Week of Dec. 12th-16th

I am so excited for Christmas! How 'bout you? We still have to work boys and girls, please complete the following activities!

Math:
Quick Math
Matching Math
Math Mahjong
Bus Driver's math

Language Arts:
Spelling City

Just for fun!
Santa's sling
gift stack game
find the differences game
ornaments in a line
Mahjong Christmas game
ornament swap
Christmas memory game
Christmas game site

Week of Nov.28th-Dec.2nd

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I sure did. I think I am still full from all the food I ate. We have only 3 weeks until our Christmas break. Below are the activities I would like for you to complete this week.

Reading:
Spelling City
Main idea
Main idea movie
Reading detective
What's the Big Idea

Math:
Math Magician
Mystery picture
Draggable division

Some cool stuff:
Ponce de Leon
John Cabot
solar system
space puzzles
space place live
more info on the solar system
Was Columbus smart about safety

Week of Nov.14th-18th

Can you believe we are getting ready for Thanksgiving? I am very excited to visit some of my family. Where will you be going? Tell me when you read this so I will know if you really read my blog or not. :)

Spelling City
Math word problems
Algebraic reasoning (pick level 1 until you practice)
Project T.R.I.G.
explore the solar system
Pluto's secret

Week of Nov.7th-11th

We will continue reading Holes this week. I hope you have enjoyed it, it is one of my favorites! I have given you some games I would like for you to play this week. :)

Weigh the Wangdoodles
Math Man division
Dividerama
Croc Doc
Holes (play Treasure Hunt and Match 'Em up Game)
Spelling City
Wizards and Pigs

Week of Oct.31st-Nov.4th

Happy Halloween! Please complete the following activities so you won't be a spooky student!

Alien Munchtime
Sum Sense division
Division Machine (you may want to pick level 1 or level 2 only)
Snork's Long division (you may have trouble with this, pay attention to the hints to the right side. This will help get you ready for long division) :)
Spelling City

Week of Oct.24th-28th

This week we are reading Holes, I hope you are enjoying it. I still have some activities I would like for you to complete.

Spelling City
The Sentence
Types of Sentences
2Bee or Nottoobee
Multiplication Millionaire
Granny Prix
Math Man Multiplication
Math Mahjong

Week of Oct.10th-14th

Please remember to work on the activities for the current week. We have early release days so I will not have as many links this week as I have had in past weeks. Please use your time during centers to complete as many activities as possible.

Spelling City
Vocabulary match
Understanding words
Dino Hunters
Math Magician

Week of Oct. 3rd-7th

Remember, you are expected to complete ALL of the activities I post on this blog. You will not participate in any freetime activities Friday unless you have done everything on this blog. :)

Spelling City
Vocabulary match
fact and opinion
Main Idea (This site may have trouble loading. You will want to complete this in the computer lab on Monday or on Friday)
Word Central (click on the "Alpha-bot" game when you enter this site)
Inference Riddle Game
Can you dig it? (play harder facts when you go to this site. Don't just play the east ones, you won't get any better if you do that)
Producer/consumer quiz
Fishy game (can you stay alive?)

week of Sept.26th-30th

Sorry I didn't post last week! I have been thinking that nobody was actually using my blog, so I didn't think it would bother anybody. This week, however, we are going to try working in centers and I will get everybody on the computer everyday. Let's see how this goes. :)

Spelling City
Vocabulary match
plural play
noun dunk
The Plural Girls
Patty's Paints
Sentence Fragments
Cause and effect

week of Sept.6th-9th

I hope you had a wonderful Labor Day. It was nice to sleep in a little wasn't it? We are going to work on our story for 2 weeks. I have a few skills I would like to catch up on this week. Please complete the following activities to help you have a firm understanding of our skills we are practicing.

Spelling City
Vocabulary match
prefixes and suffixes
noun dunk
cause and effect
drawing conclusions
please feed the animals
Kwakiutl Indian fast facts
rounding practice

Week of August 29th-Sept.2nd

Our story this week is much harder to comprehend. You will need to read it at home as well as the activities we do in school to help your understanding of it. Tell me in class why you think it is harder to understand.

Spelling City
Vocabulary Match
Sentences (Are they simple or compound?)

continents game

another continents game

build a food chain

carnivore or herbivore?

Week of Aug. 22nd

This week's story is The Horned Toad Prince. This happens to be one of my favorites we will read this year. I love the illustrations! Below are some activities that will help you with what we are currently studying.

Spelling City
Vocabulary Match
Synonyms
Four types of sentences
Author's Purpose
Continents game( you may play level 1, 2, or 3)
Rounding spaceships (practice rounding to the nearest 10)
Rounding Sharks (practice rounding to the nearest 100)
Ecosystems
Producers and Consumers
Memory game

Week of August 15th-19th

Grandfather's Journey is the name of our story this week. Below are some activities I would like for you to complete to help you with the skills we are working on this week.

Spelling City
Vocabulary match
The Sentence Trail
Professor Garfield
Sequencing #1
Sequencing #2
Comparing Numbers
Ameriquake
Speed math

Week of August 8th

Welcome to my blog. The story we are reading this week is "Lewis and Clark, and Me". I have some activities I would like for you to complete. All these activities relate to things we are studying in class.

Spelling City
Vocabulary Match
Authors Purpose
Authors Purpose #2
Toon University (play all 3 levels)
Place Value Millionaire
50 states

Week of May 23rd-27th

You made it! The last week of school. Here are some fun activities for you to complete.

Isoball 2
Little Furry Things
The World's Hardest game
Skywire 2
Balloon Tower Defense 4

Week of May16th-20th

Wow, we are almost finished for the year. I am posting some games for you to enjoy after we read Holes. :)

wordsearch
typing of the ghosts
bloxorz
operation snowman
math man
identify the 50 states (this will only run on the desktop computers)


"Holes" quizzes
chapters 36-40
chapters 41-45
chapters 46-50

week of May 9th-13th

Only 3 weeks of school left! We have a lot of work to do to finish Holes. I still have some activities for you to complete this week.

Holes quizzes:
Chapters 11-15
Chapters 16-20
Chapters 21-25
Chapters 26-30
Chapter 31-35

Below are some fun activities I think you will have a good time with.

Zuma
Rebus puzzles (there is nothing to write down, just see if you can figure these puzzles out)
Ball separation
Robopacker
Bookworm

Week of May 2nd-6th

Only 4 weeks of school left, but we have one week until MAP testing. Please complete the following activities.

Wall of Words
What's the Big Idea
Reference sources
Reference sources II

week of April 25th-29th

We finished the CRCT! :) Now we have to get ready for our MAP tests. After that, we can relax and have a little more fun. I am using the blog this week to link you to some quizzes I want to use with Holes and some things I want to do in class. I will list on your contract everything you have to complete.

Holes quizzes

Chapters 1-5
Chapters 6-10
Chapters 11-15

Wizards and Pigs
Parts of a Book
Fling the Teacher
The Sentence

Week of April 11th-15th

Welcome Back! Even though we are testing this week, we can still do a little bit of preparation for the big test. Work hard this week on the following activities please.

Story Elements (I will be doing this activity in class, so you do not need to complete this one. If you would like extra practice, please feel free to complete it on your own.)

What's the tone? (I will lead you in this activity this week)

Fact and opinion (I will lead you in this activity as well)


Main Idea/Supporting details

Amusement Park

Toon University

Week of March 28th-April 1st

This is our last full week before the CRCT test. Make sure you complete all of the activities to the best of your ability.

Word confusion (click the harder game)
Grammar Gorillas (you can play the beginner game)
Word Invasion
Types of Sentences
2Bee of Nottoobee
Madlibs

Week of March 21st-25th

Only 2 weeks until Spring Break and then we return for the CRCT test. I am including some links to sites for CRCT practice. I suggest you practice as much as possible. I promise, if you put forth the effort now, it will pay off in the long run.

CRCT practice #1 (This site is a little confusing. See me if you would like to practice using this site. )

CRCT practice #2 (This is a VERY good site to practice from!)

Brainchild test

Get the Idea

Fact/opinion

Fish Tanks

week of March 14th-18th

Please complete the following activities for your contract this week. :)

reference sources
reference sources II
Adjective movie and quiz
Adjectives (please play all 4 sections)

Week of March 7th-11th

We are getting close to the CRCT! Make sure you practice all of these activities.

Spelling City
Vocabulary game
Rags to Riches (dictionary)
Rags to Riches (glossary)
Shape challenge
tangrams (click on "tangrams"....it is in the 3rd row, in the middle)

Week of Feb. 28th - March 4th

Continue working on these blog activities to practice your skills this week. :)

Spelling City
Vocabulary match
context clues
pronoun state fair
compare/contrast

Pink River Dolphins video

Week of Feb.21st-25th

I hope you had a nice break, I sure did! Now we have to get down to work. We will begin counting down to the CRCT test. It is very important that you complete all of the activities I post. It would be a good idea to complete them more than once! :)

Spelling City
Vocabulary Match
Pronoun Clubhouse
making predictions (this activity may be difficult to bring up because it uses Shockwave. You will need headphones for this activity)

Thesaurus

Week of Feb.7th-11th

This is week #2 of The Great Kapok Tree. This week you will need to practice your spelling words numerous times. You will also need to complete the vocabulary activity I am posting for you, as well as the other activities. :)

Spelling City
Vocabulary Match
Possessive Nouns Battleship (play this again)
Author's Purpose Battleship
irregular verb game
past tense match

Week of Jan.31st-Feb.4th

You did a much better job last week working on your blog activities. Below are the activities I would like you to complete this week.



Spelling City

Vocabulary Match

Verb Train

root word game (click on "tutorial" under the simple column)

working with roots
Battleship

Week of Jan.24th-28th

We will continue reading "How Night Came from the Sea" this week. I am posting some activites that I would like for you to complete.

Spelling City
root word game (you must play all 3 levels)
homophone game (you must play all 3 levels)
type type revolution
Analogies game
Treasure Hunt

Jan.18th-21st

Happy Tuesday! Hope you enjoyed your day off yesterday. Please complete the following activities for this week's contract.

Spelling City
Vocabulary match
Fact/Opinion
Cause/Effect
Patty's Paints

January 10th-14th

Welcome back! As we prepare and anticipate the CRCT, we must focus on our school activities. I encourage you to get as much practice as possible. The following activities will help get you ready. :)

Spelling City
Vocabulary Match
Homophones
Sentence Ball
Verb Power