Researching Washington D.C.'s Monuments

Using Comic Life, everyone will create a flyer about one of D.C.'s famous monuments.  Your flyer must contain the following:

• Name of your monument and photo
• Your name
• 3 Facts about your monument. These must be complete sentences.

Use the following links to complete this project:

Photos: https://search.creativecommons.org/
Monument Facts: Britannica Online and World Book Online

Compound Words & Quotation Marks

First, everyone may open their HTS email so that you can take a look at the email from Mrs. Morell regarding March Book Madness.

Play All 5 Games

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary_games/compound-words.html

Quotation Marks
1) http://www.quia.com/rr/335442.html
2) http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/quotation_marks/quiz1632.html
3) http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=tandersoquotes

Everfi - Understanding Money

You will learn about banking, budgeting and saving in this program called Vault.  Click on the link below to get started:

Directions To Set Up Your Account

1. Click on the link: everfi.com/register
2. Enter the class registration code: 4a705237
3. Enter your birthdate and name
4. User Name: first name followed by last initial followed by birth year (ex. rickyp2005)
5. Password: titans4

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

1) http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary-games/synonyms/find-the-synonym.html

2) http://www.scholastic.com/wordgirl/synonym_toast.htm

3) http://goo.gl/Exb4MR - THIS ONE IS CHALLENGING

4) http://www.wordcentral.com/games/bigbot.html - EVEN MORE DIFFICULT...

Antonyms

5) http://goo.gl/GTrXjH

6) http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/vocabulary-games/antonyms/antonym-or-synonym.html

7) https://www.spellingcity.com/antonyms.html - CHALLENGING!
CLICK THE GREEN BUTTON - GAMES
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - WHICH WORD SENTENCES?

8) https://www.quia.com/cb/213396.html - CHOOSE 1-PLAYER GAME

Free Choice - Suggestions

• Storybird
• Free Rice
• Typing Club

Typing Test - XtraMath - Coding

First, I would like you to practice your keyboarding skills by taking the Second Typing Test for 4th Grade.  I have shortened the test a bit, so it should take you less time today.  Login to your account on Typing Club and then click on Second Typing Test...
Your goal is to type 10 to 15 words per minute with 80% accuracy.

User name: last name followed by first initial

Password: htstype

(exceptions: cgeilish and iselerl)

https://holy-trinity-school2.typingclub.com/

XtraMath

https://xtramath.org/#/signin/student_other

Don't forget, just click on the Student tab and your name will appear - no need to type an email address or your XtraMath PIN

Try a new coding game:

https://santatracker.google.com/#codelab

THEN, FREE CHOICE -- ONLY IF IT'S ON MY BLOG!

Typing Test & Spelling Bee Games

First, we will begin by taking a typing test using Typing Club.  Click on the link and login to your account.  Click on First Typing Test...
Your goal is to type between 10 and 15 words per minute with 75% accuracy.  Good luck!

Username: last name followed by first initial

Password: htstype

https://holy-trinity-school2.typingclub.com/

Use the 5 links below to practice for the spelling bee!

1) NEW:  http://www.arcademics.com/games/spelling-bees/spelling-bees.html

2) NEW:  http://bigiqkids.com/SpellingGame/SpellingGameDemo.html
CLICK ON GRADE HIGHER THAN 4TH

3) http://www.learner.org/interactives/spelling/spelling.html?s=g4
CLICK ON A GRADE HIGHER THAN 4TH

4) http://www.tvokids.com/games/spellingbee

5) http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/educational-games/spelling-bee

DO NOT PLAY EASY, PLAY MEDIUM & HARD!

Cricket In Times Square Internet Research

Use the internet links below to complete your research and write your answers on the handout provided.
Task 2

Take a look around Times Square by clicking on the link below and write down three things you see in the picture.

http://www.360cities.net/image/times-square-new-york-new-york-city

Take a look around Grand Central Station by clicking on the link below write down three things you see in the picture.

http://www.360cities.net/image/june2011-grand-centralnyc-new-york-city#646.76,-15.33,70.0

Task 3

On Google Maps (https://maps.google.com/), plot the route between Waterbury, Connecticut and Times Square, New York City.  Hint: type Waterbury, CT in the “Search Google Maps” bar to begin.

Click on “Directions” in order to type your destination (Times Square).

Click on the train and tell me how long the train will take to go from Waterbury to Times Square (the shortest train).

Task 4 - The author and illustrator

Read this biography of George Selden and list 3 facts about his life:

http://www.bookologymagazine.com/resources/authors-emeritus/selden-george/

Read this obituary of illustrator Garth Williams and list 3 facts about his life:

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/10/arts/garth-williams-book-illustrator-dies-at-84.html?pagewanted=print&src=pm

Task 5

Use the following links to research cats, mice and crickets.  Write down 3 interesting facts about each animal.

Cats

1. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/cats/cat/Catprintout.shtml
2. http://www.paws.org/kids-about-cats.html

Mice

1. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/rodent/Mouseprintout.shtml
2. http://www.scholastic.com/readit/pdfs/FS.Geronimo.pdf

Crickets

1. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/orthoptera/Cricket.shtml
2. http://www.bugfacts.net/cricket.php