Online Interactive Sites

Online education is becoming more popular these days because it provides convenient learning for children of all ages. There are many educational websites on the Internet that offer interactive education for children, and these sites make online learning more fun and effective. Here are a number websites where children and teenagers can take part in interactive learning.

Preschool

• Fun School: Interactive learning for preschool kids with activities and games.

• Preschool Interactive Learning: An extensive list of educational games and activities for preschoolers.

• Preschool and Kindergarten Activities: Lots of activities for preschool kids, including writing, drawing, and crafts.

• Free Preschool Math Activities: A large selection of activities for preschoolers and kindergartners.

Elementary

• Interactive Learning by Grade: Various subject-oriented educational activities for preschool to Grade 6 students.

• Online Activities and Interactive Learning: Interactive education for elementary school students, with grade and subject classifications.

• Educational Activities for Kids: A wide selection of activities for children of all ages.

• Fun Education: Activities and games for kindergartners and elementary school students.

• “Rent Textbooks: Site features a way to save money on education expenses for children that are required to purchase materials.

Language Arts

• Interactive Language Learning Resources: A resource page of links to websites that offer interactive activities for various aspects of the English language.

• Grammar and Punctuation Activities: Various language-related activities for elementary school students.

• High School Language Activities: Writing activities for high school students.

Mathematics

• Mathematics Interactive Activities: More than 100 interactive mathematics activities for school children.

• Online Mathematics Activities: An extensive selection of mathematics activities for students of all ages.

• Amusement Park of Mathematics: Lots of fun and educational activities and games for kids.

Science

• Fun Science Lessons and Activities: Interesting science lessons with Bill Nye the Science Guy.

• Science for Kids: Website that offers fun and educational science stories for children aged 8 to 13.

• Interactive Science Exercises: Various interactive activities to help students learn biology, chemistry, and physics.

Social Studies

• Interactive Social Studies: A list of interactive activities for social studies.

• Social Studies Interactive Quizzes: Social studies quizzes for kindergarten to high school students.

Foreign Language

• Elementary Foreign Language Activities: Activities and games for students of various foreign languages.

• Free Foreign Language Lessons: Provides links to websites that offer free foreign language lessons.

January 4-January 8, 2010

Happy New Year Students
The next couple of months we'll focus on writing and literature both in preparation of standardized testing, but also we'll be celebrating important events such as MLK JR. Holiday and Black History Month in February. We'll look at some quotes and events surrounding Dr. King's philosophy and African proverbs denoting culturally significant points of view. We hope to read more Georgia authors this month such as Dr King, Alice Walker, and others. Additionally, we'll read from old and new authors alike as we move closer to reaching our reading goals for this year.

Quotes to ponder
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

If one is willing to wash your back for you, you can at least wash your own face. (African proverb)

There is always room for the people you love, even if the house is crowded (Tanzania). Hope you've enjoyed your holiday. See you back on January 5th.
Ms. Holden

Dec 12-18, 2009

Merry Christmas!

Soon we'll be leaving for holiday break. I know you all are excited. We have a bit more to finish up this week. We'll continue talking about Phrases in Grammar class, and review the Antebellum Period in Georgia's history. Be prepared to work each day as we move into the holiday season. We are wishing you all well.
Remember over break to read as much as possible those things you enjoy.
Happy Holidays!
Ms. Holden

Georgia Studies
OBJECTIVES:
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia.
a.Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War including slavery, state’s rights, nullification, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott case, election of 1860, the debate over secession in Georgia, and the role of Alexander Stephens.
SS8E1 The student will give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced in Georgia in different historical periods.
SS8E2 The student will explain the benefits of free trade.

Chapter Preview
Georgia character word: Loyalty

Words to Own: antebellum, manifest destiny, annex, skirmish, states’rights, yeoman farmer, overseer, abolition, free state, slave state, Missouri Compromise, sectionalism, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, popular sovereignty, free soiler, driver, slave code, arsenal, underground railroad, Know Nothing party, Republican party, platform, secession, ordinance,Confederate States of America
People: William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe,Frederick Douglass, Dred Scott,
John Brown, Harriet Tubman, Howell Cobb, Joseph E. Brown, Robert Toombs, John C. Fremont, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander H. Stephens

Places: Texas, Harpers Ferry, Marietta, Crawfordville

Chapter 7
Section 1 Manifest Destiny
Section 2 Deepening Divisions
Section 3 Slavery as a Way of Life
Section 4 Antebellum Georgia
Section 5 The Election of 1860


English Language Arts
Objectives:
ELA8R2 The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it
correctly in reading and writing. The student
a. Determines pronunciations, meanings, alternate word choices, parts of speech,
or etymologies of words.
b. Determines the meaning of unfamiliar words in content and context specific
to reading and writing.
c. Demonstrates an initial understanding of the history of the English Language.

ELA8RC3 The student acquires new vocabulary in each content area and uses
it correctly. The student
a. Demonstrates an understanding of contextual vocabulary in various subjects.
b. Uses content vocabulary in writing and speaking.
c. Explores understanding of new words found in subject area texts.

ELA8C1 The student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of
the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application
of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats.

Words to own:
Phrases, Prepositional Phrases, Adverb Phrases, Adjective Phrases, Verbal Phrases, Participial Phrases, Infinitive Phrases, Gerund Phrases, Appositive Phrases

December 7-11, 2009

Hi, Students,
We have only two weeks left before Christmas holidays, and we have much work to do. Please keep your spirits high and work hard to finish up what is needed to end this semester. We'll be taking the MAP tests this week, and we'll be practicing writing and grammar skills for the upcoming Writing Test in January. Keep practicing your writing of essays and bring them in to be reviewed. See you in class.
Ms. Holden

Georgia Studies
Monday
Vocabulary Word Activity
http://www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/puzzleview/ch%206-word%20search.html

Map Test-Review Test

Tuesday

Warm UP
Student will define the following terms found in the National Anthem after reading it.
1. twilight, 2. ramparts, 3. banner, 4. triumph, 5. desolation

http://www.national-anthems.net/US
http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/starspangledbanner.html

The Star Spangled Banner
In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the poem, Defense of Fort McHenry. The poem was later put to the tune of (John Stafford Smith's song) The Anacreontic Song, modified somewhat, and retitled The Star Spangled Banner. Congress proclaimed The Star Spangled Banner the U.S. National Anthem in 1931.
Midi by Lesley Nelson


Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there.
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore dimly seen thro' the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected, now shines on the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner: O, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has wash'd out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

O, thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their lov'd homes and the war's desolation;
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Pow'r that hath made and preserv'd us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust"
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
GPS SS8H5
Lesson
United We Stand Activity with class-Whole Group
Task
United We Stand Activity with cooperative partner
Closer
Ticket out the Door-Answer "Why is it important to learn the national anthem?"

Wednesday
Warm UP
CRCT question
GPS SS8H1 SS8H5
Lesson
Review of MAP testing questions and question strategies
Finish Reading Chapter 6 and review for test on Friday
Task
Chapter Activity and It's Your Turn
Closer
Whiteboard-Quizshow

Thursday
Warm UP
CRCT question on the board.
GPS SS8H5
Lesson
Online Georgia Stories Video-Take notes and write a summary paragraph.
Georgia Stories II
Video 2
Program 6: Georgia’s Westward Movement, Part 2
Story 1: Wesleyan Female College
Task
Ch 6 Test Review-Finish Chapter end Review
Closer
Ticket out the door-The video today taught me...


Friday
Warm UP
CRCT question on the board.
GPS
Lesson
Whiteboard Test Review-CRCT questions
Task
Ch 6 Open Book Test
Closer
CRCT Review numbers 99-130

Websites for the week to visit:
English Language Arts Text Resources
http://my.hrw.com/la/elot/0030526647/student/ch14/lg1214416_421.pdf

English
Monday
Warm UP
List 10 adjectives and 10 adverbs on your paper. Then list words beside each modify that it could modify.
GPS ELA8C1
Lesson
Adjective and Adverb Phrases
Task
Exercises 1 and 2 in textbook covering Adjective and Adverb Phrases
Closer
Homework Preview-Class Review of Adjectives and Adverb Phrases

Tuesday
Warm Up
Identify the phrases in the sentences on the board.
Lesson
Review of Adverb and Adjective Phrases-Homework Review
Task
Review of Adverb and Adjective Phrases-Additional Practice
Closer
Oral Grammar Review and Review of Word Wall terms

Wednesday
GPS=ELA8R1 and ELA8C1
ELA Map Test
Reading Map Test

Thursday
Warm Up
Correct the sentences on the board by filling in the correct adjective or adverb phrase from the word bank.
GPS ELA8R1 and ELA8C1
Lesson

Task
Closer

Friday
Warm UP
GPS ELA8R1 and ELA8C1
Lesson
Ch 6 Test Review
Task
Ch 6 Test
AR Reading Test
Closer
HangMan using Vocabulary
AR Reading Christmas Decorations