Week Eight

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Hello Everyone,

Welcome to our eighth week online and the first week of June. This week marks a bit of a change as some students have returned to the classroom while others remain focused on remote learning. Despite our different locations, we will continue to work towards the same goals. Our weekly posts will now include a combination of activities we can complete on our devices as well as activities we have worked on in class. I will adapt any in-class work so that they can be accomplished at home.

Here are our goals for the week:

Keep Reading!

Please continue reading on Epic Books and KidsA-Z. I know that we have been on these websites for several weeks now, but I encourage you to continue reading for enjoyment and finding books at your level. In addition to these websites, I invite you to visit the Youtube channel, Read-Along with PBS Kids. PBS has put together a collection of stories read aloud by notable people such as Michelle and Barack Obama, actress, Kristen Bell and author and illustrator Marc Brown. You can find this collection by clicking the link below. Have fun!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa8HWWMcQEGStVxurBtLn8nkDxGc3j3ow

Visit The Libray And Music Blogs

You can access Ms. Yee’s and Ms.Raap’s websites here:

https://blogs.sd41.bc.ca/morley-library/

https://sd41blogs.ca/raapc/

Try These Journal Prompts                         

Take a look at the following video prompts created by a former teacher named John Spencer and select one to write about. Remember the questions asked in the videos are meant to spark ideas and you do not need to answer them all.

Idea #1: Create A New Form Of Transportation

Idea #2: Invent A New Subject Or Class in School

Idea #3: Invent A Sport Or Game That Can Be Played With Social Distancing

You can also view John Spencer’s entire list of writing prompts at the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzDOGMsmDvev9eeJeNUAJx7N8SOGLRwMJ

Please plan to work for a focused 20 minutes. You do not need to use these prompts if you already have a journal idea in mind. Don’t forget to start with the date.

Start June Off With a Poem

In your Response Booklets, please copy out the following poem:

June

The day is warm

and a breeze is blowing,

the sky is blue

and its eye is glowing,

and everything’s new

and green and growing…

My shoes are off

and my socks are showing…

My socks are off…

do you know how I’m going?

BAREFOOT!

By Aileen Fisher

When you are done, divide another page into four sections.

Draw or write about four things we can do now that the weather is getting better. Try to think of activities that we usually wouldn’t do in colder temperatures such as go for a picnic.

Slide, Stack and Roll

Last week in geometry we explored pyramids and tried to determine what shapes would make a good base. We were presented with the following chart and asked which shapes would work and which would not:

Image Source: https://www.amazon.ca/Teacher-Created-Resources-Shapes-Chart/dp/B00207S3Z0

If you said the circle and oval would not work, you are correct. Pyramids require a base with straight edges. A circle and oval are curved; therefore, they would not be able to connect to the triangle faces of the pyramid. Well done to all those who tried!

Today I would like to present a new set of 3D shapes which includes a sphere, cylinder and cone.

Image Source: https://pt.slideshare.net/TRMaria/3rd-geometry-unit-53d-shapes/9

These shapes are unique, because instead of having straight edges and all flat faces, they have curved surfaces.

Image Source: https://www.slideshare.net/TRMaria/mat3rdud43d-shapes

These curved surfaces allow them to roll. With this in mind, today we will focus our attention on the movement of 3D shapes. Please click the link below to watch a short lesson on how shapes can be classified according to their ability to stack, slide or roll.

https://www.nagwa.com/en/lessons/415195026790/

In your Response Booklets, copy down the names of the following 3D shapes:

  • rectangular prism
  • sphere
  • triangular pyramid
  • cone
  • cube
  • cylinder

Please note, you do not need to draw the shape.

Next to each shape, determine if it can roll, slide or stack. Remember, that they can have more than one quality. Hang on to your responses, as I will post the answers next week.

Image Source: https://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/solid-shapes/roll-slide-stack/color/table.pdf

If you would print the worksheet it can be found at the link below.

https://www.mathworksheets4kids.com/solid-shapes/roll-slide-stack/color/table.pdf

Imagine a Garden

In class, I read students the story My Garden by Kevin Henkes. It is about a young girl who imagines a magical garden and all the wonderful things she would grow.

Please enjoy it on YouTube below or as an audio book on the Epic website.

After listening to the story, think about what your own magical garden might look like. Complete the sentence:

If I had a magical garden, I would grow…..?

Draw and write about your ideas. Here are a few examples from class:

James would have a garden of chocolate, including chocolate trees, flowers, bushes and grass. There would also be a chocolate river flowing through it.

Omar would grow a tree that produced different colour cars.

Mariia would grow money and candy!

Please email in your ideas. I would love to share them on the blog next week!

Enjoy Some Art

Thank you for continuing to send in pictures of your Mandalas. I would like to share the following creations from:

Camila,

Emma,

and Shalom.

Well done! I can tell, a lot of thought and time went into creating them.

This week, we will continue to use nature as inspiration for our art work.

Image Source: https://www.ealt.ca/kids-blog/bark-leaf-rubbings

Yesterday, I took students on a walk to collect leaves, sticks, pine cones and other objects from nature. When we returned to class, we placed them under a blank piece of paper and rubbed a crayon over top. Here are some of the results:

I invite you all to join in!

How to create your own nature rubbing:

  1. Go for a walk around your neighborhood and look for loose objects in nature, such as leaves, sticks, pine cones and pine needles. Please remember not to pick off items from trees or gardens.
  2. When you return home, examine your objects and choose one to place under a blank piece of paper. If it is a leaf, be sure place it bumpy side up.
  3. Peel the wrapper off a crayon and lay it flat (on it’s side), directly over your covered object. Rub the object with a bit a of pressure but be careful of any pointy parts that might break through the paper.
  4. Select a new object and place it under a different part of the paper. Repeat Step 3.
  5. Continue until you feel your project is complete.

Please note, that we practiced  several times before creating the final copy. Some objects were rounded and more difficult to rub over. We also discovered that some objects were just not working, and decided not to use them. Have fun experimenting and please send me your results. I look forward to seeing them!

Take a Virtual Field Trip

So far we have traveled up the coast of British Columbia, far north to Nunavat and to the vast fields of the prairies. This week we will venture straight across Canada, to the rocky shores of the Maritimes.

The Maritimes are a collection of coastal and island provinces located in eastern Canada.  They are connected to the Atlantic ocean and are defined by a rugged coastline.

Image Source: canada.ca

I invite you to travel across Nova Scotia through the lens of a drone camera and then continue your journey of the Maritimes with a National Geographic travel adventure. Please note that you may need ‘subscribe’ with an email address to view this site but no password is required.

There is no reflection or response to write this week, just sit back and enjoy the scenery.

Click here to view The Life Aquatic: Adventures in Canada’s Maritime Provinces

Get Moving!

We will end our post by going Full Speed with Fresh Start Fitness! Let’s get our heart rates and energy levels up with this cardio routine. Don’t forget to stay hydrated!

Enjoy your week everyone. I will see you back here next Wednesday.

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