Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Skills for this week

This week 4th grade is Practicing Test taking skills in preparation for the CRCT. Please make sure your child is visiting Study Island whenever possible to sharpen their skills in various topics. The following assignments are being covered in our academic subjects:
English Language Arts: General Skill Review & Practice with Coach Books
Mathematics: Geometry & Data Analysis
Science: Weather Review with Weather Tic-Tac-Toe class projects
Social Studies: Expansion of A New Nation

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Science Review Sites

Fourth Grade has officially studied every Georgia Performance Standards for the school year. Now we are ready to sharpen our skills through review. Every site listed below is a wonderful resource for sharpening our skills through fun and engaging practice. I encourage every student to put them to good use as we prepare to ace our CRCTs.
Study Island Science Class Page (Of course! Each question aligns with GPS)
Engineering Interact: http://www.engineeringinteract.org/interact.htm (Physical Science)
Edhead: http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/frame_loader.htm (Simple & Complex Machines)
Kids Exploring Space: http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0210901/(Earth Science- Astronomy)BBC K2S Science: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/science/ (All Sciences)
Museum of Science and Industry: Simple Machine Game: http://www.msichicago.org/fileadmin/Activities/Games/simple_machines/
Enjoy!