A lesson on Reading Charts and Graphs http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=10&act=1
Information and games about Ancient Greece. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/history/history5.htm
Explore a comprehensive website that begins with the introduction of six simple machines with definitions and examples found in our everyday lives. Other options include printable activity sheets, experiments and activities for the classroom, online quizzes, and an interactive website that directs students to locate simple and compound machines in various rooms inside and outside a house. Links to additional websites also available in this site. http://www.mikids.com/Smachines.htm
Information and resources on matter. http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/elementary/3science.htm
Edheads - Simple Machines http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm
Find information on water pollution. http://www.water-pollution.org.uk/
Practice counting change. http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html
A great picture dictionary with links to further information on a wide variety of topics. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
This site provides fun practice for basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts. http://www.programmingart.com/free/games/
The original Madlibs site. Practice Madlibs on-line or order a pencil and paper book of Madlibs. http://www.penguinputnam.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/madlibs/
A PBS game of on-line Madlibs. http://www.pbs.org/kratts/crazy/madlibs/index.html
A wonderful website full of interactive games in mathematics and language arts. Each subject is subdivided into specific categories so your child can work on certain skills. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd_original.htm
Though not an exact match with our Virginia Standards of Learning for Science, this web site contains lots of useful information and some fun, interactive games and quizzes to reinforce some of the concepts we learn in science thoughout the year. There is a link at the bottom of the main page to Virginia SOL quizzes. http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd_science.htm
This SOL game site is a perfect way to help your child review for the SOL tests. Our password is fairfield. http://www.solpass.org
This site has the curriculum framework that lists the essential knowledge for each SOL. Click on each subject and choose Grade 3. It is a valuable resource for parents because the SOLs questions are directly written from this resource and it helps to "refresh" grown-up minds on the content as well. http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/CurriculumFramework/
Games and activities for our third grade Social Studies SOLs. http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/elementary/3history.htm#1powerpoints
A link to complete an activity about soil layers. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/geology/soil/
A Link to the "Soiled Again" soil unit activity. http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/case2/facts.html
Games, power point presentations and worklsheets for all subject areas to help review concepts and skills with your child at home. http://www.pppst.com/index.html
Information about almost any animal, including the behavioral and physical adaptations it needs to survive in its environment. http://www3.nationalgeographic.com/animals/index.html
A great website to practice a wide variety of math skills and concepts. Click on the Grade 3-5 section and enjoy! http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
A fun website to practice analogies. http://www.quia.com/pop/14975.html
This site shows ways humans can help restore the ecological balance of an area. http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/tfl.eco.html
A cyberzoo for animal research. http://lsb.syr.edu/biome_safari/map.php
Discover the renewable and nonrenewable energy sources that help us lead our lives. http://www.eia.doe.gov/kids/energyfacts/sources/whatsenergy.html
A website exploring various biomes. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Laboratory/Biome/
Water Conservation Websites http://www.kidsclick.org/cgi-bin/searchkids.pl?searchtype=subject&keywords=water+quality&title=Water+Quality
Explorer Games. Click on the Letter for the last name of the explorer and scroll down the page. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/
A collection of websites to explore energy and natural resource conservation. http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/teachers_resources/index.html
Discover the links between resources in an environment and the population of rabbits. http://www.activescience-gsk.com
Activites about Water Pollution http://www.epa.gov/owow/nps/kids/
Lunar Phases Calendar Exploration http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/moon/moon_challenge/moon_challenge.html
Ancient Greece Quiz http://web.dps.k12.va.us/ParkAve/greece.htm
Geography Quiz http://www.iq.poquoson.org/3ssgeographyv5.htm
Who Wants to be a... Mali Game http://www.quia.com/rr/37182.html
An excellent site to help your whole family go GREEN! http://www.scholastic.com/actgreen/
Math Games http://math.pppst.com/patterns.html
Reading Help http://www.starfall.com/
ESL http://www.1-language.com/
ESL http://www.manythings.org/
ESL http://www.storylineonline.net/
ESL http://web-books.com/Language/
Career Information http://www.vaview.vt.edu/
A great site to practice with math words and skills. http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html
Fun pratice with Football Math!! http://www.mrnussbaum.com/mathball/index.html
A electronic link to our Math Home Links in case your child has misplaced their Home Link. http://www.mrnale.com/Homelinks.htm