October 9

Year 7

Today we are going to begin something new!!! We are going to learn to type.

We are hoping to have a program downloaded on our computers in Room 12, but in the meantime go to this great free online site:

http://www.freetypinggame.net/

Let's get started! What fun! In the coming weeks we will practice typing 15 minutes every class. We will become experts in no time!

Now -

October 10 is Columbus Day in the United States. We are going to take this opportunity to discover some Columbus Day activities online.

Columbus Day Word Puzzle - http://everythingesl.net/downloads/columbusday_puzzle.pdf
Explorer's Routes - http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/botr/botr_009_23-24.pdf
The Story of Columbus Day and Activities - http://www.teachervision.fen.com/tv/printables/botr/botr_009_8-10.pdf
Why Explorers Explored - http://library.thinkquest.org/J002678F/why.htm
Make a timeline - http://abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/October/timeline.htm
Word Search - http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/kids/columbus.html
Paralaugh - Fill in the blanks and create a story - http://www.mrnussbaum.com/libs.htm
The History Channel - http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=mini_home&mini_id=1044
Check out this site for some cool games - Merchants of the Great Exchange and Whose Lunch Is It Anyway?