Word Fun

I think this site Contractions 2 would provide students with fun practice in learning about contractions. This is a great site to accompany the lesson on contractions in the 3 language arts curriculum . Students alwasy seem to have difficulty with contractions. To begin the unit I would teach sample contraction to the whole class using the direct teaching method. Students would then have to guess which words matched the contraction. When they have had time to practice as a class taking turns and giving answers then we could work on the web site posted for further practice. This site provides a fun alternative to the written assignment in class decoding contractions. using this site students can have fun and learn the contraction match through this interactive memory game.student scan play a memory game where they have to find the correct words that make up the contraction grade

Guess the Definition

I think this site would be very interesting to students. they have to guess the definition of the word. only one definition is correct and all others are posted by people who have visited the site. Students would have a chance to submitt a definition of a word and check back later to see how many people guessed their meaning of the word. this game could be continued later in the classroom as a group activity. students could use a dictionary to get a definition of a word and make up other fake definitions and try it on other classmates.Fake out. I would love to use this site with students as an introduction to using the dictionary I think that having fake definition mixed in with the correct one would encourage students to explore the dictionary to find the correct answer. the introduction to the site would happen in class as I demonstrated how to use a dictionary. students would then try to find words that I would write on the board. after practice we would move into the computer lab to begin fake out. after some time trying without the dictionary students could begin to use it. after they have had time to try with the hard copy of the dictionary I would introduce Dictionary.com, so that they could see all their options.

Math Fun

This site works on grade 3 math skills after teaching a lesson on addition and subtraction or multiplication/division I would have students work on selected games on this site math fun. Many areas of the grade 3 curriculum could be covered this link to the evergreen curriculum lists the areas that this site can be used to improve. Students could demonstrate or improve their skills in subtraction by trying to race the clock in the subtraction game or become familiar with even and odd numbers in the ghost game. For my lesson in particular I would have a small lesson in the classroom teaching ths students about odd and even numbers and put a couple of practice questions on the board. then we would begin on the computers first with the even number ghost game and then the odd number ghost game. The students have to click on all the even number ghosts until they reach a score of 50. Once achieved they move on to the next level. and then try with the odd number ghosts. the next day in class I would follow up on the odd/even numbers with a brief lesson then students would do selected problems from a math worksheet.

This site is great for any teacher that has to teach phys. ed to their students. I once taught at a elementary school where classroom teachers were responsible for their students phys. ed. lessons. Some of the teachers found it to be very difficult to find new and exciting ways to teach specific skill to their students. When I found this web site www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/elem_obj/gr3/3physed.html I realized how useful it was. As an example I was thinking about a lesson that focused on Locomotor Skills for grade 2 students. This activity called Rabbit Hunt will develop the students' cardiovascular endurance, fitness levels, as well as reinforce the locomotor skill of hopping.To begin this lesson I would have the students play a 2 minute game of tag to warm up then explain the rules to the gamerabbit hunt. This is a greatsite to find activities to do with your students because you can choose any grade level in the search and use the choice boxes to narrow down the information to the specific skill you want to work on. As a substitute teacher I was constantly looking for new ideas for the gym class and I believe that with this site it would be much easier.

Web site for classroom use

I used this site with my students in Yellowknife. Any time we were working on a specific theme in the classroom such as plants in grade 3 science I would integrate this into computer class by using this web site. There is something for every subject and grade level. The students loved exploring the site and completing some of the interactive exercises. there are also exercises to use with the smart board. When we started the theme of plants in the classroom we first had a story about planting and then did a colaborative KWL chart (what you know, want to know, and later what you learned) next we had computer class where I used this site to let the children explore the different parts of plants. This site has matching, small video clips and many other activities that can be done either on their own or as a class using the smart board. In my classroom we used this activity, where the students worked on their own to drag and drop the parts of the plant to the correct spot, pick the right answer in activity, and then move the bee to pollonate the plant. we then followed up this topic with a trip outside to look for different types of plants and where they were found. The last activity that we completed was to grow our own plants I believe we planted bean seeds because they are really easy to grow and grow into a very hardy plant. The children really enjoyed this activity as did I. http://www.topmarks.co.uk/

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