Coat of Arms

Explore these sites to really make your coat of arms great!

http://www.fleurdelis.com/meanings.htm All of the charges

http://www.fleurdelis.com/lions.htm Every lion you could ever want!

http://www.fleurdelis.com/mantlings.htm Mantlings to make a full crest

http://www.houseofnames.com/ Find your family coat of arms

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/megamaps/heraldry_shield.html Design one online

http://www.makeyourcoatofarms.com/ Design one online here too!

http://www.yourchildlearns.com/heraldrygame/index.html Play a game about heraldry

Vikings Attack

Play this game to simulate a Viking attack on a monastery!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.shtml

Byzantines

We are currently in our first unit about The Byzantine Empire, here are some links to things you might be interested in about them.

http://www.360tr.com/34_istanbul/ayasofya/english/

http://www.arkeo3d.com/byzantium1200/contents.html

Stop the Summer Slide!!!!

Here is your ticket to staying sharp this summer, check out the links below and explore the sites to build prior knowldge that will be usefull when you get back to school.

Make sure to use the links for the grade you will be entering.

General geography skills for any grade

http://geography.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&zTi=1&sdn=geography&cdn=education&tm=49&gps=83_737_1003_592&f=00&tt=14&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.eduplace.com/geonet/index.html

http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/index.html

6th Grade

http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html

http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/

http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/

http://www.roman-empire.net/children/index.html

7th Grade

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/castles/enter.html

http://worldhistory.mrdonn.org/middleages.html

http://mayas.mrdonn.org/index.html

http://incas.mrdonn.org/index.html

http://aztecs.mrdonn.org/index.html

http://africa.mrdonn.org/index.html

8th Grade

http://www.kids.gov/6_8/6_8_social_studies_us_history.shtml

Rome Webquest

Use the websites below to create your web on Rome, when you finish play the games below.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/roman/day.html (Roman Baths)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/daily_life_gallery.shtml (Pompeii)

http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/DarleneBishop/rome/Colosseum.html (Colosseum)

http://www.rome.mrdonn.org/ (Pick 3 more topics of your choosing to learn about from this site)

Games For When You Finish

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/romans/launch_gms_deathrome.shtml

http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/special/emperor_game.html

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/rome/game/chariot.html

www.freepoverty.com

http://www.romanbaths.co.uk/htmlContent/game.htm

Visit to the Walters

The 6th Grade is heading to the Walters Art Museum on May 27th and June 3rd. You might ask what is there to see. Well explore these links and play some games to find out!

http://walteesquest.com/

http://steve.thewalters.org:8081/pachyderm_2_1/presentations/IntegratingtheArtsChina65/

http://thewalters.org/pachydermpubs/00-64-881120031647100113-9310870-6-106-1129824/

Greece Webquest

Use the websites below to answer the questions on your paper.

Question 1 http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Art/

Question 2 http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/knowledge/explore/exp_set.html

Question 3 http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/athens/explore/exp_set.html

Question 4 http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/festivals/story/sto_set.html

Question 5 http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/festivals/explore/exp_set.html

Question 6 http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/gods/explore/exp_set.html

GAMES!!!!!!!

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/war/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/time/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/sparta/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/knowledge/challenge/cha_set.html

http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/athens/challenge/cha_set.html