Try this website to learn your capitals:
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/USA_Caps_1_1024.html

Thursday, December 1, 2011

20 States, Capitals, and Postal Codes Test

For the first 10, read down below.  The second 10 are as follows:

1.  Phoenix, Arizona AZ

2.  Denver, Colorado CO

3.  Topeka, Kansas KS

4.  Salt Lake City, Utah UT

5.  Carson City, Nevada NV

6.  Salem, Oregon OR

7.  Olympia, Washington WA

8.  Boise, Idaho ID

9.  Cheyenne, Wyoming WY

10. Helena, Montana MT

STATES AND CAPITALS!!

OPTIONAL 40 States and Capitals Test

Tuesday, November 1st!

If you make a 95 or better, you are done with states and capitals for 4th grade.  If you do not score a 95 or better, you will be required to take the test over the next 10 on December 1, 2011.

Here's what you DON'T need to know:

1.  Maine

2.  Vermont

3.  New Hampshire

4.  Massachusetts

5.  Connecticut

6.  New Jersey

7.  Delaware

8.  Maryland

9.  Pennsylvania

10. Rhode Island

GOOD LUCK!

Reminders!!!

Reading logs and agendas are now checked on Fridays! 
You must read 100 minutes per week and complete one hour a week in math facts.  A parent signature is required.

Learning the 50 states and capitals!

We will be learning the states and capitals 10 at a time.  Our first test will be Thursday, 10/13.  You will be given a list of 10 state names.  You will need to be able to locate them on a map, write their postal code, and their capital.  Here are the first 10:
Texas, TX, Austin
New Mexico, NM, Santa Fe
Oklahoma, OK, Oklahoma City
Arkansas, AR, Little Rock
Louisiana, LA, Baton Rouge
Florida, FL, Tallahassee
California, CA, Sacramento
Alaska, AK, Juneau
Hawaii, HI, Honolulu
New York, NY, Albany

Should kids use social networking sites?

Tool 11 - Self Assessing and Reflecting

1. What are your favorite tools you now have in your personal technology toolbox? Briefly describe a particular activity that you will plan for your students using at least one of these new tools.

I will start the year off with digital citizenship, regardless of what grade I am teaching.  Assuming I am in Kindergarten, I will make sure that our first few visits in the computer lab introduces them to google docs.  This will require me to train my parent volunteers so that they are able to assist the students, but I will also show the kids on the activeboard how to create and save.

2. How have you transformed your thinking about the learning that will take place in your classroom? How has your vision for your classroom changed? Are you going to need to make any changes to your classroom to accommodate the 21st Century learner?My vision for my classroom changed when I watched the video by Sir Walter Robinson.  It made me think about how technology can meet the different types of learning styles that students have, many of which are thought to be ADHD.  Being able to better meet their needs means an approach to higher tolerance, less medication, and hopefully a greater interest with these students and less discipline issues.  The changes I will make will be incorporating these tools into our daily lessons.

3. Were there any unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?  I was completely surprised by the effect that the video by Sir Walter Robinson had on me.  I am also surprised to say that I will take additional video courses to enrich my teaching.