spring.break10

Title: Spring Break! J Objective(s):  o  Students will create a PowerPoint describing three things they did over Spring Break  o  Students will learn what a “shape poem” is and create their own online  o  Students will read online books and play comprehension games to go along with the story Materials  o  http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/shape/  o  scissors  o  glue  o  crayons/markers  o  colored construction paper  o  whiteboard/chart paper  o  www.tumblebooklibrary.com (bridge2010, trial) MONDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODEL INDEPENDENT WORK TUESDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODEL INDEPENDENT WORK WEDNESDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING INDEPENDENT WORK THURSDAY Procedure BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODELING INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 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) explain that today they are going to make a PowerPoint about 3 things they did over Spring Break
 * 1) gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 2) explain that the class is going to help make a practice PowerPoint then the students are going to make their own
 * 3) model how to open PowerPoint
 * 4) model how to create a mini PowerPoint slide show
 * 5) Open PowerPoint
 * 6) In the title box, type Spring Break
 * 7) In the subtitle box type BY __your name__
 * 8) Show the students where to find the new slide button and click it.
 * 9) In the title box, type My Spring Break
 * 10) Call on a students to tell you what he/she did over Spring Break, for example “I went to my friend’s house.”
 * 11) Write their sentence in the text box
 * 12) Click new slide again
 * 13) In the title box, type My Spring Break
 * 14) Call on another student to tell you an event and write it in the text box, for example, “I rode my bike.”
 * 15) Click new slide again
 * 16) In the title box, type My Spring Break
 * 17) Call on one more student and have them give you an activity they did during Spring Break
 * 18) Write a third statement in the text box, such as “I got to sleep in!”
 * 19) (see example below)
 * 20) model how to use Google Images to add a picture to each slide that matches
 * 21) minimize the PowerPoint and open the internet
 * 22) go to Google
 * 23) click on “images”
 * 24) search for images that match the sentences
 * 25) copy and paste them into each slide
 * 26) model how to save the PowerPoint onto the desktop as “_________.springbreak” for example “jack.springbreak” or “susie.springbreak”
 * 27) **it is your responsibility to save the PowerPoints onto the flash drive after the students are finished!!!!**
 * 28) ask for questions
 * 4:30/5:30 send students to a computer
 * 1) assist/monitor while students work
 * 2) ** **please make sure to save the PowerPoints to the flash drive!!!** **
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 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) explain that today they are going to make a shape poem on the internet and then print it out
 * 1) gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 2) go to http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/shape/
 * 3) model how to type your name in the first box (you can use a student as an example)
 * 4) click “begin”
 * 5) read the next page out loud (“what is a shape poem?”)
 * 6) click “see answer” and read it out loud
 * 7) click “see example”
 * 8) read the answer in the box and read the poem
 * 9) click “select a theme”
 * 10) explain to the students that they can choose any theme they want
 * 11) call on a volunteer to choose a theme
 * 12) click on the theme
 * 13) choose another student to pick the shape
 * 14) click on the shape
 * 15) ask the class to help you think of words or short phrases that go with the shape
 * 16) type these into the boxes
 * 17) click “continue”
 * 18) model how to click on “my words” on the left hand side to show the words and then click again to hide the words
 * 19) as a class, write a short poem (3-4 lines) about the shape.  ** Remind students that the poem does not HAVE to rhyme, but it can!! **
 * 20)  when you have finished creating the poem click “continue”
 * 21) model how to print the poem
 * 22) model how to cut out the poem and paste it onto a piece of construction paper
 * 4:30/5:30 ask for questions
 * 1) have students move to a computer
 * 2)  on the white board or chart paper write http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/shape/
 * 3)  assist/monitor while students work
 * 4) hang up their shape poems around the lab J
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 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 that this week they will be using a new website that has lots of online books
 * 2) tell the students that there are games to go along with each story
 * 3) the goals for this week are to read at least one book every day and play at least two games that go along with the book
 * 4) on Thursday they are going to create a PowerPoint about a book they choose from the Tumblebooks
 * 5) **set your expectations for headphones (where they are to be kept, how they are put away etc.)
 * 4:20/5:20 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1) model how to go to __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __
 * 2) show the students where the login box is in the upper right hand corner
 * 3) username: ** bridge2010 **
 * 4) password: ** trial  **
 * 5) click ** submit **
 * 6) show the students how to click on the ** red bubble ** that says ** story books **
 * 7) model how to click on a range (ex. H-H or O-P) for more titles
 * 8) have the class help you choose a title
 * 9) click the ** green ** button that says ** view online **
 * 10) you do not have to listen to the whole story, but show the kids how they can plug in their headphones and listen to the story
 * 11) read 2-3 pages with the kids
 * 12) after you have read a few pages, click out of the story ( ** red X ** on the top right)
 * 13) show the kids the ** orange ** puzzle piece button on the right that says ** games **
 * 14) click on ** games **
 * 15) show the students the different games for each story
 * 16) explain that today they need to
 * 17) read at least ** one book **
 * 18) play at least ** two games ** that go along with that book
 * 4:30/5:30 have students move to a computer
 * 1) pass out headphones to each student and make sure they are plugged in correctly
 * 2) write __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __ on the white board or chart paper
 * 3) assist/monitor while students login and choose a book
 * 4) ** circulate the room to make sure the kids are not just clicking through the pages without listening and following along **
 * 5) students may have free time when they have completed the tasks for the day (see #21 above)
 * 4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open Mavis Beacon
 * 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 activity for this week (reading online stories from __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __ )
 * 2) ask a few volunteers what books they read yesterday and what games they played
 * 4:20/5:20 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 1) model how to go to __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __
 * 2) show the students where the login boxes are in the upper right hand corner
 * 3) username: ** bridge2010 **
 * 4) password: ** trial  **
 * 5) click ** submit **
 * 6) you can have the students tell you steps 11-20, since they learned it yesterday
 * 7) click on the ** red bubble ** that says ** story books **
 * 8) click on a range (ex. F-H or R-S) for more titles
 * 9) choose a title
 * 10) click the ** green ** button that says ** view online **
 * 11) you do not have to listen to the whole story, but show the kids how they can plug in their headphones and listen to the story
 * 12) read 2-3 pages with the kids
 * 13) after you have read a few pages, click out of the story ( ** red X ** on the top right)
 * 14) click on the ** orange ** puzzle piece button on the right that says ** games **
 * 15) show the students the different games for each story
 * 16) explain that today they need to
 * 17) read at least ** one book **
 * 18) play at least ** two games ** that go along with that book
 * 4:30/5:30 have students move to a computer
 * 1) pass out headphones to each student and make sure they are plugged in correctly
 * 2) write __ www.tumblebooklibrary.com __ on the white board or chart paper
 * 3) assist/monitor while students login and choose a book
 * 4) ** circulate the room to make sure the kids are not just clicking through the pages without listening and following along **
 * 5) students may have free time when they have completed the tasks for the day (see #20 above)