Great Websites for Home!

Hey everyone! I wanted to post these awesome websites for you to take a look at. Some of them I use here at school. 

http://www.aaamath.com/
http://www.mathplayground.com/
http://www.ixl.com/ (can join for a fee or complete 20 problems a day for free)
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/ (great place to print worksheets)
http://www.tlsbooks.com/
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/
http://www.tooter4kids.com/
http://www.brainpop.com/
http://www.starfall.com/ (great for the little brothers and sisters of my 5th graders, learning to read!)
http://www.funbrain.com/
http://www.coolmath4kids.com/


And Mrs. Lewter's personal favorite...

http://www.storybird.com/ (You can write and illustrate your own stories!)

My First Blog- The Civil War in 5th grade!!!

Hi everyone! My name is Angela Lewter and I have recently joined the faculty of Margolin Hebrew Academy as a fifth grade General Studies teacher. I have a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Tennessee (Go Vols!) and have taught in both East and West TN.  I am having a great time with my ten fantastic students. My favorite subject to learn about (and teach!) is Social Studies.  Currently our class is studying the Civil War. We are currently discussing the causes of the war and important people involved in the conflict.  This coming week we will also talk about Abraham Lincoln's decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and how that impacted both the lives of the American people and the outcome of the war.  For more information follow this link: Info for kids on the Emancipation Proclamation Also see this link to a web page on the Civil War, put together by a class in Sleepy Hollow, New York: Civil War for Kids

 In New Orleans, freed slave children joined white children in "freedom schools" after the Emancipation Proclamation.



Reenactors portraying Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass