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New Weather Man!

Joseph is our new weather man. He knows temperatures of each season, and that there are different kinds of clouds, and they can forecast the weather. Cumulus clouds are puffy, Nimbus clouds are dark and mean rain, Stratus clouds are … Continue reading

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My Father’s Dragon MP3′s

The kids in Grade 3 are reading My Father’s Dragon right now. If  hearing the chapter helps you, here is Librivox! http://archive.org/details/my_fathers_dragon_0909_librivox To garner the most benefit from Librivox, follow along in your book! You will learn how the words … Continue reading

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Boggles World

Boggles World is an ESL website that I like. Their list of sight words is divided by grade level, which makes your list of words to learn less-daunting.

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Math Strategy Game

Deep Sea Duel Okta challenges you to a duel! That crazy octopus wants to play you in a game where the first person to choose cards with a specified sum wins. You can choose how many cards, what types of … Continue reading

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Word Games Galore

Some word games are just annoying. I’ve searched for word games that are actually fun to play. If your child didn’t enjoy one of these, let me know and I’ll erase it! http://www.mindjolt.com/word-drop.html – Click letters that are next to … Continue reading

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iPad, Nook or Fire for Student?

Nook wins for readers. The $199 Amazon Kindle and the $249 Barnes and Noble Nook beat the $399 iPad2 for books, for price, for screen resolution, and sound (the $349-$499 iPad3 has better resolution). The iPad has 30% better battery … Continue reading

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Make Beliefs Comix

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ Make Beliefs Comix let you make comics. Excellent backgrounds, a variety of characters you can place, and cool options for customizing. I’m always on the lookout for ways to motivate writers, and this is a good one. I have … Continue reading

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10 “KEYS” to a great summer

10 “KEYS” to a great summer: 1. MonKEY– Monkeys like to play with friends and be silly at times. They don’t seem to need an excuse. You don’t, either. Be silly a little this summer. 2. Hackey SacKEY –It’s a ball to … Continue reading

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Abby’s Jeopardy Game

Abby had the kids write questions about 5 stories in our Mythology unit. She used superteachertools and came up with this: http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/May201222/game1338420902.php

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