Amberly Media Center

Kindergarten

First Grade

• Bonning. Snog the Frog.
• Spinelli. Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch.

Second Grade

• Scieszka. Knights of the Kitchen Table.

Third Grade

• MacDonald. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.

Kindergarten/First Grade

• Miller. Substitute Groundhog.
• Gibbons. Groundhog’s Day.

Second Grade

• Pennypacker. Clementine.

Third Grade

• MacDonald. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.

News, Results & History

• Fact Monster 2010 Olympics
  http://www.factmonster.com/sports/olympics/2010/
• 2010 Vancouver Olympics (Official Vancouver Site)
  http://www.vancouver2010.com/
• 2010 Winter Olympics (Official NBC Site)
  http://www.nbcolympics.com/
• Official Olympic Movement Website
  http://www.olympic.org/en/
• Olympic Museum
  http://www.olympic.org/en/content/Olympic-Museum/

Lesson Plans

• Education World Lesson Planning : Gold Medal Olympics Activities
  http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson201.shtml
  Gateway to the Games
  http://www.edgate.com/wintergames/design/index.html
• Olympic Themed Lesson Plans
  http://www.edhelper.com/olympics.htm

We begin talking about safety online in second grade. Second graders learn about what it means to be a cyber community and how to be safe online with the following sites:

• http://ikeepsafe.org/iksc_kids/ 
• http://www.netsmartzkids.org/games/
• http://www.fbi.gov/fbikids.htm

We also introduce the concept of online marketing with the following game:

• http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/coco/index.cfm

In third grade we review the “Cyber Community” concept and introduce the concept of “cyber bullying.” We discuss ways to handle cyber bullying and the importance of informing an adult as soon as it happens. We also introduce a structure for using appropriate resources for research that progresses from searching for books and using online encyclopedias, to using online databases and hotlists of sites selected by teachers, to using age-appropriate internet directories such as NetTrekker. In third grade we also introduce the concept of web site evaluation using a simple WHO-WHAT-WHEN-WHERE-WHY model.

In fourth grade we introduce the concept of “Intellectual Property,” discussing copyright and plagiarism, as well as fair use with digital content such as images and sound clips. We expand on the “Cyber Community” concept to discuss the three primary risks online—Inappropriate Contact (with predators, cyber bullies, phishers and hackers); Inappropriate Content; and Inappropriate Conduct. We also expand on the concept of web site evaluation. We use material from the following sites:

• http://www.csriu.org/professionals/
• http://www.safekids.com/quiz

In fifth grade we continue using the “Cyber Savvy” materials, reviewing  the concepts already discussed and look ahead to some of the issues related to various social networking sites that students may be aware of. We typically do some kind of a web log project in the second half of the year and throughout the year we talk about web site evaluation and using the online databases that they will use for research in middle school and beyond.

Looking for help talking to your student about online and technology issues at home? We recommend to following government publication: http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/net-cetera.aspx

Kindergarten

• Whatley. Captain Pajamas.
• Willems. Knuffle Bunny.

First Grade

• McMullen. One Funny Day.
• Smith. Little Mouse Gets Ready.
• Yee. Mouse and Mole: Fine-Feathered Friends.

Second Grade

1. Pennypacker. Clementine.

Third Grade

• MacDonald. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.

Here comes Diary of a Wimpy Kid:

http://www.iamthewimpykid.com/

….and Percy Jackson, The Lightning Thief

http://www.foxinternational.com/percyjackson/

Kindergarten

First Grade

• Blue. Ron’s Big Adventure.
• McKissack. Goin’ Someplace Special.
• Woodson. The Other Side.

Second Grade

• Pennypacker. Clementine.

Third Grade

• MacDonald. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.

To review the parts of a web page we will be doing a worksheet on this student-created timeline of Martin Luther King’s life.

 If you finish early, here are some videos of Martin Luther King’s speeches to watch:

• http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=599f0513ff3356f0c0f6
• http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkivebeentothemountaintop.htm
• http://www.mlkonline.net/video.html

Downloads:

• Web Browser Worksheet
• MLK Matching Worksheet

Kindergarten/First Grade

• Allard. Miss Nelson is Missing.
• Howe. The Day the Teacher Went Bananas.

Second Grade

• Pennypacker. Clementine.

• Martin Luther King, Jr. , Historic Speeches and Interviews
  http://www.dalnet.lib.mi.us/king/
• National Geographic Martin Luther King Remembered (video)
  http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/news/history-archaeology-news/mlk-day-vin.html
• The King Center
  http://www.thekingcenter.org/Default.aspx
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Legacy of a Leader
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/mlk/news/index.asp?article=home&topic=0