Mrs. Timm's Upper Grade Hotlist

dance

Keyboarding

Dance Mat Typing

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Great typing lessons and tests for all levels.

 

The Keyboard Playground

http://freeonlinetypinggames.com/category/free-online-typing-games/

Fun typing games such as "Typo", "Keyball", "Falling Words", "Keypad Keyball" and "Keyboarding" make it fun to learn the keyboard!

 

Power Typing

http://www.powertyping.com/

The lessons are not really lessons but practice,but the games are fun reinforcement.

 

Typing Test

http://www.typingtest.com/

Take the test and see how fast you type (words per minute). There are some fun games on the site as well.

 

Math

Internet4Classrooms: Math Skills Builders

Click on your grade level here: 3rd Grade/4th Grade/5th Grade

Excellent collection of skill-based websites sorted by grade level and skill set.

Funbrain: Math Brain

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html

Challenge your brain with fun math games that match your skill level.

 

Fact Monster Math Games

http://www.factmonster.com/math/knowledgebox/

Great games to practice skills in geometry, one and two-step equations, and fractions.

 

Math Flashcards

http://www.factmonster.com/math/flashcards.html

Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with multiple levels of difficulty.

 

BBC Skillswise Math

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/

Practice all the important math skills here.

 

AAA Math

http://www.aaastudy.com/grade3.htm

Interactive math lessons with practice and feedback. Very plain format but covers all the grade-level standards.

 

Batter's Up Baseball

http://www.prongo.com/math/index.html

Practice your multiplication and addition facts in a real baseball game. Various levels of difficulty.

 

A Plus Math

http://www.aplusmath.com/

Math-o, Concentration, Planet Blaster and Hidden Picture are some of the fun calculation based games on this site. Also has great flash cards and a way to make your own flash cards (flash card creator).

 

Education Place Brain Teasers & Test Practice with Houghton Mifflin

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/

Challenge your brain with these math brainteasers.

 

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/grade_g_2.html

Interactive math lessons using manipulatives.

 

Math Resources:

Ask Dr. Math

http://mathforum.org/dr.math/

Ask Dr. Math your tough math questions and he will answer.

 

That Quiz.com

http://thatquiz.com/

Practice math skills in a no frills quiz format.

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Language Arts

Internet4Classrooms: Language Arts Skills Builders

Click on your grade level here: 3rd Grade/4th Grade/5th Grade

Excellent collection of skill-based websites sorted by grade level and skill set.

 

Funbrain: Reading

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html

Mad libs and great online books--you'll be hooked!

 

Fact Monster Word Wise

http://www.factmonster.com/funfacts.html

Help and information on parts of speech, spelling, language, books and mythology.

 

BBC Skillswise Words

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/

Practice all your grammar, spelling, and writing rules in an easy to understand no frills format.

 

Irregular Verb Jeopardy

http://www.quia.com/cb/8111.html

Test your skills with verbs playing jeopardy!

 

Maggie's Earth Adventures

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/index.htm

Grammar games, math games and games in Spanish too. Try 'Clean Up Your Grammar', 'Fish Em Up' and 'Super Match Game' and the math games.

 

A Feast of Homonyms

http://www.quia.com/jg/66106.html

Play different games with homonyms.

 

English Grammar Game Zone

http://www.english-online.org.uk/games/gamezone2.htm

Check out the Frog Verbs, Verb, Noun or Both and Description Detective games. Not all games work properly.

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Social Studies

Maps.com Games

http://www.maps.com/FunFacts.aspx?nav=FF#

Play geography games like finding the states or continent quiz.

 

GeoNet

http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/

A fun geography trivia game.

 

Everyday Explorer

http://www.everydayexplorer.com/bresnan/

Become an explorer of the world around you. See scrapbooks made by other student explorers on all sorts of topics and places. Use Firefox if you want to see the videos.

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Science

Bite Size Science from BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/

Great interactive science activities for all science disciplines (Biology, Physics, etc.)

 

Test Prep

Mr. Anker Tests

http://www.henryanker.com

Choose the skill and take a practice test. Excellent test practice and fun too!

 

Kid's Place Mathematics

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mhm/

Learn some test taking strategies (Test Quest) or do Test Prep Practice to help you do better on standardized tests. Correlates to and run by Houghton Mifflin Mathematics series.

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Fun Stuff

Gut Instinct

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/games/gut_instinct/index.shtml

Pit your knowledge of math, english and science against other students around the world. Full of gross graphics and sounds that will delight the senses!

 

Fact Monster

http://www.factmonster.com/

Great site with extensive resources on science, social studies and other subjects.

 

Brain Pop

http://www.brainpop.com/

Great site with games for all subjects, however many require membership (only a few are free).

 

Copycat Jack

http://www.prongo.com/jack/game.html

Practice your memory skills with this game of copycat.

 

Dragon Fly TV

http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/games/index.html

Really fun critical thinking games.

 

Fun and Games at the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/digger/9_11entry/9_11.shtml

Math, reading and science games with Digger and pals.

 

Professor Garfield's Games

http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_kbkids.html

Choose your grade level and play a game or watch an educational video.

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