Strategies for Reading -- This site will
help you learn about the 9 strategies to make you a better reader. There are lessons and activities to practice as well.
Prefixes and Suffixes -- Use these links to practice using prefixes and suffixes.
Harcourt Reading Series Online
Activities -- Lots of fun and educational activities that go along with the stories students read in class.
Click on Grade 5 for 5th grade activities.
Reading Comprehension Online -- Practice reading passages and answering questions using this
Texas Education Agency website.
Letter Generator -- Template for writing a business or friendly letter.
Brainchild.com -- Online practice for state reading assessments.
Polygon Sides & Angles -- How many
sides or angles are there in the polygon? Click the number to answer.
Polygon Matching -- Play this
concentration game and try to match the polygon with its name.
Pentominos -- Choose 4
squares to remain empty, then try to put all of the colored shapes on the board without leaving any OTHER squares
empty. Good luck!
3-D Boxes -- Calculating volume
using 3-D shapes made of cubes.
Work out 10 problems about highest common factor and lowest common multiple, then have fun with ghosts in the air.
FRACTIONS
Fraction
Pizza -- Click Enter Activities, then either choose a level or start at level one and work your way through the whole
game.
Fraction Frenzy -- Quickly match the
equivalent fractions to advance to the next level before time runs out. See if you can beat Ms. Cuevas' high score of
over 70,000!
Where Is That? -- A game from Funbrain that allows
you to practice states and capitals. Choose your level and get started!
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government -- Great website
that explores the election process, historical documents, how laws are made, and even includes interactive games.
Explorers Links
Zoom Explorers -- Click on the first letter of the
explorer's last name, or browse explorers by years they traveled or area they explored.
Discoverers Web -- Scroll down to the list
of pages on single explorers to find the person your explorer.
Explorer Quiz -- Quizzes over the
explorers as well as other information.
Adventure to the New World -- This is a webquest
designed by a junior high teacher, but the links on this page are very helpful.
The Three CyberPigs:
Privacy Playground -- How well do you know how to use the internet? In this game, you will learn about different
things you will see on the web and what to do about them.
Disney Site - promoting safety using the
Internet, do's and don'ts
Keyboarding
Practice -- Select a drill to practice the keys you need to improve.
Keyboarding Games -- Dance Mat
Typing is good review. Spacebar Invaders, Sailboat Race, and Frogs are Off their Diets are great! Find the Letter and
Bubbles and are good practice after learning all the keys.
