Humanities Resources

The Humanities Playground

When you are caught up with your work, have read for 30 minutes, and are then stuck wondering, "What should I do now?," please check out the following~

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_vocab.htmLanguage arts games


http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Grammar games - woohoo!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/USA_Geography/USA_G0_1024.html
Locate the 50 states and learn some trivia about them in the process

http://freerice.com/category
Learn something and donate food to those in need!

Family Reading Strategies

This site contains a family-friendly activity for practicing reading strategies that we will be learning and practicing throughout the year.

Writing Resources

Persuasive Writing~

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate
Read through debates on hot topics written from a variety of perspectives. Examine the pieces for their persuasive elements.

Report Writing~

 Unit-specific Sites~

American Revolution

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/amrevolution/amflash2.htm
An interactive map of the battles of the American Revolution

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html
Test your knowledge of the events that led to the American Revolution

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/neh/interactives/americanrevolution/
An interactive tour of the major places and events of the American Revolution

Westward Expansion