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Contests
2010 Arbor Day National Poster Contest
http://www.arborday.org/kids/postercontest/
Amazing Kids! Contests
http://www.amazing-kids.org/contests
art contests
http://www.artsandkids.com/Contest/artcontest.asp
Invention Contest
Bubble Wrap
http://nmoe.org/bubblewrap/howtoenter.html
writing
Beware of Writing Contests---warnings for fake contests
http://www.sfwa.org/beware/contests.html
Contest Tips
http://writers-editors.com/Writers/Contests/Contest_Tip_Sheet/contest_tip_sheet.htm
English Language Arts
Active Reading Strategies
http://www.justreadnow.com/strategies/active.htm
american academy of american poets
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/2
Bartleby
Free Books Online
http://www.bartleby.com/
dover publications
http://store.doverpublications.com/
free books online
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/
green leaf press
http://www.greenleafpress.com/catalog/index.php
home school ideas
http://www.mooreexpressions.com/
Inferences
Qualities of Skilled Readers
http://people.uncw.edu/sherrilld/edn355/inferences.htm
merriam-webster online dictionary
http://www.m-w.com/
online reading tests
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2003/grade4/read.htm
Reading Comprehension Strategies
http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/readcompindexa.htm
Reading Strategies
http://www.kimskorner4teachertalk.com/readingliterature/readingstrategies/menu.htm
reading tests online!
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat/default.htm
AR Bookfinder
Look for AR books here!
http://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx
SOL Practice - Test Tutor
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/book_buddy/test/coyote/test_coyote.html
SOL Practice - Test Tutor
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/book_buddy/test/coyote/test_coyote.html
Star Fall
Great for Reading Help
http://www.starfall.com/
Create an ALL ABOUT ME POEM!
Instantly!
http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/allaboutmepoem.htm
Grammar
grammar games
Look at the top and select the grade level!
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/preview/harcourt_language/grammar_park.html
Grammar Help
http://www.ecarter.k12.mo.us/dept/elementary/fourthgrade/ccrites/englishpage.html
grammar support
http://hillside.needham.k12.ma.us/cyberventues/literacy/grade_5_literacy/5_literacy.htm
Handwriting
Manuscript Practice
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/alphabetp12.htm
Cursive Practice
http://donnayoung.org/penmanship/cursive.htm
Writing
Writers' Voices
http://www.ttms.org/writing_quality/voice.htm
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America,, Inc.
http://www.sfwa.org/writing/
Writing Topics -Examples
http://www.thewritesource.com/topics.htm
Writing Help for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/hh/writeideas
6 Traits of Writing
http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/sixtraits.html
Writing and Language Arts Help
http://teachers.henrico.k12.va.us/specialist/marymassie/fifth.htm
Mathematics
A+ math
http://www.aplusmath.com/
Everyday Math Help
Practice now for Unit 9!
http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/3.htm
free graph paper --for printing
http://incompetech.com/beta/plainGraphPaper/
hexaflexagons
http://www.drking.plus.com/hexagons/flexagons/simul.html
Interactive Math Sites
http://www.linktolearning.com/number_sense.htm
Math help
http://mathforum.org/
math vocab
http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math2/index3.html
money instruction
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/
Place value practice
http://mrsbogucki.com/aemes/resource/apps/placeval/default.htm
Tessellations
http://www.k4.dion.ne.jp/~mnaka/home.index.html
Triple A Math
You'll need paper and pencil for this!
http://www.aaaknow.com/grade3.htm
Interactive Math Sites
http://www.linktolearning.com/number_sense.htm
Create a graph!
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
Math Games
Lots of Games
http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-fract.html
National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Games.asp
Adding and Subtracting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/numbers/chi.shtml
Adding and Subtracting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/numbers/chi.shtml
Addition of Three Digit Numbers
Regrouping Practice!
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr3/3.html
Thinking Games
Fun!
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-flash-thinking-games.html
Math and Logic Games
http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-math-games.html
Parents
Education for the Gifted Learner
http://www.newhorizons.org/spneeds/gifted/front_gifted.htm
Gifted but Learning Disabled Ideas
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/Gifted_learning_disabled.html
NCLD (National Center for Learning Disabilities)
http://www.ncld.org/
Resources for Parents of Gifted Children
http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/gifted_children.shtml#How%20Parents%20Can%20Support%20Gifted%20Children
Help Your Child Learn Science
From the U.S. Dept. of Education
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/Science/index.html
Science
Breeds of Livestock
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/horses/
Electricity and Magnetism
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/electric.html
EPA -Water Cycle
http://www.epa.gov/OGWDW/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.html
force and motion with trucks
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/10_11/forces_action.shtml
friction
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/activities/friction.shtml
Fun with Weather --for kids
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/wxinstruments.htm
magnet projects for kids
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/iconmagnetism.html
Make an Anemometer
http://www.hobbyscience.com/weather.html
making weather instruments
http://www.dcrafts.com/weatherinstruments.htm
Measuring Volume Using a Graduated Cylinder
http://msnucleus.org/membership/html/k-6/as/scimath/3/assm3_5a.html
National Weather Service
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
Physics for Kids!
http://www.physics4kids.com/files/motion_force.html
What's really going on under ground!
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/soil/index.html
Smithsonian National Zoo
The videos are super cool!
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/
Energy -Renewable/Nonrenewable
http://tiki.oneworld.net/energy/energy.html
Science Quizzes
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/science.htm
cells
cells projects for kids
http://www.kathimitchell.com/cells.html
cells resources
http://www.quia.com/pages/hostettersciencecs.html#animal
cellsalive.com
http://www.cellsalive.com/
Edible Cell
http://www.accessexcellence.orgwww.accessexcellence.org/AE/ATG/data/released/0251-NickHoffman/
Fun Sites
Cool Science Club
http://coolscienceclub.tripod.com/
Chemistry for Kids
http://www.chem4kids.com/index.html
Great Links
http://www.fatlion.com/science/sciencelinks.html
Super science sites
http://www.adrianbruce.com/science/index.htm
Cyber Zoo
http://lsb.syr.edu/projects/cyberzoo/index.html
Ed Heads!
Surgery anyone?
http://edheads.org/
Great Links for Kids
http://www.hobbyscience.com/links.html
Education World science sites
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech158.shtml
Neuroscience for Kids!!
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
monarch butterfly imovie
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
Environmental Kids Club
http://www.epa.gov/kids/
kingdoms
bacteria
http://www.zephyrus.co.uk/bacteriakingdom.html
bacteria
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/bacteria/bacteria.html
fungi
http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/biodiversity/crypfungi.html
kingdoms
http://www.geocities.com/enchantedforest/tower/1217/plant.html
plant and animal kingdoms
http://www.quia.com/pages/hostettersciencecs.html#animal
protists
http://www.lanesville.k12.in.us/lcsyellowpages/Tickit/Carl/protists.html
Science Experiments!
Science Project Ideas and Plan
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/index.html
Ideas for science projects
Be sure to scroll all the way down!!
http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairprojects.html
Scientific Method and Ideas for Experiments
Great site!
http://www.lkwdpl.org/schools/elempath/experiments/
Science Experiments You Can Do at Home
-With Parental Supervision of Course
http://www.fatlion.com/science/
Experiments!
Get Your Parents Permission and Help!
http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/experiments.html
Water Cycle
Atmospheric Research--rainbows
http://eo.ucar.edu/rainbows/
Water Cycle Quiz
Study First!
http://marg.mhost.com/Grade3/Watercycle.htm
Just for Kids --Water
Water Cycle!
http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/justforkids/cwp/view.asp?a=3&q=464789&justforkidsNav=|
Virginia's Watersheds
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/science/webquest/content/virginiawatershed.shtml
Molecules: Solid, Liquid, and Gas
http://porpax.bio.miami.edu/~cmallery/150/chemistry/sf2x10b.jpg
Images of Water Cycles
http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=watercycle
Fun! Water Cycles
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/water.html
USGS- Earth's Water
http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/mearth.html
Study Guide
http://web.archive.org/web/20061019212505/http://www.campbell.k12.va.us/CES/Third+Grade/cycles_3.9.htm
Water Cycle Animation
http://www.sweetwater.org/education/watercycle.swf
Water Cycle Diagram
http://web.dps.k12.va.us/ParkAve/waterdia.htm
Water Cycle Reader's Theatre
It's a play about the water cycle!
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/rt/weather/watercycle.shtml
The Virginia SOLs
SOLs with essential knowledge, etc
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/English/englishCF.html
VDOE
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/
VDOE all SOLs
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/go/Sols/home.shtml
Websites
Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
It's the game online!
http://www.fox.com/areyousmarter/features/
Brainpop!
http://www.brainpop.com/
Homework Help
http://www.cosmeo.com/welcome/index.html?CFID=3262430&CFTOKEN=47577841
interactive math sites
http://www.linktolearning.com/number_sense.htm
Learning Planet!
http://www.learningplanet.com/stu/kids0.asp
lesson sites
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat5m/resource/Default.htm#tunes
National Geographic for kids
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/surprise_main.html
pbskids.org
http://pbskids.org/
Scholastic for Kids
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/
Typing Lessons!
http://www.kidsdomain.com/brain/computer/type.html
Typing Practice for Kids Online!
http://www.powertyping.com/
Stars Wars for Kids from LucasOnline
Games
http://www.starwars.com/kids/
Lego.com
Games
http://play.lego.com/en-US/Games/default.aspx
Playmobile.com
Games
http://store.playmobilusa.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-US-Site/en_US/Link-Page?cid=GAMES_OVERVIEW
Quizzes for VA SOLs
http://www.salem.k12.va.us/south/gradelevels/third/sollinks.htm
Virginia Studies
constitution
http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html
Coordinate Map and Grid System Help
This is great pratice!
http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/DE/k9mod/Mapskill/mapskill.html
Excellent 3rd Grade SOL practice!!
http://www.spotsylvania.k12.va.us/rives/Index%20page/sol%20resources/sol%203rd_grade_quia_sol_practice__3rd.htm
famous americans
http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/
Interactive Adventures
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Games/InteractiveAdventures
Jamestown Game!
You have to click in the middle of the page...
http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
whitehouse.gov/kids
http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
Virtual Museum from National Geographic
Kids, you might need an adult to show you how this works!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/hall/
world atlas and states maps
http://www.sitesatlas.com/
Underground Railroad
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
Explorers
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/explorers.htm
WebQuest
Explorers!
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webquests/explorer/
Civil War Information
del.icio.us/trtmbe
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