Monday, March 30, 2009

4th Grade: Plants & Animals

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Science. Review your knowledge of animals and plants at: Kinetic City: Critters You must score at least 500 points and show Mr. Bedwell when you are finished!

3. Thinking. You may spend the rest of your time on Brain Games, Math Games, or Cool Math Games.

BHM Project wrap up

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Black History Month projects. Students can spend as long as they like browsing the Black History Month projects from their class and the other classes. Students who have not yet finished their projects can then work on them until finished.

Slide 1: Title (person's name), picture, lifespan, occupation, one sentence as to why famous.
Slide 2: Title (Accomplishments), picture, short paragraph or list of accomplishments.
Slide 3: Title (Quote), picture, quote

3. Thinking. Students may spend the rest of their time on Brain Games, Math Games, or Cool Math Games.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Wheaton

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2.
Art/Reading. Click on one of these links: Kids' Corner, Starfall, or ABCYa!

de la Vega

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Thinking. You may spend the rest of your time on ABCYa!, Brain Games, Math Games, or Cool Math Games.

Monday, March 23, 2009

4th Grade: Typing, Animals, and Your Brain

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Animals I. Play the African River Game until you have all the animals in the right categories. You must get at least 20 right.

3. Animals II. Play the Ocean Animals Game until you have all the animals in the right categories. You must get at least 20 right.

4. Animals III. Play the Forest Game until you have all the animals in the right categories. ou must get at least 20 right.

5. Thinking. You may spend the rest of your time on Brain Games, Math Games, or Cool Math Games.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Wheaton

1. Typing practice with Mavis Beacon.

2.
Art/Reading. Click on one of these links: Kids' Corner, Starfall, or ABCYa!

BHM Project wrap up

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Black History Month projects. Students can spend as long as they like browsing the Black History Month projects from their class and the other classes. Students who have not yet finished their projects can then work on them until finished.

3. Thinking. Students may spend the rest of their time on Brain Games, Math Games, or Cool Math Games.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Mr. Bedwell is out today

Class schedule: Vigna 9:40-10:30 (dismiss to recess); Ferguson 10:50-11:40 (dismiss back to class); Woody 11:40-12:30 (she will pick up); Jamsheed 12:55-1:45 (dismiss back to class); Souza 1:50-2:40 (dismiss to home).

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon. Students will practice their typing for 15 minutes using the Mavis Beacon software found on the computer desktop.

2. Black History Month projects. Students can spend as long as they like browsing the Black History Month projects from their class and the other classes. Students who have not yet finished their projects can work on them as long as they like.

3. Thinking. Students may spend the rest of their time on Brain Games, Math Games, or Cool Math Games.

Monday, March 9, 2009

Black History Month Project -- Wrap Up!

1. History. Today we are continuing our Black History Month project. You will create a PowerPoint slide presentation about a historic African-American, which will be put on a class web page when done. Today we are:

a. Finishing our research. Start at Google. Complete the worksheet and get it approved by Mr. Bedwell.

b. Finding pictures. Go to Google Images and find at least three pictures of the person (or related events) and save them in your folder.

c. Starting our PowerPoint. Read the printed instructions on "How to Create a PowerPoint Presentation". The first slide should have the person's name at the top, a good picture of him or her, and the basic biographical information (Lifespan, occupation).

Slide 1: Title (person's name), picture, lifespan, occupation, one sentence as to why famous.
Slide 2: Title (Accomplishments), picture, short paragraph or list of accomplishments.
Slide 3: Title (Quote), picture, quote

Thursday, March 5, 2009

de la Vega

1. Typing with Mavis Beacon.

2. Thinking. You may spend the rest of your time on ABCYa!, Brain Games, Math Games, or Cool Math Games.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Black History Month Project continued

1. History. Today we are continuing our Black History Month project. You will create a PowerPoint slide presentation about a historic African-American, which will be put on a class web page when done. Today we are:

a. Finishing our research. Start at Google. Complete the worksheet and get it approved by Mr. Bedwell.

b. Finding pictures. Go to Google Images and find at least three pictures of the person (or related events) and save them in your folder.

c. Starting our PowerPoint. Read the printed instructions on "How to Create a PowerPoint Presentation". The first slide should have the person's name at the top, a good picture of him or her, and the basic biographical information (Lifespan, occupation).

Slide 1: Title (person's name), picture, lifespan, occupation, one sentence as to why famous.
Slide 2: Title (Accomplishments), picture, short paragraph or list of accomplishments.
Slide 3: Title (Quote), picture, quote