Vocabulary Voyage (I'm feeling the alliteration today)

Words are everywhere, there is no doubt about that. That being said, we should probably take the time to understand them. This will allow us to become stronger readers and writers. Beyond that, we can take the tools and skills we learn in the classroom and apply them in our everday lives. I promise you words are never going away, so deal with it by enjoying some of these activities below.


http://www.vocabulary.co.il/homophones/
(This all about homophones, words that sound the same but are different in meaning.)


http://www.vocabulary.co.il/syllables/
(Activities on syllables...play the 5th grade games!)


http://www.vocabulary.co.il/fifth-grade-vocabulary-games/
(This link pretty much has it all!)


http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills-5th-langbuilders.htm
(Think you know it all? Then put your skills to the test!)

Dynamic Decimals!

We have been working with decimals a lot lately. As you know, decimals are simply part of a whole. We have compared and converted them to fractions and percents. We have ordered these dynamic decimals as well. Now it's time to have a little fun with them! Check out the links below and work with decimals 'till you drop!


http://www.free-training-tutorial.com/decimal-games.html


http://www.math-play.com/decimal-math-games.html
(This includes adding and subtracting decimals)


http://gamequarium.com/decimals.html



http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/



http://jmathpage.com/JIMSNumberplacevaluedecimals.html

Figurative Language is Music to My Ears

Lately we have been talking a lot about figurative language. We have discussed similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeias (awesome to say I know), and hyperboles. Take a look at some of these activities to help you understand the concepts better.

I would also like to hear from you. Why do you think it is important as readers and writers to understand, as well as create, figurative language? Why is this important in everyday life? Enjoy!

http://languagearts.pppst.com/figurative.html

http://www.wartgames.com/themes/languagearts/figurative.html

http://www.zoodles.com/free-online-kids-games/figurative-language

http://gamequarium.com/figurativelanguage.html

http://www.kidskonnect.com/subject-index/20-language-arts/343-figurative-language.html
(Use this to help you better understand the terms. It can be a great tool!)