June 8 - 12, 2020
Math - Geometry (Polygons and Objects)
Our world is created out of shapes (otherwise known as polygons!) and 3 - D objects (prisms, pyramids and spheres!). Below you will find information sheets about polygons (shapes that have straight lines that are joined) and 3 - D objects (listing the attributes/characteristics of each object). Read each information sheet and then try to do one or two of the activities suggested. Remember to send us any work that you have completed!
Activity #1: Below are two charts (one for polygons [shapes] and one for objects). Print these off (or simply create a similar chart on another piece of blank paper) and complete each chart as indicated.
Activity #2: Scavenger Hunt! This can be done outside in your neighbourhood or inside your house (or both!). Create a list of different shapes and 3 - D objects that you can find around your house. For example: on your polygon (shapes) list you might include a piece of paper which is a rectangle (a 4-sided shape called a quadrilateral); on your 3-D object list you might include a cereal box which is a rectangular prism. Have fun with this and make a game or competition out of it with your family or friends to see who can get the most examples on their lists.
Math - Geometry (Polygons and Objects)
Our world is created out of shapes (otherwise known as polygons!) and 3 - D objects (prisms, pyramids and spheres!). Below you will find information sheets about polygons (shapes that have straight lines that are joined) and 3 - D objects (listing the attributes/characteristics of each object). Read each information sheet and then try to do one or two of the activities suggested. Remember to send us any work that you have completed!
Activity #1: Below are two charts (one for polygons [shapes] and one for objects). Print these off (or simply create a similar chart on another piece of blank paper) and complete each chart as indicated.
Activity #2: Scavenger Hunt! This can be done outside in your neighbourhood or inside your house (or both!). Create a list of different shapes and 3 - D objects that you can find around your house. For example: on your polygon (shapes) list you might include a piece of paper which is a rectangle (a 4-sided shape called a quadrilateral); on your 3-D object list you might include a cereal box which is a rectangular prism. Have fun with this and make a game or competition out of it with your family or friends to see who can get the most examples on their lists.
June 1-5, 2020
Science: The Plant Life Cycle
You have already learned a little bit about the parts of a plant, what they need to grow, and how photosynthesis works. This time you will learn more about the life cycle of a plant. Watch the video below, think about the parts of a seed, what it needs to grow, and how it grows into a plant. Then, draw a picture of a seed (you can use a seed from a piece of fruit, or a flower seed to help you) and the plant that it came from. What is this plant used for? (For example: to give shade, to eat, is a weed) Use words to describe the seed and the plant, and label your picture. Don't forget to send us your work!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkFPyue5X3Q
You can also watch this video about bees!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txv2k7OoY7U
Science: The Plant Life Cycle
You have already learned a little bit about the parts of a plant, what they need to grow, and how photosynthesis works. This time you will learn more about the life cycle of a plant. Watch the video below, think about the parts of a seed, what it needs to grow, and how it grows into a plant. Then, draw a picture of a seed (you can use a seed from a piece of fruit, or a flower seed to help you) and the plant that it came from. What is this plant used for? (For example: to give shade, to eat, is a weed) Use words to describe the seed and the plant, and label your picture. Don't forget to send us your work!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkFPyue5X3Q
You can also watch this video about bees!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txv2k7OoY7U
Here are some other activities you can do, all about plants!
May 25 - May 29, 2020
The assignment for this week is math. Most of us have eaten pizza at one time or another and pizza is the perfect way to learn about fractions! Below are two activities (both of them have to do with pizza!) to help you learn about what fractions are (equal parts of one whole). Please feel free to do either activity or for extra practice...do both! Remember to send pictures of your completed work to us by email.
Activity #1: Creating a Pizza
1. Use the template for an 8 slice pizza (shown here) or simply draw your own 8 slice pizza on a piece of paper.
2. Create a pizza for the customer as requested. Here is what the customer wants on their pizza:
- 1/4 pepperoni
- 1/8 mushrooms and pepperoni
- 2/8 bacon and mushrooms
- 1/4 plain, just cheese
- 1/8 pepperoni, mushrooms and bacon
There are different things that you can use to represent your pizza toppings. If you have access to construction paper, you can cut out small red circles for pepperoni, strips of pink for bacon, red for sauce, yellow pieces for cheese and black for mushrooms and glue them on. If you do not have construction paper, you can simply draw the shapes on each piece using crayons or colouring pencils or simply write the name of each ingredient on the pieces.
Activity #2: The Number Detectives and the Case of the Puzzling Pizza
Karen's mom has made a pizza for Karen, her two brothers and her sister and her two friends Casey Counts and Sue McClue. It is your job to help Karen and her friends found out if her two brothers and sister shared the pizza equally and whether or not Karen and her friends can share the remainder of the pizza equally.
Read the story in the file below and complete the pizza on each page as directed. Then find out if the pizza has been shared equally by all 6 children.
The assignment for this week is math. Most of us have eaten pizza at one time or another and pizza is the perfect way to learn about fractions! Below are two activities (both of them have to do with pizza!) to help you learn about what fractions are (equal parts of one whole). Please feel free to do either activity or for extra practice...do both! Remember to send pictures of your completed work to us by email.
Activity #1: Creating a Pizza
1. Use the template for an 8 slice pizza (shown here) or simply draw your own 8 slice pizza on a piece of paper.
2. Create a pizza for the customer as requested. Here is what the customer wants on their pizza:
- 1/4 pepperoni
- 1/8 mushrooms and pepperoni
- 2/8 bacon and mushrooms
- 1/4 plain, just cheese
- 1/8 pepperoni, mushrooms and bacon
There are different things that you can use to represent your pizza toppings. If you have access to construction paper, you can cut out small red circles for pepperoni, strips of pink for bacon, red for sauce, yellow pieces for cheese and black for mushrooms and glue them on. If you do not have construction paper, you can simply draw the shapes on each piece using crayons or colouring pencils or simply write the name of each ingredient on the pieces.
Activity #2: The Number Detectives and the Case of the Puzzling Pizza
Karen's mom has made a pizza for Karen, her two brothers and her sister and her two friends Casey Counts and Sue McClue. It is your job to help Karen and her friends found out if her two brothers and sister shared the pizza equally and whether or not Karen and her friends can share the remainder of the pizza equally.
Read the story in the file below and complete the pizza on each page as directed. Then find out if the pizza has been shared equally by all 6 children.
puzzling_pizza_fraction_booklet.docx | |
File Size: | 3986 kb |
File Type: | docx |
May 19-22
Recount writing!
This week, we would like you to think about something you have done, either while you have been at home, or while we were still at school. Write a recount to tell us all about it! Please use the following web to help you organize your ideas, and then add details and interesting words to do a *great* piece of writing. Use your strategies to help you sound out words you aren't sure how to spell, and remember to use appropriate punctuation. Don't forget to have a Bold Beginning and an Excellent Ending! When it is complete, please send us a copy for feedback. Above you will find an example of a recount.
Recount Brainstorm
Title of Story: ___________________________
The Five W’s:
Who _________________________________________________________________________________
What ________________________________________________________________________________
Where _______________________________________________________________________________
When _______________________________________________________________________________
Why _________________________________________________________________________________
Series of Events (Key details told in order. Be specific!)
First ___________________________________________________________________________
Next ___________________________________________________________________________
Then __________________________________________________________________________
Finally _________________________________________________________________________
Conclusion (Outcome, Importance of story, Feelings,Comment/ Opinion)
___________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Organizer adapted from © Leslie Whitaker 2013 *Graphics Courtesy of MyCuteGraphics.Com Retell Checklist
May 11 - May 17
Science!
We are learning about how plants grow. Just like us, plants need food to grow but they have a wonderful ability to make their own food! The process of making their own food is called "photosynthesis". Below are two links to two different videos about photosynthesis. One is on Brain Pop (you can use Mrs. Tokach's sign on to watch this - logon "MrsTokach" and password "Bayview2020") and the other is a You Tube link for "The Magic School Bus Gets Planted".
After you have watched the videos read the attached reading comprehension sheet about "Basic Photosynthesis" and answer the questions on the second page. The third page is a diagram (similar to the one on the first page) and you need to label the diagram properly. Remember to send your completed work to us! We love seeing what you are doing.
Links to videos:
https://www.brainpop.com/science/cellularlifeandgenetics/photosynthesis/
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=photosynthesis+magic+school+bus+video&&view=detail&mid=5513338D98950C77056F5513338D98950C77056F&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dphotosynthesis%2Bmagic%2Bschool%2Bbus%2Bvideo%26%26FORM%3DVDVVXX
Science!
We are learning about how plants grow. Just like us, plants need food to grow but they have a wonderful ability to make their own food! The process of making their own food is called "photosynthesis". Below are two links to two different videos about photosynthesis. One is on Brain Pop (you can use Mrs. Tokach's sign on to watch this - logon "MrsTokach" and password "Bayview2020") and the other is a You Tube link for "The Magic School Bus Gets Planted".
After you have watched the videos read the attached reading comprehension sheet about "Basic Photosynthesis" and answer the questions on the second page. The third page is a diagram (similar to the one on the first page) and you need to label the diagram properly. Remember to send your completed work to us! We love seeing what you are doing.
Links to videos:
https://www.brainpop.com/science/cellularlifeandgenetics/photosynthesis/
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=photosynthesis+magic+school+bus+video&&view=detail&mid=5513338D98950C77056F5513338D98950C77056F&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dphotosynthesis%2Bmagic%2Bschool%2Bbus%2Bvideo%26%26FORM%3DVDVVXX
May 4, 2020 (May the Fourth be With You!)
Math Stories!
See if you can figure out how to find the answer to the problem in these stories. Hint: some will use addition or subtraction, and some will use skip-counting. Remember, if you need to do regrouping, you can use a place value chart and draw your base tens. Drawing a picture is a good strategy too. We have attached a 100 chart at the bottom to help with skip counting. Good luck! Please email your answers to us!
1. Mrs Tokach cleaned up her basement and found 26 stuffies and 33 dolls. She is going to give them to her friend’s young daughter, Vivi. How many new toys will Vivi be getting?
2. Mrs VanSnick cleaned out her closet and found 27 pairs of shoes. She is going to donate 13 pairs. How many pairs will she have left?
3. Mrs Tokach’s dog, Ferris has 18 toys, and her cat, Felix, has 15 toys. How many toys do her pets have, in all?
4. If Mrs VanSnick wants to give 12 of her students 3 candies each as a reward for working hard, how many candies will she need to buy?
BONUS! Make up your own math story problem, and solve it!
This is a great assignment from ASD-N that you might find interesting! It has 3 different levels: k-2, 3-5 and 6-8. You can try the 3-5, but I also know some of you might be able to tackle the 6-8 level! For Numeracy, keep in mind that you can skip count to find the answer :)
http://stemnorth.nbed.nb.ca/sites/stemnorth.nbed.nb.ca/files/doc//y2020/Apr/1e_asdn_weekly_steam_issue_1.pdf
http://stemnorth.nbed.nb.ca/sites/stemnorth.nbed.nb.ca/files/doc//y2020/Apr/1e_asdn_weekly_steam_issue_1.pdf
April 27 - May 1, 2020 Procedural Writing
During this time at home, have you helped make dinner or cookies? Have you played games or tried new crafts, hobbies or games? Ms. Tokach and I would love to hear about your activities.
Pick one activity, craft, hobby, game or even something that you have cooked/baked and write a story to let us know how to do it. This is called procedural writing and lets other people know how to do the same thing that you have done.
Remember the key to procedural writing is to make sure that you include as many details as possible and give the directions step by step. The goal is to make sure that another person can do the procedure/task exactly the same way that you have done it.
Remember to use words like “first”, “second”, “next”, “then”, “after that” and “finally” to help tell your story.
When you are done, please send us your stories by email because we are looking forward to reading them and seeing how you are keeping busy.
During this time at home, have you helped make dinner or cookies? Have you played games or tried new crafts, hobbies or games? Ms. Tokach and I would love to hear about your activities.
Pick one activity, craft, hobby, game or even something that you have cooked/baked and write a story to let us know how to do it. This is called procedural writing and lets other people know how to do the same thing that you have done.
Remember the key to procedural writing is to make sure that you include as many details as possible and give the directions step by step. The goal is to make sure that another person can do the procedure/task exactly the same way that you have done it.
Remember to use words like “first”, “second”, “next”, “then”, “after that” and “finally” to help tell your story.
When you are done, please send us your stories by email because we are looking forward to reading them and seeing how you are keeping busy.