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Math

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Arcademic Skill Builders
Number Sense
Base 10 Activity Number Sense 1.0	Tic Tac Toe Squares Number Sense 2.0	Multiplication Practice	Base Blocks Illustrate addition and subtraction in a variety of bases
Base Block Addition Use base ten blocks to model grouping in addition.	Base Block Subtraction Use base ten blocks to model separation of groups in subtraction.	Circle 0 A puzzle involving adding positive and negative integers to sum to zero.	Fishy Fractions iknowthat.com
Fraction Workshop iknowthat.com	Leon's Math Dojo practice automatcity	Multiplication Fun Activity	Division Puzzles Activity
Rounding Railroad (tens, hundreds, thousands)
Algebra and Functions
Space Blocks Create and discover patterns using three dimensional blocks.	Color Patterns Arrange colors to complete a pattern.
Measurement and Geometry
Area and Perimeter Fun Brain Game	Geoboard Use geoboards to illustrate area, perimeter, and rational number concepts.	Circular Geoboard Use circular geoboards to illustrate angles and degrees.	Geoboard - Coordinate Rectangular geoboard with x and y coordinates
Geoboard - Isometric Use geoboard to illustrate three-dimensional shapes.	Pattern Blocks Use six common geometric shapes to build patterns and solve problems.	Tangrams Use all seven Chinese puzzle pieces to make shapes and solve problems.	Tessalations Using regular and semi-regular tessellations to tile the plane
Geometry Workshop iknowthat.com	Bucky's Blueprints Real World Geometry iknowthat.com	Dam Jammer iknowthat.com	Geometry Flashcards
Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability
Spinners Work with spinners to learn about numbers and probabilities	Bar Chart Create a bar chart showing quantities or percentages by labeling columns and clicking on values	Pie Chart Explore percentages and fractions using pie charts

Reading
Houghton-Mifflin Support: Grade 3, Theme 4 NEW!		Internet4Classrooms Language Arts Activities
Antonyms/Synonyms	Language Arts Grammar Practice	Starfall Emergent Readers	Adjective or Adverb? Rules
Identifying Parts of Speech Game	Spell-a-Roo Fun Brain Game	Spelling Practice Interactive	Homophones Fun Brain
Verb Conjugation - Was and Were	Plurals - Multiple Choice Fun Brain	Reading Comprehension Practice	Encyclopedia Mythica
Mythweb	Mythography	Greek Mythology	Guess the Homograph
Writing
Wacky Web Tales Parts of Speech	Interactive tools at Read, Write, Think Check this one out!	Creative Writing 4 Kids Online Publishing	Kids on the Net Creative Writing
Creative Writing Prompts	Dragonsville	Kid's Castle	The Story Kitchen
Writing Instruction Resource for Teachers	Friendly Letter Template	Formatting a Friendly Letter
Listening and Speaking

Continuity and Change
Use of Maps 3 .1	Lake Kaweah	Glossary of Geographic Terms	Yokut Indians
Fact Monster	Visalia Facts & Statistics	"Let's Get Physical" (A Roger Taylor Unit designed by a group of Visalia 3rd grade teachers.)

Science

Earth Science - Objects in the Sky
Planets	Scott - Foresman Earth Science	Moon Calendar	Virtual Reality Moon Phases
Nasa Kids A Space Story (space, stars)	Kid's Astronomy	Luna - Earth's Moon	Scholastic Kid's Questions About the Moon
Zoom Astronomy The Moon	World Alamanac for Kids - Moon Facts	Constellations	Ask an Astronomer For Kids
Flat Stanley's Virtual Trip to the Moon	Kid's Astronomy What will the moon look like tonight?	Kids Nine Planets Moon Facts (very kid friendly)	Classroom Activities (Fun Stuff!)
A Solar System Coloring Book	History of the Telescope	How Telescopes Work	Energy Ant's Glossary
	Moon Phase Gizmo	Solar System / I Know That	Examine Phases of the Moon

Physical Science - Motion of Objects
Get Energy Wise!	Energy Story	What is Matter? (Scholastic)	Matter
Energy Projects Teacher Resource	Scott - Foresman Physical Science	Energy Ant's "Scientific Forms of Energy "	Energy Activities (PDF files)
Energy Kid's Page	Energy Ant's "What is energy?"

Life Science - Life Cycles of Plants and Animals
Animal Adaptations (Web Learning Activity)	Biomes - Habitats	Scott-Foresman Life Science	Plant Life
Animal Adaptations (Scholastic Online Activity)	Endangered Animals	Endangered Animal Printouts (Enchanted Learning)	Plant - Label Me Printouts (Enchanted Learning)
Plants and Our Environment (ThinkQuest)	Why do leaves change color in the Fall?


Animal Adaptations	Moon	Rainforest Animals	Animal WebQuest