Synonyms and Free Rice

Freerice.com donates 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme for each correct answer. Click the image above, or right here to help end hunger and expand your vocabulary.

Build, Make, Hack, Grow!

"DIY is a club for Makers to earn Skills. DIY Makers do challenges, share their work with the community, and earn patches for the Skills they accomplish."

-DIY.org

Skills include forager, cartographer, chef, painter, fort builder, n00b, woodworker, wind engineer, and many more...

 Click here to get started.

Soil

After rocks and minerals, the class digs into soil. The Soils 4 Kids website offers information, resources, and interactive games for kids to explore everything they ever wanted to know about soil. Click here to visit the site, or click the images below to learn about soil through game play.

Newsela

Newsela is a website that offers nonfiction news articles for readers of all levels. Readers can adjust the Lexile level of every article. Take the quiz after reading to check for understanding. Click here to explore current events around the world.

Constructed Response Questions

LearnZillion is a website that offers instructional videos on just about any topic taught in school. We are currently exploring how to answer constructed response questions to prepare for Milestones testing. Click the image below to watch the first video in the constructed response series, then click here for lessons about how to find and record evidence, writing a topic sentence and more.

Mass and Liquid Volume

The measurement unit includes telling time, elapsed time, mass and liquid volume. Explore this Prezi to learn more about mass and liquid volume...

Practice your "maths" skills with interactive measurement games. Click the screenshot below, or right here to play.

Elapsed Time Games

IXL and Language Arts

IXL is a comprehensive website that offers a wide range of interactive games and practice. Without a membership the site offers a limited number of practice questions per day, but for homework, it's just enough to extend what we're covering in class each day.  Click here to visit the third grade practice page, or explore the links below for specific skills.

Sentence Types

Complete Subject of a Sentence

Complete Predicate of a Sentence

Simple Subject, or Simple Predicate of a Sentence

Nouns

Regular Plural Nouns

Singular or Plural Nouns

Irregular Plural Nouns

Identify Plurals, Singular, and Possessive Nouns

Identify the Pronouns

Use the Correct Pronoun

Pronoun Practice

Practice using pronouns with these fun games from Turtle Diary. Click one of the screenshots to get started.

Adjectives and Adverbs

Practice identifying adjectives and adverbs with these fun games from Turtle Diary. Click one of the screenshots to get started.

Georgia's Diverse Habitats

An amazing variety of plants and animals inhabit the state of Georgia, so every year the unit on habitats becomes an instant favorite. We're exploring Georgia's mountains, Piedmont, marsh and swamp, coast and Atlantic Ocean.

The Encyclopedia of Life is a comprehensive resource for exploring life. Watch the short video above, then click here to learn more.

Explore Georgia's flora and fauna with slideshows from five regions of the state. Click the image above, or right here to get started.

Click the links below to explore regions of Georgia via photographs. The one above was taken at Crooked River State Park, down on the coast.

Mountains

Piedmont

Swamp and Marsh

Coast

Place Value Practice Games

The year begins with place value. Sheppard Software offers fun games for practice. Click the images below to get started.

Addition and Subtraction With Thinking Blocks

For interactive word problems and more, visit Thinking Blocks here.

Latitude and Longitude Games

The first social studies unit of the year is all about geography. ABCya! has a fun game that fits perfectly within the social studies map skills unit. In Treasure Hunt, players use latitude and longitude to find buried treasure. Click the screenshot above, or right here to play.

Explore locations around the world on the Earthguide website using latitude and longitude. Click the image above, or right here to get started.

Welcome!

Word Cloud by Bryony Taylor

Throughout the school year, families and friends can see what we're discovering by clicking the content tabs at the top of the homepage. Each tab includes links to interactive, online practice to extend learning from any device with an internet connection.  

Looking for something specific? Type the word into the search box on the top right, then click Search.  

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Scroll down to the bottom of the homepage for links to a variety of school and district information (including lunch menus).

Digital updates save paper, but if you prefer hard copy newsletters, please complete the form sent home in Monday folders.

Brace yourself for a memorable year!

Writer's Workshop

Prewrite, draft, revise, edit, then publish! The five steps of the writing process are first applied to personal narratives and imaginary stories. Readwritethink provides hundreds of interactive resources, from comic creators and story maps, to activities that boost vocabulary. Click the photo above, or right here to explore.

Reader's Workshop

The Curious Garden, by Peter Brown

During the first few weeks of Reader's Workshop, we assess reading levels and establish norms. For links to free online read alouds, click here.

Storyline Online

At Storyline Online, famous actors read picture books aloud. Minimally animated illustrations are included.

iCivics

As we explore our democratic heritage, the class will get to know how government works through interactive games at iCivics.org. The site was founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and according to the website, "iCivics provides students with the tools they need for active participation and democratic action, and teachers with the materials and support to achieve this. Our free resources include print-and-go lesson plans, award-winning games, and digital interactives." 

Click here to visit the games page, or click the screenshots below to play specific ones (many more are available on the games page).

In Branches of Power, players experience how important compromise becomes when trying to get anything done in Washington DC. Click here to play.

In Lawcraft, players become members of congress from their home states. Learn how bills become laws, and the about the challenging process lawmakers navigate while representing constituents. Click here to join congress and get to work.

Future Careers

 

Which jobs interest you? Kids.gov has a list of professions with short videos about each one. Click the image above, or right here to explore careers.

Poetry 4 Kids

Kenn Nesbitt writes poetry for children and has a pretty amazing website for young writers. Click here to visit the site, or on the images below to play games related to poetry.

   My Word!

There is also a rhyming dictionary on the website! If you're writing poetry and need to find a rhyming word, click the screenshot below, or right here.