This site will give you child-friendly definitions, as well as sample sentences and pictures to enhance meaning, an audio pronunciation, parts of speech, and lots more. First select "Children's Dictionary" on the left hand side of the page, and then type in your entry word. Hit "GO". There are many other activities that are available on this site (Search an ANAGRAM, for example!). Do some exploring!
This site offers math practice for EVERY single state standard taught, by grade level! It is a wonderful opportunity to practice math problems for every unit we study. Click on Third Grade and the "Practice" heading. Then select the topic. The session will be timed (2-3 minutes). Daily practice is FREE. If more practice is needed, you might want to become a member of the site.
Although this site sells products for learning the times tables, they also offer FREE practice opportunities and a very cool game called TIMEZ ATTACK! Once on this Home Page, click on LEARN and then (on that menu) try "Practice". This page offers a video lesson of the meaning of multiplication as well as the Commutative Property. You can also click on RESOURCES and find flash cards, quizzes, and worksheets that can all be printed out for you. There are also many games to try.
This site has 27,000 plus encyclopedia articles, a dictionary, an atlas, more than 20,000 photos, illustrations and maps, a biography center, and they show students how to site their work.
Try this site for current events and other fun and rewarding games and activities.
This website has wonderful visuals and solar system information. You can even use the dictionary provided to get a picture and definition of science terms. Great for planet research!
"EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it!" News...Weekly Reader style!
Find reader-friendly versions of almost any historical document of the U.S.
A menu of many educational websites.
Try your hand at making many different kinds of math or word puzzles!
Use this site for lots of spelling practice and fun!
Looking for a "Just Right" book? Go to this site and look under the grade level or title you are searching for.
Can't see the moon because it's too cloudy? Use this site to give you the exact size of and name for the current moon phase.
This site offers a variety of ways to use and practice your list words!
Fun with fractions... check it out!
Many different activities offered here including math and grammar games, Spelling Wizard, and creating an online book report. This site is awesome!
