7th Grade Home

Things to Know:

Homeroom Updates/ Long- Term Reminders:  

For the 7th grade schedule, click here.

Non-Homework Updates/ Long-term Due Dates:

Useful Website Links:

Language Arts:

Etymology sites:

• www.wordorigins.org
• www.westegg.com
• www.etymonline.com

Learning Style Strategies:

• http://www.csus.edu/indiv/p/pfeiferj/edte305/LearningStyle.html

Email addresses for letters to Congress:

• www.murray.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contactme
• www.cantwell.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/email-maria
• http://www.plimoth.org/learn/MRL/interact/thanksgiving-interactive-you-are-historian   Thanksgiving scavenger hunt
• http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html  practice identifying parts of speech
• http://www.readwritethink.org/ templates for writing
• http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson238/role_cards.html

links to online resources for Victorian England research for “A Christmas Carol”

• http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/herosjourney/heros_journey.html  template for hero’s journey writing architecture
• http://www.spellingcity.com/ spelling and grammar practice games and flashcards
• http://www.puzzlemaker.com/ vocabulary practice games
• http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/ practice games for all subject areas
• http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm power proofreading grammar practice

The following are resources for sixth grade research project on Endangered Species of the Northwest:

• http://www.allaboutbirds.org
• http://www.fws.gov/
• http://www.marinemammal.org
• http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/index.html
• http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/sea/pugetsound/species/species.html
• http://www.isis.org/Pages/findanimals.aspx
• http://www.pugetsoundsealife.com
• http://pugetsound.org

Religion:

The following are possible resources for Catholic Social Teaching research:

• http://www.anneneuberger.com/curriculum-ideas/social-justice/cst-curriculum-ages-4-8
• http://www.cchdbaltimore.org/soc-teach-color-inst.pdf
• http://www.osjspm.org/MajorThemesCatholicSocialTeaching
• http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catholic-social-teaching/seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching.cfm

Social Studies:

• 5 minute Washington Map
• http://www.civilwar.org/education/teachers/lesson-plans/the-gathering-storm/the-gathering-storm-for.html Gathering Storm Exhibit
• http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress website, find primary sources
• http://www.loc.gov/collections/fsa-owi-color-photographs/ Library of Congress Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black and White Negatives

The following are resources for eighth grade humanities U.S. Constitution Web-Quest:

• Congress for Kids – good info for everyone
• Checks and Balances – how the branches are related
• Checks and Balances 2 – how the branches are related
• Checks and Balances and the Three Branches of Government
• Congress for KIds – search through this
• Fact Monster – branches of government
• Diagram

Executive

• Official site of the executive branch
• Ben’s Guide executive
• White House
• declare war

This is an audio link – please do this only at home

• http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/reference/brainpop/movie?id=branchesofgovernment

Judicial

• Judicial Branch
• US Courts
• Ben’s Guide judicial
• More Facts from Ben

Legislative

• Ben’s Guide Legislative
• First Gov
• Legislative Branch
• Staff Directory
• Info USA
• How a Bill becomes a Law

Word Processing:

• http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com flying race typing games
• http://www.freetypinggame.net typing lessons and games
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/levels/level1.shtml

Technology:

• Microsoft’s Digital Clip Art Gallery
• www.edmodo.com  student educational/social networking site