Social Studies sites

DNR map of parks with effigy mounds - http://dnr.wi.gov/org/land/parks/interp/archaeology/

Wigwam construction - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=923PkFv2Mwk&feature=related

Making a birch bark canoe - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27VZtSl02B8

Room 203 – Whooping Crane migration

Operation Migration Field Journal - http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html

Operation Migration map - http://www.operationmigration.org/migration_map.html

Knowing math facts automatically requires lots of practice to store theses facts in the file cabinets of our brain.  Students who use paper and pencil or count on their fingers are at a disadvantage when we start solving more complex problems such as multi-digit multiplication and long division.

Web Sites for practicing math facts

Timed facts – 20 in 1 minute  - all operations

http://www.westirondequoit.org/rogers/schaumbergweb/Oswego%20City%20School%20District%20Math%20Games.htm

Meteor multiplication (multiplication only)

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/meteor/meteor.swf?0

Buckys Buddies facts practice with timer!

http://www.buckysbuddies.com/badger_track.html

Math Mayhem - Fast paced multi-player arena for math facts – compete against other online players
http://www.learningplanet.com/act/mayhem/index.asp

Interactive Multiplication Games
http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm

Math Magician - Timed game to learn division facts.

Math Brain - 25 arcade style math games to sharpen skills
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html