online winter fun!

Gift Matching Game
Can you match them all under 100 seconds?

The Elves Game Chest
Try Counting Money, Telling Time, Checkers, Crossword Puzzles, and more.

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Complete the snowman template following Snowman Specs and accessorize;
print and sort.
Tip: Right-click, Save Target As, then open from your saved location with Paint.

 

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Things to make off-line:
(Use Edit, Find to easily locate each after clicking.)
new_small.gif (1667 bytes)You can do it! Give it a try. Cellophane Candy Garland from Hudson Gardens

You can do it! Give it a try.

 Tie Bows How To for Packages & Wreaths
You can do it! Give it a try. Santa's Beard Countdown Calendar
You can do it! Give it a try. Clay Pot Winter Friends
You can do it! Give it a try. Sugar Cube Igloo
You can do it! Give it a try. Garbage Sack Snowman No snow? No problem!
You can do it! Give it a try. Shaving Cream Snow and Puffy Snow Pictures using shaving cream & glue
You can do it! Give it a try. Paper Snowflake Pattern
You can do it! Give it a try. more Paper Snowflake Patterns
You can do it! Give it a try. Cotton Twine Snowflakes
You can do it! Give it a try. Sock Snowmen
You can do it! Give it a try. Make a 3D Christmas Tree
You can do it! Give it a try. Salt Dough to mold your own ornaments
You can do it! Give it a try. Bird Bread Decorate an Outdoor Tree for the Birds
Option: Use peanut butter instead of egg white.


The Aviary - Read about & listen to various birds.
Identify the birds in your backyard.

Can Do...
Use the steps you've learned for searching the Internet for free clip art, saving, font selection, and printing to create your very own:


Christmas Cards


Countdown Calendar


Gift Tags
 

 

 

 

 

Can you save an image and insert it into a Word document?*
 

Design your own cards with
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Great tools for editing digital pics.
Thanks CM, for sharing.

Christmas Pictures to Print & Color

Generate a Christmas Tree Maze to print
Cut out and mount on green paper.
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Use the color sheme tool on
Scrap by Color
to create a spectacular design.

Can you find a picture of an actual snowflake online?

Recipe for Snow Ice Cream
Ingredients:
1 large mixing bowl full of clean snow
˝ Cup milk
Ľ Cup sugar
Directions:
Stir the milk and sugar together. Slowly pour over the bowl of snow and stir to mix. The snow ice cream should be thick, like homemade ice cream.
You may need to add more snow or milk depending on the amount of snow you collect.
MMmmmmmmm!

 

 

Helpful and inspirational ideas for teachers.

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Create a personalized video message from Santa. Too cute!

Virtual Field Trips from Simple K12
Free Took Kit download also offered

Voice Thread
Digital Storytelling Tool
K12 option

Wink
Free presentation software for creating tutorial videos to publish online.

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Eclipse Crossword - a free gift for you! Create interactive or printed crossword puzzles.
Tips: use the export as Word document feature to save and print clues for prep work.
Click the Options button in the Eclipse Crossword window to prevent cheating on web puzzles, enlarge puzzle slots, etc.
Insert the puzzle into a Word document and add clipart before printing. 
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Click to try our puzzle.
Use our Buzz Words section to look up words.

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Sir Cooper
Awesome! I sent a digital photo and received a terrific poster.
Great price. Great quality. Speedy delivery. One of my new favorites.


Record your own MP3s. Great gift idea for parents & students.
Record stories read aloud, class songs, jingles, and chants.
Create downloadable MP3s, CDs, and ringtones.
Free Tools:


Soft Schools offers online activities plus printable worksheets.
Math, Phonics, Science, Social Studies, Spanish, French. Levels Pre-K - Middle School.

Surprise your students when they return from winter break with an educational screensaver on your classroom computer.
See our Computer Decorating page for some suggestions.

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SCENTSY
What a terrific gift idea! A sweet friend is now a consultant. Check out her web page. I received my order very quickly and LOVE the fabulous scented room sprays. Nifty Travel Tins and many more items are available. Nothing better than a classroom that smells good, right!
Masculine scents and collegiate items are also available. 

I LOVE these cake pans! from Simply-Sublime
The perfect gift for that class mom who never lets you down.
Another must see can be found on their Baby page
The Vintage Signs - a spectacular teacher and media specialist gift.
So creative!

Magic Jack
We LOVE this!  $39 per year phone bill - AMAZING!
Had it for several months, and it works well.
Handy phone number list feature.

 

 

 

 

Can you solve this month's lab challenge? December Computer Lab Challenge
Print and hang or display.
One side has a challenge question;
the flip-side offers a hint.

 

 

 

 

JANUARY:

--Happy New Year--
January
2009

Create a calendar and include interesting historical happenings.
Refer to these helpful sites:

1.

 Today In History*
Use the Archive section to look up specific dates like your birthday.

2.

 Dates of Major Holidays*
from Internet Family Fun.

3.

 2008 Fun Facts Calendar 
from Family Education.

4.

 MarcoPolo Calendar
5. This Day in History*
from the History Channel.
6. A-OK Teacher Stuff Monthly Calendars*
click your month under Monthly Calendars
7. Holiday Dates* from Holidays.net
8. Read, Write, Think's Click Calendar*
current, previous, next months only
9. Interactive Calendar
from Info Please.
10. (Not available when checked.)  Generate an HTML Calendar* from Mark World.

Options: Microsoft Office Templates
create a calendar

11. Complete an Excel Calendar. Click the link here and save to your hard drive or network, and edit as needed:
Mrs. Cannon's Calendar and Virtual Chalkboard
Teachers, see tips for use below the chalkboard and calendar.
12. Dodecahedral Calendar
Print, cut, and fold.
13. Starfall's Let's Make a Calendar
14. Make Your Own Calendar
from The Teacher's Corner
Customize with information before printing.

(No longer available Holidays* & Genealogy Today*
Famous Birthdays and Wacky Days from Activity Director.com*
Clickable Calendars*
Use options above.)


See holidays celebrated in other countries
Multi-Cultural Calendar from Kidlink
or World Calendar

The Months Song, Time for Another Year
from British Council

The Calendar Trick
Give it a try. Does it work every time?

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday - January __ (observed third Monday in January)
January 15 actual birth date
Read, watch and listen to his "I Have A Dream" speech.
also on American Rhetoric or University of Hawaii
 
Write your own speech.
Lesson Plan from Education World

Dr. King's Dream
A video from Professor Garfield
Knowledge Box - Level 1

MLK Interactive Timeline

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scavenger Hunt

Dr. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. What's that?
Do you recognize any other laureates?
What's a laureate? Look it up.

Community - Civic Participation - Volunteer
Did you know you could earn an award from the President?
U.S.A Freedom Corps
Create a spreadsheet to calculate the hours you serve.

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Spelling City

Rare Animals of the World - Paper Craft
from Yamaha
Print and assemble. Penguins, polar bear, panda, and many more.

 


100 Days of SchoolHow many days of school remain?

Count Along to 100

Give the Dog a Bone
Missing numbers to 100

Flashcards for Kids*
Answer 100 math problems. Be sure to set "Score ON".

Numbered List of 100
Learn how with our "Oh My Word worksheet for Top 10 List".

Word Count to 100
Write a 100 word essay, and use the word count tool. Learn how with our "Oh My Word worksheet for How Many Words".

Max's Math Adventures
Counting Coins- counting by 5s, 10s,... to 100

First to 100

Brainy History
Research what happened 100 years ago? Notice August 2. (date used 2009) 

Hundred Acre Wood from Disney
Adventurific! Create your own calendar.

100 Oklahoma Towns
Use a mapping site (MapQuest, Yahoo Maps) to locate these Oklahoma towns. Print a label for each town giving the name and location from our hometown, and attach it to our gigantic map of Oklahoma. Create your label: Use the writing processor to create a text box: .5 inch height, adjust width as needed; outline weight of 2 point; Bold name, 12 point, Times New Roman; location - Times New Roman, regular, 10 point.
Design a welcome sign you might see as you drive into any of these town. Use appropriate fonts.

100 Math Facts worksheet - and other Math Activity Sheets from Activities for Kids
Print and solve 100 problems.

$100 - Use it Wisely
Use our lab checks and the check register from Activities for Kids to "spend" $100. Continue by creating a spreadsheet to keep track of your balance.

Teacher's Paradise
Use the drop down menu to set the number of problems to 100.
Counting Money, Inequalities, and more.

100 Squares Challenge
2-player Excel dot game with pie chart and bar graph. Follow the instructions to complete the challenge. Print your completed worksheet and graphs.
 

 


READING & WRITING...

 

Paragraphs
Learn the parts of a paragraph, writing and editing, and the different kinds of paragraphs.

Miss Kitty's Steps to Basic Story Writing
You can create a web like Miss Kitty's. Use the Paint program, Kidspiration, or the drawing toolbar in Microsoft Word.
REPLACE with - How To Write A Story from Bruce Hale
You can create a web like Mr. Hale's. Use the Paint program, Kidspiration, or the drawing toolbar in Microsoft Word.


Writing with Writers*
Develop your writing skills. Projects cover Descriptive Writing, Folktales, Mysteries, News, and more.
TEACHERS: Helpful Teacher's Guides available in each category.

Kids-Space Monthly Story*
Name the illustrations and use them in your story that will be published on the site.
Read stories submitted by other students around the world.
Teachers and Students register here.
Teachers need to register ahead of time.

ccreadingicon.gif (1110 bytes)Need a Dictionary or Thesaurus?

Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus

Rhyme Zone Dictionary
Find rhyming words, synonyms, homophones, etc.



Listen as "Reluctance," by Robert Frost* is read aloud.
(Click the word "Hear" found on the left.)
Try reading it the same. Follow punctuation marks.

Not available when checked:
Listen and Write*, listen to "Imagine" by Roland Egan or "The Troll" by Jack Prelutsky
Listen to poems read by Shel Silverstein*

Options below:

Listen to "Louder Than a Clap of Thunder"* by Jack Prelutsky
Create your own poem following the same plan. Try a "faster" theme, "slower, softer, smaller, taller, messier...."
Read or record your completed poem and add appropriate sound effects.
Use Microsoft Power Point to create your presentation so that we can follow along.

Listen to "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
(Found in the Audio secton. Teachers be aware that other titles may not be appropriate.)

Giggle Poetry
Try reading some of these silly poems aloud.

Poetry Unit
Terms, Definitions, & Examples

Writing With Writers - Poetry* section
Step by step workshops.
TEACHERS: Helpful Teacher's Guides available.

Big Book Maker

Poetry Splatter from RIF

Audio Stories to preview or download from Audible Kids
some free!

Audio Books

 
ARITHMETIC...

 

Fact Dash*
Great Mad Minute type activity.

Flashcards for Kids*
We like "Score On". Watch out for that red line!

Math Attack
Another great Mad Minute activity.

Math Mayhem or Spacey Math

Sums Stacker
from Math Doodles

Villainy Inc.
Listen as you read, and use your noggin, Secret Agent, to defeat the villain. Go to Deep Thought if you need help.
RECESS...

 

Take a break and have some fun with these:

2-Minute Brain Quest

 

 A Game A Day
Kids' Place

 

 Brain Boosters
Bee Web
Teachers can register and create a class.

 

 Yahooligans Games
3-D Paper Crafts
Dinosaurs, a Globe, Star Chart, Buildings of the World, and more. Print and fold. Calendar section available too.

 

 Chess Kids Academy
Arthur* Clifford*

 

 

NEW YEAR COMPUTER LAB ACTIVITY
Make your own calendar.
Use the writing processor, Word.  Insert a table.
Add holiday and school activity information to your calendar.
Insert fun graphics.
Save and print.
Here's an example.

Symmetry Examples from Shape and Space
Revise and Test

Symmetry defined and illustrated by the Multimedia Math Glossary

Sorting Symmetrical Shapes by Saxon Math

Painting Symmetrical Faces
Step-by-step
Follow along as Mrs. Cannon demonstrates creating symmetrical faces with the Paint program.
Use the Pause button in the toolbar at the bottom of the demonstration
as needed.

We're symmetrical. Do you know what that means?

Sketching Symmetry

Sequence Example using KidPix Deluxe

 


Team WhiteBoarding
from Twiddla
Great for class presentation/participation
and team activities.

Put your headset on and listen as you read along with these and more.
These are terrific displayed on the large TV monitor or projection screen.

Listen and follow along. Enjoy online stories in lab or on your classroom TV monitor.

Robert Munsch tips:
Listen online as the author reads.
Follow along in the actual book from your class or library.
Several books offered.

Speak-a-boos
Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and more.
Teachers, log in for access to worksheets and story guides.

June the Prune tips:
Click to advance each page. Click the speaker button to listen.
To begin: Drag the magnifying glass handle to position it to see the Story section
and then click the story title.

Dave the Brave*
Build your own monster,
Then write sentences filled with adjectives to describe it.
Can anyone build your monster from your description?
Other stories also offered.
Click the Stories button to choose a story.
Click to advance.

Sing along!Free MP3 Children's Books from Kiddie Records
Aesop's Fables, Grimm's Fairy Tales, and many other classics

 

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Google

I love that lesson! Let's do it again.*Star designates items mentioned
in Computer Lab Planner & Teacher's Guide lessons.

 

Helpful and inspirational ideas for teachers.
Check this out!
Time Toast
Create and publish an interactive timeline.

Check this out!
Capzles
An online timeline tool.

Check this out!
Stellarium
Free open source planetarium software.
Check out their screenshots page. 

Check this out!
Firefox "Colorful Tabs" Add-on
Great options for setting tab color for specific domains.


I LOVE this media center display!
Great classroom idea for parent night.
Poster - Larger Than Live, Promoting Reading
Illustrated Instructions from Instructables
along with Blockposters.com

 
Hardback, Audio Books, etc.
PaperBackSwap.com - Our online book club offers free books when you swap, trade, or exchange your used books with other book club members for free.

100 Math Facts printable worksheets from Activities for Kids
Multiplication and Addition forms found under Timed Worksheets

Martin Luther King printable quizzes and other activities
from Eduplace
Grades K-8  Monthly Index Page

Animals A to Z from Education World

Self Grading Quiz Creator from Web Winder

XL Calendar
Free download. Easily create and customize calendars in Excel.

Worksheet Library

Math Wire
Check out  Winter Activities for the Snowman Glyph, Gingerbread Man Glyph, and many other plans and printables.

Google Calendar Education Edition
Create and share your own class or school calendar.
This video shows how it works.

 

Can you solve this month's lab challenge? January Computer Lab Challenge
Print and hang or display.
One side has a challenge question;
the flip-side offers a hint.

 


 

FEBRUARY:

 

What's another name for a groundhog? Use online research.

Live Webcast from the Pennsylvania Tourism Office
Watch Phil's Prognostication Live
6:00 a.m. Central time - You'll have to get up early!
Groundhog Web Cams also available.

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  • The webcast is scheduled to begin at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time. What time is that where you live?
    What is the time difference?
  • Has the sun risen yet? What time is sunrise in both areas?
  • What temperature is it in both areas?
  • Is that an average temperature?
  • Locate Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on an online map.
  • Save an outline map of Pennsylvania and use Paint to mark the location. Also locate the capital.
  • How far would you need to travel to see Phil live? Use an online map for directions and time estimation.
  • What states are between?
  • Save an online map of the U.S., and use Paint to trace your course. (additional maps here)
  • How long would the journey take if you drove?
  • Use Excel to calculate travel expenses, including fuel. Can you find current gasoline prices on the Triple A web site? Track fluctuating fuel prices and use Excel to create charts.
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Groundhog Day from Starfall
Click each picture to watch and listen.
On which day of the week does Groundhog Day fall this year?

Groundhog Day, February 2nd - Meet Phil's Family to read about Foggy, Windy, ...
What is a groundhog anyway?

Enchanted Learning Groundhog Day Activities - Try the Quiz

Can we count on the groundhog's prediction?
Check out how accurate he's been.
Can you make a pie chart or graph to display the data?
Create a database using Microsoft Access to store data. Pass it on to the next class.

No Bake Groundhog Cake
from Free Kids Crafts
Too cute!
Search "groundhog" to find.
Use their calendar to see previous projects

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Look up unfamiliar words on this site using any of these methods:

Bee Prepared! We might have a spelling bee covering all the words on this homepage.

  • tabbed browser and an online dictionary

  • Voycabulary (some graphics may not display)
    We like to choose the option to use Merriam Webster Dictionary.

  • The Free Dictionary's Add-on Dictionary for Internet Explorer

 

Super Bowl XLIV
Can you read it? What will it be next year?
Search our Math page for help with Roman Numerals. How do you write your birth year?
Search tip: click Edit, Find on this Page.

 

Learn About Light & Shadows
Light and Shadows from BBC Schools Science Clips
Learning Media 
Science, Optics, & You
Bob Miller's Light Walk

Lab Bonus Points
Use writing processor tools to create your name
with a shadow effect.
There are several ways to do it.

What is a shadow? Can you define it? Use an online dictionary.
Use the digital camera to take pictures of shadows.
Compare them taken at different times of the day. Try to guess what object is making the shadow.
What is "job shadowing"?

Where will we see you in a few years?

What can you do now to prepare for your career?

(The career characters above are original creations by Mrs. Cannon, drawn after researching typical dress of various vocations. Students volunteer to have their photos used as the faces. 
The near life-size characters hopefully allow students the chance to "see" themselves in a positive role.
Others not shown include a minister, grocer, banker, teacher, mom, and others.
Teachers are welcome to use them as inspiration to make your own, but please do not reproduce for distribution.
Thank you for all your comments and inquiries.)

 

Research careers that interest you. Try to find out what education you'll need.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook* - K-12 Section is a good place to begin.
Career Voyages - Watch videos to learn more about specific occupations.
Check out these.

You might also try the Work Interest Quiz
from My Future.com

CIS Junior Career Countdown
from the Illinois Career Resource Network

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Explore Community
and see the connection between schoolwork and work after school.

 

 

Digital Photography
Take a picture of something you love.

Visit these Computer Lab Stars who are now professional photographers:

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What Makes a Strong Photo?

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from Adobe Digital School Collection Teacher Resources
Follow the example but include a a digital image
of something you mention in your poem.

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Black History Month Research Project
Use our Research page to write a report on any of these famous Americans.
Bonus points for completing the quiz.
Scan your printed coloring page to include with your presentation.

PBS Africans in America

The Underground Railroad

Pathways to Freedom - Maryland & The Underground Railroad
Listen and read along. Design your own quilt message.

Culture & Change

Use online sources to compose a list of five fascinating facts about our current president.

  1. George Washington Portrait for Kids*
    plus Teacher's Guide of additional activities

  2. The Life of George Washington*
    online movies

  3. Test Your Knowledge About Abraham Lincoln*
    (Mrs. Blackburn's "Father Of Our Country"* quiz is not available.
    Replace with one of the other choices above.)

  4. What did Abraham Lincoln really look like?
    The first known actual photograph of Lincoln
    and a timeline with other photos.

  5. Abe Across Kentucky
    and more from KET

  6. George Washington - An Internet Treasure Hunt

  7. President for a Day from PBS - The Democracy Project

  8. America's Presidents  crossword research activity

  9. Read about Electing a President
    Click the Next button after reading each page.

  10. Additional presidential activities can be found on
    the U.S. page of our "What Can I Do In Lab" section.

  11. Presidential Fact Finder worksheet
    Use our United States page to research the answers.
    POTUS works well for this one.
    Presidential Firsts plus other worksheets also offered.
    History Central works well for Presidential Firsts.


  What interesting facts can you discover about Washington?

Lincoln was our ? president? He wasn't first or second.


Use the skills you've learned to research and save as you create a timeline, one page per president.
Include a picture, dates, and interesting facts.

 

Save a U.S. map, open in Paint or Word.
Label each president's home state.
Have any presidents come from your state?
Which state has the most?
POTUS*
White House for Kids*
offering a slide show or Presidents' page
American President - A Life Portrait*
History Place*



Presidential Flap Charts
pictures on the front, names hidden behind
Click here for a flip chart template

American Presidents Coloring Pages

President's Coloring Book
from TLS


White House Video Tours
Be sure to watch and sing along to American Presidents

U.S. Election Atlas
Excellent interactive maps and charts.
Check out the latest primary results.
Red or Blue? What does that mean?

Election Glossary
from Enchanted Learning

Voter Registration
What's that?
Oklahoma Voter Registration Form
FAQ
Search out registration forms for other states and compare.

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Posted during Winter Olympics.


Where will the Olympic games be held? Locate it on an online map.

  1. OLYMPICS - VANCOUVER 2010

  2. 2010 Interactive Torch Relay Map

  3. 2010 Schedule

  4. Winter Olympics Tracking Chart

  5. Olympics 2010 Crossword Puzzle

  6. Olympic "Did You Know" cards

  7. Olympic Printables
    host cities chart

  8. '10 TechnOlympics
    Choose a few favorite computer lab activities as your TechnOlympic events.
    Locate 2 or 3     e-pal classrooms who agree to participate.
    Compare results as well as information about your community.

  9. World Book Online - Olympic Ceremonies
    Who enters the opening ceremony first? Who is last?
    (subscription required)

  10. Go For the Gold from Scholastic
    including "It's Greek to Me", Teacher's Guide

  11. Decimal Olympiad from Professor Garfield - Knowledge Box section
    Bugglegum Hurdles, Toothpick Toss (subtraction) and the 50 cm Dash (addition)

  12. Trimathlon from Mr. Nussbaum

  13. Winter Coin Olympics from the U.S. Mint

  14. Go For the Gold Cyberhunt from Scholastic

  15. Team USA
    Use Word or Publisher to create your own athlete trading cards.

  16. Olympic Games from Enchanted Learning
    Printable Crossword

  17. Get to Know the Games and Winter Events
    Divide into teams. Research and present information
    (booklets/brochure, bulletin board display, or PowerPoint)
    explaining your team's event.
    Use the digital camera to take pictures of your team in action.

  18. Olympic Schedule from NBC

  19. Fact Monster Winter Olympics
    Medal Standings will be posted here.

  20. Time for Kids

  21. Weather Underground
    Create five-day forecasts, and compare weather.
    Use     Create a Graph to generate charts and graphs.

  22. Olympics Fun Facts from Fact Monster

  23. World Flags
    to color, including U.S., with or without color key

  24. See Ben's Guide to Government to learn about
    the colors of the flag and the national anthem.
    Use Voycabulary (also found at #9 on our Research Page)
    along with this national anthem site.
    Type (or copy and paste) the URL into Voycabulary.
    Then click any word in the national anthem to see a definition.
    Can you define rampart? Perilous? Gallantly?

  25. Label and color the flags of the world from Enchanted Learning.

  26. Map Machine from National Geographic
    Visit the     Student Edition including Country Profiles

  27. Printable World Map from EduPlace

  28. Printable Medals worksheet from Education World

  29. Olympics printables from Teach-Nology

  30. Olympics printables from EdHelper

  31. Olympic printables from ABC Teach

  32. Winter Olympics Coloring Pages from Free Kids Coloring

  33. Ancient Greece - The Olympic Games

  34. Social Studies for Kids - Ancient Greek Olympics

  35. Olympic History from Kodak
    a timeline, plus a terrific photographic journey of Greece found in the Olympic Photoquilt


 

Guess how long this blue line is, and then measure it to see how accurate you were.

 

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 Mrs. Cannon's Computer Lab Math Minute
Save & edit this Power Point presentation. Duplicate slides as needed.
Create 20 problems to be solved in 20 minutes or less.

 

Design a Civil War Period Home Interior

 

When is Valentine's Day? Use your computer's calendar. Double-click the time to see it.

What are bullets?
Make a bulleted list with our Love Is activity.

Use the writing processor & drawing toolbar to
flip, rotate, and create
your own Valentine card.

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Use the writing processor & drawing toolbar to
Make your own display of Valentine Conversation Hearts*
with sweet synonyms.

Making Chocolate from Hershey
Use fun fonts and shapes to design your own candy bar wrapper.

 

What is etymology?
Look it up on Webster's Online Dictionary.
(Don't confuse it with entomology.)
Be sure to check out the etymology of the word etymology.
Try looking up some more "modern" words like "database".

 

Fun Challenges - Think Ahead

Arithmetic Four
Click the Help tab to read the instructions.
Can you locate a "column"?

Red vs. Green M&Ms
unavailable due to age restrictions, awaiting response

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The History of Oil & Natural Gas
Visit our Science page for more energy resources.
Take notes to use later as we compare and contrast.
Use Animoto to create an informative video.

Why are these called "floppies"?
Does your computer have a floppy drive?
Why are these called floppies? Are they really floppy?
Dissect A Disk*
How much data can be stored on a floppy disk?
What are the differences between a floppy, flash (jump) drive, CD-R, CD-RW, and a DVD?
Try our Jump & Swap activity as you learn to save.

Guess how long this blue line is, and then measure it to see how accurate you were.

Put your headset on and listen as you read along with these and more.
These are terrific displayed on the large TV monitor or projection screen.


Listen and follow along. Enjoy online stories in lab or on your classroom TV monitor.
Story Circle tips
The featured stories are easily found under the A-Z tab.
Text is shown. A print option is offered.

Zinger Tales
Follow-up: Use the document template to map the journey
as you listen to the Bear That Listened Too Much.
(Completed Example)

 

Clifford See & Hear Videos including Valentine Specials
Create a Valentine Card with Clifford

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Audio Books from Librivox
Anne of Green Gables
Check out the book from your library and follow along as you listen.

Guess how long this blue line is, and then measure it to see how accurate you were.

Be aware of others. Have you seen a need?
Submit your suggestions for
March Forth
an opportunity to serve our school and community.
Use the writing processor to print your proposal. Pencil your name on the back. Finalists will be posted.
Vote for the project you think most deserving.
Need some inspiration? See Kids Care Clubs   and USA Freedom Corps.

 

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Helpful and inspirational ideas for teachers.

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Create snazzy slide shows from images.

Blank Board Book Kits
from Blank Slate Books

Black History Month coloring & worksheet pages (free registration required)
from Family Education.com

Learn About the Presidents by Education World

Class Brain printables covering Presidents and Groundhog Day

Free Flash Resources for Teachers from Sandfields School, UK
several can be edited

Map Tests & Outline Maps
from World Atlas.com

Valentine Cinquain Poem
Lesson plan. Instructions for writing a cinquain poem.

The Olympic Games Research Starters
from Scholastic

Go For the Gold Cyberhunt Key
(Cyberhunt shown above)

Gold Medal Olympics Activities from Education World

REACH - An Educator's Guide to the Olympics

Olympic Curriculum Guide
with printable sports measuring tape


Sing along!Thanks So Much - Kids MP3s

 

Can you solve this month's lab challenge? February Computer Lab Challenge
Print and hang or display.
One side has a challenge question;
the flip-side offers a hint.

 

Offline Reading:  Virtuous Lives
A first-hand account of colonial life.
Diary entries by four Quaker sisters. It's both heartbreaking and delightful.

 

 

 

 

 

MARCH:

 


March
What facts can you discover about lightning? Use online research tools. Make a bulleted list of the facts. Be creative and use little storm clouds as the bullets!

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The torch relay begins March 24.
1. Interactive Olympic Torch Relay Map
2. U.S. Woman, Jenny Bowen, to Carry the Torch
3. See the 2008 Torch
4. How Olympic Torches Work
5. Olympic Facts from the U.S. Olympic Team
6. Official site of 2008 Beijing Olympics
7. China from National Geographic
8. Outline Maps from EduPlace
9. Flag Coloring Pages
10. Sports - Learn about olympic events
11. Worksheet: put the events in alphabetical order, from ABC Teach
12. Chinese Pronunciation: School Phrases and Greetings

 

 

Watch a Brain POP Movie about
Do you know what to do if severe weather is in your area at school or home? Print a sheet of tips you could follow.

Thunderstorms.*
(fee based with free trial period)
See how well you can do on the quiz, too.

Forces of Nature by National Geographic
Read about conditions that form tornadoes, and then create your own.
Hurricanes, volcanoes, and earthquakes also offered.
Use the "Map" tab (in the Tornado section) to see more about the 1999 tornado outbreak in Oklahoma.
Can you find the metal beam?

March Supercell
fantastic photos & video from Mr. Twister (Jon Merage)
More offered on his Smug Mug page.
Never seen rotation? Thanks to Mr. Twister for this up close look!

 

In like a lion; out like a lamb.
What does that mean?
Print and color
from Kinder Art

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Lion Lamb Activities, print and assemble from DLTK Kids

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Origami Lion
Follow along with the video.

March Glyph
from ABC Teach

 

NASA The First Day of Spring

Why are there seasons?
from NASA

The Rite of Spring - Vernal Equinox from Fact Monster

Movie of the Seasons Not Available When Checked

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Spring Bee
Alphabetical Order plus several other activities.


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Now Fee Based
Teachers register and create classes. Use prepared spelling lists or create your own.
Students practice, review, play games, and take spelling tests.
Results can be e-mailed to parents or teacher. Login as the teacher to view reports.  

FIRST
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
Robotics Regionals in Oklahoma - March 08!

Discover which states and nations observe
Daylight Saving Time from InfoPlease
How did it change in 2007?

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Take a Crash Course on Wind & Wind Power   Not Available When Checked
Teacher's Guide available.

Harness the Power of Wind
from National Geographic
and
other Alternative Energy videos

Iowa Wind Power from National Geographic
Watch the video to see inside a turbine.
How much wind is too much?
Check out the other videos offered including Solar Power, Fuel Cells, and other alternative energy sources.

Oklahoma Wind Farm Starts Spinning - news article
How big are those turbines?

Wind Turbine Photos - see how a wind farm is built
from Accu Weather

Build Your Own Turbine
experiment from Re-Energy

Creative Climates Project

Playhouse Radio* No longer available when checked.
Try the Education category for "Roy G. Biv" and other fun songs.
The lyrics are displayed on the left.

Weather Underground*
Accu Weather*

Weather.com*
KFOR* - Oklahoma City Weather

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Clipart Uno (PowerPoint - click this link and then click SAVE)
Match the main idea or color as you add your slide to the project.
View the slide show at the end and discuss main ideas. Calculate elapsed times to create and complete the project.

Friendly Letter Creator
from ABCya!
Move your cursor over each part of the letter
to read more about it.

Draw names of classmates. Compose a friendly letter. Recommend a book you've read.

Dear Mr. Henshaw: Parts of a Friendly Letter
Quia activity

Did you know there are rules for addressing letters and envelopes?
How should you address an envelope to your senator? To the queen?
Find out how from Dr. Dave and Dr. Dee

Kids in the House, Office of the ClerkNot Available When Checked
how to write to a member of Congress.
Replace with
Letters to Congress
how to write to a member of Congress

Write Express
Steps for Writing to a Member of Congress

News Quiz
from KET
Watch, listen, and learn.

 

How does the chick get out of the egg? Chicken Scope
See what's really happening inside an egg.

How many eggs are in this image? How many of each color? Can you make a chart or graph illustrating the count?

What do Easter eggs have to do with computers?
Use our lab dictionary to look it up.
Can you find the Easter egg hidden in Google Earth?

 

Icky Experiments
Make Abe Lincoln turn green!

Try the Gummi Bunnies Egg Hunt for fun.

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Crayola's Spring Decor-egger

What determines the date for Easter each year?
Consider Easter, math, & the moon.

 

 

St. Patrick's Day Theme Unit from EdHelper

Visit the Maze Generator site to create a maze.
Follow-up with an A-mazing Lab Challenge!
  1. Copy your maze.
    Hint - use the Print Screen key.
  2. Paste it into the Paint program to create a digital image.
    Hint - use the selection tool to crop.
  3. Use the digital picture as a watermark in a document.
    Hint - do not apply the washout feature.
  4. Eureka! Solve the puzzle.
    Hint - use the scribble drawing tool.
Each step worth 3 Lab Bucks!


Check out an octopus making his way through a tight maze. How does he do it?
Visit Enchanted Learning for more ocean life info.

 

March '09 Activity Calendar
from Enchanted Learning

 

Apple Tree Through the Seasons
and other Plants printouts from Enchanted Learning
Tip: use the File menu to Print Preview or print only a selection.

 

Keep up the good work.    Save those lab bucks.   Online shopping begins in a few weeks!

Watch an episode of CreaTiVe Workshop
to see how to make
Wild March Wind Wheels
(under March)
and
Wacky Spider Pencil Toppers
(under October)
Create your own spider or insect.
How many legs will you use?
Preview to see what supplies you'll need.

 

Pollywogs to Polygons
K-3 samples from Muggins Math

Can you define pollywog and polygon?

 Use the skills you've learned to
  • Capture a screen shot of the activity.
  • Paste into Paint or Microsoft Word and complete.
Thank you to the creative minds at Muggins Math
for kindly granting permission for this activity.
You're welcome to link, print to use with your classes, but
Please do not copy to your own site.

Test Your Muggins Skills
Can you spot a bluff?

 

Programming with Scratch from MIT
Teachers, see the About page for information and download.
Check out this Scratch project - matching parts of speech.

 

More Than Math
from the Asheville Art Museum

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Reading FunRead an online story. Then create a review using Power Point or Kid Pix.

"Fun With Spot"


Stories from Between the Lions.

Practice reading with interactive stories from Starfall.com

Seussville

 

Put your headset on and listen as you read along with these and more.
These are terrific displayed on the large TV monitor or projection screen.

Listen and follow along. Enjoy online stories in lab or on your classroom TV monitor.
Yellowstone Windows into Wonderland
Electronic field trips including Geyser Quest (lengthy, but excellent). Listen and follow along.
Font size can be adjusted if needed by clicking the "AA" buttons.
The Park Ranger introduces activities along the way that can be skipped by advancing the story if needed.
A Teacher section offers pre and post activities.

"Adventures from the Book of Virtues" No longer available.

Sing along!

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button_red.gif (279 bytes) Learn about kites. Design and make your own kite to fly.
20 Kids, 20 Kites, 20 Minutes
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Use the computer to create a design to decorate your kite.
button_navy.gif (279 bytes) Use the Paint program (Start, Programs, Accessories, Paint)
to create a dot-to-dot kite picture.
Click here for dot-to-dot instructions.
button_red.gif (279 bytes) Use the writing processor, Word, to create a kite display.
How? Insert a basic shape - diamond shape.
Right-click and format it to 8.8 height, 6.8 width.
Then let the creativity begin!
Insert Word Art, Clip Art, Fill with texture or pictures, etc.
Print, trim, add a tail, and display
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from NASA's Beginners Guide to Aerodynamics
or How Stuff Works
button_navy.gif (279 bytes) Use the Beaufort Scale to estimate wind speed by observing conditions.
Check out the fantastic kites too.
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Can you create your own dot-to-dot using Paint?

 

Guess how long this blue line is, and then measure it to see how accurate you were.

Use the writing processor to learn about page setup, table creation, and inserting graphics.
5 Day Forecast*
Learn how to type the degree symbol, as in 45°.

Guess how long this blue line is, and then measure it to see how accurate you were.

Helpful and inspirational ideas for teachers.

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Bones Inside Us worksheet* from Microsoft
(Bones Inside Us Worksheet - Word document)
Time for Time worksheet creator
The Four Seasons scavenger hunt from Education World - plus many others organized by month.
Johnny Appleseed Printables
Will It Fly project from Teach Engineering
Plus many others Up, Up, & Away!
Badge in a Bag
off-line project kits
Search Free Fonts
Make Your Own Worksheets from The Teacher's Corner
Matching, Word Scramble, Word Search. Time, Money, plus many categories found under Match Ups-- Animal Babies, Homophones, Presidents, Contractions, Spanish, and much more.
 Educational Card and Board Games
Muggins Math "Aerobics for the Mind", made by teachers for teachers
Purchase terrific board games, "proudly made in America". Demo videos show how to play Jelly Beans, Fudge, Over & Under (fractions), and more.
Notice available formats: wooden board, wipe-off board, transparency.
Professional Development workshops available.
Blabberize
Clever animated story about newly hatched chicks.
Can you and you blab? Use the Share It button to embed your creation.


 

 

 

 

APRIL:

How many words can you create from the letters in Easter Eggs? Use the writing processor to create a numbered list.

 

Estimate how long this blue line is, and then measure it to see how accurate you were.

Where do lemons grow?

WANTED
Good Thinkers, Wise Decision Makers,
People Who Learn From Mistakes.

What is the price of lemons today? Search for a lemonade recipe you can use. Double it. Print the recipe and a grocery list.

 

  
Lemonade Stand*
 
Not Your Grandma's Lemonade Stand by EconEd including a pop-up activity
 
Lemonade Stand by Moneyville*

Discuss interesting words like profit and expense. 
Consider the weather report and make wise decisions.
See how much profit you can make with your virtual lemonade business.

Printable worksheet available from Econ Ed.
Printable profit expense worksheet from Sunkist.
Calculate expenses, profit, and charitable donations.
Lemonade Larry
 
Sesame Street's Lemonade Stand
Listen and follow directions to lend a hand.

 

Recommended off-line reading
Lemonade for Sale  by Stuart J. Murphy
Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker by Megan McDonald
Follow-up with an AR quiz.

AR Level 2.8

AR Level 3.2

Also available in School & Library binding:
Lemonade for Sale (Mathstart: Level 3 (HarperCollins Library)


Write a Letter
Use the writing processor to write a letter.
Notice the templates available. Does "Help" offer any help?

Write Your Favorite Author
Addresses available from Kids Read

 

Calling all Major League Mathletes!
What's your Math Baseball batting average? Use Excel to calculate and chart your improvement.Math Baseball*

Beat any of our top 3 scores and
post your name on our Major League Scoreboard in the lab.

Watch for the
Prize Day coming sign, and always do your best.

 
Interactive Scoreboard Spreadsheet - using Excel 2003
click here for an Excel XP version.

Enter your score beginning in row 2. Include your runs; outs are optional.
Do NOT enter scores in the green scoreboard area.
A TOTAL of all runs and outs (up to 100) will automatically appear in the green scoreboard area.
An AVERAGE of all runs entered will automatically appear in the Batting Average section.

To save this spreadsheet click the Export to Excel button in the toolbar directly above the scoreboard.
From there you can generate graphs to illustrate your progress,
and use the saved document from week to week, documenting your Math Baseball scores.

 

How are baseballs made?
Research and report your findings in a shape book:
Ball, Bat, Glove, or Diamond
(Research Tip: See Volumes 1 and 2.)

Compare unpopped kernels from various brands of popcorn and chart the results.
Ever had a hot dog at a baseball game? How did it get there?

Popcorn, Peanuts, & Hot Dogs
Real World Math from the Futures Channel
Watch the video and then try the activities. Printable data sheets available.
 

Hot dog! You're a math wiz! Calculate your Math Baseball batting average.


 

  1. Go in search of green life in the
    Great Plant Escape
    Help Bud & Sprout solve the mysteries of plant life.

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Weather Basics from the Weather Dude
See what he has to say about clouds and precipitation.
What is precipitation anyway?

  1. Web Weather For Kids

  2. Weather Basics from USA Today
    Click any topic.

  3. Cat at Bat - Rhyming Baseball
     

  4. Grand Slam Math
    plus more word problems with Katie


    Playhouse Radio No longer available when checked.
    Try the Education category for "Roy G. Biv" and other fun songs. The lyrics are displayed on the left.

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    Arcademic Skill Builders
    Including
    Turtle Dash - Vowels
    Furious Frogs - Synonyms, Antonyms, Homonyms
    Tug Team Tractors - Addition, Multiplication, Fractions
    Spelling Bee - use the keyboard to practice keyboarding skills
    and many more
    can be played as "private" teams, e.g. classroom(s), with secret password

  6. Going Buggy*
    Play "Monster Bugs", go on an Insect Bug Hunt,
    or read answers to kids' questions about bugs.
    Use the writing processor to label the parts of an ant.

    1. Alphabet Soup
      word search

    2. Migrating Monarch Cyberhunt*

    3. Bird Study Coloring Book from Cornell Lab of Ornithology

    4. Bird Brain Challenge from All About Birds
      Video and sounds
       

    5. Build Your Own Sod House from Our Story in History
      Notice the timeline along the top. Click Learn More at the end of the building activity to see Darkroom Detective showing actual pictures of a sod home.


    BONUS
    Wow! Find this NASA site that features a picture taken in Cordell!
    What is in the picture?
    For an extra bonus - what day of the week was the picture taken?
    How many years ago did the event occur?

    Begin here:
    What Can I Do in Lab page
    Science, #96 Space Place by NASA

     


    Scrambled Eggs*
    (Compound Words)
    Right-click, Save Target As. Save, then open in Paint.
    Use the Selection tool, transparent option, to match the eggs.

    Not available when checked  An Egg for Each State - 2002
    from the White House Easter Egg Collection
    See Oklahoma's egg and all the others.
    2003 Eggs
    2004 Eggs
    2005 Eggs
    2006 Eggs
    2007 Eggs
    2008 Eggs
    Design your own. Use the computer to help plan your design and print templates or patterns if needed.

    What are cascarónes?
    Use Webster's Online Dictionary to look it up.
    Hint: click the radio button for Spanish/English.

    Easter Island
    What's behind the name? What unique feature is associated with the island?
    Use Google Earth to take a look.

    G-Map Pedometer
    Double-click to place markers along your path.
    Calculate the distance between the Bricktown Ballpark and the Myriad Botanical Gardens downtown Oklahoma City.
    Hint: Visit the Gardens' web site to locate the address. Enter that address (plus city) into the Gmap Pedometer Jump field.
    Use the satellite view to locate the ballpark east of the gardens.
    How many calories would you burn walking that distance?

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    Etiquette
    What's that?
    Look it up.

    from Dr. Dave and Dr. Dee


Animation
What is a thaumotrope?
Follow these instuctions to make one.

 

 

 

Earth Day is April 22
Write a newspaper report telling about recycling in your area.

Penny's New Flower Garden
Use Excel or the Create a Graph site to create charts and graphs of Penny's data.

Butterfly Life Cycle

Butterfly Q & A

Can you use the Paint program to create a symmetrical butterfly?

 

Write your own set of instructions for a craft project you've completed. Share it with your e-pal. Can they follow your directions? Use the digital camera to ompare your results.

Spring Comprehension Poem
a printable activity

Spring Coloring Pages to print
Flowers, Insects, Weather, Poems, and more.

Learn About Flowers
craft & activity

Spring Flowers Crafts for Kids

 

Conduct a survey to find out how many parents use Excel at work.

Spreadsheets With Smarties
Use Claris Works or Microsoft Excel
to create a bar graph.

For extra fun - go to these candy sites to see how they're made and try some games.
SKITTLES    M&Ms
 

 

Create a pictograph to illustrate your results:
In Excel, format each bar using
Fill Effects to then select a picture.
Edit the Stack and Scale field
to show 1 unit per picture.

Stack and Scale using 1 unit per picture found on the lower left.

  

Use Paint to create a picture to use in your graph.

Use similes to tell us about your favorite ice cream treat.

 

 

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50 State Quarters
Coloring pages and Information on Quarters from the U.S. Mint

Oklahoma Proposed Designs

Create your own coin design representing our school.
How about a Computer Lab Quarter!

Vote. Create a spreadsheet to report the results. Link the pie chart to a newsletter.

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Put your headset on and listen as you read along with these and more.
These are terrific displayed on the large TV monitor or projection screen.

Listen and follow along. Enjoy online stories in lab or on your classroom TV monitor.

A Sunny Funny Bunny Day and other stories offered by RIF
RIF STORIES ROTATE, featuring a variety of stories

Additional online stories:

The Tortoise and the Hare and other stories by Fables from Aesop
Printables and craft ideas available from First-School.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit - two versions: text only plus
a read-aloud version in Real Player (listed as a multimedia slide show)
that automatically advances.

Discovery School's Clip Art Gallery
Locate clipart illustrating a seed or bean. Include it in a PowerPoint presentation.

Plant a thought, reap an act.
Plant an act, reap a habit.
Plant a habit, reap a character.
Plant a character, reap a destiny.
Print an illustrated version of this poem to share with someone you admire.Unknown

Helpful and inspirational ideas for teachers.

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Awesome tool for team projects. Give the online demo a try; drag and drop items onto the work space.
Slide Share makes your presentations web ready.

Slide Boom makes your presentations web ready.
Author Stream makes your presentations web ready.
Windows Movie Maker and the new Windows Live Movie Maker for use with Vista and 7.

Microsoft Video Screensaver play the default video or your own video clips as a screensaver.
Add-in for including web pages in Power Point presentations
Pete's Power Point Station
Excellent collection of presentations well organized.
Mathematics Theatre from Mrs. Cannon's Computer LabPPTicon.gif (1126 bytes)(Power Point) View and listen to the intro slide, followed by one example slide with a word problem. Students use the next template slide replacing "Shhh!" with their own word problem. Save. Teacher combines students' slides into one presentation to view and solve during the next lab session. Use this printable worksheetWordicon.gif (1124 bytes)Bring a pencil. to record your solutions.
BYW - The awesome narration and music you hear on the intro slide were created by Mrs. Cannon's son & daughter. Way to go, guys! Thanks for helping.
TIP: To save and edit the template, right-click and select Save Target As. Teachers can add a final scrolling Credits slide.

Additional Power Point templates can be found on our Quizzes & Worksheets page. Click the Quizzes & Worksheets link found along the left side of the home page.

Chipardy from Mrs. Cannon's Computer Lab
Try Oklahoma Chipardy. Purchase* the Chipardy template and edit to create your own Chipardy activities.
    *You may try before you buy. Yes, the Honor System is in play.

Kelly's Kindergarten - Power Point presentations to go with songs.

 
Cyber Exchange Power Points
Math Jeopardy Games from Hardin, KY K-12
begin here for other PowerPoint Games for the Classroom

 
PowerPoint Database of Games from the WWild Team
(Additional information found here.)

 
Celebrating the Land Run
Race for a Dream and You're Doing Fine, Oklahoma worksheets by EdHelper

 
A Handy Measure from Ag in the Classroom

 
Awards: 
 Mrs. Cannon's Computer Lab - Top Entrepreneur goodie bag tags
color or black & white

 
Major League Mathlete goodie bag tags - color
Activity Suggestions for Stuart J. Murphy books
A Tornado in My State? project from Teach Engineering
Plus many others including 20/20 Vision
Web development software free for K-12 schools from Coffee Cup
Including an event calendar, news flash, and more.

Free Clip Art from Phillip Martin
Alphabet Chart and much more.
Teacher Tube
Videos. Search and, as always, preview! Terrific butterfly videos. Videos make great additions to PowerPoint presentations.

 

Can you solve this month's lab challenge? Check this out! pdf files

April Computer Lab Challenges
Print and hang or display.
One side has a challenge question;
the flip-side offers a hint.

 

 

Need help with something we've done in lab?

Leave a message anytime.
mrs_cannon_lab@yahoo.com

 

 

 

 

MAY:

The end of the year is drawing near.
Before you go be sure you know
The terms and skills that are in our "Can You" cans.
(based on ISTE & Oklahoma PASS)

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Take a slip from a can in our lab or from the virtual cans here.
Click the cans above to see a different Can You... slip.

 

Ether Pad
Watch this video to see how it works.
Great for team/partner work!

 

Digital Camera / Scanner Practice
Begin with a digital picture, scanned coloring page, or original work of art.
Use the free Photo Puzzle Fun program to create and solve a Scrambled Puzzle.
Calculate the time it takes to solve your puzzle. Compare with the time it takes you to solve someone else's puzzle.

 

Origami Club
Visit the Animals, Birds, Bugs, Sea Creatures sections and go wild!

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Time to get that Spring Cleaning out of the way!
Not sure how to clean your computer? Let the Chip's Patrol give you some tips.

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Come on over to the FARM STAND
to practice multiplication and addition.
Multiply the amount of apples or eggs by their price,
and then add them together for the total.

 

WANTED: Good Thinkers, Wise Decision Makers,
People Who Learn From Mistakes.
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Lemonade Stand*

Lemonade Stand by Moneyville*

Follow-up: Use the writing processor to design posters
advertising your lemonade stand.

Lemonade Larry

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Behind the Blob
Level 3, 1-100

Calling all Major League Mathletes!
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Beat any of our top 3 scores and
post your name on our Major League Scoreboard in the lab.

Watch for the
Prize Day coming sign, and always do your best.

 

Grand Slam Math
word problems

 GOLF
a SuperMath Game
Use the guide as you choose an angle.

 


 

Wall Wisher
Book reviews, authors, any topic will do. Discuss.

 

 

Create your own handwritten font
at Your Fonts
Save and share with Mom or Dad.

Tablet PC Font Tool from Microsoft Power Toys
for Tablet PCs

 

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Story Bird
Collaborative storytelling
Safety info

 

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---Mother's Day---
celebrated on the 2nd Sunday in May
Mother's Day Worksheet

Names of Baby Animals
Did you know that a baby goat is called a "kid"?
Look up other animals to see what their babies are called.
Listen to  Animal Sounds

Tank Turmoil
Drag the square over babies to find the one that matches the mother shown in the big tank. Click the magnified baby to see if you're correct and read information.

Use a thesaurus to find other ways of calling, "Mother!"
What might you be called?

Mother's Day section from Enchanted Learning

Tissue Paper Flower - How to Video
Watch and follow directions. Use the pause button as needed.

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Mother's Day cards and coloring pages to print.
The Handprint Poem is my favorite!

Mother's Day Printable Fun & Crafts
cards, mazes, crosswords, crafts, ...

Mother's Day Crafts

Crayola Creativity Central
Free registration required.


Which great American President said:
"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life."
"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."
Search Brainy Quotes for the answer using a key phrase from the quote.

 

"If"
by Rudyard Kipling
text & audio from Learn Out Loud

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Leap 4 Fun
a fun and interesting challenge

TVO Kids

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Play Go Fish with Garfield

Mare's Build a Fish
Read the instructions!

Color a Fish and calculate Estimated Fish Weight

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Create a video recording of your computer work.
Prepare a video book report.
Use Screencast-O-Matic along with
Power Point and/or any other program we've used this year.
Remember to use the scanner or digital camera as needed.

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Put your headset on and listen as you read along with these and more.
These are terrific displayed on the large TV monitor or projection screen.

Listen and follow along. Enjoy online stories in lab or on your classroom TV monitor.

Tips: Tumble Books Why Libraries Matter - A Story Long Overdue
Follow-up: Print a list of things you could find at the library over summer break.
Craft books, hobbies, favorite authors, movies...

Animated Tall Tales offers a Full Screen option.

More Online Story Time:  Reading Rockets video interviews with top children's authors.
Choose an author or illustrator such as
Beverly Cleary.

Love You Forever by Robert Munsch

 

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Remember

Patriotic Coloring Pages
Print and color.
(Birds, Insects, Dinosaurs, and other categories too.)

The Memory Shall be Ours
An Internet Treasure Hunt

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Search our home town.
Mrs. Cannon's friend, Freddie Hildebrand,
is honored on the memorial wall.

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LINGO*

Interactive LINGO cards Simply click to mark
Card A     Card B

or

Open our LINGO (BINGO) card in Word. Use the highlighter tool to mark your card.
card #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8

 

Don't forget to practice keyboarding over summer break.
Give Typing Web - Keyboarding Online a try.
FREE Keyboarding Lessons.

Helpful and inspirational ideas for teachers.

NEW! and WOW!
Mouse Mischief
"Mouse Mischief integrates with PowerPoint 2010 and 2007,
allowing teachers to create multiple-choice, matching and drawing question slides that students, each with their own computer mouse, can answer on a shared screen."

NEW! Readability
Clear away the clutter and focus. Super easy.

Hardback, Audio Books, etc.
PaperBackSwap.com - Our online book club offers free books when you swap, trade, or exchange your used books with other book club members for free.
Sign up and swap for summer reading.

Screencast-O-Matic
Create a video recording of your computer work.

WriteBoard
another collaboration tool

Advanced Survey
Convenient way to gather feedback from parents, students, etc?

Free Printable Calendars
Create Summer Reading Lists, Logs, Activity Calendars, To-do Lists (Bucket List) etc.

GabCast
Create an audio farewell or greeting to new students & parents,
homework helpers, chants, spelling practice, etc.

More Report Card Comments
from the Worksheet Library

Sylvan Dell Publishing
eBooks (preview eBook titles offered) and printed versions, tons of follow-up including
Creative Minds, AR quizzes at a discount, Story Time Crafts, online Comprehension & Math Quizzes, fact sheets, Teaching Activities, mp3 audio, Special Days Calendar, and much more.

Kid Ware Software
Freebies include: Kids' Typing Skills, Pizza Place, Multiplication Facts, Holiday Word Search (can edit word lists), Photo Puzzle Fun, and more.

Educational Award Certificates from DyeTub

My Award Maker

Ed Helper printables for Memorial Day
Membership required.

Teaching Tools from Discovery School and Worksheets To Go

The Big Bus

Mr. Nussbaum's spectacular site

Awards:  Mrs. Cannon's Computer Lab - Top Entrepreneur goodie bag tags
color or black & white

Major League Mathlete goodie bag tags - color

Set of Computer Lab Treasure Hunter badges*
to be used with Treasure Hunt*

Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack
allows Office 2003 users to open and edit files created with Office 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Summer Break


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Summer Break II - July

 

Check out the Fun section of this site.
(in the What Can I Do In Lab area year round)

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Online Summer Fun
for hot or rainy days...

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Give Air Hockey a try.
You'll have to be pretty quick and precise with the mouse.
No need to click. Just move the mouse.

 
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Use the arrow keys to position the fruit at just the right angle, and the space bar to toss. Group 3 like fruit together and they disappear.

 
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Move the mouse to paint. Click to change colors.
Can you create a painting of a tree? Print, landscape of course.
Don't forget to sign your masterpiece like an artist.

 

What does abstract mean? Look it up.

Off-line Summer Fun...

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Read directions below the blender to see how you can create your own shake, view and print the recipe and nutrition information.

 
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Tons of fun ideas!

 
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Lots of Science fun. Read about Asteroid Potatoes and surprise Mom with some. Wow! Can you make a Relief Map Jigsaw Puzzle? (under the Projects section)  

 
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Yum!

 
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See Page 2 for fun games to play in the pool.

 
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Flying Things, Crafts, In the Kitchen, and even more! Have fun with the Laboratory section too.
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Learn how to play different versions of hop-scotch, and try some gardening activities.

 
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Zoom Do (crafts) Try the popsicle stick puzzle, homemade chalk…
Café Zoom (recipes) Fruit S'mores, Island Milk, Jungle Bars, Chocolate Bowls, Gelatin Fish Bowl, and more, even DOG BISCUITS and EDIBLE SPIDERS!
Zoom Games - Sports Games, Word Games, Physical Challenges, Mind Games, and more. 

 

 

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