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=DECEMBER 8-11= Title: 12 days of Festivus Objective(s): o  Students will listen to “The 12 Days of Christmas” pop up book o  Students will create their own story following the pattern of the book o  Students will use Google Images to find pictures o  Students will upload their story to the WikiSpace Materials o  The Twelve Days of Christmas o  Chart paper/white board o  Internet/WikiSpace o  Google Images MONDAY Procedure TUESDAY Procedure  1. gather the students on the carpet and review the brainstorm list from yesterday  2. explain the goal for today  a.  write 4 sentences modeled after the book they read  3. on the chart paper or white board, write “On the day of _ __my best friend gave to me….”__  4. underneath that sentence, write firsta (or one) secondtwo thirdthree fourthfour fifthfive sixthsix seventhseven eightheight  5. on the first line of the sentence, they can write what day it is (ex. first, second, etc.)  6. on another sheet of chart paper or somewhere on the whiteboard, make a list of holidays the kids celebrate this time of year (ex. Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanza etc.)  7. explain that if students celebrate Christmas then they can write “Christmas” on the second line, but if they celebrate something else they can write that holiday OR they can write Festivus (it is just a word for all the holidays celebrated at this time of year)  8. model an example of completing the sentence  9. first, choose something from the brainstorm list of gifts (ex. A computer) and point to the word “first”  10. write the sentence: “On the **first** day of **Christmas** (or another Winter holiday) my best friend gave to me **a computer**.”  11. explain that the students only have to write 8 sentences instead of 12  12. model one more sentence by choosing something from the present list (ex. candy) and point to the word “second”  13. write the sentence: “On the **second** day of **Christmas** (or another Winter holiday) my best friend gave to me **two candies**.”  14. __ show the students how the day and the number of presents MUST MATCH!! (ex. They can’t say “On the __third __day….. my best friend gave to me__ five __books”).__  15. move to a computer and gather students around <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 16. model how to open Word <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 17. type the sentence “On the **first** day of **Christmas** (or another Winter holiday) my best friend gave to me**”** <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 18. show the students how to copy and paste the sentence three times onto their Word document (so there are 4 sentences total) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 19. next, show the students how to change the word “ ** first” ** to second, third, and fourth on the other sentences. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 20. the Word document should look like this: <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 21. On the **first** day of **Christmas** my best friend gave to me On the **second** day of **Christmas** my best friend gave to me On the **third** day of **Christmas** my best friend gave to me On the **fourth** day of **Christmas** my best friend gave to me <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 22. finally, call on four different students to help you fill in the rest of the sentence (ex. One computer, two candies, three books, four video games) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 23. explain that someone will come around and save their Word documents so they can finish tomorrow and Thursday <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 24. save the Word document as “student’s name **. ** 12days” (ex. Vinnie ** . ** 12days or Danielle ** . ** 12days) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 25. 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';"> 26. make sure that the sentence and number words on the white board or chart paper are visible to the students <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 27. assist/monitor while students type the sentence, copy it 3 more times, and fill in the rest of the sentence <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 28. save the students work (see #23 for info on saving) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 29. explain that tomorrow they will write a couple more sentences WEDNESDAY Procedure
 * 1) gather students on the carpet and explain that they are going to create their own 12 days of Christmas story
 * 2) tell the students they need to pay close attention to the days and what was given each day
 * 3) explain to the class that not everyone celebrates Christmas, but this is just an example of the project they are going to create <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> J
 * 4) read “The 12 Days for Christmas” pop up book
 * 5) at the end of the story, quiz the students on what was given each day- don’t do it in order, for example, ask “What was given on the 4th day of Christmas?”
 * 6) if the students need a clue, show them the pop up
 * 7) explain that they are going to create their own 12 days of Christmas (or other holiday) story
 * 8) tell the students to think of things they would like as presents
 * 9) on the white board or chart paper, brainstorm ideas of things the students would like to include in their 12 days of Christmas (or other holiday) story
 * 10) for example, books, games, clothes, shoes, candy etc.
 * 11) tell the student that tomorrow they will begin their 12 days of Christmas (or other holiday) story

> (ex. If the sentence is “On the fifth day of __ my best friend gave to me five basketballs” then type Basketballs in the search box THURSDAY Procedure  EXAMPLE SENTENCES <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> J    On the first day of Christmas my best friend gave to me a scarf.   On the second day of Christmas my best friend gave to me two puppies.     On the third day of Christmas my best friend gave to me three markers.    On the fourth day of Christmas my best friend gave to me four apples.
 * 1) review the lesson for this week- the 12 days of Christmas sentences
 * 2) tell the students the goals for today
 * 3) write 4 more sentences (the same way as yesterday)
 * 4) use Google Images to find a picture that matches each sentence
 * 5) first, gather students around a computer and open one of their Word documents
 * 6) model how to copy one of the sentences they wrote and paste it 4 times (for a total of 8 sentences)
 * 7) model how to change the number words (to fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth)
 * 8) call on four different students to help you finish the stories (ex. Five hamburgers, six jump ropes, seven basketballs, and eight necklaces)
 * 9) next, explain they need to find a picture that matches each sentence
 * 10) model how to log onto the internet
 * 11) type in google.com
 * 12) show the students how to click on “images” at the top left
 * 13) use an example sentence to find a picture
 * 1) model how to copy and paste the picture into the Word document
 * 2) show the students how to change the picture size (they do not need to be huge….see my example <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> J  )
 * 3) model how to search for a picture for one more sentence and then copy and paste it onto the Word document
 * 4) tell the students it is VERY important to save their work when they are finished
 * 5) explain that a tech team member will come around with the flash drive and save the work! (see #23 on Tuesday for saving steps)
 * 6) have students move to a computer
 * 7) use the flash drive to access the students’ saved work from yesterday
 * 8) make sure to move the students’ work onto the desktop so they can finish it
 * 9) assist/monitor while the students finish their sentences and find pictures to match
 * 10) **if a student was absent Monday or Tuesday, have a tech team member sit with them while they get started**
 * 11) make sure the students’ work is saved on the flash drive before they exit Word
 * 1) gather students on the carpet and explain the goals for today
 * 2) make sure their sentences are spelled correctly and have capitals, periods etc.
 * 3) choose a font and color (optional)
 * 4) upload their sentences and pictures on the WikiSpace
 * 5) begin by gathering the students around 1-2 computers
 * 6) show the kids how to log onto the wiki space
 * 7) go to http://bridgeproject.wikispaces.com/
 * 8) click on your site’s webpage
 * 9) click on a student’s picture to use as an example (if you have a picture that you use for an example that’s fine <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ascii-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-hansi-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"> J  )
 * 10) model how to log into the wiki space using mbriggs4 and bridge2008
 * 11) model how to open the Word document they have been working on
 * 12) explain to the students that they can choose a fancy font and color for their sentences before putting it on their WikiSpace
 * 13) model how to choose a font and a color for the sentences
 * 14) **font size cannot be over 14**
 * 15) model how to highlight the text and copy it
 * 16) go back to the Wiki Space and click “edit this page”
 * 17) right click on the WikiSpace and click paste
 * 18) the text should appear on the wiki space
 * 19) if the text does not appear, have the student go back to the text and copy & paste again
 * 20) click “save” at the bottom
 * 21) to check if everything is working, click on your site’s tab on the left hand side
 * 22) click on the student’s picture and it should take you to their personal space with their name, favorite food etc.
 * 23) write mbriggs4 and bridge2008 on the white board or chart paper
 * 24) have students move to a computer
 * 25) go around to each student and find their sentences on the flash drive, put it on the desktop for them to work from
 * 26) **while a tech team member is helping the students get their Word document, the rest of the class can be logging onto the WikiSpace**
 * 27) assist/monitor while students work