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PUBLIC MARKS from knann with tags mslc & gr5

January 2009

Science Up Close

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Harcourt Science grades 1-6 with audio narration

June 2008

K-6 Science

MacMillan/McGraw-Hill science editions online with animated and audio content.

March 2008

BAM! Body and Mind |

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From the CDC, a great interactive site for health topics: diseases, food and nutrition, physical activity, your safety, your life, your body. Resources for teachers here as well.

November 2007

On the Trail of John Smith

Follow John Smith as he helps establish the Jamestown colony, explores the Chesapeake Bay, and meets local Native Americans in this new interactive adventure. Great for differentiation: audio narration with animated story and embedded learning games occur withing within the story.

September 2007

eWord Game

Companion to textbook Houghton Mifflin Spelling and Vocabulary but still useful for grades 1-6. Hover over the word or definition to hear it read aloud.

Writing notebook"Paragraph unit"Writing a Paragraph topic

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BrainPop movie that explains how to write a paragraph. Great for whole class instruction and then let students review individually.

February 2007

Time for Kids

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Current news articles for grades k-1, 2-3, 4-7. Use with Clicker 5 or WordTalk for text to spech. Find the article, click the Print button. A new, plain web page will appear. Copy and paste directly into Word or a new Clicker document.

October 2006

Word Chess

You must try to change a given word into another word by changing ONE letter at a time. Example: Change DRY to WET in 6 moves. Every time you change a letter, the new word you make must also make sense! There are hints available both for the position of the letter to change and the definition. This is a solid word play game and appropriate for gr5 and up

May 2006

Countdown

Math resource of video clips devoted to mathematics learning! Students call in to the tv host with a math problem. Together the problem is solved step-by-step.

Clara Fraction's Ice Cream Shop

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Skills: Converting improper fractions to mixed numbers. Object: Sell as many ice cream cones as possible in three minutes by converting improper fractions to mixed numbers.

Tony Fraction Pizza Game

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Can you fill the customer's order with the right amount of toppings? Choose the Pizza size for the order then add your toppings. Click send to finish!

November 2005

Fraction Pairs

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Match fractions, decimals, and more in this electronic card game.

Builder Ted

Help Ted fix the leaky roof by placing the bricks (decimals) in numerical order.

Saloon Snap

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Try your hand at matching fractions with decimals and percent. Click the bell when you see a match.....better be fast!

Up to One

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Type the fraction which when added to the other two fractions brings the total to one whole. Paper and pencil may be needed. Click the refresh button to get a new problem.

Visual Fractions

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A tutorial that models fractions with number lines or circles.

October 2005

Award ceremony: Ordering numbers

The Award Ceremony involves ordering numbers; highest to lowest or lowest to highest. Includes decimals

NCTM : The Fraction Game

This applet allows students to individually practice working with relationships among fractions and ways of combining fractions. Goal: Get all the markers to the right side of the game board. Sum of markers is less than or = to target fraction Use as few cards as possible.

A Maths Dictionary for Kids

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An animated, interactive dictionary for students which explains 500 common mathematical terms in simple language.