Nov. 19, 2008

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Some great websites to use with kids:

Kerpoof

Poetry For Kids

Kiddie Records Weekly



Language Arts:

Content: 1st grade, Standard 3, Objective 2

Identify words with same beginning consonant sounds (e.g., man, sat, sick) and ending consonant sounds (e.g., man, sat, ten) in a series of words.
Identify words with same medial sounds in a series of words (e.g., long vowel sound: take, late, feet; short vowel sound: top, cat, pan; middle consonant sound: kitten, missing, lesson).

Technology: Starfall, Zac the Rat activity; select word endings

Pedagogy: Introduce the concept, and then let them explore on their own.




Mathematics:

1st grade, Standard 3, Objective 1

Name, create, and sort geometric plane figures (i.e., circle, triangle, rectangle, square, trapezoid, rhombus, parallelogram, hexagon).
Identify geometric plane and solid figures (i.e., circle, triangle, rectangle, square, trapezoid, hexagon, rhombus, parallelogram, cube, sphere, cone) in the students' environment.
Compose and decompose plane and solid figures (e.g., make two triangles from a square) and describe the part-whole relationships, the attributes of the figures, and how they are different and similar.

Technology: Math Tools

Pedagogy: Explain concepts and shapes; let them explore the website