Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Last day for Solange

Hi everyone,

Be good for Julie and Mr. Kimani. Julie will be grading your binders!

Look at some of the websites on this blog for your computer lab today......
Test your geography skills

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/

Various sites about English grammar:
http://www.agendaweb.org/

Have an awesome summer and break. I learned a lot from all of you.

xo Solange

Monday, July 27, 2009

July 27th computer lab

• From these websites pick 5 websites from the list below, then copy and paste them into a word document, print them (write a sentence or two for each site and what you did there), then hand in. Free time after this.

• http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/englishp/eslgames/
www.funbrain.com

• Room 108. Over 400 pages of kids educational games, interactive writing, puzzles, math, and science.
http://www.netrover.com/%7Ekingskid/108.html

• Vocabulary, pick what you would like
http://www.manythings.org/vocabulary/games/a/

ESL Blues site: Lots of grammar to choose from
http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/trouindx.htm

• Gorilla Grammar
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html

Mad Libs on FunBrain

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/Games/Game.html?GameName=MadLibsSchoolRules&Brain=reading&GameNumber=1&Color=FFFFFF

English quizzes:

http://www.esl4kids.net/

A collection of educational games, songs, fingerplays, action rhymes, craft ideas, and tongue twisters,
• ESL Game. Interesting games - Alphabet Writer, Apple Catch, Memory, and so on.
http://www.eslgame.com/activities/index.php

http://www.englishclub.com/esl-games/index.htm

Name__________________________________


5 WEBSITES I LOOKED AT

Example answer
Example._Funbrain.com

What did you like/not like?

I liked this website because there were games for vocabulary.


1.______________________________________________________________

What did you like/not like?


2.______________________________________________________________

What did you like/not like?

________________________________________________________________

3.______________________________________________________________

What did you like/not like?

________________________________________________________________

4.______________________________________________________________

What did you like/not like?

________________________________________________________________

5______________________________________________________________

What did you like/not like?

________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

The day you were born!

http://www.dayiwasborn.net/templates/System/details.asp?id=40333&PID=491093

Go to this site and type in your birthday, the Day, the Month and the Year.

Find out 20 interesting things that happened on the day you were born, for example:

Songs that were out when you were born
Movies
How old are you in days
Who else has your birthday
What sign are you?

Good luck!

Monday, July 20, 2009

National Parks Computer Lab

Today you will find information about a National park that you would like to visit.

My example is: Mount Rainier National Park

Go here:
http://www.nps.gov/index.htm

Click on "FIND A PARK", Click on any state to find a park (“WA”). I choose Mount Rainier Park on the map

Look at and find 5 photos of the park Under “Photos and Multimedia”

Click on "Plan your visit"

Where is ______________________Park located?

Hours open:________________________________

Is the park closed on holidays? (Christmas, Easter, what days?)

_______________________________________________

How will you get there?
_______________________________________________

________________________________________________
How much will it cost?

______________________________________________
It is a big park?
_________________________________________________

How many days would you want to stay?

__________________________________________________

What is interesting about this park?


____________________________________________________

______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

Go to:

www.google.com

Type in your park, ex "Mount Rainier Park" ,

Name three new things you found out about your park:

1.

2.

3.

Also go to:

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/parks/park_rainier.html
go to "All National Parks" and find your park there.

Copy and paste a picture of your park from the National Geographic website:


BONUS QUESTIONS:

What kind of activities would you like to do and why?



Where in the park will you go to do these activities?


How will you get there?

Look here for information on HOTELS/ Build Your Trip/DESTINATION: (type in your park) or VACATION PACKAGES to the National Park you chose:
http://www.expedia.com/

What did you find out?

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Thursday July 16

we worked on subjects and predicates, started and finished posters on nouns, verbs, predicates.
Independent reading.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Computer Lab July 15th!

Go to this website and pick a place to visit on your 3 day vacation:

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations

Then do the "My 10 favorite websites" worksheet

Have Fun!

Yesterday

Yesterday

We studied the PRESENT CONTINUOUS.......I am walking, he is walking, they are talking.........and read dialogs, illustrated and diagrammed sentences.......

Solange