presidents.day2011

Title: All About George

O **E!** bjective(s): o Students will learn about George Washington o Students will create their own George Washington booklet o Students will share 2-3 facts about George Washington

Bridge Technology Standards

o 1.1.1 o 1.1.3 o 2.2.2 o 3.1 o 3.2 o 4.1 o 4.2

Materials o ** 1 copy per student ** of the George Washington booklet: login info: username **bridgeproject** and password is **educators** (it can be found at []  ) o crayons/markers o white board/chart paper

WEDNESDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING REVIEW INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1) today is **LESSON #11**
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) explain to the students that the reason they didn’t have school Monday and Tuesday is because we were celebrating Presidents’ Day
 * 2) ask the students if they can name any presidents (dead or alive)
 * 3) next ask the students if they know anything about George Washington
 * 4) call on volunteers to share their facts
 * 5) explain that they are going to learn about George Washington by making their own booklet and PowerPoint
 * 4:25/5:25 show students your example George Washington booklet
 * 1) to get the PDF file to print, the username is **bridgeproject** and the password is **educators**
 * 2) read through each page of the booklet
 * 3) explain that the students are going to cut out, color, and staple their book together and then use it to make a PowerPoint
 * 4) explain that they need to cut out the large circle on each page
 * 5) tell the students to use lots of colors and detail when they are creating their booklets
 * 6) tell the students when they are finished putting their booklet together, they can practice reading it 2 times
 * 1) review the task for today (cut, color, and staple their George Washington booklet AND practice reading it 2 times)
 * 2) remind the students to turn in their booklets to you at the end of class
 * 4:30/5:30 pass out all the pages for the booklet
 * 1) pass out scissors and crayons
 * 2) assist/monitor while students create their George Washington booklets
 * 3) remember to collect the booklets at the end of class and put them in a safe place

THURSDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY REVIEW MODELING REVIEW INDEPENDENT WORK **PASS OUT THE STUDENTS’ GEORGE WASHINGTON BOOKLETS FOR THEM TO TAKE HOM** **!** 
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 1) today is **TEST #11**
 * 4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 1) review the topic for this week- George Washington
 * 2) ask the students if they remember any facts about George Washington from their booklets yesterday
 * 3) call on volunteers to tell you some facts about George Washington
 * 4) explain that the students are going to create a PowerPoint about George Washington
 * 4:20/5:20 gather students around 1-2 computers (depending on the number of students)
 * 1) model how to create a “George Washington” PowerPoint by following these steps:
 * 2) Open PowerPoint
 * 3)  In the title box, type GEORGE WASHINGTON
 * 4)  In the subtitle box type BY __your name__
 * 5) Show the students where to find the **new slide** button and click it.
 * 6)  In the title box, type FACT #1
 * 7) In the text box, **write a fact from the booklet**, such as “George Washington was born in Virginia.”
 * 8) Click **new slide** again
 * 9)  In the title box, type FACT #2
 * 10) In the text box, **write another fact from the booklet**, such as “George Washington wore false teeth made of hippopotamus ivory”
 * 11) Click **new sli**de again
 * 12)  In the title box, type FACT #3
 * 13) In the text box, write a final fact, such as “The U.S. quarter and dollar bill picture George Washington”
 * 14) model how to add a picture on each slide that matches the three facts about George Washington
 * 15) minimize the PowerPoint
 * 16) open the Internet and go to Google
 * 17) click on **images** on the top left
 * 18) in the search box, type Virginia
 * 19) right click on the image and select **copy**
 * 20) open the PowerPoint and right click on the appropriate slide
 * 21) select **paste**
 * 22) model how to make the image bigger or smaller
 * 23) model how to save the PowerPoint onto the desktop as “_GW” for example “jack.GW” or “susie.GW”
 * 24) **it is your responsibility to save the PowerPoints onto the flash drive or server after the students are finished!!!!** create a folder named “George Washington” and put all the students’ PowerPoints in it.
 * 1) review the steps for creating their PowerPoint
 * 2) tell the students they can read their PowerPoint to a friend when they are finished
 * 3) ask for questions
 * 4:30/5:30 have students move to a computer
 * 1) assist/monitor while they create their PowerPoints
 * 2) make sure students share their PowerPoint with a friend when they finish
 * 3) save the PowerPoints to the flash drive