Learning about Rocks

We're learning about the rock cycle! Here are some links to use to help you build your knowledge.

Rock Cycle Interactive
This interactive website will help you to learn about the three types of rocks.

More Rock Cycle Information
At this website, you can find lots of additional information about different kinds of rocks and the rock cycle.

More animations
At this site, you can see some different animations that show how rocks form.

Cave Formation
In our intervention class, we learned about how caverns form. At this site, you can see an animation to show the formation of a cavern.

Fiction Genres

Isn't it fun to think about genres? Here is the Powerpoint presentation that we have viewed in school. What genres have you read? Which would you like to read?

Fiction genres

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Using their, they're, and there

This week, we're working on homophones in spelling. These are words that sound the same, but are spelled differently. One set that is especially confusing is the set of there, their, and they're.

To practice, try out these interactive games and exercises! (Please note: Many of these games have links to advertisements on their pages. Remember to stay on the linked page only, especially if you are working in the computer lab.)

Online quiz: Try these sentences to see if you can choose the correct form of the word.

Taxi Review: Answer a question correctly to race in a taxi! (Once again, I'm not very good at this one!)

Another online quiz: Try this one to see how you do.

Tank game: You can play this game in one-player or two-player mode. Enjoy!

Fraction Activities

Today in math class we worked on finding equivalent fractions with Cuisenaire Rods. At this site from Math Playground, you can play with digital manipulatives. Can you find equivalent fractions? What can you discover?

In class, we talked about finding fractions of sets. At this site, you can practice matching fractions to sets.

Explore the relationships between fractions, decimals, and percents at this Illuminations Fraction Models site.

Get a head start on our study of percents by playing the game Decention, in which you match up percents, decimals, and fractions.

Learn about fractions while playing a spooky game in Escape from Fraction Manor.

Let me know which games you like the best! :)

Working with Fractions

We're about to start working with fractions. Here are some fun games to practice and review.

Fraction Monkeys

With this game, you can practice putting fractions on a numberline, matching equivalent fractions, and ordering fractions.

Fraction Flags
With this game, you can use fractions to create and color a flag.

Falling Numbers
In this game, you'll solve "fraction of" problems. You can play this in 1-player or 2-player modes. See if a parent or sibling is willing to play!