This is a fun sight for looking at how to make different types of volcanoes. Lots of information available, too!
THINK YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CARDINAL AND A SPARROW? WANT TO KNOW WHAT A WREN SOUNDS LIKE? LISTEN AND FIND OUT...
GET READY FOR THIS! MAKE SURE YOU TURN THE VOLUME DOWN ON YOUR COMPUTER SO YOU DON'T DISTURB ANYONE AROUND YOU. GO TO THIS SITE TO HEAR HUNDREDS OF DIFFERENT BIRD SOUNDS! ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!
This is an interactive, meaning "hands-on", website that goes with our science book that we use in the classroom. TONS of interesting things to look at and do here. This is not just science info., but language arts, math, social studies, and world languages. Have fun!
Go to this website for practice with the water cycle!
Great science games and information for kids! This also has a helpful "water cycle" site for kids!!
GO TO THIS SITE FOR INFORMATION/GAMES ABOUT EARTH SCIENCE
Go to this site for an ineractive look at what lies beneath the earth's crust
TONS of info. about layers of earth, plate tectonics, faults, earthquakes and more...
This is an interactive website that goes with chapter 1 in our textbooks.
Check out this site to try and put the pieces of Pangea together.
Great site to use when working on vocabulary words, or any time you need to look up a word's meaning!
Check this out to view erosion & deposition in action!
Observe how sediments are deposited
Great interactive and informative website!
6th Grade Literature
Practice identifying setting of story
Practice identifying these elements in a story.
Use this webquest to learn more about how to become a Knight!
This is a wequest used to investigate the challanges faced by people during the Civil Rights Movement. Search through this webquest prior to reading "The Gold Cadillac" by Mildred Taylor.
Rewrite your own fairy tale.
BUD, Not BUDDY / The Great Depression
ABC BOOK
This link offers information on famous people. Very helpful for your ABC book!
Good site for researching information about the lives of famous people.
Alphabetical listing of famous people!
Travel to this site to find information on a country for your ABC book!
It's on online encyclopedia - what more could you want! Helpful for finding your "historical event" information.
Find books by alphabetical order.
Great for finding information on a country (especially for finding landform of country).
Very kid friendly!!! Lots of information including famous inventions, famous people, and historical events.
Rewrite your own fairy tale.
Arranged in alphabetical order
ECOSYSTEMS
All I have to say is....WOW!
Enviornmental education for kids. Look, learn, LISTEN!
HATCHET
Check here for several tips on how to survive in the wild!
Could you survive in the wild?
Ever wonder how to catch a fish without a pole?
Use this site to take practice quizzes over the chapters in the book as we read them. Great to use for reviews!
HOW MANY TEETH DOES AN ELEPHANT HAVE? WHERE DOES A WART HOG LIVE? HOW FAST CAN A JAGUAR RUN? GO TO THIS SITE FOR ALL THESE ANSWERS AND LOTS MORE!
JUST LIKE THE LINK'S NAME, THIS SITE OFFERS TONS OF INFORMATION ON ALL SORTS OF ANIMALS. GREAT SITE FOR MY 3RD AND 6TH HOUR CLASSES SINCE WE'RE STUDYING ANIMALS NOW! CONTAINS SOME REALLY NEAT STUFF!!
Use this site with the internet hunt activity
Information about the black bear
National Geographic website. Find information here about porcupines and other animals that Brian encounters!
Information on the "kookaburra", the largest member of the kingfisher family.
ISAT
Literary terms practice. Great practice skills for ISAT, and fun at the same time!!
LUPITA MANANA
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Alliteration and Rhyme practice
Language Arts
Pop the balloons before they make it to the top!
Shoot the basketball at the correct type of noun!
Explore the cave while identifying the correct spelling of plural nouns.
Writing activity using nouns
Interactive crossword puzzle; type the two words that make up the contractions.
Play this game to correct sentences and identify the types of sentences.
A large variety of games here for various parts of speech and literary terms!
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! TRY TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES EACH DAY, OR WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AT THIS SITE. YOUR KEYBOARDING/TYPING SKILLS ARE A KEY TO SUCCESSFULL COMPUTER USE AND RESEARCH. YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU PRACTICED!
GREAT SITES TO PRACTICE KEYBOARDING SKILLS AND HELP WITH TYPING! FUN GAMES TO PLAY, TOO!
Great site that keeps track of your speed and errors. Shows your words per minute and exact errors.
Choose from several different typing games to help with your typing skills. Use balloons, ghosts, and cups to help increase your accuracy and speed.
Typing game - get the ghosts before they get you!
GREAT site for reading fun and games!!!
This is a great web site for you to use your spelling words to play games and review for tests.
Prefixes, root words, suffixes
Score a goal after successfully spelling a word with an added suffix.
MYTHS
Encyclopedia of myths; devoted to the heroes, gods, and monsters of Greek and Roman mythology.
Type in the name of a mythological character here to find information!
Myths and fables from around the world.
NATURE SCENES
Number the Stars
Use this if you were absent or confused about a chapter.
SOLAR SYSTEM
Check out this site to see how the planets are aligned, and follow their revolution path, in the solar system. Click on "animation" to see the planets revolve around the sun
Great site for finding information on planets!
An entire learning center for young astronomers!
Space facts, projects, and games!
Space news, resources, astronomy dictionary, photos, and lots more!
Descriptions, photos, animations, etc...
Animated video of moon phases!
Interactive website with lots of info!
This site will show you the rotation and revolution of moon, earth and sun. Interactive games to play, also!
Use this site to look up information about different astronomers.
Fun space games and information!
Listen to the native american story of how the constellations were created!
Science
Games, information, activities, etc..
Tips on "Living Green", ways to recycle, lot of "how to" activities
Use with "ARBOR DAY" AND "EARTH DAY"
WEATHER
CHECK OUT THESE FORCES OF NATURE! MAKE YOUR OWN TORNADO!
This site is awesome!! Lots of interactive activities involving tornadoes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes. Goes great with our unit on forces of nature!
Amazing photos and information about one of nature's greatest phenomena...
Find information here about different types of weather and storms.
More weather information...
Severe weather and storms and how they're formed!
Several websites for kids to go to and explore. Everything from "lightning" to "rainbows"...