First Grade
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| A Portrait of our First President |
Gilbert Stewart painted many portraits of George Washington. The students will be asked to look at a portrait in order to have a better understanding of the times in which George Washington served as our nation’s first President. The students will read clues to help solve a make-believe mystery while looking at this painting and learn fascinating facts along the way. |
| All About Dolphins Launch Page |
In this project students will be writing a research report on dolphins. They will begin by looking at pictures, then using a KWL chart to get started. Students will use the All about Dolphins website to develop questions and research answers. Using this information, students will then write their report on ocean stationary. When finished they may use the rubric provided to rate their own writing. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 5. |
| Animal Muddle Launch Page |
In this project students will go to Little Foxy’s Activity Center and listen to a poem about mixed up animals. Then by follow the detailed instructions students will use a graphic organizer to begin the process of writing a friendly story about a muddled up animal of their choice. Upon completion of the activity students will evaluate their story using the rubric provided. Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 1. |
| Become a Mighty Reader Launch Page |
This website helps emergent readers to engage in the practice of reading. Barnyard Babies is a selection that the child can read, as the lyrics to the story are highlighted and sung. After reading and listening, the child may solve the word search puzzle the accompanies this story. Upon completion, each child may print the word search. This meets the Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 5. |
| Fun with Emily and Clifford Launch Page |
Fun with Emily and Clifford introduces Scholastic's Road to Reading with Clifford. web site. Students will have the opportunity to read four interactive Clifford stories and play four word study games that support phonics in reading. The children get to practice reading skills along with computer skills. Each child will be able to print a Reading Map and collect souvenir stickers as each story and game is completed. When the eight souvenirs have been collected the student will be eligible for a Road to Reading Certificate. Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 1. |
| In the Beginning with Word |
Microsoft Word is a basic computer program that many schools use. It is the program that most of my students use as well. It is important for the students to understand how the program works if they are to use the program to their advantage – even in the beginning stages. Students will create a web for their story using the Draw tools in Microsoft Word. After writing a story, students will create a title page using Microsoft Word. Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 1. |
| Life in the White House |
Students will use the White House website to use primary source photographs to compare and contrast past and present photos of life in the White House. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 5. |
| Mapping the Classroom |
Creating maps and labeling them is one of the state standards for Geography in the Primary grades. During the study of our community, a problem arose in the classroom. We needed to arrange the classroom so that we had the most available room for not only center activities, but for sitting together for community and reading time. The students were asked to use the some of the draw tools on Microsoft Office and recreate our classroom. They were asked to title their “map,” and create a compass rose using cardinal directions. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 6. |
| Musical Stories |
Did you know that music tells a story? Students will be listening to different pieces of music and learning the stories that go with them. They will then listen to a new piece of music and use Kid Pix to draw a picture of their interpretation of the new piece of music. Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 2. |
| Publishing on Writers' Window |
This lesson plan provides an opportunity for first graders to publish a story they have previously written, on the Writers’ Window website. Allowing children to contribute to the Internet will enhance literacy and technology skills. This lesson plan will also incorporate the opportunity to teach the importance of safety on the Internet. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 4. |
| Publishing Peace |
Extra, extra, read all about it! Here you’ll find a simple publishing lesson that will use pictures and stories in order to help students brainstorm ideas about peace. The goal being that students exhibit their own ideas in a "virtual museum." The International Peace Museum originated in Cincinnati and now allows schools from all over the world to contribute to their museum. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 4. |
| Rebus Story |
The students will create a written rebus story to be published on the Storybook website- http://www.kids-space.org/story/story.html. This meets the Arizona Language Arts and Writing Standards and also Arizona State Technology Standards 1, 3, and 4. |
| Safety in Chat Rooms |
Students are beginning to use the Internet for both work and play. Chat rooms are becoming very common with even younger children. I have several students that are already involved in friendly chats online. They need to realize that “Stranger Danger” lurks. This lesson is designed to help children learn how to be safe as they use the Internet for both work and play. Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 2. |
| Square of Life |
During our unit of study on “Saving the Earth,” our kids will plot square meters of land in our schoolyard and in the desert area just outside our fence. We will record both the living and non-living things that we find. This information will be submitted via e-mail to a project database. This database is accessible to all members that have joined the project. We will compare and contrast our information with other classes. Each group will compose a report or presentation that we will e-mail to the project and it will be posted to the project web site. We will find a “buddy class” online to compare and share our information with as well. Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 4. |
| Square of Life |
In this project students will plot square meters in their schoolyards and record the living and non-living things that are found. They will submit this information to the project database, this will allow viewing via the Internet. Students will then compare and contrast their information with that submitted by other classes from around the world and prepare a brief report or presentation that will be posted to the project web site. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 5. |
| Study of Civil Rights for the Primary Classroom |
Show your students, first or second graders, the issues of equality and rights of people through an online version of the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and the highlights of his life, family and pursuit of civil rights. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 5 and 6. |
| Weathering the Weather |
Our present unit of study is the weather. Through class discussions, I found that many of my students are not aware of the differences in weather around the world or even in the United States. Through this activity students will investigate weather phenomenon both locally as well as in countries around the world. This will also heighten student awareness of the use of maps and the effect of the weather on different environments. Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 5. |
| What Can Bugs Do? Launch Page |
What better way to learn about verbs then to watch bugs at play? In this lesson, students will read an on-line story about different bugs just doing what they do best. The student plots on an organizer the activities within the story. This lesson even offers an extension. Great for second language learners. Meet Arizona state standards 5 and 6. |
| Wonderful World of Weather |
Students will use a website to track and observe the weather of other states or countries where they have friends or relatives living. This meets Arizona Science, Social Studies and Technology Standards. The students will then use the information that they have gathered to compare and contrast the weather in the state they live in to the weather of another state. Meets Arizona State Technology Standards 1 and 5. |
| You're Invited!!! |
The frozen turkeys have been purchased. The decorations are underway. We are learning that living in a community is more than having an address within the city limits. The plan is to have a Thanksgiving Pot Luck. Parents will be invited to celebrate Thanksgiving. They must bring a dish to share. The excitement is stirring – the invitations need to be created!!! Meets Arizona State Technology Standard 3. |
