Texas Revolution Websites

Use these websites to get your research started. Check out all the websites because most of them have links that will lead you to more information about your topic.

Texas Revolution - The Official Historical Website (Check here for blue links to your topic!!)
Texas Independence

Texas Revolution Timeline

Texas Revolution Timeline (with images)

Davy Crockett

Biography.com Search page

History.com - Use the "search" icon to help you find information on your topic.

Juan Seguin

History Channel:  Alamo Videos

Disney Family Alamo Video

Social Studies for Kids: Alamo and Santa Anna


Battle of Goliad - The Goliad Massacre

Battle of San Jacinto for Kids - Basic Information 

Battles & Campgrounds - This site has some pictures of heroes and important people.

The Alamo - The Texas Revolution War - This site has great information about people and the other battles!

Alamo - Fun Facts!

Flags of Texas Revolution

Ben Milam

David G. Burnet

An Online Texas Scrapbook

Preposition Songs

Memorize this!!

Memorize this song too!!

Fathers of Texas

Fathers of Texas Part 1

Fathers of Texas Part 2

Watch this summary of the Battle of the Alamo.

Context Clues

Practice your Context Clues Skills with these games. 

Play the Words in Context Game from Toon University.

Play the Context Clues Millionaire Game!
http://www.quia.com/rr/151544.html

Main Idea

You need your Reading Notebook and pencil.

1. Add the information from this Main Idea chart notes to your Reading Notebook.

Main Idea Anchor Chart

2. Click here to review your Main Idea skills.

Texas Bluebonnet Award Contest

Have you seen the AMAZING books on the Texas Bluebonnet Award Nominees List?  
Click here if you want to see the list and look for fun projects about each book.

To be eligible to attend our class Bluebonnet Celebration, you must:

* be enrolled in my morning or afternoon class

* read at least 5 of the Master List books

* pass Book Adventure quizzes for at least 5 books on the list

* participate in Bluebonnet Reader's Theater 

Check out the Book Talks here to learn more about the books!

Get excited class! This is going to be one super-fun month in 4th grade!!

Text Talk

Let's talk about the different texts you are reading! 

Please share the name of your book or news article and tell us about the topic. Be sure to add what you are enjoying about it!  I'll start-

I am currently reading The Texas Revolution.  It is about the battles that happened in Texas history. I'm enjoying that I know this will be helpful in class. I also like the way the author gives me the dates of the battles. I know some of you are going to really enjoy researching about how battles were fought too.

Now it's your turn. Be sure to check your sentences before you publish!