Mrs. Owens's Blog

Week of Feb.20th-24th

2012-02-20T05:39:00.003-08:00

Welcome back! Wasn't that break exactly what you needed? I know I needed the rest. We have a lot of work to do before the CRCT. I am providing you some links for extra practice.

Language Arts:
Spelling City
Vocabulary Match
Verb Power

Math:
Parts of a set
Melvins Make-a-Match
Fractotron
Fraction Booster

Week of Feb.6th-10th

2012-02-05T17:48:00.000-08:00

I am only posting math games this week. We will not be having any spelling words either, we will be finishing up our poetry unit. Let's work hard as we look forward to winter break.

Math:
Patch Too l (this is an explorations of reflections, rotations, and translations)
Polygon matching game
Triangle sort
graph mole
geometric figures game
types of polygons

Week of Jan. 30th- Feb. 3rd

2012-01-29T16:46:00.000-08:00

Last week we didn't do a very good job of finishing our blog activities. We need to do a better job, you can scroll down to last week's post and play some of those games this week too.

Math activities:
Tangrams for kids
logic tangrams
Guess the angle
Ladybug maze
Turtle Pond

Language Arts:
Working with roots (this may only work in the computer lab)
prefixes and suffixes
Paint by idioms (make sure you click on "easy" before you start this game)
Wizards and Pigs

Week of Jan. 23rd-27th

2012-01-22T16:05:00.000-08:00

Well, we are back into the swing of things! We have a lot of work to do. Please complete the following activities while you have free time or while you are in the computer lab.

Language Arts:
Spelling City
Vocabulary Match
Homographs
Sentence Ball
A Carousel of Verbs
Cause and Effect
Reference sources

Math:
matching shapes
angles jeopardy game
robopacker
What's the point (choose "easy" on this game to practice the 1st quadrant)
geometric terms
pool geometry
measuring angles (I will be using this in class, do not play this during computer time)

Science/S.S.
The weather game
Weather for Kids (this is a fun site with lots of activities you might enjoy at home)
EdHeads (this is a fun site to help you learn how to predict the weather)
Mr. Jefferson's Magical Maze
History Globe (how well would you do as a colonist?)

Week of Jan. 17th-20th

2012-01-16T16:31:00.000-08:00

I am so excited, Miss Bowden begins her student teaching with us tomorrow. :) I know you will make her feel very welcome. However, we have to show her how things run in Mrs. Owens's classroom. Please explain to her how we use my blog throughout the week.

Math:
Billy Bug
Locate the Aliens
Number Monster
Bar graph quiz

Language Arts:
What can you infer?
Inference Battleship
Inference riddles

Science:
Droplet
Water word scramble game

Social Studies:
Colonial Williamsburg

Week of Jan.9th-13th

2012-01-08T16:34:00.000-08:00

Well.....now we really have to get down to business! Half the year is over and before you know it, the CRCT test will be here. We still have a lot of work to do. If you continue to work on activities I place on my blog and work hard in class, I promise you will be ready!

Language Arts activities:
The Thesaurus
Author's Purpose battleship
Sequencing

Math activities:
math data
Bedtime Bandits
Cash out
Airmadillos

Science/S.S. activities:
map game
Colonial jobs (read the information about different jobs during colonial times)
Water cycle quiz
water cycle wordsearch

Jan. 5th-6th

2012-01-04T12:47:00.001-08:00

Welcome back!!!! I am putting up an encyclopedia site because I want to use it for something in class. There is nothing you will need to do on the blog this week.

Fact Monster

Here are some math activities you can work on this week.

place value racing
Adding money
Basketball multiplication

Week of Dec. 12th-16th

2011-12-12T05:22:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-27T17:05:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-13T17:13:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-06T16:42:00.000-08:00

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

2011-10-31T05:22:00.000-07:00

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

2011-10-23T14:20:00.000-07:00

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

2011-10-09T15:37:00.000-07:00

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

2011-10-02T14:51:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-25T14:24:00.000-07:00

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

2011-09-05T14:12:00.000-07:00

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

2011-08-29T04:21:00.000-07:00

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

2011-08-21T14:16:00.000-07:00

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

2011-08-14T17:34:00.000-07:00

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

2011-08-07T13:01:00.001-07:00

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

2011-05-23T08:25:00.000-07:00

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

2011-05-15T13:12:00.001-07:00

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

2011-05-08T14:02:00.000-07:00

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

2011-05-02T04:34:00.000-07:00

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

2011-04-24T15:37:00.000-07:00

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

2011-04-10T12:39:00.000-07:00

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

2011-03-28T05:27:00.000-07:00

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

2011-03-20T17:18:00.000-07:00

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

2011-03-14T05:25:00.000-07:00

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

2011-03-06T05:20:00.000-08:00

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

2011-02-27T15:17:00.000-08:00

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

2011-02-20T15:48:00.000-08:00

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

2011-02-06T12:41:00.000-08:00

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

2011-01-29T09:53:00.000-08:00

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

2011-01-24T04:38:00.000-08:00

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

2011-01-18T04:18:00.000-08:00

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

2011-01-11T05:02:00.000-08:00

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

Week of Dec.13th-17th

2010-12-13T04:26:00.000-08:00

I don't know about you, but I am super excited about Christmas break! Let's enjoy this week with some fun but educational games......maybe a little more fun than educational though. ;)

Book worm
Interactive math site (you can play anything on this website)
Zuma
Bejeweled

Last, Christmas is quickly approaching and that means a lot of fun times with your family and friends. I found the cutest website I would like for you to visit and enjoy. These two activities are completely optional. They are meant for fun, not for a grade. If you complete the "naughty or nice" activity, let me know what you scored and I will tell you what I scored. :)

Letter to Santa
Naughty or nice

Week of Dec. 6th-10th

2010-12-06T04:23:00.000-08:00

This is such an exciting time of year! I love getting ready for Christmas break. Please complete the following activites. Remember the more you complete these, the better you will get!

Space Racer (Only play this game if you think you are REALLY good at your multipliction facts)

Power Proofreading (Please click on "The Big Cleanup") This game will not play on the laptops, you will need to use the desktop computers for it.

Cows Context Clues

Dino Hunters

Week of Nov.30th- Dec.4th

2010-11-28T14:35:00.000-08:00

Only 3 weeks until Christmas break. We will have MAP testing next week so I want you to work real hard to get ready for it. Please complete the following activities for this week's contract.

Spelling City
Vocabulary match
Antonyms
Analogies quiz
Piant by idioms (It would probably be best for you to play any of the "easy" level games)

Week of Nov.15th-19th

2010-11-12T07:56:00.000-08:00

This week we will be preparing for our Thanksgiving holiday! I am placing some fun acitivites that I hope you enjoy.

You are the Historian (We will be using this site in reading this week and then you will come back to this site in order to complete another activity. You do NOT have to do this for your contract.)

Turkey Surprise (This is just a fun little interactive story!)

Interactive Pilgrim Puzzle

Widgets (I would like for you to play all of the "Easy" puzzles. When you click on one, you will have to click "remind me later" instead of registering on the site.)

Week of Nov.8th-12th

2010-11-08T06:02:00.000-08:00

Only 2 weeks until Thanksgiving break! I want you to work hard though. Below are some activities I would like for you to complete. :)

possessive noun play (some of you have already played this game, but it won't hurt to play it again)

singular possessive noun quiz

Chubz Diner (follow the directions that lead you through this site. When you get to the operations, you MUST choose multiplication. Then you MUST do the levels at the bottom that serves as a review) Ask me if you need help!

Fall down (this is just a fun game to play!) See how high of a score you can get. Bet you can't beat mine......

National Geographic for kids (you will use this site for Miss Burdett's lesson)

Week of Nov.1st-5th

2010-10-31T16:17:00.001-07:00

This week you will be involved in a biography unit with Miss Schaffer. You will not have any Spelling City activities or vocabulary activities on my blog. However, you will still have other activities to complete. :)

It's Greek to Me (try to play all 4 levels)
Clean up your Grammar (play both levels)
Thanksgiving poems (pick one of the poems from this site and you and a friend will recite it for the class and maybe at the retired teachers luncheon)
Sports Match Game
Patty's Paints (you can play all the levels OR the three cans at the bottom right that give a review)

week of Oct.11th-15th

2010-10-10T17:50:00.000-07:00

Feels like fall finally doesn't it? You have early dismissal this week, but we still have plenty to do in our classroom. :)

Spelling City
Vocabulary
word structure practice
drawing conclusions (This site may have some trouble loading. If it does, you will need to find a desktop that can successfully load it. I want you to complete this activity!)
guess the setting

Week of Oct.4th-8th

2010-10-03T11:43:00.000-07:00

Remember to study your spelling words, even though they are the same as last week. I have put some activities on here for you to complete.

Spelling City
Vocabulary
Word Central (click on the "Alpha-bot" game when you enter this site)
Inference Riddle Game
Gnomes Fishing games (when you get the chance, you will need to click "all rules" on the plural rules game)
Plural Play

Week of Sept.27th- Oct.1

2010-09-26T10:54:00.000-07:00

We will begin a new story this week. We will work on dictionary skills and common/proper nouns. Please complete the following activities to help you practice.

Spelling City
Vocabulary Match
Dino Hunters
typing level 1 (You will need to play this game and level 2 many, many times. The more you play, the better your typing skills will become)
typing level 2

Week of Sept.20th-24th

2010-09-19T10:41:00.000-07:00

Another week of "What Jo Did".... We will continue working on common/proper nouns so I have added another game to help you practice. We will also be working on drawing conclusion in reading. Make sure you read your story this week, study your spelling words and look over your D.O.L.

Spelling city
Vocabulary
Rusty Rat
Drawing conclusions quiz
Cows in context
Prefixes/suffixes

Week of Sept.13th-17th

2010-09-12T11:56:00.000-07:00

I am allowing 2 weeks for the story I will introduce tomorrow. We will be working on cause/effect, prefixes, and drawing conclusions. I am linking some activities I would like for you to complete. Remember, the more you practice, the better you will get at these skills. :)

Parents: I love for the children to complete these activities at home, but please remind them that they are still expected to do them again when I have class time for them as well.

Spelling City
Vocabulary
Noun Dunk
Cause and Effect

Compound Subject/Predicate quiz (Thursday)

2010-09-07T05:39:00.001-07:00

We will continue the same story this week. I would like for you to play a different game on Spelling City when you visit that site. You are still required to complete the following activities. Have a great week!

Spelling City
Vocabulary
Subject speedway
Penguins on Ice

Week of August 30th-Sept.3rd

2010-08-29T12:59:00.000-07:00

You all did a GREAT job working on your contracts last week. I am placing some more activities for you to complete this week. :)

Spelling City
Vocabulary Matching
Fact and Opinion
World puzzle
Planting Sentences

Week of August 23rd-27th

2010-08-22T14:33:00.000-07:00

We will continue working on our contracts this week. Complete the following activities to help practice your skills. :)

Spelling City
Vocabulary matching
GeoSpy (after your type in your name, make sure you click the continent game)
Sentence Power

Week of August 16th-20th

2010-08-15T13:24:00.000-07:00

This week we will begin working on contracts. I am placing the following activities on my blog for you to complete. Remember, this is for your benefit so you need to take your time and learn from them.
Spelling City
Sequencing (easy)
sequencing (harder)
Main Idea
Vocabulary matching
Professor Garfield

Week of August 9th-13th

2010-08-09T15:47:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my blog! Every week you will find activities that I would like for you to complete. The more you practice, the better you will do on these skills. All you have to do is click on the activities below and it will link you to the fun!!!!!

Spelling city
The Sentence Trail
Lewis and Clark adventure
Vocabulary practice

Week of May 24th-28th

2010-05-23T16:46:00.000-07:00

This is the last week of school.....I know you are excited. However, I still have some activities I would like for you to complete. :) Have a great summer!
Vehicles
Isoball 2
The Worlds Hardest Game
Skywire 2
Little Furry Things World

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

Week of May 17th-21st

2010-05-17T04:35:00.000-07:00

Only 2 weeks of school left, here are some activities I would like for you to complete please.
Fling the Teacher (I know you love this game so I thought I would include it one last time)
Wall of words (You should be able to play the 7 word version by now) This will NOT run on the laptops.
Word search
Typing of ghosts(How good are you at keyboarding?)
Bloxorz

Holes quizzes
Chapters 21-25
Chapters 26-30
Chapters 31-35

My math class only:
Operation snowman
Math man
Fraction Fun
Find Grampy
Geometry puzzle

Week of May 10th-14th

2010-05-09T15:19:00.000-07:00

Almost over! Only 3 weeks left, we still have to work though. Please complete the following activities this week.

Robopacker
Rock Hopper
VectorKids(you may choose addition the first time you play this game)
Operation Order(choose easy)
Categories

Holes quizzes (this is for Owens and Blythe homerooms only)
Chapters 1-5
Chapters 6-10
Chapters 11-15
Chapters 16-20

Week of May 3rd-7th

2010-05-03T06:38:00.000-07:00

We are almost finished! I am putting some fun activities on your contract this week. :) Remember to work hard in MAP testing and reach for that goal!
Zuma
Rebus puzzles
Ball separation
Mad Moves

April 26th-30th

2010-04-25T15:40:00.000-07:00

If you did not complete last week's activities, you need to complete those as well as the following activities.
Measure it (you can play either "super brain inches" or "hard inches"
Guess the Number (you can play either 1-5 or 1-10 on the easy column)
Word confusion(play the harder game)

Week of April 19th-23rd

2010-04-19T07:28:00.000-07:00

This week you will be playing some activites to help you review for your CRCT test, enjoy and have fun!

Grammar Gorillas( you can click the beginner game)
Word Invasion
Types of Sentences
2Bee or Nottoobee

week of April 12th-16th

2010-04-11T14:57:00.000-07:00

Please complete the following activities:

Wizards and Pigs (you MUST have headphones to complete this activity or you will need to complete it in computer lab)
Squanky the Tooth Taker (a game about synonyms)
Parts of a book
Types of Texts (make sure you record your grade on your contract)

Week of April 5th-9th

2010-04-05T04:44:00.000-07:00

Only 2 weeks before testing, now is the time to work harder not take it easy and slack off. Please complete the following activites, remember.....the more you practice, the better you will do!

Fling the Teacher
Wall of Words
The sentence
Author's Purpose
What's the big idea?

Week of March 22nd-26th

2010-03-19T12:38:00.000-07:00

Please complete the following activities for this week's contract. I am also adding a few links for CRCT practice. Feel free to practice as much as you like....the more you practice, the better you will do.
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

March 15th-19th

2010-03-14T13:19:00.000-07:00

Since we will not have a story this week, we are going to do some reviewing for the CRCT test.
Reference sources

Reference sources II

Adjective movie and quiz

Adjective Detective

Encyclopedia Brown

2010-03-07T17:11:00.000-08:00

Please make sure you complete all of the activities this week.

Spelling City

Vocabulary game

Fish Tanks

Homophone challenge

Sequencing with Simon (you MUST have headphones on to play this game, I would begin with the easy game first)

Seeker of Knowledge

2010-02-28T11:47:00.000-08:00

I am excited about this week. Our GSU students will be with us fulltime for about 6 weeks!

Make sure you complete the following activities this week:

Spelling City

Vocabulary Game

Possessive Pronouns

Shape Surveyor (this game could be a little difficult if you don't remember how to find area and perimeter) Pay attention to the instructions because you switch around, sometimes you will find area and sometimes you will find the perimeter.
Remember :
Area= length X width
Perimeter = add ALL the sides

Pronoun Battleship

Rebus Stories

King in the Kitchen

2010-02-15T08:27:00.000-08:00

Very Vivid Vocabulary (use the podcast below to help you review our vocabulary words)

Rags to Riches (dictionary skills)

Rags to Riches (glossary skills)

Spelling City

Vocabulary game

Shape Challenge

tangrams

Encantado

2010-02-05T06:33:00.000-08:00

Try the following activities to see how well you understand the concepts we have been working on.

Pronoun game

Spelling City

Vocabulary match

Subject/Object Pronouns

The Houdini Box

2010-01-29T14:10:00.000-08:00

Please make sure you are practicing all the activities on my blog!

Spelling City

Vocabulary match

Pronoun Clubhouse

Predicting

Eye of the Storm (week 2)

2010-01-24T14:02:00.000-08:00

We will continue reading Eye of the Storm this week. Please complete the activities I have posted. Take your time and really use these activities to improve your skills.

Verb tense #1

Verb tense #2

Prediction game (This is a SUPER easy game about predicting. You MUST play all 12 puzzles, the key is to guess what picture is under the squares but revealing a few as possible)

Snowman Builder( You must play all 3 games on this site, there are only 10 questions on each game so I am not asking too much of you)

Geometry Games (only for my math class, not for contract)

Eye of the Storm

2010-01-19T09:27:00.000-08:00

Although this is a shorter week, please complete the following activities for your contract.

Spelling City

Vocabulary Match

Verb Tense Train

Verb Frontier

Interactive Protractor

How Night Came from the Sea

2010-01-10T14:24:00.000-08:00

Welcome back kids! We are now in the second semester, the countdown begins to the CRCT! We will be working very hard to prepare for it. Please make sure you are finishing all of your blog activites every week. :)

Spelling City

Vocabulary Quiz

Subject/verb agreement

Math baseball ( You MUST chose division, but I will allow you to chose the level you play) Remember, taking the easy way out of things only hurts yourself, not me!

Adelina's Whale

2009-12-13T11:11:00.000-08:00

HO! HO! HO! Last week before Christmas vacation! We still have work to do...... The most important thing you have to do this week is to finish your OAS tests. If you scroll down, you can find the link to OAS on last week's blog. Once you have finished those, you can complete the other activities on here.

This is a fun game to practice your division facts, once you "blast" the correct quotient, you have to fly through the empty spot you created.
Division Tunnel Blaster

Play something you haven't played on this site before. You really need to concentrate on these words and their meanings, that is the ONLY way you will know which word you are being asked to spell.
Spelling City

You will enjoy this game more if you play with a partner, oh and spelling counts when you play this game!
Homophones

Can you tell the difference between the main verb, a helping verb and a contraction? Play this game to find out how good you are!
Verb power

The Stranger (week 2)

2009-12-07T05:32:00.001-08:00

Only two weeks left before Christmas break! I know you are excited..... however, we still have work to do. Please complete the following activities.

Spelling City

OAS test

Plural and possessive nouns

Linking verbs

Clean up your grammar

The Stranger

2009-11-30T05:30:00.000-08:00

Below are the activities you will need to complete for this week's contract.

Vocabulary Matching (some of the words on this activity are from the "extra words" that you are not required to know. If you think about it, I BET you can figure out what they mean)

Spelling city

Spelling scramble

Action Verbs

Linking Verbs

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

2009-11-09T04:50:00.000-08:00

I am only putting a few activities on the blog this week. I want you to concentrate on completing Math Facts in a Flash too.

Paintball Punctuation (you have to click either medium or hard level) Remember to also click on "maybe later" to get the game started.

Spelling City

So you want to be President

2009-11-01T17:14:00.000-08:00

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

Spelling City

Vocabulary Matching

Antonyms

Analogies Quiz

Marven of the Great North Woods

2009-10-25T18:52:00.000-07:00

Please complete the following activities for this week's contract.

Spelling City

Vocabulary Matching

Fact and Opinion

Irregular Plurals

Grace and the Time Machine

2009-10-18T15:13:00.001-07:00

Hope you had a nice week off. Now it is time to get back to work. Please complete the following activities.

Vocabulary Matching

Spelling City

Compare/contrast

Multiplication

Early dismissal week!!!!

2009-10-04T13:20:00.001-07:00

This is a short week for you since you get out early Thursday and Friday. Parents, if I have not met with you for our fall conference, I hope you will be able to attend the date I sent you as our reschedule date. :)

Below are some activities I would like for you to complete. Remember, we will be writing this week and working our way through the writing process.

Space Racer (Only play this game if you think you are REALLY good at your mulitiplication facts)

Math blox (click on "all math facts" and then a registration box will appear. All you have to do is click on "Maybe later" and then you can play the game) If you need help just ask and I will help you.

Power Proofreading (Please click on "The Big Cleanup")

Ball Hogs ( Make sure you read "how to play" before beginning or else you will get confused)

Homophones Quiz(this is no longer available, mark this off of your contract)

Coyote School News

2009-09-27T15:15:00.001-07:00

The following activites should be completed this week in order to complete your contract.

Spelling City

plural play (This game should be played with 2 players but you can play by yourself or get a partner)

Math Magician (Do NOT pick the easiest facts, you need to practice the ones that are difficult too)

Cows Context Clues

Dino Hunters (This game helps you practice using guide words)

What Jo did

2009-09-20T14:31:00.000-07:00

The following activites will help you practice skills we are working on this week:

Spelling City

Vocabulary Matching

Noun Dunk

Cause and Effect

Multiplication Target(when you get to this site, scroll down and you will see the "Target the Answer" game. You will need to do ALL of the facts, if you do not have headphones, you MUST turn off the volumn!) Play this as often as you can since knowing your mulitplication facts is VERY IMPORTANT!

Friday Finishers!

2009-09-18T06:45:00.001-07:00

You may only visit the following sites if you finished your contract:

Ants go Marching (you must complete the harder facts!)

Math Man (this is like PacMan)

Camel Multiples

Letters Home from Yosemite

2009-09-13T14:27:00.000-07:00

Please make sure you complete all the activities on your contract. These activities will help you practice your skills we are working on this week.

Spelling City

The Sentence Trail (this is a review of the 4 types of sentences)

Main Idea

Fact and Opinion

Do you know your world?(this is just a puzzle of world, I thought it was kind of fun)

The Horned Toad Prince

2009-09-07T13:43:00.000-07:00

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

Spelling City

Vocabulary Matching

Compound Sentences

Alphattack

Grandfather's Journey

2009-08-30T12:18:00.000-07:00

Complete the following activites for this week's contract. :)

Spelling City

Sequencing

Reading Ring

Vocabulary matching

Lewis, Clark and Me

2009-08-23T15:12:00.000-07:00

The following activites support the skills we will be working on throughout the week. These activities are excellent ways to review for your tests on Friday. Enjoy!

Spelling City (remember, you only have to play ONE game from this site)

Vocabulary practice (2 words on the list are not part of the words I gave you, think about them and you will probably be able to figure them out)

Author's purpose

Cause and Effect

Rounding Flachcards

Week of Aug.17th

2009-08-16T17:00:00.000-07:00

I hope you are enjoying the activities on my blog. Below are some more I would like for you to complete this week. Remember, you have until Friday to complete all of them so organize your time when working on your contract.

Spelling City (play any one of the games listed on this site)
The more you play, the better prepared you will be for your spelling test. :)

Vocabulary matching

sequencing activity

Hacker's machine

Week of Aug.10th

2009-08-09T16:45:00.000-07:00

This week we will begin working on our contracts. Below are some activities I would like you to complete. If the activity gives you a score, just write it on the line next to the activity on your contract. If you don't get a score, just put a check mark on the line.

Quia, run-on sentences

Planting sentences

jumbled words (vocabulary practice)

e-word game (this is a little difficult)

Patty's Paints (multiplication facts)

August 7th

2009-08-07T05:14:00.000-07:00

Welcome back! I hope it has been a great week for you. I am so excited about this school year. There are some links to some activities below. Please click on the green words and it will take you to the activity I want you to complete.

Sentence Fragment quiz

chomp chomp

planting sentences

place value game

One false move

Week of May 26th

2009-05-26T04:48:00.000-07:00

This is it!!!! My last blog for the year. I have put some fun and interesting games for you to enjoy this week. Over the summer I am sure you will get bored at times. This is a great place to visit and keep your skills fresh.....enjoy your summer and be careful!

Geometry Pool

Number twins

Gravity Grid

Breaking Bricks

Punctuation Paintball (when the ad comes up to download, just click the "maybe later" button)

What's that Word(click the "maybe later" button again, you may want level 1 or 2 to begin with)

Fun City

Week of May18th

2009-05-17T12:52:00.000-07:00

Can you believe that we only have 9 days of school left? It has gone by so fast. I hope you enjoyed this year as much as I have. Here are some fun activities to complete for this week's contract.

VectorKids (you may want to choose addition the first time you play this game)

Operation Order (choose easy)

Homophones (play all 3 levels, beging with level 1)

Homonym pop-up

Categories

analogies

nifty thrifty word web

Week of May 11th

2009-05-11T06:33:00.000-07:00

We are really close now. We have MAP testing this week so here are some fun things for you to complete for your contract!

Alphaattack

Word Invasion (make sure to UNCLICK preposition when you have that option)

Fling the Teacher

Week of May 4th

2009-05-04T04:35:00.000-07:00

We are really getting close to the end now! I know you are very excited about summer, but we still have work to do to get you ready for 5th grade. Please complete the following activites for this week's contract.

Wall of Words

Balloon Pop

Typing of ghosts

word search

Week of April 27th

2009-04-27T05:47:00.000-07:00

Looks like we made it! Testing is OVER .........finally!! In celebration of your hard work, I have posted some fun games for you to enjoy this week!

Bloxorz

maze race 2

Spot the difference

Bridge Crossing

April 21st

2009-04-21T06:03:00.000-07:00

Wow, you did so good on yesterday's blog that I decided to post another one today! You are so ready for the big day I am actually excited it is finally here. I can't wait for you to show off all that you have learned this year. Below are some more great sites to help you refresh (that word has a prefix in it doesn't it?) your memory.......

Mystery Numbers

Cookie Dough

Drag race division

Geometry flash cards

Balloon pop fractions

Week of April 20th

2009-04-20T06:15:00.000-07:00

It looks like we made it.....................anyone over the age of 35 is singing a song right now! LOL

Here are some more activities you can complete in order to prepare you for the test this week. have fun!!!

Grammar review #1

Sentence review

Grammar review #2

Grammar Gorillas (play the ADVANCED game)

Alliteration or Simile

Wizards and Pigs

Drawing conclusions

Dino Hunters

April 13th

2009-04-12T13:41:00.001-07:00

Welcome back....................I trust you had a wonderful and restful break! Remember, it's CRUNCH TIME right now. We have a lot of reviewing to do. I hope that you will use this blog at home to help you refresh some of your skills we worked on earlier this year. So, don't spend all of your time playing Zuma! Below are the links to the activities for this week's contract.

Test Tutor

Reading Rocket

Vocabulary crossword

Can you pass the "American citizenship" test?

Week of March 30th

2009-03-30T06:28:00.000-07:00

Only a short time before the TEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Relax, you will be fine. We are going to do some more practice tests this week. the good news is, we will be doing them on the laptops. I have added the link for the OAS tests. I will tell you what to do each day. However, below are some game syou can play to help you with your skills.

adverb game

Vocabulary crossword

Fact and Opinion

Animated story of Paul Bunyan

OAS

Tic Tac Toe

Week of March 23rd

2009-03-24T07:58:00.000-07:00

This week you will be practicing some CRCT tests, click on the link below so you can log in and begin. Make sure you take this seriously!

OAS tests