Tuesday, May 19th

Today’s Zooms: Please check your S.S. folder for the new Zoom schedule for this week.

  • 9:30: Coach Synowiez
  • 10:00: 3M Zoom
  • 2:30 Library

Please watch all of the videos that are provided, including the introduction. These lessons provide the new learning that will help us all continue to grow. They will also help answer any questions you might have.

You have a new May E-Learning Slideshow in your S.S. Folder. It is a purple themed slideshow and covers the next two weeks.

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

READING: BOOK CLUBS

Continue reading your agreed upon book amount and create a NEW BINGO board activity. Please be sure to tell us what book you are reading and which activity you chose. Post your activity on the Seesaw assignment assigned to you.

Bingo Board Challenge:

Since we have been thinking so much about setting with out work with fantasy, why not try a setting-based activity today?

5. Build the setting for the story. Use Legos, PlayDough, looseparts, blocks, whatever materials you have access to. 
10. Create a map of the setting in whatever medium you’d like: watercolors, colored pencils, chalk, pencil, markers, etc. 

23. Sketch your favorite scene with as many details as you can. Write at least one paragraph telling why it is your favorite.

writing: Fantasy

You don’t always need a long time to tell a great story. Today we are looking at a few Pixar animated shorts to study how much detail can be packed into just a few minutes. Watch these films and think about the communication that is happening in each one. How are the characters communicating with one another? How do we know? Think body language, facial expressions, sounds (how might you describe this sound?). How can this help to inform your fantasy writing? 

When you are done watching all of the short films, complete slides 6-9 that are placed in your Writing folder called, Pixar Study. You can add your thinking right on those slides, as they are in your own folder. Or, copy and paste them into your E-Learning Slideshow.

Math: elapsed time

Watch the video below to learn about elapsed time. Elapsed time is the amount of time that passes from the beginning of an event to its end. You will find the duration of a time interval using a clock face and a timeline as a tool. Timelines are a way to visualize what is happening as the hour and minute hands move around the clock face. You will also understand elapsed time better when going from A.M. to P.M. or from P.M. to A.M.

On workbook page 118 you may need extra space to make a timeline to help you visualize the amount of time that has passed.

Want something more? Check out these time resources:

social studies: All about me

  1. Watch the lesson about our exciting assignment today. 
  2. Collect at least one:
    1. Photograph
    2. Document
    3. Artifact 
  3. Bring these items to share at tomorrow’s Zoom.
smart fact

On this day in 2007 United States treasure hunters discovered a shipwreck off the coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The ship had a record haul of over $500 million worth of gold and silver. A shipwreck expert guessed that the wreck was that of the Merchant Royal that sank in 1642 off the Islands of Scilly. Treasure hunters travel far and wide to find what they are looking for. Nicholas Cage plays Ben Gates, a historian and treasure hunter in the movie National Treasure. It’s worth watching and so good, they made three!   

 

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

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
    • Fantasy
      • Watch intro video
      • Watch all of the Pixar short films and look for how characters are communicating
      • In the slides in your writing folder called, Pixar Study, answer the questions on slides 6-9.
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video **Watch very carefully, this gives useful strategies**
    • Complete Workbook pages 117-118
    • Participate in Khan Academy practice or other extra practice
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on the All About Me mini-project
    • Collect the 3 primary sources
    • Bring the 3 items to our class Zoom at 10:00 TOMORROW
  • Complete unfinished work from yesterday
    • Padlet post
    • Primary Source Scavenger Hunt
    • Math Workbook pages 115-116
    • Fantasy Brainstorming

 

Monday, May 18th

Today’s Zooms: Please check your S.S. folder for the new Zoom schedule for this week.

  • 10:00: 3M Zoom
  • 2:00 Spanish
  • 2:30 Library

You have a new May E-Learning Slideshow in your S.S. Folder. It is a purple themed slideshow and covers the next two weeks.

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

reading: book clubs

Today during your break out session, you will be discussing your book choice and make a plan for your reading for the week.  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 zoom we will be doing breakout rooms. You can schedule your reading assignments at our class time.
  • Work hard to complete the Padlet posts, writing thoughtful jots that reflect your deep thinking around fantasy. You will write your initials and the date. 
    Book Club #1 Padlet
    Book Club # 2 Padlet
    Book Club #3 Padlet
    Book Club #4 Padlet
    Book Club #5 Padlet
  • And MOST IMPORTANTLY: you are a positive participant throughout the book club experience. You practice:
    • Communicating with your book group about assigned reading
    • Good active listening skills
    • Complete your assignments, which include the assigned reading, no more and no less
    • 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.  

In your Writing folder on Drive you have the graphic organizers that Ms. Boyer’s mentions, as well as the Digital Notebook. To record your ideas for the day, please copy and paste from those slides into your own E-Learning Slideshow or print using this link: Graphic Organizers to print

If you prefer to record your ideas on Seesaw, there is an assignment for you called, “Fantasy Brainstorm 5/18.” You can record your ideas there if you would like.

Math: Telling time

Today you will practice reading an analog clock to the hour and to 1 minute.  Watch the video 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 different 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:

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:

Extra 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.
  • 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 into your own slideshow if you don’t want to do it on Seesaw: Slides to Copy

Fill out the chart using this Seesaw assignment or by copying and pasting the slides into your new May E-Learning Slideshow.

 

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 (All of this will be discussed at our Zoom today)
      • Continue reading your fiction book or start a new Fantasy text with your group
      • Jot in as many of the categories that you can on the Book Club Group Padlet 
        • Write your initials and the date on each jot
    • Fantasy Writing  
      • Watch, What is Imaginative Writing? Video 2
      • Brainstorm using the graphic organizers for character and setting to start collecting ideas
      • Show your ideas either on the new May E-Learning Slideshow or on Seesaw
  • 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
    • Practice and explore with the extra time resources today
    • 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 May E~Learning Slideshow

 

Friday, May 15th

Friday Zoom Schedule:
  • Today we have a 3M Zoom at 10:00 to break into our book clubs. We will finish up the current book and move onto a fantasy text. Take a peek at the Fantasy Collection I assigned to you on Epic and come to class today with an idea for your next book.
  • 11:30 Instrumental Music
  • 2:30 Library 

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

ELA- fantasy & BOOK CLUBS

 

Book Clubs 

Today we will be meeting at our Zoom to talk with your book clubs. If you would like to continue the conversation in a separate Zoom or Facetime call you are welcome to, as long as it is OK with your families and this is an on-topic conversation. Let me know if you would like me to join your conversation to help.

Come ready to talk and jot about the following ideas:

  • What happened in the part you read yesterday?
  • What was your favorite part of the book?
  • What character can you connect with? If you can’t, why not?
  • What role do the secondary characters play? Advisors, Sidekicks or Challengers?
  • What is confusing to you? What questions do you have?
  • What is a prediction you can make for today’s reading?

Fantasy

  • Read the story, “The Wishing Tree.” The Wishing Tree
  • 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- Paper Airplane measurement

Check out the “Paper Airplane Guy” to get some inspiration. He will show you how to build some paper airplanes and show you a real paper airplane competition.

  1. Test out your skills building 2 paper airplanes. Which type went the furthest? How far did it go?
    • Instructions on how to build different paper airplanes: Fold ‘N Fly
    • Fill out the data tables while you test our your 2 planes:
    • Need a meter stick? Here is the printable one if you need it 🙂 Meter stick Printable
    • Place these completed slides into your May E-Learning Slideshow or Seesaw

Need some more math for the day?

SOCIAL STUDIES: analyzing artifacts

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 choose one of the following:

  1. Edit with Kami (Look in your S.S. folder for this document.) **Let me know that you have done this so I know to look in your S.S. folder** 
  2. Copy and paste the slide into your own May E-Learning Slideshow: Slides to Copy or Analysis Sheet- To Print
  3. Complete the Seesaw assignment
Smart Fact

On this day in 1618 German astronomer Johannes Kepler discovers 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 your airplanes’ flying distance and record the results on the data sheet slides
    • Copy slides into your May E-Learning Slideshow or print and share in Seesaw with your results
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on analyzing artifacts
    • Analyze the gold artifact
    • Record your thinking on the analysis sheet  (Link in blog, Seesaw or in S.S. folder on Drive)
    • Post your work to Seesaw activity, copy slides into E-Learning Slides or edit with Kami
  • Complete unfinished work from yesterday
    • Bingo Board
    • Math Workbook Pages 178-180
    • Ancient Greece Artifacts

 

Thursday, May 14th

Today we will meet at 10:00 with Ms. Sorensen to reveal the Cook Prize winner!

You also have The Weinberg Nature Center today at 2:00 today.

You have Library at 2:30. 

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

ELA- 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 the challenge of #4, #5,# 8, or #13? I can’t wait to see your creations!

Please submit your Bingo board activity for today in this Seesaw assignment.

Theme

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

 

Add to the Padlet when you are ready. If possible, try to complete your jots before our Zoom class so we can have some great conversations about your ideas. 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. Lindsay 3M

Mangan/DeGrazia Padlet

Try to answer the 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?  
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: primary and secondary sources

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 below 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 copy and pasting your graphic organizer into your own Slideshow and the other is on Seesaw.

  1. Watch the lesson video
  2. Heathcote Gateway to go to the library page—> Databases—> TruFlix
  3. Read the text, “Ancient Greece” found in the Ancient Civilizations section 
  4. 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?”
  5. Show us your graphic organizer:
    • Copy and paste your finished graphic organizer into your May E-Learning Slides OR
    • Complete the activity assigned to you on Seesaw

Ancient Greece G.O. Slides to Copy into your own E-Learning Slideshow

Look for this assignment on Seesaw. Or post your organizer in your own slideshow.
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
      • 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 E-Learning Slides
  • Complete unfinished work from yesterday
    • Cursive
    • Book Club Padlet
    • Math Worksheet
    • Primary Source Task Cards Recording Sheet
    • Fantasy ideas

 

Wednesday, May 13th

Happy Birthday, EL! We will celebrate him today at our Zoom at 10:00.

I am excited to see his birthday bag, aren’t you?

You have your daily library check-in at 2:30 with Ms. Sorensen

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

CURSIVE PRACTICE: R and B

You did it! You have finished the ENTIRE cursive alphabet! Good for you!

Watch the tutorials for each letter. Take a picture of your beautiful cursive and put it under the cursive section of your May E-Learning Slideshow.

  1. Cursive R Tutorial
  2. Cursive B Tutorial
  3. Cursive Worksheets R and B
ELA-BOOK clubs

Today you should continue to post to the Book Club Padlets. Your jots should be complete thoughts, with capital letters and periods or question marks. Please write your initials and the date, 5/13.

Book Club #1 Padlet 
Book Club # 2 Padlet
Book Club #3 Padlet
Book Club #4 Padlet
Book Club #5 Padlet
eLa- fantasy writing

Writers, 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. 

  1. Get a pencil and paper ready to record ideas
  2. Watch Ms. Boyer’s intro to fantasy lesson
  3. Go to your Writing Folder to find the Slides, “Imaginative Narrative Part 1”
  4. Watch the video Ms. Boyer links to in the slides
  5. Show us your ideas! (Your idea generating time should be around 20 minutes.) Write your wonders and questions somewhere to share! E-Learning or Seesaw.

    Please show your ideas by posting a picture to Seesaw
Math- Subtracting 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.

Workbook pages 177 slide: Workbook page 177

Print Option: Workbook page 177

Need some more math for the day?

Social Studies: Primary and Secondary Source Task cards

Today you will be practicing your knowledge of primary and secondary sources. 

  1. Watch the lesson video
  2. Check out the Primary Source Task cards to make educated guesses about whether the source stated is primary or secondary. (Link in blog below and slides in your S.S. Folder on drive.) 
  3.  Record your guesses on the Recording Sheet. 
  4. Check your answers by using the QR code on each card and your smartphone or ipad. 
  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.

    If you don’t want to copy your Recording Sheet into your slideshow, take a picture of it and upload it to this Seesaw assignment

Task Cards #1 & Recording Sheet Slides: Task Cards #1 & Recording Sheet Slides

**These slides have hints on them that will help you! Look at the slides to get help, even if you prefer to print the PDFs.**

Task Cards #1 PDF: Task Cards to Print

Recording Sheet PDF: Recording Sheet to Print

Science–Mystery Doug (Optional)

We loved gathering together at the end of the day to watch a quick Mystery Doug! I collected a few you might be interested in. Since there are no specials this afternoon besides the daily Library session, maybe spend some time today checking out a few of these fascinating mysteries.

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
    • Show using Seesaw or 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
      • Watch video in “Imaginative Writing 1” Slides in Writing folder 
      • Jot down wonders and questions (Dedicate about 20 minutes to this work.) 
      • 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)
  • 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 your answers using the QR code
    • Post your recording sheet (answers 1-16) on Seesaw or E-Learning Slides
  • Science
    • Mystery Doug videos (optional)

Tuesday, May 12th

 Today we will meet at 10:00 for our class Zoom with Mr. Casal.

You also have Art at 1:45 today. You have Library at 2:30. 

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

ELA- Characters & BOOK CLUBs

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. 

Boyer/Mangan Padlet Link

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 the Seesaw activity. Make sure to choose an activity you haven’t already completed.

Want a little extra practice with theme? Feeling like challenging yourself? Record your answers to the questions from each slide in your E-Learning Slideshow. BONUS POINTS!

 

MATH- CENTIMETERS AND METERS

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.

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. 

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.

Look for this assignment on Seesaw.

 

 

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 COMPLETE…***

  • ELA
    • Watch La Luna lesson
    • Go to Padlet to watch La Luna Pixar short film
    • Record your ideas about the boy’s feelings or a character trait using text evidence on the Boyer/Mangan Padlet
    • Connect to other people’s ideas on Padlet (Lesson teaches you how to connect.)
    • Read 30 mins including your agreed upon Book Club book
    • Post your BINGO board activity on Seesaw  
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video
    • Watch Centimeter Jumps Video 
    • Participate in the Centimeter Jumps activity (You need your meter stick from yesterday)
    • Post your finished work to Seesaw or E-Learning Slides
    • Participate in any extra IXL or challenge games (optional)
  • Social Studies 
    • Watch the lesson on primary and secondary sources
    • Watch the YouTube video on primary and secondary sources
    • Complete Seesaw activity recording your thoughts on the source presented
  • Any unfinished work from yesterday
    • Measurement Hunt
    • Book Clubs Padlet 
    • Bravery Storyboard
    • Stop and Think Questions 

 

 

 

 

Monday, May 11th

Welcome back! Today we will meet at 10:00 for our class Zoom. Please check your S.S. folder for the new Zoom schedule for this week.

You also have Spanish at 2:00 today. You have Library at 2:30. 

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

ELA- THEME & BOOK CLUBS we will start this together at Zoom at 10

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? 

 

  1. Plan out your story using a story mountain graphic organizer, and then draw and write your final copy in the bravery storyboard graphic organizer. These are both placed in your Reading Folders. **If you can, hold off on starting this until after our Zoom, as I will explain more at our class. Watch the lesson video but stop there.**
  2. When you are done, post your storyboard to the Seesaw assignment, or on the May E-Learning Slides.  (If you edit with Kami, let me know that’s where you did this and I’ll know to look there.)
  3.  Continue reading your book club agreed upon pages, and post your jots to Padlet using      your initials and date. Check out the new fantasy collection that was shared with you on Epic to get you excited for our new writing unit coming up later this week! 
This is the Seesaw assignment you will post the final version of your Story mountain.

 

math- centimeters and meters

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 meter stick which you will assemble.  Then you will go to Seesaw to find your Scavenger Hunt activity for today.  Directions for today’s assignment are at the end of the video.

  • Watch the video
  • Print and assemble the paper meter stick  **Save this for future lessons**
  • Go to Seesaw activity and use the template for the scavenger hunt assigned to you
  • Have fun measuring

Print: Paper Meter stick

Print option: Scavenger Hunt OR post on Seesaw

This is your Seesaw assignment for Measurement.

 

Need some more math for the day?

science- seasons

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. The 3 Stop & Think questions are NOT optional. Please complete using details from the video and your best efforts! 

  1. Watch Ms. Boyer’s Introduction Video
  2. Check out the slides, Seasons 3 in your Science Folder
  3. Watch the Generation Genius Video
  4. Answer the Stop and Think questions by copying and pasting into your own May E-Learning Slides in the 5/11 section.
  5. Enjoy the OPTIONAL craft activity
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. 

***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 meter stick together
    • Complete the Scavenger Hunt on Seesaw or print and post picture on E-Learning slides
  • 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 🙂
  • Any unfinished work from last week

 

 

 

Friday, May 8th

  • Today we will meet at 10:00 for a quick meeting for book club talk
  • 11:30 for Instrumental Music **I was incorrect in my intro video and said 11:00. Sorry!**
  • 12:00 for Spirit Day Dance Party with KKD Buddies
  • 1:45 for Music
  • 2:30 for Library

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

WORDS THEIR WAY

Log in to Pearson Realize. Please “Turn In All” today.

ELA-BOOK CLUBS & 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 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.

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

 Graphic Organizer for Theme Text Evidence

MATH- Word Problems

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.

  • Copy and Paste Slides to your May E~Learning Slideshow Workbook pages 52-53
  • Printable PDFs: Workbook pages 52-53
  • **Problem #4 requires long division. If you would like to try it, there are a variety of strategies you can try. Show you work and try your best.** 
science: ixl & Liberty science center

I have suggested a few science activities on IXL. Log into IXL and either see what skills are suggested to you, or click on the Science Tab and then complete:

S 4-7 and T 1

 

The Liberty Science Center website has a lot of great activities for you while we are away from school. There are several videos which I think you will find fascinating, from watching a Kidney transplant (ewww or cool?), meeting a python up-close, to how to grow your own rock candy, yum!

There is also a Live trivia game at 11:30 that several of Heathcote’s student participated in last week. We have instrumental music at this time, so maybe we can try to fit it in next week?

 (Note this video is from last week, however the trivia games are ongoing throughout the month of May, so the directions remain the same)

Liberty Science Center: Trivia Link

 

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 COMPLETE…***

  • Words Their Way-Due today “Turn In All” 
  • Read 30 mins – Book Club book 
  • Watch theme lesson about text evidence- this will be our work at class Zoom
  • Math Workbook Pages 52 and 53. (#4 is a challenge)
  •  IXL  Grade 3 Science S 4-7 and T 1 
  • Attend Zoom Sessions
    • 10:00 Mangan
    • 11:30 for Instrumental Music **I was incorrect in my intro video and said 11:00. Sorry!**
    • 12:00 for Spirit Day Dance Party with KKD Buddies
    • 1:45 for Music
    • 2:30 for Library (Optional)

Thursday, May 7th

Today we will meet at 10:00 for our class Zoom.

You have a virtual field trip to the Weinberg Nature Center at 2:00 about mammals! Check your Zoom document for that link. It is going to be so fun to see the different animals!

You will see:

  • Chinchilla family
  • Guinea pigs 
  • Netherlands dwarf rabbit
  • And cottontail rabbit
  • Domestic Rat (Norwegian)

Ms. Sorensen will continue her daily reading check- in at 2:30.

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

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

WORDS THEIR WAY

Log in to Pearson Realize. Continue to practice the sorts for your new words. If you feel like you have completed the activities with enough practice, feel free to “turn in all.”  You will still have tomorrow if you need additional time.

ELA- THEME & BOOK CLUBS

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. 

This is the Seesaw activity you will see. Post your Bingo Board project to this activity.
MATH- adding and subtracting liters and milliliters

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.

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

Printable PDF: Workbook B pages 49-51

science- Seasons part 2

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. 

  • Go to Seasons Part 2 in Science folder
  • Go to Heathcote Gateway to Log in to Brainpop.com
    • Complete Seasons Assignment and Review Quiz
    • Review “Worksheet” on Brainpop: Thinking and questioning only.  Extra credit if you do it 🙂
  • Complete Seesaw Graphic Organizer: Seasons Part 2
This is the assignment you will see upon logging into Brainpop. It is called, Seasons.
This is the Seesaw activity for science today. It is called, Seasons Part 2.

 

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. 

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

  • Words Their Way-Due tomorrow
  • Watch lesson about Theme 
    • Read 30 mins including your agreed upon Book Club book
    • Complete one BINGO board activity and post on Seesaw
  • Watch math lesson video and complete workbook pages 49-51
    • Copy and paste into May Slideshow or print and put on Seesaw 
  • Watch the Seasons 2 introduction video and check your science folder for the Seasons Part 2 slides.
    • Go to Brainpop to complete the Seasons Assignment.
      • Watch the Seasons video and complete the Review Quiz
      • Take a peek at the Worksheet that is attached to the assignment. No answers are required, but if you’re feeling like a challenge, fill it out!
      • Complete the Graphic Organizer after watching the video in Seesaw: Seasons Part 2

 

Tuesday, May 5th

Today we will meet at 10:00 for our class Zoom with Mr. Casal. Please check your S.S. folder for the new Zoom schedule for this week.

Ms. Sorensen will continue her daily reading check- in at 2:30.

All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

WORDS THEIR WAY

Log in to Pearson Realize. Continue to practice the sorts for your new words.

ELA- THEME & BOOK CLUBS

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. 

This the the assignment you will see when you go into Seesaw.

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. 

MATH- CONVERTING MILLILITERS AND LITERS

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. 

Copy and paste: Workbook pgs. 47-48

Print option: WB 47-48

science: seasons part 1

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.

Please check your science folder for the slides, Seasons 1 to get all the information you need. The Puzzling Vocabulary Template is in your science folder on Drive as well. 

  1. WATCH the 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 
  3. PRINT the template and get started…

Have some fun with this and create your cards virtually with a friend. That way you can help each other with the definitions and give each other ideas for the drawings. Then you can hold up a card to the camera have your partner find the other two matches! Think about these as flash cards and enjoy playing with friends practicing your Puzzling Vocabulary.

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 COMPLETE…***

  • Words Their Way-Due Friday
  • Watch lesson about Theme vs. Main Idea 
    • Complete Seesaw Assignment about “The Invisible Boy” 
    • Read 30 mins including your agreed upon Book Club book
    • Complete one BINGO board activity and post on Seesaw
  • Watch both math lesson videos and complete workbook pages 47-48
    • Copy and paste into May Slideshow or print and put on Seesaw 
  • Watch the seasons introduction video and check your science folder for the Seasons 1 slides.