Sixth grade Language Arts/Literature: Bring finished business cards on Monday for our ‘networking’ event. Check powerschool and check in with all teachers if needed before you leave for camp!
Useful Website Links:
Language Arts:
Etymology sites:
Learning Style Strategies:
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
This is an audio link – please do this only at home
Judicial
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
