giving+thanks

=Nov.17th-20th=

Title: Giving Thanks Objective(s): o  Students will read or listen to “Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks” by Margaret Sutherland  o  Students will brainstorm things they are thankful for  o  Students will create a story with text and pictures using http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/  o  Students will upload their story onto their WikiSpace  o  Microsoft Word Materials o  “Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks” by Margaret Sutherland o  Internet access  o  http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ o  http://bridgeproject.wikispaces.com/ o  whiteboard/chart paper MONDAY Procedure TUESDAY Procedure  1. review the list of things the students are thankful for from yesterday  2. explain the goals for today  a.  students will review the things they are thankful for  b.  write 4-5 things they are thankful for in a Word document  c.  print out the Word document and save for Wednesday’s lesson  3. model how to open a Word document  4. use some of the students’ suggestions from yesterday to write COMPLETE sentences  5. model how to use capitals and periods  6. the sentences should be as follows “I am thankful for _”  a.  ex. I am thankful for having a job; I am thankful for my friends  7. write 3-4 sentences so the students understand the process <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'"> 8. have students move to a computer and open Word <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'"> 9. assist and monitor students while they write 4-5 sentences <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'"> 10. please make sure that the sentences have proper grammar, capitals, and periods before the students print their sentences <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'"> 11. put the students’ sentence in a safe place for tomorrow’s lesson WEDNESDAY Procedure THURSDAY Procedure > “_giving thanks” title
 * 1)  gather students on the carpet and explain that next week is Thanksgiving
 * 2) tell the students that Thanksgiving is a time to be thankful for things in your life
 * 3) explain that the goals for this week are to
 * 4) listen to a story about being thankful
 * 5) brainstorm things that they are thankful for
 * 6) create a story on  http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/
 * 7) upload the picture onto their WIkiSpace
 * 8) review the expectations of story time
 * 9) read “Thanksgiving is for Giving Thanks”
 * 10) after the story, review the things that the child was thankful for in the the book
 * 11) brainstorm some things that the students are thankful for in their life
 * 12) write these on the whiteboard or chart paper
 * 13) explain to the students that tomorrow they are going to list 4-5 things they are thankful for on a Word document
 * 1) gather students on the carpet
 * 2) review the project goals for the week
 * 3) listen to a story about being thankful (Monday)
 * 4) brainstorm things that they are thankful for (Tuesday)
 * 5) create a story on  http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ (Today!)
 * 6) upload the picture onto their WIkiSpace (Tomorrow)
 * 7) take one of the students’ papers from yesterday with thankful sentences to use as an example
 * 8) model how to log onto http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/
 * 9)  use things from the student’s sentences to search for pictures
 * 10) For example, if the sentence says “I am thankful for my friends” then you could search for friends in the “tag” box
 * 11)  Or if a student’s sentence says “I am thankful for my dog” then you could search for a picture of a dog.
 * 12)  once you have chosen a picture, then add a speaking bubble using the sentences from the page they wrote yesterday.
 * 13) continue to find pictures and write the sentences in the speaking bubbles for each sentence the students wrote (they should have 4-5 slides)
 * 14) when you are finished with the pictures and sentences, save the project by clicking “publish”
 * 15) the title is the student’s first name and giving thanks
 * 16) for example, vinniegivingthanks or anniegivingthanks
 * 17) if students have the same first name, you may add their last initial
 * 18)  have students move to a computer
 * 19) pass out their sentences from yesterday
 * 20) if a student was absent, have one of the tech team members assist them in their sentence writing before beginning the http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ activity
 * 21) once the students have their sentences, they may log onto http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/
 * 22) assist/monitor while the students create their projects
 * 23) make sure their spelling and grammar is correct before they publish
 * 1) make sure their spelling and grammar is correct before they publish
 * 1) gather students on the carpet
 * 2) review the goal for today
 * 3) to upload their http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ project onto their wikispace
 * 4) go to http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/
 * 5) click on the “or go to archive” link above the blank slide
 * 6) use a student’s example and search for “gives thanks”
 * 7) at the bottom in small pink letters, there is a link called “blog this”
 * 8) click on “blog this”
 * 9) two options will show up
 * 10) make sure the students choose option number one
 * 11) left click on the text in option number one and right click to copy it
 * 12) open up http://bridgeproject.wikispaces.com/
 * 13) click on your site on the left
 * 14) click on a student’s picture and it will take you to their page
 * 15) click on “edit this page” at the top
 * 16) click on the tv to embed a widgit
 * 17) click on “other html” at the very bottom
 * 18) paste the text in the box and click “save”
 * 19) click “save” on the page
 * 20) the comic strip should show up at the top of the student’s page!
 * 21) have the students move to a computer
 * 22) write http://www.pimpampum.net/bubblr/ on the whiteboard or chart paper and have the student go to it
 * 23) assist them while they search for their comic strip using their
 * 1) assist/monitor while they copy and paste the comic strip into their own WikiSpace