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Wordle.net
On Wordle.net you can type in words and create a personalized word cloud. To make it just right, you can adjust the color, direction, and style of text. This is really cool!

OvernightPrints.com
This site has tons of cursive worksheets and practice activities. Thanks to Emily at Amorita Charter School for sharing this great resource.

San Diego Zoo
Although we would love to go on a field trip to the San Diego Zoo, we might have to settle for the next best thing: their incredible website!

Check out these fun websites!
 
Halloween Proofreading PowerPoint
Brush up on your editing skills with this "spook-tacular" powerpoint!

Interactive Timeline
Here's a fun way to make a timeline online!

Skeleton Shakedown
Another accident in the lab! You can help clean up by putting the skeleton back together.

Christopher Columbus
This site has lots of good information about Christopher Columbus. There's even an online quiz for you to test what you learn.

More Internet fun!

 

The Gift of Thanks - The First Thanksgiving 
Check out this new website!This website shares the story of the first Thanksgiving. The information is accurate and easy to read. I need to send a special thank you to Danielle from Lexington Middle School in Massachusetts for sharing this site with us.

The First Thanksgiving (Scholastic.com)
They spent two months at sea to reach a strange new world, and barely survived once they got there. Learn how the Pilgrims reached America and lived to celebrate the first Thanksgiving.

The Jamestown Online Adventure
Come see what it was like to be one of the first people to arrive in Jamestown!

Virtual Jamestown
Use your mouse to take a tour and explore the Jamestown settlement. The "up arrow" on the tool bar shows the hot spots so you know where you can go into the fort.

Let's Talk Turkey Trivia Quiz
Test your turkey knowledge with this online quiz!

Thanksgiving Meal
What was served at the first Thanksgiving dinner in 1621?

Awesome sites!

 

Nutcracker Hangman
Can you figure out the word before the nutcracker cracks all of the nuts? This one is hard!

Light Up the Christmas Tree
Click on a line (wire) to turn it so all the bulbs have power. When all the wires are connected the Christmas tree will light up.

Snowman Dress Up
Drag and drop pieces to build your own snowman.

The Elves' Game Chest
Lots of games and activities for you to choose.

Fun stuff!
 

New Year's Games
Enjoy six games as you celebrate the new year.

Snowflake Photos
Check out these pictures of real snow crystals in Northern Ontario, Alaska, Vermont, the Michigan Upper Peninsula, and the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Games
Four activities about Martin Luther King, Jr. for you to play.

Games, games, and more games!
 

White House Kids
You can learn lots of interesting facts about the White House.

Tour the White House
Take an online virtual tour of the White House!

Ben's Guide to US Government
Did you know that September 17th is Constitution Day? Learn about the Constitution and lots more with Ben's Guide to US Government.

Lots of cool things!

 

Seussville.com
March 2 is Dr. Seuss' birthday. Celebrate this talented author at Seussville.com.

ArcademicSkillBuilders.com
Lots and lots of games (by grade level) to support all academic areas. You can select the game that is just right for you!

MadLibs
Use different parts of speech to fill in the blanks in these funny stories.

These sites are great!
 

Verb Viper
In Verb Viper, you choose the verb tense for each noun that is shown. If the verb and the subject match, you feed the verb to the viper.

Coconut Vowels
In Coconut Vowels, coconuts with words fall to the beach. It's up to you to match the missing letters to the correct word before the coconuts hit the beach.

Fantastic and fun!
 

Monterey Bay Aquarium
You may know what an "aquarium" is but do you know what an "e-quarium" is? Live web cams are set up at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. You can see the marine life in the exhibits from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific Time.

Word Invasion
In Word Invasion, jellyfish with words drift toward the octopus at the bottom. Zap the correct word type before the jellyfish land.

Word Frog
Word Frog is a game to help you practice antonyms, synonyms, and homonyms. Use the frog's tongue to snatch up the matching fly.

Cool!

 
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