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Tuesday, June 9th

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Good morning 3M! Please watch this introductory video to learn about what learning and activities are planned for you today. Also, pay very careful attention to each of the lesson videos today, as they give specific information how to to complete each activity.

Today’s Zooms
  • 10:00- 3M w/ Mr. Casal and EG’s summer birthday bag! 
  • 1:45- Art
  • 2:30- Library
Reading – Bingo Board Activity

Today you will be completing a new Reading Bingo Board activity. Challenge yourself! Try a brand new activity that you haven’t already completed for any of your books. Look for the Seesaw activity today called, “Reading Bingo Board Activity 6/9.”

Here are some great options:

  • #18. Map the character’s journey throughout the book. Use images & words to share this journey with us. Post it on SeeSaw.
  • #3. Think about a character that interests you or puzzles you in some way. Sketch something that represents your thinking.
  • #14. Identify one of the secondary characters. Describe his/her role in the story in a letter to me. This can take any form – written or recorded.

 

Writing – Imaginative Narrative

For the rest of the week your job will be to create a script and Adobe Spark Video for your fantasy stories. Mr. Casal shared with you a document in the Writing folder on your Drive called, “Adobe Spark Book Trailers-Script.” Please record your work on this document. Today your only job will be to write a detailed script which will act as a plan for your video trailer.

  1. Watch the lesson video
  2. Write a script for your fantasy trailer
  3. Share your script with your me to get approved BEFORE creating an Adobe Spark Video
Math: Polygons

Today you are going to be learning all about what polygons are and the different names we have given polygons. You will need to watch this entire tutorial through to the end in order to understand the Seesaw activity that has been assigned to you. Make sure you pause the video when directed so that you can think through some of the work independently and then click unpause when you are reading to check your reasoning.

  1. Watch lesson video
  2. Complete Seesaw activity called, “Making Polygons- At Home”

 

Social Studies – Brooklyn Part 2

Brooklyn inspires creativity and that has been expressed over the years in art, music, poems, movies and more. Think carefully, make a plan and include details in your creation. A few ideas for you to build upon:

    • A chalk drawing in your driveway (perhaps graffiti style?)
    • Design a new subway car – sketch it or build it with found materials
    • Design and build a new sculpture for Prospect Park
    • Write a poem about Brooklyn – one specific learning or an overview
    • Paint a landscape
    • Write a song that tells the world what you learned about Brooklyn

Post your creation to Seesaw and be sure to record yourself telling us all about it. Look for the activity called, “My Brooklyn Creation.”

 

***BY THE END OF THE DAY, I NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED…***

  • Fantasy Book Club
    • Reading Bingo Board Activity
    • Post to Seesaw
  • Writing – Imaginative Narrative
    • Watch Script Writing Introduction
    • Write a script for your fantasy trailer
    • Share your script with your teacher to get approved.
      • Do not start your video until teacher approves your script
  • Math
    • Watch Tutorial on Polygons
    • Complete Seesaw Activity
  • Social Studies
    • Revisit yesterday’s resources on Brooklyn (Epic collection of books, additional videos)
    • Watch Brooklyn Video Tutorial
    • Create your very own inspired work of Art (list of suggestions has been provided for you)
    • Take a picture or video and upload to Seesaw

 

Thursday, June 4th

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Happy Thursday! Remember to bring any classroom and library books back to school with your parents as they return to school today to pick up your work from school.

Our class Zoom is at 1:00 today!

Please watch the morning message first. Then read the blog closely. It is important to watch all videos in its entirety.  There’s so much important information that you will need to complete the assignments.

Today’s Zooms: Please check your S.S. folder for the new Zoom schedule for this week. It is for an “A” Week.

 

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

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

 

CURSIVE PRACTICE: WORDS

These are the same sheets as yesterday, but many people did not complete. Take today to catch up. If you completed these yesterday, then you are all set! 🙂

Cursive Practice To Print

 

READING: BOOK CLUBS & BINGO

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.

 

Writing: Wrapping it all up

Writers, you have reached the end! Literally, it is now time to start writing the end of your fantasy story. Watch the introductory video to learn about different ways you might end your story. And much like the introduction, it is best to try out a few different endings before choosing the one that fits your story best. If you haven’t started typing your story yet, please make that a priority today. You can ask for help with the typing if that makes it easier for you.

  • First, watch Imaginative Narrative #9 Video above with Mrs. Boyer
  • Use the slides as mentor texts: Imaginative Narrative #9 Slides
  • Write at least two different endings, then choose one that fits your story.
  • Share it on Seesaw tell me about your two versions, and why you chose this one

 

Math: Graphing Project- Day 2

Today is an exciting day… you get the results of your surveys! Watch the lesson carefully to see how to get your data, how to fill out a data table, and how to fill out each graph.

**Note- I realized my horizontal axis is labeled incorrectly in the video. It should be labeled, “Opinion” and it is fixed on the slides in your math folder. My apologies!**

  1. Take some additional surveys: Grade 3 Survey Questions
  2. Get your results from your Google Form
  3. Complete the data table on Slide # 6 (Slides are in your Math Folder called, “Graphing Project: Day 2”
  4. Choose one or more graph to represent your data
    1. Graphing Templates are in your Math Folders to edit with Kami
    2. Graphing Templates to Print: Show on Seesaw or June E-Learning Slideshow

 

Social Studies: Queens part 2

Watch today’s video to learn a lot more about Queens and some amazing landmarks it has to offer. As we’ve learned in yesterday’s presentation, Queens is a very large borough. There is so much to see and do and its history is just remarkable!

 

***BY END OF THE DAY, I NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED…***

  • ELA – Reading book clubs
    • Read the agreed amount of pages from your bookclub 
    • Choose a new reading bingo board activity
    • Post to Seesaw and make sure you share what numbered activity you are doing
  • Writing – Imaginative Narrative 
    • Watch tutorial
    • Write at least two different endings and choose one that fits your story best
    • Continue to type up your story on a Google Doc or the Digital Notebook in your writing folder. Be ready to share your fantasy story today at our 1:00 Zoom 
    • Share it on Seesaw 
  • Math Graphing Day 2
    • Watch tutorial 
    • Complete Data table on slide 20 (in your math folder)
    • Create at least one graph using your survey data 
      • Print or Kami 
  • Social Studies – Queens Day 2
    • Watch tutorial
    • Watch three additional videos (Queens Museum, US Open and World’s Fair 1964) found on slide 20
    • Complete Seesaw Activity~ Bubble map on Cultural Universals
  • Catch up on Cursive if you did not complete yesterday 

Tuesday, June 2nd

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Good Morning 3M! I hope you had an amazing weekend and day of Specials’ activities!

 

 

Please watch my introduction video before you get started today, as I will not be meeting with you today due to classroom pack up and clean up. You will still meet Coach S. at 9:30.

 

 

 

There is a new Zoom schedule in your S.S. folders. It is an A Week. Please make sure the schedule you are looking at has an A week heading.

 

There is a new June E-Learning Slideshow in your S.S. folder as well. Please use this for the remainder of the month.

READING: BOOK CLUBS & BINGO

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.

WRITING: Introductions

Third graders this is important work! The introduction grabs the reader’s attention and gets them interested in your story. Watch the introductory video CAREFULLY then review the slides to take a closer look at the many ways you can choose from to try your hand at writing your introduction.

MATH: Line plots

  • Watch this tutorial to learn more about how to take data and present it in another graph called a line plot. 
  • Make sure you watch the entire tutorial from beginning to end, as you will be instructed how to create a line plot and what is expected of you for your independent task.
  • Complete workbook page 146

Have fun exploring some different sites to reinforce your understanding of line plots:

SOCIAL STUDIES: staten island

Today you will be continuing your tour of New York City. Next stop, Staten Island! 

  • Watch the lesson video to get a sneak peak into this borough with an interesting history. 
  • Be sure to watch the additional two videos provided to see beautiful aerial footage of the island and some fun landmarks to check out the next time you are there. 
  • Complete the Seesaw assignment. Be sure to use information from the lesson as well as the two videos in your answers. 

Science: Spacex launch–optional

Were you able to see the big launch? If not, check it out!

I want to hear your thoughts about historic event. Fill out the See Think Wonder chart for some extra credit BONUS points today 🙂

**BY THE END OF TODAY, I NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED…***

  • ELA – Fantasy Book Clubs
    • Read 20-30 minutes of your book club book
    • Complete a NEW and DIFFERENT Bingo board activity than you have done before, regardless of book
  • Writing – Introductions
    • Watch the lesson video
    • Watch the Introductions Video Part 4
    • Write 3 different introductions
    • Post your final introduction to Seesaw
  • Math-Line Plots
    • Watch the math lesson tutorial
    • Complete workbook page 146
    • Enjoy optional graphing activities
  • Social Studies- Staten Island
  • Science: BONUS
    • Watch the launch
    • Fill out See Think Wonder by printing or Seesaw assignment

 

 

Wednesday, May 27th

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Good Morning 3M! Happy birthday to TL and AL!

Today’s Zooms: Please check your S.S. folder for the new Zoom schedule for this week. It is for a “B” Week.

  • 10:00: 3M Zoom- Birthday Celebration!
  • 2:30 Library
  • 4:00: HE Multicultural Committee Virtual Tour of India
  • SPACE LAUNCH LIVE @4:33pm SpaceX Crew Dragon lifts off live today with two astronauts aboard, heading to the International Space Station. All the information you need to watch this historic launch can be found here: CBS NEWS 

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

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

Cursive practice:

Now that you have completed all of the letters, it is time to practice full words. Give these two sheets a try and then upload to your E-Learning Slideshow or Seesaw.

Cursive Word Practice– to print

 

READING: FANTASY BOOK CLUBS

Please continue to read the agreed upon amount of your book club book. You should be jotting today in as many categories as possible. Please, as always, use your initials and add the date of your jot.

Book Club #1 Padlet
Book Club # 2 Padlet
Book Club #3 Padlet
Book Club #4 Padlet
Book Club #5 Padlet
WRITING: FANTASY

A famous author once said that as a writer, you should know your main character so well that at any given time, you’d know how much change he/she has in their pocket. We may not know the answer to that question, but today we are going to dig deeper into our main characters and get to know them better. Much better! 

  • Watch the introductory video
  • Build your main character using looseparts **I will show you examples at our Zoom if you want to wait.**
  • Record your new thinking about your character in your notebook
  • Photograph your build and share it on SeeSaw 

Developing Characters Slides with Instructions 

math: Reading a bar graph

Watch today’s lesson today to learn about the parts of a bar graph and how to read the graph to interpret data. Then complete the workbook pages and check out the video on Bar Graphs on BrainpopJr. 

 

social Studies: The Bronx

Watch today’s video on the Bronx to learn about the location, some attractions, and a famous street called Arthur Avenue.  Today is day 1 to learn about this diverse borough. We will continue tomorrow to learn more about the Bronx’s cultural arts. The Bronx is home to many cultural institutions all of which are worth a visit.  

smart Fact

On this day in 1933 Walt Disney’s short film “3 Little Pigs” was released (Academy Award Best Animated film 1934). Today, Pixar is famous for their imaginative shorts that use advanced technology to create their animations. Watch this clip, Three Little Pigs, to see how the art of animation has changed (yet the art of storytelling remains at the core). 

**BY THE END OF TODAY, I NEED TO HAVE COMPLETED…***

  • ELA – Fantasy Book Clubs
    • Read 20-30 minutes of your book club book
    • Padlet post – make sure you are posting across all the columns and responding to your partners’ ideas, questions and jots.
  • Writing – Imaginative Narrative #5
    • Watch the introductory video
    • Build your main character using loose parts **I will show you examples at our Zoom if you want to wait.**
    • Take a picture and upload to your Seesaw assignment. Be sure to explain your choices. 
  • Math: Reading a Bar Graph
    • Watch the math lesson tutorial
    • Complete workbook pages 142-143
    • Watch the Brainpopjr. video and complete one or both of the quizzes attached
  • Social Studies
  • Cursive Handwriting
    • Print out the worksheets and complete them using your best handwriting
    • Take a picture and upload to your May E-Learning Slideshow or Seesaw 

Don’t forget to watch the Space Launch of SpaceX Crew Dragon at 4:33 p.m.

 

 

Friday, May 22nd

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Happy Friday! Today is a BUSY Zoom day:

  • 10:00 3M Book Clubs
  • 11:30 Instrumental Music
  • 1:45 Music
  • 2:30 Library

 

 

 

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

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

READING: FANTASY BOOK CLUBS

Please continue to read the agreed upon amount of your book. We will be having our book club discussion at our class Zoom today. As always, if you feel like you would like to continue the conversation beyond our class time, connect with your group. Feel free to add to your Book Club’s Padlet page as you make new discoveries.

Be ready to discuss with your group:

  • What makes your text a fantasy?
    • magic?
    • an epic quest?
    • a magical sidekick?
    • powers?
  • What can you “borrow” from the author for your own fantasy writing?
    • Setting?
    • Character traits?
    • Character relationships?
    • Problem?
writing: Fantasy

Feel free to use today as a catch up day. If you had trouble completing any of the work from this week, today is the day to complete it.  See your Writing folder for all of these activities.

  • Fantasy setting and character brainstorm
  • Pixar Study- communication and sounds
  • Paper Bag Princess story mountain, Padlet and Reflection
math: “Time” for some fuN in the sun!
  • Before we get you out in the sun for a fun time project. Polish up your skills on IXL. Complete the tasks, T 1-5. Remember to log in through the Heathcote Gateway, as there is a special log in for Scarsdale students.

  • Watch the video to learn about sundials:

    • Here’s one way to make a Sundial. Check out the step by step directions. When you make one, show us on your slideshow or Seesaw. Can’t wait to check them out! 

  • Have you visited London? Do you know about the famous clock, Big Ben. Watch the video “Keeping the Time” to learn about the Victorian and modern technology which contributes to Big Ben’s accurate timekeeping. Minor weather temperatures can impact the clockwork’s metal and pendulum. Observe the bells as they toll at 118 decibels, which is almost as loud as a jet plane.
    1. Go to www.scarsdaleschools.org/discoveryeducation: 
    2. Sign in with your username and password as usual. 
      • This will lead you to a page with your name on it with assignments.
      • You will see the Memorial Day videos from yesterday assigned to you and a new video today, “Keeping Time.” 
      • If you are having difficulty logging in today, you can just click this link:  Keeping the time with Big Ben . However, if everyone can try logging in to Discovery Education first, it will be a nice way for us to share future assignments/videos as we approach June.
social studies: Memorial Day

Assigned to you on Brainpop is a video and quiz on Memorial Day. Enjoy learning about the different ways we can honor the men and women who sacrificed their lives for us. 

  1. Log in to Brainpop through the Heathcote Gateway
    • Be sure to use the “G-Suite For Education button”
  2. Look for the Memorial Day Assignment 
  3. Watch the full video. You may need to watch it more than once. 
  4. Complete the Review Quiz
memorial day obstacle course

Want to get outside and run around? Feeling like a physical challenge? Check out this Obstacle Course and have some fun while exercising and being creative!  Can’t get to it today, try it this weekend with your family for some three-day weekend fun!

Smart fact 🙂

On this day in 2003 In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam became the first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years. WOW! 58 years of male dominated golf – that’s a lot of time to wait to recognize great female athletes. These two posts represent a small number of amazing women athletes who are inspiring young women everywhere. In 2018, Good Morning America and ESPN compiled this list of 25 Most Famous Women Athletes (at that time) and UplifterInc.com created The Definitive Guide to Female Athlete Role Models in 2020. We hope you know more than what appears here and share their stories with us! 

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

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Read your agreed upon book club amount
      • Come ready to discuss the questions listed in the blog post above
      • Complete BINGO board assignment- there were many missing yesterday
    • Fantasy: Complete any unfinished work- 8 of us need to complete this 
  • Math
    • IXL T 1-5
    • Watch math video about Sundials and try making your own!
    • Explore Big Ben on Discovery Education
  • Social Studies 
    • Sign in with G Suite on Brainpop
    • Complete Memorial Day Assignment (Movie and Quiz)
  • Just for Fun 
    • Create an fun Memorial Day obstacle course!

Thursday, May 21st

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

  • 2:30: Library

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.

WRITING: FANTASY

Today is the second day of your work with these slides. Feel free to re-watch Ms. Boyer’s lesson to remind yourself of the assignment.

  • Day 1--This was yesterday’s work– 7 of you still need to complete this part. 
    • Watch the introductory video
    • Check your writing folder for the Slides called, “Luciano-Mangan Imaginative Narrative #3″ Complete your work in these slides, as they are in your folders, not shared.
    • Read/Listen to The Paper Bag Princess
    • Complete the Story Map for The Paper Bag Princess on Slide #5
  • Day 2--Complete TODAY–
    • Return to the “Luciano-Mangan Imaginative Narrative #3″ slides in your writing folder
    • Re-read or re-listen to Paper Bag Princess if necessary
    • Add your thinking to the Elements of Fantasy Padlet 
      • Record your first name and 3M on your jot.
      • Connect your ideas to others that are similar
    • Answer the reflection questions on Slide #8. This is important as it will help you to reflect on this mentor text to examine ways in which it can help you to improve your writing.
MATH: time word problems

Today we are going to be tackling word problems that focus on time intervals. You will be using an open number line to figure out how much time has passed, the start or the end time of situations. Make sure you have pencil and paper so that you can try these strategies out as we move through this tutorial. I encourage you to review over parts of this video tutorial by pressing pause and going back over it. Good luck mathematicians! 

Copy and Paste to Slideshow: Workbook page 121 – 122

Print Option: Workbook pages 121 – 122

Extra Math Resources for Time:

SOCIAL STUDIES: memorial Day

On Monday the country will be celebrating Memorial Day. For many they call this day the “start of summer” or think of it as an enjoyable day off from school and work to bbq with your families. But the day is much more than that. 

  1. Watch the short introductory video.
  2. Read the article, “Celebrating Memorial Day” to see how Americans honor the brave men and women who died while serving their country. 
  3. Complete the 4 questions on the Seesaw activity that is assigned to you called, “Celebrating Memorial Day.” There are 4 separate slides to allow you plenty of room to answer your questions in a detailed, complete way. 
    • Note: The Memorial Day Videos mentioned in the intro video are having technical difficulties. I will try to have them working for you by tomorrow 🙂
Smart Fact

On this day in 1904 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) was formed in Paris. The National Soccer Hall of Fame is located in Texas and houses all that is related to soccer here in the United States only.  Sadly there is no International Hall of Fame, but if there was Pele would take center stage. He is one of the greatest players of all time. He once said, “I was born for soccer, just as Beethoven was born for music.” Did you know his real name is Edson Arantes do Nascimento? You can learn more about this football genius by watching the film, Pele, Birth of a Legend.  

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

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Read your agreed upon book club amount
      • Complete a DIFFERENT BINGO board activity than one you’ve chosen before
    • Fantasy: 2 Day Assignment
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video
    • Complete Workbook pgs. 121- 122
    • Participate in Khan Academy, IXL or play some time games for practice
  • Social Studies 
  • Complete unfinished work from yesterday
    • Padlet jot
    • Math workbook pgs. 119-120
    • Paper Bag Princess Story Mountain
    • Primary Task Cards Recording Sheet

Wednesday, May 20th

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

  • 10:00: 3M Zoom **Please bring your 3 primary sources to share**
  • 2:30 Library

Today you do not have a special in the afternoon besides Library. Please take the time to work on the activities provided to you by the Specials  Teachers. As well as Mr. Synowiez’s Seesaw activity. All specials’ pages can be found here: Heathcote Gateway E-Learning Plans

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

Reading: fantasy Book Clubs

Please continue to read the agreed upon amount of your book club book. You should be jotting today in as many categories as possible. For the setting category, push yourself beyond a one word answer. Try telling me why you think the setting is important, or why you think the author chose that setting.

You should be jotting in as many of the categories as possible. Please, as always, use your initials and add the date of your jot.

Book Club #1 Padlet
Book Club # 2 Padlet
Book Club #3 Padlet
Book Club #4 Padlet
Book Club #5 Padlet
Writing: fantasy

Authors often learn from other writers and use specific pieces of writing as their mentor text. Today you will explore a story that will become a mentor text for us, map it out on a story mountain and look closely at the elements of fantasy writing. This is a two day assignment, as there are several parts. 

  • Day 1
    • Watch the introductory video
    • Check your writing folder for the Slides called, “Luciano-Mangan Imaginative Narrative #3″ Complete your work in these slides, as they are in your folders, not shared.
    • Read/Listen to The Paper Bag Princess
    • Complete the Story Map for The Paper Bag Princess on Slide #5
  • Day 2
    • Re-read or re-listen to Paper Bag Princess if necessary
    • Add your thinking to the Elements of Fantasy Padlet 
      • Record your first name and 3M on your jot.
      • Connect your ideas to others that are similar
    • Answer the reflection questions on Slide #8
math: conversions

In this lesson you will be learning how to convert time from hours to minutes and minutes to hours. You will need a pencil and paper to actively participate in the lesson and complete some of the work alongside this tutorial. There may be times you will want to watch parts of the tutorial again, as this can be challenging work.

In this lesson you will be learning how to convert time from hours to minutes and minutes to hours. You will need a pencil and paper to actively participate in the lesson and complete some of the work alongside this tutorial. There may be times you will want to watch parts of the tutorial again, as this can be challenging work. 

Copy and Paste Slides: Workbook pages 119-120

Print Option: Workbook pages 119 – 120

Extra Math Resources for Time:

social studies: Secondary Sources

There has been a lot of talk about primary sources the last few weeks. But what about secondary sources? Aren’t they pretty great too? Watch today’s video to explore what makes secondary sources so useful. 

Complete the Task Cards project we started last week. Read each card, determine whether it is a primary or secondary source and record your answer on the Recording Sheet. Then check your answers by scanning the QR code using a smartphone camera. Show us your Recording Sheet either on your May E-Learning Slideshow or on the Seesaw assignment. 

If you have your old recording sheet, feel free to just add to that one instead of starting a new one. 

just for fun 🙂

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

Show off your Pigeon, Gerald or Piggie! I can’t wait to see your drawings!

May is all about kindness! He has started a new series, Thank-You Thursdays. I know it is Wednesday, but click here to check out what it is all about!

smart Fact

On this day in 1927 Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, NY, flying the “Spirit of St. Louis” on an epic flight from New York to Paris. It was a milestone in flying aviation history. He completed the 33-hour, 30-minute flight and landed at Le Bourget Airport, Paris on the evening of 21 May. The Spirit of St. Louis is an artifact that is housed in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Watch this video to see Charles Lindbergh’s plane being lowered to the floor of the museum to be inspected and a plan made for preservation. 

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

  • ELA
    • Book Clubs
      • Read your agreed upon book club amount
      • Post to Padlet as many thoughtful jots as possible
        • Use text evidence
        • Comment on each other’s jots
        • Use capitals, periods and full sentences
        • Write your initials and the date
    • Fantasy: 2 Day Assignment
      • Day 1-
        • Watch the introductory video
        • Read/Listen to The Paper Bag Princess
        • Complete the Story Mountain for The Paper Bag Princess on Slide #5
      • Day 2-
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video
    • Complete Workbook pages 119-120
    • Participate in Khan Academy, IXL and play some time games for practice
  • Social Studies 
    • Bring 3 primary source objects to TODAY’S 10:00 Zoom
    • Watch the lesson video about secondary sources
    • Complete the source task cards #17-32
    • Post your Recording Sheet to Seesaw or Slides
  • Complete unfinished work from yesterday
    • BINGO board activity
    • Math Workbook Pgs. 117-118
    • Fantasy Noticings

Monday, May 18th

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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

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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

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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