Some
sites you might be able to use in the lab and classroom computer with your first
graders:
1.
Pumpkin Story at Starfall.
Children can click on the words. Vowels
are pronounced then the word is pronounced http://www.starfall.com/n/holiday/halloween/play.htm?f
2. The Nature of Science: Experimental
Design
AE 2.1 Students understand scientific ways of thinking and working and use
those methods to solve real-life problems.
·
Classify
and order objects by one or more identifiable properties.
·
Observe
and communicate properties of objects or organisms using all senses
SC-E-1.1.1 Objects have many observable properties such as
size, shape, color, temperature, magnetism, and the ability to react with other
substances.
Instructor and first create a pumpkin then ask students to make one just
like theirs. Use oral descriptions
of properties of the pumpkin. http://www.thepumpkinfarm.com/jack/jackboard.html
3. SS-E-2.1.1 Language,
music, art, dress, food, stories, and folktales help define culture and may be
shared among various groups.
SS-E-2.3.1 Role of the family in transmitting culture.(Holidays,
Suggested links; holidays of our
culture and those of your school culture)
While
students are working on their pumpkins talk about how carving the pumpkin is
part of the culture for most people in our neighborhood. http://www.pumpkincarving101.com/pumpkin_carving_history.html
4.
Use www.unitedstreaming.com
, esp. in the classroom: For your
first time you will need to use 6CB8-CE3A
to enter the site where you will then decide on a username and password you want
to use. FCPS is paying for use for
this site this year. You can use
your username/password to access this site and download from any computer…even
at home. Movies can be downloaded and used for the current school year…same
goes for any movies you burn to a CD. To
download, right click on the D, save target as.
Objectives
for each movie for KY are listed for each movie.
For Fall you might want to try the following:
Classroom
activity: Pumpkins http://www.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm?unique=2BBE6ECB-BCD4-3197-32513375CCE8D602
After viewing this one minute movie, teacher opens a word document
(increase font size for viewing), and records the facts from the movie that
students recall. Add a graphic for
coloring from http://www.backyardgardener.com/pump1.html
(right click on graphic, copy, go back to Word document, paste), provide copies
to students.
5. Constancy
AE 2.5 Students understand that
under certain conditions nature tends to remain the same or move toward a
balance.
Demonstrators
·
Describe
an event or system that includes a constant process.
·
Identify,
observe, and communicate recurring events.
Teacher
led activity: Talk about “Change
over Time” @ http://www.fallinpa.com/fallinpa/index.jsp#
click on “Check out the Fall Foliage Feature”
You’ll be able to see pictures taken from a time lasped web cam.
Compare the first and last pictures to see how the leaves are changing.
6. MA-E-4.3.1 How patterns (e.g., numbers, pictures, words) are alike and different
Good eye hand coordination using mouse and being able to manipulate objects in mind: Autumn Slide Puzzle http://www.primarygames.com/seasons/fall/games/sliders/start.htm
7.
MA-E-1.2.9 Order and compare (>,<,=) whole numbers
Squiggles
Apples involves ordinance numbers. http://www.primarygames.com/squigly/start.htm