- Ms. Epstein's Fifth Grade Wonderland
- About Ms. Epstein
- Info for the Incoming Class Families of 2019-2020
- Math Help for Parents: Parent Handbooks
- Pictures
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Websites to Enrich Our Curriculum
- Maya, Aztecs, Inca
- Chess NYC Kids
- Geography (world, NY State, NYC)
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Math
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- Module 1: Place Value and Decimal Fractions (video help and games)
- Module 2: Multi-Digit Whole Number and Decimal Fraction Operations
- Module 3: Module 3: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
- Module 4: Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimal Fractions
- Module 5: Addition and Multiplication with Volume and Area
- Module 6: Problem Solving with the Coordinate Plane (videos and games)
- Long Division
- Literacy Links
- Learning to Type
- Reading Response Ideas
- Scholastic Book Club
- Contact Ms. Epstein
- World Book Online
- Reading
Pangaea
Ice Age
Additional Resources:
- Ice Age in Depth reading: http://www.dmns.org/main/minisites/iceage/ia_indepth/index.html
- Pleistocene Times reading: http://www.dmns.org/main/minisites/iceage/pleisto/index.html
Bering Land Bridge
- Who Were the First Americans? by Michael Part, National Geographic Magazine: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0012/feature3/index.html
- The Story of the First Americans: http://www.center rstamericans.com/who.php
- Who Was First? Discovering the Americas, Chapter Five by Russell Freedman
- Postglacial Flooding of the Bering Land Bridge: A Geospatial Animation: http://instaar.colorado.edu/QGISL/bering_land_bridge/downloads/beringlandbridge1m.mov
- Bering Land Bridge: http://www.sfu.museum/journey/an-en/secondaire1er-middle/pont_beringie-beringia_bridge
- Oldest Human Fossils Identi ed article: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/02/0216_050216_omo.html
- Bridge to the New World: https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/land-bridge/
- Coastal Route Theory
http://www.sfu.museum/journey/an-en/secondaire1er-middle/route_cotiere-coastal_route
Fossils
- Task 1: On the Trail www.scientificamerican.com/article/pringle-first-americans-trail-interactive
- Task 3: Clovis Peoples https://www.scientificamerican.com/slideshow/texas-archaeological-dig/#
- Coastal Route Theory: http://www.sfu.museum/journey/an-en/secondaire1er-middle/route_cotiere-coastal_route
- Bering Land Bridge: http://www.sfu.museum/journey/an-en/secondaire1er-middle/pont_beringie-beringia_bridge
Fossils, Rocks, and Time article: http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/fossils/contents.html
• Pedra Furada, Brazil Archaeological Dig: http://www.athenapub.com/10pfurad.htm
• Monte Verde, Chile Archaeological Dig: http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1873/
• Who Was First? Discovering the Americas by Russell Freedman, Clarion Books, 2007.
Continents & Oceans
North America:
North America Jigsaw - North America Games - Continent Games & Videos | Learning Games For Kids
Continents & Oceans:
World Continents & Oceans - Choose from levels L-3
Continent Find! - Name those continents
The Seven Continents Game- Learn the name and location of the continents!
Copycat - Play World Copycat game to challenge your memory.
Map of the 7 continents of the world: Drag and drop the names on the continents
Continents Map Puzzle - Learn the continents of the world with this fun and educational map puzzle. Use the free continents map puzzle as a quiz to test your knowledge (difficult)
Continents and Oceans Game
Map Our Classroom:
http://classroom.4teachers.org/
Map Skills:
http://www.dovewhisper.com/2nd_grade_map_skills.html
Maps of Manhattan:
City Map
http://d3svfn6as6o5bl.cloudfront.net/mp/howto/matty_lowermanhattanfinal.pdf
Map of the City
http://www.new-york-city-map.com/manhattan.htm
North America Jigsaw - North America Games - Continent Games & Videos | Learning Games For Kids
Continents & Oceans:
World Continents & Oceans - Choose from levels L-3
Continent Find! - Name those continents
The Seven Continents Game- Learn the name and location of the continents!
Copycat - Play World Copycat game to challenge your memory.
Map of the 7 continents of the world: Drag and drop the names on the continents
Continents Map Puzzle - Learn the continents of the world with this fun and educational map puzzle. Use the free continents map puzzle as a quiz to test your knowledge (difficult)
Continents and Oceans Game
Map Our Classroom:
http://classroom.4teachers.org/
Map Skills:
http://www.dovewhisper.com/2nd_grade_map_skills.html
Maps of Manhattan:
City Map
http://d3svfn6as6o5bl.cloudfront.net/mp/howto/matty_lowermanhattanfinal.pdf
Map of the City
http://www.new-york-city-map.com/manhattan.htm
Geography PDF
NY State
NY State Land forms and water forms (for land form and water form activity research)
NY Land and Water
NY State Map
NY State Geo
NY State Kids Room (needs flash)
Enchanted Learning Land forms
*This site contains definitions and drawings for over 50 land forms.
Enchanted Learning NY State Facts
Geography Interactive Glossary (needs flash)
NY State Land forms
Games:
NY State Geo Match
NY Land and Water
NY State Map
NY State Geo
NY State Kids Room (needs flash)
Enchanted Learning Land forms
*This site contains definitions and drawings for over 50 land forms.
Enchanted Learning NY State Facts
Geography Interactive Glossary (needs flash)
NY State Land forms
Games:
NY State Geo Match
NYC Boroughs
For Borough Research
Bronx Websites:
Academic Kids
Fact Monster
KidsNet
Brooklyn Websites:
Academic Kids
Fact Monster
KidsNet
Manhattan Websites:
Academic Kids
Fact Monster
KidsNet
Staten Island Websites:
Academic Kids
Fact Monster
KidsNet
Queens Websites:
Academic Kids
Fact Monster
KidsNet
Bronx Websites:
Academic Kids
Fact Monster
KidsNet
Brooklyn Websites:
Academic Kids
Fact Monster
KidsNet
Manhattan Websites:
Academic Kids
Fact Monster
KidsNet
Staten Island Websites:
Academic Kids
Fact Monster
KidsNet
Queens Websites:
Academic Kids
Fact Monster
KidsNet