It's All About Maps!

Today, we will practice map skills by following directions using north, south, east and west.  Click on the link below to start the game.  Do NOT click on the picture.
http://www.nwf.org/games/buzzoff.aspx


Next, we will open Neighborhood Map Machine.

 

• Click on Solve A Mystery
• Click on the first mystery - A Monster in Town
• Click Open
• Read the first clue and follow the directions in the clue

Once you have solved the mystery, you may create your own neighborhood map.  Click "Done" and then click "Create a New Map".  Have fun!

Practice Word Meanings & Ticket to Read

Today, on the smart board, we will all take turns playing a game on the Houghton Mifflin website.  You may click on the link below to try it out at home too.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/ewordgame/index.html?grade=1&unit=4




We will then work on Ticket to Read (www.tickettoread.com) for the first time this year.  You still have the same User Name and Password from last year:
User Name:  last name followed by first name

Password:  titans
The exceptions are as follows:
carrollgeilish
jeremiahe
jenkinsmac
giuffridam
defrancescor

Practice With Rhyming Words

Today in Technology Class we are going to play two different games that will help you practice words that rhyme.  The first game is a concentration (matching game) where you must find all of the pairs of rhyming words.  In the second game, you will help Max cross the river by choosing the correct word that rhymes with the given word.  Play the Medium level and then try the Hard level!  You will need to click on the links below to begin playing (the link will turn green when you put your cursor over it).

Once you have played both games a few times, you may finish the map you created last week on Neighborhood Map Machine.  Your map is saved on your computer's desktop.

http://www.quia.com/mc/65870.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/rhyming_words/play/

Welcome to Technology Class!

On the first day of class, we will discuss the classroom rules and expectations for the year.  I will teach the 1st graders how to get into the 1st Grade Technology blog so they can access fun websites from home (and during class time).  I will also introduce our new online math program -- Mathletics (www.mathletics.com).  Each student has their own account with a user name and a password.  We will practice navigating this site and playing math games.  I'm looking forward to a great year with 1st grade and helping them to increase their knowledge and comfort level with technology!

2 Games for Practicing Rhyming Words

Click on this link ----> http://www.quia.com/mc/334099.html

This one is more difficult because you need to remember where the matching pair is located.

Click on this link ----> http://www.quia.com/cc/334099.html

A Typing Game

Learn the location of the letters on the keyboard by playing this typing game.  Click on the link below (NOT  on the picture).
http://www.abcya.com/cup_stack_typing_game.htm

Practice Spelling 1st Grade Words

Click on the cloud for First Grade and press Go.
http://www.abcya.com/dolch_sight_word_spelling.htm