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Pre-K

Starfall

Kindergarten

ABC's Book Care

1st Grade

ABC's Book Care

The True Story of Miss Ima Book

If Books Could Talk

ELA1i. Begins to write different types of sentences (e.g., simple/compound and declarative/interrogative).
ELA1l. Uses appropriate end punctuation (period and question mark) and correct capitalization of initial words and common proper nouns (e.g., personal names, months).
BrainPOP Jr. Types of Sentences
BrainPOP Jr. Capital & Lower Case Letters

ELA1c. Identifies words that are opposites (antonyms) or have similar meanings (synonyms).
BrainPOP Jr. Synonyms and Antonyms

Main Idea

ELA 1g. Identified the main idea and supporting details of informational text read or heard. Watch VIDEO

Main Idea Teaching ideas.

2nd Grade

ABC's Book Care

The True Story of Miss Ima Book

If Books Could Talk

ELA2a. Reads a variety of texts for information and pleasure.
BrainPOP Jr. Choosing a Book

ELA2c. Recognizes and applies the appropriate usage of homophones, homographs, antonyms, and synonyms.
BrainPOP Jr. Synonyms and Antonyms

ELA2r. Uses appropriate capitalization and punctuation (periods, question and exclamation marks) at the end of sentences (declarative, interrogative, and exclamatory; simple and compound).
BrainPOP Jr. Types of Sentences
BrainPOP Jr. Capital and Lowercase

Using the Dictionary

ELA2R4 The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text. The student
q. Uses dictionary, thesaurus, and glossary skills to determine word meanings.

ELA2W1 The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student
v. Uses the dictionary and thesaurus to support word choices.

3rd Grade

Internet - What is it good for? - notes for media specialist - click here

9 Heroes

ABC's Book Care

The True Story of Miss Ima Book

If Books Could Talk

ELA3b. Uses grade-appropriate words with multiple meanings.
BrainPOP Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homonyms

ELA3a Reads a variety of texts for information and pleasure.
BrainPOP Jr. Choosing a Book

ELA3e Recognizes plot, setting, and character within text, and compares and contrasts these elements between texts.
BrainPOP Book Report

ELA3o. Uses titles, table of contents, and chapter headings to locate information quickly and accurately and to preview text.
BrainPOP Jr. Reading Nonfiction

ELA3j Uses a variety of resources to research and share information on a topic.
ELA3j Uses resources (encyclopedias, Internet, books) to research and share information about a topic.
BrainPOP Research
BrainPOP Internet Search

ELA3k Uses the dictionary and thesaurus to support word choices.
ELA3l Uses common rules of spelling and corrects words using dictionaries and other resources.
BrainPOP Jr. Synonyms and Antonyms
BrainPOP Dictionary and Thesaurus

4th Grade

Creating a Workspace in GALILEO - Britnannica Elementary - Click here for an overview of using GALILEO to create a Workspace (a place to save information you have found)

Step-by-Step Directions for Creating a Workspace - Coming soon!

Step 1 - Log In to GALILEO

Step 2 - Create Workspace and Create Project Name

Step 3 - Search

Step 4 - Save Articles/Pictures/etc.

Step 5 - Login and Retrieve saved information

Step 6 - Add to an Existing Project

Research - Explorers and the Encyclopedia

SS4H1 Describe how early Native American cultures developed in North America. Locate where the American Indians settled with emphasis on Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), and Southeastern (Seminole). Describe how the American Indians used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter.
Native American WebQuest

ELA4d. Determines meanings of words and alternate word choices using a dictionary or thesaurus.
BrainPOP Dictionary and Thesaurus
BrainPOP Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homonyms

ELA4g Draws from more than one source of information such as speakers, books, newspapers, and online materials.
BrainPOP Research

ELA4a. Acknowledges information from sources.
BrainPOP Citing Sources

ELA4R1i Poetry

5th Grade

Biography Activity!

ELA5d Determines pronunciations, meanings, alternate word choices, and parts of speech of words using dictionaries and thesauruses.
ELA5h Recognizes and uses words with multiple meanings (e.g., sentence, school, hard) and determines which meaning is intended from the context of the sentence.
ELA5i. Identifies and applies the meaning of the terms antonym, synonym, and homophone.
ELA5c. Uses various reference materials (i.e., dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, electronic information, almanac, atlas, magazines, newspapers) as aids to writing.
ELA5g. Uses a thesaurus to identify alternative word choices and meanings.
BrainPOP Dictionary and Thesaurus
BrainPOP Antonyms, Synonyms, and Homonyms

ELA5g Draws from more than one source of information such as speakers, books, newspapers, and online materials.
BrainPOP Research

ELA5a. Acknowledges information from sources.
BrainPOP Citing Sources

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