Ancient India

Read about Ancient India here:

http://media.cysd.k12.pa.us/~rlawson/chap06.pdf

Hieroglyphic Samples

You have been asked to create your own hieroglyphics. As you create your alphabet, make sure you choose symbols that are easy for you to recreate. Also, make sure that each one of your symbols is unique and not easily confused with another. There are a few samples below if you need some ideas.

Lucy and The Leakeys

Read the booklet you can find HERE.   As you read, use the text to answer the questions below on a piece of paper.


1. What year was Louis born? What year was Mary born? What year was Lucy born?

2. What is a Homo sapien?

3.  Paleo means ancient, an archeologist is a scientist who studies human history. What do you think a paleoarchaeologist studies?

4. Why did paleoarchaeologist in the early 1900s not consider Africa as a potential site for the origin of makind?

5. Why was the discovery of Lucy important to scientists? What did they learn from Lucy's bones?

6. What country was Lucy discovered in?

7. What important discovery did Mary make in 1976?

Can You Name the Countries in Africa?

Africa has many, many countries. Play this game and see if you can find where any of them are located!

Locate countries in Africa

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Are you a lover of Jeff Kinney's famous "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series?

If so, you should check out this website, HERE

Scholastic Book Order

I place a Scholastic book order about once a month. You simply follow the link below, click on the box for parents, create an account, and put in our class code. Our class code is:
HT6B8
Parents click HERE

Our classroom earns free books everytime you place an order online. Thank you in advance for helping us support the classroom. 

Science Review

Science Test Practice:

Grab your paper and pencil and get started!

You will answer all of the questions in this online test booklet.

Science Test Practice



Are you finished? Then you should be able to find the answers HERE to check your work.

Figurative Language Scavenger Hunt

Activity 1:

Search the following website for the meanings of the terms below. Write down the terms and the definitions on a piece of notebook paper.

Silva Rhetoricae: Use the Search Box

1.   Alliteration:

2.   Simile:

3.   Metaphor:

4.   Personification:

5.   Onomatopoeia:

Activity 2:

Search the following websites for poems that contain the literary devices you just learned about.  Record the name of the poem, the website it was found at, and the line or lines from the poem that contain the literary device on a piece of notebook paper. 

Kenn Nesbitt's Poetry for KidsPoetry Lover's Page

A Few Shel Silverstein Poems

Classical Poems for Children

1.   Alliteration:

Name of Poem:

Author:

Website:

Example of Literary Device:

2.   Simile:

 Name of Poem:

Author:

Website:

Example of Literary Device:

3.   Metaphor:

 Name of Poem:

Author:

Website:

Example of Literary Device:

4.   Personification:

 Name of Poem:

Author:

Website:

Example of Literary Device:

5.   Onomatopoeia:

Name of Poem:

Author:

Website:

Example of Literary Device:

Activity 3:

Your turn! Write a poem that contains all five of these literary devices. When you are finished list each device and how you used them in your poem. 

Grammar Gorilla

You need some practice with grammar!

Go HERE to play a game to practice parts of speech.

Coordinate Grid Lesson

Grab Your Headphones and check out this lesson!  HERE

Catch the Aliens

Do you need more practice on the coordinate grid?

Click HERE to practice while you catch the aliens.

Catch the Fly

Play this game to learn more about ordered pairs on the coordinate grid.

Click HERE to play

Billy Bug

You want to play a game while learning about the coordinate grid?

Click HERE to check out Billy Bug

Coordinate Grid

Learn more about the coordinate grid HERE.


This Brainpop video will show you all 4 quadrants of the coordinate plane. Watch it HERE 

Hansel and Gretel

Please listen to "Hansel and Gretel" HERE


When you are finished, I want you to think about this story and write the story from 1st person point of view. Which character will tell your story?


You have several choices; Hansel, Gretel, the step-mother, the father (woodcutter) or the old woman.

Weekend Homework

You have read the story of The Three Little Pigs. You have heard it told from the wolf's point of view, and the mother pig's point of view, and now you are going to write it from the brother with a house of brick's point of view.

Write a short narrative from the surviving pig's point of view. Remember, to have fun with this and don't change the main story.

Upcoming Dates!

April 26-29 TN Ready Testing
April 28- Interim Reports
May 4- Field Trip
May 11- 1:00 5th Grade Farewell
May 13- Field Day
May 17 Honors Program
May 18 Talent Show-- Ice Cream Sundaes

Voices in the Park

Listen to the story below and then write a 5th Voice:

Write a story from Victoria's point of view.

Be sure to include all major points in the story, but elaborate with the dog's opinions and adventures.


Listen to this story, "Voices in the Park"

Allen Say

I hope you are enjoying reading Allen Say's books!

You can go to THIS SITE to learn about how life is different in American and Japan.


You can read the interview with Allen Say HERE. Remember to come up with 5-10 interview questions you have after reading one or two of his books.

Main Idea of Images

Look at all of the images below.

 You should number your paper; image 1, image 2,..etc…

For each image, create a title that explains the main idea of the photo. For example, Image 1 is a picture of children sitting on a curb near a horse that is apparently dead. The title that would express the main idea of this photo: 

Image 1: The horse lies dead in the middle of the road.

Image 1

Image 2

Image 3

Image 4

Image 5

Image 6

Image 7

Image 8

Image 9

Image 10

Evaluation of Exponential Notation

Practice here:

https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-6/evaluate-exponents