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Language Arts
Scholastic Stie
Poetry
Poetry Webquest
rhyming dictionary
type a word to find another that rhymes
How to Write Haiku
Haiku by Kids
read lots of examples
How to Write Cinquain
Explore Poetry with the Authors
Poetry Idea Engine Game
Favorite Poem Project
Watch video of Americans reading their favorite poems
Alliteration or Simile?
Simile Matching Game
Analogie Challenge
Similes & Metaphors
tons & tons of great examples
Diamante examples
Simile Video
Grammar
Grammar Gorrilas
Review all parts of speech
5th Grade Grammar Links
Whatever needs practice, it's here!
Nouns
Plural Noun Games
Noun Game
Noun Dunk Game
Nouns & Pronouns
Noun Game 2
The Rat Game
common & proper nouns
Noun Finder
click on the nouns before they fade away
Find the Nouns
QUIA Plural Nouns
Possessive Nouns
Singular or Plural Possessive?
Possessive Nouns
interactive rules and examples; singular and plural
Cave of Stone Wonders
Possessive or not?
Singular Possessives
slide show interactive quiz
Possessive Noun TicTacToe
Possessive noun quiz
QUIA Possessives game
Singular or Plural Possessive quiz
Write the possessive quiz
Choose the correct possessive
Possessive Practice
wisc-online slideshow
Exercise in Plurals and Possessives
Plurals / Possessives
Adverbs
Adverb Rags to Riches
Adverb Battleship
Verbs
Verb Power
review verbs, helping verbs & contraction verbs
Tenses Treasure Hunt
verb tense practice
Quia: Irregular verb tenses
game
Verb Battleship
Verb Viper
correct tense
Present, Past & Future Tenses
Online worksheet to do on SmartBoard
Subject / Verb agreement
write the correct present tense verb / print the accompanying handout
Linking Verbs
Pick the Linking Verb
Adjectives vs. Adverbs
Rats! Adj vs. Adv
Prepositions
Matching Prepositions to Prepositional Phrases
Pick the Correct Preposition
Preposition Hangman
Preposition Desert
Preposition Basketball
Adjectives
SuperNova Adjective Game
Pick It adjective game
Adjective zoo story mad lib
Adjective stamp story mad lib
Conjunctions
Balloon Joining Words
BBC game
Pronouns
Pronoun Treasure Hunt
BBC website
Traveling Pronouns
BBC website
Pronoun Poppers
Quia quiz
Pronoun Jeopardy
Quia game
Subject / Predicate
Mr. Morton Schoolhouse Rock
Rags to Riches game
simple subject & predicate
Subject and Predicate Song
scroll down to subject an predicate music video
Complete / Incomplete / Run-on Sentences
Sentence or Fragment?
Sentence or Run-on Sentence?
Correct or Incorrect Sentence?
Correct or Incorrect Sentence? #2
Avoiding Run-On Sentences
Correcting Run-Ons with Connecting Words
BrainPop: Run-On Sentences
Commas
BBC Commas
Comma Confusion
Save the Comma
GrammarBytes #1
GrammarBytesn #2
GrammarBytes #3
Grammar Bytes #4
QUIA - Commas Galore
QUIA - Insert correct commas
Comparative and Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs
Comparative Adjectives
Comparative and Superlative
Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
Writing
Paragraph Game
Story Starters with Prepositional Phrases
fun idea
Story Starters with Subordinate Phrases
Story Starters with Participial Phrases
Writing Fun
Wonderful Tool for all Types of Writing including poetry
Proofreading
Power Proofreading
Proofreading Makes Perfect
Sentences
Sentence or Sentence Fragment?
4 Types of Sentences #1
4 Types of Sentences #2
4 Types of Sentences #3
BBC Making Sentences Game
complete or incomplete? add punctuation to make sentences
Grammar Blast
Identify the correct sentence
Ed Helper run-on sentences
Find the sentence fragment #1
has an accompanying handout
Find the sentence fragment #2
Compound / Complex senctences
Compound or Complex? game
Compound or Complex?
BBC compound sentences
Punctuation
Punctuation Paintball
BBC Commas
Comma "quiz"
Comma PowerPoint
good introduction
Another Comma PowerPoint
good reinforcement
Test Your Comma IQ!
Comma Confusion!
Sequencing
Sequencing Games
ThinkQuest Sequencing
two pieces of reading with sequencing questions
Prewriting Activities
Bio-Cube
Use for biography summaries or before writing an autobiography
Writing for Teachers
Adverb Writing Lesson
Fantastic Prompts and Lessons focusing on sentence fluency
scroll down
Starter Sentence Prompts
Serendipitous Nouns story starters
use with a lesson on great beginnings
Writing Fix
Strong Opening Paragraph
Brave Margaret
Powerful First Paragraph
Organization
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
3 paragraphs
Voice
Word Choice
Similes & Art
paper plate simile books
Idea Development
Figurative Language
Spelling
Vocabulary
Onomatopoeia
BBC Soundmonster Game
Onomatopoeia Examples
Onomatopoeia YouTube Video
Old Rice Krispies YouTube Video
Online Onomatopoeia Practice
YouTube Tigger Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Hyperbole examples
Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out
TeacherTube Hyperbole Video
Hyperbole examples
scroll down for many examples
Personification
Homophones
There, Their, They're
Video Presentation
To, Two, Too
Video Presentation
Vocabulary
Free Rice
Using Context Clues to determine Word Meaning
Words in Context
Kids' Lab Context Clues
Vocabulary in Context
What's the Word?
Word Clues
Word Up
Prefixes & Suffixes Fling the Teacher
Context is the Key
Reading Skills
Into the Book
Reading Comprehension site
ReadWriteThink
lessons
Character
Character Map
online interactive tool for developing characters in writing
Character Trading Cards
create online for prewriting or characterization
Character Trading Cards
create online for prewriting or characterization
What is Character?
Handout or Smartboard
List of Character Traits
Characterization Power Point
Character Vocabulary
Character Spelling
Book Projects
Designing a Book Cover
planning pages
Book Cover Creator
create and print online
Book Cover Guide
use before designing a cover
Plot
Interactive Circle Plot Diagram
Plot PowerPoint
Plot PowerPoint
Plot, Setting or Theme?
may need to override
What is Plot? Practice
Conflict
chart defines 4 types of conflict
Cause and Effect
QUIA Cause & Effect
games
Cause & Effect PowerPoints
download & view
Cause and Effect practice
More practice
Practice cause and effect
QUIA cause and effect
Decide CAUSE or EFFECT
Reading Skills Rocket #1
Reading Skills Rocket #2
Reading Skills Rocket #3
Reading Skills Rocket #4
Author's Purpose
Author's Purpose video
Identify the author's purpose
Practice identifying author's purpose
Author's Purpose practice
Many Author's Purpose links
Author's Purpose and Point of View
More Author's Purpose practice
Author's Purpose Battleship
Determine Author's Purpose from Titles
QUIA Author's Purpose
Comparison and Contrast
Compare / Contrast online activities
Compare & Contrast Guide from ReadWriteThink
use this for introducing the concept
Reading Skills Rocket #1
Reading Skills Rocket #2
Reading Skills Rocket #3
Reading Skills Rocket #4
Reading Skills Rocket #5
Compare and Contrast Tutorial
Compare or Contrast?
online quiz
Author's Viewpoint
Author's Viewpoint Practice
Charts and Graphs
QUIA Charts & Graphs
TV411: Reading Charts and Graphs
TV411: Interpreting Charts
TV411: Reading Charts
Chart Reading Practice 1
How to write about graphs
Choose a graph and read the sample text
Read a Table Quiz
Bar Graph Quiz
Line Graph Quiz
Circle / Pie Graph Quiz
Locate Information Using Text Features
Interpreting Charts
Interpreting a pie chart
What's on a map?
Captions Help Tell the Story
Headings
lesson & exercise
Looking for the Fine Print
reading advertisements / critical reading
Read All About It
Predict what section of the newspaper headings belong
Headlines
predict the topic of the article
Using a Table of Contents
What are they selling?
Critically reading advertisements
Setting
Setting Handout
Create a Setting Map
interactive
Setting Powerpoint
Setting Graphic Organizer
handout or Smartboard
Setting
read & answer the questions
Summarizing
Read, Write, Think Fact Frenzy
find facts to summarize
Sequencing
Reading Skills Rocket #1
Reading Skills Rocket #2
Reading Skills Rocket #3
Main Idea
Main idea practice
read a passage, choose the main idea
QUIA: Find the Main Idea
Find the Main Idea
6 question "quiz"
Find the Main Idea
4 question "quiz"
What's the Main Idea?
Read the paragraph, choose the main idea
Choose the Main Idea
Inferencing
Small Inferring "quiz"
Drawing Inferences
Inference Battleship
Inference Riddles
What Can You Infer?
Story Elements
QUIA: Story Elements quiz
character, conflict, narrator, plot and setting
Short Story Elements
quiz
Story Elements quiz
Elements of a Story: Interactive & quiz
cinderella
Plot, Setting or Theme?
Generalizing
BMX Story- Student Practice
The 1st Americans- student practice
Steps in a Process
Read Article / Determine the Steps in the Process
Put the Steps to a Process in Order
Drawing Conclusions
Intro to Drawing Conclusions
Inferencing & Drawing Conclusions Practice
Novels
Sign of the Beaver
Chapters 1-4 Vocabulary
Penobscot Primer
listen to the last native speaking Penobscot Native American
Videos of Maine Native American daily life
Chapters 5-10 Vocabulary
Chapters 11-15 Vocabulary
Chapters 16-19 Vocabulary
Chapters 20-25 Vocabulary
French & Indian War background information
The Survival Story
The real story of Matt & Attean
Sign of the Beaver website
Jean Fritz Books
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?
Mr. Nussbaum Ben Franklin
interactive reading comprehension
Everything Ben Franklin
Th Ben Franklin Story Part 1
The Ben Franklin Story Part 2
The Early Show: Talking with Ben Franklin
Vocabulary
Spelling
Benjamin Franklin quotations
Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?
Vocabulary
Spelling
Mr. Nussbaum Boston Tea Party
Declaring Independence
short film
Liberty's Kids "The Intolerable Acts"
Episode 2 be sure to click on the correct episode
Liberty's Kids "The Boston Tea Party"
Episode 1 be sure to click on the correct episode
Liberty's Kids "The Boston Tea Party"
Episode 1 Part 2 be sure to click on the correct episode
Liberty's Kids "United We Stand"
Episode 3 be sure to click on the correct episode
Shh... We're Writing the Constitution
Spelling (Shh..)
Vocabulary (Shh..)
Preamble Scramble
Schoolhouse Rocks Preamble
"Holes" Found Poem Interactive
use this for making a "found" poem together
Example "Found" Preamble Poem
"Found" Poem instructions
"Found" poem example
Vocabulary (Preamble)
Spelling (Preamble)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Spelling
Vocabulary
Vocab Week 1
Vocab Week 2
Vocab Week 3
Summer of the Monkeys
Wilson Rawls information
Wilson Rawls biographical information
Chimpanzee information
Fairy Ring Folklore
Genre Study
Spelling
Genre Spelling Words
Vocabulary
Genre Vocabulary Words
Biographies
Many short, online biographies
includes pictures, games & handouts
Math
SOL Review Flashcards
email: adavis@rcps.org password: bh5thgrade click "study"
PreAlgebra
BBC Activity: Find value of an expression
BBC Activity: Equation Match
Evaluating Expressions: Timed game
TeacherTube variables & expressions video
Algebra
click on writing algebraic expressions for examples
Elapsed Time
Elapsed Time Applet
Calculate Elapsed Time (need handout)
BBC: adding time
Factors and Multiples
Factor Game
BBC Activity: Grid Game
Multiplication Mystery
Fractions
Fraction Frenzy: Equivalent Fraction Match
Math Matching... Equivalent Fractions to Models
Fresh Baked Fractions
Fishy Fractions
Fractions by StudyJams
short video
Turkey Terminator Fraction Game
How to Reduce Fractions
Math Playground Video
Bridge Builders
Fractions to Decimals
Math Playground: Converting Fractions
good practice
Fraction to Decimal Game
Fraction / Decimal Equivalent Game
Matching Fractions to Decimals
More Matching Fractions to Decimals
Matching Even More Fractions to Decimals
QUIA: Fraction / Decimal Conversion
Matching, flashcards or concentration
Relating Fractions to Decimals
Compare Fractions
More Comparing Fractions
General Math
Math Magician
Spacey Math
Math Mayhem
Another fun way to practice multiplication!
IXL Practice
choose any skill for SOL practice questions!
Geometry: Angles
Wise Up on Angles
Protractor Activities
Quia Angle Games
BBC: Read about angles
Math Playground Video
how to use a protractor
Geometry: Shapes
Wise Up on Shapes
Investigating Quadrilaterals
Investigating 3D Prisms
Investigating 3D Pyramids
click & hold to maneuver the shapes
Geometry: Symmetry
Line Symmetry Video
Symmetry Sort
Geometry: Volume, Area, Perimeter
Volume applet
Find Volume
Perimeter
Math Goodies Perimeter
scroll down for exercises
Finding Perimeter game
Funbrain-perimeter, area or both
Area
Video- Area of a triangle
Math Playground
Video- Same Area, Different Perimeter
Math Playground
Area of Triangle practice
Area of Triangle baseball
good individual practice game
Funbrain- area or perimeter or both
Numerical Data
Create a Graph
Wise Up on Interpreting Data
Wise Up on Mean, Median & Mode
BBC Activity: Train Race (Mean, Median, Mode)
Coordinate Points Game
What's the Point
coordinate game
Graph Mole
coordinate game
Lunar Adventure
coordinate game
Reading Bar Graphs
Using Bar Graphs
Cool Graphing
includes stem & leaf- use the graphing drills for interpreting data
Bar Grapher
Weather Data
USA Today Snapshots
USA Today newspaper graphs
Stem and Leaf
Video- How to Read a Stem and Leaf Plot
Math Playground
Patterns
Wise Up on Patterns
Geometry Pattern Activity
Number Patterns
Crazy Pattern Machine
Pattern Games
Input / Output Machine
"I Repeat" Pattern Song
Crack Hacker's Safe
open the safe by cracking the patterns
Place Value
whole numbers and decimals
Place Value game
WebMath Place Value
Wise Up on Our Number System
Identify the decimal
Specific place value of decimals
Equivalent decimals
Place Value Pirates
Place Value Jeopardy
decimal & whole numbers
Place Value Puzzler
Expanded Notation Games
QUIA
Tank Game place value
fast and fun!
Guess a Number using place value skills
Place Value Jeopardy
Make the largest number
Probability
Fish Tank Probability
Virtual Coin Toss
Car Racing Game with one die
Probability Video
click on skip intro, click Lesson #19
BrainPop: Probability
Tree Diagram
Tree Diagram Practice
Measurement
Meaure It!
Cm and In
Measure Inches
Matching Measurement Equivalents
Customary Equivalent Games
E Lab: Precise Measurements
practice measuring inches
Soda Jerk Game
practice oz, c, p, g
Measure spinner
Ounces and Pounds
Reading a thermometer
Thermometer Practice
BBC measuring factsheets
includes metric capacity
Reading Measuring Instruments
Interactive Measurement Quizzes
includes all units except metric capacity
Transformations
Transformation Golf
Transformation Applet
BBC Transformation Game
BrainPop: Transformations
Rounding
Rounding Funbrain
Math Videos
Math Playground Videos
Adding Decimals--Word Problem
Parts of a Circle
Practice Questions- circle parts
scroll way down for questions
Prime Factorization
Jeopardy Game
Make Factorization Tree
Factor Trees
Factor Game
Factors of Numbers
Decimals
Division
Division with a zero in the divisor
Basic Division
Division with zero in the quotient
Science
Chemistry
Tour of atom parts
Interactive Periodic Table
Mixtures- information and quiz
Solutions- information and quiz
General Chemistry quiz
Matter- information and quiz
Periodic Table
Identify number of protons, electrons, and neutrons
Periodic Table with information
More element information
Even more element information
4th Grade Review
Simple Machines
Weather Basketball Game
Earth Ping Pong
SOL Flashcards
login & password are 5thgrade
Review Game Zone Flashcards
Adaptations and Habitats #1
Adaptations and Habitats #2
Sound
Light
Force, Energy, and Motion #1
Weather Predictions and Instruments
Clouds and Fronts
Earth, Moon, Sun
Matter #1
Matter #2
Rocks and Earth
Tools of Science
Light
Wise Up on Light
Light Interactive Scavenger Hunt
For Teachers: Light Activity "snacks"
Alien Attack
Find the sources of light
Oceans
Oceans Webquest
Help Nemo Get Home!
Ocean currents activity
Jean-Michel Cousteau ocean Adventure
Blue World TV
online 1/2 hour ocean tv episodes
Coral Reefs: Rainforests of the Sea
20 minute streaming film
Plankton Film
20 minutes
What Causes Waves?
What Causes Tides?
Why is the Ocean Salty?
Sound
Science of Music- tons of online experiments
20 Online Sound experiments
Play the Piano & See the Sound Waves
Explanations of Important Sound Concepts
How Does Sound Work? An Introduction
Sound Webquest
Drum Machine and Breakdancing
I Know That
interactive- explore waves, pitch, frequence
Sound Millionaire
Sound Sort Game
Classifying Living Things: Five Kingdoms
Pictures of Protists
Fungi Facts
Protists
Information & Pictures
Protist Movies
Virtual Pond Dip
Very cool!
Vertebrates and Invertebrates
BrainPop: Invertebrates
BrainPop: Vertebrates
BrainPop: Cnidarians
BrainPop: Sponges
BrainPop: Cnidarians
Cnidarian, Echinoderm, Mollusk & Sponge Info
National Geographic Invertebrates
beautiful pictures
National Zoo Invertebrate Pictures
Vertebrates vs. Invertebrates Game
Vertebrates & Invertebrates Study Game
Vertebrate or Invertebrate?
a harder one!
Vertebrate & Invertebrate pictures
Vertebrate Quiz
Name That Bug
Millionaire Vertebrate & Invertebrate Game
TeacherTube: King of the Ocean (sharks)
Plants
BrainPop: Photosynthesis & Respiration
I Didn't Know I Ate That!
Photosynthesis
The Great Plant Escape
Scientific Method
Solve a Mystery!
Scientific Method-Sort the Steps
Cells
Cells Alive
interactive cell models
Plant Cell
identify the organelles
Animal Cell
identify the organelles
Cell movies
Cell Inspector
Great for identification
The Inner Life of a Cell
Beautiful Cell Movie
Molecular Movies
many choices of short video
Cell pictures
Stem Cell Pictures
3D Cells
explore cell parts
Inner Life of a Cell
beautiful cell movie with music: teachers will need to override
The Earth, Rocks & Minerals
Earlth's Layers, Weathering, Erosion
Earth's Layers Millionaire
Earth's Crust Quiz
Plate Techtonics
Plate Techtonics 2
Earth Match-up
Earth Concentration
Rock Meets Lichen: Weathering Video Cartoon
Physical & Chemical Weathering Video Clip
Weathering & Erosion
Part 1 Video Clip
Weathering & Erosion StudyJams Cartoon
Minerals
Mineral Song: Properties of Minerals Video
Rocks Don't Roll Video
Mine Games
Fun mineral games
Rock Cycle
Dr. Loopy's Igneous Rocks Video
Dr. Loopy's Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rock Video
Rocks Don't Roll Video
Dr. Loopy Experiments with Rocks
the rock cycle illustrated with crayons
Identifying Rocks Game
Rocks and Rock Cycle
Discover How Rocks Are Formed
Quiz on Rocks!
Volcano Video by Ignite Learning
Social Studies
Civil War
The Underground Railroad Interactive Game
Civil War Study Games
Online Civil War Quiz
Fling the Teacher Civil War game
Our America: Civil War
Civil War Videos
Civil War dress-up
Civil War Photo Gallery
Civil War for Kids
Civil War Terms and People
Colonial Ameria
Jamestown Webquest
Daily Life in the Colonies
Colonial Regions Millionaire
Colonial History Millionaire
Colonial America Game
Famous Moments in Early America History
short films of noteworthy events
Slavery
Why Slavery Came to America
interactive storybook
Explorers
Explorers Webquest
Explorers Information and Quizzes
Explorers Game
Exploration Jeopardy
Early Explorers Game
The Explorer Challenge
Explorer WebQuest SOL 1.4
Explorer WebQuest SOL 1.4
Geography
Geography Games
Geograhpy Millionaire
Continents and Oceans
World Continents & Oceans 1
Click the corresponding continent or ocean
World Continents & Oceans 2
Type the 1st 3 letters of the highlighted continent or ocean
Continent, Country & Capitals Games
enrichment
Latitude and Longitude
Kids Geo- Latitude and Longitude
QUIA- Latitude and Longitude
States
States and Capitals
spelling city game
States by shape
game
States by region
game
States
game
Click on the correct state
game
Type the Name of the State
Drag the state to the map
Click on the state to learn the capital
Pick the correct state for the highlighted capital
Pick the correct capital for the highlighted state
Place the State
3 levels
US Regions
Coastal Range
Olympic National Park
Channel Islands National Park
Napa Valley Pictures
Basin and Range
Great Basin National Park
Death Valley National Park
Monument Valley pictures
Rocky Mountains
Continental Divide
Rocky Mountain National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Great Plains
Pictures
Select "US West" from the menu, then "Great Plains"
Interior Lowlands
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Tornado Alley Pictures
Mississippi River Pictures
Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Great Smokey Mountain National Park
Coastal Plain
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Gulf Islands National Seashore
Canadian Shield
Voyageurs National Park
Sirmilik National Park
Native Americans
Native American Tribes
First Americans Game
First Americans Jeopardy
First Americans Hangman
First Americans Tribes
First Americans Quiz
Revolutionary War
Road to the Revolution Game
Teacher Resource: Revolutionary Activities
Revolutionary Figures Game
American Revolution Millionaire
Key Revolutionary Events
Revolutionary Millionaire
Colonial VA to Revolution Millionaire
Revolutionary Figures Game
American Revolution Millionaire
Key Revolutionary Events
Revolutionary Millionaire
Colonial VA to Revolution Millionaire
Revolutionary Figures Webquest
Westward Movement
Wagons West Webquest
Lewis and Clark- N.Geographic Kids Interactive Game
California Gold Rush Treasure Hunt
All About the Oregon Trail
Full of cool facts & stories
PBS California Gold Rush
Gold Rush
Tons of neat information to read
Strike it Rich! PBS Game
Oregon Trail Game
http://www.myabandonware.com/game/oregon-trail-deluxe-1h9/#download
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Outline map of Africa
Ancient Ghana information
Ancient Mali information
Ancient Songhay information
Biographies
Online Biographies
Teacher Tools
Using Picture Books to Teach
a compilation of titles for every subject
Watch Now
Learning Videos
Language Arts Online Resources
many helpful tools for reading skills
Music
Pass the Pig Jukebox
Schoolnotes
Schoolnotes
Schoolnotes Images
Schoolnotes Sounds
Schoolnotes Backgrounds
Webquests
Webquest List
SOL Review
Reading / Writing
Released Tests in Interactive Format
Math
Released Tests in Interactive Format
Science
Released Tests in Interactive Format
Guidance
Stop Bullying