Looking up Bible Verses

This site is great for looking up theme verses:

http://www.biblegateway.com/

Measurement Review for Test

Here are some websites that will help you practice for the test on Thursday.
Changing Measurement -- http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/measurement/measurement_mania_metric.htm
Perimeter and Area -- http://www.funbrain.com/poly/index.html

Word Problems -- http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5/area-and-perimeter-word-problems

Light and Shadows

We've been learning all about light.  Here is an explanation on why shadows are bigger and smaller:
http://sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/lightshadows.html

Measuring Length with the Metric System Games

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/measurement/measurement_mania_metric.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/measurement/MeasurementMeters.htm

http://www.funbrain.com/measure/

http://www.teachingmeasures.co.uk/length/decidethedistance/makead1DIVS.html

Art Class with Henry Matisse

This website does a great job explaining the work of Henry Matisse!  Have fun!

http://www.artbma.org/flash/F_conekids.swf

Jeopardy Review for Bible Test

Here is the link to the Bible review so that you can study for the test on Friday.

Study hard!

http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/May201221/game1337896141.php

Voyageurs

After attending our field trip to Fort Langley, we wanted to learn more about the life of a voyageur.  At this website there are a variety of educational games that help show some of the ways of life for these people in the trades.

Have fun!
http://tfo.org/emissions/rendezvousvoyageur/en/youth/index.html

Practicing Subtracting Decimals with Basketball!

We've realized that we are professionals with our adding decimals, but we are struggling to remember the rules for subtraction.  After some in class review, try out this review game to practice your decimal subtraction.  You will need a pencil and a paper.

Have fun!
http://www.math-play.com/subtracting-decimals-game.html

Decimals and Fractions

Here is a review game to help you before the test!!  Find the matching fruit with the decimals and the fractions!
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/FractionsToDecimals.htm

Or if you have a partner, play connect 4 with fractions and decimal questions!

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/FractionFour/

Similes in Poetry

We have been learning about the differences between similes and metaphors.  Here is a website where students can make their own "Monster Poems" using the figurative language of similes.  Have fun and be creative!

http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/literacy/lit_site/html/fiction/my_monster/index.htm

Science-- Seeing sound waves

We have been learning about the properties of sound.  There were so many fun experiments to try!  This is a website that helps you understand what sound would look like if you could see it.  We are using this website as review for the concepts we have already learned.
Have fun exploring!

http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/how-we-hear

Equivalent Fraction Games

Here are some games to review equivalent fractions.

Triplet Martians: http://www.mathplayground.com/Triplets/Triplets.html

Matching Shapes to numbers: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/memory_equivalent3.htm

Shooting Targets: http://www.helpingwithmath.com/resources/games/fraction_game4/equivalent01.html

Enjoy the review!!!

Learning About Explorers

Grade four and five are learning about explorers of North America.  They will be researching their explorers by using this wonderful site!  The notes and details are well laid out and later they will make them into their own report!  Have fun learning!

John Cabot -- http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers-kids/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1310-e.html

Jacques Cartier: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers-kids/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1320-e.html

Martin Frobisher: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers-kids/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1330-e.html

John Davis: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers-kids/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1340-e.html

Samuel de Champlian: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers-kids/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1410-e.html

Henry Hudson: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers-kids/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1420-e.html

Henry Kelsey: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers-kids/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1510-e.html

Alexander Mackenzie: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers-kids/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1620-e.html

Simon Fraser: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers-kids/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1630-e.html

James Cook: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers-kids/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1710-e.html

George Vancouver: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers-kids/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/kids/h3-1710-e.html

Equivalent Fractions

Use this website to learn about equivalent fractions:
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/EquivFractionFinder/

Exploring About Sound

As we begin our new unit on sound, we've looked into questions like "Why did God create sound?" and "What kind of sounds can we hear?"  We've determined a number of reasons for God's wonderful creation: the ability to communicate, the enjoyment of nature, and the precautions we can make for safety.  There are dozens of reasons sound is a benefit to humanity.

In this website, there are a number of videos discussing how people use sounds in their jobs and in every day life.  

http://www.exploratorium.edu/listen/lg_intro.php

In the second website, there are some "listening" sound games that show how well we have to listen in order to hear some of the sounds around us.  

http://www.exploratorium.edu/listen/online_try.php

These websites are just a glimpse of what we are learning.  We sure are enjoying the experiments in class!

Things on a Ship

We are beginning our Social Studies unit on Explorers and are quite excited to "explore" ourselves!  Before we begin our reports, we've decided to do some background investigating as to what the explorers might have used for navigation and sailing.  The http://www.cccoe.net/lifeatsea/student/shipparts.htm website has a great layout of what the ship looks like and it defines the different parts of the ship with what they are used for.  Take a look!

Word Choice Presentation

Word Choice -- Our new writing tool of the month.  We are learning how to use a wide range of vocabulary.  To begin this unit, we should look into how many words we can use to describe one object.  We did this in class and then we looked into how to present our work.  The website  www.wordle.net works well to publish our work!  Take a look!

http://www.wordle.net/

Review on Weather

Learn more about weather with greater details.  This website is a great tool for kids to watch videos and browse pictures!
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/treehouse/rockweather.cfm?Slide=19

Translation and Reflections with Shapes

Here is a website to help practice how to make a shape translate and reflect.

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/WrappingPaperPatterns/default.htm#page9

The story of Esther

Here is link that reads the story of Esther.  Listen carefully and follow along!

http://kidscorner.net/bible/stories/the-story-of-esther/

Practicing 3-D faces, vertices, and edges

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=70

Practicing Spelling

Use this site to practice your spelling words!
http://www.spellingcity.com/

What is weather?

We've been learning about measuring weather with different instruments, but we haven't talked a lot about how the weather may affect the way we live.  Here is a website that talks about how weather affects the way people live.  The categories are housing, sports, and clothing.

Enjoy! http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/weatherandpeople/index.shtml

Quadrilateral Shape Review

Here is a website that goes through the quadrilateral shapes we have been learning with their properities.  Careful: the word congruent means "equal sides". 

Have fun!

http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/classrooms/amy/geometry/6-8/activities/quad_quest/quad_quest.html

Using Manipulatives Online for Division

Recently we worked with place value blocks for a math lesson on division.  However, as we entered into the higher level questions, we ran out of blocks to show our work!  Using this website online helps show the block theory of division and how a large number is broken up into groups.
I really like how this website uses a word problem first.  Then step by step asks for the numbers to be entered when figuring out the solution. 
Enjoy!

http://www.mathplayground.com/TB_MD/tb_md5_iFrame.html

Making Flipbooks with Technology

In Grade Four, students are asked to put together a flipbook.  A flipbook uses art by displaying action.  The trick to showing an action is to only move one part of the body at a time.  This way when the pages move quickly, it looks like the action is actually taking place.  Instead of using a ton of paper, or a ton of sticky notes, students can make their own flipbook online.

Making a flipbook online: http://www.benettonplay.com/toybox.php

Patterns in Bold Colours

Take a look at this author's work!  His name is Romero Britto.  He is a young artist who lives in the United States.  Romero uses patterns with bright colours to show off the different lines in his picture.

http://teachkidsart.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-11-07T22:09:00-08:00&max-results=7

Learning about the Water Cycle

In Science class we are beginning to learn about the water cycle.  We have been using the following sites to help us understand some of the key concepts.

Water Cycle Game: http://apps.southeastwater.com.au/games/se-water-cycle.swf

Also...for teacher's interests, there is a site online that has numerous activities and experiments for the students to do.  We did the watercycle game with the different stages.  It was pretty neat!  Here is the site: http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/docs/guides/Water_Cycle.pdf