Around the World - Italy

During this time we are going to be learning about a very interesting place: Italy. 

You will learn about its history, how is daily life there, tour around and so many more things. Enjoy the trip!

Time Magazine will help you through this journey.

STEPS
Click on each one of the links to do the activity

1. Take a tour around Italy. Click at each one of the cities name and learn about them.
2. Read about its history
3. Hear how they talk and learn how to say it
4. Read about the daily life of a fifth grade girl.


5. Write a postcard to a friend. Describe the place you see in the postcard.

Unbalanced Ecosystems

Answer the following questions:

• Why are animal homes so important? 
• How do animals that live in the forest depend on trees?
• How can an animal's success be affected by its direct or indirect interactions with humans?
• What do you think might be the long-term effects of these encounters on animal behaviors and social structures?

RESOURCES:
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/rabbits/1
http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/kids/nzbirdsanimals/rabbits/

Páginas de español

Bienvenidos a su clase de español. En esta actividad estaremos utilizando una página que nos ayudará a practicar lo que hemos estado aprendiendo.


¿Quieres entrar al juego? Haz click en: Juegos de sinónimos

Pasos:
1. En la parte inferior selecciona la actividad que deseas:

• Verde - Ordenar las palabras de una frase
• Azul - Ordenar una secuencia de frases
• Amarillo - Contestar las preguntas de una lectura
• Rosa - Sinónimos
• Rojo - Antónimos 
• Naranja - Seleccionar una palabra que no tiene relación con la otra

2. Escoge el nivel de dificultad

3. Empieza con la primera palabra o frase

4. No olvides hacer click con el ratón en la almeja para iniciar

Animal Adaptations

Watch this presentation about how animals adapt to their environment to survive.

See some great photos.

Use these ideas to create a comic strip that talks about how animals adapt like the one below.

1. Go to Make Beliefs Comix to create your comic strip.

2. Add a TITLE and your NAME.

3. Choose the number of panels you want to use.

4. Add your characters.

5. Add the Speech bubbles. Be sure to talk about the adaptation your animal has made to the environment.

6. When you are done, click on NEXT.

7. Review your comic. Be sure to have used proper punctuation and that you have no spelling mistakes.
If everything is just the way you want it, click on PRINT.

READ MORE ABOUT ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS

• Neuroscience for kids
• Animal Adaptations on Thinkquest

PLAY SOME GAMES

Animals

WATCH
Classifying Animals with Annie and Moby

TASK
Imagine you are an animal explorer and you find a new animal, one nobody has seen before. Document your findings to become the first person to study this new animal!

You will need to print this worksheet before you begin.


PROCESS
1. Fill in the CHART for the characteristics of the different animal groups.

2. Got to SWITCHEROO ZOO and create a new animal.

3. Give it a name.

4. Instead of adding a story, write about the it's characteristics.

• Habitat
• Description
• Reproduction

5. Take the animal's photo.

6. Print.

6. On your FIELD JOURNAL, record the animal parts and characteristics.

7. Write about how you discovered the animal. Talk about the animal's habitat and the sound it makes.

8. Write about the animal's appearance. Talk about the characteristics that will help us decide what type of animal it is - highlight the animal traits.

9. Be sure to fill in your conclusion at the end.

READ MORE
Teacher's Domain
Habitats
The Wild Ones
Brain Pop: Word Wall


TEST YOUR SKILLS
Kid's Corner: Characteristics
Science Net
Kid's Com
Classify: American Forest, African River, African Grassland Animals, Backyard Animals

Classroom Practice

NOUNS

Proper Nouns

Common Nouns

Practice NOUNS with these fun games!

• Noun Dunk
• Cricket Web: Collective Nouns
• Clean up your Grammar
• Balloon Nouns
• Noun Finder
• Noun Sort
• Plural Nouns
• Count / Non-Count Nouns
• Using Nouns as Adjectives

DECIMALS
WATCH the video on working with decimals.

Practice DECIMALS with these fun games!

• Decimal Blocks
• Decimal Circle Challenge

COMPARE DECIMALS

• Decimals in Space
• Hang the Decimals

ADD AND SUBTRACT DECIMALS

• Soccer Math - Adding    Subtraction     Rounding
• Baseball Math - Adding    Subtraction     Rounding
• Football Math - Decimal Place Value

The Toltecs and the Mexicas

Watch the video CODEX: the legend of Quetzalcoatl.

The Ancient Mexicans used the CODEX to teach others about their culture.

Create a CODEX with your classmates to teach others about what you learned.

1) The Toltecas and the Mexicas

2) The Pilgrimage of the Mexicas

3) The Triple Alliance

4) The Great Mexicas or Aztecs Domain

5) The Mexicas or Aztecs Society

6) The Last Splendor of Mesoamerica

PROCESS:

1) Plan your pages.

2) Create the Codex Pages

• Draw your background on PAINTBRUSH. 

• COPY/PASTE to Keynote. 

• Add the characters -- go here for photos

• Use INSTANT ALPHA to create stickers. 

• Add your information in a TEXTBOX. 

• Print.

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR A SAMPLE