5th+&+6th+Grades



**Weeks 26-28**

1. MLA review assignment

**Weeks 22-25**

1. Lenten Activity about RESPECT


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1. Keyboarding - practice 2. Power Point - 7 week research project
 * Weeks 17-23 **


 * Weeks 14-16 **

1. Tables in Word (standards 1.3.2, 1.3.4, and 2.3.1)


 * Weeks 11-13 **

Keyboarding - practice 1. Cite all sources properly (standard 2.1.2) 2. Citation machines
 * EasyBib.com
 * ====MLA citations #1====
 * MLA citations #2
 * Son of Citation


 * Weeks 8-10 **

1. Copyright, plagiarism and summarizing (Standards 1.3.3, 2.1.2, 2.3.2)
 * Copyright Kids - What is Copyright?
 * KidsHealth - What is Plagiarism? Read the article and then go into Kidspiration and create a web diagram about plagiarism and print it. This assignment is due by Friday at 1:30.
 * [[file:jane schaffer paragraph writing - three pigs.pdf]] Write a paragraph, using this method, about a Catholic Saint. Your paragraph should be color-coded as was shown in the instructional example. Have 2 people proof read your paragraph before printing in color. Due by Friday at 2:30pm.

2. Keyboarding - practice

Weeks 6-7

 * Unit 1: The Sentence
 * Unit 2: Nouns
 * Units 1–2: Cumulative Review
 * Unit 3: Verbs
 * Unit 4: Modifiers
 * Units 1–4: Cumulative Review
 * Unit 5: Capitalization and Punctuation
 * Unit 6: Pronouns
 * Unit 7: Prepositional Phrases
 * Super Challenge Quiz on All Units

1. This week we'll be learning how to navigate to the computer lab wiki page. (Standard 2.3.2)

2. We'll also begin making a 1 slide Powerpoint page (Let Your Light Shine), saving it as a jpeg, and compiling it with those of our classmates' pages into an embeddable slideshow using both photopeach and smilebox. (Standards 2.1.2, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.1)

3. Nouns and Verbs practice 4. Math Quiz (x / only) 5. Treasure Hunt (Latitude & Longitude practice) 6. Tangrams 7. Math Fact Shootout ( x / only) 8. Sudoku 9. Root Words 10. Plurals 11. Grammar Gorillas 12. [|Hangman: suffixes -able and -ible practice] 13. [|Hangman: the i before e rule] 14. [|Hangman: words starting bl, br, cr, cl, dr] 15. [|Hangman: words starting fl, fr, gr, gl] 16. [|Hangman: words starting thr, tr, tw] 17. [|Hangman: words starting ch, k, ph and g] 18. [|Hangman: words starting wh, c or sc] 19. [|Hangman: words starting pl and pr] 20. [|Hangman: words which have the "magic" e]

Weeks 1-2
1. Computer Lab Procedures & Fire Drill

2. Internet Safety

What is Personal Information? (2 min 41 sec) Personal information identifies who we are, where we live, and how family, friends and others can find us to talk to us or come over and visit us. We need to be careful about who we give out our personal information.

Online "Friends" (2 min 12 sec) You know your friends in your neighborhood or at school because you see them almost every day. On the Internet there are places where you sometimes meet people you don’t know. Stick with what is real, only accept online “friends” you know in real life.

Cyber Bullies are No Fun (2 min 19 sec) Cyber bullying is where one or more child targets another through technology such as the Internet, cell phones, or other devices to threaten, harass, or embarrass another child. If someone is being a bully on the Internet be sure to report it to someone you trust.