Mrs. Scott's Kids

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Plant & Animal Adaptations
We will be doing an activity exploring how a bird's beak is an adaptation. This website will help us with the idea of camouflage. This website will help you identify adaptations of certain animals. We will also be learning some plant adaptations. This game is just for fun on how animals meet their needs. This website will give you an idea of some basic vocabulary needed for this chapter.

MULTIPLICATION OF LARGER NUMBERS
This week we are starting a new chapter in math. The key to multiplication will be knowing our basic facts. This concentration game will also help you practice your facts. We will be learning how to multiply 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers by playing baseball! Then we will learn how to estimate these larger numbers when we multiply. WOW! This website will help you practice 3-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers. Here is another one to practice 2-digit by 1-digit numbers. This multiplication grid will help you learn those basic facts and discover a hidden picture. We will use this website to practice some mental math/pattern multiplication practice. This website will take you step by step through multiplication.

ECOSYSTEMS
This website is where you can visit to see different habitats and the animals that live there. Here is another website to learn some more about habitats. This website offers some fun in looking at grassland insects. Have fun!