September+Happenings

Welcome to September! I will continue posting as we learn about new things all month. Be sure to go back to August and review those links. I will also include handouts and worksheets given in class when possible. Then check back here frequently for new sites to explore! Happy Learning!

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National 9/11 Memorial Nick News: What Happened on 9/11/2001? Roald Dahl Celebration September 13th

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International Talk Like a Pirate Day - September 19th media type="custom" key="23918154" Brain Pop - Piracy National Geographic Pirates

Test Your Pirate Knowledge! Latitude and Longitude Pirate Map PracticeLearn all about the lives of pirates from the St. Augustine Pirate and Treasure Museum!

Who's Who Aboard the Ship?

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Nook Practice: Vocabulary/SpellingCity, Xtramath,Scootpad Reading, Scootpad Math Brainpop - Check Planner for passwords

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media type="custom" key="20818950" Do you have a favorite place to read at home? What type of books do you like to read best? What do you do when you are reading something and it doesn't make sense to you? || This rubric will be used to determine part of your language grade. You will take one of your "seeds" you have written following a conference with me. Then, you will rewrite it making the necessary corrections.
 * Reading || Writing/Grammar || Math || Social Science ||
 * Ask Mom or Dad:

Narrative Writing || Addition/Subtraction Strategies with numbers up to 100.

Reviewing Addition Combinations up to 10+10 and continuing to totals of 20: [|Fluency Game to 10] A + Math Number Doubles Place Value: One's, Ten's after mastery to 100's  [|Base 10's Place Value Game] || Learn and Use Cardinal and Intermediate Directions Identify and Label the 7 Continents and 5 Oceans Compass Rose Intermediate Directions

Can you label this?

Mapzone GeoGames Practice Latitude-Longitude Game Map Skills Games

Practice actually using a compass rose. Then you have to use the opposite directions to leave the chamber. Where is Japan? || Text to Self Text to Text Text to World to enjoy and understand to make sense of text to use schema (connections) and infer || || Johnnie's Math page [|Practice Quiz] [|Know more about your C & O]
 * READERS:
 * Make Connections
 * Visualize
 * Coin Combo** || Continents and Oceans

|| Parents: Make sure your child selects an activity that is most appropriate for where they are with their mathmatical ability and understanding.
 * || Spelling & Vocabulary City || Investigations Online Games and Activities

Specific Games Listed BELOW: || Design a Satellite

Creating our own Maps AniMaps Commuity Walk Google Maps Scribble Maps Google Maps [|Google Earth] || Dolch Kit Divided into smaller lists 1200 High Frequency Words in order || Grammar Practice: Nouns and Verbs Common and Proper Nouns Adverbs and Adjectives
 * High Frequency Words

Capitalization Links Subject/Predicate Practice Lots of choices for Subject/Predicates Singular and Plural Plurals from FunBrain Singular and Plural-from Roy || **__3rd Grade Suggestions:__****Spooky Sequences:** Counting Backwards (after master of counting up) natural resources, including recycling, reusing conserving, and protecting the environment. BrainPOP-Natural Resources Eco Friendly Kids StudyJams-Natural Resources Learn Grade 4-Natural Resources SF Environment Kids Newsroom-EPA EcoKids __ Kids Be Green __ Cahaba River Society Eco Challenge || Storyline Online Bookflix Smories || Online Writing: Custom Mini-Book for Girl and Boy Future Me StoryJumper Create your own brochure, booklet, flyer or newspaper || **Close to 100 - Online version** We have played this inclass with partners with a deck of cards
 * Place Value**
 * Give the Dog a Bone**
 * Shark Numbers** || Science-Describe ways to sustain
 * Fiction

Promotes fluency for all facts.
 * Sum Stacker**: Subitizing
 * Subitizing** is "instantly seeing how many."

Could be a challenge || Describe the life cycle of plants, including seed, seed germination, growth, and reproduction. FactMonster - Seed Plants · Describing the role of plants in a food chain · Identifying plant and animal cells · Describing how plants occupy space and use light, nutrients, water, and air · Classifying plants according to their features Examples: evergreen or deciduous, flowering or nonflowering · Identifying helpful and harmful effects of plants Examples: helpful—provide food, control erosion; harmful—cause allergic reactions, produce poisons · Identifying how bees pollinate flowers · Identifying photosynthesis as the method used by plants to produce food Plant Videos and Quizzes National Geographic Kids Plants Interdependence of plants and animals Internet4Classrooms-Plant Links || TrueFlix National Geographic Online Issues Time for Kids Fisher Science Education Science Magazine || Word Study: Cluster BusterConsonant Clusters with Links Consonant Clusters Words List Short Vowel Sounds with Audio (See Video Below) Short Vowel Song Ending Consonant Digraphs Beginning Consonant Digraphs Consonant Blends Practice Progressive Phonics- I will provide username and password in-class ||  || Plant Links Biology of Plants Biology4Kids Soil-net.com Plants Thinkquest-Plants Info. Plants Module New York Botanical Gardens-Plant Hunter The Science of Spring Leaves-Interactive Map Life Cycle of a Plant Parts of a Seed and Parts of a Plant- Primary The Dirt on Soil - Save the Farm The Great Plant Escape Photosynthesis Webites-PBS Growing Game || Explore Alabama birds geography Learn more about Alabama Travel || PBS Super Why! Storybook Creator ||  ||   || Social Studies Alive Economics - The Mint.org USmint for kids || Scholastic's Global Literacy Campaign ||  ||   || Geography Terms National Geographic Parts of a Map and different types of maps (SMART Exchange-Notebooks) Using Electronic Maps - Google, Yahoo, etc.... ||
 * Subtraction Action**
 * Non-Fiction
 * Reading Skill Interactives-PSPB ||  ||   || Birmingham Audubon Society
 * Book Buddy Activities
 * Check it out!

__about any of the suggestions below:__ We read everyday for work or pleasure. Enjoying reading is the first step to opening doors to the world. __about any of the suggestions below:__ Madlibs Word Games like Scrabble, UpWords
 * __**Reading**__ __**Hints for Home**__ || __**Writing/Grammar**__ __**Hints for Home**__ || __**Math**__ __**Hints for Home**__ || __**Social Science**__ __**Hints for Home**__ ||
 * __Ask someone at home to talk with you__
 * Talk to others in your home about the different ways they use READING everyday.
 * Reading the newspaper, magazines, books, cooking a new recipe || __Ask someone at home to talk with you__
 * Do you have a writing journal or Writer's Notebook for home?

If you want additional worksheet practice try this link: English for Everyone || __Ask someone at home to talk with you__ __about any of the suggestions below:__ Parents: Math Fact Fluency What is math fact fluency? Can your child respond in 3 seconds or less when random combinations are called out? (Combinations up to 10, then continue with combinations that equal/make 11, then add combinations that make 12, 13, 14 - all the way through 20.) When driving in the car or doing household chores, call out random facts to your child. Can you teach someone to play Guess My Number? Digit Place? || __Ask someone at home to talk with you__ __about any of the suggestions below:__ (Parents, these are for extra practice and your child should not necessarily be able to do these things independently.) Look at a map, atlas and/or a GPS. Discuss how it works. Practice finding your favorite place to eat or visit. Can you find the school, grocery store, library? ||