First+Grade+Beacon

=**Australia (Kid Pix & PowerPoint)**=

Australia: Lesson 1 Students will:
 * Week of April 7, 2008**
 * visit Australia via Google Earth
 * view Australia slide show
 * make the title slide for an "Australia" presentation

Australia: Lesson 2 Students will:
 * define marsupials and do class interactive activity
 * go to [|Marsupial website]
 * complete quiz on website

Australia: Lesson 3 Students will:
 * Week of April 14, 2008**

o habitat o physical description o food
 * watch sugar glider video, "Night Flier"
 * make sugar glider slide

Australia: Lesson 4 Students will:
 * learn about different dialects of the English language
 * learn about Australian English language

Australia: Lesson 5 Students will:
 * Week of April 28, 2008**
 * read or listen to an [|interview about Australian kids]
 * create a slide about Australian kids
 * make an image about Australian kids

Australia: Lesson 6 Students will:
 * learn about the various [|regions of Australia]
 * create a slide about one region of Australia
 * create an image about that region

**Week of May 5, 2008**
Australia: Lesson 7 Students will:
 * research [|Great Barrier Reef]
 * fill out a worksheet of Reef facts

Australia: Lesson 8 Students will:
 * complete Great Barrier Reef facts
 * create a slide about the Reef