Beaulieu - food chains & webs

Tuesday, January 6: Listen and watch this clip on food chains

Wednesday, January 7: Read about food chains and food webs. Don't forget to click on the links within the article to find more information

write down what you learned about:

• - producers
• - consumers
• - decomposers
• - carnivores, herbivores and omnivores
• - predators

This will help you with the crossword puzzle

2. After you complete the crossword puzzle, and I get your grade, you may create a food chain online.

Food Chains

Use this link to complete your food chains. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/foodchain.htm
This link will assist you completing your individual organism.

Plants

1. See Abby's Region of Texas keynote for an example of what we're going to try to do.

2. Listen to the description of the Plant's Organs. Write down information about the roots, stem, flower and leaves.

3. Add some information about each plant part at the Great Plant Escape.

4. Open up your Plant Keynote. Start filling in the information you found out about the roots, stem, flower and leaves.

Beaulieu 12-08-08

1. You are to complete the matching game on Cause and Effect
2. Once you are finished, you may blog. Remember to:
   - complete the drafts you have already started
   - post at least 2 positive comments on other students' blogs

Multiplication

1. Multiplication Word Problems - 1 step - click on the purple block - go up to 5

2. Multiplication Facts

3. Win a Million Dollars

Fourth Grade 12-04-08

Mrs. Beaulieu

1. Spelling test
   
2. Native Americans of Texas test
   
3. Guided Reading groups - answer 1 question
   
4. Once you're finished, you may blog

Mrs. Brown

The Belle

Synonyms and Antonyms

1. BrainPop movie and quiz

2. Match the Pairs

3. Ball Hogs

4. Book Buddy

Keyboarding and Punctuation

1. Dance Mat Typing

2. Go to Mattson folder and go to Punctuate This!

Mrs. Beaulieu 10-20-08

1. Metamorphosis interactive review game
   
2. Metamorphosis TAKS focused assessment
   
3. blog
   
   
   Friday during class: character map
   

Tutoring: Into the Book

Go to Into the Book - Let's do the Questioning module

Math Practice

1. Crossnumber Puzzle

2. Multiplication Grand Prix

Mrs. Beaulieu 10-13-08

1. Take your spelling test here
   
2. Watch the movie on metamorphosis
   
3. Once you have finished the movie, you may post your blog and comments.

Capitalization

1. Practice Home Row with Dance Mat Typing


2. Go in the Mattson folder, do Capital Search

Mrs. Salazar's Class
Spelling Lesson 2

Mrs. Brown's Class
Kate DiCamillo's webpage

Blog Responses

Happenings (Teacher Blog)
Chaotic Chat (Teacher Blog)
Maniac’s Corner (4th Grade)
Kayla’s Blabbing Blog (4th Grade)
Hammy Sammy (4th Grade)
Bellerina’s Page (5th Grade)
Stephanie’s Wacky World (5th Grade)
Adventures of Mulan (5th Grade)
Frankenstein (5th Grade)
Kikie’s World (6th Grade)
Arizona Diamondbacks (6th Grade)

Mrs. Brown's Class

1, Practice Spelling #9 - play games for 10 minutes, then take the test

2. Go to Mattson folder - What's My Place - Level 4

3. Place Value Pirates

Mrs. Hulburt's Class

1. Go to the blog entry you received for last night's homework and type in your comment:

Black Lab
Flour Tortillas
I Ate . . .
I'm the Winner
My Aquatic Trip to the Ocean
When I Broke My PSP
When I Caught My First Fish

4th Grade Math

1. Place Value Pirates...Working with decimals

2. Beat the Clock...Decimals Practice

3. Study Island

Mrs. Beaulieu's Class - 10-30-08

1. Take spelling tests: 20-word list; 10-word list; 7-word list
   
2. For a little decimal practice, play "Place Value Pirates." Yes, I know the place values get harder as you complete each round; however, this will help you think about all place value possibilities!
   
3. Once you complete at least 2 rounds of "Place Value Pirates," you may blog. Remember you must complete at least one quality blog per week. You must also post 2 quality comments on other blogs. If you need a refresher of what to think of when posting a comment, click here to read my post on posting comments.
   
   
   
   Thursday (in the classroom): With your partner, you may browse Texas Indians to find information on your group of Native American Texans

Mrs. Hulburt's Class 10/23/08

1. Decimals Game

2. Read Mrs. Beaulieu's Post about Blog Comments then post a comment telling why you think the quality of a comment matters.

2. Complete the Blog Assignment keeping what you read in Mrs. Beaulieu's blog in mind.

States of Matter

1. Finish Capitalize This in the Mattson Folder. Get over an 85.

2. Gases, Liquids and Solids

3. States of Matter

4. Multiplication Practice

Into the Book

Into the Book

Silicon Spies

1. Typing Lesson #4

2. Silicon Spies

3. Multiplication Facts

Mrs. Hulburt: Computer Lab Thur. 10/9/08

1. Practice Multiplication Facts
a. Scroll Down to Multiplication and click on "All Facts"
b. When a registration screen pops up click "Maybe Later" to begin the game.

2. Review Electricity:
Will these circuits work?
Help the Silicone Spies solve an electricity mystery! (click on "click here to launch game)

3. Explore Matter by spending some time playing these games:

Properties of Matter Game
States of Matter
Changing States of Matter
Learn About Melting Points
What's the Best Insulator?

3. And finally, let's blog!
a. Visit 2 boys and 2 girls blogs from our class and post a comment on one of their entries.
b. Go to your own blog, finish an old post & publish it or post something new!

Beaulieu - solids, liquids, gases

Changing states - click here

Conduction Countdown - click here

Trumpet of the Swans

1. Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

2. Listen to the sound of a Trumpeter Swan

Beaulieu - systems (circuits)

physical process - changing circuits

Observe what happens to the light bulb each time you change or remove something in the system. Log your observations on your chart.

enrichment

my pyramid
Reading the Triple beam Balance

Triple Beam Balance

1. Take an Accelerated Reader test on Company's Coming.

2. Typing Lesson #3

3. The Frogs Are Off Their Diet OR Dance Mat Typing

4. Triple Beam Balance

Beaulieu - Systems

The Blobz guide to electric circuits.
Tuesday, September 23: As a group, complete Section 1 - What Makes Circuits Work.
Thursday, September 25: As a group, complete Section 2 - Conductors and Insulators

Beaulieu - verbs

Click here for verb practice

Beaulieu - Elements of a Story

You will listen/read the Cinderella story. As you read, pay close attention to the setting, characters, and plot of the story. After you have finished the story, there are activity pages to complete (do not forget these, they will help you with the quiz). Upon completion of the activities, you will take a quiz. Please wait at the end of the quiz until I can get your score. If you are unable to finish today in the computer lab, you will have time during class tomorrow.

Happy reading!

Fourth Grade Potpourri

Option #1: Typing Lesson #2

Option #2: Capitalization and Punctuation

Option #3: Multiplication
1. Quick Flash
2. Test Your Times Tables
3. Hotmath

Hangman

After you finish the article, play Hangman.

Beaulieu

Capitalization and punctuation quiz

Keyboarding and Subtraction

1. Typing Lesson #1 Click Start Lesson.

2. Spacebar Invaders Keyboarding Game

3. Subtraction with Virtual Manipulatives

4. Inference Riddle Game

Ocean Research

Watch the video on Mrs. Hulburt's Blog about waves and tides.



Visit the following sites to answer the questions about oceans:

1. What Causes Waves?

2. What about tides?

3. What does a wave look like?

4. How are Gravity and Waves related?

5. What does the Earth look like during high and low tides?

Feed People and Prepare for Carlsbad!

1. Learn about Free Rice

2. Now see how big you can make your donation!

3. Watch a video about Carlsbad Caverns

4. Take the Carlsbad Caverns Quiz



5. When you're done with the quiz, you can practice your math.

Beaulieu - El Paso Missions

Texas republic, statehood and civil war: click here

You are traveling to the missions on Friday, May 30th. These three missions are part of living history. Click on this site to find out information about them.

Cave Formations: Read the information provided on the following pages to find out about what you will see inside Carlsbad Caverns!

Kids Pages Cave Formations

Virtual Cave

Math TAKS Review

1. Official Edgemere Math TAKS Review Crossnumber Challenge!

2. Math Vocabulary Hangman

Beaulieu's guided reading groups

All groups, click here to get to our reading groups response page (forum).

Click here to add math problems

Another Quick Tutoring Session

1. Now Thinking Blocks for Multiplication

2. Meteor Multiplication

3. Demolition Division

Close to the End Tutoring Tasks!

1. Do Multiples of 6/Algebra page

2. Thinking Blocks - Part Whole - 2 Steps (second one down)

3. Math Arcade

Math

1. Thinking Blocks - Do the Third Lesson: Compare 1 Step

2. Metric Mass Match

3. Fourth Grade Math Review - play against a partner!

7. Math Arcade

Math Benchmark: 5th Six Weeks

Check your answers.

Ms. Beaulieu - 3/31

How well can you make an inference?

1. Click here for practice questions
2. Once you complete the questions, you may try your hand at Battleship

Tutoring

1. Compare Problems

2.Finish puzzle

3. Sum Sense

4. Multiplication Block

Inherited Traits

1. Watch video and answer questions.

2.Take survey.

3. Get a perspective on your answers.

4. Divide by . . .

Division

Thinking Blocks

Beaulieu - 3-10-08

Reading: click here to complete an interactive character traits chart


Science research: Kids Go Wild - animal facts
Animal Bytes at the San Diego Zoo
More animals
Bald Eagle
Piranhas
Angler Fish

Science: Inherited Traits or Learned Characteristics nature walk (game)


Social Studies: Colonists Come to Texas (March 10-20)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Stephen Austin
Juan Seguin
Sam Houston
Martín de León


Social Studies: click on this link "Meet the People" to find out interesting facts and information about the people who part of the Texas Revolution

Final Proofreading

1. Get up to a 100 in Proofreader

2. Then take the challenge with Master Proofreader!

Comments

Links for Mrs. Beaulieu's Class:
The TAKS Test
Summer Fun with My Dog Sasha
Bree
The Snowy Day
When It Was Christmas
Introducing Sealy


Links for Mrs. Hulburt's Class:
My Big Jump
Scary Day
The Box
My Grandpa
Duke (which I mistitled Scary Day)
Bill Clinton

Proofreading

1. Get up to 100 on Proofreader

2. Character Traits


3. Word Meanings Battleship

Addition and Odd Numbers

1. Dance Mat Typing

2. The Word Factory

3. Speed Grid Challenge

4. Odd Numbers

5. Soccer Smash

Beaulieu 2/11/08

Inherited traits and learned characteristics: all living beings have inherited traits (those we get from our parents or ancestors). Learned characters are behaviors all living things learn to adapt and survive in their environment.

Monday: http://utahscience.oremjr.alpine.k12.ut.us/Sciber01/7th/cells/html/inhvsacq.htm

Thursday: http://www.amnh.org/ology/genetics/naturewalk/pages/naturenurtureGame.html

http://www.kidsgowild.com/animalfacts

Beaulieu

Click on the link to try your hand at an "Author's Purpose" quiz. See if you can get them all correct!

Reading

1. Practice homophones.

2. Parts of a book

3. Word Meaning Battleship

Ms. Beaulieu - Author's Purpose

Read this online lesson about "Author's Purpose"
After reading it, click on the leaf at the bottom of the page to practice with some sample questions

Salazar'sScience

1. go to the following link
life science
And look for the following links on that page
2.Producer ,consumer, decomposer game
3.herbivore,carnivore and omnivore
4.Animal diet game
5.food chain facts
6.food chain game
7.kids corner
8.hidden animal
9.seek and find

Multiplication

Meteor Multiplication.

Benchmark

Go to the Benchmark VoiceThread.

Compare your answers with the ones given and determine which answers you got wrong and which ones you got correct.

For the ones you got wrong: Do you understand your mistake? What did you do wrong?

For the ones you got correct: Listen to the explanation. Is that how you solved it? Did you come up with the answer another way?

Ecosystem Games

1. Go to one of the following websites. Do the games and activities that have to do with animals, wildlife or ecosystems.

Animal Adaptations

How Animals Meet Their Needs

Build a Food Chain

Arctic Animals Adaptations

Eco Kids Games & Activities Main Page

Ecosystem Research: Mrs. Hulburt's Class

Exploring Ecosystems and Biomes:
Visit the following sites to complete your ecosystem charts.

NEW SITES!
Enchanted Learning Ocean Animals

Links to several other Ocean Sites

Rivers and Streams

Wetlands

Ponds & Lakes
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What is an Ecosystem?

Brain POP: Ecosystems

Water Ecosystems

The World's Biomes

Water Biome: Freshwater

Animals Find some of the animals from the ecosystems and look here for their adaptations.

Ocean Zones

Lakes

Ponds

Rivers and Streams

Wetlands

Number Line Fractions

1. First practice regular fractions.

2. Then try number line fractions

3. See if you can Find Grampy

4. Play Matho. Play 3 games and see what your best score is.




VoiceThread

Ms. Beaulieu's Class

1. How do plants make food?
Click How plants make food to find out


2. Native American Tribes of Texas
Click on Who are they? to find out more


3. Main explorers of the Southwest

Rene-Robert Cavalier, Sieur de La Salle click here
Christopher Columbus click here
Hernando (Hernán) Cortés click here
Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca click here
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado click here

Mrs. Hulburt's Class

Animal Adaptations Game

Plants