Use the following sites to help with your homework and assignments...or just to have some fun with learning! All of the sites are kid friendly. Please let me know if you come across any links that no longer work.
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Last year's Team Straus: MEAP Practice -- click on the Gr. 6 English Language Arts, Math, and Social Studies links.
This year's Team Straus: MEAP Practice -- click on the Gr. 5 English Language Arts, Math, and Science links.
You will find a pdf of past MEAP questions.
Yahooligans - A "kid
friendly" search engine
Ask for Kids - This is especially
for kids! (formerly known as Ask Jeeves)
Ditto - Searching for pictures?
Look no further
AAA Math - Interactive math practice
Cool Math - Lots of interactive
math games and lessons
Math Car Racing -
Practice your facts in a different way
Rounding -
Interactive flashcards to practice rounding
Figure This
- Math challenges for families
Woodland
Math Games - a favorite site of mine from England
Smart
board Games - these are lots of the games we play together at school
Timestable
Bingo -- print out the cards
(use the top and bottom ones) -- just like at school 
Grammar Gorilla -
practice your grammar in a fun way
Grammar
Blast - test yourself with grammar questions
Crosswords -
Language Arts online crosswords
Word Central - a new vocabulary
word every day!
Tall Tale
Machine - create your own tall tales
Magic School
Bus - Read books and play games
Time for Kids - Articles and
homework help, too
Spelling with Spellits - A
site from Britain
Quia Spelling - Interactive
spelling quizes
Fact vs. Opinion - an
interactive game to test yourself
Practice Activities for Each Unit - practice these
before each test
Yucky -
learn all about the human body, worms, roaches, and other yucky things
Bill
Nye, the Science Guy - gives sample experiments and even plays his theme
song!
Grossology - the title
says it all!
Try
Science - lets you conduct experiments online
Build a Fish -
my favorite habitat is the coral reef!
Adventures of Herman
the Worm - tells you all about Herman
Cells Alive - lots of
information and pictures
Animal
Adaptations - quiz yourself using this flash mini-quiz
Habitats and Biomes - lots of
information and pictures
Rock
Hounds - get lots of information and then test yourself with the quiz
Science Bob - information and
experiments
GeoSpy Game - check
your continent, country, state, and province knowledge - I had a ton of fun with
this site!
GeoBee - a new
geography question every day
The
Underground Railroad - information, artifacts, and primary sources
Lewis and Clark
- an online adventure
Geo-Net - a fun way
to review the regions of the United States
Where is That? - test
your geography knowledge - available in different levels and 2 player options
Online Atlas - the
name says it all!
Terra Server - get a birds
eye view of any USA location
Ben's Guide to Government -
you'll find everything you need to know
Encyclopedia.com - online
encyclopedia
Dr. Math -
answers to lots of math questions
Homework Spot - lots of help in
many areas
Brain Twisters
- you can try the elementary or the middle school challenge
Brain Teasers - try any of
them!
Analogy a Day
- try your hand at these!
Fun School Games
- you can sort by grade and subject
Typing - practice your typing at
this site