Interesting Links

     Good evening!  I hope everyone has had a nice and relaxing weekend.  I just wanted to post a brief snippet about events for the week.  We will be studying ancient civilizations this week in Social Studies so here are a few sites of interest.

Ancient Egypt - This is the British Museum's site devoted to ancient Egypt.  Check it out!

Ancient Egypt For Kids - Awesome site with many links devoted to ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egypt - This is another site designed for kids.

Mrs. Cowan's Virtual Field Trip - These are pictures of artifacts from ancient Egypt that are on display at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois.

Ancient Rome - This site is all about ancient Rome for kids.

The Romans - This is a site designed for kids that detail ancient Rome and major events.

We will also be focused on fact versus opinion.  A fact is a statement that can be proven.  An opinion is a statement that tells a person's feelings or beliefs.  Here are a few sites to help you tell the difference between them.

Quia Fact and Opinion Quiz

Study-zone Fact versus Opinion 

We will continue to work on using a dictionary as a reference.  On our December benchmark Reading tests, using reference materials was an area of weakness for our class.  Therefore, we are taking time each week to work on using a reference resource of some sort.  Here are some links to help you with using a dictionary.

Using a Dictionary

More Using a Dictionary

We are starting a new unit in math designed to help the students develop strategies for computing differences in numbers.  Here are some links that you may find helpful.

Number Line

Create A Graph

These sites should keep you busy for a while.  I will be posting more as the week goes on.  Thanks for stopping by and see you tomorrow.