Test yourself on these riddles!

Here is a link to a site that has a different riddle each day: Riddle of the day. You can submit an answer here, or send one to the riddle site to see if you can be the first to figure it out. Better yet, write your own riddle for us to solve!

You are invited…

Mr. Lober is looking for sixth graders to add to a chain story their class is writing on their blog. He would really like you to visit his class blog and add to the story!

Is this math?

There is a really fun site called the National Library of Virtual Manipulatives. Click on this link and follow the instructions to Geometry for 6-8th graders. Try the activities called Tessellations (making patterns with geometric shapes) or Turtle Geometry (test your logic to program a turtle’s movements through a maze). Try other activities and let us know what is fun!

Just how much rice did Chandra get from the raja?

How much is 2 to the 64th power?

What is a Maccabee?

I have several Maccabees.  They each cost around $9.  I use them in my garden.  What are they?

Authors talk to authors…

You are all authors, so maybe you would like to publish your story on the internet? Would you like to put it out there for others to read and comment upon? If so, visit the site, stories from the web.

Many of your favorite authors also have websites. Some have blogs, some will answer your email questions… maybe even read your stories! Here are some possibilities.

Lois Lowry email or

Gary Paulsen blog-journal

Jerry Spinelli email choose”contact Jerry”

Kathryn Lasky email

Bruce Coville website

Sharon Creech website

Anthony Horowitz website

Cornelia Funke website

Kate Dicamillo website

Eoin Colfer website

Brian Jaques Official Redwall Website

Rick Riordan website

Let us know what you find out or if you find any other sites to talk to authors.

How much rice can we donate?

Maddison found a website where you can test yourself on vocabulary. For every word you get right, they will donate rice to the United Nations food program. We should all go to the website and play, then report back to the blog so we can keep track of how much rice we donate! Here is the website. http://freerice.com Thanks Maddi!

The Davos Question for Kids

If you were on Youtube during January, you may have seen a lot of videos posted in response to a question about what companies, countries, and individuals should do to make the world a better place in 2008.  The responses were to be shown to world leaders at the leadership conference in Davos, Switzerland.  Now it is your turn.  Here’s your question… What can kids do to make the world a better place in 2008?”  Let us know what you think!

The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

If you want to read stories inspired by the pictures from The Mysteries of Harris Burdick, here are two websites! First, the site I showed you… The story contest site with the cool animations and Stephen King story. Or, here is a different site, it has the stories and pictures… new Harris Burdick stories posted all the time. Let us know what your favorite is.

Happy New Year!

It is 2008! Yeah!  What is everyone doing?  Where are you? What are you reading? Have you seen any  good movies?   Several people have already commented, so look at other  posts. Caroline, have fun in Costa Rica!  West, how is Norway?  Hope you are all having a great break!