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San Diego Cooperative Charter School, Multiage, ages 6 - 8

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Brain Pop is an awesome website with great short videos on tons of science and social studies topics--including some great ones on government. You can access some parts of the site for free or ask Kate and Mr. V. for the class username and password to access all of the videos. We LOVE this site! 

 

Starfall Fun reading games online!

 

Fact Monster 

 

Poetry--check out poetry from our class!

 

Serpie
By the Love Cats

Serpie
Scaley long
Slither, shed, grow
He is ours. We love him.
Cute little snake.

 

Poetry for Kids--read and write all kinds of poetry for kids online.

 

Giggle Poetry--read funny poetry and make your own!

 

Rainforest

 

 

 

Links for our Study of Motion!

 

 

Do some fun online activities about simple machines.

 

 

All About Simple Machines and Simple Machines Quiz

 

 Design a compound machine in the style of Rube Goldberg.

 

Physics, Motion, and Force

 

Push and Pull Sorting Game

 

What Makes it Move? Sorting Game

 

 

  

 

 

 

Email Kate  Email Mr. V.

 

 

 

Stuff from Class
 
 
Find out about cooking and read our recipes from class!
 
 
 
 
Papers from Class
 
 
 
 
 
Book Projects
 
 

 You can print blank outline maps from this website. These maps are great if you are going on a trip and want to record your journey, or if you want to plan an imaginary trip!

 

 In out last unit, we studied the

Changing Earth!

 

 

Minerals for Kids Learn about classifying rockcs and minerals. There are cool activities and lots of interesting facts.

 

Minerals in Our Homes! Find out what minerals you see and use every day at your house

 

Earthquakes for Kids Learn all about earthquakes.

 

What's Shakin'?--Learn about earthquakes.

 

Tectonic Process 

 

Nasa Earth Observatory

 

Cool Links from Liam:

 

Desert USA--All about desert geology.

 

Rocks and Minerals--Information about all kinds of rocks and minerals.

 

Volcano World

 

 

Great Websites for Kids from the American Library Association

 

Map Adventures from National Geographic.

 

Atlapedia Find and explore all kinds of maps.

Wacky Mad Libs--Write crazy stories!

 

 

San Diego Public Library Kid's Corner

 

San Diego County Parks and Recreation Just for Kids

 

PBS Kids

 

 

National Geographic Search the site for history, social studies, and science resources.

Brain Pop

 

Time for Kids

 

Weekly Reader --Search for articles you have read, and ones that have been published in the past.

 

Enchanted Learning --Nonfiction information for student independent projects and reports.

 

Looking for a Book?

 

California Young Reader Medal Nominees