November 6th
In 1899 the first dramatization of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic detective hero, took place at the Garrick Theater in New York.

Look up New York-Have Students Type in New York on Google maps and map how far away it is from where they live.
Look up the Garrick Theater & read about it Again using Google Maps to map it..

Find out who was Sherlock Holmes was & visit The Sherlock Holmes Museum
Have kids write a short detective story and act it out.


Movies & TV with Sherlock Homles

Ecosystems

Video's

Game one

Build-a-Prairie
This site offers the "Build-a-Prairie" interactive game for students. Restoring a prairie is a great challenge, requiring knowledge of biology, ecology, and even economics.

Rainforest Action Network: Kids' Corner
The Rainforest Action Network developed this site for kids with easy-to-read information about indigenous people, plants, and animals with the goal of empowering them to help save the rainforests.

lesson plan one

lesson plan two

Ecosystems, Biomes, and Habitats

Pond

PowerPoint slide shows on animal classifications can be found at "Animal Classifications by Mr. Taylor's Class" located at: http://www.wcs.edu/ses/Taylor/Animals_files/frame.htm
Another site can be found at: http://www.carsoncity.k12.mi.us/~dking/presentations/sld003.htm
Video clips of animal classifications can be found at Public Television 19 inc. located at: http://www.mkn.org/Handbook/splash_assets/html/A/AnimalClassification/animal_classification.html
EnchantedLearning.com at: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/pond/pondlife.shtml
Animal Info at: http://www.animalinfo.org
Canterbury Environmental Education Centre's Exploring Pond Habitats at: http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/pondexplorer/pond-cross.html
Science and Technology Education in Primary Schools' Virtual Ponding Trip at: http://www.sofweb.vic.edu.au/steps/students/3-4years/water/pond.htm
Life in a Pond at: http://www.yvw.com.au/newed/juniors/pond/life_in_a_pond.html
Mrs. Seagraves' Quest Class's Create a Pond at: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5924/createapond.htm
ExplorA-Pond's Virtual Pond at: http://www.uen.org/utahlink/pond/virtpond2.cgi


http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/exploring_ecosystems/

http://www.quia.com/custom/515main.html

http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/living-things.htm

Unit 2:5 A Dangerous Feudal World

The Middle Ages were a dangerous and hard time.
The Feudal system was a system of protection for service and labor.
Christianity was the dominant faith of Europe.


Keywords
Charlemagne
feudalism

The Middle Ages were a hard time for people. There was a lot of fighting and disease. People built castles during the Middle Ages. They built big churches called Cathedrals.

History 2:3 Remebering Rome

Romans adopted many Greek ideas.
Latin was the language of ancient Rome.
Cicero and Virgil were great Roman writers.

Keywords
Athena
Cicero
Minerva
Pantheon
republic
Zeus

Virgil was a poet in Rome. He went to Rome to see Cicero. Virgil wrote in Latin. The Romans got many great ideas from the Greeks.

Whole number Sense Unit 1

Identify the place value for each digit in whole numbers through 10,000.
Count aloud whole number through 10,000.
Identify odd and even numbers and describe their characteristics.
Read whole numbers through 10,000.
Write numerals through 10,000.
Write number words through 10,000.
Use expanded form to represent numbers through 10,000.
Demonstrate understanding of place values as cumulative multiples of 10.
Compare whole numbers through 10,000.
Order three or more whole numbers through 10,000.


Keywords
boundary number
compare
digit
divide
even number
expanded form
greater-than symbol
less-than symbol
multiple
odd numbers
place value
place-value chart
place-value mat
place-value pepriod
round (v.)
standard form

lesson 1-Numbers through 10,000
Identify the place value for each digit in whole numbers through 1,000
Count aloud whole numbers through 1,000
Identify the place value for each digit in whole numbers through 10,000
Count aloud whole numbers through 10,000


Worksheets-
http://www.math-salamanders.com/math-worksheets-place-value.html

lesson 2-Odd and Even Numbers

Count by 2's through 100

Use a number line to count even and odd to 100

Scope & Sequence

# Third Grade Language Arts
# Third Grade Math
# Third Grade Science
# Third Grade History
# Elementary Spanish 1

Math 3 6:5 Multiplying Fours

Flashcards
http://www.mathfactcafe.com/view/viewflash.aspx?vid=1&g=3&f=s_m_mul4

Timed Multiplication
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/times-tables/Timernator-multiplication.html