Today at 4:00 everyone is invited to a special event at City Hall! :)

Theme

Analyzing Theme

Theme Lesson-PPT
Theme practice-PDF
More Practice-PDF
Even MORE Practice
Determine The Theme of a Text

Theme

Folk Tales

Happy Thanksgiving weekend-see you next month!

This weekend---America's largest literary event (my favorite Miami event)! See Tom Watson and Katherine Applegate!

Click for more information:

Miami Book Fair

Stick Dog

Learn how to draw Stick Dog - video

The One and Only Ivan

Ivan, The Mall Gorilla

Ivan video

Upcoming News

Honor Roll Monday, November 17, 2014


Skills, Activities, Spelling, Vocabulary, and more:
Unit 2, Week 1

Veteran's Day November 11!

We honor our veteran's this Veteran's Day holiday by showing our gratitude for all they've done for our country without even knowing all of us.


Thank you, Nephew, for joining us via technology! We appreciate you, your time, and your service.

Veteran's Day Celebrations

History of Veteran's Day - History.com video

Poppies!

Skills, Activities, Videos, and More

Click for: Reading/L.A. Stories, Skills, and Activities

Main Idea activity

SHR - Conjunction Junction video
Take a cool conjunctions quiz and learn about the earth at the same time. :)
Study Zone - Conjunctions

Multiple Meaning pictures :)
More Multiple Meaning Pictures
Contrasting Multiple Meaning Pictures
Picture activity
Another picture activity-easy
Advanced activity
Fun Activity
Multiple Meaning Words - video

Landmarks:
Mt. Rushmore - National Park   Mt. Rushmore National Park for kids
Landmarks
A Guide to Famous Landmarks
Fun activities for kids - Mt. Rushmore National Park
Mt. Rushmore facts for kids  video
Crazy Horse Memorial

Thank You For Your Wonderful Contributions-They were DELICIOUS.

Ebola Information

Remember, there is no need to worry or panic.  Experts say that you should not be concerned.

Time For Kids-Ebola
Kidshealth.org-Ebola article

Ebola facts page- N.Y. Times

Inventors and Inventions

Some interesting links:

Visit Edison's Florida Home-it's cool!
Youtube-Thomas Edison and more! Videos
Top inventors-McCoy-Scholastic
Elijah McCoy for kids
Biography-Elijah McCoy
Elijah McCoy
Inventors/inventions (kids' site) qqq
History.com videos and more
Kids Konnect - Inventors and Inventions
SciLinks - Inventions
A-Z Inventions
Inventors list-kids
US History.org-inventions through tout America
Buzzle-A-Z inventions, era, and countries
TFK-Who invented...
Time Magazine-Current inventions/inventors
Snap Stopper Brand - NZ
Encyclopedia.com - Louis Braille
Encyclopedia.com- Louis Braille
Biography.com - Braille

Horray for Research!

Click on all the links below to help with your research:


Avoid Plagiarism! Click here.

Printable:
Bio sheet
Bio ws
Bio
McGrawi
Free printable for biographies
Free printable biography guide
Free printable graphic organizer for biographies
Help for writing a biography (Lively Language)
Writing Quiz-How to find resources.
Mini writing lessons (Click next when you are ready)
Note taking
A guide for your draft
Checklist for you, a friend, or family to use when reading your draft
Editing checklist

Sites and Sources:
Kids Search-sites for kids
Kids Search Guides
Sort Research Facts
Video-writing research papers
Cute video on research (for teenagers)
General biography resources
Awesome Library
Library Spot
kidfriendlysearch.com/Kid_Friendly
Scholastic Hispanic History
Famous Latinos (Scholastic)
kidfriendlysearch.com/
KYvl.org/kids
Fact Monster
Infoplease
Yahoo Kids
k12 Libraries
Worldbook (Subscription required)

Happy Love Note Day!

Write a letter to your parents. They will love it.

Send an electronic love note. 

Lice information

Lice quiz
Myth v. Fact


Lice picture

Lice/nit pictures

Bye Bye Lice Treatment and Prevention kit

Thank You!

Thank you for coming to Open House. We appreciate your time and support. :)

I've had requests for the TimeTimer information. You will love it! Click on the link or scroll down to the bottom to purchase in Get Smart (Dade) or Ace (Broward) Educational stores.

http://www.timetimer.com/

Option: TIME TIMER app for iPhone and IPad $2.99 (iPhone) $4.99 (ipad). 

Time Timer (iPhone)

Time Timer app (IPad)

Today is Family Day! :)

Click on the link to Informed Families site for activities and ideas http://informedfamilies.org/campaigns/family_day/:)

Welcome to Third Grade!