Mrs. Perry's Weekly Internet Picks

Website Picks: Week of November 27

2008-11-27T05:47:00.000-05:00

Need some help with specific multiplication tables, addition or subtraction (up through 100)? Check out Math Tetris and have fun while you strengthen your mental math chops!

Ready to see how well you punctuate sentences? Try out Punctuation Paintball (fourth graders should pick out medium or advanced as a level to play at).

Ready to stretch out your figurative language skills? Try out Funbrain's Paint by Idioms!

Try combining word parts to create words - then use what you know about context clues to use them in a paragraph in the game Flip-a-Chip! Want more? See Mrs. Perry to play the in class version.

Did you ever wonder what was happening long ago in Maryland before the Europeans arrived? Most of the land around Chesapeake Bay and its rivers and streams were covered with woodlands like these. Did you wonder who was here and how they lived? Visit Maryland Indians: A Day in the Life of ... to find out! Don't forget to get a worksheet from your teacher to record your experiences!

Week of March 19

2008-03-15T18:13:00.000-05:00

This week, I've found some great language and vocabulary games for you to try.

At Learning Planet's website, you can help Rusty Rat catch the falling adverbs and adjectives. Remember, adverbs describe verbs and adjectives describe nouns. You can also review common and proper nouns with Rusty Rat, or review distinguishing between nouns and verbs.

Next up is a game from Maggie's Earth Adventure called Clean Up Your Grammar! In this game, trash in the form of nouns and verbs are littering up your lovely pristine beach. Recycle the words to the correct bin to clean the beach up!

Last, but not least, is a second game from Maggie's Earth Adventure called Short Circuit! In this game, you must fix Maggie's computer by fixing computer shorts. Match prefixes or suffixes with their correct meaning to help Maggie get her computer up and running (start out on an easier level before progressing to a harder level).

Internet Picks: Week of March 12

2008-03-12T09:43:00.000-05:00

Today, first practice your reading comprehension by visiting The Zoo in My Back Yard! If it doesn't load correctly (it was acting up a little on my classroom computer) visit Hints About Print and click on "Go to Demo."

Once Mrs. Perry's recorded your score, you may:

Play Figurative Language Hangman!

Practice idioms by visiting Funbrain's Paint by Idioms!

Enjoy!

Computer Centers: Feb. 20 - Feb. 23

2008-02-21T09:55:00.000-05:00

First, take a practice test about Social Insects. record your score on the sheet and have Mrs. Perry inital it. Then, please visit and play these two games:

Penguins on Ice: Help these penguins take their bow at the Penguin Ice Gala. When you play I want you to pick "Big Screen" and then "Make it Interesting." You will practice using adverbs and adjectives to make sentences more descriptive and interesting!

Blast the Rocket: Practice your verb tenses with this game! (spelling and language)

You may also want to quickly go to Review Tips: Main Idea to Review and Practice Main Idea!

PowerPoint Links

2008-01-08T09:58:00.000-05:00

As we start learning about PowerPoint, here are some linkes to get you started:

Classroom Clipart

PowerPoint Tutorial (for kids!)

PowerPoint Tutorial (Advanced)

Saving Pictures from the Internet

Internet Picks: Winter Break Fun!

2007-12-21T05:31:00.000-05:00

Visit the North Pole and play lots of games!

Make your very own virtual Christmas card and send it to someone you care about!

Check out All Things Christmas for Kids for tons of games, activities, even printable decorations!

Are you interested in Christmas music? Check out this site!

Enjoy! Merry Christmas from Mrs. Perry!

Introducing... SCRATCH!!

2007-12-12T10:08:00.000-05:00

Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web!

Developed by MIT, it's completely free! Check with your parents first before downloading anything at home. Have a teacher help you download it at school!

MESA students will design our banner in Scratch this year, so if you're part of MESA please download it and start exploring!

Check it out here!

To download it, click here!

Thanksgiving Internet Picks

2007-11-16T09:34:00.000-05:00

Still my top pick: Plimoth Plantation's You Be the Historian: Investigating the First Thanksgiving.

Interested in knowing what REALLY was on the menu for the first Thanksgiving? Check out the history channel's First Thanksgiving page.

Did you know that the turkey was in competition with the eagle to be our national symbol of America? Read some more interesting Turkey Trivia here!

Take a Thanksgiving Quiz to test your knowledge of this holiday!

Don't forget! Visit our classroom blog (http://mrsperrysblog.blogspot.com/) to write about your Thanksgiving break! Have fun!

Typing Request!

Okay, I am still looking for online typing sites that can help improve your typing skills. I will post them here as I find them.

PowerTyping

Internet Picks: Week of November 13

2007-11-13T05:52:00.000-05:00

Wow! There were so many interesting, interactive sites, that I couldn't decide which subject area to focus on. I recommend trying out all these sites this week! I learned more than I thought as I worked through these sites.

As promised, here is the Hubble website Dr. Perry recommended to us on black holes.

Interested in boosting your reading comprehension, vocabulary, or general reading strategies? Try out The Reading Comprehension Connection. Pick a skill and reading level (intermediate = reading at a 4th to 6th grade level, advanced is for those students reading at a 7th - 9th grade reading level). I would start out easy and work my way into the harder levels unless your teacher tells you otherwise.

Want a selection of games to play? Try out BBC's Wheel of Math Games! Simply choose a game a try it out! Keep in mind, this is a British site, so measurements are likely to be in metric units.

In Shoot the Bullseye! you can practice your parts of speech. Sometimes poor Chubs misses his target, even if you get the answer correct! I would recommend fourth graders work at level three, but you may want to try out level two first if your a little shaky on identifying parts of speech.

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, do you ever wonder, "What REALLY happened?" Well now you can! Step back in time and become a Historical Detective in Plimoth Plantation's YOU BE THE HISTORIAN: INVESTIGATE THE FIRST THANKSGIVING!

Special Science Update!

2007-11-07T06:45:00.001-05:00

Visit Mrs. Perry's Science Page for TONS of new links to games and simulations about Light!

Website Picks - Week of November 5

2007-11-06T07:54:00.000-05:00

This week, try an online word sort! Or, create a word search for your friends to solve! If you want to improve your spelling, try SpellaRoo!

Interested in poetry? Try out Poetry For Kids where you can pick from a wide range of activities, including poetry games, funny poetry, poetry lessons, or access a rhyming dictionary to help you with writing your own unique poems!

Interested in improving your language grade? Try out the Race for the Golden Egg to practice your identification of the parts of speech!

Love practicing your math with Leon? Try out Leon's Math Stories and improve your accuracy at solving word problems. You will need to specify if you would like to practice addition & subtraction or multiplication & division. Can't decide? Play it twice, once each way!

Website Picks - Week of October 2

2007-10-02T07:50:00.000-05:00

Visit National Geographic's geography website GeoSpy to become a master at identifying states, countries, or even continents!

Want to practice your multiplication facts and learn about the planets at the same time? Try out Multiflyer, or if you think you're a multiplication master, move on to the Division Minigame by blasting astroids away from your space station.

Read The Elvis that Cried "Mouse!" and find the moral of the story. You can even try reading it in Spanish! Then, complete a Plot Diagram for the story.

Hit Ducks with Pies and practice your multiple meaning words!

Website Picks: Week of September 25

2007-09-25T23:12:00.000-05:00

Headphones are a must for these interactive games! Enjoy!

Whatddaya Know? Check this game show out that you can play with your friends or parents! Start with Synonyms I or Synonyms II (on the second page).

Looking for some Math Movies? Check out Leon the Chameleon's Math Adventures! Choose the math skill of your choice or as directed by your teacher! Choose from Arctic Meltdown, The Great Train Froggery, or Fortress at Frog Island! Then select a topic (math skill focus), and click start game. Karate more your style? Try Leon's Math Dojo!

Ready to learn about the solar system? Try Astro Adventure! Click the section that let's you launch the game to go on an interactive flight around our solar system. Once you experience the Astro Adventure, try clicking on the lightbulb to see how engineers are using science in outer space! Note: This game was created before Pluto got booted from its planet status.

Internet Picks - Week of September 10

2007-09-10T11:57:00.000-05:00

The school year is off to a wonderful start. Try reinforcing your reading skills by visiting:

In the Days of King Adobe (supports 3.A.6.a - identify and explain main ideas an universal themes)

Learning the Parts of Speech? Try Alien Word Mine! (play as directed by your teacher)

Interested in a grammar, spelling, or vocabulary building game? Try this site on for size & pick the skill you are interested in working on: English Games!

Let me know what you think of the weekly picks by leaving me a comment! Have fun & enjoy!