Here are some helpful links to use at home! 

 

Student Zone Links

 

To access Mrs. Pratt's Portaportal go to portaportal.com. Go to Guest access and type: apratt
 

LITERACY        

 

Listen to Tumblebooks Online

http://www.tbcjr.com/BooksList.aspx?categoryID=59

This site has books that students can listen to online.  

 

Interactive games, stories, music, and coloring provided by PBS

http://pbskids.org/

This site provides activities from PBS shows such as Arthur, Zoom, Between the Lions, WayBack, and Antiques Jr.         

 

Recommended Reading from the Bangor Public Library

http://www.bpl.lib.me.us/kidsweb/bibliographies.html

Booklists recommended by the Bangor Public Library        

 

Recommended Reading from The Horn book Magazine and Book Guide

http://www.hbook.com/category/choosing-books/recommended-books/

The Hornbook Magazine is one of the most distinguished journals in the field of children’s and young adult literature.

        

MATH  

 

IXL

https://www.ixl.com/signin/regional22

 

Sum Dog

http://www.sumdog.com

  

Decimal Practice

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/decimals.htm

 

Place Value- Study Jams

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/numbers/place-value.htm

 

Cool Math Games

http://www.coolmath-games.com/

 

Math Playground

http://www.mathplayground.com/

 

Count Hoot's Number Games

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/numbers/chi.shtml

 

Help with Home and Study Links

http://everydaymath.uchicago.edu/parents/homework_help/3rd_grade/

This site offers

 

Everyday Math Online Games

http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/edm/3.htm

This site provides online math games that coincide with each unit.

 

Math Practice Games

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/ksd/ms/math/math3.htm

This site provides some excellent online math games.

 

Soccer Shootout

http://www.funbrain.com/fractop/index.html

 

The Grapes of Math

http://gregtang.com/

Greg Tang is an author of several math books containing fun math riddles, patterns, symmetries, and number combinations. If you go to this site, you can view a sample of what his books are like. His books may be a fun way for your child to get connected to math in a new way.

 

A Math Dictionary for Kids

This website provides definitions for math vocabulary

http://amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html

 

Think Math!

This site provides math activities, songs, and games.

http://harcourtschool.com/thinkmath/index.html

 

Interactive Math Reference Site

http://www.mathopenref.com/

 

Speed Math

Use this interactive site to help you increase automaticity with math facts!

http://www.mathsisfun.com/games/speed-math.html

 

SCIENCE  

 

ESA - Space for Kids

http://www.esa.int/esaKIDSen/index.html

 

Biomes and Ecosysems

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/biomes/

http://www.mbgnet.net

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/

http://www.slideshare.net/katewrobs/an-interactive-look-at-the-earths-biomes-presentation

http://www.thewildclassroom.com/home/nav/worldbiomes.html

http://www.mbgnet.net/bioplants/adapt.html

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/ecosystems.htm

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/biomes.htm

http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/

http://www.kidsdiscover.com/spotlight/biomes-for-kids/

http://www.ducksters.com/science/ecosystems/world_biomes.php

http://www.geography4kids.com/files/land_ecosystem.html

https://sites.google.com/site/bscsciencetreasures/ecosystems-1/ecosystems-for-kids

 

Food Chains and Food Webs

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/food-webs.htm

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/food-chains.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/foodchain/producersconsumers.htm

 

SOCIAL STUDIES  

 

Maps of Wabanaki Tribe Locations

 

Wabanaki Tribes:

Penobscot

Passamaquoddy

Maliseet

Micmac

 

Scholastic News for Kids

http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/games_quizzes/index.asp

This site is a great resources for kids and parents. Some topics include: special reports, kids press corps, games and quizzes, sports information and more...

 

TIME for Kids

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/

Provides online news for kids

 

National Geographic Geo Spy

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/.

This site includes geography games and activities.