New Spring 2010 Schedule is Posted!

Jefferson Elementary School ~ 801 Jefferson Avenue ~Charleston, Illinois ~ 61920

The I-SHARPEN Project

Spring 2010 I sharpen Schedule     

	Tuesday, January 26, 2010	EIU volunteer training
	Thursday, January 28, 2010	EIU volunteer training
1	Tuesday, February 02, 2010	FIRST DAY ISHARPEN FOR JEF STUDENTS
2	Thursday, February 04, 2010	Isharpen
3	Tuesday, February 09, 2010	Isharpen
4	Thursday, February 11, 2010	Isharpen
5	Tuesday, February 16, 2010	Isharpen
	Thursday, February 18, 2010	No  Isharpen due to faculty meeting
6	Tuesday, February 23, 2010	Isharpen
7	Thursday, February 25, 2010	Isharpen
8	Tuesday, March 02, 2010	Isharpen
9	Thursday, March 04, 2010	Isharpen
10	Tuesday, March 09, 2010	Isharpen
	Thursday, March 11, 2010	No  Isharpen due to faculty meeting
11	Tuesday, March 16, 2010	Isharpen
12	Thursday, March 18, 2010	Isharpen
13	Tuesday, March 23, 2010	Isharpen
14	Thursday, March 25, 2010	Isharpen
15	Tuesday, March 30, 2010	Isharpen
16	Thursday, April 01, 2010	Isharpen
17	Tuesday, April 06, 2010	Isharpen
18	Thursday, April 08, 2010	Isharpen
19	Tuesday, April 13, 2010	Isharpen
20	Thursday, April 15, 2010	Isharpen
21	Tuesday, April 20, 2010	Isharpen
	Thursday, April 22, 2010	No  Isharpen due to faculty meeting
22	Tuesday, April 27, 2010	Isharpen
23	Thursday, April 29, 2010	LAST DAY FOR ISHARPEN

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Educational Websites

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Website	Description
Action Fraction	Solve the math problem as fast as you can
Add Like Mad	Click on numbers to add up to given number
Addition Attack	Save Earth and solve the problems
Batter’s Up Baseball	A challenging multiplication practice game of baseball played in classrooms before computers.
Bumble Numbers	Bumble Numbers is a game of arcade skill and math know how.
Bunny Count	Count and match characters. Count and match numbers.
Carnival Math Popper	Pop the correct balloon
Change Maker	Get as much money in your piggy bank as possible, by figuring out the correct change.
Comets	A variety of games including interacting math and other subjects together.
Cookie Dough	Fun Brain will show you a number on a check. See if you can spell the words that make the number, and Fun Brain will say if you are correct.
Cool Math 4 Kids	A ton of games that allow students to practice skills using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Fresh Baked Fractions	The word on the street is that Fraction Jackson is a dog who loves pie (pi?). If you answer 24 problems correctly, you can put your name on Jackson's list of Master Pie Bakers.
Guess the Number	The Fun Brain Magician will pick a secret number and put it in his hat. You guess what number it is. If your guess is too high or too low, Fun Brain will give you a hint. See how many turns it takes you to win!
Guess the Number Plus	The Fun Brain Magician will give you a math word problem to solve. If your answer is too high or too low, Fun Brain will let you know. Try to solve the word problems in the fewest possible tries
Hillbilly Pig Toss	You’ll need to adjust the angel and velocity of your toss to get the pigs to PA.
Inkster	To play Inkster, you’ll need to avoid angry crabs and snapping piranhas… all while answering fill-in-the-blank math problems!
Line Jumper	FUN BRAIN will show you a number line. Click on the number line at the correct answer.
Math Baseball	Add the numbers to try to get your teammates home.
Math Basketball	The object of math basketball is to put the ball in the hoop! To do so, you’ll need to answer a few math questions
Math Car Racing	Outdrive Fun Brain’s math car by getting the highest score. Choose a math expression from the row (side to side) that is highlighted. Fun Brain will choose from the column (up and down) that you selected. Win points based on how difficult the problem is.
Math Flash Cards	Solve the math problems the fastest.
Math Games	A variety of math skills including basic operation, mixed operation, fractions, telling time, place value, dollars & cents, pre-algebra.
Math Playground	Math Playground is an action-packed site for elementary and middle school students. Practice your math skills, play a logic game, and have some fun!
Math Soccer	The object of math soccer is to shoot the ball into the goal!
Measure It!	Fun Brain will show you a ruler with a red bar above it. Click on the length of the red bar. You can play with centimeters or inches.
Mighty Guy	One night, in the middle of your math homework…. A cry for help rings out!
Moon Rocks	The object of the game is to uncover math problems and their matching answers
Mummy Hunt 1	Solve math problems to enter where the golden sarcophagus of Ramses awaits!
Night Swimmers	To play this game, you’ll need to do some fancy swimming. Avoid electrified jellyfish while navigating your school of fish to the right answer! A turtle will swim by, carrying a math problem.
Number Cracker	Help Mr. Cracker obtain the secret code before the insidious Prof. Soup catches him by guessing what number comes next in a series of numbers
One False Move	You are stuck in a haunted house. Your goal is to find the door to get out. You are given a table of numbers. Click on the numbers in order from lowest to highest (or highest to lowest).
Operation Order	Help Tortisaurus finish building his stone pyramid. You will be shown 3 numbers and an equation. Type in the correct number in the correct place to complete the equation.
Penguin Waiter	Fun Brain will show you your dinner bill and the percent tip you should leave. You must calculate the correct tip to leave the penguin waiter.
Place Value Puzzler	Fun brain will show you a number. Click on the digit in the number whose position is shown Or correctly type in the rounded version of the number.
Power Football	FUN BRAIN will give you a math problem. Enter the answer to the problem and hit the "Go" button. If your answer is correct, the ball will move in the air towards to goalpost. If you answer incorrectly, you lose a down (a turn). If the ball goes through the goalpost, you score. If you answer the next question correctly, you get the ball back and the downs go back to zero. Keep playing!
Shape Surveyor	You will be shown a rectangle with the dimensions labeled. You must calculate the area or perimeter of the rectangle. For each problem you get correct, you will receive a piece of an archeological puzzle. The game is over when you get all the puzzle pieces.
Soccer Shootout	Score and Save by correctly answering math problems.
Sudoku	Students can play Sudoku at different levels. A great way to work on math skills.
Sums Matching Game	A variety of memory match games-math related
Tic Tac Toe Squares	Each square on the board has a question. To place an X on a square, you must answer the given question correctly.
Variety Of Math Games	A variety of games including money, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, pre-algebra, etc.
What's the Point?	Challenge your graph skills.

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Website	Description
2bee or Nottoobee	2Bee and Queen Nottoobee need flowers to make honey. Help them find flowers by choosing the correct verb to complete the sentences.
Brain Games	A myriad of games including logic games, puzzle games, music games, word games, strategy games, memory games, and action puzzle games.
Clueless Crossword	Complete the crossword puzzle by guessing the words.
Crossword Puzzle	Solve the crossword puzzle.
Hangman	In this game, you have to guess the word by picking the letter. Scores will be added or subtracted depending whether you’ve picked up a correct letter.
Letter Blocks	Pick up letters to form words. Click the last letter again to confirm the word. Click somewhere else to cancel the word. Click a blank area to drop a new letter.
Mad Libs	Identify parts of speech and read the story!
Rooting out words	Help Remainder the Dog gather enough mushrooms to sell at the market by uncovering the roots of words.
Scramble Saurus	Unscramble the words. If the Scramble-Saurus could spell better, he may not be extinct. See if you can help him out by unscrambling the words. He will help you out by giving some clues.
Sign the Alphabet	Learn sign language. FUNBRAIN will show you a sign. For each screen, identify the correct meaning. Check the correct box or type in the letter or number.
Spell Check	Find the correct spelling of a word. The computer will give twenty sets of four words. Place a check next to the word, which is spelled wrong. Spell the word you checked correctly in the box. If you get all twenty problems correct, you can put your name on our leader board.
Spell-a-roo	Find the words that are spelled wrong. Spellaroo can hop better than he can spell. Click on the word that is spelled wrong. If you get twenty right, you will go to the "Land of Joeys". To start, click on a level.
Stay A float Hangman	A hangman game with many different topics to choose from.
The Grammar Gorillas	Identify the parts of speech. Our friends, the Grammar Gorillas, need help identifying parts of speech. If you click on the right word in the sentence, our friends get a banana. And you know, a gorilla with a banana is a gorilla with appeal.
The Plural girls	Choose the correct plural form of the word given. Twin sisters Pearl and Flora lost their friends in the bubble machine. Help them get their friends out by choosing the correct plural form of the given word.
Translator Alligator	Learn a foreign language. FunBrain.com will show a word. For each screen, identify the correct word in the foreign language. Click on the correct word, or type in the name (spelling counts). If you select levels 3 or 4, you will be given a foreign language word and have to answer with the correct English word.
What’s the word	Match the picture with the word. FUNBRAIN will show you a picture. Click on the word that best describes the picture. To start, click on a topic below.
Word Confusion	Help Regan the Vegan make fresh salad. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence.
Word Scramble	Rearrange the letters to form a valid word. You may click the hint button to get meaning of the word.
Word Scramble 2	Arrange the letters to form words. You do not need to use all the letters. Words must be at least 3 letters long. Use the mouse to drag the letters or type them.
World Turtle	This is a custom seek and find word search game. You give Fun Brain a list of words which it then hides in the puzzle. Select a level and whether you want to play against Fun Brain or if you want the puzzle to be printed out on paper so you can play it away from the computer.

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