Treasures
Here you will find links to the 6 different units. Click on the unit we are on to find further information regarding the themes of the stories and to do spelling and vocabulary practice.
Unit 1 Growing Up Unit 2 Making a Difference Unit 3 The Power of Words Unit 4 Working Together Unit 5 Habitats Unit 6 Problem Solving Other Links
Lexia
Students can log on to Lexia Reading by entering their username and password on the web based application. Click on the Lexia Reading Core5 picture above to go there right now!
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Language Arts
Comprehension
Comprehension Main Idea Main Idea 2: Inference Story Element Fact & Opinion Figurative Language Vocabulary Read Online!
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Greg Heffley is thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving.
Tess's Tree - Amelia Writes Again - Comic Books The Lost Side of Suburbia |
Writing
Write your own poetry.
Punctuation Practice: Transitions: Work on Sentences: Practice Parts of Speech. Practice Time Order Words: Learn more about Appositives. Thinking Maps to help with writing: Cursive Practice Lower Case: Cursive Practice with Upper Case: For inspiration, use this great "story starter" machine to come up with topics for your writing. This one is mostly for fun! You often end up with some pretty silly topics!
Spelling
Grammar
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Other Links
Brain Pop
Click on the image above to visit Brain Pop. This website has a lot of educational videos that we use in the classroom. |
Story Nory
This site allows you to listen to a number of different stories from different genres.
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A.R. Link
Click the picture on the left to go to the AR Book Finder link. You can search for books based on many different things.
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CST Practice
Click the happy guy to the left to link to past Math CST Tests. They are good examples of what you will be expected to be able to do during the course of the year. Click HERE for the English Language CST Tests.
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Scholastic Book Club
You can order books online. The link is below and our class activation code is H6YWP. Happy reading! :)
Our classroom activation code is: H6YWP
Our classroom activation code is: H6YWP
- REGISTER at Scholastic Book Clubs' secure Web site (www.scholastic.com/bookclubs), and create your own User Name and Password.
- ENTER the onetime Class Activation Code above to link you to your child's classroom and teacher recommendations.
Great Research Websites for Kids
- All-around research site libraryspot.com
- Dictionary www.dictionary.com
- General info research www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html
- Internet research sites for kids http://ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html
- Kids search engine for the internet kids.yahoo.com
- Math, reading, arcade edutainment www.funbrain.com
- National Geographic for kids kids.nationalgeographic.com/
- Nova video programs www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/programs.html
- Research for kids www.factmonster.com/
- Research—by grade level www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=LabelMaps
- Research—chapters on subjects http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/
- Research—for kids libraryspot.com/
- Research—history www.infoplease.com/yearbyyear.html
- Science headlines—audio science.nasa.gov/headlines
- Search the internet www.google.com
- Thesaurus—a great one www.thesaurus.com
- Time for Kids www.timeforkids.com/
- Research Animals http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
- Research for kids http://www.kidsclick.org/
- Research by subjects http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/
- Encyclopedia http://www.encyclopedia.com/
- Research for kids http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/