Fourth+Grade



AVL Saints for Kids Raz-Kids Free Rice

Saints Resource The Catholic Toolbox

Spelling City Mathletics

Week of May 18th Webonauts Animals of the World Game Mouse Paint Name Typer Type Racer Ratatype Sugar, Sugar Guess the States Interactive US Puzzle Duck Life Keyboard Challenge Michael, Michael, Go Recycle! Kodable br3u4uz - Class Code San Diego Zoo Dino Dig - Become a Paleontologist Code.org Angry Bird Code.org Frozen [|Code Monkey]

Week of May 11th Outer Space Typing Typing Test Guess the States Interactive US Puzzle ABCYa Fourth Grade Michael, Michael, Go Recycle! Arbor Day - Plant Trees!

Week of May 4th Review DIRECTIONS: In which part of the world do some animals live? Look at the list of animals below. Some will be familiar to you, and others will not. Use the Internet to find where these animals live. To help you, we've provided you with the URL address for a Web site where you will find the information you need. You might need to wander around the Web site a bit to find the page that has information about each animal's natural habitat. Write the name of the country or continent where you find each animal.

ANIMAL ZOO NAME/WEB SITE URL WHERE IN THE WORLD?

 __ http://www.pittsburghzoo.com/ __ white-faced saki Pittsburgh Zoo

 @http://www.pittsburghzoo.com/ king penguin Pittsburgh Zoo

 @http://www.pittsburghzoo.com/ silver langur Cincinnati Zoo

 @http://www.cincinnatizoo.org/ gila monster Cincinnati Zoo

 @http://www.cincinnatizoo.org/ wallaroo Oakland Zoo

 @http://www.oaklandzoo.org bison Oakland Zoo

 @http://www.oaklandzoo.org meerkat Birmingham Zoo

 @http://www.birminghamzoo.com/ muntjac Birmingham Zoo

 @http://www.birminghamzoo.com black rhinoceros Lincoln Park Zoo

 @http://www.lpzoo.org/ green tree python Lincoln Park Zoo

@http://www.lpzoo.org/

Week of April 27th PowerPoint Tools Michael, Michael, Go Recycle!

Week of April 20th Food and Nutrition Foss Web MyPlate Games

Week of April 13th

Week of April 6th AVL Google Junior PowerPoint Project - Amazing Animals Example:

**Slide 2** – Amazing for 3 Reasons
Students add a title called **The is amazing for 3 reasons** and add a picture of their animal. Students write 3 reasons why this animal is unique (such as special adaptations it has).

**Slide 3** – First Reason it is Amazing
Students add a title with the first reason their animal is amazing and add a picture of their animal. Students write 2 – 3 facts to support their first reason.

**Slide 4** – Second Reason it is Amazing
Students add a title with the second reason their animal is amazing and add a picture of their animal. Students write 2 – 3 facts to support their second reason.

**Slide 5 –** Third Reason it is Amazing
Students add a title with the third reason their animal is amazing and add a picture of their animal. Students write 2 – 3 facts to support their third reason.

Optional - Slide 6 - Bibliography
Where did you get your information?

Week of March 30th Research Review Research a Zoo Animal. Fill out Graphic Organizer Make an Easter Egg Easter Games

March 23rd Big Huge Labs - Magazine Cover [|AL.com Famous Folks]- Pictures here!

March 9th Instant Biography Poem Famous Alabamians Project Alabama Women's Hall of Fame AVL [|FactMonster]- Informational Website for Kids Google Jr.

[|Free Clipart Images] [|Biography.com]

March 2nd St. Peter Claver - Saints Resource FosWeb Food and Nutrition Dr. Seuss Books Seussville

Week of February 23rd Using Keywords on the Internet Civil War Quiz Brain POP Civil War Civil War Links Area and Perimeter

Week of February 16th Keyboarding Raz-Kids Mathletics

March Instant Biography Poem Famous Alabamians Project [|Yahooligans]- Search engine for kids [|Encyclopedia Britannica School Edition] [|FactMonster]- Informational Website for Kids [|Alabama Women's Hall of Fame] [|Alabama Men's Hall of Fame] [|AL.com Famous Folks]- Pictures here! [|Biography.com] [|Free Clipart Images]

Big Huge Labs - Trading Cards

Week of February 9th No School

Week of February 2nd Saint Research: St. Thomas Aquinas Computer Science is Fun (Coding) [|Code Studio Course 2] Flappy Bird

Week of January 26th Computer Puzzle

Week of January 20th

Week of January 12th MLK Seattle Times I Have a Dream

Code.org Frozen Code.org Angry Bird

Week of January 5th Letter Generator [|Code Monkey]

Week of December 15th Christmas Activities - Design a Christmas tree (Microsoft Word) [|CODE THE WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS TREE]

[|Snow Line]

[|Northpole]

[|ABCYa Christmas]

Week of December 8th Raz Kids Mathletics ABCYa Christmas Games @http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/webisodes/index.html Week of December 1st Acrostic - Using Microsoft Word Word Art, Clip Art (Advent) Advent Calendar Games

Week of November 17th St. Nicholas - Use Saint Resource Page to fill in your research sheet Advent - Microsoft Word Lesson

Week of November 10th

Keyboard Challenge - Flashing Character

Week of November 3rd

October 27th Saint Research Teresa of Calcutta (All Saints Day) Because of Winn Dixie Scrapbook Halloween Word Search Word Clouds Emoticons Practice copying emoticons into MS Word Document

October 13th Halloween Fun Word Document

October 20th Complete Planet Project

Microsoft Office Word Students will: Learn to add text boxes and use drawing tools to create borders for their Planet Project facts. They will cut them out and display on their planet drawings in the classroom. Starry Starry Night Webquest

Students will be able to…
Saint - Therese of Lisieux (Feast Day October 1st) Keyboard Challenge Input Output Find the Hidden Technology
 * tell the difference between input and output devices, learn how they are used, and complete the quiz at the end of the activity.
 * search and find all of the hidden technology items in a picture while learning technology vocabulary.
 * place all of the virtual keys back on the virtual keyboard in the correct order.
 * tell the difference between input and output devices, learn how they are used, and complete the quiz at the end of the activity.
 * search and find all of the hidden technology items in a picture while learning technology vocabulary.
 * place all of the virtual keys back on the virtual keyboard in the correct order.

**This month we will be learning about being good digital citizens.**
 * September**
 * Research - Saints**
 * Digital Citizenship**
 * Goal 5**
 * You will learn the rules and procedures for learning in our tech lab.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">You will learn how to log in to your own desk top on the computer.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">You will learn how to keep log in and password information safe.
 * <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">You will learn how to be a good citizen on the internet.

[|Creepy Crossword]
Week of August 25th Typing Club Raz-Kids NASA Kids

Week of August 18th Smart Activity Wikispace Using Firefox Logging in: Computer Vocabulary Game Computer Parts Hangman

Week of August 11th
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png caption="My Vacation.docx" link="file:poptech4kids/My Vacation.docx"]] ||
 * My Vacation.docx ||

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Welcome new students!

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Mrs. Argo's <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Class Rules <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Logging in:

<span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Smart Activity: <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Parts of the Computer <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Technology Games <span style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);">Cyber Start

Week of May 20th Raz Kids - Click link above Format Photograph -- Using Microsoft Word Review

Week of May 12th Choose a saint and fill in your research sheet. Go to your folder and print out the picture of the saint you created in TuxPaint Free Rice - Feed the Hungry and Learn Online My Career

Week of May 5th Keyboarding

Mathletics

Word Cloud Generator (Mother's Day)

Week of April 28th Mathletics [|Word Cloud Generator] use words describing Saints (use websites and take notes) Free Rice - Feed the Hungry and Learn Online

Week of April 21st Earth Day Games - Sheppard Software Michael, Michael, Go Recycle Recycle Puzzle

Week of April 14th Keyboarding St. Joan of Arc Easter Words - Spelling City <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica-Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: baseline;">1. [|Tic Tac Toe] <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica-Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: baseline;">2. [|Bunny Puzzle] <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica-Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: baseline;">3. [|Drag & Drop Puzzle] <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica-Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: baseline;">4. [|Slide Puzzle] <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica-Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: baseline;">5. [|Easter Egg Match] <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica-Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: baseline;">6. [|Easter Egg Slide Puzzle] <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica-Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: baseline;">7. [|Henry’s Egg Factory] <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica-Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: baseline;">8. [|Easter Egg Word Search] <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica-Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: baseline;">9. [|Easter Eggs] <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica-Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 0.95em; vertical-align: baseline;">10. [|Easter Egg Hunt] Easter Word Search

Easter Word Unscramble Free Rice for the Hungry

Week of March 31st TTL4 ITBS Practice FossWeb St. Catherine of Siena

Week of March 17th Saint Research - St. Cyril of Jerusalem St. Cyril of Jerusalem Use resources at top of page Fill in sheets and draw image of your saint Complete explorers research

Week of March 10th TTL4 Continue explorer research

AVL Select Student Resources, Elementary School (Info Bits)

Enchanted Learning Explorers St. Paddy's Day Coloring St. Paddy's Day Fun St. Paddy Puzzles Lucky Clover Game

Ponce de Leon Don Tristan <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;">**Tristán de Luna y Arellano** (1519–1571) was a Spanish Conquistador of the 16th century. [|[1]] Born in [|Borobia], [|Spain] , he came to [|New Spain] , and was sent on an expedition to conquer [|Florida] in 1559. He was a cousin of the viceroy of New Spain, Antonio de Mendoza, and of Juana de Zúñiga, wife of Hernán Cortés. In August of that year, he established an ephemeral colony at modern-day [|Pensacola], one of the earliest [|European] settlements within the present-day [|United States]. [|[2]] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;">During his years in [|Mexico], de Luna had served with [|Francisco Vásquez de Coronado] on his expedition to the [|Seven Cities of Cíbola] and crushed an [|Indian] rebellion in [|Oaxaca]. De Luna was chosen by [|Luis de Velasco], [|Viceroy] of New Spain (Mexico), to establish a settlement on the [|Gulf Coast] of what is now the United States, [|[2]] and clear an overland trade route to [|Santa Elena] , (in what is now [|South Carolina] ), where another outpost would be founded. A site named "Filipina Bay" had been recommended from the September 1558 voyage of Guido de las Bazares. [|[2]] De Luna was given thirteen ships and more than 1,500 soldiers and settlers, under six captains of cavalry and six of infantry. [|[2]] De Luna, however, proved to be an ineffective leader, and the expedition was plagued by multiple disasters, before he rescued the survivors and took them to safety. [|[3]] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;">The party anchored in [|Pensacola Bay] (which they called "Ochuse") and set up the encampment of //Puerto de Santa Maria// during the summer of 1559, at the site of the modern [|Naval Air Station Pensacola]. De Luna dispatched the factor Luis Daza with a [|galleon] back to [|Vera Cruz] to announce his safe arrival, and plan for resupplying the site. He fitted two other vessels to sail to Spain, awaiting the return of two exploring parties. With much of the colony's stores waiting on the ships, de Luna sent several exploring parties inland to scout the area; they returned after three weeks having found only one Indian town. Before they could unload the vessels, on the night of September 19, 1559, [|[2]] a [|hurricane] (with [|storm surge] ) swept through and destroyed most of the ships and cargo: five ships, a galleon and a bark, pushing one caravel and its cargo into a grove inland. [|[2]] With the colony in serious danger, most of the men traveled up the [|Alabama River] to the village of Nanipacana (Nanipacna or Ninicapua), which they had found abandoned; they renamed the town "Santa Cruz" and moved in for several months. [|[2]][|[4]] Back in Mexico, the Viceroy sent two relief ships in November, promising additional aid in the spring. [|[2]] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif;">The relief got the colony through the winter, but the supplies expected in the spring had not arrived by September. De Luna ordered the remainder of his force to march to the large native town of Coca, but the men [|mutinied]. [|[2]] Bloodshed was averted by the settlement's missionaries, but soon after, [|Ángel de Villafañe] arrived in Pensacola Bay and offered to take all who wished to leave on an expedition to [|Cuba] and Santa Elena. [|[2]] De Luna relented and agreed to leave, eventually moving back to Mexico, where he died in 1571. The Pensacola colony was inhabited for several more months by Captain Biedma and a detachment of fifty men who Villafañe had left there, in case further orders arrived from Viceroy Velasco; [|[2]] when they sailed away, the local area was not populated again by Europeans until 1698, when the Spanish founded the city of Pensacola.

Week of March 3rd TTL4 Excel activity Left handed - Right handed comparison (survey) Graphs Custom designed charts Jacques Cartier Samuel de Champlain Henry Hudson One picture and two or three facts about each explorer.

Seussville Games

Week of February 24th Keyboarding for Kids

Vaso Nunez de Balboa Ferdinand Magellan Hernando de Soto Add these three explorers to your saved page on the network One picture and two facts for each explorer

Week of February 17th

AVL - link is at the top of this page - use InfoBits

All Explorers can be found in Enchanted Learning Bartolomeu Dias Christopher Colombus Amerigo Vespucci

Power Proofreading

Week of February 3rd Focus: PPT

Seasonal Similes

Ex: The snow was as white as milk.

Insert a pic of both snow and milk to the PPT

Choose one of three explorers, two facts and image of each explorer will be copied and pasted into a word document and saved to your file on student common network Leif Eriksson Marco Polo Vasco de Gama Enchanted Learning Explorers AVL - link is at the top of this page - use InfoBits

Week of January 27th Complete Saint PowerPoint

@http://library.thinkquest.org/J002428F/default.htm

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">[]

Week of January 20th

Review copy and paste images Choose slide design Delete slide, change order of slides

Week of January 13th PowerPoint - Choose your favorite saint and make a presentation with five slides. Use your websites above to find facts and images. (3-5 slides) Important facts: birth, death, feast day, why they became a saint Add Images from web and use snipping tool to snip the TuxPaint Illustration of your saint.

Bad Guy Patrol - Select your age and begin

Free Rice for the Hungry

Week of January 6th

Week of December 16th Write and type prayer

Christmas Webquest

Treasure Dive Typing

Week of December 9th Keyboarding for Kids Christmas Word Tree Advent Calendar and Games

Free Rice

Week of December 2nd Using Search Line Christmas Webquest Frosty the Snowman (Microsoft Word) Bad Guy Patrol - Internet Safety Frosty the Snowman - Microsoft Word

Week of November 18th Microsoft Word - How to Cook a Turkey Spacebar Invaders Prepositional Phrases Free Rice for the Hungry Turkey Hunt

Week of November 11th

Saint Research

Frances Xavier Cabrini Keyboarding for Kids Choose a Saint for a PowerPoint Slide Draw a picture of your Saint in TuxPaint and use snipping tool to put it in your slide

Week of November 4th Keyboarding for Kids

Prepositional Phrases Free Rice for the Hungry Turkey Hunt

Week of October 28th St. Teresa of Avila - October 15th

Spelling City







Halloween Jigsaw Puzzles

Week of October 21st St. Francis of Assisi Saint Research Keyboarding for Kids

Free Rice for the Hungry

Type Ghosts

Find the Ghost

Funschool Halloween Coloring Halloween Coloring

Carve a Pumpkin

Pumpkin Carving

Kerpoof

Week of October 14th

===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You heard the story about Stellaluna in the library. She became lost from her mother when she was a baby. She did not get a chance to learn about who she was. Stellaluna felt very sad because she was not like her bird friends. Stellaluna was a very unique animal with special gifts. ===
 * ~ __** Introduction **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Your job is to help Stellaluna learn more about being a bat. It will be your job to learn some facts about bats.
||~  ||


 * ~ BatQuest ||
 * 1. || Use [|web site #1] to answer these questions: ||  ||
 * || a. Where in the world do bats live?
 * || a. Where in the world do bats live?
 * || a. Where in the world do bats live?

b. What kinds of homes do bats live in?

c. What kinds of foods do bats eat?

d. How do bats help people?

e. How are bats different from birds? || Word Search Generator - Halloween

Kerpoof

Halloween Coloring

Carve a Pumpkin

Pumpkin Carving

Ghost Hunt

Week of October 7th Saint Research - St. Therese of Lisieux Keyboarding for Kidss Raz-Kid Mathletics Spelling City

Free Rice

Raz-Kids or Saint Research Saint - Frederic Ozanam

Week of September 16th

Week of September 9th Introduction to Saints Research Keywords, Search Box or Line, Alphabetical, etc. St. Peter Claver

Keyboarding for Kids

Saints for Kids

Catholic Saints Online

Mathletics

Free Rice

Week of Sept. 2nd MS Word - Inserting tables

Keyboarding for Kids

Wordle (bio words)

Back to School Games

Microsoft Word - bio poem

Spelling City

Computer Word Search Generator use spelling words

Week of August 19th Keyboarding for Kids

Wordle (next week)

Mathletics

Back to School Games

Using bullets - Microsoft Word Spelling City

Computer Word Search Generator

Welcome to a new year at POP New students

Mrs. Argo's Class Rules Logging in: control alt delete student1 pop123

Smart Activity: Parts of the Computer Technology Games Cyber Start

Internet Safety Faux Paw goes to the Games

Router's Birthday Surprise

<span style="color: #0a0a88; font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif; font-size: 16pt;">Technology Lab Rules
= <span style="font-family: 'Libre Baskerville',serif;">TECHNOLOGY LAB RULES = 1. Wash your hands before entering the lab

2. Come in quietly and sit in your assigned seat

3. Do not touch the computer until your are told to do so

4. Be ready to listen

5. Keep your hands on your own computer

6. Stay in your seat

7. Stay on the assignment given by the teacher

8. Do not play games

9. Do not bring anything into the lab unless the teacher tells you

10. Follow our POP School Rules of Ethics

C ome in to the lab quietly and go to your assigned computer. Do not touch other keyboards or mice on the way to your computer. Wait for instructions before you touch anything.

O nly visit approved internet sites and only when you have permission to do so. Do not download anything. Never give out personal information. If you see anything uncomfortable, turn off your monitor and let your teacher know immediately. Do not show your friends.

M ake sure you leave your workspace as you found it! Exit all of your programs. Put your headphones back on the hook. Straighten your keyboard place your mouse in the center of the mouse pad. Push in your chair. Collect and throw away any trash on your way out. Take anything you have printed when you leave. P rint only if you have permission! Only press print once! U se only your assigned computer. Do not move the icons on the desktop. Do not change any system settings without permission. Do not edit files that do not belong to you. Help others with your mouth and not their mouse.

T reat your classmates, your teacher and all equipment with respect. Help your neighbors if they need help – with your mouth not their mouse! Do not talk when the teacher is talking. Come to the computer lab with clean hands. No banging your mouse or banging the keys on the keyboard. No hands on the monitor. Do not spin in your chair.

E at and drink not allowed in lab.

R ead the screen BEFORE asking questions.

L ights out or hands on your heads means //Your Attention Please//. Remove your headphones. Take your hands off the keyboard and mouse. Wait for instructions or information.

A sk your immediate neighbors for help before you raise your hand to ask your teacher. Do not get out of your seat to ask for help. Do not get out of your seat to help someone else. If you help someone else do it with your mouth and not their mouse.

B e prepared to learn something new every day in the Computer Lab.

Week of May 6th Wordle Create a Word Cloud for your mom Keyboarding for Kids Power Proofreading Mathletics

Week of April 29th <span style="background-color: #eeeeee; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica-Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Microsoft Word: Type a letter to the third grade students telling them what to expect in fourth grade. Tell them about your favorite things, what they can do over the summer to prepare for fourth grade, what things surprised you and what you could have done better. Keyboarding for Kids Power Proofreading Mathletics

Week of April 22nd [|Recycle Puzzle] Earth Day Games Earth Day Word Search Keyboarding for Kids Power Proofreading

Week of April 15th



Mathletics

Week of April 8th Write a Poem (Diamante)

How to Write a Diamante Poem
Diamante Poem Example:

What is a Diamante?
A diamante – pronounced dee-uh-MAHN-tay – is an unrhymed seven-line poem. The beginning and ending lines are the shortest, while the lines in the middle are longer, giving diamante poems a diamond shape. “Diamante” is the Italian word for diamond, so this poetic form is named for this diamond shape. Believe it or not, the diamante was invented just 40 years ago. It was created by an American poet named Iris McClellan Tiedt in 1969, and has become very popular in schools. Also known as a “diamond poem” because of it’s shape, there are two different types of diamantes; //synonym// diamantes and //antonym// diamantes.

The Rules of a Diamante
There are just a few rules to writing a diamante: Here’s an easy way to visualize all three rules: Noun Adjective, Adjective Verb, Verb, Verb Noun, Noun, Noun, Noun Verb, Verb, Verb Adjective, Adjective Noun In a synonym diamante, the nouns at the beginning and end are two words that mean basically the same thing. In an antonym diamante, the two nouns are opposites. Here are a couple of examples:
 * 1) Diamantes are seven lines long.
 * 2) The first and last lines have just one word. The second and sixth lines have two words. The third and fifth lines have three words. And the fourth line has four words.
 * 3) Lines 1, 4, and 7 have nouns. Lines 2 and 6 have adjectives. Lines 3 and 5 have verbs.

Synonym Diamante
In this diamante, the words “Monsters” and “Creatures” mean the same thing, so they are synonyms. Monsters Evil, Spooky Howling, Shrieking, Wailing Ghosts, Vampires, Goblins, Witches Flying, Scaring, Terrifying Creepy, Crawly Creatures

Antonym Diamante
In this diamante, you might say that the words “Cat” and “Dog” are opposites, or “antonyms,” so this is an antonym diamante. Cat Gentle, Sleepy Purring, Meowing, Scratching Whiskers, Fur, Collar, Leash Barking, Licking, Digging Slobbery, Playful Dog

Getting Started
To start writing a diamante, you first need to decide what //thing// you want to write about. The reason you want to pick a //thing// is that your first and last lines need to be //nouns//. In other words, your diamante will be about a noun, such as a “pencil” or a “pizza,” rather than about a verb, such as “jump” or an adjective like “smelly.” An easy thing to write about is something you like or something you see around you. Next, you’ll want to decide whether you want to write a synonym diamante or an antonym diamante. If you want to write a synonym diamante, you’ll want to select another word that means the //same// thing as your subject. If you are going to write an antonym diamante, choose a word that is its opposite. For this example, I will show you how to write an //antonym// diamante about the “sun,” and my second noun is “moon,” since the sun and the moon can be considered opposites. Once you’ve chosen your two nouns, take a piece of paper and brainstorm as many words as you can that have to do with each of them. For example, make one column for each word and write down everything you can think of. You’ll want adjectives (descriptive words), verbs (action words), and even more nouns. Your lists should look something like this:
 * **Sun** || **Moon** ||
 * Hot || Cold ||
 * Yellow || Silver ||
 * Fiery || Night ||
 * Day || Still ||
 * Light || Orbiting ||
 * Blinding || Shining ||
 * Exploding || Beautiful ||
 * Distant || Crescent ||
 * Nuclear ||  ||

Don’t worry if you have more words than you need. It’s better to have too many words to choose from than not enough. Finally, you’ll want to arrange your diamante, putting the synonyms or antonyms at the top and bottom, the adjectives next, on lines 2 and 6, the verbs after that on lines 3 and 5, and lastly your additional nouns on the middle line. In the //top// half of the poem – lines 2 and 3 – your adjectives and verbs should be ones from your first brainstorming column – words that have to do with line 1, like this: Sun Fiery, Yellow Burning, Blinding, Exploding In the //bottom// half of the poem – lines 5 and 6 – your adjectives and verbs should be related to the noun on line 7, like this: Shining, Orbiting, Reflecting Cold, Silver Moon On line 4, the line in the middle of the poem, the first two nouns should be related to the noun on line 1, and the last two nouns should be related to the noun on line 7, like this: Flame, Light, Night, Crescent When you put everything together, you’ll end up with something like this: Sun Fiery, Yellow Burning, Blinding, Exploding Flame, Light, Night, Crescent Shining, Orbiting, Reflecting Cold, Silver Moon

Things to Remember
As you begin writing your own diamantes, here are the important things to remember:
 * Diamantes can be about //anything//
 * They are 7 lines long
 * The word count is simple: 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, 1
 * Your lines should have: noun, adjectives, verbs, nouns, verbs, adjectives, noun
 * Try to “center” your poem on the page to give it a diamond shape
 * Most importantly, //have fun!//

Week of April 2nd Mathletics Microsoft Word Lesson - Making Poster Titles using WordArt Power Proofreading Eat Healthy Games

Week of March 25th Historic Events in Alabama Keyboarding for Kids Four lines in Lesson 2 Mathletics AVL Power Proofreading

Birmingham Careers
Among the most common occupations in Birmingham are Sales and office occupations, 26%; Management, professional, and related occupations, 25%; and Service occupations, 20%. Approximately 67 percent of workers in Birmingham, Alabama work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Birmingham Industries
The leading industries in Birmingham, Alabama are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 22%; Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 11%; and Retail trade, 10%.

March 11th Power Proofreading VATICAN CITY, March 12 (Reuters) - Roman Catholic cardinals prayed for divine help on Tuesday, hours before a conclave to elect a new pope to tackle the daunting problems facing the Church at one of the most difficult periods in its history.

The cardinals, including the 115 aged under 80 who will vote for the next pope, filed into St. Peter's Basilica as choirs sang at the ritual solemn Mass that precedes a conclave.

They prayed that God would inspire them to choose the right man to replace Pope Benedict, who abdicated abruptly last month saying he was not strong enough to confront the woes of a Church whose 1.2 billion members look to Rome for leadership.

The Mass was the last event for the cardinals as a group before they enter the Sistine Chapel on Tuesday afternoon and make their choice for the next pontiff before Michelangelo's famous fresco of the Last Judgment.

In his homily, Italy's Angelo Sodano, dean of the cardinals, said they should pray "that the Lord will grant us a pontiff who will embrace this noble mission with a generous heart".

He called for unity within the Church and urged everyone to work with the next pope, whoever he should be.

The secret conclave, steeped in ritual and prayer, could carry on for several days, with no clear favourite in sight.

Vatican insiders say Italy's Angelo Scola and Brazil's Odilo Scherer have emerged as the men to beat. The former would bring the papacy back to Italy for the first time in 35 years, while the latter would be the first non-European pope in 1,300 years.

However, a host of other candidates from numerous nations have also been mentioned, including U.S. cardinals Timothy Dolan and Sean O'Malley, Canada's Marc Ouellet and Argentina's Leonardo Sandri..

MANY CHOICES

Known as the "Princes of the Church", the cardinals will only emerge from their seclusion once they have chosen the 266th pontiff in the 2,000-year history of the Church, which is beset by sex abuse scandals, bureaucratic infighting, financial difficulties and the rise of secularism.

Many Catholics are looking to see positive changes.

"It's not an anxious moment, but a moment of great hope. The first thing the Church should do is return to the lives of the people, instead of losing itself in theology," said Italian Andrea Michieli, 22, who attended the Mass.

"The new pope should give a young image of the Church so everyone sees the Church is not just the Curia," he said referring the Vatican's central bureaucracy which has been criticised for failing to prevent a string of mishaps during Benedict's troubled, eight-year reign.

Mexican Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera told Italy's La Stampa newspaper there were many different views about the right profile for the next pontiff, with some wanting an academic, others seeking someone close to the people, or else a good manager.

Asked if the conclave could therefore drag on, he said: "I do not think it will be long because there are diverse opinions. We will come to an agreement very quickly".

The average length of the last nine conclaves was just over three days and none went on for more than five days.

Signalling the divisions among the cardinals, Italian newspapers reported on Tuesday an open clash between prelates in a pre-conclave meeting on Monday.

The newspapers said the Vatican hierarchy's number two under Benedict, Tarcisio Bertone, had accused Brazil's Joao Braz de Aviz of leaking critical comments to the media. Aviz reportedly retorted that the leaks were coming from the Curia, earning loud applause.

CORRUPTION AND INTRIGUE

All the red-hatted prelates in the Sistine Chapel were appointed by either the German-born Benedict XVI or his Polish predecessor John Paul II, and the next pontiff will almost certainly pursue their fierce defence of traditional moral teachings.

But Benedict and John Paul were criticised for failing to reform the Vatican bureaucracy, battered by allegations of intrigue and incompetence, and some churchmen believe the next pope must be a good chief executive or at least put a good management team in place under him.

Vatican insiders say Scola, who has managed two big Italian dioceses, might be best placed to understand the Byzantine politics of the Vatican administration - of which he has not been a part - and therefore be able to introduce swift reform.

The Curia faction of cardinals working inside the Vatican bureaucracy is said by the same insiders to back Scherer, who worked in the Vatican's Congregation for Bishops for seven years before later leading Brazil's Sao Paolo diocese - the largest in the country that has the largest national Catholic community.

With only 24 percent of Catholics living in Europe, pressure is growing within the Church to choose a pontiff from elsewhere in the world who would bring a different perspective.

Latin American cardinals might worry more about poverty and the rise of evangelical churches than questions of materialism and sexual abuse that dominate in the West, while the growth of Islam is a major concern for the Church in Africa and Asia.

The cardinals are expected to hold their first vote late on Tuesday afternoon - which is almost certain to be inconclusive - before retiring to the Vatican hotel for the night.

They hold four ballots a day from Wednesday until one man has won a two-thirds majority - or 77 votes. Black smoke from a makeshift chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel will signify no one has been elected, while white smoke and the pealing of St. Peter's bells will announce the arrival of a new pontiff.

As in mediaeval times, the cardinals will be banned from communicating with the outside world. The Vatican has also taken high-tech measures to ensure secrecy in the 21st century, including electronic jamming devices to prevent eavesdropping.

Cardinals earlier began moving into the Vatican's Santa Martha hotel, where they will live during the conclave. (Additional reporting by Naomi O'Leary and Tom Heneghan; Editing by Alastair Macdonald)

Week of March 4th AVL Agriculture in Alabama Find the Facts Class Brain Alabama Legislature State of Alabama Fifty States Famous Alabamians Historic Events in Alabama Keyboarding for Kids Four lines in Lesson 2 Mathletics

Smart Activity - Cat in the Hat Rhyme, Cat in the Hat Concentration, Word Search, and Crossword Seussville

Week of February 25th State of Alabama Research AVL Alabama Virtual Library Agriculture in Alabama Find the Facts Class Brain Alabama Legislature State of Alabama Fifty States Keyboarding for Kids Four lines in Lesson 2 Mathletics

Week of February 11th Find the Facts Class Brain Alabama Legislature State of Alabama Fifty States Keyboarding for Kids Four lines in Lesson 2 Mathletics

Free Rice

Saints for Kids AVL Catholic Saints Online

Week of February 4th

State of Alabama Fifty States Keyboarding for Kids Four lines in Lesson 2 Mathletics Free Rice Saints for Kids AVL Catholic Saints Online

Rings of Responsibility: Students explore what it means to be responsible to and respectful of their offline and online communities as a way to learn how to be good digital citizens. Private and Personal Information: How can you protect yourself from online identity theft? Students think critically about the information they share online. The Power of Words: Students consider that they may get online messages from other kids that can make them feel angry, hurt, sad, or fearful. Students identify actions that will make them Upstanders in the face of cyberbullying. The Key to Keywords: Students learn strategies to increase the accuracy of their keywrod searches and make inferences about the effectiveness of the strategies. Whose Is It, Anyway?: Students learn that copying the work of others and presenting it as one’s own is called plagiarism. They also learn about when and how it’s ok to use the work of others.

Week of January 28th Introduction to Keyboarding for Kids - Mrs. Cornelius Keyboarding for Kids

Alabama Virtual Library Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton @http://www.catholic.org/hf/faith/story.php?id=34815 (Saints Online) Saints for Kids

Finish your Social Studies Explorer project using MS Word Text boxes must be stretched to three fourths of the page - size 24 font for facts - 6 pt weight border Title boxes must be stretched to three fourths of the page - size 36 font - 6 pt weight border

Mathletics Free Rice

Week of January 21st

Week of January 14th Complete Research on Explorers [|Paws in Jobland] - Quiz, Job Finder Day [|Career Town] **- Level 2 Career Town & Train Time**

Keyboarding for Kids

Week of January 7th Week of December 17th Explorers Project

See Search Engine Page on pink menu for other search options

Week of December 10th Keyboarding Practice - Microsoft Office Word - The Spirit of Christmas Activity

Explorers Project Alabama Virtual Library


 * Santa's Little Helper ||
 * Santa's Little Helper ||

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 * Snowflake Skate ||
 * Snowflake Skate ||

Week of December 3rd

1. Discuss the season of Advent and the use of Advent Calendars. We’ll talk about the difference between the secular calendars that begin on December 1st and the Catholic calendars that begin with the first Sunday of Advent. First visit Children's Catholic Advent Calendar then visit [|Woodland Junior’s Advent Calendar], Boowa and Kwala Advent Calendar and the [|Advent Calendar with games]. 2. Visit Santa at to see all of the fun [|claus.com] activities Santa has for you.

Beginning the Church's liturgical year, Advent (from, "ad-venire" in Latin or "to come to") is the season encompassing the four Sundays (and weekdays) leading up to the celebration of the birth of Christ. The Advent season is a time of preparation that directs our hearts and minds to Christ’s second coming at the end of time and also to the anniversary of the Lord’s birth on Christmas. The final days of Advent, from December 17 to December 24, focus particularly on our preparation for the celebrations of the Nativity of our Lord (Christmas). Advent devotions remind us of the meaning of the season. An Advent Calendar can help you fully enter in to the season with daily activity and prayer suggestions to prepare you spiritually for the birth of Jesus Christ.

St. Andrew

[] (Saints Online) [] (Saints for Kids) Saints for Kids Lemony Snicket -Intro to Bad Beginnings The Snicket Code Lemony Snicket Trivia

Week of November 26th PowerPoint Illustrate The Twelve Days of Christmas Illustrate in TuxPaint

TypingWeb Illustrate one of the Twelve Days of Christmas in TuxPaint

** On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me A partridge in a pear tree. **
== ** On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. ** == == ** On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. ** == == ** On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. ** == == ** On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. ** == == ** On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. ** == == ** On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. ** == == ** On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Eight maids a-milking, Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. ** == == ** On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a-milking, Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. ** == == ** On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Ten lords a-leaping, Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a-milking, Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. ** == == ** On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Eleven pipers piping, Ten lords a-leaping, Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a-milking, Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree. ** == == ** On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me Twelve drummers drumming, Eleven pipers piping, Ten lords a-leaping, Nine ladies dancing, Eight maids a-milking, Seven swans a-swimming, Six geese a-laying, Five golden rings, Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtle doves, And a partridge in a pear tree! ** ==

** The Twelve Days of Christmas (12 Days of Christmas) ** ** – lyrics **
Week of November 11th Week of Nov. 121th Saint Leo - Click below [] (Saints Online) [] (Saints for Kids) Saints for Kids AVL Catholic Saints Online

Writing Prompt Microsoft Word It’s Thanksgiving time, and Tom the Turkey is worried about becoming Thanksgiving dinner for someone’s family. What does he do to keep from being the main guest at the Thanksgiving table?

TypingWeb <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mathletics Weekly Assignment

Thanksgiving Puzzles Kerpoof Kerpoof log in eslab and computer number no spaces schuler or solomon schuler class id D924 solomon class id U688

Week of Nov. 5th BrainPOP Bullying Movie

Week of October 29th

Week of October 22nd

St. Teresa of Avila

Week of October 15th Halloween Coloring Monster Numbers (Recognition) Carve a Pumpkin Carve a Pumpkin - Spooky Music Spooky Differences Ghost Hunt []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Foss Web - Mr. Skeleton

Week of October 8th Microsoft Word Write a poem or paragraph about Fall Insert clip art

Week of October 1st

Judy Blume Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Page Trivia

Free Rice (Donate Rice to the Hungry)

Week of September 24th

TypingWeb Saint Hildegard St. Hildegard

Week of September 17th

Week of September 3rd Intro to Microsoft Word

[|Find the Missing Technology] [|Alpha Munchies Typing Game]

Week of August 27th [|ABC Ya Keyboard Letters]

How well do you know the parts of the computer? Play this game to check your level of knowledge of the computer and its related equipment.
 * ~ **1** ||~ Computer Basics ||~  ||

The ultimate test of basic computer part knowledge. Be sure to share some of your winnings with your computer teacher.
 * ~ **2** ||~ Computer Parts - Rags to Riches ||~  ||

See how well you know the terminology used today for the computer and Internet.
 * ~ **3** ||~ Computer and Internet Terminology ||~  ||

Week of August 13th Welcome to a new year at POP Class Rules Smart Activity: Parts of the Computer Technology Games Jobland Click on the paw, then click on Job Finder. Answer the questions to see what kind of job you might be interested in. Click on the paw and then click on the Quiz. When you finish the quiz, explore different jobs by clicking on ABC Search. Check your folder to see if there is anything you would like to print. Earth Day Games Earth Day Word Search <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mathletics and Spellodrome Kerpoof
 * ~ **4** ||~ Computer Parts Hangman ||~  ||
 * Week of April 30th **


 * Weeek of April 23rd**

Free Rice for the Hungry
 * Week of April 16th**
 * Microsoft Word - Keyboarding./Writing My Favorite Movie or Book**
 * How to make an effective PowerPoint**
 * PowerPoint Practice**

Typing Test Typing Games Word Games
 * Week of April 9th**
 * Keyboarding**

Keyboarding FunSchool Easter Games Grammar Blast Easter Word Search Easter Games
 * Week of April 2nd**


 * Week of March 26th**

St. Patrick's Day Puzzle Kerpoof
 * Week of March 13th**
 * Keyboarding**

World Maths Day
 * Week of February 27th**
 * Keyboarding**
 * Smart Activity**
 * Green Eggs and Ham - School Tube Video**

Seussville
 * TuxPaint - Draw Green Eggs and Ham or Scene from Video**

Spelling City Free Rice for those In Need
 * Week of February 13th**

Spelling City
 * Week of February 6th**
 * Pararaph Writing - Give a friend instructions to do your job**
 * Keyboarding**

Presidents of the United States - Research and Theme Unit
 * Week of January 30th**
 * Keyboarding**
 * Week of January 23rd**
 * Use this webage as a source to fill out your information sheet.**


 * Week of January 17th**
 * Keyboarding**
 * Bullets and Numbering - Microsoft Word (Make custom bullets for your project)**


 * Microsoft Word Project:**
 * Penguin Research - Find 5 penguin facts and write descriptive sentences about where they live, what they eat, what they look like, etc.**


 * Week of January 9th**

Spelling City - Fourth Grade A Series of Unfortunate Events - Technology Webquest
 * Week of January 3rd**
 * Smart Activity**

Microsoft Word Activity [|Woodlands Junior Advent Calendar] [|St. Margaret Mary Advent Calendar] Santa Advent Calendar Log in eslab and computer # Password - your teacher's last name Class ID U688 [|Claus.com] [|Visit the North Pole at Northpole.com] [|Christmas Word Search] [|Christmas Games]
 * Week of December 12th**
 * Smart Activity - Polar Express**
 * Create a Christmas Scene or Movie and save it.**
 * Week of December 5th**
 * Keyboarding**
 * Smart Activity**

Free Rice for the Hungry

Free Ricefor those In Need Kerpoof
 * Week of November 14th**
 * Keyboarding**

Make a Picture in Kerpoof and make a Thanksgiving scene Use these websites for research: [] [] []
 * History of the First Thanksgiving**

[|Thanksgiving Tic Tac Toe] [|Thanksgiving Word Seek] [|Math Practice] [|Fall Leaves Jigsaw Puzzle] [|Autumn Hangman] []

Mathletics


 * Week of November 7th**
 * Intro to Mavis Beacon**
 * Kerpoof Project**

Native Americans
 * Week of October 31st**
 * Smartboard Activity**
 * Keyboarding**

[|Native Americans Southeast]
 * Week of October 24th**

[|Catholic Online Saints Project] Halloween Word Search Type Ghosts Halloween Word Search Find the Ghost [|Funny Photos] Funschool Halloween Coloring Monster Numbers
 * Week of October 17th**

TypingWeb PowerTyping
 * Week of October 10th**

Spelling City

Tux Typing Custom bullets - Microsoft Word Stop Bullying Now Webisode 2 [|Stop Bullying Now - Wordfind]
 * Week of October 3rd**

Mathletics Stop Bullying Now Webisode 1 [|State of Alabama Scavenger Hunt Link]
 * Week of September 26th**
 * Week of September 19th**

[|Catholic Online Saints Project] [|Rounding Games]
 * Week of September 12th**

Tux Typing - keyboards covered
 * Week of August 29th**

Introduce tools in PowerPoint Tools - KidPix

Keep Safe Video:
 * Week of August 22nd**

Keyboarding Tux Typing TuxPaint - Illustrations of Fall

[|Faux Paw and the Dangerous Download]

[|Find the Missing Technology]

How well do you know the parts of the computer? Play this game to check your level of knowledge of the computer and its related equipment.
 * **1** || Computer Basics || Mrs. Argo's Class ||

The ultimate test of basic computer part knowledge. Be sure to share some of your winnings with your computer teacher.
 * **2** || Computer Parts - Rags to Riches || Mrs. Argo's Class ||

See how well you know the terminology used today for the computer and Internet.
 * **3** || Computer and Internet Terminology || Mrs. Argo's Class ||


 * **4** || Computer Parts Hangman || Mrs. Argo's Class ||

Fourth grade math activities [|Place Values of 3 digit numbers] [|4th Grade Math Standards] [|Math Puzzles and Brain Games] [|Math Practice Test]
 * Week of August 15th**

In our first computer class, we will be learning the rules of the computer lab and how to be safe using the Internet.

New Student Welcome Computer Start Up Log on Log off Net Support Computer Lab Rules

I Keep Safe Video:

[|Faux Paw and the Dangerous Download]

How well do you know the parts of the computer? Play this game to check your level of knowledge of the computer and its related equipment.
 * **1** || Computer Basics || Mrs. Argo's Class ||

The ultimate test of basic computer part knowledge. Be sure to share some of your winnings with your computer teacher.
 * **2** || Computer Parts - Rags to Riches || Mrs. Argo's Class ||

See how well you know the terminology used today for the computer and Internet.
 * **3** || Computer and Internet Terminology || Mrs. Argo's Class ||


 * **4** || Computer Parts Hangman || Mrs. Argo's Class ||

[|Keyboarding for Kids]
 * Week of May 16th**

[|Wordle]

[|Free Rice for Haiti]

[|Math Fun - Sumstacker]

[|Kerpoof - A Disney Website]


 * Week of May 9th**

Use your AVL info to fill out this publisher form**.** [|Alabama Virtual Library] Befor you begin, please save this document to your network folder.

[|United States Puzzle - For Fun]
 * Week of May 2nd**

Keyboarding (10 minutes) Explorers research using AVL - Microsoft Word
 * Week of April 18th**

Kidspiration Easter Activity

[|Swap Row Easter Puzzle] [|A Kid's Heart Easter Games]

Keyboarding **-** 15 minutes/or play games on Keyboarding page at left We will use AVL as our primary research source. [|Alabama Virtual Library] Britannica Scavenger Hunt Explorer Notes [|United States Puzzle - For Fun]
 * Week of April 11th**

[|Free Rice for Haiti] Lenten season activity

Keyboarding
 * Week of April 4th**

PowerPoint on using AVL for research. Explorers

For every correct answer you give, a grain of rice is donated to the hungry. [|Mathletics] Religion:

Test your knowledge of the faith on [|Catholic Jeopardy] [|Faith First] - Footprints to Jesus: Answer questions to meet Jesus on the hill. Faith First Concentration Game with church symbols.

Testing - Lab Closed Week of March 21st
 * Week of March 28th**


 * Mavis Beacon Keyboarding**

Using a table in Microsoft Powerpoint Prayer Diary (using transformations, manipulate clip art)

[|Math Fun - Sumstacker]

[|Kerpoof - A Disney Website]

Science: Clouds – Go to the website: [] to learn more about clouds. Choose from 1 of the following to complete this week. 1. Create a cloud collage 2. Explore the Water Cycle and draw a picture of it in Kidpix or Kerpoof complete with labels. 3. Draw or paint a picture of at least 3 different clouds in Kidpix or Kerpoof complete with labels and a definition of the types of clouds.

[|Nourish Interactive] [|Nutrition Exploration] [|Journey through the Food Pyramid]
 * Week of March 7th**

Kidspiration Activity - Food classification and selection

[|Power Proofreadingofreading] If you have free time at the end of class...

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|World Math Day] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete Acrostics and Print <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Select Word Art to Print
 * Week of February 28th**

[|Mathletics]

[|Kerpoof - A Disney Website] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Food and Nutrition for next week.


 * Week of February 21st**

** Winter Spell a Picture Actions ** There are thousands of nouns in our Spell a Picture dictionary, but there are a few verbs and actions that create magical effects. Cr eate a winter scene with as many people, animals, and objects that you can imagine, and then... . try Kerpoof's five new special effects: Shiver, Snow, Blizzard, Wind, and Fog.
 * Mavis Beacon Keyboarding - 15 minutes**

Go to Preschool Page and set up Keyseeker for them - First two rows

Word Art Activity - Make a Religious Acrostic - Brown needs to begin
 * Week of February 14th**


 * Week of February 7th**


 * Don't Break My Heart Game ||
 * Don't Break My Heart Game ||

[|Don't Break My Heart Game]: Keep the heart from breaking by keeping it from falling to the ground.


 * Five Hearts in a Row Game ||
 * Five Hearts in a Row Game ||

[|5 Hearts in a Row] Remove the hearts by placing 5 of the same color in a line.


 * Valentine Row Swapping Puzzle ||
 * Valentine Row Swapping Puzzle ||

[|Row Swapping Puzzle] Solve the puzzle by swapping the rows and the columns of the scrambled picture.


 * Loves Me Daisy Petal Game ||
 * Loves Me Daisy Petal Game ||

[|Loves Me, Loves Me Not, Daisy Petal Game]: Type in your name and his or hers name and pluck the daisy petals.


 * Break the Hearts Game ||
 * Break the Hearts Game ||

[|Heart-Break Game]: Break the hearts before they reach the top of the play area.

Valentine Concentration Games: Match the hearts to reveal a secret Valentine. (Java applet)

[|Valentine Rebus][|Heart Memory Match Game]

Match the words to the Bible verse - [|John 15:17]

**[|Capture my Heart]**: How many of the 20 hearts can you get? (Flash Game) Valentine Word Game: Words associated with Valentine's Day are scrambled. Click on two letters to exchange their positions. The goal is to put all the letters in order before the word falls to the bottom of the play area. (Flash game - Story It site) Don't Cross My Heart Puzzles: Small, Medium, or Large
 * Teddy bears with heart ||
 * Teddy bears with heart ||

[|I John 4:11]: Grab all the Bible words to the Bible verse as they whisk by. //(Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. ~I John 4:11)// (Flash Game)
 * Bears with heart ||
 * Bears with heart ||

[|Biblical Couples]: See how well you can match the Biblical character with his Valentine. (Javascript)
 * Couples in the Bible ||
 * Couples in the Bible ||

Complete your fact sheet about the U.S. President you will be representing on POPapalooza night. Mavis Beacon
 * Week of January 24th**

Microsoft Office Word - Use of toolbar [|White House Website] [|Presidential Biographies] [|Refseek - Presidential Research] [|New World Encyclopedia] [|Ask Kids]

[|Mathletics] [|Make a Snowflake] [|Winter Fun and Games - Pick a fun activity from this page]


 * Week of January 17th**
 * Week of January 10th**

Mavis Beacon Keyboarding
 * Week of January 3rd**

Open Penguin Math File and Complete



Make a penguin story or movie in Kerpoof

[|Kerpoof Student Log In]

[|Penguin Jigsaw Puzzles]


 * Week of December 13th**

[|Claus.com] [|Visit the North Pole at Northpole.com] [|Christmas Word Search] [|Christmas Games]



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Online Advent Calendar, a count down to Chris..

HelpKidzLearn - Advent Calendar



Northumberland NGfL: Advent Calendar 04



Online Advent Calendar



Nativity



Maths - Christmas Maths - Topmarks



Snow Controller



Kawaii Christmas icon matching flash game. Av..



HelpKidzLearn - Make a Snowman



SANTA CLAUS AT CLAUS.COM



BBC - CBeebies - Home



Santa Claus and Christmas at the Northpole



Xmas Fun - Christmas All Year Round!




 * Week of Decem****ber 6th**

Find pairs of Christmas pictures using your memory skills in this matching game.
 * ~ [|Santa Flibriks] ||

Move the penguins to get the animals into the pool safely during this North Pole party!
 * ~ [|Arctic Antics] ||
 * ~ [|Arctic Antics] ||

Help Santa save Christmas by recovering all the presents.
 * ~ [|Evil Elves 2] ||

Pick a picture to color and print in this online coloring game.
 * ~ [|Holiday Coloring Game] ||

Help Santa get his presents back from those thieving elves.
 * ~ [|Evil Elves] ||

[|Saints Research] [|Saints for Kids] [|Saints by Name] [|Help End World Hunger - And Learn!] For every question you answer, grains of rice will be sent to third world countries to feed the hungry
 * Week of November 29th**
 * Complete PowerPoint (add prayer)**

[|St. Margaret’s Advent Calendar] [|Advent Calendar with games]
 * Discuss the season of Advent and the use of Advent Calendars. We’ll talk about the difference between the secular calendars that begin on December 1st and the Catholic calendars that begin with the first Sunday of Advent. Then visit**[|Woodland Junior’s Advent Calendar]
 * Visit Santa at [|claus.com] to see all of the fun activities Santa has for you.**

[|Plimoth - The First Thanksgiving]
 * Week of November 15th**

Complete research and begin PowerPoint


 * Week of November 8th**

We will fill out our study guides with the information we find today. Next week we will put the information into a PowerPoint presentation. Mrs. Bernard's class will make their PowerPoint slides this week.


 * Week of November 1st**

Mavis Beacon Keyboarding [|Type Ghosts]
 * Week of October 25th**

Introduction to Kerpoof Make a Spooky Halloween Movie [|Halloween Jokes] [|Kerpoof Student Log In] [|Mathletics]

[|Halloween Jigsaw Puzzles] [|KidZone Halloween Word Search] [|Carve a Pumpkin] [|Halloween Word Search] [|Halloween Coloring] [|Halloween Word Search] [|Halloween Word Search] [|Halloween Drag and Drop Puzzle] [|Halloween Ghost Hunt]


 * Week of October 18th**


 * Week of October 11th**

Native American Study

Dewey Decimal PowerPoint - Using the Library Mavis Beacon Keyboarding Mathletics [|Kerpoof - A Disney Website] [|Comic Strip]
 * Week of October 4th**

[|Spelling City 9/27/10]
 * Week of September 27th**

Mavis Beacon Typing
 * Week of September 20th**


 * Week of September 13th**



[|Art Zone]
 * Week of August 30th**

[|State of Alabama Scavenger Hunt] Mrs. Solomon's and Mrs. Bernard's Class needs to take digital pictures next class visit The first week of school we will be learning the rules of the computer lab and how to be safe using the Internet. We will also be reviewing; log on, saving to file, New Student Welcome Computer Lab Rules Start Up Log on Log off Parts of the Computer Net Support
 * Week of August 23rd**
 * Research lesson**
 * On your internet scavenger hunt worksheets, fill out name, student # and date. Use the State of Alabama Link to complete your research. When you finish, you may go to Spelling City.**
 * Scavenger Hunt Link**
 * Mavis Beacon Introduction**
 * Week of August 16th**

Navigation of new additions to our tech lab website

The link below has videos, songs, games, and information about internet safety. [|Internet Safety Lessons]



[|Parts of the Computer]

Week of May 24th || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|I Spy] ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Who Wants to Be A Mathonaire?]

|| <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Bowl-O-Matic] || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Ghost Blasters] || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|National Geographic Solar System] ||  || Timez Attack [|Kerpoof Login] [|Alpha Munchies] [|Decimal Darts] [|Decimal Blackjack] KidPix or TuxPaint
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|MathPlayground]

[|Dance Mat Typing] or Mavis Beacon Typing
 * Week of May 17th**

Timez Attack (Click on Icon Blue Screen)


 * Kerpoof ABC****Book**


 * Week of May 10th**

[|Math Mayhem] [|Math Playground]
 * Week of May 3rd**

Mavis Beacon Typing [|Tomato Bounce Mouse Practice] Alphabet Book or Movie
 * Week of April 26th**

[|Diamante Poem] [|Scholastic Poetry Generator]
 * Week of April 12th**

[|Catholic Jeopardy] [|Prayer Book] [|Grammar Gorillas] [|Free Rice for Haiti] [|Power Proofreadingofreading]

PowerPoint Shape Poetry
 * Week of April 5th**

Design a KidPix Easter Picture using tools [|Online Easter Games]
 * Week of March 29th**


 * KidPix Easter Lesson**


 * Week of March 22nd**

[|Typing Test]

[|Learn to Type Typing Test]
 * Week of March 8th**

[|Mr. Kent's Typing Test] [|Illustrated Bible Stories] [|Bible Stories] [|New American Bible]

[|Seussville Games]
 * Week of M****arch 1st**

Irish Prayer **May the road rise to meet you,** **May the wind be always at your back.** **May the sun shine warm upon your face,** **The rains fall soft up****on your fields.**

**May green be the grass you walk on,** **May blue be the skies above you,** **May pure be the joys that surround you,** **May true be the hearts that love you.**

**And until we meet again,** **May God hold you in the palm of his hand.**


 * Week of February 22nd**

KidPix Bible Activity


 * Week of February 15th**

KidPix Activity [|KidsNumbers Geometry] [|Wacky Web Tales]

[|Toon Center Fun]

[|Facts about our Presidents] [|KidsNumbers Math Practice] [|Multiplication Snowball Fight] [|Multiplication Granny Prix]
 * Week of February 8th**

[|Grammar Gorillas]

[|Early Presidents Word Search] [|Presidents Word Search to 1921] [|Presidents Word Search from 1921] [|Multiplication Snowball Fight] [|Multiplication Granny Prix] [|Kids Numbers] [|Power Proofreading] Video President's Day
 * Week of February 1st**

In KidPix describe why you like your Catholic school

Research on Presidents next week [|Fact Monster] [|KidsKonnect Presidents] [|About Presidents]
 * Week of January 25th**


 * Week of January 18th**


 * Week of January 11th**

Introduction to KidPix Call Numbers PowerPoint Begin work on Penguin Math Powerpoint


 * Week of January 4th**

We will complete our Spanish Christmas Pictionary projects, and enjoy our Christmas websites and games. [|Pet Rescue] [|River Crossing]
 * Week of December 14th**

[|Woodlands Junior Advent Calendar] [|St. Margaret Mary Advent Calendar] [|Advent Calendar with Games] [|Claus.com] [|Visit the North Pole at Northpole.com] [|Christmas Word Search] [|Christmas Games]
 * Week of December 7th**

[|Lemony Snicket]
 * Week of November 30th**

[|50 States Research] [|State Reports] [|State Animals] [|State Geography and Climate] [|Important Dates][| Timeline]
 * Week of November 16th**

[|Help End World Hunger - Word definitions] [|Turkey Maze] [|Thanksgiving Word Search] [|Thanksgiving TicTac Toe] [|Turkey Hunt] [|Animated Turkey Puzzle] [|Match Em Up Thanksgiving] [|Thanksgiving Word Search] [|Thanksgiving Jigsaw Puzzle] [|Turkey Maze] [|Help End World Hunger]


 * Week of November 9th**

Saints Project [|Saints Website] Mavis Beacon Typing - Fifteen minutes

[|Colonial Challenge Millionaire Game]

Video: The First Thanksgiving

Mavis Beacon Typing Keyboarding Page Practice
 * Week of November 2nd**

[|Fourth Grade Math Practice] [|Thanksgiving Word Seek]

Mavis Beacon Typing - Complete one lesson Complete Acrostic [|Halloween Jigsaw Puzzles] [|KidZone Halloween Word Search] [|Carve a Pumpkin] [|Halloween Word Search] [|Halloween Coloring] [|Halloween Word Search] [|Type Ghosts] [|Halloween Word Search] [|Halloween Drag and Drop Puzzle] [|Halloween Ghost Hunt]
 * Week of October 26th**

Go to Microsoft PowerPoint - File, Open, ESStudent, 4B Complete your Autumn Acrostic Project <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Carve a Pumpkin]
 * Week of October 19tb**

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Creepy Coloring]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Monster Numbers]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Ghostly Differences]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Spooky Differences]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Frankenbrain]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Whack O' Wh][|een]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Week of October 12th** <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Fall Acrostic <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Fall Games]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Week of October 5th** <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Intro to PowerPoint <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Haiku Poetry <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">MavisBeacon Typing <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Wordle]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Week of September 28th** <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Endangered Animal Webquest <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.panda.com]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|www.earthsendangered.com]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Story Starters]

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|I Spy]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Week of September 21st** <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Computer Buzzwords]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Week of September 14th** <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Native American Research]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Week of September 8th** <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Native American Tribes of Alabama <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Spelling City]

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Alpha Munchies Typing Game]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Native American Tribes of Alabama

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Week of August 31st** <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Florida - Enchanted Learning]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Time Zones]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Gainesville, Florida Weather and Climate]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|National Parks]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Map of United States]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Largest Cities Info]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Brain Pop Internet Safety]

<span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Spelling City]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Week of August 23rd** <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Objective: <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Through the completion of the //Because of Winn-Dixie// scavenger hunt worksheet, students will demonstrate technology skills by locating information on the Internet. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Go to the website below and fill out your Scavenger Hunt pages.

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Because of Winn-Dixie Scavenger Hunt]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">

[|ABC Ya Keyboard Letters]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">**Week of August 17th** <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The first week of school we will be learning the rules of the computer lab and how to be safe using the Internet. Click on __lab information__ on the menu (purple strip at left) to view these two powerpoint presentations. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We will also be reviewing; <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Parts of the Computer <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Navigation of our website

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The website below has videos, songs, games, and information about internet safety. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Internet Safety Lessons]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Parts of the Computer]

||  || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Early Explorers] ||  || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Punctuation Playground] ||  || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Wacky Web Tales] ||  || ||   || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|A Day in the Life][|in Colonial America] ||  || [|ABC YA Keyboard Letters] ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Funbrain] ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Colonial America]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|European Explorers]

||  || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Food Chain Reaction] ||  || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Treasures] ||  || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Wall of Words <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|Sentence Builder] ||  || ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|I Spy] ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">[|NY State Symbols]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Who Wants to Be][|A Mathonaire?]

||  || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Bowl-O-Matic] ||  || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Ghost Blasters] ||  || <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|National Geographic][|Solar System] ||  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|MathPlayground]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Fourth Grade Math Fun]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Moon Links]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Sun Links]

<span style="display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Earth and Planet Link]

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 25146px; width: 1px;">Letter Generator

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 25146px; width: 1px;">[|Code Monkey]