Activities & Assignments Week of April 27th – May 1st

Activities Update for Week of April 27th – May 1st

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MAKER HOUR (60 minutes)
Do something creative!

Need to Do:

Art and Critical Thinking – Photo Challenge #3 and 4: This time, let’s focus on colour and making a story with your photographs. Due May 4th
ADST Skills – Soundtrap: Watch this tutorial on how to use the application Soundtrap. And this one on how to do Podcasts. Do not join Soundtrap as I will send a class account. Due May 1st.
Music: Go see Chrome Music Lab. Also visit Ms. Fletcher’s Music Blog for ideas about making music, including the Music Monday opportunity for May 4th.

Optional Choices:

NEW! See Optional Daily Activities Page – a specific page for extra activity ideas from past weeks!
Check out 50 Easy Science Experiments to Do at Home
Like KEVA and have some blocks at home? Try 5 Engineering KEVA Challenges
Have pipe cleaners and straws? Make some Pipe Cleaner Ninjas!
Try these 25 Simple and Fun Non-Screen things to do at home.
ROCK ART: Find a rock, some Q-Tips, and paint (acrylic is best, but thick paint of any kind works) and make a rock mosaic. Watch this video for great ideas.
ROCK ART: Find a rock, paint it, and go leave it in a park for it to be discovered by someone. Many people are doing this to bring joy to others from a distance!
James Brunt is an artist who makes amazing mosaics and visually stunning artwork with everyday objects. What could you create? Watch this video
Adam Hillman is an artist who makes amazing arrangements according to size, colour, and type. Watch this video.What could you make from objects at home?

FITNESS & HEALTH HOUR (60 Minutes)
Get moving, get some exercise, get your heart pumping!

Need to Do:

Physical Health – Heart Workout: Pick one fitness activity each day, either of your own or from the optional choices list, that gets your heart rate up!
Personal Awareness – Be calm: Use the APP CALM. Find a quiet space, put on nice music, look at a pleasant image, and do deep breathing to calm yourself.
Gratitude: Make a gratitude list of the things you are grateful for! When Ms. D asks you about it on MS Teams, add to our ongoing list of things that bring us joy.

Optional Choices:

NEW: See the Optional Daily Activities Page for activities from past weeks!
Read about Ways to Cope with Social Distance from Kids Help Online, including a list of ways to practice self-care and to be good to yourself.
Do the NY Times How to Meditate Outdoors (without even being outdoors)
Watch the World’s Most Relaxing Film and take a break!
Watch Nature Therapy in a relaxing space, and do deep breathing to relax.
Do a Virtual Forest Walk as studies show seeing nature can create calm!
Do a 30 Minute Hip Hop Dance Workout
Do a PE With Joe online — he has new episodes all the time!
Do the Most Fun Cardio Workout Ever
Do the Kids Workout for Beginners

INDIE READING (30 minutes)
Read something fun and avoid news/current events.

Need to Do:

LA: Read 30 minutes for fun, relaxation, or learning each day!
Join Daily Read Aloud: Ms. D will read Orphan Island each day 2:30-3:00 PM. Drop in, listen to the story! Look for the button to join in the General Channel of MS Teams. Afterwards ask questions or speak one-on-one with Ms. D if needed.

Optional Choices:

SERVICE and CONNECTION (30 minutes)
Clean and help others! Connect with classmates and family. Play! Be kind!

Need to Do:

ZOOM Group Meeting Wednesday 10:00 AM: Be part of our class meeting on Wednesday. We did a scavenger hunt last week. Come for a fun group activity!
Contribute to our MS Teams channels. Do the math and writing challenges, or participate in word games and riddles. Be part of your class community!
Connect with others! Connect with a friend! Make sure you have contact with your class community and friends, which is important for your mental health!

Optional Choices:

NEW See the Optional Daily Activities Page for activities from past weeks
Random Acts of Kindness could be a great way to help improve someone’s day during our isolation at home. Here are 19 Random Acts of Kindness Ideas for Kids, and maybe just find ways to send random positive messages to family, friends, and adults in your lives. We all need some positive words right now!

GENIUS HOUR (60 minutes)
Learn something new and document your learning in some way.

Need to Do:

IP: Read Ms. DeTerra’s feedback on last week’s IP research when you receive it. Think of new questions. Decide on your primary research method. Turn in new questions, added research, and primary research idea by May 8th, Friday.
TYPING: Do All the Right Type when you have time after other assignments are all done. Ongoing assignment. We will finish all practice sections by June 10th.

Optional Choices:

NEW See the Optional Daily Activities Page for activities from past weeks
Read in National Geographic about how ZOOM or other video conference meetings are creating “Zoom Fatigue” and why. Why is virtual work tiring?
Want to become an expert web researcher? Watch this video lesson about Using Advanced Search Features from Easy Bib.
Thinking about how to present your IP information? Maybe you could learn how to use one of the Office 365 Tools you don’t already know. Here are tutorials on PowerPoint and other applications.

UNIT, NUMERACY, LITERACY HOUR (60 minutes)
Specific learning opportunities at grade level or connected to our unit.

Need to Do:

Unit Discussion, Small-Group Meeting: Check email for invite. Did you talk with your parents about how they budget? We will discuss financial literacy and resources. Bring your list of resources found in the home you did last week.
LA – Quick Write: Practice descriptive detail. Watch videos and choose either to Create a School for Ninjas or Invent an Underwater School. Due May 4th.
Unit Socials/Science – Earth School: Watch videos on TED Education’s Earth School program on the Nature of Stuff and Nature of Society. Contribute to discussions in MS Teams under the Unit Discussions Channel. Due May 1st.
Unit Socials-Science – Ms. D Videos: Ms. D will post learning videos to “Guess the Rock” or on Economics during the week. Please watch and contribute to discussions under MS Teams Unit Discussions Channel. Due May 1st.
Unit Science: In EPIC, read Geology of the Pacific Northwest. Chapter 2 and 3, pp. 17-46. Do the QUIZ in MS Teams Assignments. Due May 4th.
Math – Financial Literacy: In EPIC, read The Secret Life of Money pages 19-45. Write an E-Port answering 3 thinking questions in MS Teams. Due May 4th.
Math – IXL Financial Literacy and Decimals: Use IXL to do math lessons and practice related to decimals and financial literacy. Goal is to complete ten lessons by May 1st. Ongoing through May, so do at your own pace and level.

Optional Choices:

NEW See the Optional Daily Activities Page for activities from past weeks
To help with making budgets, learn how to use Microsoft EXCEL. Here are tutorials on all the features. Or, a basic lesson on how to make a simple chart.
I will be posting less optional activities under this category. Take time to participate in MS Teams and do assignments so we can have great discussions.

Questions? Email me!

With kindness,

Ms. D