Websites
Reading
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_lang.htm
identify imagery, figurative language (e.g., personification, metaphor, simile, hyperbole), refrain, rhythm, and flow when responding to literature
identify organizational patterns of compare and contrast, argument and support, chronological order, logical order, cause and effect, and classification
read for a variety of purposes, including to answer literal, inferential, or evaluative questions using evidence from literary or informational text
make and defend judgments and inferences and draw conclusions about setting, characters, and events using convincing evidence from the text
identify and use homophones, synonyms, and antonyms for given words in text
Math
analyze data presented in a graph
find the area of a polygon (regular and irregular) by dividing it into squares, rectangles, and/or triangles and finding the sum of the area of those shapes
identify and analyze congruent figures and the correspondence of their vertices, sides, and angles
add and subtract fractions and mixed numbers with like and unlike denominators
use >, <, or = to compare fractions and justify the comparison
determine and justify the mean, range, mode, and median of a set of data
model multiplication and division of decimal fractions by another decimal fraction
compute the volume of a cube and a rectangular prism using a formula
model percentages on 10 by 10 grids to understand percentage
model multiplication and division of common fractions
use words, pictures and/or numbers to show that division of whole numbers can be represented as a fraction (a/b = a ˜ b)
use formulas to find area of polygons, including triangles and parallelograms
use milliliters, liters, fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts and gallons to measure capacity
Writing
use organizational features of printed text, such as table of contents and bibliography, to locate relevant information, to obtain and organize information and thoughts
edit for punctuation, spelling, fragments, and run-on sentences
identify and use subjects (simple and compound), pronouns, predicates (simple and compound), modifiers (words and prepositional phrases), adjectives and adverbs and recognize that a word performs different functions according to its position in the sentence
form singular, plural, and possessive nouns
use and recognize correct punctuation, including semicolons, apostrophes, and quotation marks
use appropriate capitalization in written work
Science
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/explorations/bug/level1/interactive.htm
Classification!!!!
Social Studies
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/plantation.htm
Underground Railroad