Cesar Chavez -- 86th Birthday

Read about a famous Mexican American civil rights leader on his 86th birthday.
Biography -- Cesar Chavez for kids
Cesar Chavez -- Enchanted Learning
PBS -- Cesar Chavez

Fling the Teacher

Do you want payback for all of the homework?  This is hilarious.
Fling the Teacher -- synonyms and antonyms
Fling the Teacher -- Which is it?
Fling the Teacher -- Math

First Moon Landing 1969

The substitute informed me that my students were very interested in space travel during science class on Thursday.  Enjoy the video above and read about it below.  I encourage you to search for more websites on this topic with Google.
What was the first manned moon landing like?
The Moon Landing - Kidport
Kids Astronomy

Standardized Test Practice

Several of these links are useful ways to practice taking standardized tests.

Transformations - Reflection

Quiz yourself on reflections and lines of symmetry.

Test Prep Time

Check out the following resources for test preparation.  Try the practice tests over spring break.

Math Test Prep -- eduplace

Reading and Math Test Practice -- internet4classrooms

CA Language Arts test release questions

Online Reading Practice Test (Make sure you click the links to read the passages, they don't show up automatically.)

Infinity Ring: A Mutiny in Time

For more information on our newest read aloud check out these websites:
Infinity Ring Videos
infinityring.com

Physical Science - The Earth, Moon, Sun System

Read more about the Earth, Moon and Sun.

Translating A Triangle On The Coordinate Plane

Do you understand this?  Good, now try the self-check quiz.

Grammar Time -- Give It a Try

Choose your activity and get started!
Grammar Blast
GO Grammar

USE THE CORRECT WORD!!!

Some of the most commonly misused words for 5th graders are the following:

it's and its
Quiz #1
Punctuation practice
Quiz #2

there, their, and they're
Quiz #1
Online Lesson
Basketball game
Quiz #2

Try this quiz on both sets of words.

Math Made Easy: Types of Triangles

Try out these triangle games:
Math Play
Triangle Shoot

Quadrilateral Overview

Learn about Quadrilaterals above.  Try out some practice below.
Khan Academy practice
Interactive Quadrilaterals (This is really cool.)
Quadrilateral Shape Shoot (Fun)

Fun Facts About The Moon

1. The moon rotates at 10 miles per hour compared to the earth's rotation of 1000 miles per hour.
2. From Earth, we always see the same side of the moon; the other side is always hidden.
3. When a month has two full moons, the second full moon is called a blue moon. Another definition of a blue moon is the third full moon in any season (quarter of year) containing 4 total full moons.

First few people to repeat one of these facts to me win a prize.
Want more? http://www.moonconnection.com/moon_facts.phtml

Monterey Bay Aquarium

We are headed to the aquarium on Monday the 18th.  Please be at school by 8:30, as we need to get on the bus right away.  You only need to bring your lunch, a backpack, and a coat.  We will be home by 3.
Check out these websites for more information before or after we go:

http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/

Monterey Bay Aquarium's Games & Activities page

Seafood Watch

What is a kelp forest?

Permutations & Combinations (Some students stated they needed help with this :)

Watch the first 5 minutes of this tutorial. The last two minutes are more than you need as a 6th grade math student.
Try this lesson from math is fun.
Check out the extra examples from the 6th grade math website:
Permutations  --->  try the quiz
Combinations ---> try the quiz

Analogies

Analogies are a great way to learn synonyms, antonyms, and critical thinking.
Try out these games.  Let me know how you did.
Spelling City #1 analogies
Spelling City #2 analogies 
Quia analogies #1
Quia analogies #2
Quia analogies #3
Analogies Quiz

Complementary and Supplementary Angles

Practice this concept

Take a quiz on complementary and supplementary angles.

Take a review quiz on angles.

Drawing Conclusions While Reading

This week we will be working on drawing conclusions based on what we read.
These links are useful:
Lesson and Quiz
Softschools Quiz
Practice - Pen Pals

Solar Eclipse Educational Video

Read about Solar Eclipses here:
Astronomy for kids
National Geographic

Answer this question in the comments section; what is the difference between a solar and a lunar eclipse?

What is a Lunar Eclipse?

Watch the video above about lunar eclipses, then read about them.
Astronomy for kids.
NASA's Lunar Eclipse page.
Discovery kids

Phases of the Moon rap & song

Check out the rap above and the song below. Leave me a comment as to which one you liked better. I will play the winner in class.

Have you found me yet?

Leave me a comment if you have found my new website.
Check out these quotes by famous authors.

Create Your Graph Online

Create Your Graph Online

Do you want to create the graph for your project online?  Check out the link above to do this.  Don’t forget to create your graph and table by Monday.

The moon’s origins were brought up in class today. That was perfect, as our next unit in science will be about the solar system. I was able to find a few different links about the origin of the moon.

PBS NOVA

NASA

Check out other facts about the moon for kids.

Using a Protractor

Check out this short video on using a protractor to measure angles. Once you have completed that, try this virtual protractor for practice. Awesome!!!

Angle Basics

Angles will be in our next unit in math. We will be learning quite a bit of geometry. Get started now.

Watch the Weather Forecast

Watch the Weather Forecast

I am posting several websites where you can watch the weather forecast for your science assignment.  Don’t forget that I want you to actually listen to the meteorologist speak, don’t just look up the weather on the internet.
Watch the forecast on:
ABC 7
CBS 5
NBC Bay Area

Simple Probability

Check out this Khan Academy video on probability.  It is a good review of several key concepts we have been reviewing in math class.

Planets Orbiting the Sun

Planets Orbiting the Sun

I'm trying out a video from teachertube, which is different than YouTube.  This is a fun little video demonstrating how the planets in our solar system orbit the sun. 

Enjoy!

Khan Academy

https://www.khanacademy.org/

Do you feel like you need help on math sometimes?  You should check out Khan Academy.  Sal, the creator of the site, has links to all types of interesting topics.  I also highly recommend using this site to challenge yourself in math.

My Favorite Educational Website

Internet4classrooms.com has great grade level help and links.

If you need to practice your language arts or math skills, this is the place.  If you struggle with a particular subject, try a lower grade level.  Is it too easy?  Then try a higher grade level.  This site is perfect for skills practice, test prep, and educational games.

Civics video: How laws get made. -- "I'm Just a Bill" -- Schoolhouse Rock

I'm trying out a youtube video to see how easy it is.  This is an amusing little civics video.  Enjoy!

The First Post -- Will This Site Work for Me?

I am testing out blogger to see if I would like to use it for my teaching page.  This is my first post.