Madison Mustangs: 2009

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Christmas Songs!

Type in any Christmas song and see what the puppets do! Also, type in any non-Christmas song (I typed Happy Birthday) and you'll get a kick out of their response.

http://sundog.net/carolofthechins/flash/card.swf

Friday, December 4, 2009

Mozart Effect-Listen to Classical Music

Click the link and go to "Listen Live Now," or "Click Here to Listen." A box will pop up click, "yes" to listen to classical music while you do homework. You will become "smarter" I promise*

http://www.classicalmusicamerica.com/home/

The Mozart Effects states by using muscis will enhance health, relaxation, and mental stimulation.

MUSIC

Educational Music! Click the subject and listen to mp3s..

http://www.kidsknowit.com/educational-songs/index.php?topic=Astronomy

Star Gazers

Star Gazers link requested by Mr. Weaver's classroom. Click here to learn more about the sun and earth!

http://stargazers.gsfc.nasa.gov/pdf/products/books/Sun_booklet_English.htm

Thursday, December 3, 2009

PBS KIDS

Pre K-12 Grade resources to support learning at school and home.

http://pbskids.org/

Learn the Capitals

United States of America Capitals Map Game

Learn The Capitals of Each State

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/usa-capitals-map-game.php

Shamu CAM

http://www.seaworld.com/sitepage.aspx?PageID=375

Madison Song Birds

Upcoming Events:

Tuesday December 15th: “Snowflake Chorale” 6:00pm – 6:30pm West Acres Mall (JC Penny Court)

Friday December 18th: “Caroling” at Magnum 11:30pm – 12:10pm

Tuesday December 22nd : 2:30pm – 3:00pm - Madison Holiday “Sing - A – Long” in the gym (Orchestral Prelude)

Kid's Know It All

What would you like to learn about? Animals, Geology, Astronomy, History, Biology, Human Bio, Chemistry, Math, Dinosaurs, Memory, Geography, and Spelling!!

http://www.kidsknowit.com/

Make your own Captain Underpants Comic

Help George and Harold create a cool new episode in the Adventures of Captain Underpants!

http://www.scholastic.com/captainunderpants/comic.htm

Postcards from Buster

Visit Buster and read his blog, sing his songs, play his games, watch his videos, and use his recipes.

http://pbskids.org/buster/

Berenstain Bears

Games, TV Clips, and Music

http://pbskids.org/berenstainbears/

Reading Planet

Let's get growing---and reading!

http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet.htm

The Magic Tree House website helps children improve writing skills through reading, writing, and organizing fiction. Mini lessons with characters from the popular Magic Tree House series help young writers grow and learn.

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/books.html

Mr. Rogers Neighborhood

Songs, Games, Videos, and Coloring Pages

http://pbskids.org/rogers/

NGA: National Gallery of Art

http://www.nga.gov/kids/

Smithsonian Institution

Welcome to the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo.

http://webzero.si.edu/kids/

Animal CAMS

Take a Virtual Visit to the Zoo

The National Zoo is home to 2,000 individual animals of nearly 400 different species. Our best known residents are our giant pandas, but great apes, big cats, Asian elephants, birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, aquatic animals, small mammals, and many others can be found at the Zoo.

You can take a virtual visit to the Zoo any day of the week by tuning into our live web cams, which feature many of the Zoo’s animals:

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/WebCams/

Nanational Zoo: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/

Virtual LITE BRITE

You might have to explain to your student what this is. Ha :) Bring back those days of yesteryear and create your own virtual Lite-Brite mosaic. A print screen will be required to save the image.

http://www.happydaric.com/lite-brite/index.html

Paint, Draw, or Stamp Online

Be CREATIVE and PRINT your IMAGE!

http://www.dreezle.com/

3-D Snowflake Maker*

A basic kaleidoscope tool that generates an animated snowflake. http://www.zefrank.com/snowflake/

History in your pocket--COINS

The History In Your Pocket (H.I.P.) Pocket Change site showcases the connection between this country's coins and its people. Through games, stories, and other engaging activities, the site brings to life both the extraordinary individuals who appear on U.S. coinage and the generations of citizens who've used this pocket change.

http://www.usmint.gov/kids/

Pyramids...

Take a virtual tour through the pyramids.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/explore/

Lewis and Clark

A detailed synopsis of the expedition by historian Harry Fritz is enhanced by photographs, interactive maps, audio files, and illustrations from the expedition journals.

http://www.lewis-clark.org/index.asp

Digital History

Navigate through social, political and cultural events. from 1590 to the present day. Rollover a circle, triangle or square to get event details. Click on these shapes to find out more.

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/timeline/timelineN.cfm

The Space Place-NASA

Students can learn amazing facts about space, Earth, and technology, view animations that show how the world works, and participate in activities that teach them more about space.

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/

Building BIG!!!

This site brings bridges, skyscrapers, tunnels, and dams to the Internet for those who want to learn more about man-made giants that fill our communities. It features introductions to the engineering of structures, interactive engineering labs, building designs challenges, a databank of large structures, and interviews with engineers.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html

MAGIC SCHOOL BUS

Students will have fun making their own virtual bug at the Monster Bugs section of The Magic Schoolbus website. Students select from various wings, legs, and heads to create a virtual bug found in nature or they can put together parts from different bugs to create a fantasy creature.

http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/games/bugs/index.htm

Math BASEBALL

FUNBRAIN gives a math problem. Enter the answer to the problem and hit the "Swing" button. If the answer is correct, they will get a hit which will be a single, double, triple, or home run based on the difficulty of the problem.

http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

Tic Tac Toe MATH

Students use the traditional game of Tic Tac Toe to solve problems in • addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, squares, cubes, square roots, and all operations.

http://www.funbrain.com/tictactoe/index.html

Letter Generator

The Letter Generator is designed to help students learn to identify all the essential parts of a business or friendly letter and then generate letters by typing information into letter templates.

http://readwritethink.org/materials/letter_generator/

wAcKy wEb Tales

Wacky Web Tales is an online version of MadLibs that allows students to have fun with the parts of speech.

http://www.eduplace.com/tales/

Flip a Chip

Students will see how different affixes and roots can be combined to make words and then place them into a context-rich paragraph.

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/flip/

5 a day-Healthy Eating

This site is packed with fun activities designed to motivate people to eat more fruits and vegetables and be physically active.

http://www.dole.com/superkids/

Venn Diagram

This interactive tool allows students to create Venn Diagrams that contain three overlapping circles. Students identify and record concepts that can be placed in one of the three circles or in the overlapping areas, allowing them to organize their information logically.

http://interactives.mped.org/preview_venn.aspx?id=28&title=

National Geographic for KIDS

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids

Kid Sites

This site is full of animal, art, dinosaur, history, math, music, science, and space links. Wow...check it out!

http://www.kidsites.com/

CNN Student News

http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/

Kid's Corner!

Check out Kid's Corner!

USA, World, Animals, Vocabulary, Health, Science, Math, History and much more! http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/kidscorner3.htm

Multicultural Christmas

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday, November 13, 2009

First Aid Training: January 21, 2010 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Infant/Child CPR and AED Training: January 28th, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:30

Trainings held at Madison Elementary School library and are available to Madison family members. 10 participants are needed for each training. Please register in advance!

Registration deadline: December 23rd

Cost: $25 per training (pay in Office)

Child Care Provided-Call 701.446.5100

Virtual Field Trip: Australia

Madison families, join us for a field trip to the Australia Reef on November 19th! We will be talking with divers from Australia through our videoconferencing equipment from our own PD room. The divers will take their cameras underwater and answer questions. It is an experience you cannot miss!

6:45-7:00 p.m. Treats

7:00-8:00 p.m. Australia Field Trip

Parents/Guardians are required for students to attend.

If you have any questions please call Mrs. Stith at 701.446.5106

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Career Day 2009

"I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over over and over and over again in my life. An that is why I succeed."

--Michael Jordan