Helpful+Tools


 * This is the reference materials and helpful resources page. Use whatever you might need when creating! **

[|Encyclopedia]- Make sure to use the tool "Compare Countries" to see how areas around the world are different, and how they might relate. Also consider downloading the free trial of Encyclopedia Britannica Kids!

[|Thesaurus]- Try out this Visual Thesaurus! It allows you to view all different branches and related meanings of a word at once. (This site only allows for a trial use. The site will have to be reopened each time you want to use it. If you like it enough, maybe it's worth buying!)

[|Dictionary]- This site provides a definition, picture, and sound (pronunciation) for each word! Be sure to choose the "Children's Dictionary" option first. If you're feeling daring, or desire more information, go ahead and move on up to the Beginner's or Advanced Dictionary. Graphic Organizers:

**Character** and **setting** of a story:

Characterization writing prompt: Two characters enter a room; an old embittered man, angry at life and full of regret, and a mother of a newborn baby. How does each character describe the room?

Rubric:






 * = == __WORD__ == || == **__STRATEGY__** == ||= == __DEFINITION__ == ||
 * = **wringing** ||  ||=   ||
 * = **occasion** ||  ||=   ||
 * = **reliable** ||  ||=   ||
 * = **clasped** ||  ||=   ||
 * = **dull** ||  ||=   ||
 * = **stunned** ||  ||=   ||
 * = **stunned** ||  ||=   ||

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Winter Bulletin Board
Haiku poem - 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables Craft: 3D Snowflake - color? double-sided? larger template: hexagon Snowman - snowman faces scissors, glue, markers mine:
 * materials**: q-tips, white paint, snowflake template, string/ribbon/yarn, blue construction paper, googly eyes?, paper for hat, nose, pipe cleaner for arms

Crossword and word search for vocabulary words