These sites have been verified, but they are outside links and the content is subject to change based on the web designer. Plase let me know if any of these websites are inactive or if any are inappropriate.
Here are some links to sites that you may find helpful...
GENERAL
This is a link to Fort Zumwalt School District's website. Look here for general information about the district. Up-to-date school closings will also be posted here. Fort Zumwalt School District
The Scholastic publishing company has an entertaining site for kids. You can find educational games, articles, and reviews on great books. http://www.scholastic.com
This website is made for kids and is age-apropriate. Time For Kids has current event articles, games, and a homework helper. The children love to read the articles, check out the pictures, and keep up with what is happening in the world around them. http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids
SCIENCE
This site has a lot of information about the climate, features, animals, and plants that live in specific biomes. This site was created by the Missouri Botanical Gardens. http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/
The following link is a great resource when we study the human body. It has interactive body systems and answers a lot of students' questions. Fifth Grade Body Systems
You can find experiments and investigations to answer your science questions. Bill Nye, the Science Guy
MATH
Games with fractions Fresh Baked Fractions
Games to practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and algebra Baseball Math
READING
Game to find the meanings of words using prefixes, suffixes, and roots (a big skill for reading in 5th grade) Roots
Pyramid game for working with prefixes and suffixes Affixes
SOCIAL STUDIES
A link to our textbook's website: 1. Click student 2. Class Code: arens5 3. Explore! McGraw-Hill
RESOURCES
A search engine for kids KidsClick
Hundreds of official kids' sites in one place Linkasaurus
If you come across age-appropriate websites that you think may be helpful, please let me know. I am always looking for fun, new sites!