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Welcome to Mrs. Dewrell'sLanguage Arts / Social Studies Class!
Online ResourcesNewsela.com This is a fantastic site for students to choose different nonfiction articles on topics that engage them on their specific reading level. Videos over Writing Related Information Check out the following video links. These are from one of my favorite sites. It's a fun way to review information discussed in Language Arts:- The Writing Process
- Thesis Statement (or what we use a Claim and sub-claim)
- 5 Paragraph Essay
- Use of transitions
- Word Choice
- Point of View
- Descriptive Language
Videos over Evaluation of Sources Check out the video from class - a catchy hip-hop tune to help you remember to check your sources. Boston Tea Party/American Revolution Facts This site is great for learning more about the Boston Tea Party. Hygiene in Colonial American Check out this link about hygiene in Colonial America. This is a great find from one of my current students! Thanks, Evan. Colonial Williamsburg Interactive Game This is another fun site to play around with using some of the information learned in class over the colonial era. Atlantic Trade When you visit this site you will receive information of all that was coming across the Atlantic to the colonies. It also includes: pictures, artifacts, transcripts. Treasure Trek An interactive game to allow you to become familiar with Colonial Williamsburg.
Road to Revolution PBS game that will be fun to play when you are reviewing over the content in Unit 4.
Kahoot Practice - Settlements and Colonies of the New World Use the link to play that game we reviewed in class today.
Fun Social Studies Game Go on an interactive journey with Captain John Smith to settle in Jamestown in the year 1607! Play mini games and watch videos about challenges that faced the settlers.
Economy of the Southern Colonies Use as a reference.
Economies of the Colonies Use as a reference.
Map of the Southern Colonies Use as a reference.
Map of the Middle Colonies Use as a reference.
Map of the New England Colonies Use the for reference - compare to the maps you have at home or completed in class.
Making of the 13 Colonies - New England Colonies If you would like to view the video from class again for additional information, here is the link. I will post for the Middle and Southern colonies once we have covered them in the classroom. Enjoy!
Plymouth Link and the Mayflower Look on this site for additional resources to learn more about the settlement of Plymouth - use all of the tabs. You might learn a lot!
Jamestown Fort Webquest This is the site we used in class to closely examine the Jamestown Fort.
Jamestown Colony Parody You know you loved it in class! Now, you can watch it til your heart's content. It has great facts about what we are learning and it's catchy. Enjoy!
Map of North American Natives View the map to see te different regions of North America that were inhabited.
Time Lapse See how the Earth changed over time.
Oral Tradition for Native Americans This video is the one we watched in the classroom. Remember the big ideas: Land Bridge, "food" was escaping, and the Native Americans followed and settled in various areas.
Interactive Photo over Different Environments (Biomes) Run the cursor over the photo to see where the different environments are around the world. This site also has really cool videos about these environments. Have fun exploring! North American Territories Open this document to find additional online resources about each of the different environments we are learning about in class: Mountains, Deserts, Grasslands, and the Arctic regions.
Geography Online Games Practive your Geography using these online games Practice with Latitude and Longitude Use this cool site to locate different areas in the world.
Latitude and Longitude Video Oceans and Continents Video You know you love it...don't pretend to hate it. A fun way to review for your upcoming assessment.
The Reading and Writing Project This link can be used to learn more about the Reading and Writing curriculum that the district employs for our district. Feel free to read up on the philosophy of Teachers College of Columbia University.
Social Studies Online Text This is the link that will lead you to the online resources and student textbooks for our Social Studies curriculum. Students can use my e-mail and their log-in username and password to access information, review games, vocabulary help and much more!
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