Assignment #2

Each of the categories that I selected for this assignment are appropriate because I am open to teaching all grades. Instead of focusing on certain subjects within one grade level (math, english, science, etc...) I chose to focus my categories on grade levels themselves. The sites that I found are appropriate for the grade level category in which they were placed. I now will discuss why...

5th Graders
By the end of 5th grade students are expected to 'understand the key ideals of
liberty and patriotism as outlined in the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and other fundamental documents.' (http://www.k12.wa.us/). The web sites that I posted for 5th graders to look at all deal with the birth and formation of the United States. They are written in 5th grade language and present information that can easily be understood by 5th graders. I would use the Fill in the Map web site in my classroom to do a fun geography activity with students on the SB or overhead. I also would use the site on Jamestown as a resource for students to use when conducting research on for a paper on Jamestown.

4th Graders
I would use the website about Japan for a lesson on differnt cultures of the world in my classroom. This website teaches children about the geography of Japan and about the Japanese calendar as well. This site also can be read in a variety of languages. I would also use the This Week Then website to find out which historical events took place on the very days my students and I spend together in the classroom.

3rd Graders
By the end of 3rd grade students should be able to use a variety of new forms/genres in their writing skills.
Examples are:
- comics
- fairy tales
- reports
- charts
- procedures (e.g., science experiment)
- summaries (e.g., story, social studies passage)
- directions (to a location)
- free verse
(http://www.k12.wa.us/)
The poetry web site in this category offers humerous poems that can be written in many forms/genres such as these. Students who visit the website also can construct their own poems on the web. I would use this web site when doing a unit on poetry with 3rd graders. I also would use the Ellis Island web site during a social studies lesson because 3rd graders must understand the key ideal of diversity.
Examples:
• Explains that the
community is made
up of people from
various cultures.
• Explains the benefits
of diversity for a
community, including
the increased range
of viewpoints, ideas,
customs, and choices
available.
(http://www.k12.wa.us/)
THe Ellis Island website fullfills all of these GLEs and would come in handy for a 3rd grade teacher to use in class. I especially liked the Ellis Island web site becuse you can take a tour of the actual historic site on the web.

2nd Graders
I would recommend the Charlotte's Web web site to my students in 2nd grade bcause I personally know that this is a favorite book among second graders. Particularly girls. (EALR: 4. The student sets goals and evaluates progress to improve reading.
Component: 4.2. Develop interests and share reading experiences.
Grade Level Expectation: 4.2.1. Understand that readers have favorite books.) This website would be a fun one for the whole class to visit and play on during or after the teacher has read the book aloud to the class. I also would use the Fish Dictionary web site in my classroom to prepare students for a trip to the Seattle Aquarium, which I am sure most elementary schools do at some point or another.

Parents
This category is of the most importance to me. I plan to partner up with my students parents as much as they will allow me to as a teacher. I listed the Superintendent of Public Instruction web site so that parents have access to knowing what the grade level expectations are for their students. I also listed the love and logic website because they have a wonderful outlook on how to parent children. If any of my students parents are finding their task hard (like all parents do), I would direct them to this website. I also posted the YMCA and Boys and Girls Clubs websites to help parents with a child care resource and to encourage them to keep their kids active and healthy.

Thank You.