4th Graders Rule!
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Ms. Christie-Blick's Class
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WE'RE A BRIGHT GROUP!
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Welcome to Ms. Christie-Blick's Class Web site
WE'RE A BRIGHT GROUP!
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Ever wonder what it would be like to live in a different country? Check out these sites!
AFRICA See photos of children in some African countries at school and at play. Read about their lives. How are their lives similar/different from yours?
AMAZON JUNGLE Join Ms. Christie-Blick in the Amazon Jungle in Ecuador, South America.
ASIA Visit several countries in Asia. Each one is very different. Check out Oyanga's horse. She is only 7 years old, but she has her own horse to ride into town.
CHINA Lots of fun and fantastic links to sites about China and Chinese culture. See what your name looks like written in Chinese characters. View videos of China. Lots to learn!
EUROPE Learn about the lives of kids living in countries in eastern Europe. Check out Gabriel's pumpkins he grew himself!
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS Join Ms. Christie-Blick in the Galapagos Islands, off the coast of Ecuador in South America. She was there as part of a teacher group, sponsored by the University of San Diego, studying the ecosystems of the islands.
HONG KONG Join Ms. Christie-Blick in Hong Kong, working at Yew Chung International School for three weeks, as part of the Global Educators Program.
JAPAN Join Ms. Christie-Blick as she visits schools in Japan for three weeks, as part of the Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program.
NEW ZEALAND Join Ms. Christie-Blick during her year living in New Zealand, and visiting their schools as part of the Global Educators Program. Be sure to look at the map page to help orient yourself.
SOUTH AMERICA Read about kids living in South American countries. See their pictures. How do their lives compare with yours?
TANZANIA Read a story written by children in the African country of Tanzania. Wow! What a different life they lead from yours.
VIETNAM Join Alex in Vietnam. Alex is a former student of the South Orangetown School District. He's working in Vietnam for a year teaching English to college kids. Do you think you'd like to live in a different country for a year when you're older?
TIME FOR KIDS Just like the Time for Kids magazine we get in the classroom, this site will introduce you to fascinating people and places around the world. You do not need to subscribe to use the site.
AVATARS READ NONFICTION Listen to the Avatars tell about their nonfiction
reading. It's true! Reading nonfiction makes you a more interesting
person avatar!
BOOK AUTHORS This site has all kinds of information about your favorite authors. Check it out!
BOOK CLUB Use this site as a guide to help you start a book club (sometimes called a literature circle). It has great tips for running a book club, and even questions to launch discussions.
BOOK IDEAS AND AUTHOR INTERVIEWS Want some ideas for good books to read? Want to know what's popular with other kids? Ever wonder about the real life of an author? You'll find this site very interesting.
BOOK SERIES Are you hooked on a book series? Do you WANT to get hooked on a book series? This site will help you find your favorite series, tell you all the titles in the series, and tell you the order they were published. Now you really CAN have it all!
INKHEART BOOK CLUB This site is for those currently reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. Pick up the book and jump into the adventure!
SEUSSVILLE Oh the places you'll go inside this Web site!
SIRS DISCOVERER This is a great place to begin your research. If it asks for codes, use NY5676, then 10913. Just type in the subject you're researching on the home page and click Search.
ASK JEEVES FOR KIDS This is also a great search engine. It's very user friendly for kids.
YAHOO!KIDS This is also a search engine. Once you've typed in what you're searching for, click on Encyclopedia, or World Book Fact Book, or the links under Results on the Web.
CREATE SPELLING GAMES Type in your own spelling words and have some fun studying for your Friday spelling test!
SPELLING CHALLENGE So you think you're good at spelling, do you? Try a spelling challenge!
SPELLING MONSTERS Have a frightfully good time at this site (if you dare...).
WORDMASTERS BLUE DIVISION MARCH-APRIL 2011 Use Quizlet again to help you study for your WordMasters Vocabulary Tests. This is the last WordMasters competition of the year. Good luck!
WORDMASTERS BLUE DIVISION JAN-FEB 2011 Use Quizlet again to help you study for your WordMasters Vocabulary Tests. Many of the kids said it really helped, and it's FUN. Good luck!
WORDMASTERS BLUE DIVISION NOV-DEC 2010 Use Quizlet to help you study for your WordMasters Vocabulary Tests. Review the definitions, play games, and test yourself all on this one site. I'll bet you never knew studying for a test could be so much fun! You can visit this site again and again. Good luck!
ANALOGY COMPETITION Play against yourself, your best friend, bossy sister, annoying brother, or even your parents who keep telling you to get off the computer! With a little practice beforehand, I'll bet you can beat them all!
ANALOGY GAMES Get better at analogies by playing games.
ANALOGY TESTS Take an analogy test or two created by Mr. Anker. "Too easy," you say? Try some of the harder Analogy tests on this page: "Harder Tests Please, Mr. Anker!"
FUN BRAIN Have some fun and learn new words. Learning doesn't get any easier than this!
SILLY WORD GAMES This is a CRAZY site for learning words. You'll see what I mean when you try it out.
TEST YOUR VOCABULARY and earn rice to help ease world hunger. A company will donate 10 grains of rice to poor countries for every answer you get right. This is a win-win situation! Note that it will tell you the correct meaning of the word if you get it wrong. Memorize it because it will test you on that same word again later. You can also change the level to give yourself harder words to help you learn more.
WORD GAMES You'll find links to all sorts of fun word games at this site. Email me and tell me which is your favorite.
VISUAL DICTIONARY Type a word into the box in the left sidebar and press enter key. The dictionary will try to find a picture of your word.
SPIDER WEB DICTIONARY Follow the spiders web to see multiple meanings of your vocabulary word.
FUN ACTIVITIES Lots of different fun grammar and language arts activities here. The advertisements are annoying at first, but just ignore them. Soon you'll be so caught up in the games you won't notice anything else!
GRAMMAR GORILLAS ON THE LOOSE Stop monkeying around and go to this site. What a fun way to learn good grammar!
MAD LIBS COMPUTER STYLE Plug in the words and then read your hilarious story! (And learn of speech at the same time.)
FANTASY STORIES My fourth grade students wrote fantasy stories based on pictures by Chris Van Allsburg. If you like fantasy stories that are just a little bit creepy, you'll love reading these stories!
HAIKU POETRY Want to learn to write a poem that really captures a mood or a feeling? This PowerPoint will teach you how to do it. You will also learn about the famous Japanese poet, Matsuo Basho, who created haiku poetry.
ADDITION Practice addition facts, or harder addition problems, in a fun way.
DIVISION You'll find lots of games on this site that will help you memorize division facts. Have fun learning!
FLASH CARDS & MATH GAMES You'll be convinced that learning can be fun after you visit this site.
MAKING CHANGE Like to play with money? Visit this site to put money in your piggy bank and make change.
MATH ARCADE The arcade is tricky and super fun to play. Good luck!
MATH BASEBALL Batter's up! Play baseball and learn math facts at the same time!
MULTIPLICATION GAMES There are many fun games on this site to help you memorize your multiplication tables in a fun way. Diaper Derby is my favorite. What's yours?
MULTIPLICATION PRACTICE Tired of flash cards? You can practice memorizing your multiplication tables online.
NEW YORK STATE MATH TEST STUDENT TUTORIALS Videos showing students explaining math problems similar to those that may appear on the New York State Math Test in spring.
PATTERN PLAY Here's your chance to show how well you recognize patterns and make connections. Is it all it's cracked up to be?
PLACE VALUE PUZZLER Play with puzzles while getting better at place value. Choose from levels "Easy" to "Super Brain".
REGIFTING ROBIN Follow Robin's directions carefully. Can she figure out what gift you've chosen? Can YOU figure out how she does it?!? (Hint: Use your knowledge of multiplication facts. Look for patterns. Make connections.) Happy shopping!
STUDENT TUTORIALS Watch videos of students demonstrating how to solve the types of math problems you'll see on the New York State Math Exam.
SUBTRACTION FACTS I'm sure you never thought memorizing subtraction facts would be fun. Now it is! Check out this site Fun4thebrain, because it is!
VMATH LIVE Here's the link to the math site you've used at school. You'll need to type in your user name and password. Who will be #1 in the world???
AMAZING ANIMALS San Diego Zoo provides oodles of information about animals and their habitats. You'll be amazed by what you can learn!
ANIMALS OF THE SERENGETI The Lion King: The Great Migration. Visions of thousands of animals - wildebeest, antelope, zebras - travelling together to eat..... and to keep from being eaten by the lions and hyenas. It's the story of the circle of life. Let's sort out fact from fiction: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
CARTOONS Watch these fun and interesting cartoons. Your brain won't even realize how much science you're learning!
EXPERIMENTS & DEMONSTRATIONS Check out these Web sites for fun and interesting science experiments and demonstrations you can do at home! If you find any other good sites, let me know and I will add them to this page.
HAMMY THE HAMSTER Scroll down this page until you find Hammy. You'll recognize him when you see him. He's a real ham - he likes to show off! See if you can figure out how to feed him; how to make him run on his wheel; how to make him turn right or left at your command; how to make him dance the Cha-cha-cha!
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE Want to have fun on the Internet while learning to keep your body healthy? Then try these links! Remember, creating good, healthy habits NOW will help your body stay in good shape and your brain work at its best.
MAGNETISM & ELECTRICITY Are you attracted to magnets? Do you get a charge out of electricity? If so, check out these great Web sites and then tell the class the most interesting information you've learned.
MARS What does Mars look like? Why do we care? Is there really such a thing as a Martian? Find out the answers to these questions and more by clicking on the Mars link.
MEASURE IT! This site is for all you Measuring Maniacs who love to measure. You can measure in metric (Hurray!) or standard.
METRIC GAMEQUARIUM Here's a whole aquarium full of fun site for using your metric measuring skills. I'm sure you'll find a great catch!
METRIC RAGS TO RICHES Go to this site and scroll down to the Rags and Riches button to begin playing this fun and challenging game about metric measuring.
PLANTS ARE PRODUCERS Plants - you can't live without them! To find out why, take a look at this site that's full of lots of interesting information.
I Love New York for Kids New York history, as well as puzzles and games, and great ideas for places to visit in our very own state.
The Big Apple Here is the history of New York City, presented in a fun way by PBS.
New York Facts You'll find lots of fun and interesting state facts on this site, along with cute and colorful animations. You'll love it!
The White House Welcome to one of the most famous houses in the world, the home of the president of the United States of America. Take a tour. Click on each red icon to see a photo of the room. Which is your favorite? Visit other pages on this government site.
