March 4th, 2008 by Terri Armendariz
How safe are you on the web? Go to www.netsmartzkids.org. Click on Router, the dog, to go to Activities. Then start learning about ways you can be safe on the web. Then come back here and post a comment about what you learned.
Have fun!
Mrs. A
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January 30th, 2008 by Terri Armendariz
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January 14th, 2008 by Terri Armendariz
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January 2nd, 2008 by Terri Armendariz
Volcanoes are some of the most interesting and exciting landforms on Earth and other planets! What are some facts you can find out about volcanoes? Use www.google.com to find reliable websites that will help you learn about volcanoes. When you’ve found 2 facts, click on Comments and post them to this website.
Have fun learning about volcanoes!
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November 29th, 2007 by Terri Armendariz
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November 16th, 2007 by Terri Armendariz
3rd Graders:
Use this information about rocks to complete your Fact Flipper. Copy and paste the text onto the correct slides. Good Luck!!!
Igneous Rock - rock that was once melted but has cooled and hardened.
Sedimentary Rock - Forms from material that has settled into layers. The layers are squeezed together until they harden into rock.
Metamorphic Rock - Igneous or sedimentary rock that has been changed by heat and pressure.
Erosion - When rocks and soil breakdown
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October 19th, 2007 by Terri Armendariz
Here are some really fun websites to learn and play with Dr. Seuss and all his wonderful characters. Have fun!
Seussville
K-2 games, activities, upcoming events, buying Dr. Seuss books and other stuff.
Seussville University
K-5 games that are “lots of good fun that is funny!”
Seussville Coloring Grinch
Online coloring games
Dr. Seuss Book Quiz
How many of Dr. Seuss’s books do you really know? Test your knowledge out on this fun quiz!
Hooray for Diffendoofer Day!
Help the teachers find their classroom doors so they can teach!
Dr. Seuss Games
More Dr. Seuss games to play!
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October 7th, 2007 by Terri Armendariz
Oct 8 - 12 is Fire Prevention Week. Remember these four basic facts about fires.
Fire is FAST!
There is little time!
In less than 30 seconds a small flame can get completely out of control and turn into a major fire. It only takes minutes for thick black smoke to fill a house. In minutes, a house can be engulfed in flames. Most fires occur in the home when people are asleep. If you wake up to a fire, you won’t have time to grab valuables because fire spreads too quickly and the smoke is too thick. There is only time to escape.
Fire is HOT!
Heat is more threatening than flames.
A fire’s heat alone can kill. Room temperatures in a fire can be 100 degrees at floor level and rise to 600 degrees at eye level. Inhaling this super hot air will scorch your lungs. This heat can melt clothes to your skin. In five minutes a room can get so hot that everything in it ignites at once: this is called flashover.
Fire is DARK!
Fire isn’t bright, it’s pitch black.
Fire starts bright, but quickly produces black smoke and complete darkness. If you wake up to a fire you may be blinded, disoriented and unable to find your way around the home you’ve lived in for years.
Fire is DEADLY!
Smoke and toxic gases kill more people than flames do.
Fire uses up the oxygen you need and produces smoke and poisonous gases that kill. Breathing even small amounts of smoke and toxic gases can make you drowsy, disoriented and short of breath. The odorless, colorless fumes can lull you into a deep sleep before the flames reach your door. You may not wake up in time to escape.
Here are some websites to learn about Fire Safety:
http://www.smokeybear.com/kids/games.asp
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/unitplan.jsp?id=271
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October 4th, 2007 by Terri Armendariz
All grade levels are busy learning the keys on the keyboard. K, 1, and 2 are learning where the keys are, how to make capital letters with the shift key, and how to spell their names quickly. The upper grades are memorizing the home row and surrounding keys. Here are the wpm goals for each grade level:
3rd grade - 8 wpm with 0-1 errors
4th grade - 12 wpm with 0-1 errors
5th grade - 20 wpm with 0-1 errors
If you would like to practice keyboarding at home, here are some great websites:

Krazy Keyboarding for Kids
Dance Mat Typing!
Word Meister
Bubbles Typing Game
Keyboard Challenge
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