Lesson+5.1+-+The+Golden+Spike

= The Golden Spike = = = = = Homophones - Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases - Historical Videos Teacher's Resources - Cooperative Learning - Spelling  & Vocabulary - Tech Ideas - Interactive Lessons

Fun Site to Use for Practice
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 * Spelling City
 * [|Homophone Quiz]
 * [|Homophone Quiz 2]
 * Matching Game
 * Pairs Word Game
 * [|Quia Homophone Game]
 * [|Meet the Author - Dan Elish]

Research Sites

 * ====[|Golden Spike National Historic Site] ====
 * [|Driving the Last Spike]
 * [|Utah History Encyclopedia]
 * [|Transcontinental Railroad - PBS]
 * [|Completing the Transcontinental Railroad - The Golden Spike]
 * The Chinese Contribution

Pictures for Projects

 * [[image:4.3_Trains.jpg]] || [[image:4.3_Train.jpg width="240" height="180"]] || [[image:4.3_Track.png width="259" height="194"]] ||  ||
 * [[image:4.3_Coin.jpg width="195" height="240"]] || [[image:4.3_Sign.jpg width="240" height="180"]] || [[image:4.3_President.jpg width="234" height="159"]] ||  ||
 * [[image:4.3_Old_Pic.jpg width="320" height="231"]] || [[image:4.3_harding-spike-2.jpg width="220" height="208"]] || [[image:4.3_GoldenSpikeD2X.jpg width="259" height="182"]] ||  ||
 * [[image:4.3_golden_spike.jpg width="320" height="213"]] || [[image:4.3_Golden_Spike,_Utah.jpg width="229" height="171"]] || [[image:4.3_golden.jpg width="280" height="136"]] ||  ||


 * [[image:4.3_promontory_big.jpg width="560" height="273"]] ||  ||
 * [[image:4.3_Trains_2.JPG width="720" height="255"]] ||  ||
 * [[image:4.3_chapman-and-hall-1870.jpg width="800" height="355"]] ||  ||

Spelling and Vocabulary
- Quiz-Quiz Trade Cards



Using Technology Ideas

 * [[image:light-bulb-clip-art.jpg width="24" height="38"]] Technology Activity Idea** - Have kids create their own song/rap using homophones and record these videos using the Flip Video Cameras.
 * [[image:light-bulb-clip-art.jpg width="24" height="38"]] Technology Activity Idea** - Have kids use PhotoStory to create a homophone presentation comparing about 5 different homophones.
 * [[image:light-bulb-clip-art.jpg width="24" height="38"]] Technology Activity Idea** - Have students write sentences with prepositional phrases identifying parts of the phrase using areas throughout the school. Use digital cameras, and PhotoStory to create a prepositional phrase video. Watch preposition video for example.