Fourth Grade

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www.greetingsisland.com/printablesHoliday Printable Card - Design and print your own card for the season.

Keyboarding

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We will be using a program installed on your computer called Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing to learn how to type without looking.  With practice, you will be able to type 20 average word per minute or more and put your name on Mt. Mavis.

When you are home or have freetime, you can practice correct fingering and learning the keys at these links --> CLICK HERE to practice.  For lessons, try Dance Mat Typing or eLearning.

Bookmarking in Firefox

  1. In the top menu, click Bookmarks
  2. From the top of the drop down menu, click Bookmark this page.
  3. In the Edit Bookmark box, if you need to, type in the name you want the bookmarked site to be listed as
  4. Select which folder to put the bookmark.  If you want to use that book mark frequently, put it in the Bookmarks Toolbar or if you will only visit that web site for a project or once in a while... put it in the Bookmark Menu.
  5. Click Done.

Bookmarking in Safari

  1. In the top menu, click Bookmarks
  2. From the top of the drop down menu, click Add Bookmark.
  3. In the box that appears, type in the name you want the bookmarked site to be listed as or leave the name that appears.
  4. Select which folder to put the bookmark.  If you want to use that book mark frequently, put it in the Bookmarks Bar or if you will only visit that web site for a project or once in a while... put it in the Bookmark Menu.
  5. Click Done.

How to Cite Your Resources

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The Free Automatic Bibliography and Citation Maker
http://easybib.com/

California Indian Tribes Research Resource

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Four Directions Institutes of American Indian Studies
Visit this website to begin your research.

MISSION BOOKLET TEMPLATE INSTRUCTIONS

  1. California Mission Booklet Template: Click here for a copy.
  2. Click here to go to Google.com and sign In with your school email and password (Look for Sign in button in upper, right corner). 
  3. File > Make a Copy and rename it. Suggested Name: Copy of California Mission Booklet (for Your Name)  Example:  Copy of California Mission Booklet for Samantha
  4. Edit the document and replace anything in parentheses (including the parentheses) with the correct information.  
  5. Add graphics where specified.
  6. DO NOT FORGET TO SIGN OUT WHEN YOU ARE LEAVING THE COMPUTER.  Your work will be saved as you type it.

California Missions Research Resources

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Fourth grade students study early California history and learn about the Spanish mission system. Below are web links that will help you with your research.
  • Remember to Bookmark each website from which you get information or pictures.
  • You will be asked to tell us where you got your information (which website, book, etc.) so keep track of that information. 

California Mission Links: 
  1. Social Studies Facts Cards - (California Fact Cards for Indians, Missions, Ranchos, Explorers, Governors, History by Decades, How to build a mission, and more) - http://factcards.califa.org/mainmenu.html
  2. California Mission Addresses and Phone Numbers (California mission locations to help you with your mission report. Includes links to web sites for the missions. ) -
    http://www.classbrain.com/artmission/publish/california_mission_addresses.shtml
  3. A Virtual Tour of the California Missions (Great information source and has a map on how to get there) - http://missiontour.org/
  4. The Spanish Missions of California (Spanish Missions of California. Click the button link for Mission Pages. ) - http://www.californias-missions.org/
  5. California Resource Mission Center (Check out key facts and a look at Mission Galleries.) - http://www.missionscalifornia.com/
  6. Wikipedia Spanish Missions in California (Detailed information compiled on the California Missions) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Missions_of_California
  7. KeyPort Reference Library Missions of California (Mission life, economy, padre, and more). - http://www.kidport.com/reflib/usahistory/missions/missions.htm

Arctic Animals Research Web Resources

Animals of the Arctic Thinkquest
Enchanted Living  - Arctic Animals
Sea World Arctic Animals Facts
Kids' Planet Endangered Species (scroll down to the section on Arctic and Antarctic)
BBC Video on Animal Adaptations of Animals Living in the Arctic in the Arctic