This site has games and quizzes using your spelling words.
Spelling City
This site has games and resources from our religion series,
Christ Our Life. For chapter reviews, click on "Interactive
Reviews" then Grade 6. For Unit reviews, you can also click
on "Games" and use those resources as a review.
Christ Our Life
This is where you can buy deeply discounted books and help
populate our classroom library at the same time!
Scholastic Book Clubs
On a cold December night in 1983, 11-year-old Trevor Ferrell saw
a TV newscast about people living on the streets. Those images
stirred a compassion deep within Trevor and he pleaded with his
parents to take him to downtown Philadelphia so he could give his
blanket and pillow to the first homeless person he met. In
ensuing weeks, with the help of family, classmates and neighbors,
Trevor made nightly trips into Philadelphia to distribute food,
clothing and blankets to the needy. Through hundreds of generous
citizens and businesses, this little "campaign" soon grew into
places to stay and an entire array of services.
The dream and compassion of one small boy has taken on a life of
its own and become an integral part of the vital services offered
to the estimated 24,000 homeless of Philadelphia. Since its
humble beginnings, the Campaign has grown in its approach and
sophistication to how best enable the homeless to regain self-
sufficiency. A four-pronged approach has been developed to
address the problem of homelessness: outreach, housing and
services, redistribution and public education/advocacy.
Please visit this site to read more about this fantastic
organization, and to see how you can donate (Wish List),
volunteer (How You Can Help) or hopefully, BOTH!!!
Trevor's Campaign for the Homeless
Extra practice for Dependent and Independent Clauses.
Dependent and Independent Clauses
This link takes you to a page where you can create your own
crossword puzzles. You will put in the words and the clues, and
the computer will generate the puzzle. Print it out, and bring
it in for a classmate to complete!
Crossword Creator
This page links to many resources for kids to research for info
on ancient civilizations such as Romans, Greeks, Herbews,
Nubians, Egyptians, Sumarians, and Chinese.
Ancient Civilizations for Kids
I have this link set to the helping verbs page, but you can
search many topics in grammar and English (the idiom of the day
is fun!). Here is the helping verbs song that will help you
memorize them: (to the tune of Jingle Bells)
Helping verbs, helping verbs, there are 23.
Am, is, are, was and were, being, been, and be (hey!)
Has, have, had, do, does, did, shall, will, should and would
There are 5 more helping verbs: may, might, must, can, could
English Club - A great resource for all things grammatical!
I try to instill in my students the joy of giving to those in
need. This website lists the top rated charities based on
several criteria, including percentage of donations going
directly to the cause (in other words, minimal marketing and
administrative costs). Look through the list, check out some of
the charities' websites, and find one you and your family would
like to support! It is our job as Catholics and our priveledge to
be in a position where we can help.
Charity Watch
StudentsFirst.org conducted a contest for the best Six Word essay
that illustrates what it means to be a great teacher. The 6th
grade submitted many fantastic and creative essays, but none were
chosen as a finalist (this time!). You will see that the essays
that were chosen are all wonderful as well. Please click on the
link and read the finalists and vote for the ones you like the
best.
Six-Word Essay