Pumpkin

Here is our October Kidpix project, illustrating the poem, "Pumpkin."  We spent two computer lab sessions on this project.  The first session was to use the circle tool for the pumpkin, the rectangle tool for the stem, the pencil tool for the lines on the pumpkin and for the Jack O Lantern face.  The second session was spent on the background, such as adding grass, a night sky, a moon, and stars.  Here is the poem:

Pumpkin

A pumpkin is orange

A pumpkin is round

A pumpkin grows big

On a vine on the ground.

But a Halloween pumpkin

With a smile and a light

Is a glad Jack O' Lantern

On Halloween Night!

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B is for...

B is for BACKGROUND!  I've been reminding students to add details to the background of their drawings.  Our pictures don't just float in the sky, or have one color behind them... we need details to show the setting of our object.  We've been practicing using the question word, "where?" and answering with a place.  This was a challenge for many students.  Please practice this at home!

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T is for...

This week, I started using the Literacy Center checklist.  Every student really tried to finish their pictures so that they could get "3 stars."  Some of the students are really improving in their drawing skills, and I love the creativity!

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R is for...

This was the week where a lot of us caught the flu, so unfortunately only several students finished their R pictures.  

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M is for...

This week, our letter of the week was M. Here are the students' different illustrations of "Something that begins with the letter M." I am really trying to emphasize large pictures that have at least 5 colors, a nice background, and no white space.

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Patterns

This week, we tried a new software program called Kidspiration. First, we learned to type our names using a capital letter in the beginning (using the shift key). Next, we finished different fruit and vegetable patterns. The last box at the bottom was a pattern of their own choice. This was a good activity to show students' understanding of building and extending different patterns.

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Apple Trees

Here is our first completed Kidpix project, illustrating the poem, "The Apple Tree." We spent two computer lab sessions on this project. Most students completed the project.

Here is the tree with leaves so green.
Here are the apples that hang between.
When the wind blows, the apples fall.
Here is the basket to gather them all.



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S is for...

Every week during literacy centers, we have computer center. During this center, students use a Mac laptop to illustrate a picture of their choice that starts with the letter of the week. This week was S. Here are some great pictures!

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