WORLD MATH DAY
What it is: According to the website, TODAY is March 1st which means that World Math Day is here!! The official competition runs for 48 hours, as long as it is March 1st somewhere in the world. So - tomorrow is your last chance to participate. World Math Day is a live worldwide math competition for students. Students login to the World Math Day site and compete against each other in real time to see which country can answer the most mental arithmetic problems the fastest. Each game lasts 60 seconds and students can play up to 100 games. Students who answer the most math problems correctly get featured in the World Math Day hall of fame. There are 5 levels of mental arithmetic competition each with 20 games, there is a something for every student K-6 . Registration is easy and quick, during registration, you will also be signed up to have your students participate in World Spelling Day which is March 3, 2011.
GRAMMAROPOLIS
This website is in it's own little world. It really is super cute and a fun way to introduce or review the parts of speech. The part of speech is personified and their personalities are inspired by their grammatical roles and responsibilities. The Characters interact the way the parts of speech interact with one another in the sentence. There are songs, books, videos, and games. Check it out at: http://www.grammaropolis.com/
Below is a page from the book. I think that our little ones will LOVE it.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Did you know that the Library of Congress has a virtual tour. How cool is that? You can take your students on a field trip as often as you like. You will be able to visit each of the following locations:
The Thomas Jefferson Building
The Great Hall
The Main Reading Room
The Bibles Gallery
The Family Gallery
The Poetry Gallery
The Northwest Pavilion
The Northwest Gallery
The Southwest Pavilion
The Southwest Gallery
The James Madison Memorial Building
The John Adams Building
Have a great trip!! http://myloc.gov/ExhibitSpaces/Pages/Default.aspx
(I also recommend visiting the Teachers and Students tab for lesson plan and activity suggestions.)
GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Graphic organizers will help your students classify ideas and communicate more effectively. You can use graphic organizers to structure writing projects, to help in problem solving, decision making, studying, planning research and brainstorming. This website http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/ provides a long list of PDF links that can be printed and copied for you to use. Check out all of the available options below:
** All of the files are also available in SPANISH.
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