Great Links!

Websites that are both informational and fun!

FIFTH GRADE WIKI: http://pomfretgrade5.wikispaces.com

STUDY SKILLS:

InfoPlease: http://www.infoplease.com/homework/studyskills1.html

EducationAtlas.com: http://www.educationatlas.com/study-skills.html

Scholastic: http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/organizer.htm

GENERAL SEARCH TOOLS:

Google http://www.google.com

Yahooligans http://www.yahooligans.com

Ask for Kids http://www.ajkids.com (formerly Ask Jeeves for Kids)

Kidsclick http://www.kidsclick.org

iCONN http://www.iconn.org (Great site for research information!)

MATH:

Mathmagician http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/mathsmulti.html

• This site is a game for multiplication facts.  Choose from one particular number (example:  x 4) or do a mixed review.  Can you do all 20 questions in under a minute?

Math Facts http://home.indy.rr.com/lrobinson/mathfacts/mathfacts.html

• This is a great site!  Check off addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division- or all four- on the left side of the box.  Set max A to 12, set max B to 12, and set max C to 144.  Check "Randomly swap A/B".  You will be all set to challenge yourself on all of the facts!  See how many you can do in one minute.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

The United States: Map Puzzle Games

    http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf

    http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm

    http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/usaquiz.html

    http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/games/interactive.html

    http://jimspages.com/States.htm

Latin American Countries: Map Puzzle Games

    http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/South_America_Geography.htm

    http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/centralamquiz.html

    http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/samericaquiz.html

    http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/Samerica.html

    http://www.maps.com/games/quiz-latin.aspx

Canadian Geography Links

    http://www.cgkids.ca/cgkids/links.asp#10phy

    Map games: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Canadian_Geography.htm

    Map game: http://www.mccollam.com/fun/geoquiz/canquiz.html

    US states and Canadian provinces game: http://www.maps.com/games/quiz-anglo.aspx

Graphic Organizers for Social Studies Comprehension

    http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/readquest/strat/

SCIENCE:

Solar System:

• Star Child: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers   

             http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html

• Windows to the Universe

            http://www.windows.ucar.edu/

READING:

ENGLISH:

Grammar Sites http://www.kidsclick.org/cgi-bin/searchkids.pl?searchtype=subject&keywords=grammar&title=Grammar

• Learn tricks for better grammar!

Writing Sites http://www.kidsclick.org/cgi-bin/searchkids.pl?searchtype=subject&keywords=writing+not+letter&title=Writing+General

• Contains links to sites that help you become a better writer.

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