Language+Arts

=Mini Project - Animals of the Amazon= []

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Information Links about the Pink Dolphins:
http://www.isptr-pard.org/dolphin.html http://www.dolphins-world.com/Pink_River_Dolphins.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_River_Dolphin http://library.thinkquest.org/J0111765/dolphins.html

Verbs
Can you find the Action Verbs? http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/verb/1atest.htm Can you choose the correct Action and Linking Verbs? http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g4c10/nadia.htm Can you fill your ice cream cone before the monster? http://www.abcya.com/noun_verb_game/nouns_and_verbs.htm

The Mystery of Blackbeard Project Support Links
Blackbeard Museum http://blackbeardsrealm.com/Blackbeard-pirate-museums.html

National Geographic's Page on Blackbeard's Shipwreck http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/07/blackbeard-shipwreck/bourne-text

Wikipedia Page on Blackbeard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard

NC Maritime Museum's Blackbeard Page http://www.ncmaritime.org/blackbeard/default.htm

Ocracoke's Blackbeard Page http://www.ocracoke-nc.com/blackbeard/

NatGeo for Kids' Blackbeard Page http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pirates/bbeard.html

The Story of Blackbeard http://www.teachshole.com/exhibit.htm

Many Blackbeard Facts! http://www.blackbeard.com/beard_facts.htm

Blackbeard the Pirate http://blackbeardthepirate.com/blackbeard1.htm

Travel Along with Blackbeard on his journeys http://www.blackbeardlives.com/theplank.htm

Interesting Blackbeard Information http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/blackbeard/interactive.html

Plural Noun Practice
Here are the Rules and Some Practice Problems! http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/irrplu.htm

Will You Become a Millionaire? http://www.quia.com/rr/6516.html

Play Concentration with nouns http://www.quia.com/jg/67715.html

Take a plural quiz! http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/71.html

Stay away from the "tough" categories on this site! http://www.funbrain.com/plurals/index.html

How high will your record be? http://www.manythings.org/fq/1/8990.html

Common and Proper Noun Practice
Smart Board Lesson -

Rats! http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/rats3.asp?rats_compropnouns

Noun Dunk http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/basketball/index_pre.html

Take this quiz to see how much you've learned! http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/noun/quiz295.html

__The Sign of the Beaver__ Test - Please take this test after finishing the book.
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The Sign of the Beaver - Activities for Chapters 1 and 2
French and Indian War and Treaty of Paris Background Information Data sheet -

Treaty of Paris Information Links:
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/treatyofparis1783def.htm http://www.learner.org/interactives/historymap/states_paris.html Important Map: http://www.canadahistory.com/sections/Eras/clashofempires/treaty%20of%20paris.gif

French and Indian War powerpoint -

Watch this short video about the **French and Indian War**. Use the information for your data sheet. media type="custom" key="4455495"

"Letters Home From Yosemite"
Videos about the park: http://www.nps.gov/yose/photosmultimedia/index.htm

"Fox and the Grapes"
Link to 1941 cartoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ierUiy7z-MY

"Grandfather's Journey"
Learn more about Japan by visiting these sites!

http://web-japan.org/kidsweb/explore/index.html

http://www.amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf/

"Lewis and Clark and Me"
[|A virtual journey of the trip taken by Lewis and Clark]

[|A Google Earth tour of the Lewis and Clark Expedition] Need the FREE Google Earth download to participate in this tour.

[|Go West with Lewis and Clark] You make the decisions!