Room 24 Blog: 2020

Opening Comments Week of April 13 - 17, 2020

All assignments, videos and reference materials will now be available on Google Classroom. Parents please reference the email sent out last Friday for detailed instructions on how to access Google Classroom.

Assignments are to be handed in this week to your teacher by the evening of Sunday, April 19:

Math

· Multiplication or Division? Using Clues to Help You Decide Which Operation to Use to solve picture and word problems.

Literacy

· Comprehension Questions for The One and Only Ivan read aloud

· Completed Graphic Organizer and written Personal Narrative about yourself

Learning Objectives for the week of April 13 - 17:

Math:

· I can use clues to help me decide how to solve a problem with either multiplication or division

Writing:

· I can organize my ideas using a graphic organizer

· I can write a personal narrative about myself that have a beginning, middle and end.

· I can use interesting and specific descriptive words to develop my ideas.

Reading:

· I can extend my vocabulary to include words that are used in other subject areas (for example: Animal Life Cycle vocabulary)

· I can comprehend new ideas and information by responding personally to text

Assigned Learning Tasks Please complete the following tasks in any order. An hour of learning a day is optimal.
Reading: Animal Life Cycles Read Aloud/Article & The One and Only Ivan Novel Study	Writing: Past Tense Verbs & Personal Narrative Paragraph ASSIGNMENT Due Sunday April 19^th:	Math: ASSIGNMENT Due Sunday April 19^th:
Nonfiction Reading: 1. Log on to Google Classroom 2. Go to Nonfiction Reading Topic under “Classwork” tab 3. Click this week’s assignment 4. Listen to read aloud of “The Amazing Life Cycle of Butterflies” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPHMpSDChnI 5. Read Article titled “Animal Life Cycles” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRcPzzCPnf4 6. Explore Animal Life Cycle Word Bank in Google Classroom (Optional) Extension: 1. Choose 3 new words learned from the book, article or word bank and write a definition for them in the last slide of the presentation. 2. You each have your own copy. You can edit the presentation and put your answers right on it!	Word Work: Watch the Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bri2D5B8CQQ&feature=youtu.be This will explain the rules for adding –ed to properly spell past tense verbs. Writing : - Writing a Personal Narrative 1. Watch the You Tube Teacher Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-okiUDifXk&feature=youtu.be 2. Pick a story about you to write about. 3. Use a graphic organizer to organize your writing ideas. (You can use the graphic organizer attached to the google classroom assignment or scroll down to the attachment at the bottom of this lesson plan). 4. Write a personal narrative about yourself. If you want, you can complete the writing on the google classroom document provided in the lesson.	Please Log in to Google Classroom/ Classwork Tab/ Math Topic/Apr13-17 1) First watch the TEACHER LESSON: “Multiplication or Division?” video https://youtu.be/QYqhrrGVFew 2) Then watch the supplemental “Multiplication or Division Word Problems” video https://youtu.be/igpVebLCD8k 3) ASSIGNMENT Please log in to Google and see the "Equation, Picture and Word Problems" Document in Google Classroom. If you have trouble accessing, see .jpeg files below. Please send all 3 sheets (parts a, b, c) back to your teacher on Google Classroom by either creating a document, slide, photo or pdf. Alternatively, please send via email. (Optional) Extension: 1) Draw your own picture 2) Create a matching multiplication OR division word problem and equation. 3) Use may use as big a set of numbers as you are comfortable to use.
Fiction Reading: The One and Only Ivan 1. Log on to Google Classroom 2. Go to Fiction Reading Topic under “Classwork” tab 3. Click this week’s assignment 4. Listen to read aloud: https://youtu.be/EqkQuQoO8Us 5. Optional: Sketch Noting 6. Answer 3 comprehension questions located in Google Classroom

Optional Learning Tasks
RAZ Kids Check your Google Classroom for instructions on how to write a quiz and record yourself reading for your teacher on RAZ Kids. Write 1 quiz and complete 1 recording of a book each week!	Art Hooray, Spring time is here! Follow this step by step video, teaching you how to draw a bouquet of flowers. Hang it on your fridge for some spring time joy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-jHiAovALE	Connection Post a video message on IRIS for your teacher – tell them about your social distancing. What has been your *favorite* part? What has been your *least favorite* part? What *excites you most* when you think about life after social distancing?
Phys Ed Visit Ms. Hennick’s Blog: https://rosphysicaleducationathome.weebly.com/	Music Visit Ms. Mann’s Blog: https://royaloakmusic.blogspot.com/	Outdoors Go on a nature scavenger hunt! Count how many trees, bushes, gardens, birds, animals, etc. you can find in your community!