State Fact Sheet- 2nd Grade

The Second Graders will create a fact sheet about a US state.  Each student chose a state to research, and they will use a search engine to find images and certain information about the state.  They will use MS Word to create the fact sheet using the information and images that they find.  The MS Word skills will include using the alignment, font and insert tools.  The states that were chosen are: Kansas, Minnesota, Michigan, New York, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Kentucky.

Marketing Slogan Search- 5th & 6th Grade

The Fifth and Sixth Graders are using various search engines to find buisness slogans that could be compared to our Christian values.  They will recreate the slogan during art class, and they will add a the comparison to their work.  Below is an example of a slogan that could be used:  Disneyland- Where dreams come true.  The slogan could be compared to Heaven.  The art work will be scanned and shared on this blog!

Johnny Appleseed Week- Kindergarten

This week in Kindergarten we are celebrating Johnny Appleseed's birthday. The kids will watch a youtube video of the original classic movie- the embedded video can be found on www.zsjstudents.blogspot.com.  The Kindergarteners will also play apple games on http://www.applejuice.org/fungames.html

"A World of Adventure" Postcard on Publisher- 5th & 6th Grade

The Fifth and Sixth Graders randomly selected a location in the world by spinning a globe and stopping the spinning with their finger.  Where ever their finger landed was the location that they were going to research and chose an adventure that could be enjoyed in the location.  They created a greeting postcard that describes the adventure.  We had camel racing in Saudi Arabia, scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef, surfing in Coasta Rica, heli-skiing in Canada, deep sea fishing in the Pacific off the coast of Alaska, trekking along the Great Wall of China, and swimming with dolphins off the coast of Indonesia!

US Regions Informational Postcard on Publisher- 3rd & 4th Grade

The Third and Fourth Graders have learned, and are practicing their Publisher skills in preparation for their first computer project of the school year.  They will create an informational postcard representing a US region of their choice.  The project will begin with online research at  http://www.dembsky.net/regions/index.html.  They will then use the skills that they have learned for Publisher to create the postcard.