Attention Early Finishers:
If you are using the computer as an early finisher in class, the following
sites are the only ones approved for your use. If you would like me to
consider adding a site that you have used in another class or at home, please
email or write the link down for me and I will review it. Thanks!
NASA for middle-school students
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/index.html
National Geographic for Kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Kidsnewsroom.org is a helpful site for our work with Non-
fiction. It has
tons
of articles for children of all ages that are appropriate and fun
to read!
Enjoy!
Kidsnewsroom.org
TIME for kids is another resource for newsprint articles. These
are
closer to a middle school level, and they even include "This
Week In
History" articles. Not all news is current news.
TIME for Kids
Boys, this is a fantastic site for young men looking for
interesting and
exciting literature. Tired of those frilly, girly books? This
is the site
for you!
http://www.guysread.com/
This is the link we use at the beginning of The Lion, the Witch,
and the
Wardrobe unit. If you would like to explore more of Narnia on
your own,
this is the best place to start.
NARNIA online!
Cosmeo is a wonderful site if you just need a little extra help
understanding
something or if you're looking for something fun to do on a rainy
day.
There are resources for every subject, and you can search for
resources
according to which standards we are studying. Have fun!
Cosmeo
United Streaming or Streamlining is a database full of videos and
materials
about every kind of subject. This is a great website to use for
research or
just to learn something new. Ask Mrs. Malone for to help you
login at
school.
United Streaming
These are like online Mad-Libs. Fun, but don't spend all day here.
Wacky Web Tales
This site includes links to several on-line books and journals.
Also, there
are several varieties of Mad-Libs to work on.
Funbrain - Reading
Lots of fun links for every subject on this site!
I Know That
Links to history channel programs, speeches, and even primary
sources.
History Channel
This site has a variety of resources and cool links. On the left
side,
check out the "Jump to" scroll bar. Look! They have
tons of biographies.
ClassBrain.com
HORIZONS: Link to our units in Sadlier Oxford. This site will
read the
words to you and you can play games and solve puzzles to practice
using your
words.
Sadlier Oxford
Encarta - Online Encyclopedia
HORIZONS: This site is a good starting point for your online
research trivia
project about the 1950's.
1950's Trivia Project
More info. about the author of "Thank You Ma'm".
Langston Hughes
Simple and Compound Sentence Practice
Vocab. Practice for "A Retrieved Reformation"
This is the short movie about the baby elephant who learns not to
test his limits, and remains trapped when he has the stregnth to
free himself.
The Chained Elephant - Limiting Expectation
Fun Brain games.
Primary Games