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Interesting Links

Below are links to web sites that may be of interest:

Ottawa Carleton District School Board

All Subjects:

http://www.linktolearning.com/activities.htm

This page has links to many different resources that apply directly to elementary school subjects. Subjects and links are organized by grade.

http://www.funbrain.com/

Scratch is a computer programming program designed for kids. It is created by MIT and is a free download. We are learning how to use it during our computer lab time. Students, check with your parents before downloading!!!

Language Arts Sites:

This site has online books and reading activities:

http://www.funbrain.com/brain/ReadingBrain/ReadingBrain.html

These sites provide interactive activities on grammar and proofreading:

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/pmp/interactive_guide/g05/g05home.htm

http://www.eduplace.com/edugames.html

Popstar Puzzle (newspapers)

Math sites:

Nelson Math Support

http://www.nelson.com/nelson/school/elementary/mathK8/math5/default.html

The Megapenny Project

See what large numbers really look like in the Megapenny Project! Keep in mind that this site is American, so measurements are done with the imperial scale.

http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/default.asp

Tangrams

Tangram site. Excellent challenging tangram puzzles.

http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/chap4/4.4/index.htm

Math Contests

Information about the Byron-Germain, Fibonacci and Pythagorus math contests:

http://www.mathematica.ca/

Math Problems

Two sites with math games and problems:

http://www.stfx.ca/special/mathproblems/

http://contest-cemc.uwaterloo.ca/~schurter/mathfrog.html

Math Flash