Looking for Educational Websites??
The links below are possible resources for extra practice or research at home. We will rotate through multiple sites as the year goes on.
English/Language Arts
Grammar Gorillas
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Our friends, the Grammar Gorillas, need help identifying parts of speech. If you click on the right word in the sentence, our friends get a banana. And you know, a gorilla with a banana is a gorilla with appeal.
Wacky Web Tales
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Wacky Web Tales is an online version of MadLibs that allows students to have fun with the parts of speech.
Mathematics
i-Math Investigations
http://illuminations.nctm.org/imath/index.html
i-Math Investigations are online, interactive, multimedia math
investigations. All i-Maths are built around interactive math Java applets, and some also include video clips. There are two lengths of i-Maths: single-day and multi-day, as identified below.
Interactive Math Tools
http://illuminations.nctm.org/mathlets/index.html
Interactive Math Tools are Java applets students can use to explore math. Find a wide variety of tools such as Bobbie Bear (counting strategies), Cubes, and Fraction Pie.
Science
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com
This site lets children explore Worm World, Gross & Cool Body, Roach World, as well as games and mad science.
Social Studies
Expedition Hall
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/
Welcome to the interactive "museum" that takes you on geography
journeys. Here students climb a mountain, hover over the Earth, speed
across Europe, visit an archeological dig, and even order sushi—plus,
games, animations, and more.
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