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Newsletter

         Have you ever felt like you were the last parent to know that the big science project was due? How about the last parent to pick up your child on an early out day? Here is a great way to share classroom news. No more sending your students home with important information and crossing your fingers that it made its way out of their backpack and into their parents hands!

         Newsletters are a great way to communicate with students and parents. My classroom newsletter will include information about class parties, remind students to bring back library books, schedules for special classes, remind about a up coming fieldtrip,  and highlight a special student!

          My personal favorite use of a classroom newsletter is to remind my students and their parents of the spelling words as well as fun ways to practice them.

Assignment: Students choose any 3 of the spelling activities to practice your spelling words and be ready for the spelling test on Friday.

Mrs. Hansen's News

UEN- English Language Arts Grade 4

Language Standard 2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
               
Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

UEN Ed Tech-Standard 8

Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities. (5, 6) 


ISTE- Empowered Learner

I use technology to set goals, work toward achieving them and demonstrate my learning.

It's Traditon

Tiki-Toki

         One of the best things about living in America are the wonderful cultures that we get the opportunity to celebrate. Holidays are a perfect example of those different cultures. Through holidays students have the opportunity to share the traditions of their own cultures as well as the cultures of others. Who doesn't love an excuse for a party?!

         Tiki-Toki is a wonderful tool to help students visualize events and to put them into perspective using a timeline. Tiki-Toki is an engaging way to share information, add pictures and videos to a timeline that make the information come alive.

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My Tiki-Toki

Assignment: Students will choose a favorite holiday and share with the class a favorite tradition from that holiday. Linked below are some of the holidays that students can choose from they do not have to choose from holidays listed. Let's learn and celebrate together!

UEN- Social Studies Kindergarten

Objective 2
Share how families celebrate occasions such as birthdays and holidays.

UEN- Ed Tech Standard 8

Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities. (5, 6)

ISTE- Empowered Learner

I use technology to set goals, work toward achieving them and demonstrate my learning.

Connecting the Dots

Mind Mapping

      Many students have a hard time "Connecting the Dots" organizing their ideas and putting them to paper. This is where Mind Mapping comes in. Students can create a mind map easily while keeping organized. Students are able add pictures, colors, fonts all while having fun and while drawing connections from one idea to another.

Assignment

       Students will define differences between elements in different types of poems, find their own example of each and add a picture.  Students can choose from the following apps Coggle, Mindmap or Popplet.

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Teacher example

UEN-English Language Arts Grade 4
Reading: Literature Standard 5

      Explain major differences between poems, drama, and prose, and refer to the structural elements of poems (e.g., verse, rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g., casts of characters, settings, descriptions, dialogue, stage directions) when writing or speaking about a text.

UEN Ed Tech-Standard 5

      Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (3, 4)

ISTE-Creative Communicator

      Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.

Blast Off!

Google Slides

         Have you ever wanted to blast off into outer space? With Google Slides you can! Google Slides is a wonderful tool that students and teachers can use for group work, collaboration, presentations and much more. Google Slides lets  a group submit photos, videos and text to make a beautiful presentation that is able to be used where ever they are, whether they are on Neptune or right here on planet Earth.

Assignment

         Students will use Google Slides to collaborate in groups. Each group will consist of 3-4 students. Each group will choose one planet to present on. Presentations will consist of 5 slides,  have at least 5 facts about the planet, and 5 photos of the planet. Let's get intergalactic!

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Moon Phases

UEN-Science 3rd Grade

Objective 1                 
Explain that the sun is the source of light that lights the moon.            

UEN Ed Tech-Standard 5

             Use technology tools (e.g., multimedia authoring, presentation, web tools, digital cameras, scanners) for individual and collaborative writing, communication, and publishing activities to create knowledge products for audiences inside and outside the classroom. (3, 4)

ISTE- Global Collaborator

I strive to broaden my perspective, understand others and work effectively in teams using digital tools.