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Fairbanks Road Elementary
175 Fairbanks Road
Churchville, New York 14428
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Challenges for Home

DIRECTIONS:                                         

First pick a topic of interest.

Then, print out the worksheet and have fun researching. 

After you have completed the activity, be sure to bring it school.

I am looking forward to seeing your work!

You can use many different sources for your research - encyclopedias, Internet, dictionary, library books, your parents, resources from your house, etc.

I have included some links to help if you are doing research on the Internet.  However, please remember that from time to time, websites are discontinued and therefore will cause a link to be "broken" or sometimes the content on the sight will have changed.  If you find this to be the case, please let me know. 

REMEMBER...Learning Never Ends!

  

SOCIAL STUDIES  
 

Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research.......
1. 

Name the 7 continents. 
 

The 7 Continents & 4 Oceans

More About the Continents

 

2.  Name 15 world countries.

Countries of the World

Country Maps 
 

3. Name 15 major world cities. Capital Cities of the World
4. Name 15 types of dwellings.

Native Indian dwellings

10 types of dwellings

5. Name 10 South American and Central American countries.

South America Country Map

Central America Map 
 

6. Name 10 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean.

Country Maps 
 

7. Name 10 countries in Europe.

European countries quiz game

Click on the correct European country game

8. Name 10 countries in Africa.

Africa quiz - you need Macromedia Flash

Click on the correct African country game

9. Name 10 major bodies of water. Major Bodies of Water
10. Name 10 major world rivers.

Fact Monster - Principal Rivers of the World

River Systems of the World 
 

11. Name 10 large deserts of the world.

FactMonster deserts of the world

The Living Desert

Desert maps

12. Name 10 large lakes in the North America.

U.S. Lakes.com 

Lakes of the world 
 

13. Name 10 major mountains or mountain ranges.

 World Mountain Maps - click a mountain

Highest Peaks

14. Name the 50 states. Where in The USA? 
15. Write the names of the 50 states on a map. Explore the States
16. Name the state capitals.

State Capitals - Homework Spot

States & Capitals Game 
 

17. Name the 13 Colonies.

13 Colonies Homepage

List of the 13 Colonies

13 Colonies Quiz & Map 
 

18. Name 10 Native American tribes. Native American Nations
19 Name 10 Oregon Trail landmarks. Historic Sites Along the Trail
20. Label 10 of Texas' counties on the map. TX Counties Map  
 
21. Name the state symbols of Texas.  TX State Symbols 
22. Name 8 explorers. Zoom Explorers
23. Name 8 Civil War battlefields.

Civil War Battlefields & information

Civil War battlefields A to Z

 

24. Name the 1st - 10th presidents in order.

Presidents of the U.S.A.

KidsKonnect - Presidents 
 

25. Name the 11th- 20th presidents in order.

Presidents of the U.S.A.

KidsKonnect - Presidents 
 

26. Name the 21st - 30th presidents in order.

Presidents of the U.S.A.

KidsKonnect - Presidents 
 

27. Name the 31st - current presidents. 

Presidents of the U.S.A.

KidsKonnect - Presidents 


  
 

 


LANGUAGE ARTS  
 

Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research.......
28. Name 20 verbs.

What is a Verb?

Play the "Nouns or Verbs? game 
 

29. Name 15 adjectives.

What is an adjective?

More adjective info.

30. Name 15 adverbs.

Adverbs

More about Adverbs

31. Name 15 prepositions.

Guide to Grammar & Writing 

Choose the correct preposition
 

32. Name 10 common nouns & 10 proper nouns.

Nouns

Noun activities to quiz yourself with

33. Name 10 famous authors.

Children's Authors

Celebrate Children's Authors 
 

34. Give 2 examples each of alliteration, personification, simile, metaphor, and onomatopoeia.

Simile, metaphor, personification

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

35. Count to 20 in Spanish.

Count to 20 & listen

36. Count to 20 in French.

Click "Écoutons" to listen to the numbers & then click "Répétons" and finally, "Praticons" to play a game - neat site!

37. Use sign language and "sign" the alphabet. Learn Sign Language

Sign the word you'd like here

38. Score 100% on this grade 4-level 100-word spelling test.

4th Grade 100-word list 
 

 

 


MATH 
 

Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research.......
39. Draw the lines of symmetry for the capital alphabet. Symmetry of Capital Letters
40. Compute area of squares, rectangles, circles, and triangles. Math.com - Area Formulas
41. Name the perfect square numbers up to 225.  Learn Your Square Numbers
42. Write in Roman numerals up to 100.

Roman numerals

Know your Roman numerals

 

43. Name 5 famous mathematicians.

Famous mathematicians

A long list of mathematicians

44. Earn 100% on the area & perimeter of rectangles quiz.

Area of rectangles

Play "Shape Surveyor" to practice both

Area & perimeter - under "Free Activities", click "Area" to watch a cool slide show

45. Earn 100% on the square roots test.

Learn about square roots

Square roots flashcard game

46. Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the addition basic facts test. 

Arithmattack 
 

47. Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the subtraction basic facts test.

Arithmattack 
 

48. Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the multiplication basic facts test.

Arithmattack 
 

49. Earn 100% in 4 minutes on the division basic facts test. Arithmattack

 


 


MISCELLANEOUS 
 

Here's a Web Site to Assist You in Your Research.......
50. Name one career for each letter of the alphabet.

A HUGE list of careers

Jobs Kids Like 

51. Name the birthstones for each month. Birthstones
52. Name 20 different modes of transportation. Transportation Timeline
53. Name 15 breeds of horses. Horse Breeds of the World
54. Name 15 breeds of dogs. Dog breeds from A.K.C.
55. Name 12 winter or summer Olympic events.

KidsKonnect.com - Olympics

Olympic Sporting Events 

56. Name 10 large U.S. corporations. Career Lab - Corporate Clients
57. Name 10 instruments in a marching band. Instrument Encyclopedia
58. Name 10 instruments in a symphony orchestra.
Sounds from the Orchestra - neat site!





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