Peanut and Banana at the Farm!

Peanut and Banana LOVE their new home! Brownie joined them today,  as well as Oreo and Butterscotch ( they were both rosters! )

Happy Last Day!

Chicks Hatching Video

Here is the video we streamed that has both our chicks hatching!
https://youtu.be/FHPyJrHPpMo

Our Amazing Book Floats!

Our class did an awesome job making "book floats" of our favorite books. We also had a great time on our "parade" to see which books our classmates would recommend! Happy Summer Reading!

SUMMER RESOURCES/WEBSITES!

Third Grade Rocks!

Websites for Students This page has links to many great educational and fun websites, feel free to click the links below and check them out! More practice tests using the link below. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/testprep/gr3/   NEW WEBSITE!! Fact Monster- The online information tool for kids, find just about any answer to any question. http://www.factmonster.com/   ONLINE THESAURUS-  http://thesaurus.com/   ISTEP PRACTICE TESTS https://sites.google.com/site/mstoddroom10/istep-iread-test-prep-practice   Another ISTEP Practice test, no login is needed, just click login without filling any login ID or password.http://learnoas.ctb.com/ISTEP/login3.html   Earth Cam- A great website where you can view live webcams from different areas of the United States and the world.  Give it a try! http://www.earthcam.com/   All in One Websites- The following websites cover all subjects that we study in third grade.   Play Kids Games- A great website that allows students to play games that cover math, language, spelling and other subject!  Check it out!  http://www.playkidsgames.com/   Fun Brain- One of the best websites I have seen that covers so many areas of learning!http://www.funbrain.com/   Academic Skill Builders- A really fun and cool website designed to help students while having fun doing it! http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/   ABCya.com- ABCya! Third grade children's computer games and activities have large easy to use navigation buttons as well as simple instructions. Activities include addition, subtraction, counting money, keyboarding practice, identifying computer parts, and much more! http://www.abcya.com/third_grade_computers.htm   Gamequarium- A fun site that has many different language and math activities, check it out! http://www.gamequarium.com/index2.htm   Math Websites Mobile Math- A great website that can be accessed via smart phone or computer with tons of math learning games. (website submitted by students from California!)http://www.barcodediscount.com/articles/mobile-math.htm   Cool Math Games- A great website for students to practice many areas of math.http://www.coolmath-games.com/   Math Games-  A great site to work on fractions, many different games to choose from. http://www.maths-games.org/fraction-games.html   Third Grade Math Practice- Many different math activities great for practice-http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3   Elapsed Time Quiz- Test your skills and telling elapsed time-http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/math/elapsed_time/quiz829.html   Telling TIme Game- Practice your skills at telling time!http://www.softschools.com/time/tellingtime.jsp   Moneyville- A fun game that teaches all about money.  http://moneyville.co.uk/   Fishing Multiplication Game-  Great way to practice your multiplication facts! http://www.softschools.com/math/games/fishing_multi.jsp   Early On Math Games- I have found this site to be especially helpful in learning to tell time as well as other math areas.http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/earlymath/on_time_game4.htm   Triple A Math- A great site for math practice and you can pick your grade level, give it a try! http://www.aaamath.com/   Academic Skill Builders- A really fun and cool website designed to help students while having fun doing it, it covers math and other areas of study.http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/   Math Racing Game- A fun racecar game where you avoid cars and answer one digit multiplication problems. http://www.math-play.com/math-racing-multiplication-game/math-racing-multiplication-game.html   Counting Coins- Students will match pictures of real US coins to the total of what they represent, a great way to practice counting change.  http://www.math-play.com/coins-game/coins-game.html   ISTEP PRACTICE TESTS- https://sites.google.com/site/mstoddroom10/istep-iread-test-prep-practice   Language Arts Websites Third Grade Language Arts Skill Builders- A great website with many Language Arts activities that provide great pracitce! http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-3rd-langbuilders.htm   Pronoun Game- A balloon popping game dedicated to pronouns.http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/pronoun/balloon_game/     Noun Game- Just like the pronoun game, a balloon popping game dedicated to just nouns- http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/noun/balloon_game/   Verb Game- A balloon popping game dedicated to just verbs. http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/verb/balloon_game/   Adjective Quiz- Test your adjective skills-http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/adjective/quiz219.html   Monster Exchange- Whoever thought monsters would be a good way to reinforce language arts skills? This site enables students to use Internet technologies and visual arts in a collaborative project to improve reading, writing, and communication skills.  Just click on "kids stuff" when you get to the page.  http://www.monsterexchange.org/   Language Arts Games- Fun and educational language games!http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htm   English Vocabulary Building Games- A great website with a lot of fun games and activities to reinforce your language/English skills. http://www.vocabulary.co.il/third-grade-vocabulary-games/   Common and Proper Noun Basketballl- A fun site to learn your common and proper nouns, basketball style! http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/basketball/index_pre.html   Vocabulary Pinball- A fantastic game that helps with spelling and definitions, give it a try! http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/pinball/default.htm#   Syllables Quiz- Divide the word into syllables. This practice test contains 10 questions. You can review the questions after answering all the questions.http://www.softschools.com/quiz_time/language_arts/syllables/theme4.html   Sams Lab- A fun interactive website that helps with all areas of language and reading- http://pbskids.org/lions/games/synsam.html   Jeff's Poems for Kids- A great website that has many poems that have been submitted and published by third graders across the nation. http://www.jeffspoemsforkids.com/index.php   Instant Poetry Forms- A great website that will help students create poems by simply filling in the blanks with words, check it out! http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm   The Patchworker Game- A game in which students put words in order to form a complete sentence and reveal the patchwork picture.http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/magickey/adventures/patch_game.shtml   Katie's Clubhouse- Katie is in race to build a clubhouse, she needs your help with vocabulary words to get it built.  http://justkidsgames.com/play.php?KatiesClubHouse   ISTEP PRACTICE TESTS- https://sites.google.com/site/mstoddroom10/istep-iread-test-prep-practice   The Friendly Letter Creator- Learn to write a friendly letter and use the step by step instructions on this awesome website. http://www.abcya.com/friendly_letter_maker.htm   Context Clues Millionaire- A context clues game based on the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire.  http://www.quia.com/rr/151544.html         Spelling Websites Spelling Sight Words Scramble-Unscramble the words while being timed. http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/words/games/word_scramble31.html   Spelling Sight Words Hangman Game-http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/words/games/hangman31.html   Spelling City- A fun website that will help you study your weekly words or play helpful spelling games using our weekly words! http://www.spellingcity.com/   Reading Websites Diary of a Wimpy Kid- For all those that love this book series, go directly to the website to learn about the author, find out the latest book release date and more!http://www.wimpykid.com/   ISTEP PRACTICE TESTS- https://sites.google.com/site/mstoddroom10/istep-iread-test-prep-practice     Science, Social Studies and States Websites   More States Facts- http://www.infoplease.com/states.html   States Facts- A great site to use for your state packets when we start working on them or to just learn about different states.  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/   Learning States and Capitals- A fantastic site dedicated to teaching our states and capitals! http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games.htm   NASA-  If your into space as much as I am, this is a must see site!  Go live with NASA and the astronauts! http://www.nasa.gov/

Summer Reading Resources

Here are some great websites to check out to keep your reading skills fresh!

• National Geographic Kids: Great nature videos, activities, games, stories, and more
• Discovery Kids: Video, games and activities to explore dinosaurs, sharks, space, pets, history and more.
• Young Explorers: Museum Run, The Great Dig, Time Explorer and more online games from the British Museum.
• Smithsonian Kids Collecting: how to start your own collection and see what other kids collect
• Explore Dinosaurs: FAQs and top 10 myths about dinosaurs, a virtual dig, behind the scenes tours, and more from the National Museum of Natural History
• NASA Quest: Interactive explorations that engage students in real science and engineering. Topics include robots, helicopters, lunar exploration, and designing your own human-friendly planet
• My Wonderful World: A multimedia tour of our seven continents
• Time for Kids: Fun games (The Great State Race), an online weekly magazine written for kids, and news from around the world
•  PBS KIDS Lab

Popsicle Party

Everyone worked so hard this year,  especially on their math facts and computation! (Many Popsicles were had by all!) We celebrated with a final Popsicle party!