Happy Earth Day!
Today we celebrate “Earth Day!” It is the 50th Anniversary of the first ever Earth Day! We are going to have some fun and exciting activities for you to participate in that celebrate and recognize the importance of keeping our Earth safe and healthy! I encourage you to go outside and enjoy nature, the sun (hopefully it is shining), fresh air and the beauty that surrounds you!
You have two – three zooms today: (Links are in your Zoom Sessions document in your Social Studies folder)
- Ms. Bescherer’s Music class at 9:30 – 10:00
- Our class zoom will be at 11 a.m today! See you then!
- Open library at 1:00 – 1:30
Reading – 30 minutes
- Independent book
- Science and Poetry collection on Epic
- Library Databases
Poetry
Poetry for Heathcote Art & Poetry Festival
You should choose a poem of your creation that you would like to share and present on Heathcote’s Virtual Art and Poetry Festival. Once you have chosen a poem, you are to create a “Google Drawing” in your “Writing Folder” on your drive. You can insert pictures, drawings and other creative and colorful options that relate to the poem’s meaning and include their poem in a google shape of your choosing. Most importantly, your writing MUST be readable – meaning color and font choice should be carefully chosen. This assignment is due Friday April 24th. Poems will be then inserted onto our class padlets by Tuesday April 28th.
On Epic, I’ve assigned a book titled “Acrostic Poems”. Click on your Epic account (remember code for our class is: sik2466) and read the assigned reading.
Read-Write-Think Interactive Acrostic Maker
You will need to have Flash to work with this tool.
Earth Day Acrostic Template (Optional)
If you would like to use this PDF to get you started writing an Earth Day acrostic poem feel free to use this. Print it out and upload your finished poem to Seesaw to read it aloud to us. Otherwise, you are to write an acrostic poem and upload yours to Seesaw.
Just for fun. 🙂
Happy Earth Day Coloring Sheet
Math
Today in math you will have some extra practice pages to complete as review of yesterday’s lesson.
MATH: Friendly Notes and Extra Practice
These are the printable pages if you choose to write directly onto it, take a picture and upload it to your April E-Learning slideshow.
Science
In this video Dr. Jeff and his sidekicks will teach you all about the movement of water throughout the water cycle. There are 4 Stop and Think questions. Copy and paste the slides to the science section of your E-Learning slides. Finally, there’s a very cool experiment for you to try.
- The Water Cycle Part Two Slides are in your science folder.
Words Their Way
You have been assigned a new sort for this coming week. You will need to log onto “Words Their Way”, which you can access through Heathcote Gateway and continue working on the spelling unit for this week. Click on the link and sign onto your account.
Earth Day Activities
Today is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day!
We have so many ways for you to celebrate!
https://videos.discoveryeducation.com/watch/kpPRMBpEb5G9e6Dxg81KzN?
How Earth Day started/ Earth Day info
Here are some questions you can ask yourself. If you think through any of these questions, you can add a slide to your Science section of your April E-Learning slideshow and take some time to thoughtfully respond to these questions.
- In what ways do humans affect the environment?
- What are some problems placing the environment today?
- Why is it important to protect the world around you?
- How can you promote environmentalism in your own community?
- What can you do to help the environment?
Scholastic News
Earth Day Challenge
https://sn3.scholastic.com/issues/2019-20/041320/take-the-earth-day-challenge.html
Smithsonian Collection: Our Big Blue World
Check out this curated collection that will take you on a super cool ocean exploration through art, a read aloud, video and more.
Earth Day Habitat/Art projects Video (17 mins)
SMART FACT
The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, when a United States senator from Wisconsin organized a national demonstration to raise awareness about environmental issues. Rallies took place across the country and, by the end of the year, the U.S. government had created the Environmental Protection Agency. By 1990, Earth Day was an event celebrated by more than 140 countries around the globe. Click on this National Geographic link to learn how you can help to make a difference.
Special Area Pages
Join Ms. Bescherer’s Google Classroom. Class code is: l6r6433
***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***
- Words Their Way-Due Friday
- Read 30 mins
- Read “Acrostic Poems” on Epic
- Write an acrostic poem and post to Seesaw
- Math Extra Practice pages 126-128
- Science Water Cycle 2 slides
- Watch the Generation Genius video and then copy and paste “Stop and Think” questions (experiment for you to participate in)
- Earth Day Activities: Optional but super fun!