Spelling Units of Study: A New Way To Practice

Here is a new way for your child to practice his or her assigned words from our current unit of study.  Spelling City is now set up just for our IMA kids.  

The link is:  http://www.spellingcity.com/andreasmithchapman/

We will work on this site at school, but you can use this site for home learning too.  Your child will need to select his/her assigned unit of study.  The units are usually divided into 2-4 sub lists for practice.  Let us know if you have questions.

Wonderopolis!

Since this is our first week of homework, we are sending along one of our FAVORITE resources for home reading logs.  The site is called:

http://wonderopolis.org/

Wonderopolis is a fantastic reading site for IMA students and their families too.  
The top reasons that we love this site:

1.  Wonder Questions greet the reader with an interesting question to focus the reader's thinking.

2.  A fun or informative video helps a reader to access their own background knowledge or to see and think about something completely new. 

3.  The short, but powerful articles are filled with information, vocabulary, and child-friendly research resources.

4.  Each topic and article provides children with interesting ways to increase their vocabulary and build an understanding of their world.

Take some time to wonder and read together this weekend!

This is a Milkweed Tussock Moth found by our students. 

Ask your child why looking like a Monarch Caterpillar 

would keep this creature safe from predators.

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A New Resource For Home Learning

Dear IMA Families:

Here is a link to a website packed with many learning opportunities for kids. Have fun exploring the learning activities and games.  There are different test prep activities too.  Let us know which activities that you find helpful. 

@ Waynesfield-Goshen 

Home Learning Resources

Great Migrations-A National Geographic Adventure!

Mark your calendar for National Geographic's next television treasures!

On November 7th, National Geographic will debut the first episode of its new documentary series, "Great Migrations."   We hope that you view some of the episodes and discuss the many ways animals showcase behavioral and physical adaptations all in the name of survival.  

The website, http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/great-migrations/ has so many resources to read, experience, and use for home learning. Informative articles, interactive maps, video clips, and many educational resources wait for learners of all ages.  If you enjoyed the Discovery Channel's series called "Life," you will enjoy this series too.

Keep us posted on favorite video clips, new ideas and the conversations started by this long-awaited series.  Enjoy the adventures together!

Home Learning Resource

Many parents have asked about extended learning opportunities and resources to use for home learning.  Recently, we were introduced to, Beestar.org, a home learning program established by the public school district serving Sugarland, Texas.  The website offers many free resources for different grade levels and inexpensive resources too. 

Thanks to Jason Guo and his mom for sharing this link!  

If you try the Beestar resources, let us know what you think.