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Fun with a History Twist
(click picture below)

America will be celebrating its 400th Anniversary in 2007. See where it all began. Visit Jamestown, the first permanent English Settlement. (click the link below)

http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown/jamestown.cfm

www.Jamestown.Journey.org

www.Americas400thanniversary.com

Spend a day in one of our many local museums!

Take a trip to one of the many local museums for a fun filled learning experience. See the Museums/ Attractions link below

Visit your local library and check out nonfiction or historical fiction books that spark interest in learning more about Social Studies topics.

Review cards are located under the Vocabulary and Content section of this webpage.

Homework Tips

• Make sure your child has a quiet, well-lit place to do homework.
• Make sure the materials your child needs, such as paper, pencils and a dictionary, are available.
• Help your child with time management.
Establish a set time each day for doing homework.
• Be positive about homework.
• When your child does homework, you do homework.
• When your child asks for help, provide guidance, not answers.
• When the teacher asks that you play a role in homework, do it.
• If homework is meant to be done by your child alone, stay away.
• Stay informed.
• Help your child figure out what is hard homework and what is easy homework.
• Watch your child for signs of failure and frustration.
• Reward progress in homework.
Cited from the US Department of Education.

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VA SOL Curriculum Framework

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Literature Connections