Inauguration Day

Inauguration Day 2017

Teacher Resources 

What happens on Inauguration Day?

Discuss why how there are important quotes from our country that have come from many of the inaugural speeches (shown in the video).  Also,  why is it important that the White House is set up for the new president by the end of the day!  Great opportunities to stop and discuss! 

Check out images of past Inaugurations on the 2017 Inaugural Guide 

Kindergarten and First Grade 

Download this GREAT book from Simply Kinder

There is a great page where students draw the face of the president!

http://www.simplykinder.com/inauguration-activity/ 

Second - Fourth Grades 

Watch the Video Above

Digital Portrait of a President or Vice President
Copy your completed image to Google Classroom.

Gr. 2-4 Google Slides of Resources


Fifth Grade 

Watch the Video Above

Discovery Education Inauguration

DE: Flipping the Whitehouse
Intro and Full Video with Subscription

Grade 5 Google Slides

Welcome Back from our Snowcation!

First Grade Fun!

Mouse Skills with

Build a Snowman on ABCya

Our Other Favorite Mouse Skills Game

http://practicadelmouse.altervista.org/

Holiday Coding

Old Man Winter has blown in Louisa, VA!

Brrr it's cold outside! 

 Join in the Winter fun with the

 Computer Programming Activities Below!

Since #HourofCode we are addicted to Computer Programming

 (insert Teacher Happy Dance). 

Winter Coding Activities

Google's Made with Code
Code a holiday emoji


Upper Elementary

Create a Holiday Card with Scratch
(Watch the tutorial video to the right before you begin)


For those who want a challenge!

Codester Winter Greetings
Click Sign-Up
Individual User
Log-in with Google

Letter Writing on National Believe Day

Not all of our students celebrate Christmas, but all of our students believe in making wishes come true!  Our TES Spreads Kindness Campaign this year teaches students to spread kindness to others to make this world a happier place!.  Today, students will participate in National Believe Day during their Library Tech Friday time!

Students will discuss 

Spreading Kindness to Others in a Letter to Santa

Letter Writing Format

Email (Santa goes digital!)

Join us in the fun of spreading kindness through the #santaproject

http://social.macys.com/believe/ 

click on Start Writing

Let's Build A House - Tech Friday 10/14

As our upper grades continue their Digital Citizenship Projects,

our Kindergarten and First Graders are going to
  continue their keyboarding and mouse skills.

Today we will read.... Building A House  By: Byron Barton

Then we will continue our 

Keyboarding and Mouse (Touchpad) Skills 

by Building a House on ABCya

Click on Picture or

http://www.abcya.com/build_a_house.htm 

(This website requires flash)

Digital Citizenship Fall Introduction

2016 ISTE Targeted Standard

Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.

K-1  Hector's World: Details...Details

How can we keep our personal information safe online?

Episode Coloring Book for classroom

Each student should color 1 page to make a colorful book for the classroom!

2nd Faux Paw's Adventures in the Internet 

Visit the assignment in your Google Classroom and 

Create an I Keep poster in Google Docs (docs, slides, drawings)

 I keep safe....  I keep away... I keep telling....

3-5 Visit Surf Swell Island 

What can you tell your online friends and what should you keep private?

Visit the assignment in your Google Classroom to Create and Turn In

Pick ONE: 

Create a "Web Rules" poster

Illustrate a 1 pager Internet SafetyStory

Create your own cyber safety story while on SurfSwell Island

Constitution Day 2016

We are excited to celebrate Constitution Day in the Library today!

After this introduction students logged-in to their Google Classroom space.

To view the lessons shared visit:

https://sites.google.com/a/lcps.k12.va.us/downeyslearningcafe/constitutionday  

Happy Constitution Day!

Mrs. Chaney and Mrs Downey