Elementary Library

Thank you all for your support with our yearly Book Fair this week!  It was tremendous!

Kindergarten Computer Classes

My Kindergarten students are always eager for computer class.  Most of the time the class begins with a short video from  www.brainpopjr.com  and a brief discussion of that video.

We are working on a 'sound' booklet, which will not be completed until the end of the year.  The children are making text boxes, using the keyboard and then illustrating with their own drawing using crayons. Later we will learn how to insert the image that corresponds with their sound.

 Our favorite websites have been:                             www.spellingcity.com                                                                        www.starfall.com and                                                                          www.abcya.com 

I love having your children....
Enjoy your weekend.

C.Speck
PS-2-Tablets-Christmas Apps
PS-3 www.Internet4classrooms.com/LetterL
         www.sesamestreet.org/Shape Pop/Nursery Rhyme Puzzles
PK-4 www.Internet4classrooms.com/F/ Print
          www.sesamestreet.com/Elmo's School Friends/Winter Fun Puzzles
Kindergarten-www.abcya.com
1st Grade-Google Drawings
2nd Grade-www.storyjumper.com
3rd Grade-www.typingclub.com
                    www.aplusmath.com
4th Grade-Google Slide Presentations

Elementary Library

This week in the library we all watched the Book Fair preview video.  We are all excited about our Book Fair!  Please come and support this fundraiser for our library!  Tonight we will have a movie night for the kick off.  The Book Fair will be open from 4-5:30 before the movie starting at 6:00.  The movie will be shown in the Middle School gym.  Next week the Book Fair will be open from 7:30-3:30 Monday through Thursday.  We will be closing at 9:30 on Friday.  Also, on Tuesday, Dec. 6th, we will have BLT-Books and Lunch Together.

2nd Grade Computers

After viewing a short video about Thanksgiving and recalling so many of our blessings, we practiced our home row keys.
As a special treat, we visited www.akidsheart.com and enjoyed the many fun Thanksgiving activities on this website.

My wish for everyone is that you have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving and we all look forward to being back to school on November 28th.

Warmly,
Cilla Speck

PS-2-Tablets
PS-3-www.sesamestreet.org/Games/Coloring Book/Dress for Fall-Elmo
PK-www.pbskids.org/Games/Nature Games/Vegetable Patterns/Caillou the Gardener/Matching Game
K-www.starfall.com 
1st-www.abcya.com/Holiday/Thanksgiving Word Search
2nd www.akidsheart.com
3rd Google docs/www.abcya.com/3rd grade/Thanksgiving Crosswords
4th CyberHunt-The Wampanoag Way of  Life

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Happy Thanksgiving, Don't Eat Too Much Turkey, and Give Thanks to the Lord.

PS3 - We read Clifford's Thanksgiving Visit, Don't Eat Too Much Turkey, and Splat Says Thank You.

PK4 - We read One is a Feast for a Mouse and Splat Says Thank You.

Kindergarten - We read Fluffy's Thanksgiving and watched Alvin's Thanksgiving Celebration.

First Grade - We read watched Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.

Second Grade - We discussed shelf arrangements and learned where and how books are shelved.

Third Grade - We read The Continents, looked at the website www.lizardpoint.com, and watched Let's Talk about Maps and Globes.

Fourth Grade - did not come to library this week.

First Grade Computers

A good time was had by all this week in computer class.  The students brought their tablets and we had fun exploring the app called 'Book Creator'. The children were able to take pictures throughout the room of their classmates or objects in the lab and then put them into their presentations with text.  Believe me, there was a lot of activity in this room, but the children had fun.  After Christmas we will create a storybook over a certain topic and even add pictures from the Internet, and perhaps even record our voices. I want the students to feel confident when exploring new programs or apps, and there were lots of smiles when they left the lab this week.

Have a good weekend.

Cilla Speck
PS-3www.sesamestreet.org/Elmo/ABC Puzzles/Elmo and the Beanstalk
PK www.funbrain.com/Playground
K-coloring-kids.co/www.starfall.com
1st Grade-Book Creator-App
3rd Grade-Google Docs-Open House Flyer
4th Grade-Google Slide Presentations

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read My Brown Bear, Barney and watched the video Nursery Rhymes.

PS3 - We read My Brown Bear, Barney and watched the video The Berenstain Bears Big Bear, Small Bear.

PK4 - W read Bear Feels Scared and Feeling Scared.  We then did a pattern activity using M & M's.  We got to eat them afterwards!!

Kindergarten - We read Fluffy's Thanksgiving and watched Alvin's Thanksgiving Celebration.

First Grade - We read Turkey Bowl, A Turkey for Thanksgiving, and Scooby-Doo and the Thanksgiving Mystery.

Second Grade - did not come to library this week.

Third Grade - We read Turkey Bowl and The Berenstain Bears' Thanksgiving.

Fourth Grade - did not come to library this week.

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Mama Cat has Three Kittens, Big Fat Hen, and Go Away Big Green Monster.  We watched the video Chicka Chicka 123.

PS3 - We read Orange, Pear, Apple, Bear, What is Orange?, and watched the video The Berenstain Bears Say Please and Thank You.

PK4 - We read Today is Monday, Flora's Surprise, and Healthy Snacks.

Kindergarten - We introduced the book terms spine, cover, and title page.  We used our own spine for the spine, our skin for the cover, and our faces for the title page.  We then did the Hokey Pokey the regular way, then did the Hokey Pokey using our new book terms.

First Grade - We read There's No Place Like Space and Kitten's First Full Moon.  We then colored our own picture of an outer space object and wrote what the object was and what Kitten might think it was.

Second Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Follow the Digital Trail.

Third Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Private and Personal Information.

Fourth Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Digital Citizenship Pledge.

Third Grade Computers

In case you have not heard, we are having a presidential election next Tuesday, November 8th.  Our children have seen news coverage about these candidates and have  heard adults share thoughts and opinions.  Without giving any personal opinions about the political race, we shared 2 videos from www.scholastic.com explaining presidential procedures involving the voting process.  We all agreed that 'voting' is a special privilege  and one that every American of voting age should take advantage of this privilege.

Next we pretended that we were running for president and had to appoint 3 cabinet members and these members had to make sure the budget was balanced.  It was fun to see the selections of the students and working with percentages, they were actually able to balance their budgets.  The print out of this activity named them as President.....that was fun.

God Bless America and the Election of our country!!
Have a wonderful weekend.

C Speck
PS-2 Tablets
PS-3 www.nickjr.com/Free Draw/Free Stickers
PK-4www.nickjr.com/ Halloween/Halloween Party/Coloring
K-www.starfall.com
1st Google Drawing
2nd www.ducksters.com/Colonial Americans/Pocahontas
3rd www. scholastic.com/election
4th Google Slides

Fourth Grade Computers

Fourth graders actually come twice for now to the computer lab.  On Monday, we are primarily working on keyboarding....there are some excellent keyboarding students in this class..I remind them every week that this is a life skill that will help them so much in the years to come.

Also we are working on our Google slide presentations 'About Me'...Learning about animations and transitions makes their presentations even more interesting.....I am anxious for the students to start presenting!! They are working hard and I appreciate them.

Have a wonderful weekend.

C Speck
PS-2 Tablets
PS-3 www.nickjr.com/Autumn activities
PK-4-www.nickjr.com/Autumn activities
K-www.abcya.com
1st Grade-coloring-kids.co
2nd Grade www.storyjumper.com
3rd Grade www.typinclub.com/Google Drawing
4th Grade Google slides

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Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read My Many Colored Days, Five Little Pumpkins:  Pete the Cat, and Otter Loves Halloween.

PS3 - We read Dragon's Halloween, Halloween Day, and Five Little Monkeys Trick or Treat.

PK4 - We read The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything.  We then did a sequencing activity retelling the story.

Kindergarten - We read There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat and watched the video Clifford's Halloween.

First Grade - We read The Halloweiner, Scaredy Cat Splat, and Click, Clack Boo.

Second Grade - We completed reading It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green.

Third Grade - We completed reading It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green.

Fourth Grade - We read A Halloween Scare in Tennessee and watched the video Halloween is Grinch Night.

Pre-School 2 Year Olds

Well..what can I say...not much except that they are pretty adorable...
  I always start the class by calling each of their names...they love that...and then I show a short video of the nursery rhyme they have had that week....Next I try to show some pictures of their Bible story for the week or perhaps even the farm animals they have been talking about.  Finally comes the tablets......I show them which app we will be using for the day....that does not mean they stay on that app, but we are trying.  Even at 2 years old, their little fingers know exactly what to do...we are only into our second 9 weeks, but I feel we are learning procedures.. Most of them even know my name.

Again....they are adorable and are our future Seniors at
 Ezell-Harding.

Have a great fall weekend.
Mrs. Speck
PS-2 Tablets
PS-3-www.turtlediary.com/Games/Play with Shapes/Shapes
PK-4-www.turtlediary.com/Games/Pattern Match/Color the Shape
K-www.spellingcity.com/Phonological skills/Sight words
1st Grade-www.spellingcity.com/Fluency:Sight words/Sillybulls
2nd Grade-www.spellingcity.com/Writing sentences
3rd Grade-www.myschoolhouse.com
4th Grade-Google Slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Jesus Loves Me, How Many Wheels, and Hug.

PS3 - We read Shapes at the Playground and Violet Makes a Pattern.  We watched the video The Three Bears.

PK4 - We read It's Fall, Day and Night, and Hello Day!

Kindergarten - We read From Seed to Pumpkin and Pumpkin Countdown.  We then did a sequencing activity with real pumpkin seeds that we got to eat after.

First Grade - We read Halloween with Morris & Borris and Jeb Scarecrow's Pumpkin Patch.  We then made our own jack-o-lanterns.

Second Grade - We began reading It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green.

Third Grade - We began reading It's Halloween, I'm Turning Green.

Fourth Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Strong Passwords.

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read This Is My Body and Here Are My Hands.

PS3 - We read Go Away Big Green Monster, The Gingerbread Man, and Orange, Pear, Apple Bear.

PK4- We read When Sophie Gets Angry, Really, Really Angry, Flora's Surprise, and Garden Giants.

Kindergarten - We read Firefighters, Arthur's Fire Drill, and Fluffy and the Firefighters.

First Grade - We made a Real or Magic Meter.  We then discuss what makes a book real (nonfiction) or not real (fiction).  We read the books Every Autumn Comes the Bear, Animals in the Fall, and In a Small, Small Pond.

Second Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Staying Safe Online.

Third Grade - We continued to read The One and Only Ivan.

Fourth Grade - We did a catalog search review.

Pre-School 3 Computer Class

We continue to make progress....this is the first week of our 2nd 9 weeks of school and the children were so quiet coming into the lab that I did not even hear them....that speaks volumes for their teachers.  They are learning procedures and correct behavior...which is major in any classroom, but especially in the lab.  The letter 'G' was introduced in their classroom this week, so I am able to reinforce that introduction in the lab by showing a quick video from Turtlediary on letters.  We always color that letter from that website and print their work.
Sorting and patterning is also presented  in the classroom which we are able to reinforce with our websites in the lab.
 A very fun week for the 3 year old class...glad we are back from break.

Have a wonderful weekend.
C Speck
PS-2 Tablets-Kid Creation
                       Shapes and Colors
PS-3 www.turtlediary.com/Games/Preschool/Pattern Match/I Spy Numbers
PK-4 Tablets-Basic Skills/Learning Kids
Kindergarten-Google Drawing/www.starfall.com
1st Grade-Google Drawing
2nd Grade-Google Drawing
3rd Grade-www.turtlediary/3rd grade/Rounding numbers/Addition Equations
4th Grade-Google Slide Show

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read ABC Triplets at the Zoo and Big Red Barn.

PS3 - We read the Ebook It's Fall, The Cow Who Clucked, and Froggy Rides a Bike.

PK4 - We read Family Responsibilities and watched a Berenstain Bears video Family & Friendship.

Kindergarten - We read The Little Scarecrow Boy and made our own scarecrow booklets.

First Grade - We read Caps for Sale.  We then colored a picture of the monkeys in the trees wearing the caps.

Second Grade - We completed reading Number One Kid.

Third Grade - We continued to read The One and Only Ivan.

Fourth Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Whose it is Anyway?

Have a great fall break!

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Adam, Adam, What do you See?, Berenstain Bears Discover God's Creation, and Old McDonald had a Farm:  Pet the Cat.

PS3 - We watched the video Froggy World.

PK4 - We read Safety on the Playground, Lionel in the Fall, and the Ebook Playground Games.

Kindergarten - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Going Places Safely.

First Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson A B C Searching.

Second Grade - We introduced the Zig Zag Kids Series of books and began reading Number One Kid.

Third Grade - We began reading The One and Only Ivan.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading The Report Card.

Pre-Kindergarten Computer Class

Pre-Kindergarten Computer class is always an adventure. Their progress from last year to this year is truly amazing.  Sometimes I am able to  coordinate the websites I use with their classroom curriculum.  Each week we will color and print their letter of the week, which is always fun. This week we were working with coloring activities and puzzles on www.sproutonline.com. I love it when I hear "I did it."  They are precious.

Have a great weekend.

C Speck
PS-2-Tablets
PS-3 www.Internet4classrooms.com/Pre-K/Mouse/#6
Pre-K-www.sproutonline.com/Games/Category/Caillou Painting/Caillou Puzzle Game
K-www.starfall.com
1st www.kids.bestapples.com
2nd www.kids.bestapples.com
3rd www.kids.bestapples.com
4th Google Slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Zoo Animals, King of the Zoo, and the ebook Our Visit to the Denver Zoo.

PS3 - We watched the video Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and other stories.

PK4 - We read Jack's House, All for Me and None for All, and Pete's Big Lunch.

Kindergarten - We read Apples, Ten Apples Up on Top, and Fluffy Goes Apple Picking.

First Grade - We read Sheep on a Ship, Sheep in a Jeep, and Sheep Blast Off.  When then did a math lesson using a picture of a jeep and some "sheep" which were mini marshmallows.  We got to eat the marshmallows.

Second Grade - We reviewed fiction and nonfiction using books about dogs.  We read Two Bobbies.

Third Grade - We finished the book Stories that Julian Tells.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading The Report Card.

Kindergarten Computer Class

  Kindergarten computer class time is always exciting.  This 9 weeks our computer skills lessons have been about the special keys on the keyboard that help us understand about word processing. Most of the students are very familiar with playing their games and using some of these same keys, but obviously they have different meanings with word processing.The more we practice of course, the easier it becomes.
  We also were able to enroll in  the full version of Starfall on our lab computers and their classroom tablets. I am sorry this subscription does not cover the students' home devices.
  Kindergartners are fun....

Have a great weekend.

C Speck
PS-2 Tablets-Peek-A-Boo Barn
                        Animal Sounds
PS-3Tablets-Elmo Loves ABC's
PK www.funbrain.com/Playground/Color Creature/Pickle Pop
K-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-www.abcya.com/Letters/Spelling Practice/Sight Word Bingo
2nd Grade-Google Docs assignment
3rd Grade-www.interactivesites.weebly.com/landforms.html
4th Grade-Google Slides



  

2nd Grade Computers

 Some of our early class periods are spent with review of basic computer skills and the history of our computers....we talked about how glad we were to have these people invent the fun things we have today....like Chrome books....We said that in 25 years from now we will not believe we used to use something like Chrome books. :)

Open House is just a week away and having a printed document of a favorite scripture hanging in the hall  is always a must for 2nd grade.  This year the scripture is Galatians 5:22.  We all strive for these qualities of the Spirit daily....2nd graders are too.

Have a wonderful Labor Day holiday..

CSpeck

PS-3 www,Internet4classrooms.com/Pre-K/Mouse Skills/#10, #24, #32
PK-4 www.abcya.com/Pre-K, Skills,Paint, Make a Face
K-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-www.abcya.com/1st Grade/Skills/Months of the Year/Days of the Week
2nd Grade-Google Drawings-Scripture/www.aplusmath.com
3rd Grade-www.turtlediary.com/3rd Grade/Place Value/Adding Equations
4th Grade-Google sheets printout

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Bear Sees Colors, Dog's Colorful Day, and White Rabbit's Color Book.

PS3 - We read When Sophie's Feelings are Really, Really Hurt, Grumpy Bird, and The Way I Feel.

PK4 - We read Bear Feels Scared, Llama, Llama Red Pajama, and When Sophie's Feelings are Really, Really Hurt.

Kindergarten - We read Leo the Late Bloomer.  We then did an activity showing beginning, middle and end using the growth of a seed into a flower.

First Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Going Places Safely.

Second Grade - We compared the Three Bears stories using four books.  We learned the 5 finger rule to make just right choices.

Third Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Rings of Responsibility.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading The Report Card.

Elementary PE

Coaches Carter and Freud's PE Blog

9/1/16

August is now behind us, but the hot weather is still with us which has created issues with PE coupled with the elementary playground still under construction.  We have also had to deal with the loss of the gym due to the installation of new lighting and the gym undergoing a new paint job.  To make matters worse, we have lost the air conditioning in the gym which results in activity adjustments.  We have had to resort to playing some of the games normally reserved for the winter months when activities outdoors are not possible.  Our students have adjusted fairly well, but all of us are anxious to enjoy being outside and especially checking out the renovated playground.

Music

The Music classes are going well!  The 4th graders are rewriting the lyrics to Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World."  The 3rd graders will be working on reading treble clef music soon.  All other classes are working on the basic elements of music.  We are moving, singing, and learning in many different ways!

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Can I Play, Too?

PS3 - We read Bear's New Friend, When Sophie Get's Angry, and Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses.

PK4 - We read Huggly Gets Dressed, Splat the Cat:  The Rain is a Pain, and I Like Myself.

Kindergarten - We read Manners in the Library and No T. Rex in the Library.  We also learned how to treat and care for the books we check out from the library.  We go to check out our first book!

First Grade - We made a booklet called "I Visit the Library" and review library procedures.  We also began Accelerated Reader and checked out our first AR book.

Second Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson "Going Places Safely."

Third Grade - We continued reading Mouse House Hunter.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading The Report Card.

3rd Grade Computers

Third graders were so very eager to get their Chromebooks for the first time. Occasionally they will bring their CB's to the lab during their computer class time. This past week, we were learning about how to insert different backgrounds---of course they were all different by the time they finished experimenting.   Fun..

The Olympics have been so exciting, so we waited until the events were over to get an accurate medal account.  This was put into a Google worksheet and then was converted to a bar graph...with our data. Later in the year we will use data from the Skittles candy to make another graph...Again fun and easy.

Your students are ready to learn and I thoroughly enjoy the time they spend in the lab.

Have a wonderful weekend.

C Speck
PS-3 www.Internet4classrooms.com/Pre-K/Mouse Skills/#7, #16, #17
PS-4 www.abcya.com/five_senses.htm
         www.turtlediary.com/games/the-five-senses-kindergarten.html
Kindergarten-www.pbskids.org/more/Paint by letters/Alpha Bricker
1st Grade Google Drawings-Text boxes
2nd Grade-Google Drawings-Text box-Scripture
3rd Grade-Google Sheets-Olympic Medal Count
4th Grade-Google Sheets-Olympic Medal Count

4th Grade Computers

The Olympics have been so exciting to watch and the students love to talk about their favorite event.  Our assignment this week was to actually write about one of the events using Google docs and insert an image from our Google search engine into their writing. They were able to format with different font styles and text color. These documents were then printed and hung in the hall outside the computer lab. 

Keyboarding skills are first introduced in kindergarten and home row keys are continually being reinforced through 3rd grade. The 4th graders will begin advanced keyboarding instruction and should be keyboard proficient by late November.  Watch how your students progress...it's exciting.

Hope to see you tonight at the Crimson and White football game.

PS3-www.Internet4classrooms.com/Pre-K/Mouse Skills/#1, #14, #15

PK-www.Internet4classrooms.com/Pre-K/Mouse Skills/#23, #32

K-www.abcya.com/K/Letters/Alphabet Bingo/ Alphabet Order

1st -www.abcya.com/1st/Numbers/Connect the Dots

2nd-Google docs/Google search/Print

3rd-Google drawing/Brazil Flag/Print

4th-Google docs/Google search/Print

 

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read along with the CD Pete the Cat:  I Love my White Shoes!

PS3 - We ready My New Friend is So Fun! nd Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa.

PK4 - We learned how to check out books and how to take care of the books we borrow from our library.  We also read When I Get Bigger.

Kindergarten - We read D.W.'s Lost Blankie and The Blanket that had to Go.  We then made our own pocket with a piece of blankie in it.

First Grade - We did the STAR Early Literacy assessment.

Second Grade - We read A Zoo for Mister Muster, Lucille, and Fables.  Our focus was the author Arnold Lobel.

Third Grade - We continued reading Mouse House Hunter.

Fourth Grade - We began reading The Report Card.

Elementary Computers

Hello there,

My name is Mrs. Speck...I am the Elementary Computer teacher.  Your child will come to the lab once a week and with the exception of the PS and PK classes, an instructional computer lesson will always be given.  Each week in this blog, I will feature one grade level and explain what was happening in that class for the week. At the very bottom of the blog I will also give the websites that were used for each class that week.

I so look forward to having your child in Computer class--having fun, but also learning important computer skills.

Have a great weekend,



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Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Pete the Cat and the New Guy and Pete the Cat:  Rocking in my School Shoes.

PS3 - We read Tiny Goes to the Library.

PK4 - We read Clifford Makes a Friend and I Took my Frog to the Library.  We then began learning Mother Goose Rhymes that we will do all year!  We will begin checking out books next week!

Kindergarten - We read Splat the Cat:  Back to School Splat and Library Lion.

First Grade - We read But Excuse Me, That's My Book!  We will be taking the STAR Assessment next week and checking out our first book!

Second Grade - We did the STAR Assessment and checked out our first book.

Third Grade - We did the STAR assessment last Friday, so this week we began reading the Geronimo Stilton book Mouse House Hunter.

Fourth Grade - We did the STAR Assessment and checked out our first book.

It was a great first full week of school!

P.E.

Coaches Carter & Freud

Elementary PE Olympics 2016

The 2016 Olympic Games began on Friday, August 5th in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and the elementary PE program would like to stir our students interest in the world games by using the Olympics as our theme to begin the school year.  Selected PE classes will participate in some new games as well as many familiar activities but with an Olympic flair.  

This activity will involve the classes selecting a participating country (other than the USA) and follow that country's accumulation of medals awarded throughout the events.  Each student will select a country of interest and post that country's results.

This project is contingent on the availability of the middle school gym which is scheduled to have new lighting installed as early as this week.  The construction currently taking place on the elementary playground and the August heat also restricts our activity space.

Coach Carter and I are excited about this school year and all the activities we have planned for our students.  Thank you for allowing us to work with your child.

Coach Freudenthal

Music

I am excited to begin this year with everyone!

We will be moving, creating, singing, and generally having great fun in Music class this year.

In grades K-4th, we have a new curriculum from which I will be pulling activities.  It will be wonderful and interactive for your children.

I plan to continue to share my love of Music with everyone!

Mrs. Northcutt

Spanish

¡Hola amigos!  We will start our first week in Spanish learning how to greet someone and ask for their name.  Practicing these new phrases at home or at your local Mexican restaurant is highly recommended :)!

Miss Bumpus

Guidance

Hello EH Family!!  I am excited to serve you and your children as the Elementary and Middle School Guidance Counselor.

Elementary School students will participate in a weekly Social and Emotional Lesson as a part of their Specials rotation.

Middle School students will participate in a monthly lesson in coordination with their Bible class.

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) allows students to develop the skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

During the month of August our topic will be "Responsibility."  Students will be challenged to show "Responsibility" at school at home, and in their community.

Mrs. Coleman

Elementary Library

Welcome back to school!  We are excited to be starting a new school year in the library!  

We will begin having classes on Monday.  STAR testing will begin, and we are excited to have the new programs AR 360 and Early Literacy.  These will incorporate many of our younger students into reading!

We look forward to a great year!

Mrs. Burton

Elementary Library

This week in the library, we did not have any classes due to our taking inventory of all our books!  On Tuesday we had the author Patty Keith come to visit us.  The Preschool through Second grades enjoyed her presentation from her book as you can see below.

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We watched the video Nursery Rhymes.

PS3 - We read Alpha Oops, Z is for Moose, and Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.  We also watched some of the Nursery Rhymes video.

PK4 - We read Being Active, Alpha Oops, and Z is for Moose.

Kindergarten - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Sending an Email.

First Grade - Did not come to library this week.

Second Grade - Did not come to library this week.

Third Grade - We continued reading Wayside School is Falling Down.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading Skinnybones.

Pre-Kindergarten Computer Class

   Parents will hear this every year but....'my how your child has grown this year.'  I mean physically for sure....but their little computer skills have grown also.  Most of them really struggled with even using the mouse altho some of this class was here in the Pre-School class.  Their confidence and willingness to try a new skill always amazes me.  I love to hear "I did it Mrs. Speck."  
   This week we had the video of 'The Tortoise and the Hare' taken from their curriculum guide.  Great discussion followed and then we reviewed the letter of the week which was Y, that was colored and printed from another website. The class period concluded with time spent on the website www.tvokids.com and the children had fun with an activity that was Dot to Dot with Artt.  They were able to draw lots of different pictures.
   Such a precious group of children.  Thank you for being at Ezell-Harding this year and hope to see you again next year.

   Have a great summer!
    
   Mrs. Speck

Pre-School-www.tvokids.com
Pre-Kindergarten-www.tvokids.com
Kindergarten-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-www.aplusmath.com
2nd Grade-Tablets-Book Creator
3rd Grade-Google Sheets
4th Grade-Google Slides

   


    

Pre-School 3 year olds Computer Class

Having the Pre-School 3 year old class in the computer lab every week is such a joy.  They always have to share something with me--nothing actually pertaining to computers--but that is fine.  It only takes a few minutes and then we are settled.  As with my other classes, I like to coordinate my lesson with their classroom curriculum when possible.  This week we started the class with a video of nursery rhythms that the children are familiar with and I love to see them sing along with these classics. Next we saw a 30 second video that turtlediary.com has introducing the letter they have worked on for the week.  Later that letter is colored and printed for the students to take with them.  Our fun program this week actually involved using our Earth Day lesson.  The children were growing gardens with different seeds, remembering to water, and pushing the sun out to help the plants grow.  They were so proud to see their gardens. Their motor skills have improved so very much.


Adorable children... 

Have a wonderful spring weekend.

Mrs. Speck
Pre-School-www. Internet4classrooms.com/Letter X
                     www.tvokids.com/Games/Get Growing
Pre-Kindergarten/www.Internet4classrooms.com/Letter Q
Kindergarten-Safety booklet/www.starfall.com
1st Grade-4th Grade--Achievement Tests

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Five Little Speckled Frogs and Train Man.  We then watched more Harold and the Purple Crayon.

PS3 - We read Night of the Veggie Monster, Splat, A Whale of a Tale, and It's Spring, Dear Dragon.

PK4 - We read Healthy Snacks, Drinking Water, and Being Active.

Kindergarten - We read Leonardo, the Terrible Monster.  We then made our own puppet monster out of a paper sack.

First through fourth grades did not come to library due to standardized testing.

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Just One More and watched Harold and the Purple Crayon.

PS3 - We read What Grandma's Can't Do, Cooking with Grandma, and How to Babysit a Grandpa.

PK4 - We read April Foolishness, Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies, and Me and My Family Tree.

Kindergarten - We read Grandma's Smile and Climb the Family Tree, Jesse Bear.

First Grade - did not come to library.

Second Grade - did not come to library.

Third Grade - We began reading Wayside School is Falling Down.

Fourth Grade - did not come to library.

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Jesus Loves Me and sang along with the book.  We then watched some Eric Carle books made into videos.

PS3 - We read Llama Llama, Mad at Mama, Homemade Love, and What Mommie's Do Best.

PK4 - We read Squirrels and Their Nests, Bears and Their Dens, and Prairie Dogs and the Burrows.

Kindergarten - We review our book terms and learned about the terms setting, character, and plot.  We then read Bedtime for Bear and Duck, Duck, Goose.

First Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson My Creative Work.

Second Grade - We began reading Pitcher to Centerfield.

Third Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Strong Passwords.

Fourth Grade - We began reading Skinnybones.

Kindergarten-Computers

Kindergarten students have been so busy since Christmas learning the home row keys of the keyboard.  As each letter is being introduced, the High Hat letter that is the same is reviewed.  We make new words with this letter and also learn which finger corresponds with the correct key.  This key is then practiced on Google docs.  Color sheets also reinforce the sound and the keystroke. 

We will now begin working on their Safety Booklet which includes the child knowing a cell number of a parent or guardian and their address.  I have explained how this is so important for all children to know this information.  This skill was rehearsed at the beginning of the school year with their kindergarten teachers, so only a review is required now.

Your children are so smart and I am proud of the work they have done this year.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Mrs. Speck

Pre-School-www.fisherprice.com
Pre-Kindergarten-www.Internet4classrooms.com/Pre-K/Mouse Skills/#26
Kindergarten-www.Starfall.com
1st Grade-www.abcya.com/Letters/StoryMaker
2nd Grade-www.choosemyplate.gov
3rd Grade-www.scratchjr.com
4th Grade-Google slides

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Only God Can Make a Kitten and watched some Kipper the Dog videos.

PS3 - We read Because Your Daddy Loves You, Friday My Radio Flyer Flew, and What Daddies do Best.

PK4 - We read Some Babies Are Wild, That's Good, That's Bad, and Annie and the Wild Animals.

Kindergarten - We review book terms and learned about copyright dates.  We then read Pout, Pout Fish and the Big, Big Dark, A Tree is Nice, and Froggy Builds a Tree House.

First Grade - We read An Extraordinary Egg.  We then made a sequencing booklet.

Second Grade - did not come to library this week

Third Grade - did not come to library this week

Fourth Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Whose Is It Anyway?

1st Grade Computers

Dot and Dash were hits this week during the 1st Grade computer class.  Our new friends are robots.  After several minutes of discussion about how robots are being used in our everyday life, the students were divided into 3 groups with 3-4 children in each group.  One group worked on a website from www.abcya.com/1st grade/Make a Robot. Their own robots were all different and very creative.  Another group worked on their keyboarding lesson and a color worksheet about a robot.  The third group worked with Dot and Dash and learned how to program these robots through  apps called 'Go' and 'Path.'  These groups rotated so all the children were able to participate in each activity.... a very interactive class and hopefully the children had fun learning about how vital robots are in our lives.

Happy Easter Holiday,

Mrs. Speck 

Pre-School- www.Internet4classrooms.com/Mouse Skills/#12
Pre-Kindergarten-www.Internet4classrooms.com/Mouse Skills/#12
Kindergarten-www.abcya.com/Holiday/Easter
1st Grade-www.abcya.com/Skills/Robots
2nd Grade-Google Docs-Desktop publishing assignment

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Easter Mice, Easter Bunny's Assistant, and Ten Easter Eggs.

PK4 - We read Here Comes the Easter Cat, Clifford's Happy Easter, and Arthur's Jelly Beans.

Kindergarten - We read Fluffy Plants a Jellybean, There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick, and Best Easter Eggs Ever.

First Grade - We read Easter Bunny that Overslept and watched the video The Berenstain Bears Springtime Surprises.

Second Grade - We read Last One in is a Rotten Egg, Legend of the Sand Dollar, and Easter Egg.

Third Grade - didn't come to library.

Fourth Grade - didn't come to library.

Have a great Easter!

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Am I Making God Smile?, My New Friend is so Fun, and I will Take a Nap.

PS3 - We read I'm a Frog, Olivia Takes a Trip, and Tuesday.  We learned a new song with the book Tuesday about animals flying at night.

PK4 - We read Swirl by Swirl and This is the Day.  We are doing very well with knowing our Mother Goose Rhymes!

For Kindergarten through Fourth Grade, our focus was fractured fairy tales.

Kindergarten -  We read Bubba the Cowboy Prince, Mr. Wolf and the Three Bears, and Dinorella.

First Grade - We read Goldilocks Returns, Honestly, Red Riding Hood Was Rotten, and Seriously, Cinderella is so Annoying!

Second Grade - We read Three Little Aliens, Trust Me, Jack's Beanstalk Stinks, and Beware of the Storybook Wolves.

Third Grade - We read Cindy Ellen, Look Out Jack, The Giant is Back, and Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!

Fourth Grade - We read Smokey Mountain Rose, Three Sillie Billies, and Dusty Locks and the Three Bears.

Second Grade Computers

Publishing newspapers, magazines, brochures are all fun and creative.  Second graders spent class time this week learning about the three ingredients that one has to have in order to make a publication....Headlines, Text and Graphics.  After discussion and viewing different examples, the students were able to create their own publication. I truly believe that someday there will be some editors of magazines and newspapers just taken from this group of students.  Great job....very creative.

Enjoy the spring weather.


Cilla Speck

Pre-School-www.belmikri.com
Pre-Kindergarten-www.belmikri.com
Kindergarten-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-www.worldbookonline.com
2nd Grade-Google Docs--Publication
3rd Grade-www.turtlediary.com/3rd Grade
4th Grade-www.ducksters.com

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

Our focus was Dr. Seuss as this week was Read Across America Week and Dr. Seuss's birthday.

PS2 - We watched the videos Are You my Mother?, The Best Nest, and Go, Dog, Go.

PS3 - We read Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? and watched the video The Best Nest.

PK4 - We read Olivia Plants a Garden, A Walk in the Park, and Caring for Nature.

Kindergarten - We read Dr. Seuss's biography and watched the video Daisy Head Mazie.

First Grade - We read And to Think I Saw it on Mulberry Street and then colored a picture to go along with the story.

Second Grade - We continued our Robert Munsch author focus.  We read The Makeup Mess and David's Father.  We discussed giants and read Silverstein's poem Me and My Giant.

Third Grade - did not come to library.

Fourth Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Key Words and learned what words are best when using a search engine on the web.

We hope everyone has a wonderful and safe spring break!!

Third Grade Computers

Third graders continue to be busy...from developing a timeline using Jackie Robinson's life to copying and pasting all the Presidents of the United States. Information was taken from www.americanhistory.about.com.  Each of these assignments were completed within their class period and printed. 

Time is also allotted each class period for the students to continue to master their home row keys. 

These students are busy ...I am very proud.

Have a great sunny weekend!!

Mrs. Speck

Pre-School-www.Internet4classrooms.com/Letter S-Print
                     www.sesamestreet.org/Art Maker
Pre-Kindergarten-www.Internet4classrooms.com/Letter K-Print
                                www.turtlediary.com/Pre-K/I Spy Numbers
                                                                                   I Spy Animals
Kindergarten-www.turtlediary.com
1st Grade-QR Code
2nd Grade-www.kidzone.ws/water
3rd Grade-www.americanhistory.about.com
4th Grade-Google Docs/Scratch.com

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - did not come to library.

PS3 - did not come to library.

PK4 - We read Farm Morning, Pete the Cat:  Old McDonald Had a Farm, and Big Red Barn.

Kindergarten - We read Gilbert and the Lost Tooth, Andrew's Loose Tooth, and Fluffy Meets the Tooth Fairy as February is dental health month.

First Grade - We learned that the Caldecott Medal is awarded to books for the best illustrations.  We looked at some books from the past that were Caldecott Medal winners including the first book from 1937, Animals From the Bible.  We read the 2015 winner The Adventures of Beekle:  the Unimaginary Friend.

Second Grade - We introduced the author Robert Munsch.  We read Mortimer and illustrated our favorite part of the book.

Third Grade - We did an independent catalog review sheet on our Chromebooks.

Fourth Grade - We completed reading Twenty and Ten.

Second Grade Computers

After a fun video from Brain Pop about President Abraham Lincoln, we saw another short video about symmetry.  Symmetry is all around us and discovering symmetrical objects just in the classroom was actually fascinating. Our website that was used this week was www.softschool.com, which gave us some challenging activities in Math/Geometry.  The students were asked to complete a symmetrical drawing by connecting dots, and then by actually drawing....an interesting and fun class period.

The weather looks to be nice this weekend....enjoy.

Cilla Speck
Elem/MS Computer 

Pre-School-www.sesamestreet.org/Games/Puzzles
Pre-Kindergarten-www.funbrain.com/Playground
Kindergarten-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-QR Code
2nd Grade-www.softschool.com
3rd Grade-www.readwritethink.org 
4th Grade-Google Docs

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Clifford's Kitten, Just Me and My Puppy, and Hondo & Fabian.

PS3 - We read The Perfect Pet, Animals Around the House, and Daddy, Could I Have an Elephant?

PK4 - We read The Great Gracie Chase, Hey, Little Ant, and Pets at the Whitehouse.

Kindergarten - Mrs. Gee's class watched the video Harold and the Purple Crayon.  Mrs. Woody's class learned parts of a book, the spine, the cover, and the title page, using the song, The Hokey Pokey.  We then read No Spots for Gilda the Giraffe.

First Grade - We made a President's booklet.

Second Grade - We read The Man Who Walked Between the Towers and Helen Keller.  Our focus was on inspirational people.

Third Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Whose Is It Anyway?

Fourth Grade - did not come to library due to President's Day.

4th Grade-Computers

The snow was fun this week, but Ms. Clevenger's 4th graders were ready for class today. Since President's Day is Monday (school holiday for students), the students were given an assignment of researching a president and then writing a short paragraph about their subject.  They were encouraged to pick a president that they were not familiar with to learn something new.  We are using the website tntel.tnsos.org to gather our information. Learning how to find information, take notes and then transfer those notes into paragraph form is a skill that takes practice.  I was proud of the work the students did today--next week we will type our rough drafts and then print...assignment complete!

Did I also mention how proud I am of their keyboarding skills??

Have a good weekend and stay warm.

Cilla Speck
Pre-School-www.sesamestreet.org/Art Maker
Pre-Kindergarten-www.pbskids.org/Bob the Builder
Kindergarten-www.abcya.com/Holiday/Valentine activities
1st Grade-Ctrl C/Ctrl V activity
4th Grade- tntel.tnsos.org

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - Did not come due to weather

PS3 - We read Valentine Mice, Clifford's First Valentine, and Too Many Valentines.

PK4 - We read Panda's Valentine's Day, Arthur's Valentine, and Franklin's Valentines.

Kindergarten - We read Fluffy's Valentine's Day, Love, Splat, and Valentine's Bears.

First Grade - We completed reading Kylie Jean Valentine Queen.

Second Grade - We read Rotten Ralph's Rotten Romance, Henry and the Valentine's Surprise, and Ruby Valentine Saves the Day.

Third Grade - We read The Runaway Valentine and Roses are Pink Your Feet Really Stink.

Fourth Grade - We continued reading Twenty and Ten.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

1st Grade Computer Class

Monday was the first day of February and our 1st Grade thoughts centered around Valentine's Day.  Children will be busy this week making their Valentines for their classmates, so our class time was spend having fun drawing Valentines on the computer.  Google drawings allows the students to be creative with their work.  An example was put on the screen showing the children 3 different fun ways to make a valentine drawing.  They were able to pick their choice and design their own drawing.  Using the 'shape' icon on this app made their work so much easier---and they look great.  Of course, they are displayed in the hall. We are having fun...and confidence and creativity continue to grow.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Cilla Speck

Pre-School-www.turtlediary.com/Learn Numbers/I Spy Numbers
Pre-Kindergarten-www.turtlediary.com/Shapes/Pattern Match
Kindergarten-www.starfall.com/
1st Grade-Google Drawings
2nd Grade-www.aplusmath.com
3rd Grade-www.aplusmath.com
4th Grade-Google Sheets
                     

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read ZZZ Zoink, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, and Food for Thought.

PS3 - We read Tweak, Tweak, Pigeon Wants a Puppy, and Pig, Pig Gets a Job.

PK4 - We read Motorcycles, Bunny Race, and Fast Food.

Kindergarten - We read Harold and the Purple Crayon.  We then made our own books drawing what we would do if we were on Harold's adventures.

First Grade - We began reading Kylie Jean Valentine Queen.

Second Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson My Creative Work.

Third Grade - We learned about autobiographies, biographies and collective biographies, what the call numbers are, and where they are located in our library.  We read the biography Wilma Rudolph.

Fourth Grade - We began reading Twenty and Ten.

Kindergarten Computer Class

We all enjoyed the snow...it was fun for me to briefly ask the students about their experiences in the snow....winter is not over for sure, but doubtful that we will have another snow like this past one for a few years.

This week was extra special in that we did 'coding' in grades K-4 in the lab.  Even the kindergartners were able to understand the very basic principals and were having fun.  We were able to do this during our computer time and then with a special guest this week also.  Scratch jr was an app that was put on their tablets and then in the lab we used studio.code.org for more fun...

The classes loved it and these lessons are just introductory lessons to actually programming.  In years to come, some of these students will be programmers!!!

Have a good weekend.

Cilla Speck
Pre-School 3 www.turtlediary.com/Pre-K/Learn Shapes/Pattern Match
Pre-Kindergarten-www.turtlediary.com/Connect Numbers/Shapes
Kindergarten-studio.code.org/
1st Grade- studio.code.org
2nd Grade- studio.code.org
3rd Grade- studio.code.org
4th Grade-studio.code.org

Elementary Library

This week in the library....

PS2 - We read Pete the Cat:  Too Cool for School, Blue Chicken, and Fast Food.

PS3 - We read Blue Chicken, Mouse Paint, and Pete the Cat:  Too Cool for School.

PK4 - We read Bernard's Nap, Bear Snores On, and Bear Sees Colors.

Kindergarten - did not come to library because of Code Day and Snow Bird visit.

First Grade - We read The Emperor's Egg and then did an activity sheet.  Mrs. Jones Class only since we had a snow day last Friday.  Mrs. Chandler's class did not come to library because of Code Day.

Second Grade - We finished reading Cam Jansen and the Joke House Mystery and read Young Cam Jansen and the Knock Knock Mystery.

Third Grade - did not come to library because of Code Day.

Fourth Grade - did not come to library because of snow day.

P.E.

The PE activities will consist of learning how to throw and kick a ball of different sizes. We are excited about getting new equipment for all the classes. Scooters, roller racers, frisbees, hopscotch mats, yarn balls, nerf footballs, and a new air pump for the balls. Looking forward to using the new equipment.

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read Just One More, A Pet for Pete, and Pete's Big Lunch.

PS3 - We read If You're Hoppy and You Know It and The Seals on the Bus.

PK4 - We watched the video Five Little Monkeys.

Kindergarten - We learned parts of the book:  spine, cover, and title page.  We compared them with our spine, our skin, and our face.  We then did the 'Hokey Pokey' using the original version then using our new book terms.  We read No More Spots for Gilda the Giraffe.

First Grade - We completed the before and after penguin sheet by using the book The Emperor's Egg.  We learned a lot about penguins!

Second Grade - We completed reading Cam Jansen and the Joke House Mystery and then read Young Cam Jansen and the Knock, Knock Mystery.

Third Grade - We completed a review sheet about our catalog system.

Fourth Grade - did not come due to MLK Day.

Pre-Kindergarten-Computer Class

We are continuing to review the alphabet with these children.  The more the children are exposed to different methods of learning, the better for the children. The turtlediary website is fun and colorful for the children. There is always a short video of the letter and then their color sheets come from the Internet4classrooms site. This week after this review, we went back to www.turtlediary.com and worked on a color by number activity.  The students continue to improve their motor skills with the mouse which gives more confidence in their assignment for the class period.

Mrs. Tidwell's class comes on Wednesday and Mrs. William's class is on Thursday...always a highlight of my week.

Have a great weekend.

Mrs. Speck

PS2--Tablets
Pre-School-www.Internet4classrooms.com/Mouse Skills
Pre-Kindergarten-www.turtlediary.com/Color by Numbers
Kindergarten-www.starfall.com
1st grade-Google docs
2nd Grade-Book Creator research
3rd Grade-www.ringlingbros.com
4th Grade-Google sheets 

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

PS2 - We read A Ball for Daisy, Train Man, and Bear See Colors.

PS3 - We watched the video Five Little Monkeys.

PK4 - We read Five Little Monkeys Sitting in the Tree, Five Little Monkeys With Nothing to Do, and Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed.

Kindergarten - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Keeping It Private.  We learned what information to keep private about ourselves when we are online.

First Grade - We did the Digital Citizenship lesson Keeping It Private.  We learned what information to keep private about ourselves when we are online.

Second Grade - We introduced the Cam Jansen series of books.  We began reading Cam Jansen and the Joke House Mystery.

Third Grade - We learned how to use our library catalog.  We paired with a partner to do a worksheet using our new skills by answering questions using the catalog system.

Fourth Grade - We watched the video My Friend Martin.  We talked about Martin Luther King and other ideas regarding prejudices.

Hope everyone has a great long weekend!

Elementary Library

This week in the library...

Welcome back!!

PS2 - We read The Snow Baby, The Snow Bear, and There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow.

PS3 - We read Don't Wake Up Mama, Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, and Five Little Monkeys Play Hide and Seek.  We also pretended to be monkeys and sang Five Little Monkeys.

PK4 - We read My New Friend is So Fun, Snow Music, and Snow is My Favorite and Best.

Kindergarten - We read Snowmen at Night.  We then drew a picture of what we would do if we stayed up all night!

First Grade - We took the STAR reading test.  All first graders are now doing Accelerated Reader!

Second Grade - We took the STAR reading test.

Third Grade - We took the STAR reading test.

Fourth Grade - Did not come to library Monday.

Pre-School 3 Year Old Computer Class

All I can say is that our Pre-School 3 year old class is 'ready to go.'  Having a 2 week vacation was wonderful, but these students were happy to be back at school and our routine.  
They remembered our procedures and came in quietly (well mostly) and listened for instructions.  I love our turtlediary website.  Reinforcement is given concerning their letter of the week--a short video and then the students color and print the letter.   I also demonstrate the activity we will be doing for the class period. Both of these assignments are shown with the projector/screen on the wall.  The children are improving with their motor skills using the mouse. I love to hear "I did it."

These children are a delight.  

Happy New Year,

Cilla Speck

Pre-School- www,sesamestreet.org/Games/Abby
Pre-Kindergarten-www.funbrain.com/Playground/Blue Guy
Kindergarten-www.starfall.com
1st Grade-www.starfall.com/1st Grade
2nd Grade-www.worldbookonline.com/Trek's Travels
3rd Grade-www.aplusmath.com
4th Grade-Google docs/www.aplusmath.com