I created three little math lessons in Scratch. In order to capture them with Jing, I had to put in a “wait 10 sec block.” I finally accomplished my goals, though!
The lessons are my way of trying to explain the different quadrants so that kids can figure out how to create better using Scratch. Oh, and I had to use tinyurl.com to shorten the long links that Jing gave me!
First one: http://tinyurl.com/ykkknlj
Second one: http://tinyurl.com/yz8wyo8
Third one: http://tinyurl.com/ygcgta8

Me, too! I have been scouring and begging for some good sites for just that. This is what I have come up with thus far:
http://www.bigbrainz.com/ This is Timez Attack, which the kids love. It’s a game that has all the features kids love PLUS it teaches them the math facts. The free version lasts maybe one or two class periods. They all wanted to buy the full version!

http://hoodamath.com/games/multiplication.php is like the old Multiplication Munchers, which I loved. The good thing is so do the kids!

http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/CarWash.htm is fast-paced and fun. If you know your facts you can go pretty fast on this one!

http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/GrannyPrix.htm is rather funny. The game is a granny in a wheelchair race with other old ladies (about my age). You may customize your granny and her chair. The faster you click on the correct answer the faster your granny goes!

http://www.multiplication.com/flashgames/PattyPaints.htm is another game by the same company. It’s fun to see the answers in the paint splats and then paint your car after you finish the game!

http://www.helpingwithmath.com/by_subject/multiplication/mul_games.htm allows for a couple of ways to learn multiplication facts. I like the choices!

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/multiplication.htm Mr. Nussbaum has a couple of ways, also, to teach multiplication facts. There is no shortage of excellent sites for your classes to use.

Good luck!

Someone has figured out a way to clearly show how to make decent presentations. Let us all take heed…

Looking for a good activity to help show what a good citizen does in America? Help the Red Cross out by having your class make cards for our service folks oversees. Click the logo to get the skinny on this great activity!

Just found out about a really good vocabulary site for those learning English. It’s called Learning Chocolate and if you click on the logo you can visit it yourself!

Learning Chocolate

I’ve been checking out some Thanksgiving websites and I think I’ve found some good ones.

I like this first one because Scholastic has provided a tool whereby kids can put a word in to find its definition; also, if you click on the speaker a natural voice will read the text aloud.

National Geographic has a nice website for kids who can read, as there is no read aloud option. It’s worth a peak.

A third site explains about girls on the Mayflower. Check it out.

This website challenges the student to be the historian to find out what the facts and details were of the first Thanksgiving. Some of the site offers a read aloud function.

Investigating the First Thanksgiving

Reading Digg this morning, I happened across this article: http://digg.com/d319loI

This will make for an interesting discussion for class today!

Need to get inspired? Check out this list!

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Using an image editor (we use Image Blender), we use different tools to change the photos. I will then have the 5th graders take the first 20 or so questions on this “test”.

I will show this example of pictures from Pics4Learning:

And that using copy, cut, and paste I created this:

Next week they have to create their own. I will post the best ones!