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Get the job done right!
These are many websites and fiiles that will help you do the work you need to do to be a successful 6th grade student. Visit this page as often as you need to and for any class project you might need to complete.

Project Websites
These websites will be useful if you're working on a project:

Rhyme Zone: http://www.rhymezone.com/
On-Line Atlas: www.worldatlas.com
Flags of the World: http://www.flags.net/mainindex.htm
World Flags 101: http://www.worldflags101.com/
Said What? Quotes, puzzles, word lists and more!: http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/spoon/similes.php
Ask Jeeves for Kids: http://www.ajkids.com
iTools: http://www.itools.com
The Library Spot:
http://www.libraryspot.com
Idiom Site: http://www.idiomsite.com/
Pun of the Day: http://www.punoftheday.com/
Examples of Onomatopoeia: http://www.examples-of-onomatopoeia.com/index.html
Earthquakes Map--See all the earthquakes TODAY from around the world! http://quakes.globalincidentmap.com/

Spelling City: Practice all your spelling words here!
Graphing Website: Make your own graphs and print them in color!
On-Line Resources
Need a dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, or encyclopedia?
http://www.dictionary.com
http://www.thesaurus.com
http://education.yahoo.com
www.worldatlas.com
www.wikipedia.org
Pictures
Need pictures for a project?
www.freefoto.com
www.picsearch.com
www.pics4learning.com

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Figurative Language
Pun of the Day: http://www.punoftheday.com/
Said What? List of Similes: http://www.saidwhat.co.uk/spoon/similes.php
Idiom Site: http://www.idiomsite.com/
Paint by Idioms Game: http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html
The Idiom Connection: http://www.idiomconnection.com/
Onomatopoeia Poems by Students: http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/omomatopoea.html
Onomatopoeia Examples by Students: http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/onomato/poeiaentries.html
Examples of Onomatopoeia: http://www.examples-of-onomatopoeia.com/index.html
Alliteration Examples by Students: http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/alliteration.html
Hyperbole Examples: http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/hyperbole/hyperbole2.html

Class Project Files
Access these files in order to complete class projects:
* Hats Off!: click here for a Power Point file
* Vocabulary Word Map: click here for a Power Point file
* Parody Venn Diagram: click here for an Inspiration file
* Nouns Activity: click here for a Power Point file
* Star Wars Action Verbs and Direct Objects: click here for a Power Point file
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This website last updated on October 4, 2011.
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