Archive for October, 2007

Game Websites!

Friday, October 26th, 2007

Freerice.com
Funschool.Kaboose
Super Hyper Spider Typer
Brain Pop (only free ones)
NetSmartz for Kids
Nick
Disney
Build a Bear
Edheads
Funbrain
Math Fries
Starfall
Online Coloring Pages
Papajan.com
Dabbs Elementary Fun & Games Links
Deepwater Elementary Links
Sailon
Webkinz
Chicktionary
PBS Kids
TVO Kids!

Seuss is on the Loose!

Friday, October 19th, 2007

Here are some really fun websites to learn and play with Dr. Seuss and all his wonderful characters. Have fun!

Seussville
K-2 games, activities, upcoming events, buying Dr. Seuss books and other stuff.

Seussville University
K-5 games that are “lots of good fun that is funny!”

Seussville Coloring Grinch
Online coloring games

Dr. Seuss Book Quiz
How many of Dr. Seuss’s books do you really know? Test your knowledge out on this fun quiz!

Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Help the teachers find their classroom doors so they can teach!

Dr. Seuss Games
More Dr. Seuss games to play!

Fire Prevention Week

Sunday, October 7th, 2007

Oct 8 - 12 is Fire Prevention Week. Remember these four basic facts about fires.

Fire is FAST!
There is little time!

In less than 30 seconds a small flame can get completely out of control and turn into a major fire. It only takes minutes for thick black smoke to fill a house. In minutes, a house can be engulfed in flames. Most fires occur in the home when people are asleep. If you wake up to a fire, you won’t have time to grab valuables because fire spreads too quickly and the smoke is too thick. There is only time to escape.

Fire is HOT!
Heat is more threatening than flames.

A fire’s heat alone can kill. Room temperatures in a fire can be 100 degrees at floor level and rise to 600 degrees at eye level. Inhaling this super hot air will scorch your lungs. This heat can melt clothes to your skin. In five minutes a room can get so hot that everything in it ignites at once: this is called flashover.

Fire is DARK!
Fire isn’t bright, it’s pitch black.

Fire starts bright, but quickly produces black smoke and complete darkness. If you wake up to a fire you may be blinded, disoriented and unable to find your way around the home you’ve lived in for years.

Fire is DEADLY!
Smoke and toxic gases kill more people than flames do.

Fire uses up the oxygen you need and produces smoke and poisonous gases that kill. Breathing even small amounts of smoke and toxic gases can make you drowsy, disoriented and short of breath. The odorless, colorless fumes can lull you into a deep sleep before the flames reach your door. You may not wake up in time to escape.

Here are some websites to learn about Fire Safety:

http://www.smokeybear.com/kids/games.asp
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/unitplan.jsp?id=271

Keyboarding

Thursday, October 4th, 2007

All grade levels are busy learning the keys on the keyboard. K, 1, and 2 are learning where the keys are, how to make capital letters with the shift key, and how to spell their names quickly. The upper grades are memorizing the home row and surrounding keys. Here are the wpm goals for each grade level:

3rd grade - 8 wpm with 0-1 errors
4th grade - 12 wpm with 0-1 errors
5th grade - 20 wpm with 0-1 errors

If you would like to practice keyboarding at home, here are some great websites:

Krazy Keyboarding for Kids

Dance Mat Typing!

Word Meister

Bubbles Typing Game

Keyboard Challenge