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Math games for skill building and problem solving!

These applications are available from Rekenweb (designed and supported by Freudenthal Institute in Utrecht, Netherlands). Rekenweb has a number of math games designated for children at different ages. They are in Dutch as well as English (this is the English link).

http://www.fi.uu.nl/rekenweb/en/welcome.xml

Have fun with these challenges!

Another great Jacob Lawrence site!

Take a look at what some school children in Washington D.C. were doing to coincide with a special exhibition of Jacob Lawrence artwork at:

http://www.phillipscollection.org/lawrence/art03_html.html

Finding Your Character Print Online

It might be helpful for your child to look at their character painting as they work to gather together pieces of their costume. Most of the prints can be found easily through a Google Image search, but others are a bit harder to track down.

Lawrence Paintings: This image archive has images of all of Lawrence's paintings and drawings.

http://www.jacobandgwenlawrence.org/artandlife04.html

Picasso Paintings: This site is the best we have found for tracking down harder to find Picasso works.

http://picasso.csdl.tamu.edu/picasso/

Let us know if your child is having trouble finding their print. Have fun creating your costumes!

Bronwynn

By popular demand, Reese would like to share the short Lego film he created and shared at yesterday's talent show. You can ask him for more information about his storyboarding and filming process. Jennifer and I are so proud of all of our talented third graders!

It is available at YouTube at the address below:

www.youtube.com/dummertw

Note for third graders: Make sure you use YouTube safely and follow any computer agreements you may have with your grown-ups.

Bronwynn

Here are some websites to help you with your artist reports. Please share any other resources you find in the comment field!

General Resource
Multnomah County Library’s Homework Center list of art history websites
http://www.multcolib.org/homework/artshc.html#art

Jacob Lawrence
Meet Jacob Lawrence at the Whitney Site
http://www.whitney.org/jacoblawrence/meet/index.html
The Jacob and Gwen Knight Foundation
http://www.jacobandgwenlawrence.org/
Jacob Lawrence at the Madison Museum of Art
http://www.mmoca.org/mmocacollects/artist_page.php?id=19

Pablo Picasso
The Online Picasso Project
http://picasso.csdl.tamu.edu/picasso/
Picasso at the Art History Archive
http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/cubism/Pablo-Picasso.html
The Picasso Administration—This website can be hard to navigate, but is a neat experience just to check out. Make sure to click on the button for English.
http://www.picasso.fr/us/picasso_page_index.php

Marc Chagall
Wikipedia’s page on Chagall
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Chagall
Chagall on Discover France
http://www.discoverfrance.net/France/Art/Chagall/Chagall.shtml

Download Geo-Logo software - fun, educational math games to challenge the brain!

Directions to Downloading "Geo-Logo" Software (in conjunction with Investigations' Turtle Paths math unit):

Go to http://inside.otl.pps.k12.or.us/ (PPS' Office of Teaching and Learning web site)

Click on Math (listed under 'Curriculum & Instruction')

Click on K-5 MathematicsClick on PPS K-5 Math Resources

Click on Investigations SoftwareClick on Turtle Paths

Download the appropriate software (if you have Windows or if you have a Mac)

The password is: Douglas

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail (jwalker2@pps.k12.or.us) or call (503-916-5737)

- Jennifer

Another site for bridge research and speeches.

http://www.travelportland.com/media/genmedkit/print_res/gm_bridges_fountains.html

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Another great Jacob Lawrence site!

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