Students will learn about the different library sections and the materials available here at GVE: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Paperback, and Biography. We will review the types of call numbers that go with each section and how to look them up on the Destiny Online Card Catalog.
Students will complete Code.org lessons to earn stamps in their passports. Click your teacher's name to log in to your Code.org account.
Click this link to watch a video that shows you how to login and how the Code.org activities work: Code.org Introduction Video
Students may complete up to 4 Power Readers activities to earn stamps in their passports. They may read independently to earn lines for their classroom reading logs or write book reviews for titles found in the Destiny Online Card Catalog.
Students will complete one of the 4 Sound investigations to earn a stamp in their passports.
1) Choose Sound Observation 1 activity and complete the form.
2) Choose Sound Observation 2 activity and complete the form.
3) Choose Sound Observation 3 activity and complete the form.
4) Choose Sound Observation 4 activity and complete the form.
Students will complete 6 "Question of the Week" and/or self-selected topics (pre-approval needed) to locate information in order to earn stamps in their passports. They will independently use print and/or digital sources to answer the question or solve the problem. They will use evidence from text and note-taking skills to summarize their findings and cite their resource(s).
Students may complete up to 4 Newbery Medal activities to earn stamps in their passports. Students will independently use print and/or digital sources to locate different Newbery and/or Newbery Honor books, in order to complete the chosen activities. But first watch the "Newbery Medal Introduction" video below to learn a little about what the Newbery Medal is all about: just click the link to see it.
1) Choose Newbery Medal 1 activity and complete the form.
2) Choose Newbery Medal 2 activity and complete the form.
3) Choose Newbery Medal 3 activity and complete the form.
4) Choose Newbery Medal 4 activity and complete the form.
Students will complete one of the 4 Paper Circuits activities to earn a stamp in their passports.
Students will complete one of the 4 Spring Butterfly Observation activities to earn a stamp in their passports.
1) Choose Spring Butterfly Observation 1 activity and complete the form.
2) Choose Spring Butterfly Observation 2 activity and complete the form.
3) Choose Spring Butterfly Observation 3 activity and complete the form.
4) Choose Spring Butterfly Observation 4 activity and complete the form.
Students will complete one of the 4 LANGUAGE MASTER activities to earn a stamp in their passports.
1) Choose the LANGUAGE MASTER 1 activity and complete the activity form.
2) Choose the LANGUAGE MASTER 2 activity and complete the activity form.
3) Choose the LANGUAGE MASTER 3 activity and complete the activity form.
4) Choose the LANGUAGE MASTER 4 activity and complete the activity form.
Students will use online resources to practice their familiarity with the home keys on a keyboard. Then they will practice their typing skills until they achieve 20 words per minute (wpm) and 90-100% accuracy in order to earn each stamp in their passport.
Students will complete one of the 4 weather station activities to earn a stamp in their passports. Before starting, students MUST click the link at the bottom of the box to watch the video which explains how the weather monitor works.
1) Choose Weather Watch 4-1 activity and complete the form.
2) Choose Weather Watch 4-2 activity and complete the form.
3) Choose Weather Watch 4-3 activity and complete the form.
4) Choose Weather Watch 4-4 activity and complete the form.
Students will complete one of the 4 INSECT activities to earn a stamp in their passports.
1) Choose the INSECT 1 activity and complete the activity form.
2) Choose the INSECT 2 activity and complete the activity form.
3) Choose the INSECT 3 activity and complete the activity form.
4) Choose the INSECT 4 activity and complete the activity form.
Students will complete one of the 4 MATH activities to earn a stamp in their passports.
1) Choose Math activity 1 and complete the form.
2) Choose Math activity 2 and complete the form.
3) Choose Math activity 3 and complete the form.
4) Choose Math activity 4 and complete the form.