May Morning!

Do these coordinate grid activities:

Where Is It?

Hurkle

Then click here and choose any math link.

Good luck!

Writing Poetry

You're going to write some Shape Poems. A shape poem is a special kind of poem that is written so the words make a picture.

Click on the titles below to read some Shape Poems.

Rabbit

Mr. Bear

Ice Cream

Are you ready to write a shape poem? Click here and type your name. Read about shape poems and when you are ready click on "Select a Theme." Pick a category and then a picture. When you get to the page that says "Think of Words," write your list on paper instead of typing them. When you have a good list of words, click "Continue" and then type your poem. When you are done, you may print 1 copy.

If you finish early, click here to go to Storybird.com. Pick a picture and write a poem about it.

Today

After you are done with your practice test please go the the MAP READING site and pick your level to do some practice activities.

Happy surfing!

Teachers Only!

6 Sensational Websites

We're going to briefly look at 6 websites which all have great possilibities for the classroom. I hope you find something here you can use!

Storybird A digital story-telling site. Kids write a story using the provided pictures. Books are published on the web to share.

Sketchfu This is an online whiteboard. You can draw images and play them back. Students can draw story maps, solve problems, and more! You could also model letter formation as you teach handwriting.

Some Math Sites:

Math Playground A site with worksheets, logic puzzles, and other math content. Mostly for intermediate.

Bitesize Math You'll find an interactive math site here, but be sure to check out the activities for English and Science too! Mostly for intermediate

Primary Games A site for the little ones. Explore other content areas too.

And my new favorite - Prezi
This online presentation software is like Powerpoint on steriods. Great visual way to present information to your students!

New Site

After you are done with a test practice, get a paper from me and check out the site below.

Click on either comprehension area on the part highlighted on the paper I gave you. The site will give you a list of links. Try some of them out!

Click here for the website.

Happy Computing!

Good morning! Are you ready to get the ball rolling? Hey, I think that's an idiom. Well let's work on some idioms first then.

Take an idiom quiz. When you are done, raise your hand and let me see how you did.

Then "Paint by Idioms." Pick a picture to paint and then think carefully about the meanings of the idioms.

Then you may choose from these sites:

Multiplication Cone Crazy

Multiplication Car Wash

Multiplication Snowball Fight

Multiplication Pet Shop

Janet Stevens help write Cook-a-Doodle Doo. Check out her website.

Want to start learning the capitals of each state. See what you know here.

Try a spelling activity with Coconut Vowels.

Let's work on some reading skills!

Do this one first:
Help the Tooth Fairy find synonyms.

Read and answer the questions at this site next.

Then take this quiz on sequencing.

Let's switch to math.
Click on this link, then pick multiplication. Play Math Baseball.

Test yourself to see how many multiplication problems you can solve.
Pick Level 1 - Multiplication.

Try the easy level here.

This is a hard one! Good luck!