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

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

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

Art Start Drawing - by Shirlene Clark, shirlene.clark@cpsb.org
Using notepad on the handhelds, students draw a hanging flag. The video instructs using paper and pencil, but this lesson is adapted to use the handheld. Students are encouraged to draw what is seen. Angles are drawn in relationship to vertical fold lines. Students are asked to forget that they are drawing a flag and to concentrate on drawing lines and angles just as they see them.
Grade Level(s)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Art
1/11/2006 5:16:43 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

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

Let’s Stop Litter! - by Kim Cummins, kcummins@acadia.k12.la.us
Students participating in this lesson will learn about litter and determine why this is a problem in their community. They will engage in multi-sensory, techonology-based experiences that will help them to not only understand the problem of littering, but will also afford them the opportunity to persuade others to help in the fight against littering.
Grade Level(s)
2,
Content Area(s)
Science
7/9/2005 1:47:07 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

Louisiana Customs - by Kay Jolie, cen83847@centurytel.net
This lesson will give students a better understanding of Mardi Gras and other customs of Louisiana.
Grade Level(s)
2,
Content Area(s)
Social Studies
8/11/2004 8:30:09 PM

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

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

Picture This - by Jill Holman, dougholman@centurytel.net
Overview: Student will create an addition picture and beam to partner. The partner must construct a number sentence depicting the picture beamed.
Grade Level(s)
1, 2,
Content Area(s)
8/4/2004 12:10:08 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

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 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

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

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