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Thursday, November 19, 2015

STAAR Wars Task Cards Giveaway!!

We're happy to announce that set 3 of our STAAR Wars Task Cards for 3rd & 4th grade math, reading, & writing (4th grade only) are arriving soon!  To thank those fabulous teachers who've already purchased sets 1 & 2 (or who do purchase them in the next week), we thought we'd give away a printed version of set 3 in these fun Texas themed cases Ashley made (pictured above) to 5 lucky people!  All you have to do to enter is:

1) Purchase sets 1 & 2 of any subject (if you haven't already)
2) Enter the Rafflecopter below (come back each day for more chances to win) 


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That's it!

We're giving away one set in each grade level and subject area.  Winners will be announced Sunday, November 29, 2015!  Good luck, and Happy Thanksgiving!

~Heather & Ashley
Watson Works, LLC

Monday, October 19, 2015

5th Grade Apps & Online Tools for Every READING/WRITING TEKS!





5th Grade Apps that Cover Miscellaneous Reading/Writing Skills:
5th Grade Galaxy
5th Grade Language Arts Common Core
5th Grade Reading Common Core
5th Grade STAAR Reading

 Apps & Online Tools by 5th Grade Standard:


5.1  Reading/Fluency.

Students read grade-level text with fluency and comprehension. Students are expected to read aloud grade-level stories with fluency (rate, accuracy, expression, appropriate phrasing) and comprehension.

·         One Minute Reader Level 5
·         Audio Memos
·         Sock Puppets
·         ChatterPix Kids
·         Tellagami
·         30 Hands
 

5.2  Reading/Vocabulary Development.

Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.

·         Vocabulary Practice: Greek and Latin Root Words Vocabulary Game
·         Quiz & Play – a Multiplayer Quiz in Science, US History, World Geography, Greek & Latin Roots
·         Latin Vocabulary Quiz
·         Attic Greek Root Words Quiz
·         Word Roots Level 1 Flashcards
·         Word Roots Level 2 Flashcards
·         Super Speedway Grades 4-5
·         Vocabulary Builder Grades 5-6 HD
·         Reading Detective A 1 Free
·         Trading Cards
·         Bluster!
·         5th Grade Vocabulary Prep
·         The Prefix & Suffix Game
·         Synonyms Photo Fun Deck
·         Antonyms
·         Antonyms Match
·         Analogy by Nth Fusion
·         This is to That- the Pop Culture Analogy Game
·         Guess the Idiom
·         Super Duper Idioms Pro
·         English Idioms Illustrated
·         Idioms by Webrich Software Limited
·         Dictionary.com Dictionary & Thesaurus for iPad
·         Homophones Free
·         Homophones Photo Fun Deck
·         Homophones – English Language Art Grammar
·         Rhymes & ‘Nyms
·         http://www.wordcentral.com/

5.3  Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Theme and Genre.

Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about theme and genre in different cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding.

·         Trading Cards
·         Venn Diagram
·         Compare and Contrast Fun Deck
·         Greek Gods – Play and Learn Myths
·         eReading: Greek Myths

5.4  Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Poetry.

Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of poetry and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze how poets use sound effects (e.g., alliteration, internal rhyme, onomatopoeia, rhyme scheme) to reinforce meaning in poems.

·         Bluster!

5.5  Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Drama.

Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of drama and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze the similarities and differences between an original text and its dramatic adaptation.

·         Inference Clues
·         Understanding Inferences Fun Deck
·         If … Then … Fun Deck
·         Robot Rescue Grades 4-5
·         Write About This
·         Educreations
·         ShowMe

5.6  Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Fiction.

Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of fiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.

·         5th Grade Reading Comprehension Prep
·         Jungle Journey Grades 4-5
·         Inference Clues
·         Understanding Inferences Fun Deck
·         If … Then … Fun Deck
·         Robot Rescue Grades 4-5
·         Popplet
·         Trading Cards
·         You Can Learn Point of View

5.7  Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Literary Nonfiction.

Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the varied structural patterns and features of literary nonfiction and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to identify the literary language and devices used in biographies and autobiographies, including how authors present major events in a person's life.

·         Trading Cards
·         5th Grade Fiction & Non-fiction Reading Comprehension
·         Who Was? Adventure
·         Biography Comics – who? Great Figures
·         Gameface
·         Frida’s World
·         http://mrnussbaum.com/bio2/

5.8  Reading/Comprehension of Literary Text/Sensory Language.

Students understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about how an author's sensory language creates imagery in literary text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to evaluate the impact of sensory details, imagery, and figurative language in literary text.

·         Animal Similes
·         The New Animal Metaphors & Idioms
·         Similes Quest Quiz

5.9  Reading/Comprehension of Text/Independent Reading.

Students read independently for sustained periods of time and produce evidence of their reading. Students are expected to read independently for a sustained period of time and summarize or paraphrase what the reading was about, maintaining meaning and logical order (e.g., generate a reading log or journal; participate in book talks).

·         Storia
·         Epic
·         Books on Wheels
·         Tumblebooks.com
·         Write About This

5.10  Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History.

Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to draw conclusions from the information presented by an author and evaluate how well the author's purpose was achieved.

·         Inference Clues
·         Understanding Inferences Fun Deck
·         If … Then … Fun Deck
·         Robot Rescue Grades 4-5
·         4th-5th Grade Reading Comprehension Social Studies

5.11  Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Expository Text.

Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to support their understanding.

·         5th Grade Non-fiction Reading Comprehension
·         5th Grade Fiction & Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension
·         Main Idea
·         News-O-Matic
·         Weird But True
·         Main Idea – Sentences
·         Main Idea – Short Texts
·         Space Voyage Grades 4-5
·         Professor Garfield Fact or Opinion
·         Fact or Opinion Fun Deck
·         Fact or Opinion: Reading Comprehension
·         Super SpeedWay Grades 4-5
·         Jungle Journey Grades 4-5
·         National Geographic Kids
·         Sports Illustrated Kids
·         Time for Kids
·         Venn Diagram
·         Compare and Contrast Fun Deck

5.12  Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Persuasive Text.

Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about persuasive text and provide evidence from text to support their analysis.

·         Inference Clues
·         Understanding Inferences Fun Deck
·         Robot Rescue Grades 4-5
·         If --- Then --- Fun Deck

5.13  Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Procedural Texts.

Students understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents.

·         Snapguide
·         Write About This
·         Educreations
·         ShowMe
·         News-O-Matic
·         Weird But True
·         National Geographic Kids
·         Sports Illustrated Kids
·         Time for Kids

5.14  Reading/Media Literacy.

Students use comprehension skills to analyze how words, images, graphics, and sounds work together in various forms to impact meaning. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater depth in increasingly more complex texts.

·         Professor Garfield Forms of Media
·         Venn Diagram

5.15  Writing/Writing Process.

Students use elements of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing) to compose text.

·         Write about This
·         PhotoCard
·         Popplet
·         ShowMe
·         Educreations
 

5.16  Writing/Literary Texts.

Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and ideas.

·         Puppet Pals
·         Strip Designer
·         Toontastic Jr.
·         StoryKit
·         Write About This
·         Shadow Puppet Edu
·         Videolicious
·         iMovie
·         30 Hands
·         Theme Poem
·         Acrostic Poem
·         Haiku Poem
·         Diamante Poem
 

5.17  Writing.

Students write about their own experiences. Students are expected to write a personal narrative that conveys thoughts and feelings about an experience.

·         Write about This
·         PhotoCard
·         Strip Design
·         Popplet
·         ShowMe
·         Educreations

5.18  Writing/Expository and Procedural Texts.

Students write expository and procedural or work-related texts to communicate ideas and information to specific audiences for specific purposes.

·         Write about This
·         PhotoCard
·         Popplet
·         ShowMe
·         Educreations
·         Snap Guide

5.19  Writing/Persuasive Texts.

Students write persuasive texts to influence the attitudes or actions of a specific audience on specific issues. Students are expected to write persuasive essays for appropriate audiences that establish a position and include sound reasoning, detailed and relevant evidence, and consideration of alternatives.

·         Write about This
·         PhotoCard
·         Popplet
·         ShowMe
·         Educreations
·         Fake Newspaper Maker Creator

5.20  Oral and Written Conventions/Conventions.

Students understand the function of and use the conventions of academic language when speaking and writing. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity.

·         Daily Sentence Editing Grade 5
·         Bluster!
·         Grammaropolis Complete Edition
·         Grammar for Kids – Parts of Speech (Full Version)
·         Parts of Speech Machine
·         Regular Past Tense Verbs Fun Deck
·         Irregular Verbs Fun Deck
·         iPractice Verbs
·         Sparklefish
·         Punctuation – End Marks
·         Grammar Wonderland (Elementary)
·         Grammar Jammers Elementary Edition
·         Birds on a Wire: Nouns
·         Adjectives Fun Deck
·         Birds on a Wire: Adjectives
·         Adverbs Fun Deck
·         PrepositionBuilder
·         Prepositions Grammar Quiz Free
·         Pronoun Fill-in Super Fun Deck
·         Using I and Me Fun Deck
·         Sentence Builder
·         Sentence Maker
·         Mad Libs

5.21  Oral and Written Conventions/Handwriting, Capitalization, and Punctuation.

Students write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions in their compositions.

·         Daily Sentence Editing Grade 5
·         Bluster!
·         Grammaropolis Complete Edition
·         Sparklefish
·         Punctuation – End Marks
·         Grammar Wonderland (Elementary)
·         Grammar Jammers Elementary Edition
·         English Grammar Punctuation Marks Game
·         Punctuation & Capitalization [HD]
·         Sentence Builder
·         Sentence Maker

5.22  Oral and Written Conventions/Spelling.

Students spell correctly.

·         Spelling Games Grade 5
·         Spelling Space 5th Grade
·         SpellingCity
·         Spelling Mania
·         Spelling Grid
·         Hooked on Words
·         Chicktionary
·         https://www.spellingcity.com/

5.23  Research/Research Plan.

 Students ask open-ended research questions and develop a plan for answering them.

·         Popplet
·         https://www.pebblegonext.com/ by Capstone
·         Britannica School (school.eb.com)
·         Write About This
·         http://kids.britannica.com/

5.24  Research/Gathering Sources.

Students determine, locate, and explore the full range of relevant sources addressing a research question and systematically record the information they gather.

·         https://www.pebblegonext.com/ by Capstone
·         Britannica School (school.eb.com)
·         National Geographic Kids
·         Write About This
·         ShowMe
·         Educreations
·         TimelineBuilder
·         inBound Kids
·         Graphing for Kids (Chart Maker for children)
·         http://kids.britannica.com/

5.26  Research/Organizing and Presenting Ideas.

Students organize and present their ideas and information according to the purpose of the research and their audience.

·         ShowMe
·         Educreations
·         Shadow Puppet Edu
·         Videolicous
·         iMovie
·         ChatterPix Kids
·         3o Hands
·         Tellagami
·         Sock Puppets
·         Write About This

5.27  Listening and Speaking/Listening.

Students use comprehension skills to listen attentively to others in formal and informal settings. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity.

·         School of Multi-Step Directions
·         Following Directions from I Can Do Apps
·         Fun Deck Following Directions
·         Popplet
·         Write About This
·         SnapGuide
·         Shadow Puppet Edu
·         30 Hands
·         Videolicious
·         Tellagami
·         Sock Pupets
·         iMovie

5.28  Listening and Speaking/Speaking.

Students speak clearly and to the point, using the conventions of language. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to give organized presentations employing eye contact, speaking rate, volume, enunciation, natural gestures, and conventions of language to communicate ideas effectively.

·         ShowMe
·         Educreations
·         Shadow Puppet Edu
·         Videolicous
·         iMovie
·         ChatterPix Kids
·         Tellagami
·         30 Hands
·         Sock Puppets
·         Audio Memos

5.29  Listening and Speaking/Teamwork.

Students work productively with others in teams. Students continue to apply earlier standards with greater complexity. Students are expected to participate in student-led discussions by eliciting and considering suggestions from other group members and by identifying points of agreement and disagreement.

·         Teamwork E-Book


Heather Watson
Watson Works, LLC



"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."
-Nelson Mandela