Activities and Assignments Week of May 11th – 15th

Activities Update for Week of May 11 – May 15

• This list is also available on MS Teams in the General Channel.
• Turn in assignments in MS Teams. Deadlines are flexible.
• Choose one activity from each category each day of the week.
• Do the NEED to DO items first, then do optional choices.
• Need help, please ask!

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MAKER HOUR (60 minutes)
Do something creative! 

Need to Do:

• Art and Critical Thinking – Elements and Principles of Photography:  Finish. Post photographs to MS Teams to share with classmates. Due May 15th
• ADST Skills – Soundtrap:  Make sure you are signed up. Overdue.
• ADST Skills – How to Make a Podcast: Read NPR article on making a Podcast. Then, watch new video on making SoundTrap podcast. Only watch minutes 2:55 – 6:10, as the video has extra things for teachers you don’t need. Make a recording of your voice and using sound features. Due May 15th.
• MACC Mall: You will need to create a prototype of a product you could sell, to present to our MACC Shark Tank in the future. First step? Make sketches and brainstorm ideas. Connect with classmates you may want to work with.  Details of assignment in MS Teams. Brainstorm Due May 15th, Prototype due May 31st.

Optional Choices:

• NEW!  See Optional Daily Activities Page  – a specific page for extra activity ideas from past weeks!
• Music: Visit Ms. Fletcher’s Music Blog for ideas about making music.
• No further optional choices. Please focus on podcast and MACC Mall activities.

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: Add to our ongoing Gratitude List on MS Teams under Just Connect.

Optional Choices:

• NEW:  See the Optional Daily Activities Page for activities from past weeks!
• Walking Curriculum: Do something outside if possible, using one of these walking prompts to practice observation, perspective, and critical-thinking.
  • What is looking down on you as you walk?
  • What evidence do you see of weather on your walk (e.g. sun exposed, cracking, moss, ivy creeping, wetness, etc.)
  • What is growing on your walk? How do you know? What are the different ways in which growth appears to you?
  • What do you notice on your walk that is lovely or pleasing?

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:

• NEW  See the Optional Daily Activities Page for activities from past weeks
• NEW See options for online reading/learning on Suncrest Library Blog.

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:  Unit discussion, science experiment, and open questions. See how your suggestions melted the PEEPS!
• 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
• Do the class OPTIONAL BEST IN SHOW CHALLENGE! See MS Teams for a Best in Show Pet, Stuffie, or Toy challenge that is just for fun and social-emotional connection as a class. We hope you will participate. Due on May 15th.
• Escape Rooms: Here are some escape rooms you could do with friends online.
• 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. D’s feedback on primary research. Do primary research and make sure to document it with a lab report, pictures, notes, observations, or reflections. Due May 22nd, Friday.
• IP: Tell Ms. D your idea for your IP presentation. Will you use Book Creator? Will you do a PowerPoint? Create a model at home and document it with pictures? Idea is due May 15th, Friday.
• IP Bibliography: Create a bibliography for IP. Due June 1st.
• Typing: Do typing practice when other assignments are done. Due June 10th.

Optional Choices:

• NEW  See the Optional Daily Activities Page for activities from past weeks
• Virtual Museum Visit: Check out this list of places for virtual museum visits!
• 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? Learn how to use one of the Office 365 Tools. Here are tutorials on PowerPoint and other applications. Or, go try out Book Creator. Details for our class account are in your email.

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. We will discuss MACC Mall Ideas, Economics, Simple/Compound Interest.
• Unit Group Inquiry: Choose unit topic to research further. You will work in a small group on MS Teams to make a mini presentation during a video conference to another group through a shared PowerPoint. Topic due May 13th on MS Teams Unit Discussions Channel.
• Socials – Resources in BC/Mining: Watch Port of Vancouver video on key economic activity in BC, Mining, and one about mining all over the world, Ground Rules. Since we couldn’t go to Britannia Mines, watch their video on mining history in BC Groundbreaking. Take a few notes for later discussions. Due May 15th.
• Science: Rock Guess! Fun activity, see if you can figure out the different names of common minerals, matching pictures to their names. See MS Teams. Due May 15th.
• LA – Podcast: Decide on a PODCAST theme/topic. What kind of Podcast do you want to have? Brainstorm ideas and then make a draft script of what you might talk about. See the MS Teams Assignment for steps. Due May 19th.
• Unit Socials/Science – Resources and Geology: Watch videos on TED Education’s Earth School program, review websites on blog about geology and resources, and contribute to discussions in MS Teams. Due May 15th.
• Math – Personal Budget: Finish personal budget. Due May 13th.
• Math – IXL Financial Literacy and Decimals: Use IXL to do math related to decimals and financial literacy. Ongoing through May, so do at your own pace.

Optional Choices:

• NEW  See the Optional Daily Activities Page for activities from past weeks
• ELEMENTS in YOUR BODY: Use math to find out how much of the elements from the Periodic Table are in your own body! You will need to find out your current weight, and use these documents. Body Elements 1, and Body Elements 2.
• LEARN EXCEL!  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. Here is another one on basic math in Excel. And, finally, one more that has a basic introductory tutorial.
• READ About Unit Topics: Go to EPIC and read any other non-fiction books about money, economics, and other topics. This may help you with your further group research in the required section.

Questions? Email me!

With kindness,

Ms. D