Mrs. Browning

tbrowning@
dunlapcusd.net

Fourth grade
links | schedule | objectives | quarterly news

Learning links:




4th grade skill builders brought to you by Internet 4 Classroom and arranged by subect, and skill

Multiple Intelligences Test for 4-S

Animal Diversity Web Site - Click here to gather information about the animal you are studying.

Illinois research and Photo Story project

Factmonster is used to learn about government, states, environment and other class curricula.

Harcourt math series, the series we use at school, has games and activities which coordinate with what the students learn out of the book in school. Click on the chapter, then click the game or activity your child chooses to do within that chapter.

Study Island - Practice for ISAT math or reading. Students need their user names and passwords to log in.

50 U.S. States - Test your U.S. geography knowledge by labeling all fifty states on this interactive map.

Schedule:

Wilder-Waite		Ridgeview
4-K	4-S	4-W	4-H
Mon./Wed. 1:10-1:40	Tues./Thurs. 1:10-1:40	Thurs./Fri. 10:20-10:50	Mon./Wed. 10:20-10:50

Oct. - Finish Type to Learn lessons and Warp Speed timed typing tests

Objectives:

• Students in grade four shall be able to type 10 - 15 wpm with 80% accuracy.
• In the fourth grade, students are learning to use the commands in the menus of the software we use to create a variety of documents.
• Students in fourth grade shall create a PowerPoint presentation in addition to several word processing documents that coordinate with the classroom curricula.
• Fourth grade students learn how to use online and software encyclopedia references to gather information.
• List of software used:

1. Microsoft Office - Word, PowerPoint
2. Microsoft Internet Explorer
3. Inspiration
4. National Inspirer
5. Print Shop Deluxe
6. Children's Encyclopedia

Quarterly news:

Fourth grade students have been working hard to improve their keyboarding speed and accuracy while using keyboard covers the entire time they type. Several students have shown improvement on their skills both from last year's instruction, and as we continue our practice this year.

Tips for improving keyboarding skills:

Currently, we are working on improving our keyboarding skills to prepare for computer classes at the middle school. You can help your children prepare by allowing them to practice at home. At DMS, much of the typing is longer than what we do at the grade school level. Find some articles that interest your child and have them type a copy of the article. Uses this sheet to help search for articles on the Internet. Web sites like PBS, A&E biography, and the History Channel are some good sources. Copy, paste and print only two paragraphs to type.

Remember:

his/her eyes should stay on the article and the screen, not on the keyboard
it is important to have their fingers on the home row position
type for only five to ten minute increments; these breaks help to refresh the typist
for extra practice, re-type (five times each) the words typed inaccurately the first time
look at the mistakes and try to figure out why they were made, i.e. reaching for r instead of t, then try to practice that skill with words that use those problematic letters
to figure how many words per minute were typed, do a word count (in Tools menu > Word Count). This will show how many characters with spaces were typed. Divide that number by 5, (every five characters typed is a "word" in words per minute), then divide that number by the number of minutes typed. For example, if a student typed 500 characters with spaces in two minutes, that would be 100 words divided by two = 50 wpm.

Return to Mrs. Browning's page

Last updated 1/31/08