February, 2011

MATH

We will test on Measuring on Wednesday, February 9, 2011.  Here are some links to help you review:

Lesson on measuring area and perimeter:
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/show_me/e563.htm

How to measure centimeters and millimeters:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5432071_measure-metric-ruler.html

Game: Practice measuring centimeters:
http://onlineintervention.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/meas.cgi?A1=s&A2=1&A3=1&COBR=10

Practice measuring to the nearest quarter (1/4) inch:
http://owensville.k12.mo.us/~SMART_Lessons/4/Tracy%20Hendrickson/MATH/Measuring%20with%20Quarter%20Inches/Measuring%20with%20Quarter%20Inches%20pdf.pdf

Game: Practice measuring to the nearest quarter inch:
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/meas.cgi?A1=s&A2=0&A3=1

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS



We will have a Reading test on Wednesday, February 9, 2011.  Students will comprehend literary text, identify examples of similes, metaphors, onomotopoeia, hyperbole, alliteration, and personification.  Here are some links to help you review:

A great lesson on figurative language with a review quiz:
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/aSGuest16388-173152-figurative-language-new-education-ppt-powerpoint/

A fun game for figurative language:
Scroll down and click the Quakertown Community School District link
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4ADSA_enUS407US409&q=figurative+language+and+powerpoint

Reading Test Taking Skills- Tip Sheet

http://rpdp.net/literacyFiles/NHSPE-reading.pdf

An online quiz to practice singular and plural possessive nouns
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/possessive_nouns/quiz327.html

                      SOCIAL STUDIES

Students should be researching for details to include in their Revolutionary War diary entry (due Monday, February 21, 2011.) Here are some sites that may be helpful:

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/northamerica/after1500/history/revolution.htm

http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/subjects/revolutionarywar.htm

SCIENCE

We are learning about heredity, and inherited vs. learned behaviors and physical traits.  Our test is this Friday, February 11. 2011.  Here's a link to an excellent overview of this unit, complete with lessons, games, and tests. 

Using your name, follow this example for your password and username:

Password= Potter
User Name = Hpotter@sles (don't underline)

Go to Fourth Grade, then Science, then Heredity.

http://www.studyisland.com/

Here's a link to a site with great videos of animals- discuss inherited/instinctive vs. learned traits as you watch:

http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/

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Secret Word:  heart