Kindergarten

	Clifford's Letter Match (checklist 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.3, 1.7.4, beginning letters)
	Blue Cow Goes to the Olympics  (checklist 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.4, listening skills)  Word Art ABCs with cow spots ABCow (checklist 1.6, 1.6.1, checklist 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.4, letter recognition)
	Hoots Addition Click here for Digby Mole's Rhyming Words and other activities. (checklist 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.4, missing addend)
	Reggie the Rhyming Rhino Click here for additional activities. (checklist 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.4, rhyming words)
	Valentine Matching Click here for more Blackdog's Valentine Activities. (checklist 1.7, 1.7.1, 1.7.4, memory matching, Tic-Tac-Toe reasoning skills)
	Interactive Calendar for Sympodium/Smart board in the Curriculum/Resources/Sympodium folder on your school's server. Select math, K-3, then Kindergarten Calendar. Daily activities include days of the week, date and weather for the day

          1st Grade

1. Little Explorer's Picture Dictionary - Groundhog Multiple Choice
   Bring printed quiz worksheets and pencils to lab. Clipboards are helpful. Click here for the Little Explorer's Picture Dictionary. Read and answer questions together.
   (Seasonal)
    

2. Stormfax Weather Almanac
   See how accurate the groundhog's predictions have been over the years.
   Follow-up: Create a chart using sun & shadow illustrations.
   (Seasonal)
    

3. Who was the ___ President?
   Each student will be responsible for 1-3 presidents, i.e. 16th & 17th, in chronological order around the lab. Use the Paint program to type the name(s) of your president, being careful to correctly spell the name(s).
   (Presidents)
    

4. Meet the Presidents
   Can be used as follow-up to activity #1 above. Click "Meet the Presidents - Biographies" to read about your president. Click "Coloring Pages" to print a picture to color. Arrange and display in order.
   Also see "White House Historical ABC's". Each student read aloud 1 letter.
   (Presidents)
   
   NEW
   American Presidents Coloring Pages from Free Kids Coloring
    

5. Abraham Lincoln online quiz
   Read and answer together. Click the thumbnail pictures to see the larger view. Use the Back button in the browser's toolbar to go back to the quiz.
   (Presidents)
    

6. The Big Beastie Thing Click on Animal Stories, then The Big Beastie Thing
   (Predict)
   
    

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   2nd Grade
    

7. Little Explorer's Picture Dictionary - Groundhog Quiz
   Bring printed quiz worksheets and pencils to lab. Clipboards are helpful. Click here for the Little Explorer's Picture Dictionary. Read and answer questions together.
   (Seasonal)
    

8. Stormfax Weather Almanac - Groundhog Day
   See how accurate the groundhog's predictions have been over the years.
   Follow-up: Create a chart.
   (Seasonal)
    

9. Valentine's Day Power Point presentation in the Curriculum, Resources folder on your school's server.
   You can access it from the application launcher (in the task bar next to Start). Once in the Curriculum folder, go to Resources, Second Grade, Social Studies.
    

10. Make a Presidential Timeline Research* and use Microsoft Word to create a presidential timeline. Each student will be responsible for 1-3 presidents, i.e. 16th & 23rd. Click here for an example. Include correct spelling of president's name, dates served in office, party affiliation, home state, and 1-3 unusual facts. Include a picture. Print and arrange to display in chronological order. Tip: Right-click picture after inserting and click format to set size to near 4 inch height for a consistent look to the entire timeline. See the History Place site for pictures and terms of use given at bottom of page.
    *Suggestions - White House for Kids offers facts. The History Place for pictures. 
    (Presidents)
     

11. Read All About Electing a President of the United States
    (Presidents)
     

12. World Atlas.com
    (Maps)

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    3rd Grade
     

13. Little Explorer's Picture Dictionary - Groundhog Quiz
    Bring printed quiz worksheets and pencils to lab. Clipboards are helpful. Click here for the Little Explorer's Picture Dictionary. Read and answer questions together.
    (Seasonal)
     

14. Actual Photo of Lincoln
    (Seasonal)
     

15. Black History Month Power Point presentation in the Curriculum, Resources folder on your school's server.
    You can access it from the application launcher (in the task bar next to Start). Once in the Curriculum folder, go to Resources, Second Grade, Social Studies.
     

16. ADA - Visit the Dentist with Marty, games & puzzles
    (Dental Health)
     

17. ADHA - Facts, Interactive chair
    (Dental Health)
     

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    4th Grade
     

18. Learning Media - The Shadow
    (Seasonal)
     

19. Science, Optics, & You - Investigating Shadows
    Also see follow-up offline activities by clicking Student Activities, then Investigating Shadows.
    (Seasonal)
     

20. Presidential Fact Finder from Activities for Kids
    Printable worksheet. Use our "United States" category in the chart below to research the answers. The POTUS link there works well along with others.
     

21. Actual Photo of Lincoln
    (Seasonal)
     

22. Timeline of Lincoln
    (Seasonal)
     

23. America's Presidents
    A crossword research activity.
    (Seasonal)
     

24. President for a Day
    (Seasonal)
     

25. Cut Loose & Make a Quilt
     

26. Create a Valentine card
    Use the writing processor tools, including flip/rotate, to create a card.
    (Seasonal)
     

27. Conversation Hearts
    (Seasonal)
     

28. Hershey's Factory Tour
    (Seasonal)
     

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    5th Grade
     

29. Bob Miller's Light Walk
    (Seasonal)
     

30. Task Card for Ben's Guide to U.S. Government - U.S. symbols
    Task Card for Branches of Government
    (Seasonal)
     

31. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
    (Seasonal)
     

32. Presidential Firsts from Activities for Kids
    Printable worksheet. Use our "United States" category in the chart below to research the answers. The POTUS and History Central links there work well.
     

33. The Life of George Washington - online movies
     

34. George Washington - An Internet Treasure Hunt (Mount Vernon)
     

35. Love is... A Bulleted List Lesson
    Use the writing processor to create a bulleted list of vocab words, facts, idioms, etc.
     

36. Liberty - The American Revolution from PBS
    Click here to try the Road to Revolution activity.