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Monday, May 18 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D!  Today is Magnificent Monday!

Please watch the morning message first. Then read the rest of the blog for closer details.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom schedule today: 

3D Whole Class- 11-12pm – today I will see a small group #5,6, 7, 18 ( you have new group members, so I will discuss how we will move forward)

 Spanish- 1:20- 1:35

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

READING – Reading Fantasy Book Clubs

Today during our zoom session, we will go over our new May e-learning slideshow (purple) and I changed around some book club groups.

You will be given a new list of three choices to choose from.  As a club, we have to remind ourselves of our responsibilities to our book club partners:

  • Make sure you create a clear plan of reading assignments. During our class zooms (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) we will be doing breakout rooms. You can schedule your reading assignments to be completed by those days.
  • You work hard to complete the padlet posts, writing thoughtful jots that reflect your deep thinking around fantasy.
  • You choose a new Reading Bingo Board activity from your list during each new bingo day.
  • You make sure to keep a journal or notebook where you can record your thinking so that those ideas can steer your book club conversations. 
  • And MOST IMPORTANTLY: you are a positive participant throughout the book club experience. You practice:
    • Good active listening skills
    • Complete your assignments, which include the assigned reading
    • Engage in positive book discussions
    • HAVE FUN!

 

WRITING: FANTASY

Famous authors engage in a process of Brainstorming and Collecting Ideas. That’s what today’s work is all about. While you may have a certain character or storyline in mind, it’s important that you continue to collect new ideas before settling on the final one. Today you will be using two graphic organizers focused on characters and settings. These will help you to stretch your creative muscles and formulate new ideas that will be collected in a notebook. 

First, watch this overview video and you will learn how important Brainstorming is to writing your best story.  

Watch the video on slide 2 to help plan your fantasy writing. It is about 3 minutes long. I will put the slides in your writing folder too. I also included the digital notebook in your writing folder in your Google Drive:  Imaginative Narrative #2 Slides

Characters and settings:Graphic Organizers to print

 

MATH: TIME- HOURS AND MINUTES

Today you will practice reading an analog clock to the hour and to 1 minute.  Watch the video below to learn different ways to read an analog clock.  Maybe you can go outside today and draw a clock using sidewalk chalk.  Can you make your clock into quarters?

CHALLENGE: Try all 3  activities today (hop, run around your house, sit without talking) to feel how long 1 minute is.  Set a timer to 1 minute to help you. Was 1 minute longer than you expected?

Workbook Pages to complete:

Complete both workbook pages and insert in your new May E-Learning Slideshow (purple)

Extra Ways to Practice Time 🙂 

  • Have fun and practice different times by looking at an analog clock and digital clock
  • Have fun playing this game with a sibling or family member. The game focuses on reading analog clocks to the hour and half hour.  You will need a die and 2 game pieces to play.
  • Here is a printable analog clock to help you understand the different parts of a clock:

Explore Time Games:

 

Social Studies: Primary Source Scavenger Hunt

Today you will be investigating a text called, “Using Primary Sources” that has been assigned to you on Epic. Take your time, enjoy the book and along the way study the different types of primary sources that are explained to you. Good luck historians! 

 

Seesaw assignment

When you are finished with the text, go back into it and go on a primary source scavenger hunt! Using the chart provided on Seesaw and on Slides, fill out as many spaces you can, determining whether the primary source you found was a photograph, document or artifact. Then answer the question, “Which one of these primary sources would you most like to see in real life and why?”

Slides to Copy and paste if you don’t want to use Seesaw: Slides to Copy

SMART FACT

On this day in 1980 Mount St. Helens located in the Cascade Range in Washington State,  erupted and blasted 1,300 ft off it’s top that sent hot mud, gas and ashes running down it’s slopes. The explosion sent plumes of dark gray ash some 60,000 feet in the air which blocked out the rays from the sun making it seem like night over eastern Washington. Learn more about molten rock and lava by watching this brief video.

 

 ***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Continue or start up your fantasy books
      • Complete padlet- post on more than one column (date and initials)
    • Fantasy – writing  
      • Watch the What is Imaginative Writing Video 2
      • Brainstorm using the graphic organizers for character and setting to start collecting ideas
  • Math
    • Watch the video on Time to learn different ways to read an analog clock
    • Hop, run around your house, sit without talking with a timer to see how long 1 minute feels
    • Play “Time Flies” board game with a family member
    • Practice and explore with the interactive clock website
    • Complete workbook pages 115-116
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on Using Primary Sources
    • Read the book “Using Primary Sources” assigned to you in Epic
    • Either complete the activity using Seesaw OR copying and pasting the slides to your new May E~Learning Slideshow

 

 

Friday, May 15 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D! Today is Fabulous Friday!

Please watch the morning message before you begin your work today. Then read the blog post carefully for details.

*NOTE: I mis-spoke on the seesaw activity for the “Wishing Tree.” On the last question I said name instead of theme. Sorry!

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom Schedule Today: 

Instrumental- 10:00-10:15

3D Whole Class- 11-11:30- bookclub conversation- be prepared – I will be available to help anyone after our bookclub, so stay on if you need help with any assignments from the week

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

 

READING: READ THE WISHING TREE AND GO TO SEESAW

Read:  “The Wishing Tree.” The Wishing Tree

Go to Seesaw to answer questions.

  • Answer the 5 questions on Seesaw. Note- Each question is on a different page.
    • Use capitals and periods
    • Check for spelling
    • Use text evidence whenever possible
    • Read your work before submitting

 

MATH: Measurement and Paper Airplanes

Have fun watching John Collins make paper airplanes. Watch the video to learn about his creations. The first two minutes you can view his new World Record for longest distance to fly a paper airplane. Three minutes into the video he shows you how to make one type of paper airplane.

  • Watch the video about John Collins and his World Record
  • STEM- Build a paper Airplane revisited – Test out your skills building some paper airplanes. 
    • Which type went the furthest? 
    • How far did it go? 
    • Either create a paper airplane (three minutes) on the video that John Collin’s made or choose two from this link: Fold ‘N Fly
  • If you still have your paper airplane from our previous assignment- you can use that one too
  • Read the directions on the slides below:
  • Complete plane #1 and plane #2 charts
  • Have fun!

Here’s another meterstick template if you need to make a new one: Meterstick template

Need some more math for the day?

 

SOCIAL STUDIES: Analyzing an Artifact

Today you will be combining your knowledge of Ancient Greece and primary sources to analyze an artifact. Watch the video below to show the process. 

In order to complete the artifact analysis sheet you can do this in three different ways.

YOUR CHOICE:

  1. Edit with Kami (Look in your S.S. folder for this document.) **Let me know that you have done this on slides so I know to look in your S.S. folder** 
  2. Copy and paste the slide into your own May E-Learning Slideshow 
  3. Print and handwrite, take a picture and insert in May E-Learning Slideshow
  4. Complete on the Seesaw assignment 

print option:Analysis Sheet- To Print

Copy and paste option:Slides to Copy –In SS folder too

Go to Seesaw to post

Smart Fact

On this day in 1618 German astronomer Johannes Kepler discovered the third of his three planetary laws, his “harmonics law”. Kepler’s third law (the Harmonic Law), relates the orbital period of a planet (that is, the time it takes a planet to complete one orbit) to its mean distance from the Sun. This law states that the closest planets travel at the greatest speeds and have the shortest orbital periods. If this is his third law, what are the first and second you ask? Watch this NASA video to learn about Kepler and his “out of this world” discoveries. 

 ***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Read the agreed upon amount
      • Optional- Arrange a time to meet with your club (We will do this at our Zoom as well.)
    • Fantasy  
      • Read, “The Wishing Tree”
      • Answer the 5 questions on the Seesaw activity
  • Math
    • Watch the Paper Airplanes video
    • Visit the Website Fold ‘N Fly
    • Create at least 2 paper airplanes
    • Measure 2 of your airplanes’ flying distance and record the results on the data sheet slides
    • Copy or print- put into your May E-Learning Slideshow with your results
    • Reflex due today
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on analyzing artifacts
    • Analyze the gold artifact
    • Record your thinking on the analysis sheet  (Link in blog or in S.S. folder on Drive)
    • Post your work to Seesaw activity, copy slides into E-Learning Slides or edit with Kami

Thursday, May 14 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D! Today is Thoughtful Thursday!

Watch the morning message first, then reread the blog for closer details.

 

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom Schedule Today: 

PE Borgia- 10:00-10:20

3D Whole Class- 11-12pm – Today I will see a small group # 5, 6, 8, 9, 15

Weinberg Nature Center Birds –2:00-2:30 

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

WRITING: Fantasy Writing

Watch “Lou,”  a Pixar short film before your zoom meeting today. It is about 4 minutes.  You may decide to watch this more than once to notice all the details in the film.

Add to your Padlet before 11am and we will look at your posts during our Zoom class today. Remember to add text evidence to your thinking and connect with any of your peers’ ideas similar to La Luna. Write your first name and your class code. Ex. LISA 3D

Mangan/DeGrazia Padlet

Try to answer as many of these questions as you can in your Padlet jot:

  • What makes this story a Fantasy?
  • Who are the characters?
  • What character traits do you notice?
  • Feelings?
  • Any character changes?
  • Lessons learned?
  • Theme?

These slides are in your writing folder too: Slides- Analyzing Pixar Short Film

READING- THEME & BOOK CLUBS

Book Clubs 

Today you will complete a BINGO board activity for your book club book, along with reading the agreed upon amount. I am looking for some more challenging choices today. Please push yourself a bit more. Do some make-writing using lose parts! Is anyone up for the challenge? Look at #4, #5,# 8, or #13? I can’t wait to see your creations!

Math: Operations involving meters and centimeters

Watch this video below. You will need a paper and pencil as you will be asked to practice adding/subtracting meters and centimeters as well as utilizing mental math strategies to make the number equations more friendly.

Copy and Paste Slides: Workbook page 178-180

Print Option: Workbook pages 178-180

Need some more math for the day?

 

Social Studies: Traveling to Ancient Greece

Today you will be traveling back to Ancient Greece through TrueFlix! As you read the text, “Ancient Greece” explore the different photographs and drawings that make this non-fiction text so captivating. Watch the video above on instructions how to access TrueFlix, and how to complete the graphic organizer for this text. There are two ways to show us your work, one by copying and pasting your graphic organizer into your own Slideshow and the other is on Seesaw 

  1. Watch the lesson video from Mrs. Mangan
  2. Read the text, “Ancient Greece” on TrueFlix Heathcote Gateway–Library–Databases–TrueFlix– Username: hcote Password: flix
  3. Find 5 pictures in the text and think, “How does this picture help me learn about life at that time?”  “Is the item in the picture a primary source or a secondary source?”
  4. Copy and paste your finished graphic organizer into your May E-Learning Slides or complete the activity assigned to you on Seesaw.  COPY AND PASTE OPTION: Ancient Greece G.O. Slide to Copy

 

Smart Fact 

On this day in 1787 Delegates gathered in Philadelphia to draw up the US Constitution. While the Constitution was the final result of this meeting, the delegates’ original plan was to re-write the Articles of Confederation (the first set of rules for our country) but that didn’t work out once they realized how many flaws the original set of rules had. To learn more about this historic event, visit Ducksters. Read about the Constitutional Convention and take the quiz! 

 

***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Read your agreed upon book club amount- Let me know if you are ready for your Fantasy book
      • Complete a new Bingo Board activity and post to Seesaw
        • Maybe challenge yourself by using loose part materials today?
    • Theme
      • Watch intro video
      • Watch “Lou” video in the Mangan/DeGrazia Padlet
      • Record your thinking
        • Answer many, if not all of the listed questions with evidence from the film
        • Use your first name and the class code for every jot
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video
    • Complete Workbook pages 178-180
    • Participate in any extra IXL or Khan Academy videos and practice (optional)
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on primary and secondary sources and Ancient Greece
    • Read, “Ancient Greece” on TrueFlix
    • Record your thinking on the graphic organizer
    • Post your work to Seesaw activity or copy slides into May E-Learning Slides
  • Complete unfinished work from yesterday
    • Cursive
    • Book Club Padlet
    • Math Worksheet
    • Primary Source Task Cards Recording Sheet
    • Fantasy ideas

Wednesday, May 13 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D! Today is Wacky Wednesday!

Watch the morning message first, then reread the blog for closer details.

 

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom Schedule Today: 

3D tech /Whole Class- 11-12pm – Today I will see a small group #7, 10, 17, 18

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

READING/WRITING: Fantasy Writing

Writer’s today is the day you’ve been waiting for! For the first time ever, third graders are going to be writing fantasy stories. In order to do this type of writing well, there needs to be a structure that is followed. We know how creative you all can be and want this to be an awesome learning experience, so please take your time with today’s exercise in letting your mind wander. Get your pencil and notebook ready, and then watch this video. 

Imaginative Narrative: What is it?

Generating ideas and daydreaming ideas should take about 20 minutes as you write and jot in a notebook. This is a very important step in your writing! Take a picture of your ideas from your notebook and put in your E-learning slideshow for me to review or post Seesaw.

I put the slides for this lesson in your writing folder and you can use the link below too. Make a new writing folder in your Google Drive  (Fantasy Writing) to help with organization.

Imaginative Narrative Part 1 Slides

 

READ: 20-30 minutes book club book #2 (some groups are ready for #3). Email me if you are ready for book #3, I will assign a fantasy book for your group to read. Today you have your padlet activity with your book club members. Look at my comments and suggestions on your padlet.  Remember to have 1 cover  uploaded to your padlet and write across all of the columns, not just one column.  Also, it is important not to report but to think deeply about your book.  If one person reports something (for example character names) , then you should add to the post your thoughts and text evidence to support your thinking about those characters.  Everyone in the group should not repeat the setting…think about why the author chose the setting? How does the setting affect your characters?  Why is the setting important? When listing the problems, the same is true. Don’t repeat the same problem your club members already posted…instead add on to your partners posts and either agree or disagree, but provide more text evidence in your thinking. Your posts should reflect 20 minutes of thinking to receive excellent participation credit. 

CURSIVE: Lower case x and v

If you need to complete these two pages by Friday, that is fine:)

Please watch the two videos to help with your formation of x and v. You may need to watch the videos more than once and then skywrite.

tutorial on lower case x

tutorial on lower case v

Please print and complete x and v cursive pages: Take a picture and insert in E-Learning Slideshow.

Cursive Masters x and v

 

Math: Subtraction from Meters

Today you will be learning how to subtract from meters. You will have to recall your knowledge of converting centimeters to meters and meters back to centimeters. You will also be reminded of some mental math strategies you have learned in previous units that might help you solve some of these problems. You will need a pencil and paper to complete this work.

Please put workbook p 177 in your E-learning slides for today.

Workbook pages 177 copy paste option: Workbook page 177

Print Option: Workbook page 177

Need some more math for the day?

 

Social Studies: Primary and Secondary Sources

Today you will be practicing your knowledge of primary and secondary sources. Follow the steps below:

  1. Watch the lesson video from Mrs. Mangan
  2. Check out the Primary Source Task cards to make educated guesses about whether the source stated is primary or secondary. 
  3.  Record your guesses on the Recording Sheet. 
  4. Check your answers by using the QR code on each card using your smartphone or ipad camera.
  5. Share your Recording Sheet either on E-Learning Slideshow by copying and pasting or taking a picture of your printed sheet. Or, post a picture to Seesaw. The choice is yours!

**Note- The google slides (copy and paste option) have hints on each slide to help you along the way, the PDF print option does not. If you still prefer to print, take a look at the slides for the hints to help you with each task card.

The links to task card #1 and the recording sheet to use for today are below. I also shared them with you in your social studies folder. In your SS Google Drive Folder make a new folder named “primary and secondary sources” to help organize your work.

Task Cards #1 & Recording Sheet Slides copy and paste option: Task Cards #1 & Recording Sheet Slides

Task Cards #1 print option: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qNjtyjZvo-opM-PuWFPOG34pZid38Yxo/view?usp=sharing

Recording Sheet print option: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uWdd160cTYM6NGJPMKuMz8J8CqIXKEJk/view?usp=sharing

 

Smart Fact

On this day in 1767 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s first opera “Apollo et Hyacinthus”, written when he was 11 years old, premiered in Salzburg. I know Mozart has been featured in the smart facts section before, but can we just stop and recognize the genius that he was, having written his first opera at age 11. He was essentially a 6th grader when he did that. The Book of Henry, Gifted and Little Man Tate are stories/movies that feature child prodigies who struggle with their gifts and their desire to lead a normal life. Perhaps suggest one for your next family movie night? 

 

***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***

  • Cursive

    • Watch the two tutorials
    • Print and practice x and v- put in E-Learning Slides 
  • ELA
    • Book Clubs 
      • Read your agreed upon book club amount
      • Record your jots on your group’s padlet, with your initials and the date
    • Fantasy/Imaginative Writing 
      • Watch intro video 
      • Jot down wonders, questions and ideas
      • Show me your ideas on E-Learning Slides or Seesaw   
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video
    • Complete Workbook page 177
    • Participate in any extra IXL or challenge games (optional)
    • REFLEX MATH – 3 dots by Friday
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on primary and secondary sources
    • Check your S.S. folder for the slides, “Task Cards #1”
    • Answer cards 1-16 and record your answers on the recording sheet
    • Check you answers using the QR code 
    • Post your recording sheet on Seesaw or E-Learning Slides 
    • Review your work since Monday and make sure you are making your corrections needed and completing any missed assignments.

Tuesday, May 12 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D!  Today is Terrific Tuesday.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom schedule today:

No formal zoom with our class today

* Office hours– 11-12pm ~ email me by 9:30 if you need help and I will schedule a time slot by 10am

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

ELA – Character Traits & Feelings

When developing theories about our characters, it is helpful to find as much text evidence as you can. Watch this video closely to learn about the activity you will be doing on the shared padlet provided below. In order to understand what is expected of you, it is important that you watch the lesson’s video BEFORE you click on your class padlet. 

Complete the padlet below and please make sure you follow the directions from the video above. You will include character traits and feelings using text evidence to support your theories. Try to see if you can figure out a theme too!

DeGrazia – Luciano Padlet

READ 20-30 minutes book club book #2: Today you have your bingo board activity with your book partnerships. Make sure to share the numbered activity you are doing and post your work to your class seesaw activity. Make sure to choose an activity you haven’t already completed.

MATH: Convert between Meters and Centimeters

Watch the video below to practice converting between meters and centimeters.  You will need paper and a pencil to complete the problems in the video.

Watch the video below to learn how to play Centimeter Jumps. You will need your paper meterstick from yesterday’s lesson for today’s lesson.

Complete your centimeter jump and record your answers. Show your work when you add and subtract your jumps.  You can take a picture and insert it in your slides.

Print : Centimeter Jump Recording Sheet

Need some more math for the day?

Social Studies: Primary and Secondary Sources 

Today you will be learning about the ways we can study the past. Both primary and secondary sources allow us to learn, but what is the difference? Watch the lesson below to find out. 

When you are done, please watch the short video to continue your understanding of the two different types of sources. 

And then head on over to Seesaw to test your knowledge. There is an assignment there called Primary and Secondary Sources. Please record the answers to both questions using the microphone tool. 

 

Smart Fact

On this day in 1956 Brooklyn Dodger Carl Erskine’s 2nd no-hitter, beat NY Giants, 3-0. For many years, New York had two baseball teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the NY Giants and we still do, however the teams are different. Do you know the name of the two teams that are in New York now? Do you know how many states have two or more teams? Take a virtual tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY to learn more about American’s favorite pastime. 

 

****By the end of today I need to have completed:

  • Read 30 minutes with your book club book #2
  • Complete your Bingo Board Activity for your book club and post to Seesaw 
  • Watch the short Pixar Film “La Luna” and post on your class padlet
  • Watch both math videos and complete the Centimeter Jump Record Sheet- put in slides
  • Reflex Math- 3 green dots by Friday
  • Watch both Social Studies videos on primary and secondary sources
  • Complete the Social Studies Seesaw activity
  • Make sure you have corrected and completed all previous work on your May E-Learning Slideshow

Monday, May 11 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D! Let’s have a Marvelous Monday!

Watch our morning message first, then read the blog more closely. We will work on our ELA story mountain and storyboard during our zoom session today, so wait for our class before starting this assignment.

 

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom schedule today: 

 ART- 10:00-10:30

3D Whole Class- 11-12pm – today I will see a small group #2, 3, 4, 11, 13

**We will work on our ELA story mountain and storyboard during our zoom session today, so wait for our class before starting this assignment.

Spanish- 1:20-1:35

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

ELA: Theme and Fantasy

Today you will be creating your own story! Fantasy, mystery, realistic fiction; the choice is yours! The only rule is, it must tell a story of bravery. Can you think of a character who shows bravery? What do they want? What are the challenges? How do they react? 

Plan out your story using a story mountain graphic organizer, and then draw and write your final copy in the storyboard graphic organizer. These are both placed in your Reading Folders.

When you are done, post your storyboard to the Seesaw assignment or on the May E-Learning Slides.  

Continue reading your book club agreed upon pages, and post your jots to padlet using your initials and date. 

Math: Measure in Meters and Centimeters

Watch the video to learn about our new math unit on length. We will learn about meters and centimeters. Today you will need to print out a paper meterstick which you will assemble.  Then you will go to Seesaw to find your Scavenger Hunt activity for today. Directions for today’s assignment is at the end of the video.

  • Watch the video
  • Print and assemble the paper meterstick
  • Go to Seesaw activities and use the template for the scavenger hunt assigned to you
  • Have fun measuring

Print:Paper Meterstick

*Keep the paper meterstick for further lessons in this unit.

Print option: Scavenger Hunt

Science: Weather and Climate

Please watch the video to know what to expect for today’s science work. This is the final installment of our Weather Unit and Dr. Jeff is the perfect person to lead you through the four seasons to gain a deeper understanding of the patterns in nature. There is a fun song at the end and an OPTIONAL arts & crafts activity that happens around 8 minutes in the video. The 3 Stop & Think questions are NOT optional. Please complete using details from the video and your best efforts! 

The slides are in your science folder and you can use the link here too: Seasons Part Three Slides

 

Design Squad Global Webinar

Friday May 15th 4pm 

Build and Q&A with Nate Ball

Check out Design Squad on Twitter: @DesignSquad

Register for the Webinar here: Design Squad Zoom 

 

SMART FACT

On this day in 1858 Minnesota entered the Union as the 32nd state. Minnesota is nicknamed “The Land of 10,000 Lakes,” but it has at least 11,842 lakes of 10 acres or more. Minnesota is a midwestern state that’s a neighbor to Canada and Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes. Charles M. Schulz was a famous Minnesotan – do you know why he is famous? Visit Biography.com to learn about the cast of beloved characters that he created and we still enjoy today. 

 

This year, Mo Willems became the Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home. He did a 15 day series of drawing tutorials starting in March. 

If you missed any of Mo Willems’ Lunch Doodles, check them out here! 

Mo Willems’ Lunch Doodles

May is all about kindness! He is now starting a new series, Thank-You Thursdays. Click here to check out what it is all about!

 

***BY THE END OF TODAY I NEED TO COMPLETE…***

  • ELA
    • Watch Theme Storyboard lesson
    • Complete 2 graphic organizers (Reading Folder)
    • Post final version of Bravery Storyboard to Seesaw or May E-Learning Slideshow
    • Read 30 mins including your agreed upon Book Club book
    • Post your jots using your initials and date on Book Club Padlet
    • Take a peek at your new Fantasy Book/Audiobook and Video Collection
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video
      • Print and tape sections of the paper meterstick together
      • Complete the Scavenger Hunt on Seesaw 
  • Science
    • Watch the Seasons 3 introduction video
    • Check your science folder for the Seasons 3 Slides
    • Watch Generation Genius Video
    • Copy Stop and Think questions and paste into own slides, answer using full sentences and details from the video. I am looking for excellent work on these 🙂

Friday, May 8 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D! Today is Fabulous Friday!

Please watch the morning message first, then read the blog post for closer details.

Remember to plan out your schedule for the day with breaks.  Try to plan around a 9-3 school day, so you can finish your work early. Also, use the checklist at the end of our post to make sure you completed your assignments for the day. If you have any problems completing anything please leave us a comment on your E-learning slides to keep us posted about any conflicts. Last, it is VERY important you watch all videos that we post since these are our lessons to help you complete assignments.

Your new May E-Learning slideshow is in your SS folder to use for our next two weeks of assignments.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom schedule today: 

Please note  have a meeting at 10am today.  I will email you when my meeting is done to confirm our 11am zoom. Please do not sign in until I email you.  For example, if somehow we  cannot start until 11:15, I don’t want you to wait in the waiting room the whole time. Please check your email for directions.

DeGrazia whole class bookclub breakout rooms- 11am or so (wait for email). This zoom will last about 30 minutes or so

HE Dance party with Go Noodle for Spirit Day with our Buddies: 12-12:15

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

ELA: Using Text Evidence to Support Your Theme 

Today you will be learning how to support your theme with evidence from the text. Watch the video and then see if you can think about how the theme you developed about your book club book can be supported by details from your book. What happened in the story that proves the theme you chose is truly a big lesson the author wanted to teach you? We will work on this today at bookclubs, so be prepared to do this work.

Here is the graphic organizer from the lesson you may want to think about:  Shareable Graphic Organizer

We will get together with our book clubs today during our class Zoom, but if you would like to have additional conversations and make plans for next week feel free to connect live with your group through Zoom or Facetime. 

 

WORDS THEIR WAY: SPELLING ASSIGNMENTS DUE

Check all spelling activities and remember to “turn in all” by today.

www.pearsonrealize.com.

Math: Word Problems with Liters and Milliliters

In the video below you will be shown how to tackle word problems with liters and milliliters. You will need to have a paper and pencil while watching the tutorial. At times, you will be asked to “pause” the video and write the number sentence that matches the bar model and then solve for the unknown. If you arrive at a different solution than the one in the tutorial, please rewatch that section of the video again to identify your mistake before moving on.

NOTE: Number 4 is long division, so it is optional to complete.

Copy and Paste Slides to your May E~Learning Slideshow Workbook pages 52-53

Printable PDFs: Workbook pages 52-53

IXL PRACTICE:

Continue to practice IXL: Log in with your Scarsdale account

Today you will practice G #5-7 Multiplication fluency with 6,7,8. 

Here is a quick video to help you remember how to log into IXL:

 

Science: Liberty Science Center

If a family member of yours has Facebook and you are interested in some interactive LIVE activities, the Liberty Science Center has some amazing events you might just want to look into. These are ongoing events, so if you cannot do today’s, there are many more opportunities for you to explore and participate. Have fun!

NOTE: This video is from last week, however the trivia games are ongoing throughout the month of May, so the directions remain the same.

 

Today if you have time try to click on IXL SCIENCE TAB: Complete S Weather and Climate #4-7

If you cannot complete it today–you will have time next week to complete these activities:

Smart Fact

On this day in 1835, the 1st installment of Hans Christian Andersen’s “Fairy Tales” was published by C. A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, Denmark. Fixed Fairytales is an animated series that takes classic fairytales and gives them a new twist. Check out this modern version of The Princess and The Pea (originally by Hans Christian Andersen) to see how many feel it should have ended.

 

By the end of today I need to have completed….

    • Words Their Way Due – submit all activities for the week
    • Read 30 minutes – work on graphic organizer to be ready to share during book clubs
    • Watch math video- complete math workbook pages 52-53 (show ALL work)
    • IXL- G #5-7 Multiplication fluency problems
    • Reflex Math- 3 green dots by today
    • Check previous assignments for feedback and make any necessary corrections (this includes Seesaw)
    • Begin or complete IXL science Weather and Climate (S) #4-7
    • Try the Liberty Science Center Trivia

 

 

Thursday, May 7 ~ E-Learning

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Good Morning 3D! Today is Thoughtful Thursday!

Please watch our morning message first, then read the blog post more carefully for details.

Remember to plan out your schedule for the day with breaks.  Try to plan around a 9-3 school day, so you can finish your work early. Also, use the checklist at the end of our post to make sure you completed your assignments for the day. If you have any problems completing anything please leave us a comment on your E-learning slides to keep us posted about any conflicts. Last, it is VERY important you watch all videos that we post since these are our lessons to help you complete assignments.

Your new May E-Learning slideshow is in your SS folder to use for our next two weeks of assignments.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom schedule today: 

Happy birthday to August – Bring a joke to today’s zoom. We will have five students share today.

Tech/ August’s birthday/ 3D DeGrazia whole class- 11-12pm

Small group after zoom: #1, 12, 15, 16, 19, 

Music: 1:45-2:15

Weinberg Nature Center  webinar (optional) –2pm -230pm- see zoom chart in SS folder

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

Tomorrow for Spirit Day we will have a dance party with our buddies 12-12:15. Come dressed in HE spirit!

NOTE:  We will review bookclub padlet posts today. We need a better effort with our posting by thinking more deeply about our characters and the conflicts they face.  Think about the theories you are making about your characters. Use text evidence to show what your character says or does to support the character traits you develop.  How does your secondary characters play a role in the story? We need to think more about our books for better understanding, rather than just reporting what happened in the stories.  In third grade we need to remember the skills we learned in class to make higher level comprehension posts and ideas. Also, I would like to see more effort on the bingo board responses.  Remember to tell us the bingo board number too.  These assignments are part of your participation for the day.  You should spend at least 15 minutes each on these assignments. If you finish your book, please have one member email me and I will make the next padlet for your club. Everyone should be almost done with their first book.

ELA: Theme with Bingo Board

Today you will be diving deeper into one of the Bingo board activities that focuses on theme. Watch the video and if you would like, choose activity #17 to connect your book club book theme to other books, movies and t.v. shows with the same theme. Use the Shareable Graphic Organizer to help you formulate the theme of your book. 

If you choose a different Bingo board activity for today, just be sure to pick something different than what you have chosen before. Post your final product to Seesaw, explaining which book you are reading and identify the name and number of the activity you completed. 

SPELLING: WORDS THEIR WAY

Please look at your new sort for this week. Complete a few activities per day (about 15 min).  Leave the writing sort for Friday, otherwise it will erase your data.  You may have to repeat blind and speed sorts more than once to receive 100%.Check all assignments on Friday, then submit all. www.pearsonrealize.com.

Math: Adding and Subtracting Liters and milliliters (Part 1) using various strategies

Watch this video below. Make sure you have a pencil and paper handy so that you may work alongside the video. At times, you will be asked to “pause” the video to think through an idea or “pause” the video to work through the problem to arrive at your next step or solution. If your answer does not match the solution on the video, you may want to watch that portion again to see what your misunderstanding was.

NOTE: The second problem in this video the correct answer is 1L 550ml around 7:55 on the video. Mrs. Luciano by accident copied the problem wrong. It is supposed to be 3L 350 ml- 1L 800 ml which equals 1L 550ml.

Copy and Paste to May E-Learning Slideshow:  Workbook B pages 49-51

Printable pdf: Workbook B pages 49-51

 

SCIENCE: SEASONS

This lesson focuses on the movement of the Earth around the sun (it’s orbit) and how that affects the changing seasons. Watch the video below so that you will know the steps involved to be successful with this learning opportunity. 

This is in your science folder too: Seasons Part Two Slides

Remember to make sure you are on logged on your Scarsdale account in order to receive credit for watching the movie, completing the review quiz, print the worksheet on Brainpop jr. You can go to Heathcotegateway or use the link below.

BRAINPOP LINK TO SEASONS

Seesaw activity

Complete worksheet below on Brainpop:

 

 

Smart Fact

On this day in 1846 first printed copies of “Poems” by Emily, Charlotte and Anne Brontë, were  published under pseudonyms (pen name) of Acton, Currer and Ellis Bell. Women often had to write using a man’s name because it wasn’t considered proper for a woman to be working in the world of literature. Even the wildly popular Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was asked to NOT use her name, Joanne Rowling, but instead her initials to attract more male readers. Check out this website to learn about J.K. Rowling’s other pen name and books that she published using that name. 

 

 

 

WEINBERG NATURE CENTER: Sam Weinstock, the naturalist at Weinberg Nature Center, has organized a weekly Virtual Field Trip for K-5 students.  The webinar is designed to enrich your passion for the natural world and the animals that live within it.  Each week, a different animal group will be observed. Take a look at this schedule to get the links for these special events (it is also in your science folder). 

Animals discussed today at 2pm:

Chinchilla family (3)

Guinea pigs (2)

Netherlands dwarf rabbit

And cottontail rabbit. (2)

Domestic Rat (Norwegian) (1)

 

By the end of today I need to have completed….

    • Words Their Way Due Friday
    • Read 30 minutes – book club bingo board activity #17 (we skipped padlet Wednesday)
    • Watch math video- complete math workbook pages 49 – 51
    • Reflex Math- 3 green dots by Friday
    • Check previous assignments for feedback and make any necessary corrections (this includes Seesaw)
    • Watch Brainpop video on Seasons- take review quiz- complete worksheet post on slides
    • Complete activity on Seesaw – Northern Hemisphere seasons for title ~ explain WHY changes occur

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 5 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D! Today is Terrific Tuesday!

Please watch the morning message and then reread the blog post for closer details.

 

Remember to plan out your schedule for the day with breaks.  Try to plan around a 9-3 school day, so you can finish your work early. Also, use the checklist at the end of our post to make sure you completed your assignments for the day. If you have any problems completing anything please leave us a comment on your E-learning slides to keep us posted about any conflicts. Last, it is VERY important you watch all videos that we post since these are our lessons to help you complete assignments.

Your new May E-Learning slideshow is in your SS folder to use for our next two weeks of assignments.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

REMINDERS: Today I will be unavailable to answer emails promptly due to a professional development day.  Also, Wednesday I will not have anything posted on our class blog since it is Wellness Wednesday. Your parents will receive an email from the district.

Zoom schedule today: 

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

Tomorrow is Wellness Wednesday– NO ZOOMS on this day too

Happy birthday to August on May 7th! Bring a joke to Thursday’s zoom.

NOTE:  Many students did not post on the book club padlet yesterday. Please do this today with the date included in order to receive credit. Please read my comments on your book club padlet. If you finish your book, please have one member email me and I will make the next padlet for your club.

READING/WRITING: BOOKCLUBS ~ Theme vs Main Idea

Today as we continue our talk about theme, we discuss the difference between theme and main idea. Watch the video below and then go on over to Seesaw to look for an assignment called, “The Invisible Boy-Theme.” Watch the video and write one idea of what you think the theme of the book could be. 

Continue reading the assigned book club book amount and then pick one activity from the BINGO board to complete for today. Be sure to identify which activity you choose either by name or by number, and post your final project to Seesaw by the end of the day. 

SPELLING: WORDS THEIR WAY

Please look at your new sort for this week. Complete a few activities per day (about 15 min).  Leave the writing sort for Friday, otherwise it will erase your data.  You may have to repeat blind and speed sorts more than once to receive 100%.Check all assignments on Friday, then submit all. www.pearsonrealize.com.

MATH: Extra practice to convert liters and milliliters

Watch the first video of our two friends in 3rd grade as they demonstrate what happens when you add a container greater than a 1 liter and another container less than a liter.  It is a great visual to understand adding liters and ml. Great work girls!

Watch the video below for extra practice to convert and subtract L and ml. You will need paper and a pencil to complete the problems. 

Complete workbook pages 47-48

Copy and paste: Workbook pp47-48

Print option: WB 47-48

 

SCIENCE: WEATHER AND CLIMATE

Today we begin the 4th Section of our Weather Study. Watch the video to learn how to create your own Puzzling Vocabulary matching game to practice new terms and definitions. The Puzzling Vocabulary Template is in your science folder on Drive. When you have completed your puzzle pieces and started the matching game, take a photo and upload to SeeSaw. Record yourself (or add in typed text) telling us what you learned from this activity.

Today we begin the 4th Section of our Weather Study.

  1. WATCH Boyer’s video to learn how to create your own Puzzling Vocabulary matching game to practice new terms and definitions. 
  2. LISTEN to the directions for the related SeeSaw activity (SEESAW ACTIVITY)
  3. PRINT 2 COPIES and get started:Puzzling vocabulary

In science folder too: Seasons Part One Slides

Smart Fact

On this day in 1891 Music Hall (Carnegie Hall) opened in New York, Tchaikovsky was the guest conductor. Tchaikovsky was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally, which he bolstered with appearances as a guest conductor later in his career in Europe and the United States. One of these appearances was at the inaugural concert of Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1891. Disney’ movie, The Nutcracker and The Four Realms is a great way to enjoy Tchaikovsky’s famous score. 

By the end of today I need to have completed….

  • Words Their Way Due Friday
  • Listen to the “Invisible Boy” read aloud (You can find that on your assigned Seesaw post) and record your ideas about what the theme of the story is
  • Read 30 minutes – book club bingo board activity (Posted on Seesaw)
  • Math workbook pages  47-48
  • Reflex Math- 3 green dots by Friday
  • Watch the seasons introduction video and check your science folder for the Seasons Slides
  • Print 2 copies of the Puzzling Vocabulary Template
  •  Complete the Vocabulary Activity and post to Seesaw
  • If you haven’t done the engineering challenge from yesterday, you can still complete it – take a video or picture of it, upload to seesaw and voice record your explanation

Monday, May 4 ~ E-learning

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Good Morning 3D! It is Marvelous Monday!

Please watch the morning message first, then read the blog post for closer details.

Remember to plan out your schedule for the day with breaks.  Try to plan around a 9-3 school day, so you can finish your work early. Also, use the checklist at the end of our post to make sure you completed your assignments for the day. If you have any problems completing anything please leave us a comment on your E-learning slides to keep us posted about any conflicts. Last, it is VERY important you watch all videos that we post since these are our lessons to help you complete assignments.

Please put your April E-Learning slideshow in your April folder in your SS Google Drive folder after your parents read my weekly comments.  Please press “reply” to acknowledge that you read my comments. Do not delete any E-learning slideshows because we need to keep them to show your participation for the year. Your new May E-Learning slideshow is in your SS folder to use for our next two weeks of assignments.

Please remember to visit the specials websites:  Heathcotegateway E-Learning option

Questions? Continue to add to our class Padlet: E-Learning Questions or use your gmail

Zoom schedule today: 

whole class 3D- 11-12pm – today I will see small group #2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Spanish- 1:20-1:35

Library Broadcast (optional) – 2:30 pm – Mrs. Sorenson will read a book to you

READING/WRITING: BOOKCLUBS ~THEME with Mrs. Mangan

Today you will be learning about the story element, theme. Theme is the big idea or message that you take away after reading your book. Watch the video, and then push yourself to add an idea about your book club book’s theme when you are recording your ideas on Padlet today. I added a column on your padlet named “theme.”

 

Watch the Brainpop jr. video on Theme. Remember to make sure you are on logged on your Scarsdale account in order to receive credit for watching the movie and completing the quiz on Brainpop jr. You can go to Heathcotegateway or use the link below.

Video teaching theme

 

SPELLING: WORDS THEIR WAY

Please look at your new sort for this week. Complete a few activities per day (about 15 min).  Leave the writing sort for Friday, otherwise it will erase your data.  You may have to repeat blind and speed sorts more than once to receive 100%.Check all assignments on Friday, then submit all. www.pearsonrealize.com.

 

Math: Convert between liters and milliliters

In this video you will convert between liters and milliliters, subtract and add milliliters. You will need paper and a pencil to practice all the problems.  You will pause and un-pause throughout this video and be expected to compare your solution with the video’s solution. Please watch and practice all the problems in its entirety before completing your math workbook pages. 

Complete workbook pages 45-46 below:

Copy and paste: Workbook p45-46

Print option:  WB pp45-46

SCIENCE:WEATHER & CLIMATE

These slides are also in your science folder: Weather & Climate Part Four Slides

NASA Climate Kids – Go to SeeSaw and look at the activity assigned

 

Smart Fact 

On this day in 1979 Margaret Thatcher became the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom (UK) comprises four countries: England, Scotland, and Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland (which is variously described as a country, province or region). The flag of the United Kingdom is known as The Union Jack. “Why do countries have flags?” you ask, well check out this website to find out why and learn about flags from all over the world. 

 

By the end of today I need to have completed….

  • Words Their Way Due Friday
  • Read 30 minutes – book club padlet post- put date 5/4 and initials for us to give you credit
  • Watch the Brainpop jr. video on theme and take the quiz
  • Math workbook pages 45-46
  • REFLEX- 3 green dots by Friday
  • Watch the NASA Climate kids science video and complete the Seesaw activity- 3 questions
  • Complete the engineering challenge sun s’mores – take a video or picture of it, upload to seesaw and voice record your explanation— may take 1 week to complete