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DuJardin Elementary School
Grade 3

Internet

  1. Encyclopedia.com
  2. Google
  3. Yahooligans

ISAT Related

  1. 2010 ISAT Practice Questions
  2. MAP powerpoint
  3. Practice Reading Test
    1. Type your name at the top of the page before starting the practice session.
    2. Print out your final results to see how well you did.

Language Arts

  1. Brain Pop
  2. Idiom Fun
  3. Interactive Spelling
  4. Spelling City
    Practice your weekly spelling lists and more
  5. The Three Little Pigs Punctuation
    Add punctuation to sentences, based around scenes from a traditional tale, or type your own sentences to fit the scene!

Math

  1. Explore Congruent Shapes
  2. MAP Math Test Practice
  3. Math Playground (geoboard)
  4. Math Vocabulary
    Improve your knowledge of math vocabulary words!
  5. Number Lines
  6. Online Fraction Games
  7. Pattern Block Figures
  8. Pizza Delivery Fractions
  9. Thinking Blocks

Reading

  1. Author's Purpose 2
    1. Click below the right picture that says "STUDENT ACTIVITY"
    2. Click on this link to practice determining the Author's Purpose
    3. Complete the activity to also determine the difference between Fact and Opinion
  2. Beluga Whale Video
  3. Buckingham Palace changing of the guards video
  4. Buckingham Palace video
  5. Context Clues Mystery
    Can you use your knowledge of context clues to help Jermaine solve the mystery?
  6. Early New England Settlement video
    Video shows daily life of a New England settlement in the 1600's.
  7. ELL Learn to Read activities
  8. Emperor Penguins in Antarctica video
  9. Emperor Penguins video
  10. Gardening Tips for Kids Website
  11. Homonyms in Context
    Read the sentence, then use the context clues to decide the best meaning for the highlighted word. Click on the dancing duck that has the right definition, then throw a pie at him to score!
  12. MAP Reading Test Practice
  13. Neil Armstrong Farewell
  14. Reading Ring Challenge
  15. Selection Test
  16. Swimming the English Channel video
  17. Tumblebooks
  18. Volcanoes: How Stuff Works video

RESEARCH - Animals

  1. Endangered Species List
  2. Kids Planet - Endangered Animals
  3. World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

RESEARCH - The Penny

  1. Americans for Common Cents
  2. CBS News - 60 Minutes (Feb. 2008)
    Check out this 2 minute video segment on how the United States penny is made.
  3. Econ Blog
  4. The Global Classroom
  5. The New York Times - Penny Wise

Science Videos

  1. Adaptations
  2. Brain Pop-Ecosystems
    Click on the "Play Movie" to watch a short clip on desert ecosystems. Students will learn about population and habitats and adaptation.
  3. Brain Pop-Food Chain
  4. Endangered Caterpillars
    -Activity on Ecosystems
  5. Harcourt School Publishers
    Science labs and activities
  6. How Rainbows Work
  7. Interactive Rock Cycle
  8. La Brea Tar Pits video
  9. Refraction Demonstration
  10. Rock Interactives
  11. Science Online - Matter
  12. What are Fossils?
  13. What are rocks and minerals?
  14. What is Light

Snow Treasure

  1. Allusion ~ Information
  2. Book Review Organizer
  3. Dictionary Definition for Fiord
  4. Fishing in Norway
  5. General Info about WWII
  6. Information on WWII
  7. KWL Creator Online
  8. Sample Book Reviews
  9. Scandinavia
  10. Scholastic Book Review
  11. Snow Treasure Blog
  12. Venn Diagram Online
  13. World Book Fiord (Fjord)
  14. World Book for Norway
  15. World Book Scandinavia
  16. World Book: Capital of Norway
  17. World Book: World War II
  18. World War II: An Overview

Social Studies

  1. At Home in the Heartland of Illinois
  2. Geography Games
  3. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Link
  4. Marketplaces Around the World
  5. Mesa Verde Video
  6. The Fire of 1871
    Video clip of the Great Chicago Fire
  7. The Jamestown Adventure
  8. Time for Kids
    Read about current events and play games.
  9. United States Physical Map
  10. US Region video
  11. Veteran's Day Thank You video
  12. White House Virtual Tour
  13. Why We Celebrate Veterans Day Video

Typing Practice

  1. Power Typing
  2. Typing Club
    Learn correct keyboarding skills!

Writing

  1. 6 Traits
  2. Personal Narrative
  3. Persuasion Map Writer
    Make sure you type your name in the first screen before anything else. Then type in full sentences for each of the boxes that make up this Persuasion Map.

xxMrs. Gruzynskixx

  1. Bedtime Bandits
  2. Birth of A Coin
  3. Clockworks
  4. Fraction Picture Match
  5. FunBrain: Word Confusion
  6. History of Chinatown in New York City
  7. Letter Generator
    Click Friendly Letter
  8. Measure It!
  9. Myths Brainstorming Machine
  10. Myths from Around the World
  11. Number Bonds
  12. Sightseeing in Chinatown New York
  13. Sounds the Same
  14. Square Watermelons
  15. Square Watermelons #2
  16. Stop the Clock
  17. Volcanoes
    Click on the photo gallery
  18. Volcanoes~General Information