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Summer Activities

This page includes links to interesting and educational activities that promote continued learning over the summer months. Check back frequently for updates, as I will add new links throughout the summer.

Sixth Grade Curriculum Resources
  • 6th Grade Curriculum (Oklahoma PASS Objectives)

Interesting Web Sites
  • Wordle - Create your own "word clouds" from text that you provide.
  • You Are Your Words - Create a self portrait using words.
  • ShowMe.com - Video tutorials about all kinds of topics.

Interesting News
  • Scholastic News
  • Sports Illustrated for Kids

Fun and Games
  • Sugar, Sugar
  • Parking Mania
  • Coffee Shop (I made $682.70!)
  • Shopping Mall
  • Fast Typer

Reading/Writing
  • Word a Day - Improve your vocabulary by learning a new word each day!
  • 7 Little Words - Word game.

Science
  • How It's Made Videos - Short videos from Discovery Channel's "How It's Made" series. Some of these are quite interesting!
  • Rube Goldberg Machines - Overly complex ways to solve a simple problem.

Steve Spangler Science Experiments - Includes videos and detailed instructions (click on the "experiment" and "video" tabs to see all of the information). These are fun! Below I have posted links to my favorite experiments from this site. You can also view all the experiments here. Check out the Steve Spangler science channel on YouTube for more cool experiments.
  • Balloon-Powered Car
  • Coffee Cup Drag Racers
  • Mentos Geyser
  • Eating Nails for Breakfast

Math
  • Sumdog Summer Challenge
  • NCES Kids' Zone - From the National Center for Education Statistics. Daily trivia, "Dare to Compare" quizzes, graphs, and more.
  • AIMS Puzzle Corner - Challenge yourself with these thinking puzzles/activities.
  • Wuzzles and Puzzles - Math puzzles and more.
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