For fun this week, everything had an Irish theme. For spelling, each grade focused on words related to Ireland, it's history and St. Patrick's Day. Throughout the lesson, I tried to integrate web 2.0 tools to enhance the learning process.
1st Grade List:
green, clover, seventeen, jig, March, rainbow, four, leaf, gold, pot, dance, music
Resources: superteacherworksheets
Monday: Write each word 2 times. (handout)
Tuesday: ABC order (handout)
Wednesday: Unscramble (handout)
Thursday: Write 5 super sentences focusing on these ideas:
- A sentence expresses a complete idea.
- Each sentence has a subject and a predicate.
- Sentences begin with a capital letter.
- Sentences end with a punctuation mark (?, ., or !)
Then, type your sentences in Google Docs and Skitch an image for our webpage.
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Friday: Show us what you learned! Test Day!
In addition, Ellie wanted to spell her words using Spell With Flickr. I was super proud! She typed the words and copied and pasted the code to post these images. Way to go girl! Check out her creations.
2nd Grade List:
lucky, gold, Irish, pinch, rainbow, pot, shanrock, green, Ireland, March, leprechaun
Resources:
Monday: Write each word 2 times.
Tuesday: ABC order
Wednesday: Unscramble
Thursday: Using your spelling words, write at least 5 super sentences focusing on these ideas:
- A sentence expresses a complete idea.
- Each sentence has a subject and a predicate.
- Sentences begin with a capital letter.
- Sentences end with a punctuation mark (?, ., or !)
Then, type your sentences in Google Docs and Skitch an image for our webpage.
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Friday: Show us what you learned! Test Day!
4th Grade List:
blarney stone, Celt, Christianity, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Emerald Isle, Gaelic, ireland, leprechaun, Limerick, rainbow, shamrock, St. Patrick, Strongbow, Waterford
Monday: Write each word 2 times.
Tuesday: ABC Order
Wednesday: Identify each term and write a brief summary. Use Google Earth to help you locate places on a map.
Thursday: Create a wordle of your spelling list.
Friday: Show us what you learned! Test Day!
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Web 2.0 Resources: Spell With Flickr, Google Docs, Google Earth, Wordle, Skitch
Thursday, May 13, 2010 at 9:49AM 
