My Favorite Math Sites:

Reading News:

Want to read a good book? https://www.storylineonline.net/

What do good readers do?

·          Make predictions about what you are reading

·          Reread when it doesn’t sound right

·          Reread when you start to daydream

·          Reread when you don’t understand

·          Sound out words or chunks of words that you can identify

·          Take your time and don’t rush

·          Read just right books: If you are missing 5 or more words on a page, maybe the book is too hard.

·          Don’t abandon books… try and finish the book

·          Learn more information from books, especially nonfiction books

·          Understand what you are reading andConcentrate on what you are reading

·          Read around the word, look at pictures, use picture clues , and use context clues

·            Look up words when you don’t know what that word means

·          Reread... reread ....reread

·          When you don’t know a word: ask a friend  or adult, talk about it with your teacher or parent, sound it out

·          Use your background knowledge: What do you know about the story or the topic in the story. 

·             Keep reading(even if you hit a speed bump)

·          Ask questions 

·          Think ahead (predict)  and summarize

       Great Sites to visit: 
 

 ( Patricia Pollacco)   www.patriciapolacco.com 

(Chris Vanallsburg)     www.chrisvanallsburg.com/flash.html 

              

      www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-van-allsburg-chris.asp 

Poetry:   https://www.poetry4kids.com/
  

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Great site for Handwriting practice:
http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/math/index.htm

                                                                         What do Great Writer's Do?

·          Indent new paragraphs

·          Use punctuation and capital letters when needed

·          Ask some questions in my writing 

·          Use some little sentences and some long sentences in our writing

·          Try and use terrific, fantastic, excellent word choice in their writings! VIVID VOCABULARY

                 *Use a thesaurus to help you find GREAT words! 

                 Instead of saying LOVE fifty times: say love, adore, admire, cherish, relish, fond of

·          Use similes ( Her eyes sparkled like diamonds. She is as skinny as a rail. ) and metaphors

               ( His stomach is a bottomless pit. Or The mall was a beehive of activity.

·          Look for fantastic adjectives… not just a boat, but a mammoth boat

·          Have a beginning ( introduction) , middle, and end ( or conclusion)

·          Start a sentence with a great HOOK: I want to try and get the reader’s attention. 

·          I must have a great conclusion.

                 *I may want to use some good transition words like: Finally, With this in mind, In closing

·          Put our “fingerprint” on our writing using adjectives: Does this writing sound like you wrote it? 

·          Use compound sentences: I am his sister, and he is my brother.

                        *Reece wanted a good grade on the math test, so she studied last night. 

·          Always put a comma after writing no or yes. J (Yes, I want to come with you today.)

·          Use a thesaurus or dictionary as an aide ( Try and spell words correctly.)

·          Present a clear topic and stay on that topic : Don’t add irrelevant details or details that don’t belong!) 

·          Try to make our writing interesting : If you read it and it is boring, go back and make it better! 

·          Try to have 5-7 good sentences in our paragraphs

·          Reread what we have written to see if it makes sense

·          Put apostrophes and quotations marks where they are needed

Planet websites: 

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/planets.html

 http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

http://space-facts.com/planets/

 http://kids.nineplanets.org/

Weather Websites:

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htm

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-thunderstorms.htm

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http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-lightning.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0875669.html      ( Thunderstorms)

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0875830.html   ( Hurricanes) 

http://www.factmonster.com/spot/tornado1.html   ( tornadoes)

http://skydiary.com/kids/tornadoes.html         ( tornadoes)

http://skydiary.com/kids/lightning.html

http://skydiary.com/kids/hurricanes.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/weather/hurricane.html

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/weather/thunder.html

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