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About eMINTS

eMINTS changes how teachers teach and students learn. Its instructional model provides a research-based approach to organizing instruction and can be implemented in any subject area at any level. The eMINTS instructional model enables educators to

create classrooms where all students are motivated to succeed socially and academically,
fully incorporate technology investments into teaching and learning,
build enthusiasm and creativity into daily teaching.

Welcome to Mrs. Johnson's 5th/6th grade emints classroom

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STUDENT LINKS

MISC.

Brain Pop
http://www.brainpop.com/
Lots of educational videos on just about everything!

Yahoo! Kids
http://kids.yahoo.com/
The Web guide for kids. Check out news, games, jokes, and more!

Funschool.com
http://www.funschool.com/
Educational games

READING AND LANGUAGE

Analogy of the Day
http://www.factmonster.com/cgi-bin/analogy
Excellent practice with analogies -- a different analogy every day!

Learning Vocabulary Can Be Fun
http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
Learn new vocabulary while playing games like Hangman and doing word searches

Fake Out!
http://www.eduplace.com/fakeout/
A fun way to improve your vocabulary.

he John Newbery Medal
http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
Looking for a good book? Here's a list of those that have been awarded the Newbery Medal, an award given annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

SOCIAL STUDIES

State Tourism Offices
http://www.50states.com/tools/moreinfo.htm
Phone numbers and websites of all 50 states' tourism offices. Use this link to request information from your state.

50 States.com
http://www.50states.com
All you need to know about the 50 states

Kids Konnect
http://www.kidskonnect.com/AlphabetizedList.html
A great source of information on all 50 states (and a whole lot more)

Stately Knowledge
http://www.ipl.org/youth/stateknow/
Facts about the United States