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Unit 1    Dollars and Sense	"Boom Town"   vocabulary internet link	"What About Me?" vocabulary	"Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday" vocabulary	"If You Made A Million" vocabulary money activities	"My Rows and Piles of Coins" vocabulary Visit Africa
Unit 2   Smart Solutions	"Penguin Chick"   vocabulary Learn about penguins	"A Day's Work" vocabulary MEXICO	"Prudy's Problem" vocabulary	"Tops and Bottoms" vocabulary	"William's House" vocabulary Pilgrims
Unit 3 People and Nature	"The Gardener"   vocabulary	"Pushing Up..."   vocabulary	"Night Letters"   vocabulary	"A Symphony of Whales" vocabulary Whales	"Volcanoes..."   vocabulary Volcanoes
Unit 4    One of a Kind	"Wings"   vocabulary	"Hottest, Coldest..." vocabulary Did You Know?	"Rocks in His Head" vocabulary	"America's Champion..." vocabulary Gertrude Ederle	"Fly, Eagle, Fly!" vocabulary EnchantedLearing-Africa
Unit 5   Cultures	"Suki's Kimono" vocabulary Japan	"How My Family Lives.." vocabulary	"Good-Bye, 382..." vocabulary	"Jalapeno Bagels" vocabulary	"Me and Uncle Romie" vocabulary
Unit 6   Freedom	"Statue of Liberty" vocabulary Statue of Liberty Web Quest  printable	"Happy Birthday Mr. Kang" vocabulary	"Talking Walls: Art For The People" vocabulary	"Two Bad Ants" vocabulary	"Elena's Serenade" vocabulary

                  Houghton Mifflin Reading Series

Unit 3.2 Community Ties
Unit 3.3 Disasters
Titanic Trivia Challenge Recording Sheet (copy for students) Reading Rainbow Review Running Record Pdf sheet The Titanic.Com Ocean Planet--How Deep Can They Go Titanic Destination Cyberspace RMS Titanic  Incorporated 4-block ideas for this story Great Titanic Page The Titanic ... Lost & Found Tour of Titanic Titanic Titanic passenger list	Lava Flowing Images Volcano Information Pompeii Forum Project Pompeii:  Unraveling Ancient Mysteries from Harcourt Online Pictures of History Pompeii 4-block Teacher Ideas for this story

 

 

 

 

 

"If You Made a Million"

 

Money Activity
Practice your money skills!


Money Museum
See some of the strangest and oldest money around! 
Richmond Money Museum

U.S. Mint site for kids
Explore how money is made and
lots of other fun information and activities.
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/

Practice counting money
Scroll down to choose money flash cards.
http://www.aplusmath.com/Flashcards/index.html

 

Practice making change
http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html

 

Paper Money from around the world!
See what money looks like from other countries. They are beautiful! http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/notedir/mappage.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"My Rows and Piles of Coins"

Africa is full of Wonders! Scroll down to find links to learn more about...   Her People   Her Land   Her Animals

Africa Sites Internet Library Africa Enchanted Learning Africa PBS Wonders Virtual Congo Trip Wildlife Webcam Click on "Nkorho Stream" button Living Africa PBS Kids Madagascar African Craft Namib Anansi Story Okavango Serengeti National Park Africa for Kids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Penguin Chick"

 

Penguins are unique, flightless birds who "fly" through the water.  They have successfully adapted to different environments, some very extreme.  There are 17 species of penguins and they are only found in the Southern hemisphere.  Penguins can live in habitats that range from tropical to arctic.  The Emperor is featured in the film, "March of the Penguins" and is the largest penguin at 4 ft. high.  The smallest penguin is the Little Blue Penguin at only 16 inches high.  All penguins eat fish, squid, and/or krill.  Among their main predators are Leopard Seals and Orcas (killer whales).  If you would like to see videos and visit sites to learn more about these special flightless birds just click below.     Penguin Sites National Geographic Penguins Penguin Planet New Zealand Penguins Penguin Movie Clip Kid Zone Penguins Enchanted Learning Penguin Coloring Page Large Penguin Printable Penguin Theme Border Printable Penguin Sign Printable Penguins Around the World BrainPop Penguin List of Penguin Links   Graphics created by FlamingText.com   This site created and maintained by Deborah Thonus Ó 2002-2007

 

 

 

 

 

A Day's Work

Mexico, Full of Excitement! Scroll down to find links to learn more about... Her People   Her Land   Her History

Mexico Sites KidsKonnect Mexico Enchanted Learning Mexico Try Spanish Christmas is Mexico Mexico for Kids A to Z Kidstuff Mexico Time for Kids Mexico ThinkQuest Mexico Cinco de Mayo National Geographic Mexico Ancient Mexico Mysterious Places- Maya Mayan Society Mayan Hieroglyphics       Graphics created by FlamingText.com   The background music is "The Mexican"   This site created and maintained by Deborah Thonus Ó 2002-2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

William's House

 

Enter the world of the 1620s and experience the joys and hardships.   In third grade we visit the Plimoth Plantation (1627) and the Mayflower (1621) on a very special field trip. Below are some web site links to visit and learn more about this incredible chapter of American history. Come on a virtual tour of the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plimoth Plantation, the Mayflower, and more! Follow the journey of the Pilgrims and Wampanoags beginning in the year 1620. You can find an actual journal entry by William Bradford about the first Thanksgiving in 1621 at the Pilgrim Hall Museum! The sites below have lots of information about it all! Many have interactive tours of this time period. Come and enjoy!   Fare thee well.

You Are the Historian for The First Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving from Scholastic   Wampanoag Tribes   The Pilgrims Mayflower   Learn About Plimoth Plantation   Pilgrim Hall Plimoth Plantation A Book Written by Fourth Graders Kids Pages   An American Thanksgiving Hobbamock's Homesite Before Plimoth Colony The History of Jamestown Quiz - Test Your Knowledge   The music is Sellenger's Round from http://www.flatpickin.org/   This site created and maintained by Deborah Thonus Ó 2002-2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whales

Whales are wonderful! Did you know that dolphins are whales? Third graders study about whales; their environment, behavior, types, and life cycle. Whales are magnificent animals and many species are endangered. We go on a whale watch in June! Here are some great links and a Web Quest. Click and learn more! Underwater World J.J. Story     Killer Whales   Humpback Whales   Right Whales   How Deep Can They Go?   Humpback Coloring Book   Underwater Sounds   Baleen Whales   Beluga Whales     Satellite Tracking of Whale Migration   Humpback Migration   Is Sonar Harmful to Whales? Whale Mobile   Whale Hotlist by Ms. Farrell   Whale Web Quest by Ms. Farrell   UNDER THE SEA from "The Little Mermaid" http://www.sunncity.com/music Graphics created by FlamingText.com   This site created and maintained by Deborah Thonus Ó 2002-2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Volcanoes

 

Our Earth is NOT a quiet place! We read about volcanoes and earthquakes in third grade.  Did you know that the ground you stand on is called the Earth's crust?  Did you know that the crust is divided into huge pieces called plates that slide around on top of melted rock called magma?  If a crack, called a fault, opens up between two plates, a volcano can form.  If the huge plates move too fast along these fault lines, we may have earthquakes! Are you curious about our Earth and how exciting it can be? If the answer is, "YES!" then check out the 2 slide shows below. Just scroll down and you may also visit some cool sites to learn even more!     Volcano Slide Show Volcano Sites National Geographic Volcano Site Volcano Cam US Geological Society Volcanoes On Line Kids Discovery Pompeii Game Forces of Nature Hawaiian volcanoes Enchanted Learning Vocano Volcano World Volcano Video Clips Exploratorium on Faults FEMA for Kids PBS Hawaii Map of Ring of Fire     The famous San Francisco Earthquake of 1906   Earthquake Sites USGS for Kids Massachusetts Earthquakes PBS Tectonics Earthquake legends Earthquake Webquest Forces of Nature   Earthquake Questions Jack London’s Eyewitness account of the San Francisco Quake PBS Savage Earth Exploratorium on Faults FEMA for Kids San Francisco’s Great Shake Crossword Puzzle   Music is Volcano by Jimmy Buffet from http://www.findmidis.com/midis/   This site created and maintained by Deborah Thonus Ó 2002-2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classroom Read Alouds

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl	The BFG by Roald Dahl	Matilda by Roald Dahl	Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien
James & the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
	The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel	Shiloh by  Phyllis Reynolds Naylor