Ms. LaMagna's Coffee Break

US History - Colonization through Revolution

Ms. LaMagna — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:56:05 +0000

I posted a site to the web with projects for 5th grade social studies standards covered during the 2nd 9 weeks (USI.5a-d through USI.6a-d). Some of the projects are not strictly computer based and students will need colored pencils, paper, and index cards for those projects (timelines, character trading cards, and victory posters).

Here is the link:

US History Projects

The link is also on my portal under 5th Grade>Social Studies - the link is called: US History Projects - Colonization through Revolution.

Kindergarten and First Grade Review Games

Ms. LaMagna — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:26:14 +0000

Hey! New review games are here:

K - 1 Games

There are games for practicing the following skills: Alphabetical Order, Math (Addition and Subtraction), Largest and Smallest, Patterns (What Comes Next), Spelling Numbers, Opposites, and Rhyming Words. These games are Fling the Teacher, Hoop Shoot, and Matching games.

The above link is also in my portal under Kindergarten and under First Grade in Math and in Language Arts – the link is called K – 1 Games:

Portaportal

New Math Review Games - SOL 4.22

Ms. LaMagna — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:57:40 +0000

I have posted a few new math review games to the web about the associative and commutative properties of addition and multiplication. Here is the link:

SOL 4.22 Review Games

Each of the three math games has a link on my portaportal as well - under 4th Grade > Math.

Virginia Colony Scavenger Hunt

Ms. LaMagna — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:14:16 +0000

Take your students on a scavenger hunt about the Virginia Colony (VS.4a,b,c,d)! Download and print the handout containing the questions students must answer to complete the hunt:

Colonial Life Scavenger Hunt

Students are directed to use their notebooks, textbooks, or Internet sources to complete the scavenger hunt. Links to Internet sources (as well as an additional link to the handout and links to reinforcement activities) are available on my Portaportal under 4th Grade > Social Studies > Virginia Colony Scavenger Hunt:

Portaportal

Ancient Civilizations

Ms. LaMagna — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:25:19 +0000

Step back in time and create a travel brochure for ancient Greece, ancient Rome, and the Mali Empire (SOLs 3.1 and 3.4)!

A template for the travel brochure with directions is provided along with a tutorial on using clipart to add/replace images in MS Word 2007. Students are directed to use their notes to complete the travel brochure, but links are provided for internet research to help them as well. There are links to online review quizzes/games for students who complete their projects early. Here is the link:

Ancient Civilizations

Thanksgiving Fun!

Ms. LaMagna — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:58:46 +0000

Here are a few links to some Thanksgiving activities:

Tic-Tac-Toe

Hangman

Coloring Pages

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Thanksgiving Writing Activities

Ms. LaMagna — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:34:36 +0000

Would you like some Thanksgiving themed writing activities for Kindergarten through 5th grade? You would? I am so glad because I am getting ready to post some! In fact, here they are:

Kindergarten - this is a Word document tracer page. Students will trace the word “Thanksgiving” on the first line and then the second line just has the “Th” - they would have to try to write the rest of the word imitating the line above it. There are pictures at the bottom for them to color.

First Grade - this, too, is a tracer page. Students will trace “On Thanksgiving, my family” and then they will complete the sentence on their own. There is a blank space at the bottom for them to draw a picture.

2nd Grade - this one is a Power Point. It includes a writing assignment - a paragraph about their favorite Thanksgiving memory. Examples and a mini-lesson are included.

3rd Grade - this one is also a Power Point. It includes a writing assignment - an essay about their favorite Thanksgiving memory. Examples and a mini-lesson are included.

4th and 5th Grades - this is another Power Point. It has examples and a mini lesson for writing an essay about their favorite Thanksgiving memory.

Also, there is a really cool website (probably more appropriate for 5^th grade) on the first Thanksgiving at:

http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/intro.html

Have a great, short week!

3rd Grade Scavenger Hunt

Ms. LaMagna — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:14:59 +0000

I posted links on my portaportal (under Third Grade>Social Studies>Ancient Greece and Rome Scavenger Hunt) to complete the following scavenger hunt for SOL 3.1:

Student Handout

Teacher Handout

Dickens’ A Christmas Carol

Ms. LaMagna — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 22:46:38 +0000

I know, I know….it’s barely Halloween and I’m talking about a December holiday already! I am taking a class right now and I put this unit together as my final project. It includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities, templates for the projects, links to assist students, software tutorials, rubrics, and examples of student work. There is also a link to the full text of the novel. So, if anyone is teaching A Christmas Carol and could use a couple of ideas for activities, feel free to use anything I have here!

A Christmas Carol

5th Grade Science Activity - Oceans

Ms. LaMagna — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:14:48 +0000

I’ve posted an online project for 5th grade science to the web. The students will complete a Publisher travel brochure for ocean habitats using the template they download from this page. They will imagine they just opened a business and will describe each “tour” they are offering of each habitat, set prices for each tour and tour package, and complete a food chain activity. Links are provided to assist them in completing this activity, as well as links for enrichment for students who finish the brochure early.

Here is the link.