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Favorite Websites

Don't You Love Technology?

These are my favorite websites for learning. You can complete FCAT practice 
for extra credit, or you can learn more about what we have discussed or read 
in class. Cut and paste these into the address line of your internet and then 
click GO to get started!

FCAT Explorer- This is your weekly, mandatory FCAT assignment 
page. There 
are 27 total readings. If you cannot get to the website by 
clicking on the 
link, cut and paste the address into the address line on your 
computer.
http://www.FCATExplorer.com

Miami-Dade County Public Schools- You and your families can find 
good 
information about 
curriculum , research, calendars, and assignments for example, 
science 
projects, social studies work, theme months.
http://www.dadeschools.net

Puzzlemaker- This is part of Discovery.com. It is a fun place to 
create 
and play word games.
http://puzzlemaker.school.Discovery.com

If you like Mad Libs, you will love Wacky Web Tales. Fill in the 
parts of 
speech to create a funny story!
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

Scholastic Incorporated- In addition to being a great place to 
make 
purchases, Scholastic.com is a great website for creative ideas 
and projects,
http://www.scholastic.com

Modern Language Association- If you are ever stuck with a 
question about the 
many rules of the English language, this is a good site to visit 
for the 
answers.
http://www.mla.org

Practice analogies.
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/analogies/analogiesx.htm

There is so much to learn about good writing!
http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/writing.htm#Step_Up_to_Writing

Townsend Press is a good site for discount books. You can also 
access one of 
its books and read it online for free!
http://townsendpress.com

A "Fun" website for reading and some activities.
http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html

We will participate in the BookIt! contest from October through 
March. The 
teacher whose students read the greatest total number of books 
will receive 
a party for those students. Let's win!
http://www.BookItprogram.com

This is a GREAT online study tool. You can click on flashcards on 
any 
subject at any grade level!
http://www.studystack.com

This is a great way to brush up on your multiplication tables for 
FCAT!
http://www.multiplication.com

These are fun ways to study grammar!
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/partsp.h
tml
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/powerpoint.htm

This is everything you want to know about the Miami-Dade County 
Public 
Schools Language Arts Department.
http://languageartsreading.dadeschools.net/

These are good  quizzes for learning conventions and grammar.You 
may earn 
extra credit by completing this work, printing it out, and 
showing Ms. 
Seaman.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quiz_list.htm

Take a Book quiz for extra credit on this FREE website. Parents 
have to sign 
up, but it is FREE! You may earn extra credit by completing this 
work, 
printing it out, and showing Ms. Seaman.
http://www.bookadventure.com/

These are  fun  ways to understand the rules of grammar!
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/partsp.h
tml
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/partsp.html

These are great websites for understanding writing sentences, 
paragraphs, 
and essays: 
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/paragrap/index.htm
http://www2.actden.com/writ_den/tips/essay/index.htm

Here is another way to practice for FCAT, and your score is 
completed online.
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat8r/home/wayward-bears/index.html

This is a good language arts website for teachers and parents.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_mid.htm

This is a good website to see what kinds of strengths you have as 
a learner 
and which learning styles you employ the most.
http://www.metamath.com/multiple/multiple_choice_questions.html

More main idea practice.
http://www.quia.com/pop/120023.html

It is for grade eight, but I am sure you can pass it!You may earn 
extra 
credit by completing this work, printing it out, and showing Ms. 
Seaman.
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat8r/home/practice-tests/mushrooms/index.html

If you are curious to see what students in the rest of the 
country are 
doing, this is the link to click!
http://cc.ysu.edu/~rlhoover/ClassConnections/test_samples.html

This is a great FCAT practice for African-American History 
Month.You may 
earn extra credit by completing this work, printing it out, and 
showing Ms. 
Seaman.
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat8r/home/practice-tests/mary-mcleod-bethune/index.html

Learn more about the Holocaust.
http://www.historyplace.com/worldwar2/holocaust/timeline.html
http://www.snowcrest.net/jmike/holocaustmil.html

This is the website for the United States Holocaust Museum in 
Washington, 
D.C.
http://www.ushmm.org/

This is a great website for practice for FCAT benchmarks.You may 
earn extra 
credit by completing this work, printing it out, and showing Ms. 
Seaman.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_lang.htm

Practice for your SAT with these online graded vocabulary quizzes.
http://www.sat-preparation.co.il/

Practice vocabulary in context and see your grades online. You 
may earn 
extra credit by completing this work, printing it out, and 
showing Ms. 
Seaman.http://www.edu4kids.com/index.php
http://www.ivocabulary.com/free_vocabulary_builder.php?grade=6

Homonyms are words which are spelled the same but have 
different meanings; 
for example, bright. Play games with them. See your score 
online.You 
may earn extra credit by completing this work, printing it out, 
and showing 
Ms. Seaman.
http://www.quia.com/cb/8285.html

Take these analogy challenges online. 
http://www.gamequarium.com/readquarium/analogies.html
http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoice/scQuizzes/wcvpQuizGrade6.
shtml?
EXERCISE=1&BOOK=001&LINKURL=http://www.glencoe.com/sec/writerschoi
ce/vp/msles
sons/grade6/lesson10/index.html
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/analogies/analogiesx.htm

This is an exciting website for researching important 
contributions made by 
African-Americans.
http://www.ideafinder.com/features/classact/black.htm

Practice onomatopoeia,alliteration,rhyme,simile,and metaphor with 
these four:
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp4.htm
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp5.htm
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp1.htm
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp6.htm

Take these online quizzes to help you master cause and effect: 
http://www.quia.com/pop/10769.html
http://www.quia.com/pop/10770.html
http://www.quia.com/fc/94601.html
http://www.quia.com/fc/94601.html

You can enjoy words online. You can even make up some of your own 
vocabulary! Choose grades six through eight on Fake Out!
http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/index.html
http://www.wordcentral.com/

Here are some tips to improve your reading ability.
http://english.glendale.cc.ca.us/speed1.html

Play Battleship using metaphors.
http://www.quia.com/ba/42131.html

These are literary devices, which good writers use. 
http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lang/lmc/wp6.htm

Get help with home learning in any class.

http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/bjpinchbeck/
http://www.homeworkandstudyskills.com/homeworkhelp.html

This website will help you understand the rules for conventions, 
so you can 
score high on essays!
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/

Find out who is REALLY behind those websites you are using for 
research.
http://whois.com/

This search engine is geared toward credibility of information 
for students  
because the people who run it actually verfiy sources of 
information (unlike 
Google, in which top links are paid for); therefore, it is better 
to use 
than Google. (If you absolutely MUST use Google.com, at least put 
your 
search into quotation marks to narrow it down, but Google does 
not verify 
its sources.)
http://www.answers.com/

This is a great link for FCAT Practice.
http://fcit.usf.edu/fcat8r/home/practice-tests/index.html

Take this online quiz to help you master MAIN IDEA for FCAT.
http://www.quia.com/pop/120023.html

The Museum of Civil Rights in Memphis is a moving way to learn 
about 
struggles and oppression in our own country. If you are ever in 
Memphis, do 
not miss it and its tribute to Dr. King at the Lorraine Hotel 
exhibit.
http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/

Have you ever wondered what kinds of tests students from other 
states take? 
Click on this link to see for yourself!
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/tcap_2print.htm

This is a great site for all kind of literature online.
http://www.bartleby.com/fiction/

Take vocabulary quizzes online. Print them out. If you pass, you 
receive 
extra credit! There are different quizzes you can take.
http://www.vocabulary.com/index.php?dir=level&file=level_list&level_id=59

You can find all kinds of reading activities at this website.
http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/reading-ms.html

This is an interesting website about various educational programs 
across the country.
http://www.edutopia.org/

These are flashcards designed for FCAT. There is so much to 
learn; this is a nice shortcut.
http://quizlet.com/subject/fcat/

Community Service/Science Project
http://www.christophercolumbusawards.com/

Here is the link to the student portal. You can access many 
helpful websites.
http://www.dadeschools.net/students/students.htm

This is the link to the Richmond Heights Middle School library. 

http://destiny.dadeschools.net/district/servlet/presentlistsitesform.do;jsessionid=4F0A33B1BEC1887CC20406DA44A8BC09?districtMode=true

The Buffalo Soldiers were true American heroes. Racism prevented 
our nation from recognizing their efforts earlier. Thankfully, we 
honor them now.
http://www.buffalosoldiers-lawtonftsill.org/history.htm

African-American heroes.
http://www.raaheroes.com/

Great information about African-American history.
http://www.raahistory.com/links.htm

Learn what life was like during the times of slavery. Click on 
the various links. This site is not only very interesting, but it 
is also very inspiring.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/myths.htm

Interactive Reading Comprehension Practice.
http://www.iq.poquoson.org/2008vasol/6rdg/6rdg08.htm

This is the student link to READING PLUS. You will earn one A 
every three sessions for 
working on READING PLUS. The SITE CODE is richmmidd. Your 
password is mdcps plus your ID number. 


https://users.readingplus.com/readingplus/siteCodeBIP.do

Read primary accounts of the Holocaust during World War II.
http://www.holocaustsurvivors.org/

FINDS: Research
http://www.slideshare.net/out2sea5/reference-research-w-finds

This AWESOME website enables us to translate any text FROM a 
language other than English or to translate our own work TO 
another language!
http://translate.google.com/#en|es|

One of the greatest speeches of all time: Dr. Martin Luther 
King , Jr.'s " I Have a Dream."
http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=94828

Take this webquest for extra credit!
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/harriet_tubman.htm

Many people do not realize that African-Americans invented things 
we use in our daily lives. Take a look and you will see what I 
mean!
http://www.isy.vcu.edu/~kmuata/Kweku-Muata%20WebPage%20-%20BlackInventors.htm

Reference and Research for teachers.
http://www.slideshare.net/satlas331/reference-and-research-meeting-the-benchmarks

Reading Strategies for Reference and Research and FCAT reading.
http://sharepoint.chiles.leon.k12.fl.us/lcsreadingstrategies/Reference%20and%20Research/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Guide to the Holocaust and Europe during World War II.
http://fcit.usf.edu/holocaust/resource/GALLERY/maps.htm

Various maps of Europe during Nazi occupation  during World War 
II.
http://fcit.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/MAPS/map007.HTM

Auschwitz from I Have Lived a Thousand Years  by Livia Bitton-
Jackson.
http://history1900s.about.com/od/holocaust/tp/auschwitzpictures.htm

Take a virtual tour of Auschwitz I and II from I Have Lived a 
Thousand Years.
http://remember.org/auschwitz/

Earn three extra credit A grades for writing a Book Review in the 
manner in which Rodman Philbrick, author of Freak the Mighty, 
instructs you to do it. It is not easy, but it will be worth it 
once you publish your work online. Make sure you carefully follow 
each of his steps.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/bookrev/index.htm

Reading Plus is mandatory for language arts students.
http://readingplus.com/users/

I was so moved by the history of our African-American fighters; I 
wanted to share this with all of you.
http://forloveofliberty.org/

This is a good guide about FCAT.
http://fcat.fldoe.org/aboutfcat/english/index.html

You can complete home learning and fun activities at this website.
Classzone.Com

Go to NEWSEUMS for access to 861 newspapers for current events.
ThinkCentral.com

Students and parents rate teachers and schools.
www.ratemyteachers.com

You can review fictional elements here. If you scroll down, you 
will see a good link to figurative language too.
http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/engramja/elements.html

This is a new link I discovered for African-American history. I 
think you will enjoy it as much as I do.
http://www.kansasheritage.org/crossingboundaries/

Learn more about the integration of baseball.
http://www.whenitwasagame.net/story_pages/colorline.html

Some of these sites are interactive, so you can actually tour.
http://fcit.usf.edu/HOLOCAUST/resource/resource.htm

Good links related to Four Perfect Pebbles.
http://www.fourperfectpebbles.com/resources_links.asp

You can receive FREE tutoring in almost any academic subject 
there is.
http://www.khanacademy.org/

Have you ever wanted to see and hear your favorite authors? Click 
on this link.
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/

This is your online textbook. 
Student registration for grade six is 4696215-70.
Essay Smart is 4696215-20.
http://www.classzone.com

Free newspaper online: Sign-in Seaman; password- Seaman
http://nie.miamiherald.com

Fun Games for Language Arts and Math

We will be using this model for project-based learning.
http://www.christophercolumbusawards.com/components_enter.php

Good quiz for studying FCAT terms in game form.
http://quizlet.com/5024438/fcat-terms-to-know-flash-cards/

Words to know for FCAT 2.0 in game form.
http://quizlet.com/4754569/fcat-20-reading-words-to-know-flash-cards/

Another good site for FCAT terms.
http://johnherring.net/resume/students/lets-read/fcatterms.html

See how another school District prepares for FCAT.
http://www.tequestatrace.net/fcat_terms.htm

Success on FCAT for families and students.
http://www.fldoe.org/successmeasures/
Remember- you can earn an extra credit A by practicing for FCAT and printing 
your answers!


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