Christmas is coming...

Today, everyone will use Pixie to make a Christmas drawing for someone special.  After you have printed your drawing, you may do anything on my blog.

Create a Timeline

Today, everyone will create their own timeline about their day.  You must include at least five events in your timeline.  Here are some examples of events you may use if you want:

6:30 am - I wake up
8:00 am - I start school
12:00 pm - I eat lunch
3:30 pm - I do homework
4:00 pm - I go to yoga (or basketball or soccer)
5:00 pm - I leave After School
6:30 pm - I eat dinner
7:00 pm - I watch TV
8:00 pm - I go to bed

Click on the link below to get started:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline_2/

Welcome to the National Hour of Code!

This year, schools across America are taking part in an "Hour of Code" project.  We will begin by watching a short video about why learning how use code is important. After the video, everyone will click on the link below and play the game to help the Angry Bird catch the pig.

http://learn.code.org/hoc/1

If there is time, we will work on the ipads and use an app called Kodable: 

Last, you may click on the link below to play a fun game about a stickman:

www.drawastickman.com

Thanksgiving Cards & Spelling City

First, we will start by drawing a Thanksgiving card using Pixie.  Everyone's card must include a picture of a turkey and the following:

• To ___________________ (someone you love)
• Happy Thanksgiving
• Love, _________________ (your name)

Once you have printed your card, click on the link below to play spelling games in Spelling City.  These games will help you practice words with consonant clusters with the letter R.

https://www.spellingcity.com/spelling-games-vocabulary-games.html?listId=15626719

Play these games:
1. Audio Word Match
2. Missing Letter
3. Read-A-Word
4. Alphabetize

Grammar Games

Word Builder for short "i" words:

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordbuilder/index.html?grade=1&unit=5

Word Search for short "i" words:

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/wordfind/index.html?grade=1&unit=5

eWord Game (vocabulary definitions) using short “i” words:

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/applications/ewordgame/index.html?grade=1&unit=5

The Train Game - Put the 3 words in the correct order to make a sentence:

http://whut.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/psu11la.reading.brrtrain/blue-ribbon-readers-the-train-game/

Games to Practice Plural Nouns & Raz-Kids

Play the video about plurals:

http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/?pid=9WGczE3yqq8CP1OTmHpcD4sXsbhSmZM0

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en16plur-game-plural-fishing

First, play plural spelling rule: bike = bikes

Then, play spelling rule: toy = toys

http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/singular-or-plural-1.html

http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/singular-or-plural-2.html

http://www.quia.com/mc/67715.html

When you have finished the games, everyone will login to Raz-Kids.  Your teacher username is: hts1st

http://www.raz-kids.com/main/Login

Halloween Theme Today!

Carve your own pumpkin

http://www.theoworlds.com/halloween/

Put the Halloween words in alphabetical order:

https://www.spellingcity.com/alphabetical-order-practice.html?listId=15212317

Fill in the missing number in the sequence:

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookyseq1.html

Count by two's (fill in the missing number):

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/spookyseq/spookycf2.html

Halloween Word Search:

https://www.spellingcity.com/word-search-game.html?listId=15212317

Fill in the missing EVEN numbers:

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/halloween/printables/even-numbers-chart.html