The students will then visit the computer to research on the internet. The students will then create a trading card about their state using the computer. After reading The Great Kapok Tree, students will complete a timeline, using TimeLiner software, showing the correct sequence of events of the story. Traveling with the Pioneers Social Studies Language Arts Math 4-5 Students will work in cooperative groups in centers to plan a journey along either the Wilderness Road or the Oregon Trail. The students will preview, predict, read a story and then summarize incorporating technology throughout the lesson.
Geometry is a very visual subject.
Most of the vocabulary involves things that you can see. This lesson will guide the studetns through a camera scavenger hunt that requires that they photograph objects that represent or incorporate geometric shapes. The students will work in groups and use a digital camera to phtograph shapes in natural and man-made surroundings. They will use the score and direction sheets as guides. Each group will prepare a slide show using the photos and add captions to describe each photo using the vocabulary terms from the list provided.