Useful websites for research on buildings and structures

You may enhance your knowledge on buildings through the given websites.

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/engineering/buildings.html (You will find sub-categories on the bottom right hand side of the page)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/index.html (Excellent website for sky scrapers, bridges, dams, tunnels and canals)
http://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/repair/house.htm (Video included)
http://natgeotv.com/in/megastructures/videos (Watch as many videos as possible - select from the option 'videos' or 'shows')

Some websites in Math - test your skills

Interactive games enables everyone to get clarity on any subject through interesting activities. They tickle your brain and help you understand concepts.
Below are some url's which have activities on shapes and angles. Browse through them.

http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml (for making patterns with few 2D shapes)

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/shapes/tangrams.html#Tessellations ( amblesideprimary) (topic- whats my angle?)

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/protractor.html (construction of angles with a protractor)

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2numeracy-tools.html#angle (measuring angles with a protractor)

http://www.numeracyapps.co.uk/fruitpicker/ (pick 6 apples in 6 shots)

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/angleshapes.html (slightly higher level- amblesideprimary- angle activities)

Dear students below is a website which you can use to make a calender. You may try to use it. LandmarksCalendarStudentHandout-9oct12.docx

The field trip

This week the students of grade 5 got a chance to visit the Chaumahala Palace. They saw the clothes, jewellery, artillery, cutlery, furnitures and vehicles used by some of the Nizams' of Hyderabad. This gave them an idea about the lifestyle and culture of the Nizam's of Hyderabad. Here are some snapshots from the field trip.

Homework

As you all must be knowing, the school is closed tomorrow. We have set up some work for the students to do at home.

There is a 'Reading Bingo' sent home. The students need to complete 3-4 tasks in their reading journals.

For Math, the students can practise word problems on http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-4/add-numbers-up-to-millions-word-problems and on http://www.mathplayground.com/NewThinkingBlocks/thinking_blocks_addition_subtraction.html

Use mental math as far as possible.

Websites

A very good and useful website for concepts in Math is www.thinkingblocks.com. The website enables conceptual understanding and offers a choice of word problems for practice.

www.primaryresources.co.uk is a website for all subjects.

These websites are equipped with concepts and content. You may brouse through them.

Students had come up with exciting patterns to show their understanding of the concept of pattern. The activity was followed by patterns we see in our daily lives. This helped the students connect to number patterns.