5th-6th+Grade

=Units of Inquiry=

=Art=

=Music=

=P.E.=

=Skill Builders=

= = =Welcome to the 5th and 6th Grade Wiki!=

[|Word Cloud Creator]

= __Plate Tectonics WebQuest__ =

[|Brain Pop Video]

[|Puzzles of the Earth]

[|Zoom Plate Tectonics]

=Who We Are Resources=


 * = == **Nazi Germany** ==

||= == **Palestinians and Israelites** == ||= == **Sudan Conflict** == ||
 * [|The History Place] || [|The History Guy] || [|New York Times article] ||
 * = [|History Learning Site] ||= [|History Learning Site] ||= [|Information About Sudan on Yahoo Kids] ||
 * = [|US Holocaust Museum] ||= [|Social Studies for Kids (a good starter site)] ||= [| BBC Info on Sudan] ||

Search here for information on Animal Protection.
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Search here for information on Water Pollution.
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Search here for information on Poverty.
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Hot Links For Exhibition Research! [|Click here]

[|BIOCUBE] - Use this interactive website to help you plan your biography!

Moneyville How many lemons should I buy, do I want to work overtime or buy a TV, should I charge that puppy dog or pay cash, should I even own a pet? These are just a few of the choices you will make while playing these fun games that teach about economics. It's always a student favorite...and so fun you might not be able to stop playing!

= [|Exploration Hot List] Click on the link to the left for awesome primary and secondary sources!=

Check out the links below!
[|Edmodo] Blog about books with our new friends in Menlo Park, CA!

[|Click here] for the book review graphic organizer.

[|Timeglider] Make an interactive timeline.

[|What Makes Me] - What makes you special?

[|Storybird] - Collaborative storytelling! Create stories to share with your friends and family

Just for Fun!
[|Tutpup] – Compete against kids from all over the world in math and spelling on this site.

 [|Comic Creator] – An interactive tool that allows you to create your own comics.

[|This is Sand] - Check it out!

Middle School--Here I come!
//Student Resources//

Visit this site to learn all about the differences between elementary and middle school and for tips from middle school students.
 * **PBS Kids: Middle School--Movin' On Up****

//Parent Resources//

Use this template to open a dialogue with your student.
 * **Middle School Discussion Questions****

Use this resource list to build a home library that will support your student in his/her transition to middle school.
 * PBS Kids Middle School Transition Book List**

This brief article, jointly adopted by the National Middle School Association and The National Association of Elementary School Principals (both US), outlines the expectations of school leaders, teachers and counselors, and parents throughout the transition process.
 * Supporting Students in their Transition to Middle School**

An article detailing how parents can address logistical, social, and academic concerns during the transition process.
 * **Smoothing Your Child's Transition to Middle School****

Strategies for dealing with working with multiple teachers, new friendships, and self-esteem.
 * **Making the Transition****

Ten tips for parents on making the transition.
 * **Moving Up to Middle School****

A Psychology Today article about the expected changes in children as they become adolescents.
 * Adolescence and the Transition to Middle School**

A collection of articles addressing various aspects of parent/adolescent interaction.
 * Surviving (Your Child's) Adolescence**