Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Correcting Words Activity Page

I Can Statement : I can retype a paragraph, find errors, and make corrections to the paragraph using a word processing program.

Hello My Future Champions! 


Before we start the lesson, let's have a song.  Click here to listen to the song.  If you would like to read and sing along, click here.

Today you are going to practice typing and correcting text in a Google Form.

Here is the text you will be typing:


Their are) 20 students in my class. yesterday we all went on a feald trip to a, candy f-actory. I liked watching the people make candy apples. the first step was washing the apples. After the apples Dried, the peopple put wooden sticks in them, The next step was Dipping the apples, into different flavors of soft candy? After the candy dried, the apples were ready to eat. Each one costs 1.50$ in the store. We all got candy appleS for free. My apple was dipped in peanut butter candy. 


Open the Correcting Words Activity Page and follow the instructions.

Submit when you are finished.

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Prodigy Math

Hello Students:

For some of you, today we are meeting at a new time.  Welcome!

Before we start the lesson, let's have a song.  Click here to listen to the song.  If you would like to read along, click here.

When you are finished listening to the song, come back to this page and click here to sign into Prodigy Math.

You will sign in with your Google username and password.


When you are finished playing the game.  Open the Prodigy Math Log on your classroom Google page, fill it out and submit it,

Have a great learning day!

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Chicken Fat

Hello Students:

Please click on this link for an introduction to today's lesson.

When I was your age (a long long time ago), President John F. Kennedy started The President's Council on Physical Fitness. Chicken Fat was the theme song. Click here to listen to the song.

In my elementary school, we would use this song to exercise.  Click here and follow the instructor to do the exercises yourself.  You can ask your parents, brothers and sisters to do it with you.

When you are finished doing your exercises  go back to Google Classroom, fill out and submit the attached Chicken Fat Reflection.


Have Fun!

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

MYON with Vocabulary Reflection

Hello Students:

Today you will sign into MYON (using your username and password) and read a book (or books) of your choosing.

    Before we start the lesson, let's have a song.  Click here to begin.  This is a test of Edpuzzle.  While you're listening to the song, answer the questions that come up on the screen to continue. After you have finished, come back to this page and follow the directions below to sign into MYON.

While you are reading, you will find two new vocabulary words that you don’t know and write them down in the Google Form you will find attached to my lesson in your Google Classroom.  You will also write the definition of each word and how you figured out its meaning.

Click here to sign into MYON.

Go back to Google Classroom and open the MYON Vocabulary Reflection.

You will switch back and forth between the MYON and MYON Vocabulary Reflection tabs to complete the assignment.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Prodigy Math

Hello Students:

For some of you, today is your first time in computer class.  Welcome!

Before we start the lesson, let's have a song.  Click here to begin.

When you are finished listening to the song, come back to this page and click here to sign into Prodigy Math.

You will need to sign in with your Google username and password.


When you are finished playing the game.  Open the Prodigy Math Log on your classroom Google page, fill it out and submit it,

Have a great learning day!

Friday, March 20, 2020

Welcome To Distance Learning with Google Meet!

Hello Students and Parents:

Today we will begin our distance learning adventure  together. We are going to start by practicing signing into Google Classroom and joining a Google Meet.

Here's how to do it:

1) Sign into classroom.google.com using your Google username and password.  Your screen should look like this:



In the upper right hand corner, click on the square of dots and click on "Calendar".





After you have opened the calendar click on "Google Meet w/ Mr. Almaas"



Click on "Join Hangouts Meet"
Click on "Join Now" and if all goes well, we will be connected.

If you are having problems joining The Meet, you can email me at: salmaas@schools.nyc.gov

I look forward to meeting with all of you!

Thursday, March 12, 2020

MYON with Vocabulary Reflection

Hello Students:

Today you will sign into MYON (using your username and password) and read a book (or books) of your choosing.

While you are reading, you will find two new vocabulary words you don’t know and write them down in a Google Doc you will find in your Google Classroom account.  For each word you will also write its definition and how you figured out its meaning.

Click here to sign into MYON.

Click here to sign into Google Classroom.

You will switch back and forth between the MYON and Google Classroom tabs to complete the assignment.

Online Safety/Cyberbullying/Social Media

Hello Students:

Today you will complete three lessons about Online Safety in 
Brain Pop. 
                 
  
Click on this link to watch the Online Safety movie. When you have finished watching the film, take the graded quiz.

Click on this link to watch the Cyberbullying movie. When you have finished watching the film, take the graded quiz.

Click on this link to watch the Social Media movie. When you have finished watching the film, take the graded quiz.

Username: tfbrain

Password: tfbrain

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

MYON with Vocabulary Reflection

Hello Students:

Today you will sign into MYON (using your username and password) and read a book (or books) of your choosing.

While you are reading, you will find two new vocabulary words you don’t know and write them down in a Google Doc you will find in your Google Classroom account.  For each word you will also write its definition and how you figured out its meaning.

Click here to sign into MYON.

Click here to sign into Google Classroom.

You will switch back and forth between the MYON and Google Classroom tabs to complete the assignment.

Monday, March 9, 2020

Social Media

Hello Students:

Today you will complete a lesson about Social Media in 
Brain Pop. 
                 
  
Click on this link to watch the movie. When you have finished watching the film, take the graded quiz in Google Classroom.

Username: tfbrain

Password: tfbrain


Friday, March 6, 2020

Online Safety

Hello Students:

Today you will complete three lessons about Online Safety in 
Brain Pop. 
                 
  
Click on this link to watch the first movie. When you have finished watching the film, take the graded quiz.

Click on this link to watch the second movie. When you have finished watching the film, take the graded quiz.

Click on this link to watch the third movie. When you have finished watching the film, take the graded quiz.

Username: tfbrain

Password: tfbrain

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Cyber Bullying

Hello Students:

Today you will complete a lesson about Cyber Bullying in 
Brain Pop. 
                 
  
Click on this link to watch the movie. When you have finished watching the film, take the graded quiz in Google Classroom.

Username: tfbrain

Password: tfbrain

Monday, March 2, 2020

Online Safety

Hello Students:

Today you will complete a lesson about Online Safety in 
Brain Pop. 
                 
  
Click on this link to watch the movie. When you have finished watching the film, take the graded quiz here.

Username: tfbrain

Password: tfbrain

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Martin Luther King

Hello Students:

We have a day off from school on Monday to celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King.  Today we will learn a little about his life

You will read an article in the class blog about Martin Luther King and answer questions in Google Classroom using information from the article. 




Click on this link to read the article  

When you have finished reading the article, click on this link to access an online quiz in your Google Classroom.  Raise your hand when you have completed the quiz so I can check your score.

If you finish your quiz before the rest of the class is done, click on this link to play Prodigy Math.

Monday, December 16, 2019

Winter Holidays

Hello Students:

Today you will complete a lesson about Winter Holidays in 
Brain Pop. 
                            

Click on this link to watch the movie. When you have finished watching the film, sign into your Google Classroom and complete the quiz.

Username: tfbrain

Password: tfbrain

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Dreamscape

Hello Students:

Today you are going to sign into Dreamscape and join our class.  Here are the steps you’ll need to join:

1)         Sign onto your computer.
2)         Click on the Grade 4 hyperlink that will take you to Dreamscape.
3)        Click on “New Account”.

4)         Your class code is:

           DXFU0O
)         Enter your first name and last initial.

6)        Type in the "students21"
7)         Choose "Grade 4"
8)         Write down your username and password and log in.

Monday, December 2, 2019

Google Slides

Hello Students:

Today you are going to make a slide for a class slide presentation using the photos we took in iPhoto.  Here are the steps you’ll need to make your slide:

1)         Sign onto your computer.

2)         Click on the Google Classroom hyperlink that will take you to the page to sign in.

3)     Sign into Google Classroom in the new tab.

4)         Open a new Slide Presentation.
5)         Name the slide presentation with your name.
6)         Choose a format for your slide.
7)       Copy and Paste your photo into your slide.  You can find it in your Google Classroom. Click on the photo to open it and then right click to copy it and press Ctrl + v to paste it into your slide.
8)         Re-size your photo.
9)     In the text box below your photo, write your name and one thing you like to do.
10)     When you are finished, share your slide with me by sending it to: 

salmaas@ps138school.com



I will assemble all your slides into one presentation.  In the next class we will view the presentation and reflect on the steps you took to complete the project.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Thanksgiving

Hello Students:

Today you will complete a lesson about Thanksgiving in 
Brain Pop. 

  
Click on this link to watch the movie. When you have finished watching the  film, sign into your Google Classroom and complete the quiz.

Username: tfbrain

Password: tfbrain

Monday, November 18, 2019

Copy & Paste

Hello Students:

Today you are going to practice copying and pasting text from a blog onto a WORD document.

Click here to access the Check Your Writing blog.

Highlight and right click the five rules of writing.

Click “copy”.

Open a new blank WORD document.

Click the cursor and the page, right click and click “paste”

Highlight all the text and change the font to point 12.

Align the text to the left.

Raise your hand to show me your work.

Sign into your Google Classroom and complete the  Copy and Paste Reflection.

Friday, November 1, 2019

Google Slide

Hello Students:

Today you are going to make a slide for a class slide presentation using the photos we took in iPhoto.  Here are the steps you’ll need to make your slide:

1)         Sign onto your computer.

2)         Click on the Google Classroom hyperlink that will take you to the page to sign in.

3)     Sign into Google Classroom in the new tab.

4)         Open a new Slide Presentation.
5)         Name the slide presentation with your name.
6)         Choose a format for your slide.
7)       Copy and Paste your photo into your slide.  You can find it in your Google Classroom. Click on the photo to open it and then right click to copy it and press Ctrl + v to paste it into your slide.
8)         Re-size your photo.
9)     In the text box below your photo, write your name and one thing you like to do.
10)     When you are finished, share your slide with me by sending it to: 

stevena@ps138school.com



I will assemble all your slides into one presentation.  In the next class we will view the presentation and reflect on the steps you took to complete the project.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Copy & Paste

Hello Students:

Today you are going to practice copying and pasting text from a blog onto a WORD document.

Click here to access the Check Your Writing blog.

Highlight and right click the five rules of writing.

Click “copy”.

Open a new blank WORD document.

Click the cursor and the page, right click and click “paste”

Highlight all the text and change the font to point 12.

Align the text to the left.

Raise your hand to show me your work.

Sign into your Google Classroom and complete the  Copy and Paste Reflection.