Ms. Kurtt’s Fifth Grade Blog

Watch this video of my friend’s son, Braeden, singing the tune to the Wild Theme!  So Cute!!!

What do you think the word means???   I’ll post the answer on Monday!

 logy • \LOH-ghee\ • adjective

Watch this cute video of the thirsty french bulldog!

How to…

Make a Paper Lei!

Fold a Towel Monkey!

Decorate a Nalgene Bottle!

Blow a Bubble with your Hands!

Wanna see some cool science experiments? Then come on down to popsci.com! They’ve got everything from making giant fireballs to business-card PSP stands!

There are a lot of great Kid Friendly movies out there….here are some sites I’ve found of some recent movies.  Comment back on some other great movies for kids and their sites!

Alvin and the Chipmunks:  http://www.chipmunks.com/index.php

Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium: http://www.magorium.com/

Ratatouille: http://disney.go.com/disneyvideos/animatedfilms/ratatouille/

COMING SOON!

The Spiderwick Chronicles: http://www.spiderwickchronicles.com/

Check out WolfQuest at http://www.wolfquest.org/ to download a free computer game which allows you to name and customize your own wolf!  It was partly created by the Minnesota Zoo.  Commet on what your wolf is like and how you’re surviving!  Have Fun!  Hoooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwllllll!!!!

Want to practice your typing skills and have fun at the same time? This 5th grade teacher from Blue Earth’s website has some great links to fun keyboarding sites! Check it out!!! Comment on which one is your favorite!

http://www.blueearth.k12.mn.us/elem/keyboarding/keyboarding.html

Check out www.freerice.com .  Once on the site, choose the correct synonym for each word!  For every word you get correct, you donate 20 grains of rice to help end world hunger!  How cool is that?!  Here is the warning from the site: “WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades, job performance…”

Comment on a word you learned and how many grains of rice you donated!