iPad and Common Core

English Language Arts Standards » Language » Grade 1 Conventions of Standard English L.1.1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. – Print all upper- and lowercase letters. – Use common, proper, and possessive nouns. – Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop). – Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their, anyone, everything). – Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home). – Use frequently occurring adjectives. – Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because). – Use determiners (e.g., articles, demonstratives). – Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward). – Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts. L.1.2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. – Capitalize dates and names of people. – Use end punctuation for sentences. – Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series. – Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words. – Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

iPad Apps Grammer jammers Songify

Assignment Open the Grammer Jammer app and choose one of the seven topics on the introductory screen Listen to the entire song, making sure to write the definition of the part of speech or topic you chose. Use Songify to compose your own song on your topic. Your song must include a definition of the topic and three examples.

English Language Arts Standards » Language » Grade 4 Vocabulary Acquisition and Use L.4.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 4 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. Use context (e.g., definitions, examples, or restatements in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., telegraph, photograph, autograph). Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise meaning of key words and phrases. L.4.5. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. Explain the meaning of simple similes and metaphors (e.g., as pretty as a picture) in context. Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages, and proverbs. Demonstrate understanding of words by relating them to their opposites (antonyms) and to words with similar but not identical meanings (synonyms).

iPad Apps Idioms Puppet Pals

Assignment Open the Idioms app, read the scrolling cartoon explaining idioms. Click on start and read the background of at least three of the idioms described. Choose any one of the idioms on the site or choose one of your own. Open Puppet Pals, and create a play in which the idiom you chose is used.

English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Literature » Grade 2 Integration of Knowledge and Ideas RL.2.7. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot. RL.2.8. (Not applicable to literature) RL.2.9. Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.

iPad Apps Three Little Pigs The Wolf’s Story Tools4Students

Assignment Open the “Three Little Pigs app and read the story. Open the “Three Little Pigs: The Wolf’s Story and read the book. Open Tools for Students app and choose the Compare and Contrast template. Compare and Contrast the two stories filling out the template and to the teacher.

English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Literature » Grade 2 Key Ideas and Details RL.2.1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. RL.2.2. Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. RL.2.3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

iPad apps Aesop’s Fable Wheel Story Kit

Assignment Open the Aesop’s fable Wheel app, spin it and read the fable it selects. Be sure to write down the moral of your fable. Click on Story Kit app, you are to create unique story of your own which has the same central message or moral as the fable you read. You are to record your story in Story Kit and it should include at least three graphics.

Mathematics » Grade 3 » Operations & Algebraic Thinking Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division. 3.OA.1.Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a total number of objects can be expressed as 5 × 7. 3.OA.2. Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares, or as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a number of shares or a number of groups can be expressed as 56 ÷ 8. 3.OA.3. Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem. 1 3.OA.4. Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equation true in each of the equations 8 × ? = 48, 5 = _ ÷ 3, 6 × 6 = ?

iPad Apps Math Circus Rocket Math White board

Assignment Open the Math Circus app and chose the “Multiply with 5” section. Complete all five items in this section. Open the Rocket Math app, and complete the multiplication easy section. Open the Whiteboard app, use the connect feature to connect with another student. Create a multiplication problem which shows one of the following, Zero, Identity, or Commutative property and have your learning partner identify it. Create a multiplication problem and have your learning partner create a visual model of the problem along with the solution.

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Search the APP store for all the Apps below and in the presentation. Creativity: Art Glow Doodle Buddy Idea Sketch White Board Sound Pics Writing: Story Kit Puppet Pals Strip Design Photo Comics Story Buddy Talking Tom Content: Mad Minute ACT Google Earth Make Change US Presidents Akinator Juno ABC Math Addition Motion Math Star Walk This Day Stargaze Picturizer Games: Sticker Sudoku Tanagrams Lit Pentan Lite Sudoku Lite Kids NP Word Search Tanagram unH Productivity: Dragon Dictation Drop Box Keynote Sound Note Misc: IBooks TED Virtuoso Air Guitar Flip Board USA Today Mind Meister