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 Adopt Our Classroom
AdoptAClassroom.org
This is a resource for donating/adopting our classroom to provide supplies, material or other resources that we'd love, but haven't collected yet.  Please check out our wishlist and we will all appreciate any supplies you'd like to make available for us!


Science
Bitesize Science
This is a great site that offers experiments and practice with two of our science units (States of Matter & Earth Materials).  There are also some fun math and language arts practice games here!

Interested in Space?
Nasa has a site that has some pretty cool information for teachers and students interested in space.

Moon Phases
The U.S. Navy has a site showing the phases of Earth's moon.

BBC Games
More science games, videos and applets from the British Broadcasting Company.

NOVA
Got time to kill?  Watch some of the neatest science documentaries ever produced by PBS, on NOVA.



 Math
AAA Math
This is a math practice site that is a little harder to navigate, but it has some great practice skills at grade level.  It's like doing worksheets online!

Study Island
This site is used by all Holt Public School elementary school technology teachers.  Students use it weekly and can log in to practice different content area skills.

Holt Math Site

Dr. Math

Parent "New Math" Training - February 2010
This is an MP4 recording of a parent seminar I led in February 2010 teaching parents how to do the algorithms and the reasons why we are teaching these new methods, to keep children from being confused.  If the recording is helpful, please ask me for a handout from this session that's even more helpful.


 Social Studies
Biography 4 Kids

The Detroit News - Michigan History
This is the online space of The Detroit News' archive of historical information about Michigan.



 Spelling
Mr. Sutterlin's Spelling Lists (for the entire year!)

Rebecca Sitton 4th Grade Spelling Practice
By combining the Rebecca Sitton spelling program (used by Holt Public Schools) with Flash Technology, East Lansing Public School teacher Mike Berry created this spelling practice as a series of interactive games.

Spelling City.com
This is a really cool site that has all of our classroom spelling lists for the year loaded to play a much larger variety of games, tests, and teaching activities.   To find our lists, Click on "Find a List", then type in my name: Walt Sutterlin and off you go!

 Reading
BookAdventure.org
Students register for free, read books, take quizzes and earn points for cool prizes they can pick!

Fourth Grade Skills Site
This site has just about everything from grammar to math for fourth graders.  A few clicks away and you can find other grades.

FreeRice.com
A fun vocabulary challenge that actually earns food for the hungry thanks to the United Nations!


Writing
Newton Writing
This is a decent site published by a district in Newton, Kansas.  There are some good activities for practicing grammar/mechanic skills.

Technology
Mrs. Freed #1
Mrs. Freed is our technology teacher.  She has created a nice site with cool links to verified-safe applications that kids can use online for learning and fun!

Mrs. Freed #2
Here is a second site that Mrs. Freed has compiled with some more cool links.

Classroom Blog
This is the link to our classroom blog for students to interact online.  It is password protected so only our team can participate, but you still never share any personal information on the Internet!

 Arts

Steve Seskin is the most inspirational songwriter I know.  I listen to his music when I'm having a bad day and he always reminds me of the good in the world.  I use a number of his songs and philosophy in my teaching.
Robin and Linda Williams are a country/folk duo I've followed since childhood.  Their harmonies cut to my soul and their melodies always make me want to sing.


If you're fond of island and lowlands living or you simply have impeccable taste in art, you will delight in the creations of master craftsman Chase Allen.  Chase is my very best friend in the world and has a unique story and life.  Read about him on this site and consider decorating with one of his pieces!

 
Playing For Change is an organization that I have supported since stumbling across a viral video of Grandpa Elliot in November 2008.  The group records musicians across the world, then edits those videos together to make musical compilations that will knock your socks off as they pull your heart onto your sleeve.  Funds they raise go to support music education and children throughout the world. In June 2009, I traveled to New Orleans to find the street singer who attracted me to this organization, Grandpa Elliott. Unfortunately, he was on tour with PFC that week and not in New Orleans, but a local shopkeeper took my number and within a few weeks, I received a call from Grandpa himself.  He has since agreed to join our classroom via phone to talk with our kids about music, peace and the world beyond ourselves.  

Click here to see a gallery of my experience at the PFC concert in November 2009.


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