Reading Practice Test

Click on this link: 
Practice Reading Test On-line

Work carefully and take your time!  Let me see your final score! THEN you will work on My Skills Tutor! 

Computer Station for Reading SOL Review

Here are the activities for review:

Do 1 per visit to the computer station. 
You may play each game 2 or 3 times and record your BEST score on your checklist. 

1- Context Clue Quiz http://www.english-zone.com/vocab/vic02.html

2- Toon University http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=191

3- Cows Context Clues http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/5_6/cows/cows.htm

4- Inference Battlefield http://www.quia.com/ba/41785.html

Reading Skill Practice

Play each game below at least 2 times.

Fact and Opinion Practice

Cause and Effect Practice

For this game play each type of word game twice.
Antonyms, Synonyms, Homonyms Practice

COMMENT:
List a synonym, antonym and homonym that you learned from this game. Enjoy!

What Time Is It?

Practice time with the links below:

1- Elapsed Time

2- Elapsed Time 2

3- Clock Racer

COMMENT:

?QUESTION? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CLOCK ON THIS POST? 

What is the hardest about elapsed time?  
Did these games help?  
If so- how?

The Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

In China the people have a belief that the year you were born has meaning to what your personality will be like. In the book we are reading, it begins in the Year of the Dog and then becomes the Year of the Boar.  What would your year be if you were born in China?  Use this website: Chinese Zodiac to find your year.  For fun, read what it says and see if any of it matches you.  

COMMENT: What year are you and how does it match your personality? 

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Click the link to go to Seussville ! Enjoy learning more about Dr. Seuss and his adventures!
COMMENT: What did you learn about Dr. Seuss? 

The Underground Railroad

Click this link to learn about the Underground Railroad.

Comment:
Take on the role of either the slave trying to escape on the Underground Railroad or a person helping a slave escape.  Then tell what your job is, how you feel about slavery and what you wish the United States would do about slavery. Make your writing based on what you have learned. Use correct punctuation and accurate information.  Your comment should be at least 3 sentences long!

Measure It

Practice measuring with the game linked below:
Measure It.

COMMENT:
What measurement is the hardest for you?
What measurement is the easiest for you?
Do you know your height? Tell it to us in this comment.

Basketball

                                                      

We have many students in our class that play rec. league sports. Earlier in the year there were pictures posted of some of our special volleyball players.  Here are some pictures of a few of our students playing basketball!  Whenever I attend games, I am impressed with your ability to play as well as your team spirit and helpfulness to everyone playing.  Way to go All-Stars! 

Marven of the Great North Woods

Our reading story this week is titled, "Marven of the Great North Woods". Marven worked for a lumbering camp. Click on the link Lumbering Camps to read the graphic novel to learning about lumbering. Read it carefully and learn all you can about this fascinating way of life.  

    

 In the corner of some pictures are scrolls that look like this:

When you see them, click on the little boxes for more information.

After reading everything- COMMENT with telling 3 things that you learned about lumbering. THEN tell if you would like to be a lumberjack or not and why or why not!