April 17,2020
Activity 18 3D shapes
- Please print the 3D nets
- Try your best to create these shapes
- This activity allows us to get hands on and notice the different edges that connect to make vertices or corners
- *Optional*Have students decorate the shapes or make them into objects
- Post a photo when complete
- Square Based Pyramid Net
- Tetrahedron Net
- Cylinder Net
- Cone Net
- Hexagonal Prism Net
- Triangular Prism Net
- Cuboid Net
- Cube Net
Activity 19 Syllable hunt
- Print off the syllable hunt chart
- Watch the videos about syllables
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S7DY2lgJlU
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epk-hnVC10k
- Go around the house and look for objects that have syllables between 1 -5
- Write down word for the object in the correct column
- Please post a photo of your completed work on Freshgrade
- Syllable Hunt
Activity 20 Cardboard Creations
Grade 1/2 ADST Curricular Competencies
Ideating
- Identify needs and opportunities for designing, through exploration
- Generate ideas from their experiences and interests
- Add to others’ ideas
- Choose an idea to pursue.
Making
- Choose tools and materials
- Make a product using known procedures or through modelling of others
- Use trial and error to make changes, solve problems, or incorporate new ideas from self or others
Sharing
- Decide on how and with whom to share their product
- Demonstrate their product, tell the story of designing and making their product, and explain how their product contributes to the individual, family, community, and/or environment
- Use personal preferences to evaluate the success of their design solutions
- Reflect on their ability to work effectively both as individuals and collaboratively in a group
Applied Skills
- Use materials, tools, and technologies in a safe manner in both physical and digital environments
- Develop their skills and add new ones through play and collaborative work
Applied Technologies
- Explore the use of simple, available tools and technologies to extend their capabilities
Activity: Cardboard creations
1) Together gather any cardboard you can find around the house (e.g. tissue box, toilet paper rolls, egg carton, etc.)
2) Have your child brainstorm any ideas they would like to create and have them write it down
3) Pick one of the ideas and think about the tools and steps needed to create their design (Please use the template provided)
4) Together gather all the necessary tools (e.g. scissors, tape, markers, stickers, etc.)
5) Allow your child to experiment and try to create their cardboard creation
6) When they feel they are ready have them share their creation with your members of the household
8) Reflect with your child how they felt they did and if there are any changes they would like to make
7) When they are ready, have them record themselves using their creation and post it to Freshgrade to share with their peers
*Please keep in mind this is a big activity and may take a couple of weeks to complete depending on the ideas your child has
For some inspiration please watch this video with your child https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faIFNkdq96U&t=590s