Jane Ryan Elementary School

List of Recommended Sites for Fifth Grade

Language Arts Sites

http://www.stonesoup.com/ This student created magazine includes articles and art by young people.

http://www.realkids.com/club.shtml For students want to be published.

http://www.bham.wednet.edu/bio/biomaker.htm Biography Maker: This is a step by step process on how to write a biography.

http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/index.htm An online writing guide.

http://www.scribbles.com.au/max/bookmain.html Students can write and publish stories.

http://www.eduplace.com/kids Site sponsored by Houghton.

Science Sites

Oceans

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/14/g68/index.html Threats to ocean life

http://www.nwoca.org/~hol_www/OceanAnimals.html Learn about ocean animals.

http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/grant/oceanpollution/introduction.html A webquest about saving the ocean

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/ An introduction to whales.

http://www.whaletimes.org/ A great site for whale information.

Human Body

http://www.cellsalive.com/ Manipulate a cell.

http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/ Learn all about the body’s yuckiest actions.

Math Sites

AAA Math Basic Math Skills with Interactive Practice on every page.

Brain Teasers Test you math abilities with the math question of the week.

Change Maker: Cash register games.

Flashcards for Kids Includes timed flashcards for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Hungry for Math Fractions and recipes mixed together.

Fraction Shapes Students manipulate shapes to create new shapes.

Fun Brain Math Baseball A baseball game using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

Harcourt School for Math Math games by grade level.

Interactive Mathematics: Use manipulatives on-line.

Multiplication.Com Interactive games of multiplication.

Stanley Park Chase Use math skills to help find the gold!

Social Studies Sites

Colonial Unit

http://www.history.org/History/index.cfm

Colonial Kids:A Think Quest site about colonial homes, education, jobs, clothing, transportation, and Native Americans.

Colonial Times: a Webquest Pretend to live in colonial times and bring your character to life.

Colonial Williamsburg: In depth information about colonial life.

Jamestown Adventure - on-line Adventure

Sturbridge Village

The First Thanksgiving Take a tour of Plimouth Plantation, Meet the Native Americans, and learn about the first Thanksgiving.

Explorers

http://www.42explore2.com/explorers.htm

http://www.win.tue.nl/~engels/discovery/index.html

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/intro.html