Ms. McTamaney's Minutes

Henrico County Public Schools

Tutoring Activities

May15

Mean Median Mode

APlusMath: Follow this link and play any of the flashcard based games. Have fun!

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Light (SOL 5.3)

April30

Interactive Electromagnetic Spectrum
Eye Diagram
Reflection/Refraction/Transmission Tutorials:
Tutorial Overview
Nova: The Light Stuff
Interactive Explorations
Optical Illusions

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Poetry!!!!

April19

Poets.Org
Poetry 4 Kids
Giggle Poetry
Fizzy Funny Poems
Classical Poetry for Children

Activities:
Poetry Center Links
Kids Magnetic Poetry

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Geometry

April3

Use Math is Fun to find information about convex vs. concave figures and supplementary vs. complementary angles, as well as general geometry review!
Angles and Triangles:
Using a Protractor Interactive
Measuring Angles (Math Playground)
Perimeter and Area:
Game 1
Area and Perimeter of Rectangles Game
Shape Surveyor Game
General Geometry Games

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Midwest Region

March26

Use the following sites to learn more about your chosen state. Remember to include important details in your journal/letter.
States:
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Wisconsin
North Dakota
South Dakota

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Sound (5.2)

March20

Sounds in the World:
Animal Sounds Library
Animal Sound Clips
Reading Opportunities:
Sound is Energy Tutorial
How does and Echo work?
History of Musical Instruments

Sonar
Videos:
Changing Sounds
Interactives:
Sound Wave Illustration
Sound Sketch
Engineering Interactives (Choose Sound)

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Northeast Region of the United States

March9

City Advertising Project:
Resource Links:
Washington D.C.
Boston
New York City Gov.
New York City Tourism
Philly

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Writing SOL

February16

Our writing SOL is fast approaching! We will be taking the test in mid-March, and I am so looking forward to our students taking the opportunity to shine!
Over the next weeks, we will be intensely focusing on writing throughout our school day. We will be seeking opportunities to write multi-paragraph essays in ALL subjects. Students will be expected to write a multi-paragraph piece of writing for the Direct Writing portion of the test. Below are some websites that will help prepare your child for the test if you would like to practice at home:

Essay Structure:
How to Write an Essay
Essay Scaffolding
ReadWriteThink Essay Map

Transitional Words:
List of Words

Paragraph Punch: This website gives you a step by step paragraph tutorial. Just press “START WRITING”!

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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents….OH MY!

February16

AAA Math Tutorials
Visual Fractions Activities
Fraction Paint
Fraction to Decimal Conversion:
Interactive

Ethemes Links
Games:
Fresh Baked Fractions (Simplifying Fractions)
Comparing Fractions Tank Game
Least Common Multiple:
Tutorial
Practice
Harcourt Interactive (Adding Unlike Denominators)
Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers:
Improper Fraction Tutorial
Adding and Subtracting Mixed Numbers
Subtracting Mixed Number Movie
Mixed Number Game
Ice Cream Fractions
Multiplying Fractions
Dividing Fractions

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Prime and Composite

February10

A Collection of Positive Integers
The Factor Game

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