Easy Projects for Little Hands

1. Easy Projects for Little Hands Linda L. Mills, Media Specialist, Lesa Worthington, Jane Taylor, Second Grade Teachers Greensburg Elementary School Greensburg, IN www.greensburg.k12.in.us/teacher/millslinda

2. Technology Integration What is needed: • Library Media Specialist and teacher working together • Standards • Subject content • Technology capabilities

3. What you need • Library media specialist • Teachers • Technology • Supportive administrators • Students • Standards

4. What you get Blend these all together and what do you get?Collaboration!Higher achieving students!Happy administrators!Contented teachers/lms

5. Planning is the key • Anytime • Anywhere • Formally • Informally • BUT make sure you write it down!

6. Magazines and Books • Technology magazines, ex. Classroom Connect, Multimedia Schools, Teaching and Leading with Technology • Subject area magazines, ex. Math, science, language, • Bibliography of materials

7. Programs • Inspiration/Kidspiration • Kid Pix • Kid Works Deluxe • Graph Club • Any word processor • Any spreadsheet

8. Computer labs Computers in classroom Camcorders Digital cameras SmartBoards AlphaSmarts Scanners Equipment

9. AlphaSmarts Portable keyboards used for: • Writing • Math problems • Keyboarding • Weekly spelling • Field trips • Observations • ???????

10. SmartBoards • Internet • Writing • Games • Presentations • Demonstrations • Websites • Virtual field trips • www.smarttech.com • www.edcompass.smarttech.com

11. Digital Cameras • Field trips • Student pictures • Wanted posters • Writing prompts • Place/positions • Observations • ????????

13. Penguin Projects One week project • 1st day--research • 2nd day--write from notes • 3rd day--revise and print from Alphasmarts • 4th and 5th day--drew penguin picture Standards addressed: LA 2.4.6, 2.4.5, 2.2.7, 2.7.4

15. Penguin book

16. Letters to Santa • 1st day--rough draft of letter • 2nd day--using Kidspiration, made graph in lab of main ideas • 3rd day--rearranged ideas on graphic organization • 4th day--typed sentences about ideas • 5th day--moved information into Word to edit and revise and print Language arts standard addressed: 2.5.3, 2.4.6, 2.4.7, 2.4.8

21. Plant project • Materials needed: Plant books and Kid Pix • Use Plant that Ate the Dirty Socks and The Dirty Boy as read aloud introduction • Plant research • Drawing in lab Standards addressed: 2.5.5, 2.4.2, 2.4.4

23. Spider Project • 1st day--research in media center • 2nd day--wrote spider information from notes • 3rd day--revise and print on AlphaSmarts- • 4th day--art teacher helped illustrate each page Standards addressed: LA 2.4.6, 2.4.5, 2.2.7, 2.7.4, 2.4.3, 2.2.1

25. From notes to finish product

26. Snake Alphabet Book • 1st day--searched for snakes beginning with each letter of the alphabet; wrote simple facts about each one • 2nd day--wrote, revised, and printed a page about each snake • 4th day--drew pictures of each snake with help from art teacher Standards addressed: LA 2.4.6, 2.4.5, 2.2.7, 2.7.4, 2.2.1

28. Author study • Studied Norman Bridwell • Read Clifford books • Wrote favorite facts about the author • Took pictures of students sitting in chair reading • Illustrated around pictures Standards addressed: 2.3.4, 2.1.2

30. Author study • Read about Marc Brown • Read Arthur books • Discussed characters • Compared characters • Discussed characteristics of characters • Wrote about presents to give each character

31. Money • Stamp different ways to make a set amount of money • Kidspiration Standards addressed: Math 2.1., 2.3.4

33. Landmarks • Assigned a topic • Researched • Took notes • Typed information on Alphasmarts • Found pictures to go with topics • Created a poster which included picture and written information • Gave oral presentation • Standards addressed: Language 2.7.5

34. Graphing • Worked with tally marks • Created graphs about favorite sports • Used Graph Club Standards addressed: Math 2.1.11, 2.1.12, Lang. 2.2.7

36. Coordinates • Used Excel or any spreadsheet program • Listened to verbal instructions • Dumped paint into coordinates that were called • Grade taken on finished project Standards addressed: Social Studies 2.3.2, Reading 2.7.4

39. Continents • Specific continent studied each week • Different continent on each page • Typed interesting facts about appropriate continent • Choose appropriate picture for each continent • Finished product: small booklet using Kid Works Deluxe Standards addressed: LA 2.7.9, 2.4.7, 2.4.8, 2.4.6, 2.4.3

41. Continents • Used Kidspiration • South America in center • Four topics are chosen by pictures or word • Write story • Standards addressed: Language 2.7.9, 2.5.2, 2.5.5

43. Magic School Bus Continents • Take notes about seven continents • Write stories on AlphaSmarts on each continent • Print • Found or created map of continent • Front of book is like a bus • Pictures on front Standards addressed: 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.7, 2.4.6

44. I am Thankful for… • I am thankful is in the middle • Brainstormed ideas • Choose pictures Standards addressed: Language 2.4.1, 2.4.2

46. Word Choice • Premise: Certain words are overused, ex. Pretty, nice, good • Brainstormed words similar in meaning • Applied 6 + 1 Trait word choice • Used Kidspiration Standards addressed: Language 2.5.5

49. Communities • Used Kids Works Deluxe • Typed definition from social studies for urban, suburban, rural • Found pictures to go along with each of these words • Standard addressed: Social Studies 2.2.4