kindergarten

toc =Kindergarten =

Starfall

**Reading response** (Kid Pix)   **Word Families** (Kid Pix)
 * Self Portraits** (Kid Pix)
 * students create a picture that represents a response to a story that was read in class.
 * Students draw their favorite part of the story.
 * ABC Book (Kid Pix) **
 * Each student is assigned a letter
 * Students have to draw pictures, find stamps or stickers to that start with the letter assigned
 * Create a book out of the class pictures.
 * students draw a house with the pencil tool
 * in the roof of the house they type the word family ( -at, -am, etc.)
 * inside the house they type with the text tool as many word from the word family they know.


 * Letter exchange**
 * Send out to 25 schools throughout the US
 * GSN Highlights

Math
Pattern Blocks **(**Illuminations)

Ten Frame (Illuminations)

Science

 * Nutrition**
 * In classroom, Students are learning about healthy choices.
 * Explore the Fruits and Vegetable groups in the food pyramid.
 * Read books about fruits and vegetables.
 * Brainstormed a list of our favorite fruits and vegetables.


 * Kid Pix activities
 * Body Template: Use stamps to fill body with healthy foods
 * Plate template: Add pictures (stamps or hand-drawn) of Grains, Vegetables, Fruit, Milk, Meats and Beans to the plate.
 * Draw a picture of yourself exercising


 * Animals in Winter**
 * students research using books on animals in winter
 * students choose one animal to research
 * learn about hibernation and migration
 * draw a detailed picture about the animal they researched in Kid Pix
 * record voices in Kid Pix
 * export as a .mov to share
 * or create a class book
 * or Use Voicethread to share and comment


 * Ocean Animals**

Technology

 * 1) Growing with Technology - Kindergarten
 * 2) Bees & Honey - Mouse Practice
 * 3) ABCya Take a Trip - Mouse Practice
 * 4) KeySeeker for K - Learn the Keys on the keyboard
 * 5) ABCya Kindergarten Activities

Teacher Resources

 * 1) KidPix Lessons (for teachers)