Holes

Hello class! We will be reading the book "Holes" together as a class. Be sure to pay special attention to the characters in this book and to pick your favorite character.  When we have finished reading this book, we will be doing an assignment on your favorite character.  Click this link to find out more about some of the characters in the book and also more about your assignment.

Utah Core Standard:

Reading: Literature Standard 3 

"Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events."

EdTech Standard 8 

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

Erosion in Utah

Today we will be learning about erosion.  We see erosion everyday without even knowing it! We'll explore two of Utah's national parks and look at how the rock formations found there were shaped by erosion.  Follow this link to learn more about it!  

Utah Core Standard:

Science 4th Grade: Standard 1

"Examine the forces at work in creating the physical geography of Utah..."

EdTech Standard:

Standard 8 

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

Fable of The Little Red Hen

Today we will learn about fables. What is a fable? Let's learn about them! Click this link and we will learn what a fable is and read the fable The Little Red Hen.

Utah Core Standard:

Reading: Literature Standard 2

"Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text."



EdTech Standard:

Standard 8
"Use technology resources (e.g., calculators, data collection probes, videos, educational software) for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities."

Mind Mapping: Myths

Mind mapping is a great way to organized your ideas for any project. Use this tool to help you brainstorm for your upcoming writing assignment. 

Here is an example of how I used this tool to classify different types of myths.

Utah core standards 

Language arts 3rd grade reading standard 2. 

"Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text."

EdTech Standard 8

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

Pinterest Classroom Ideas

Pinterest is a great tool to get ideas for the classroom! We can use pinterest as a tool for our upcoming science project.  Create an account and pin ideas for your own project! Here is an example of some science activities. 

Utah core standards

General 3rd grade science standard

EdTech standards

Standard 8

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

Perspectives In Art

Today we will be learning about different perspectives in art.  There are many different ways to view an object.  You can view them from above, below or at your eye level.  

Click this link to do the activity! The Pin is "DBMYS"

Utah Core standards

4th grade visual arts standard 1 objective 1 section A

EdTech standards 

Standard 8

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

Complementary colors

Let's learn about complementary colors! They are all around us. Let's take a look. 

Let's get started!

Utah Core Standards

 Standard 1 objective 1 lesson C Second Grade
 "Paint with complementary color schemes"

 EdTech Standards

Standard 8
"Use technology resources for problem-solving, self-directed learning, and extended learning activities"

This is a Wall of Fame project

September Newsletter

This link includes the online newsletter.  In this newsletter, you will see upcoming events and also practice for several core standards.  You will also see practice math problems for this unit in the newsletter. 

Utah Core Standard 

1st Grade Math standard 3 

Understand the relationship between addition and subtraction

 EdTech standard 

 Standard 7

 Using online resources to problem solve

I hope you enjoy it!

Depth Perception Quiz

What makes an object appear near or far? Let's take a quiz to see how much you know! 

  Click here to get started. Good Luck!

Utah Core Standards

Standard 1

"Draw objects from a variety of perspectives; e.g., directly beneath, bird's-eye view, below, from the level of the surface upon which it sits."

EdTech Standard

Standard 7

Using technology to problem solve.

Field Trip to the Zoo!

Field Trip to the Zoo! We will be observing and taking pictures of the animals from different environments.  This will help us to see what environments animals live in.

Click this link to see a flyer with more details about our fun trip!

Utah Core Standards

2nd Grade Science Standard 4

"Compare and contrast the characteristics of living things in different habitats."

EdTech 

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."

Living and Nonliving Things

We are learning about living and non-living things this unit! 

 Click on this link to see this fun video about an elephant who is trying to learn what is or isn't a living thing.

Utah Core Standards

2nd Grade Standard 4 

"Identify basic needs of living things (plants and animals)..."

EdTech Standard 8

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

Weather

The subject for today is weather.  In this section we'll learn about the different types of weather. This will help us recognize change in the weather when we record it next week!

Follow this link to watch a video to help you learn more about it!


Utah Core Standards

2nd Grade Standard 2 Objective 3
"Observe, describe, and measure seasonal weather patterns and local variations."



EdTech Standard 8

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

The Moon

In this section we will be exploring the moon.  Where is it? Why does it change sizes? These questions can be found on this post! Click on this link and find out through a fun story.

Utah Core Standards

3rd Grade Standard 1

"Describe the appearance of Earth and the moon."

EdTech Standard 8

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

Dino Learning Time!

For this week, we will be learning about the exciting and vicious dinosaurs!  We will learn about when they lived, what they looked like and how they interacted with each other.  Please use this page to explore and to answer questions you might have about the dinosaurs. You will find pictures, videos and important information on this page.  Have fun learning!

Look at this picture of many types of Dinosaurs.  There will be dinosaurs that are predators and prey. See if you can figure out which is which.

Utah Core Standard

4th Grade Standard 4 objective 2 B.

"Based on the fossils found in various locations, infer how Utah environments have changed over time (e.g., trilobite fossils indicate that Millard County was once covered by a large shallow ocean; dinosaur fossils and coal indicate that Emery and Uintah County were once tropical and swampy). "

EdTech Standard 8

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