This Week

Hello Students:

I will be out of the building until Friday this week. I would like you to take this opportunity to brush up on your technology skills. Here's what I'd like you to do:

1. Click on this link for Learning.com

2. Username: 222
Password: 1234
Region: NY Region 4

3. Start with lesson #1. When your are finished and can see your score, raise your
hand and show the teacher. If you have 80% correct or above, go on to the
next lesson.

4. If you complete all the lessons, go to the portaportal.


See you on Friday!

Best,

Mr. Almaas

Our Community’s Geography

Land Forms Project

In the context of studying how geography influences where people choose to live:

1) Students learned, This Land Is Your Land, a song which portrays the natural beauty of our country and reminds us that it's available for all of us.



2) Students watched a movie in BrainPop Jr. about various land forms found in our country and how they affect where people live. Students discussed these effects and we recorded their responses using a graphic organizer, Kidspiration.






3) Students drew pictures of the various land forms studied using the program Kid Pix.



4) The class recorded a version of This Land Is Your Land using the program Garage Band.




5) Using a program called Animoto we made a presentation of their drawings and song.


Here are the culminating projects from the second grade classes:

CLASS 2-203



CLASS 2-204



CLASS 2-205

Land Forms

Hello Students:

Below are pictures of some of the land forms we have been studying in class:

MOUNTAIN



CONTINENTS



HILL



PLATEAU



VALLEY



ANOTHER VALLEY



YET ANOTHER VALLEY



CANYON




PLAINS



PRAIRIE



COAST



BEACH








ISLAND




Now you will open Kid Pix and draw your own picture of a land form.

Wednesday, October 7th

Hello Students:

While I am away today, we will take this opportunity to go over some computer basics.

Click on this link to go to Learning.com.

Username: 333 (for everybody today)

Password: 1234

Region: NY Region 4

Click “open” and begin with Lesson 1. Complete as many of the lessons as you have time for in the 45 minute peridod.

See you next class!

Best,

Mr. Almaas

Unit I / Grade II / Lesson II

Hello Students:

In your classroom, you have been studying about how geography influences where people choose to live. Today we are going to learn about various landforms and how they affect where people live.

Click on this link.

username: ps376

passsword: ps376


DRAW ABOUT IT

Click here and draw a landscape picture that includes a landfom.

Lesson I

Essential Question: How does geography influence where people choose to live and why?

Hello Students,

You have been studying about maps in your classroom. Today we are going to learn what maps are used for and how we can read them.

Click on this link.

username: ps376

passsword: ps376


DRAW ABOUT IT

Click here and draw a map of your room. Be sure to add a map key.

Orientation

http://ps376grade2socialstudies.blogspot.com/

Topic: Introduction to Social Studies/Technology


My mission is to promote teaching and learning as core human activities dependent on relationship, passion and vision--in service to creativity, personal growth and a sustainable world.

Instructor: Mr. Almaas

Hello Students!

Welcome to your Social Studies/Technology class. You are living during a time when we are experiencing the largest increase in expressive capability in human history. It will be a function of this class to help you become effective communicators in the media of your time.

We will be meeting here online every week where we will cover the social studies curriculum using technology.

Today you will be assigned a seat here in the computer lab, we'll go over the rules and then jump right in to our first assignment.

The Rules Of Our Class:

1) Be respectful of yourself and others.
2) Raise your hand to speak during class.
3) Listen quietly while others are speaking.
4) Always do your best!


Grading

Each week you will be given an assignment to complete in class. If completed satisfactorily, you will get a check in the grade book beside your name. At the end of the term, if you have a check for every assignment showing that it was completed satisfactorily, you will receive a "3" as your grade for this class.

Extra Credit

TBA


Social Studies/Technology Rubric

Check = Completed week's assignment satisfactorily.

Check Minus = Completed week's assignment approaching standard.

No Check = Assignment was not completed.



TODAY'S ACTIVITY

So far today you sang a song about our great country (This Land Is Your Land), you looked at a google map of a coast to coast road trip and you watched a powerpoint presentation showing many interesting sights across the country.

Now you will engage in an online activity where it's up to you to point out where the 50 states go on a map of the United States:

Click the hyperlink above and begin.

Good luck!