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Normal Standard Hours

7:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. (M-Th)
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. (F) 

Hours after 3:15 p.m. are always subject to available university student staffing and thus subject to change without notice. To verify availability, feel free to call us at 717-477-1003. 

(See yearly hours below in case
non-standard hours should apply.) 

Yearly Hours:

Public Schools Open &
SU is in Fall or Spring Session:

Mon - Thu 7:30 a.m. - 7:00  p.m.
Fri  7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

(Evening hours dependent upon
available staffing.) 

Public Schools Open & 
SU is not in Fall or Spring Session: 

Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Closed over the lunch hour.

Public Schools Closed/Early Dismissal &
SU is on Weather Delay, on Holiday,  
or not in  Fall or Spring Session: 

Closed.

Public Schools on Summer Vacation &
SU in Summer Session: 

Mon-Fri 7:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

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Grace B. Luhrs University Elementary School Library
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, PA 17257-2200
717-477-1003
EWOrseno@ship.edu 

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Grace B. Luhrs University Elementary School
Library Media Center

Information for Third Graders

Current Classwork Links:

Author's Purpose Practice: 

Review the Video    
Practice Activity #1:
    http://fcit.usf.edu/FCAT/strategies/ap/activity1.htm
Practice Activity #2:  
    http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/h/authorpur.cfm
Practice Activity #3:  
    http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/j/authorpurposep.cfm
Practice Activity #4:  
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/reading/typesoftext/game.shtml
Matching Game:  
    http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=kderitteauth
Battleship Game:  
    http://www.quia.com/ba/72070.html
Basketball Game:  
    http://eclassroom.110mb.com/4thEnglish/hoops/AuthPurposehoop.html    
Shockwave Game:  
    http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/trophies/rsr/build1/RR_e_4_20_ae.htm
Quiz:  
    http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practicetest?TUAG7034
    

Genres: 

Personification Games:http://www.reviewgamezone.com/game.php?id=1635 

 

Shippensburg University Library Databases for Kids

Off campus access to the library databases requires a (faculty, staff, or university student) Shippensburg ID

Wipe Out Bullying-Information

  http://site.ebrary.com/lib/cyberbullying Cyber Bullying Searchable Information Center

Math Practice:  Addition/Subtraction

  • The Number Monster  - This game keeps track of your score as you try to add on different levels.
  • Math Baseball - "Swing" by answering math problems.  If correct, the game decides how many bases you run.  If you're wrong you receive an out.
  • Addition to 100! - Practice 2-digit addition to 100.
  • Subtraction to 100! - Practice 2-digit subtraction to 100.

Math Practice:  Multiplication

  • 3 Digit Multiplication - Practice 3-digit multiplication WITH grouping.
  • 3 Digit Multiplication - Practice 3-digit multiplication WITHOUT grouping.
  • Farm Stand - Come on over to the farm stand to practice your multiplication and addition.  Multiply the amount of apples or eggs by their price; then, add them together for your total.
  • Batter's Up Baseball - A math game that is played like real baseball!  Answer the math problems correctly and move around the bases.  Three wrong and you're out!
  • Hidden Picture - Match the equations with the correct answers to reveal the picture hidden beneath. 
  • The Multiplication Timernator - See how quickly you can show your multiplication skills! 
  • Math Lines - Choose a number and match the factors with the number, all while the factors roll in a line of pin balls. 
  • Snowball Fight - Match answers with facts by throwing snowballs.