Fifth Grade
Please see the resources below. Please click here for a Fifth Grade LMC brochure.
Digital Literacy
Reading
Type in the name of your favorite author and this site will create a map of other authors with similar books. Fun!
Writing
An archive of Time articles that includes several "debate" topics for persuasive writing.
A word cloud is a graphical representation of words. Type or paste text into the box on this site and press the arrow button to view the arrangement of the words into a cloud. It is also easy to save and/or print the cloud by simply pressing a button. This site is similar to the Wordle site and easier to use.
Social Studies
Colonial America
A collection of short and concise articles covering colonies and places, daily life, people, events and a timeline.
Compare and contrast the housing, clothing, food, chores and school life of the colonists and the Native Americans
Short Descriptions of Colonial Jobs
American Revolution
U.S. History: American Revolution
A collection of short and concise articles covering events leading up to the war, major events, battles, people and general information on weapons and battle tactics and soldiers.
Liberty! The American Revolution from PBS
Newspaper Chronicles let you experience first-hand the excitement and uncertainty of the American Revolution as it happened. Click on a city to read the historical articles that shaped the war and America.
Get to know the people and times of the American Revolution by clicking on the activities. Includes a comparison of the British and American soldier.
French and Indian War and American Revolution
Mr. Nussbaum's site has links to the French and Indian War and American Revolution topics such as cause and effect, people, loyalist and patriots etc.
Weapons of the American Revolution
Artillery : Information and Images
Samuel Fraunces: African or Caucasian?
Government
The Three Branches of Government are presented in detail by The United States Government Publishing Office.
Civil War
A collection of short and concise articles starting with an overview and covering major events, Civil War life, people and battles.
Westward Expansion
U.S. History: Westward Expansion
A collection of short and concise articles covering major events (gold rush, railroad, Homestead Act, Louisiana Purchase, Mexican American War, Oregon Trail, Pony Express),frontier life and people.