Helpful Websites

MATH SITES 

www.pearsonsuccessnet.com

This site is aligned with our math text book.  Use it to view the textbook online and to print out practice tests and pages.  You can also use the etools and games!

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Mathmagician/cathymath.html

Practice all your basic facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) at this site!  You can choose what facts you would like to practice and time yourself to see how quick you are.

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&p=250,index

This site has a bunch of different math activities for all different concepts.

http://www.rsinnovative.com/rulergame/
This site helps with measurement.  It will be particularly helpful for the lessons on measuring to the nearest inch, quarter inch, and half inch.

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/telling_time_math_third_3rd_grade.htm
This site has a few different links for games to help with telling time.

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/probfair/index.html
At Mr. Nussbaum's fair, students play probability games to win tickets!

http://www.mesc.gov.ws/ssn1/Decimal_Detective/Decimal_Detective.htm

A game to practice using decimals.

http://www.free-training-tutorial.com/probability-games.html#fair
This site has other probability games to play.

http://www.teachingtime.co.uk/draggames/sthec3.html

This is a game called Stop the Clock.  In this version, there are 4 analog clocks on the screen and 4 digital clocks.  The students must match the digital to the analog clocks.

www.aplusmath.com/games/picture/MultPicture.html 
Facts that will show you a hidden picture

www.aplusmath.com/games/matho/MultMatho.html 
Multiplication bingo

www.coolmath4kids.com
Links to many different math concepts.  Some of the sites give mini lessons about each topic.

http://www.mathplayground.com/
Many math games…try Math Olympics and see if you can break a record!

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/elab2004/gr3/index_2004.html -a variety of math activities based on different concepts in mathematics.

http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/

www.cogmotion.net
Young Consumer Math Program Tools

LANGUAGE ARTS SITES

www.spellingcity.net http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/grammar/ 
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/
http://www.spinandspell.com/
http://www.kwarp.com/portfolio/grammarninja.html

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/

                                 

SCIENCE SITES

-Weather

http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/Water/index.html

Water is essential for life. Learn how the special properties of water allow life on the water planet—Earth.

http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/WaterPlanet/index.html

Find out which weather factors influence evaporation the most. Become a water molecule and travel through the water cycle. Explore Earth’s atmosphere as you travel on a glass elevator into space.

http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/index.shtml
Use this site to practice reporting and predicting the weather.

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/

http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/

http://skydiary.com/kids/

-Ecosystems

http://www.fossweb.com/modules3-6/StructuresofLife/index.html

Learn about seeds and fruits. Get to know crayfish, their structures and behaviors. In the activity section, test your knowledge of life cycles.

http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/index.cfm
Make your own food chain!

http://www.gamequarium.com/ecology.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_ecosystems/index.html

-Nutrition

http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/kids_game.html#

SOCIAL STUDIES SITES

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/3-5/index.html

This site has information about the United States government, the history of the country, interesting facts, and more!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/World_Continents.htm
This site lets you practice identifying the continents and oceans on a world map

http://www.geosense.net/
A good site to practice world geography

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/tools/scavenger/game2_flash.html
This is a scavenger hunt through history!

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

http://www.state.nj.us/state/historykids/NJHistoryKids.htm