PalmQuest Lesson Plans

"ABC Relay" - by Sharon Fontenot, sharon.fontenot@cpsb.org
This lesson would be used at the end of an alphabetical order unit. Students would need to know how to alphabetize to the second letter. Students would need to be familiar with Word to Go. Students will need to know how to return and undo in Word.
Grade Level(s)
2,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/17/2006 6:22:07 AM

"LOOK IT UP" LIBRARY RESOURCES SCAVENGER HUNT - by Karen Palermo, karen.palermo@cpsb.org
The lesson is designed to help students become familiar with the variety of information resources available in the library. This lesson is great for helping students improve scores on the “Using Information Resources” section of the GEE 21 and the IOWA Tests, and it should be given prior to testing. It may also be used during freshmen orientation in the library.
Grade Level(s)
9, 10,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
12/8/2004 12:09:32 PM

"The Day You Were Born" - by Betty Brackins, bbrackins@ebrschools.org
Students will use Inspiration on the handhelds to create an outline for their research paper "The Day You Were Born".
Grade Level(s)
9,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/9/2005 9:58:24 PM

"Who I Am" - by Haley Conner, haleybeth_77@yahoo.com
The student will share personal information with the class in order to better get to know one another by composing an Inspiration Web and PowerPoint slide show.
Grade Level(s)
8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
7/25/2005 8:09:41 PM

“Looking At The State Were In” through Clementine’s Eyes - by Bobbi Yancey, bobbi.yancey@cpsb.org
This unit of study was designed as a collaborative distance project between NBCT EMC visual art specialists Judy Ball Johnson, Highlands Magnet Elementary School, Shreveport, LA, Email Address- jbjart@sport.rr.com or jbjohnson@caddo.k12.la.us, and by Bobbi Yancey, College Oaks Elementary, Lake Charles, LA. byanci@cox-internet.com or bobbi.yancey@cpsb.org Students will be introduced to an artist, Clementine Hunter, who worked as a cook, sharecropper, domestic, and nanny her entire life in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, mainly at Melrose Plantation. Students will investigate her genre paintings to analyze daily life depicted and how it compares and differs with daily living of today. Additionally, students will compare and contrast “Folk Life” in North and South Louisiana. Students will explore cultural heritage, diversity, and use of found objects to develop a theme reflecting their personal heritage in the creation of their own original art work in a “Folk”, “Primitive”, or “Outsider” style. Students will submit work electronically using Palm HandHeld computers and in a traditional manner using a variety of media on an Artist Trading Card template. The project will culminate with students meeting each other on the grounds of Melrose Plantation. Students will tour “The African House” to view Hunter’s murals first hand, will see a theatrical portrayal of Clementine Hunter by Louisiana thespian, Carol Ann Gayle, will view an electronic student art exhibit, and will participate in an information handheld beam-a-thon, and a Artist Trading Card Exchange.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Music
Social Studies
8/27/2006 8:27:54 PM

“Looking At The State Were In” through Clementine’s Eyes - by Judy Ball Johnson, jbjart@sport.rr.com
This unit of study was designed as a collaborative distance project between NBCT EMC visual art specialists Judy Ball Johnson, Highlands Magnet Elementary School, Shreveport, LA, Email Address- jbjart@sport.rr.com or jbjohnson@caddo.k12.la.us, and by Bobbi Yancey, College Oaks Elementary, Lake Charles, LA. byanci@cox-internet.com or bobbi.yancey@cpsb.org Students will be introduced to an artist, Clementine Hunter, who worked as a cook, sharecropper, domestic, and nanny her entire life in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, mainly at Melrose Plantation. Students will investigate her genre paintings to analyze daily life depicted and how it compares and differs with daily living of today. Additionally, students will compare and contrast “Folk Life” in North and South Louisiana. Students will explore cultural heritage, diversity, and use of found objects to develop a theme reflecting their personal heritage in the creation of their own original art work in a “Folk”, “Primitive”, or “Outsider” style. Students will submit work electronically using Palm Hand Held computers and in a traditional manner using a variety of media on an Artist Trading Card template. The project will culminate with students meeting each other on the grounds of Melrose Plantation. Students will tour “The African House” to view Hunter’s murals first hand, will see a theatrical portrayal of Clementine Hunter by Louisiana thespian, Carol Ann Gayle, will view an electronic student art exhibit, and will participate in an information handheld beam-a-thon, and a Artist Trading Card Exchange.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 6,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Music
Social Studies
8/27/2006 8:24:42 PM

“Looking At The State Were In”through Clementine’s Eyes - by Bobbi Yancey, bobbi.yancey@cpsb.org
This unit of study was designed as a collaborative distance project between NBCT EMC visual art specialists Judy Ball Johnson, Highlands Magnet Elementary School, Shreveport, LA, Email Address- jbjart@sport.rr.com or jbjohnson@caddo.k12.la.us, and by Bobbi Yancey, College Oaks Elementary, Lake Charles, LA. byanci@cox-internet.com or bobbi.yancey@cpsb.org Students will be introduced to an artist, Clementine Hunter, who worked as a cook, sharecropper, domestic, and nanny her entire life in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, mainly at Melrose Plantation. Students will investigate her genre paintings to analyze daily life depicted and how it compares and differs with daily living of today. Additionally, students will compare and contrast “Folk Life” in North and South Louisiana. Students will explore cultural heritage, diversity, and use of found objects to develop a theme reflecting their personal heritage in the creation of their own original art work in a “Folk”, “Primitive”, or “Outsider” style. Students will submit work electronically using Palm HandHeld computers and in a traditional manner using a variety of media on an Artist Trading Card template. The project will culminate with students meeting each other on the grounds of Melrose Plantation. Students will tour “The African House” to view Hunter’s murals first hand, will see a theatrical portrayal of Clementine Hunter by Louisiana thespian, Carol Ann Gayle, will view an electronic student art exhibit, and will participate in an information handheld beam-a-thon, and a Artist Trading Card Exchange.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 6,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Music
Social Studies
8/27/2006 7:53:19 PM

A Season For Everything - by Meg Reed, meg.reed@cpsb.org
Students use literature, hands-on activities, cooperative learning groups, and technology to create trees for each season and write a story about the seasons.
Grade Level(s)
K, 1,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Science
1/11/2006 12:27:40 PM

A Five Paragraph Essay That Anyone Can Write - by Ramona Coco, ramona.coco@cpsb.org
Students will see how a well-written introductory paragraph can guide their writing for the rest of the essay. Five sentence introductory paragraphs will be written and edited in class, prior to this lesson. Students will use each of these sentences to write the rest of their essay. One goal of this lesson is to guide students successfully through a five paragraph essay so that they can feel assured that they can successfully write one, on their own, in the future.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
1/11/2006 11:50:34 PM

Action Verb Charade - by Elizabeth Faulk, efaulk@allen.k12.la.us
Students will gain a better understanding of an action verb by illustrating verbs.
Grade Level(s)
6,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/3/2004 6:50:21 PM

Alien Match - by Trista Badeaux, tbadeaux@leoseton.org
The students will draw an alien in Sketchy using geometric shapes, write a descriptive paragraph in Words to Go descibing their alien, switch paragraphs with a partner, and try to draw their partner's alien according to their descriptive paragraph. **This lesson can be done in 2 days or a week depending on the skills you want to focus on and the amount of additional activities that can stem from the activity.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
5/10/2006 7:10:42 PM

All About Me - by Novella Franklin, novella.franklin@cpsb.org
This lesson will serve as an introduction to the handheld with a group of 2nd grade students. The students will have to describe attributes of their family starting with themselves.
Grade Level(s)
2,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/4/2004 7:56:18 PM

All About Me - by Rachel Sanders, rachel.sanders@cpsb.org
After reading and analyzing a variety of phase auto-biographies, students will write a multi-paragraph expository essay describing an experience in their lives. Students will create a Power Point presentation sharing aspects of themselves with peers.
Grade Level(s)
8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
7/26/2005 11:29:46 AM

Amazing Adjectives - by Trudy Phelps, trudy.phelps@cpsb.org
This would be a culminating activity for a unit of adjectives. Students would use adjectives that describe nouns according to shape, size, color, taste, smell or how it feels. The students will use the handhelds to take pictures of objects around the school campus. Then, they would beam the picture to a partner who uses the notepad to write descriptive sentences about the picture.
Grade Level(s)
1, 2,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/13/2006 2:25:43 PM

Author's Purpose - by Jackie Shortridge, jackie.shortridge@cpsb.org
Students will practice writing with a purpose in mind. Other students will have to determine the purpose of the writers by listening to the stories.
Grade Level(s)
4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/10/2006 12:48:02 PM

BookQuest - by Hope Myers, hope.myers@cpsb.org
After reading a novel of their choice, students will complete a book log and story web based on their reading.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
11/28/2004 2:49:52 PM

Burn Baby Burn - by Felicia Sonnier, felicia.sonnier@cpsb.org
The students will complete a real life lesson dealing with expenses. The prerequisite skills they should have is a knowledge of excel and the program Burn Rate.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, Special Ed
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
11/29/2004 7:57:17 PM

Caldecott Champions - by Patty Fraser, pfraser@ebrschools.org
The teacher will introduce students to Caldecott books with a classroom book display and an oral reading of one of them. Students will be placed in collaborative groups, assigned a book to read and illustrate in Sketchy. Each group will present/retell their interpretation and illustration of their book to the class. After each group has presented, the class will vote on the best team of illustrators and award them the Classroom Caldecott Team medal.
Grade Level(s)
2, 3,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
11/27/2004 12:04:22 AM

Charlie Before and After - by Marsha Chaisson, mchaisso@allen.k12.la.us
This activity is designed to assess students' understanding of the changes that take place in Charlie Gordon, the main character in "Flowers for Algernon".
Grade Level(s)
8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
12/8/2004 2:30:59 PM

Civil War Madness! - by Wendy Manuel, dwm@centurytel.net
Grammar/Writing activity used in conjunction with study of Civil War in Social Studies
Grade Level(s)
7,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Social Studies
7/22/2005 11:15:17 PM

Conflict Analysis - by Andrea Farmer, afarmer@ebrschools.org
II. Grade Level: 10th grade III. Content Area: English
Grade Level(s)
10,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/9/2005 2:24:39 PM

Congratulations, It's a Rock - by Chad Schulz, stvnschulz@aol.com
Students will learn about the three classifications of rocks and the rock cycle by becoming "parents" of a rock. They will use internet reference sources, rock samples, and creative writing to discover more about their newly adopted "child". Students will transfer creative writing assignments to PowerPoint presentations. Handheld’s will be used in the writing phase of this lesson, as well as, in drafting an Inspiration flowchart.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 6,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Science
8/5/2004 12:25:36 AM

Converting Nutrients to Calories - by Brad Brinkley, brad.brinkley@cpsb.org
Students will use the Internet, PCs, and handhelds to research food items and learn how to convert nutrients to calories.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
PE
Science
7/18/2005 9:17:45 AM

Coushatta Travel Brochure - by Virginia LaFleur, vlafleur@allen.k12.la.us
Each year I take my students on a field trip to the Coushatta Day Camp. It is a half-day camp with fun-filled activities and games students engage in to experience the culture of the tribe. It is lots of fun and a great learning experience. The camp includes activites such as looking for arrowheads, making Indian necklaces, and eating authentic fried bread. Upon returning to school, I have my students recap the day by designing a travel brochure complete with mini reports and illustrations about what they learned at camp. This year I plan to incorporate the use of handhelds for taking notes and pictures during the excursion.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 6, 7, Special Ed
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Social Studies
8/2/2004 3:50:01 PM

Creating a Newspaper - by Janet Ritchie, janet.ritchie@cpsb.org
Students will benefit from the use of the Palm, as well as desktop computers and printers. They will also be exposed to different types of software.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
8/8/2004 9:26:57 PM

Creative Sentences - by Tara Owens, tara.owens@cpsb.org
Students will use a piece of literature read by the teacher to create interesting sentences and illustrations.
Grade Level(s)
4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/26/2006 2:15:12 PM

Creative Stories - by Jeanne Comeaux, jfc6197@slp.k12.la.us
The class will be divided into pairs. Each person will illustrate a picture in Sketchy and then beam the picture to their partner. The partners will then interpret the picture and create a story to go with the picture.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
5/11/2005 9:00:41 PM

Ecosystem Investigations - by Laura Lombas, lmlombas@charter.net
Students will research, document, and report on five important ecosystems in Louisiana. They will work in cooperative groups to highlight the organisms in an assigned ecosystem then create a presentation for the other groups. The presentation will consist of a slide show and reports on specific organisms from the ecosystem.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Science
5/10/2005 11:30:29 PM

Explore What? - by Lisa Boyer, lisa.boyer@cpsb.org
Using the IIM method of research, students will complete step 1,2, & 3 of the method by using a web site and word chart to record notefacts.
Grade Level(s)
6,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
11/27/2004 6:32:22 PM

Famous Quote Project - by Kristi Reed, kreed@allen.k12.la.us
This activity is designed to assess students’ understanding of characters and language in the play Romeo and Juliet.
Grade Level(s)
9,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/11/2005 10:13:10 AM

Fiction in the Library - by Karen Baldwin, karen.baldwin@cpsb.org
An orientation lesson to familiarize students with the fiction section of the library.
Grade Level(s)
6,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/2/2004 11:35:58 PM

Finding Your Voice - by Charla Arabie, charla.arabie@cpsb.org
Students discover how to record, playback, and beam their recorded voice messages using the Zire 72. They then record information about a book in the library. Their partners must use the information to locate the same book in the library.
Grade Level(s)
2, 3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/27/2006 6:30:24 PM

Five little....who? - by Patricia Johnston, pjohnston@beau.k12.la.us
Students will listen to Five little monkeys jumping on bed. They will read another book of Five little something. They will compare and contrast the stories. They will also create another Five little... story. They will share their stories by beaming them to other groups.
Grade Level(s)
1, 2, 3,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/5/2004 10:51:38 AM

Folktales in Literature Journals - by Dana Leger, dleger@acadia.k12.la.us
This lesson was written to match the Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum--ELA--5th Grade--Unit 4--Act. 1 and 2. Students will “quick write” using the handheld and the software called “LiteNotes”, a journal type software, what they remember about favorite folktales and share their journals with the class. Students will then read a variety of folktales and compose multi-paragraph responses in their journals.
Grade Level(s)
5,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
7/12/2005 6:26:28 PM

Fractured Fairy Tales - by Karen Williams, karen.williams@cpsb.org
The students will use creative thinking skills to "fracture" a well known fairy tale.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
1/11/2006 11:50:31 AM

Getting To Know You - by Phyllis Gain, phyllis.gain@cpsb.org
This lesson may be used at the beginning of the year to gain knowledge of other students. It is also a good introductory lesson for some Palm basics. Students are asked to identify traits about themselves giving pertinent information using PicoMap and to compose an “I AM” poem using Memo. Students will share this information with other members of the class using the PALM beam capabilities and subsequently introduce themselves.
Grade Level(s)
10,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/16/2006 11:12:06 PM

Getting to Know Your Characters - by Jennifer Gautreaux, jgautreaux@leoseton.org
The students will choose a character from the novel, "The Mouse and the Motorcycle." This character, along with new descriptive words called adjectives, will be used to create a character web on the palm program Inspiration.
Grade Level(s)
3,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/26/2006 10:52:43 AM

Graphic Representations of Information - by Beatrice Hopkins, beatrice.hopkins@cpsb.org
Students will become familiar with graphic organizers: Venn Diagrams, T Chart, Flow Chart, Story Map, Concept Map Web using a Cinderella story.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
1/9/2006 6:03:57 PM

Grendel: A description of evil - by Susan Doumite, sdoumite@allen.k12.la.us
Students will read lines from the epic Beowulf and identify descrptive phrases that detail the appearance of Grendel and contrast that with their own traditional ideas of evil.
Grade Level(s)
12,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/3/2004 11:38:19 PM

Haiku Writing using Personal Photograph - by Patty Sibley, psibley@beau.k12.la.us
Students will create Haiku poems to express what they see in a photograph that they have taken.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/3/2004 4:31:54 PM

How Does Your Garden Grow? - by Sharla Whitaker, sharla.whitaker@cpsb.org
In this on-going project, J.I. Watson and S.J. Welsh will serve as partner schools. Students will investigate microclimates, measure variables such as temperature, and determine which area is best suitable for a tulip garden.
Grade Level(s)
7,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
8/4/2004 3:53:45 PM

How Does Your Garden Grow? - by Mitzi Fontenot, mitzi.fontenot@cpsb.org
This lesson will include the online Tulip Project from Journey North and a partnership with two or more schools. Students will investigate microclimates, measure variables such as temperatures, and determine which school area is best suited for a tulip garden.
Grade Level(s)
7,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
8/4/2004 8:47:45 PM

How Would You Handle It? - by Julie Doland, julie.doland@cpsb.org
: The teacher in charge of Option 3 last year used Fridays to develop the student's writing skills (which are VERY limited!) by having them read a scenario about a real-life work force problem. They would read the article (it comes in a publication supplied by GED), write a short description of the problem, and then write about how they would change the problem. She said it was like pulling teeth to get them to write. I plan to let them use the handheld to take notes in Memo while they are reading and then to use Word to type up their solution. Discussion will also be used t get them to ponder other aspects/solutions to the problem.
Grade Level(s)
9, 10, 11, 12, Special Ed
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/9/2004 6:47:57 AM

Idioms - by Sara White, sara.white@cpsb.org
During the poetry unit, students will analyze various poetic elements. In this brief lesson, students will be introduced to idioms and their use in literature, especially poetry. Students will define idiom, discuss the meanings of several idioms, and then illustrate their own idiom to share with the other students in the class who will analyze the meaning of the illustrated idiom.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
1/11/2006 8:14:28 PM

Invention Persuasive Essay - by Julee Spann, julee.spann@cpsb.org
After reading What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?, a biography about Benjamin Franklin and all of his incredible inventions, students will think of an invention of their own. They are to go through the writing process with the ultimate product being a persuasive essay persuading others that their invention is needed. They will also create an illustration/advertisement to accompany the essay.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
12/9/2004 9:57:15 PM

Investigating 'A Christmas Carol' and Ebenezer Scrooge - by Melissa Thibodeaux, thethibodeauxs@peoplepc.com
In this unit, students will research what life was like in Victorian England, read 'A Christmas Carol,' and then investigate the development of the character of Ebenezer Scrooge. This should take approximately ten - twelve 50-minute class periods, and would work well if begun immediately after Thanksgiving.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
12/9/2004 7:07:49 PM

LEAP into Journaling - by Deborah Tatman, det6003@slp.k12.la.us
This lesson allows students to use journaling as a tool for LEAP review.
Grade Level(s)
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Foreign Language
Math
Science
Social Studies
5/10/2005 8:15:45 PM

Let Me Introduce Myself - by Pamela Newton, pn2228@slp.k12.la.us
In this lesson students will create slide shows about themselves. This lesson can be modified to any grade level. It will be used after an introduction to the handhelds. This lesson will be used at the beginning and the end of the year.
Grade Level(s)
3,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
7/8/2005 1:07:10 PM

Let Me Introduce Myself - by Pamela Newton, pn2228@slp.k12.la.us
In this lesson students will create slide shows about themselves. This lesson can be modified to any grade level. It will be used after an introduction to the handhelds. This lesson will be used at the beginning and the end of the year.
Grade Level(s)
4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
7/8/2005 1:06:26 PM

Literature Circles Using Palm Handhelds - by Kay Bolen, kay.bolen@cpsb.org
The palm handheld will be used as a management tool to to enhance the the Literature Circle Activity. Student will utilize the handheld to read an e-book, answer group discussion questions, and log information.
Grade Level(s)
2,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/16/2006 10:33:29 AM

Loving My Landforms - by Kristen Istre Orndoff, kristen.istre@cpsb.org
After students watch a clip on Landforms from United Streaming, they will create an Inspiration chart on their landform and draw a Sketchy of their landform. Students will expand their geographic term vocabulary
Grade Level(s)
5,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Social Studies
1/12/2006 1:41:20 AM

Making the World a Better Place - by Lynda Perrodin, lmp5371@slp.k12.la.us
In this lesson, the students will focus on the merits of a video versus a book. The students will listen to and view the story Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. This book is about how one person can make the world a more beautiful place. The students will then complete an activity using Discussion. Upon completion of Discussion, the students will list ways to make the world more beautiful by using Inspiration.
Grade Level(s)
2, 3,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/9/2005 11:47:41 AM

Mean Math - by Beth Verret, beth.verret@cpsb.org
In this activity students practice using previously learned math concepts and skills when collect data, calculate the mean, graph and analyze information.
Grade Level(s)
5, 6, 7,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
8/26/2006 10:28:01 PM

Mysterious Mitosis - by Courtney Storer, courtney.storer@cpsb.org
One of the most important areas of study in 7th grade Life Science centers around the study of the cell, with special emphasis placed on the process of cellular division known as "Mitosis." This concept is not an easy one, and to most students, it is an unfamiliar one. Using handheld computers to describe, illustrate (animate), and discuss the phases of mitosis should aide the students in gaining a much clearer understanding of this rather complicated, yet intriguing process of life.
Grade Level(s)
7,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Science
8/4/2004 9:11:34 PM

Need a Bib? - by Vickie Barto, vickie.barto@cpsb.org
Students will make a Bibliography card on various sources that would be located in the library. Students will use Word to Go to input information and beam to other class members. Inspiration will be used to collaborate common elements.
Grade Level(s)
9, 10, 11, 12, Special Ed
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
12/9/2004 10:44:45 PM

New Year Goal Setting - by Lisa Dietz, lisa.dietz@cpsb.org
Students will rethink and revise their goals and action plan in preparation for iLEAP.
Grade Level(s)
4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
1/11/2006 7:40:48 PM

No Life Without Adjectives - by Janet Doucet, rjlks5@bellsouth.net
There is a need to provide a strong foundation in language expression and writing skills. Adjectives play a big part in this. Teaching students to use adjectives enhance their ability to describe and make story events more vivid for the reader. Teaching adjectives is a requirement of Louisiana content standards and benchmarks in Language Arts. The Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, (LEAP), in the fourth grade requires students to express themselves in written form. Being able to use adjectives will be beneficial to the students. In this lesson students will be encouraged to locate, list, and illustrate adjectives using Sketchy and Memo on their handheld. Goal Statement: The students will develop an understanding of adjectives.
Grade Level(s)
2,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
7/11/2005 1:49:03 AM

Oh My, Gator Pie! - by Angela Weldon, aweldon@allen.k12.la.us
Students use literature, hands-on activities, cooperative learning groups, and technology to create “Gator Pies” (fractions).
Grade Level(s)
2, 3, 4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
8/4/2004 1:29:01 PM

Once Upon A Time . . . - by Audrette Metoyer, audrette.metoyer@cpsb.org
In the land of make believe anything can happen! Fairy Tales do make us believe just that. It also makes children use their imagination. Fairy Tales take us to many places that we wouldn't be able to visit just for fun. In this lesson the students will investigate a familiar tale like "Cinderella" or "Little Red Riding Hood" to discover the characteristics of a fairy tale. This will help students develop their imagination and writing skills by creating another version of the stories they all know.
Grade Level(s)
4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
7/6/2005 2:30:07 PM

Our Historical City - by Lisa Fuselier, ltf3922@slp.k12.la.us
Student will gather information on the city where they live in order to create a 1-page newsletter. A project that can be share with the Chamber of Commerce.
Grade Level(s)
10, 11, 12,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Social Studies
5/10/2005 1:03:37 PM

Personal Vocabulary Expansion - by Debbie Keith, dkeith@beau.k12.la.us
This lesson requires students to record unfamiliar words they encounter in their personal reading. They define the word, give a synonym, and write their own sentence using the word.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
1/11/2006 5:55:31 PM

Phonological Awareness with Handhelds - Pre-k directed center time - by Connie Fontenot, connie.fontenot@cpsb.org
Students will demonstrate understanding of phonemic awareness by manipulating and identifying individual sounds in spoken words with three sounds.(ELA gle 2) They will listen to words prerecorded by teacher on the voice recorder and identify the three sounds. They will then change the beginning sound and record the new word. They will use letter tiles to match sound to letter and change beginning sound. Optional extension – they will match word to picture.
Grade Level(s)
Pre-K,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/13/2006 10:05:16 AM

Poetic Justice - by Julie Guthrie, julie.guthrie@cpsb.org
Students will research a poet using a minimum of three different sources. The bibliography entries information and the report information will be collected and the students will use Note Pad on the handheld to log the collected information. They will also use Note Pad when revising, editing, and composing a final draft of the report and bibliography page.
Grade Level(s)
7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
1/10/2006 8:57:26 PM

Presenting My Family! - by Stephanie O'Quinn, stephanie.o'quinn
Since I will be introducing the Handheld Computers during Parent Night, I would like to start off the year expanding my All About Me lesson into an All About My Family lesson. I would like for my students to each get a chance to take home the Palm and do a Family Project. This will give the students and parents an opportunity to become more familiar with the Palms and it will allow me to get to know the families a little better:)
Grade Level(s)
1, 2,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
8/4/2004 3:55:31 PM

Proud to be an American! - by Cindy Strother, cinstrother@bellsouth.net
In this lesson, the students will be placed into numbered groups. (Group size will depend upon the number of students in the class. You will want, if possible, to have eight groups.) Each group will use the Inspiration program to create a web of the first eight Constitutional Amendments. Each group will then use Memo, on the handheld, to write a short paragraph explaining an assigned Amendment. Each group will then Hot Sync the paragraph, in numerical order, on a specified computer. The finished product will then be printed for revisions and editing.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Social Studies
7/25/2005 4:11:57 PM

Review Parts of Speech - by Annette Marcantel, amarcantel@leoseton.org
Students will review parts of speech and will do cooperative writing.
Grade Level(s)
5,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/28/2006 6:26:19 PM

Right to Bear Phones - by Denice Breaux, denice.breaux@cpsb.org
This is an introductory activity for teaching logical argument.
Grade Level(s)
7,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
1/11/2006 4:03:50 PM

Santa Is Missing! - by Angela Ardoin, angela.ardoin@cpsb.org
Students will use the GPS and the Palm as tools to assist them in finding clues and creating a diary of their events, all in order to help save Santa.
Grade Level(s)
5,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Math
12/9/2004 10:01:44 AM

Tall Tales - by Crystal Deshotel, crystal.deshotel@cpsb.org
After students are familiar with Tall Tales, they will compose their own tall tales. They will use the writing process and Sketchy to illustrate their stories.
Grade Level(s)
5,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
12/9/2004 4:09:25 PM

Test Taking Strategies - by Darla LeJeune, dlejeune@acadia.k12.la.us
This lesson is designed to teach studennts test-taking stratgies that can be applied to all types of tests with major emplahsis on standardized tests. The lesson centers on the book titled Testing Miss Malarkey by: Judy Finchler.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
7/18/2005 2:33:44 PM

The Greedy Triangle - by Tammy Marcantel, kesteacher@msn.com
Students use literature, manipulatives, hands-on activities, coorperative learning groups, and technology to create polygons and investigate their characteristics.
Grade Level(s)
2, 3, 4,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Math
8/2/2004 10:58:59 PM

The Rhythm of Life - by Denise Beeman, dbeeman@ebrschools.org
Everything in life has a rhythm. In this lesson, students will use a handheld device to collect data about the lives of themselves and three classmates. They will use this information to compose four rhythmic sentences, record them with voice and musical notation on the handheld and combine with other group members to create a sixteen-measure rhythm presentation.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 6,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Music
11/24/2004 10:22:12 AM

The Sequence of Nature - by Meloni Buller, meloni.buller
This lesson is designed for elementary students to use the Palm for a lesson in ELA sequencing and Science in the steps of a plant.
Grade Level(s)
2, 3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Science
1/12/2006 8:47:40 AM

Track Your Reading - by Debra Fontenot, dfonteno@allen.k12.la.us
This activity is simply an electronic form of tracking the Accelerated Reader books that students are required to read.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
12/9/2004 3:33:26 PM

Usig the Calendar - by Jill Murphy, jillmurp@gmail.com
The lesson will show studnet how to use the calendar to organize their class schedules and extra curricular activities.
Grade Level(s)
9, 10, 11, 12,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/23/2006 12:04:38 PM

Using English to Color Our World - by Susan Bergeron, sab4554@slp.k12.la.us
In this lesson students will take pictures of things around the school that correspond to grammar terms learned throughout the year. They will then write sentences using descriptive words to tell about their pictures.
Grade Level(s)
2, 3, 4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/7/2005 10:42:59 AM

Using Literature to Create a Poetry - by Sandy Desadier, sandy.desadier@cpsb.org
This lesson is designed to enhance our IIM cultural study on Italy. It can be used, however, as an activity on its own. This lesson introduces students to different types of genres, identifying parts of speech, using specified parts of speech to create a meaningful poem, and using a handheld
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 6,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/11/2005 11:57:01 AM

Vacation Paradise Brochure - by Debbie Lavergne, dl7386@slp.k12.la.us
Student will gather information on a city located outside of the country where they would like to visit in order to create a tri-fold vacation brochure about that city. The students will call a travel agent and request information about the cost of traveling to the site or research the travel costs over the Internet and include the cost as well as points of interest in the city and surrounding areas in the brochure.
Grade Level(s)
11, 12,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Social Studies
7/13/2005 9:00:18 AM

Venn Diagram for "Romeo and Juliet" - by Marnette Sortino, msortino@allen.k12.la.us
The students will use the Handhelds to create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast two characters from the play. .
Grade Level(s)
9,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/15/2006 10:39:55 AM

Welcome to School - by Angela DeBarge Whitman, angela.debarge@cpsb.org
This lesson is designed to help students become comfortable using their handhelds while reinforcing proper writing skills. Students will use their finished products to welcome new students to our school.
Grade Level(s)
4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
7/12/2005 6:11:09 PM

What Am I? - by Terrie McCallister, mccallistert@rapides.k12.la.us
Students will use their senses to identify a mystery food. They will write riddles about their food and draw a picture of it. They will beam their riddle to other students to see if they can guess the mystery food.
Grade Level(s)
1, 2, 3,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Science
8/3/2004 11:18:56 AM

What are my Attributes? - by Carolyn Dever, carolyn.dever@cpsb.org
This lesson provides an introduction to Geometry and one to three-dimensional objects. The handheld is also used to teach the students how to take pictures, use Memo Pad and Print. Students are asked to locate an object in the classroom and describe its attributes, then compare and contrast this object with others from classmates
Grade Level(s)
3, 4, 5, 6,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
12/9/2004 2:50:20 PM

When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Just Like You - by Kimmy Smith, kimmy.smith@cpsb.org
This lesson is designed to help incorporate community involvement with student activities. Students will research possible careers and realize before going to college the positive and negative aspects of the career choice. It will also give the students a chance to interact with profession people and learn to cope with “real world” experiences.
Grade Level(s)
10, 11, 12,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
1/5/2006 12:20:40 PM

Who's Who; An Author Study - by Ann Marshall, ann.marshall@cpsb.org
At the beginning of the school year, the ELA teacher and Library Media Specialist will collaborate to introduce various authors and genres to students. This lesson is expected to last several weeks.
Grade Level(s)
7,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/4/2004 12:46:17 PM

Word Machine - by Johnny Wharton, jwharton@allen.k12.la.us
This is a spelling activity that challenges students to create as many new words as they can by using the letters from a word provided by the teacher. These new words must contain at least 3 letters and cannot use a letter more than it appears in the original word. Students will then use as many of the new words to write a paragraph.
Grade Level(s)
5, 6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/4/2004 10:14:08 AM

You Have Me In The Palm Of Your Hand - by Lucie Hebert, lhebert@leo-seton.org
Overview: Grade 1 This lesson is a language arts lesson that will teach students how to interview, complete a thinking map and then write a short story about a buddy using a palm and the software GoKnow- freewrite. Students will also learn the writing process-brainstorming, prewriting, rough draft “sloppy copy”, and final copy. The information will be beamed to my computer. I will also have students take a picture of their buddy using a digital camera. A class book will be made using the entries the students have made as well as the pictures they took. A rubric for group activity and a writing rubric will be used for assessment. This lesson will take 5 language arts class periods.
Grade Level(s)
1,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/27/2006 10:08:27 AM