As part of the grant activities, participating teachers worked with their school teams to create and implement lessons and activities that use technology to support early literacy. Lessons and activities that have primarily reading outcomes can be found in the Literacy Activities and Lessons section. Lessons that also support MCPS curricular units in other content areas con be found in the Integrated Reading & Content Area section. In addition, some teachers wrote descriptions of what their classrooms look like during these lessons. The Windows into Classrooms section will give you a glimpse into classrooms and allow you to read about such lessons in action.

Kindergarten	Lessons that support literacy and MCPS Kindergarten Science or Social Studies units.
Farm Word Wall	After a visit to the farm, Kindergartners use a KidPix template to match pictures to words on the "word wall".
Myself and Others	Students create self portraits in Kid Pix then combine them in a Slide Show to celebrate diversity.
Planting Bush Beans	Students work cooperatively to create a book that teaches others about planting and caring for bush beans.
Phonemic Awareness & Farm Animals	In this center activity Early Emergent and Emergent readers use My First Incredible Amazing Dictionary to practice identifying initial consonant sounds and learn facts about farm animal.
First Grade	Lessons that support literacy and MCPS First Grade Science or Social Studies units.
Squirmy Wormy Research	This lesson encourages students to use the Internet to collect information about worms, and can be used in conjunction with the MCPS First Grade Rocks, Sand and Soil Science Unit. . It allows for whole group exploration, as well as partner or small group research.
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Second Grade	Lessons that support literacy and MCPS Second Grade Science or Social Studies units.
Curious George is Curious About our Town	The tales of Curious George are guaranteed to bring smiles and laughter to any classroom of young children. The following activity uses this familiar character to help first and second graders learn about other places as they visit the Curious George Is Curious About North America web site.
Comparing Butterflies	Students use electronic and print resources to find information and compare the characteristics of different butterflies and moths.
Butterfly Life cycle	Young lepidopterists (scientists who study butterflies) use observations and print and electronic resources to create a slideshow that teaches about the life cycle of a butterfly.
Monarch Butterfly Migration	Working in cooperative groups, students learn more about migration using the Journey North website, First Connections: Golden Book Encyclopedia and nonfiction books. Then, they use the information they have learned to write a newspaper article about the Monarch migration.
Drinkable or Non-drinkable?	Students use Kid Pix to classify liquids into two categories: those that are safe to drink and those that are not. Next they use print and electronic resources to verify their classifications.
Balancing in the Real World	Your students will enjoy researching examples of balancing in the "real" world when they are working to create an informative slideshow!
Comparing Objects with Symbols	Kid Pix is an excellent tool for students to use to communicate understanding with symbols, pictures and words.
Weighing Objects	After weighing several objects on a balance scale, students read to perform a task and create a picture that illustrates their findings.

MCPS Kindergarten Science Page

MCPS First Grade Science Page

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