Here is a list of some great links to help you throughout the year:
Websites to help your students with 5th grade standards:
Reading
www.bookadventure.com
*Click on Book List on the right hand side
*Click on the link that says Find a Book by Reading Level and Category.
Choose the grade level and type of book your child likes to read and it gives you lots of great ideas. This is helpful for those students who have difficulty finding books they are interested in at their level.
www.thinkcentral.com
www.thinkcentral.com
Our reading curriculum is called Journeys.
Geography
www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm
You can also get there by doing a Google search “STATES GAMES.” It’s the first link. Focus on the States section. These are fun games to help them memorize the names of the states and their locations.
http://www.pibmug.com/files/map_test.swf Fun map test.
Math Expressions
For Math terms glossary:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mthexp/
Select grade 5.
E-Glossary, E-manipulatives and Games
To Access the In-class Math Text (Student Activity Guide)
Go to Think Central
https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do
Put in state, district and school. Students can log on with graduation year, last name, first initial. (password is their student number).
Example: 23smithj
(library check out / lunch number is password)
Go to My Library and click on Math Expressions Activity Book G5
Select volume (Volume 1 is units 1-6, volume 2 units 7-12)
From table of contents, you can click on the current lesson.
Here you can find the pages we worked on in class (without answers). You can also find the homework/remembering pages.
Google: Math Magician
Timed math fact tests.
Math video tutorials:
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Science
myscienceonline.com
Click on aqua tab that is K-5. Students login. Their username is the same as their school server account- graduation year, last name, first initial. (password is their student number).
Example: 23smithj (library check out / lunch number is password)
There are also Apps like Bill Nye, Math zombie, Brainpop, Kahn Academy and we’ll try to send out more as we find ones we like.
There are more ideas on the Byrom website you can check out.
Fun Brain
PBS Kids
KerpoofNational Geographic Kids
ABCya
BBC Kids
Comic Creator
Prongo
FunSchool
Learning Games for Kids
Weebly Websites
Expressions
Think Central
Typing Club