We have been researching a new website used for
students to practice their spelling words. The website is called
http://www.spellingcity.com
and has been recommended to us by other teachers in the diocese.
We have started uploading the students' words for each week that they
all have in common. If you want to find the list, you would use
the "find a list" category and type in the name on the upper right hand
side of your child's spelling list. For example, our Week 10 list
would be found under 10A/10B on the website. Once you have found
the list, your child can play games that use their words. You can
also register yourself and type in all sixteen words your child has
chosen.
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine
Week Ten
Week Eleven
Week Twelve
Week
Thirteen
Week
Fourteen
Week Fifteen
Week Sixteen
Week
Seventeen
Week
Eighteen
Week
Nineteen
Week Twenty
Week
Twenty-One
Week
Twenty-Two
Week
Twenty-Three
Week
Twenty-Four
Week
Twenty-Five
Week
Twenty-Six
Week
Twenty-Seven
Week
Twenty-Eight
Week
Twenty-Nine
Week Thirty
Week
Thirty-One
Week
Thirty-Two
Mrs. Nitzel has introduced the website,
www.freerice.com to the third
grade students. It is a website the kids can use to donate rice to
hungry people by answering questions about vocabulary. They have
explored the website at school, but many of them have asked if they
could use the website at home, too.
The third graders are responsible for learning The
Confiteor as well
as The Nicene Creed. To access these prayers, click on the
links below.
Mrs. Joslin has been introducing Google Earth to the
third grade students. To get this at home, there is a free
download located at Google Earth. The website is
http://earth.google.com/ if
you would like to do this.
Handwriting Without Tears has a great website to help
explain the theory behind the program. You can also find a visual
of the manuscript and cursive alphabets. Below you will find a
link to their website.
www.hwtears.com
One of the ways we teach comprehension in third grade
is through the use of the nonfiction magazine, National Geographic
Explorer. There are many activities the students can do after
we have finished the magazine in class. Below you will find a link
to the website for extension activities dealing with the topics in the
magazine.
National
Geographic Explorer Website
For extra practice and math enrichment
we recommend using the following website. It is from the Heartland
AEA and is organized by the various math areas.
Math Link
Time Website
Link
If you want more practice with the basic facts and would
like to build your own timed test, go to the website
http://www.mathfactcafe.com/ or
http://math.about.com/od/multiplication/ig/Times-Tables-Worksheets/
http://www.flashcardmath.com
Illumination Cube - volume activity
If your child needs reinforcement in the
area of spelling, below you will find a link to Sadlier-Oxford.
This website provides games to help with phonics and identifying words.
Sadlier-Oxford
A website that offers many different
activities in all areas is funbrain.com. Your child will be able
to review and practice many skills by playing different games on this
site. Use the game finder to help find an activity that would help
your child.
Funbrain.com
