Mrs. Dykhouse's Class

TIMEZ ATTACK BETA TEST - Download instructions (see below!) 

Learning Games

CONSTITUTION DAY LINKS

Creating the Constitution - interact with the real document!

The Bill of Rights Game - Restore the Missing Rights before it is too late!

Ben's Guide to American Historical Documents

NEW! - Ca$h Out!  - Make change, have fun.

• http://www.mrnussbaum.com/cashout/index.htmll

BBC KS2 - A great site for literacy and mathematics games

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/index.shtml

Grammar

• Brain Pop: http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/sentencefragments/preview.weml

Prefixes and Suffixes:

•  http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar3.htm
• http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/prefixp.cfm
• http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/suffixp.cfm

Spelling:

This site is a fun way to practice your spelling list...just type in the words for the week over the existing list and hit the GO button!  Have fun!

• http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/lookcover/lookcover.html

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/ad_menu_flash.shtml

Mathematics

• A cavalcade of math games.
• http://cemc2.math.uwaterloo.ca/mathfrog/english/kidz/Games4.shtml
• Multiplication.com - practice specific fact families...
• http://multiplication.com
  
• Cyberchase at PBSKids.org
• http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games.html
• TIMEZ ATTACK!!! - THE BOMB OF TIMES PRACTICE. - download the free game to your home computer.
• http://bigbrainz.com
  

Poetry

• Magnetic Poetry
  • http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/magnet.htm
• Interactive Poetry forms. 
  •  http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm

FLORIDA LINKS

• Flordia Panther Net - a great website for studies about the Florida Ecosystem and one of its most endangered cats...the Florida Panther.  We will use this site extensively for research.
  • http://www.floridaconservation.org/panther/
• Florida history site from MyFlorida.com. 
  • http://www.flheritage.com/kids/
• Exploring Florida - not only does this site have some great historical photographs, but they are in 3-D!  Get out your blue/red glasses and take a look!
  • http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/

ONE SKY ONE WORLD

• On the second weekend of October, people all around the globe get together to fly kites.  Not only is it a time to recognize the connectedness of life on our planet, but also an opportunity for our class to learn about the cultural and scientific aspects of kite flight!  Check out the organization's website for more information. 
  
  • http://www.oneskyoneworld.org/index.html