end.of.year.memories

=April 27-30 Title: End of the Year Projects = Materials: Computer Word PowerPoint thebproject.org Internet Crayons/Colored Pencils Scissors MONDAY > (example: favorite things-margaret or favorite things-zeenat) TUESDAY WEDNESDAY  1. students are going to create a “Guess My Vacation” game to play with a partner  2. brainstorm some places that students would like to visit or activities they would like to do during the summer  a.  example: the beach, the mountains, Hawaii, California, Mexico or camping, hiking, fishing etc.  3. explain that the students are going to create clues to help their friends guess where they want to take a vacation  4. on the board or chart paper, write the following:  a.  3 THINGS TO BRING  b.  1 WAY TO GET THERE  c.  2 ACTIVITIES TO DO  5. the clues need to include 3 things they need to bring on the vacation, 1 kind of transportation to get there, and 2 activities that will happen on the vacation  6. each item needs to have a picture from Google Image or Word Pictures to match the clue  a.  give the example: 3 things to bring= sleeping bag, tent, fire wood; 1 way to get there= drive in a car; 2 activities= roast hot dogs and go on a hike. my vacation is CAMPING  J   7. model how to create a 4x3 table with clues to the vacation spot and show an example (SEE BELOW)  8. have students open word and create a 4X3 table  9. fill in the boxes according to the example and insert a picture to match the clue  10. when students are finished with their clues, they may print them out and choose a partner <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 11. rock-paper-scissor to see who goes first <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 12. player one reads 3 things to bring, 1 way to get there, and 2 activities to do <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 13. player 2 has three chances to guess where or what player 1 chose to do/go on vacation <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 14. next, player 2 reads their clues and player 1 has three chances to guess THURSDAY <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 1. students will make a PowerPoint to tell what they want to do during the summer after school is out <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 2. on the board or chart paper, write down a list of things that the students would like to do this summer <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> a.  example: go camping, play at the park, visit a different state, go to a movie etc. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> b.   on the board or chart paper, write the following in large, neat letters: <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> c.  MY SUMMER WISH LIST <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> d.  THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO THIS SUMMER IS… <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> e.  THE SECOND THING I WANT TO DO THIS SUMMER IS… <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> f.  THE THIRD THING I WANT TO DO THIS SUMMER IS… <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> g.  THE FOURTH THING I WANT TO DO THIS SUMMER IS… <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 3. model how to make a mini-report on the PowerPoint by doing the following: <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> a.  Open PowerPoint <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> b.  In the title box, type the word MY SUMMER WISH LIST <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> c.  In the subtitle box type BY __your name__ <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> d.  Show the students where to find the new slide button and click it. <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> e.  In the title box, type THE FIRST THING I WANT TO DO THIS SUMMER IS… <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> f.  In the text box, give an example of something the kids want to do in the summer, like “GO TO A MOVIE WITH MY FRIENDS” <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> g.  choose from Google Images or the pictures on PowerPoint to find an illustration for the sentence <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> h.  Click new slide again <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> i.  In the title box, type THE SECOND THING I WANT TO DO THIS SUMMER IS… <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> j.  In the text box, give an example of something the kids enjoyed, like “GO CAMPING IN WYOMING” <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> k.  find a picture to illustrate the sentence <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 4. younger students must have at least two summer wishes and older kids must have at least three summer wishes in their PowerPoint <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 5. ** Save the project under “summer wishes-the kid’s first name” on the flash drive ** (example: summer wishes-margaret or summer wishes-danielle) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Century Gothic'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Century Gothic';"> 6. Assist/monitor while students work
 * Flash drive **
 * 1) students will make a PowerPoint to show/explain their favorite things that happened at Bridge this year
 * 2) on the board or chart paper, write down a list of things that the students enjoyed this year at Bridge
 * 3) example: Christmas party, cooking class, girl/boy scouts, tutoring, computers etc.
 * 4) on the board or chart paper, write the following in large, neat letters:
 * 5) MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT BRIDGE
 * 6) MY FIRST FAVORITE THING THIS YEAR AT BRIDGE WAS…
 * 7) MY SECOND FAVORITE THING THIS YEAR AT BRIDGE WAS…
 * 8) MY THIRD FAVORITE THING THIS YEAR AT BRIDGE WAS…
 * 9) MY FOURTH FAVORITE THING THIS YEAR AT BRIDGE WAS…
 * 10) model how to make a mini-report on the PowerPoint by doing the following:
 * 11) Open PowerPoint
 * 12) In the title box, type the word MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT BRIDGE
 * 13) In the subtitle box type BY __your name__
 * 14) Show the students where to find the new slide button and click it.
 * 15) In the title box, type MY FIRST FAVORITE THING THIS YEAR AT BRIDGE WAS…
 * 16) In the text box, give an example of something the kids enjoyed, like “DECORATING COOKIES WITH MY TUTOR”
 * 17) choose from Google Images or the pictures on PowerPoint to find an illustration for the sentence
 * 18) Click new slide again
 * 19) In the title box, type MY SECOND FAVORITE THING THIS YEAR AT BRIDGE WAS…
 * 20) In the text box, give an example of something the kids enjoyed, like “MAKING CRAFTS IN GIRL SCOUTS”
 * 21) find a picture to illustrate the sentence
 * 22) younger students must have at least two favorite things and older kids must have at least three favorite things in their PowerPoint
 * 23) Show kids how to save the project onto the desktop ( ** you need to move the projects from the desktop onto the flash drive ** )
 * 24) Save the project under “favorite things-the kid’s first name”
 * 1) Assist/monitor while students they work on their projects
 * 1) students will create a summer memory game to play with a partner
 * 2) on the board or chart paper, brainstorm a list of things that remind the kids of summer
 * 3) for example: sun, camping, popsicles, friends, no school, vacation, friends
 * 4) explain that the students are going to create a memory game using pictures that remind them of summer
 * 5) they need to open word and create a 3X4 table for the younger kids and a 4X4 table for the older kids
 * 6) next, they need to find Google Image pictures, or pictures from word to fill in the table
 * 7) THEY NEED TO PUT TWO OF EACH PICTURE IN THE TABLE TO MAKE A MATCH!!! (see example)
 * 1) when the students have 6 pairs of pictures (younger kids) or 8 pairs of pictures (older kids) they may print them out and color them.
 * 2) DO NOT USE MARKER BECAUSE IT WILL SHOW THROUGH THE BACK!!! **CRAYONS OR COLORED PENCILS ONLY**
 * 3) when students are finished coloring their memory cards, they may cut out on the table lines, not the picture its self
 * 4) students may pick a partner to play memory with
 * 5) mix both partner’s sets of cards together
 * 6) lay out all the cards face down
 * 7) rock-paper-scissor to see who goes first
 * 8) if a player finds a match, they may go again
 * 9) if a player does not find a match, they turn over the cards and the next player goes
 * 10) who ever has the most pairs at the end wins
 * 11) if there is time, the students can pick another partner to play memory with
 * 3 THINGS TO BRING || 1 WAY TO GET THERE || 2 ACTIVITIES TO DO ||
 * sleeping bag || drive in a car || roast hot dogs ||
 * tent || || go on a hike ||
 * fire wood || || ||