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Thursday, June 11th

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Happy Thursday! Today we celebrate AP’s summer birthday and get to see his special items.

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:

  • 10:00- 3M
  • 2:30- Library

Some notes about next week:

  • Monday’s Zoom will be at 9:00 with our buddies for the book of the month shared by Ms. Stile. LM’s summer birthday bag will be shared at the end.
  • Tuesday’s Zoom will highlight our book trailers and #s 1-9 will share. We will celebrate CJ’s summer birthday.
  • Wednesday’s Zoom will highlight #s 10-18 book trailers and Mr. Casal will join us to troubleshoot any publishing to Padlet.
  • Thursday’s Zoom: Farewell Party! We say goodbye to each other. You are 4th graders!

 

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

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

 

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. This is your last one- make it GREAT! 

WRITING: Publishing your book and trailer

Today you will be creating your own Adobe Spark Videos. You’ve finished your scripts, they’ve  been approved by me and you are ready to go! Watch the lesson to remind yourselves about login directions and how to use Adobe Spark Video.

  1. Log in to Adobe Spark Video through the Heathcote Gateway 
  2. Create a new video project from scratch
  3. Create your trailer using your script 
  4. Download your trailer to your computer
  5. Upload your trailer to the Writing folder in your Drive
  6. Share the trailer with me when you are done 🙂

When you are ready to publish your book trailer to the “3rd Grade Fantasy Writing 2020” Padlet, watch this tutorial below. It will give you a step by step guide for you to follow and learn how to publish both your writing and your book trailer to the grade-wide Padlet. We suggest you watch the video through to the end and then when you are ready to follow the steps, go back and watch portions of the video, press pause, complete that step and press unpause to learn the next step. We cannot wait to see your completed projects! Good luck 3rd Grade Writers!

Today you will only be doing the first half of this tutorial. All directions can be found on Mrs. Luciano’s video today and in this document. 

  1. Download fantasy story (Google Doc) as a PDF
  2. Download trailer from Spark Video to your computer (Downloads File)

Stop there. We will post our writing and trailers to Padlet on another day. 

 

MATH: classifying quadrilaterals

As we continue our geometry journey we will be thinking about parallel lines and a type of polygon, the quadrilateral. Listen closely to the lesson to learn about how to classify (organize) quadrilaterals and practice your new learning  today through BrainPopJr. 

  1. Watch lesson video
  2. Log into Brainpop using G-Suite
  3. Complete Assignment on Quadrilaterals 
    1. Watch Video
    2. Complete Quiz/Quizzes
  4. Looking for more? Color in the Quadrilateral Robot PDF

SOCIAL STUDIES: Manhattan

Today you will watch a video to learn about the borough of Manhattan. This video will focus mainly on the southern tip of Manhattan. You will also see some fascinating pictures connecting downtown New York, then and now. Enjoy the virtual tours of Ellis Island and The Statue of Liberty. 

 

  • Go to Epic and check out some books from you NYC collection assigned

 

***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 and LAST reading bingo board activity
    • Post to Seesaw and make sure you share what numbered activity you are doing
  • Writing – Imaginative Narrative 
    • Watch tutorial
    • Complete Adobe Spark Video
    • Download to computer (PDF and trailer)  and upload to “3M Book Trailers Folder” (trailer only) – Watch lesson video very carefully for how to do this! 
  • Math-Quadrilaterals
    • Watch tutorial 
    • Complete Brainpop Jr. movie and at least one quiz
  • Social Studies – Manhattan
    • Watch tutorial
    • Watch three additional videos 
    • Check out the NYC collection on Epic
    • Complete Seesaw Activity~ What did you learn about Manhattan? 

 

Monday, June 8th

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Happy Monday! Please watch today’s introduction video before reading the rest of the blog. 

 

Today’s  Zooms:

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

There is a new Zoom schedule for this week. This document is in your S.S. Folder. It is a B week.

Please note we will not zoom on Wednesday. You will have a virtual Field Day! The  district will email your families with activities available for that day.

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

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

 

READING – Fantasy Book Clubs
Book Club #1 Padlet
Book Club # 2 Padlet
Book Club #3 Padlet
Book Club #4 Padlet
Book Club #5 Padlet

Please email me when you need a new Padlet for your group.

Please complete every column, if possible. Your posts should reflect at least 10 minutes of thinking to receive excellent participation credit. Everyone in the group should not repeat the setting/problem/solution, but after one person has written a correct answer, add on to your partners’ posts and either agree or disagree, but provide more text evidence in your thinking.

Writing: Revising & Editing 

Writers you are all so close to publishing! Today you will take the time to review what you have written (and typed in a doc in your writing folder or digital notebook). Revision is about making changes to your story to make it better and Editing is about spelling and the mechanics of writing. It is helpful to have a partner or two to work with at this point to ask for their feedback and get their help with spelling & punctuation.

Math: Angles

In this lesson you will need a few items:

  1. A pair of scissors
  2. A pencil
  3.  A piece of paper
  4. A post it note

In this lesson you will learn about angles and how to name specific types of angles. You will be asked to frequently pause the video and practice the skill. Then you will click un-pause to see if your answer or solution matches Mrs. Luciano’s.

  • Watch Mrs. Luciano’s lesson below
  • Complete workbook pages 151-152
  • Complete scavenger hunt on Seesaw Activity

Many of you have the workbooks at home. These pages are in Workbook B. You can do the workbook pages directly in your workbook, take a picture and upload to your June E~Learning slideshow or take a picture of it on Seesaw. Be sure when you are taking a picture you get close up to the page so we are able to read each answer. OR you can print OR copy and paste the slides to your slideshow.

Copy and Paste to slideshow: Workbook B pages 151-152

Print Option: Workbook B pages 151-152

Complete Seesaw activity

Social Studies: Brooklyn Part 1 

Today we are continuing the tour of the 5 Boroughs of NYC and we are off to visit Brooklyn. There are many resources here to help make this an enjoyable trip.

  • First watch the Welcome to Brooklyn video below
  • Then check out the additional resources below (You will need to do this to complete your Seesaw assignment)
  • Complete the Seesaw activity assigned to you

Additional resources:

 

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

  • Fantasy book club reading
    • Read the agreed amount from your bookclub members 
    • Padlet post ~ add name and date
  • Writing – Imaginative Narrative
    • Watch tutorial
    • Watch Imaginative Narrative Video on Slides
    • Begin the revision/editing process of your writing – find a partner(s) to help you navigate this process
    • Use Narrative Writing Checklist to assess your writing and post on Seesaw or in your E-Learning Slides 
  • Math
    • Watch tutorial
    • Complete workbook pages 151-152
    • Complete Seesaw Activity
  • Social Studies
    • Watch Brooklyn Tutorial Video
    • Go to Epic and check out Brooklyn Collection that was assigned – Read the assigned readings/videos
    • Complete Seesaw Activity

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 

Wednesday, June 3rd

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

  • 10:00: 3M Zoom w/ Mr. Casal
  • 2:30 Library

Reminder: Tomorrow’s (Thursday’s)  Zoom is moved to 1:00.

Our cleaned up, packed up classroom 🙁

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

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

CURSIVE PRACTICE: Words

Keep practicing that beautiful cursive!

Cursive 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: Paying attention to the middle

Third grade writer’s, today’s work is all about the details. You will be reaching back into prior lessons, using mentor texts, and Pixar videos. All that you have been learning to do as a writer, will be put to use today. There is nothing to hand in today, however you should be starting to type your story (or ask someone to help you type) as it is easier to share with classmates that way. We will be publishing next week! Wahoo! 

  1. Watch the lesson introduction
  2. Check out the lesson slides Imaginative Narrative #8 Slides
  3. Review any prior lessons if needed
  4. Watch Imaginative Narrative Part 5
  5. Write the middle of your story, paying close attention to the details
  6. Type your story (or ask someone to help you)
  7. “Meet up” with a partner to read your middle (what the character wants/what is the problem)
MATH: Graphing project- Day 1

Today you will be introduced to a new graphing project. The first part of the project is to craft a survey question and then create a Google Form as a way to collect data. Then you will be sharing your survey link on a common Google Sheet. Lastly, you will be checking back to the Google Sheet to take your classmate’s surveys. Be sure to answer all of your classmates’ surveys and then you can branch out to the rest of the grade. 

  1. Go to the slides in your MATH folder called, “Graphing Project Day 1”
  2. Brainstorm 2 survey questions (Answer on Slide 6)
  3. Choose 1 final question (Answer on Slide 7)
  4. Create Google Form (Watch video for how)
  5. Share Google Form to Google Sheet (Slide 10) or Grade 3 Survey Questions Google Sheets 
  6. Take classmates’ surveys by returning to the Grade 3 Survey Questions Google Sheets 
SOCIAL STUDIES: Queens Day 1

Today you will be continuing your tour of New York City. Next stop, Queens! Watch the video below to learn more about Queens and its location. Learn about some of the neighborhoods, and one specifically, Chinatown in Flushing.

  1. Watch lesson video about Queens
  2. Watch videos on slide 11~ Chinatown and neighborhoods of Queens
  3. Complete assignment on Seesaw

 

**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 #8
    • Watch the lesson introduction
    • Check out the lesson slides Imaginative Narrative #8 Slides
    • Watch Imaginative Narrative Part 5
    • Begin typing up your story (or ask someone to help you.) Don’t forget to include your introduction and now focus on your middle. 
    • “Meet up” with a partner to read your middle. (What the character wants/What is the problem)
  • Math: Graphing Project Day
  • Social Studies
  • Cursive Handwriting
    • Print out the worksheets and complete them using your best handwriting
    • Take a picture and upload to your June E-Learning Slideshow or Seesaw

 

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.

 

 

Tuesday, May 26th

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Good Morning 3M! I hope you had an amazing weekend!

Please watch my introduction video before you get started today 🙂

Tuesday’s Zoom Schedule: Look for a new schedule in your S.S. Folder called, Zoom Sessions  for 3Mangan B Week

  • 3M Class Zoom: 10:00
  • No Art Class today 
  • Library: 2:30

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

Questions? E-Learning Questions Padlet

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: Imaginative Narrative #4 

Third grade writers this is where it gets really interesting! Watch the introduction video and choose your seed idea carefully as you will be spending a lot of time growing this idea into a full fantasy story.

These slides are in your writing folder too: Imaginative Narrative #4: Choosing a Seed Slides

  • Watch the introductory video
  • Watch Imaginative Narrative Part 3 Planning Video 
  • Create a detailed story mountain for your fantasy story **We will do this together at our Zoom. You might want to wait until our class to get started on this.**
    • Choose the graphic organizer that works best for you OR use your digital notebook in your writing folder
  • Share your story mountain on Seesaw or in Digital Notebook in your Writing folder

Math: Data Analysis Day One

  • Watch the introductory video – it helps explain what is expected of you, so make sure you watch the entire video
  • Complete the Seesaw Activity that has been assigned to you
    • Be sure to write 4 ideas in each section of the See Think Wonder Chart

Social Studies: How are the 5 boroughs connected?

What’s a “borough” anyway? It’s like a smaller city within our massive metropolis. NYC has five of them—the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island—each with dozens of neighborhoods lending their own local flavor. Today, please watch the introduction video to learn about the five boroughs that make up NYC.  How do we connect the boroughs?

  • Watch the introduction video
  • Click the link on slide 11 to listen to “My Subway Ride” read aloud
  • Complete the Seesaw activity on identifying bridges and 1 tunnel

 

science: Mystery DouG
  • Did you miss the live session on Thursday? Check it out here: Mystery Science Live
  • Are unicorns real? Watch to find the answer: Are Unicorns Real?
    • You’re not going to want to miss the Bonus on this episode! 
Smart Fact

On this day in 1967 EMI Records released “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” a few days early in the United Kingdom; it would go to number one for 15 weeks in the US and 22 weeks in the UK. Do you know the famous band that sang this song? I’ll give you a hint, they caused something known as The British Invasion in the U.S. If this is the first time you are hearing about The Beatles, then watch this clip to hear a little more: The Beatles Iconic Performance on The Ed Sullivan Show. 

 

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

  • Reading
    • Book Clubs: Read your agreed upon book club amount- 20-30 minutes of reading on Epic
    • Complete a DIFFERENT Bingo board activity than one you’ve chosen before- post on Seesaw
  • Fantasy Writing
    • Choose a seed idea to be your fantasy story
    • Create a DETAILED story mountain either by using digital notebook, post its or your own notebook **We will do this together at our Zoom. You might want to wait until our class to get started on this.**
    • Post it to Seesaw
  • Math
    • Watch math lesson video
    • Numberless graph on Seesaw- complete See Think Wonder chart with 4 ideas in each section
  • Social Studies
    • Watch intro video
    • Listen to “My Subway Ride” read aloud
    • Identify bridges and tunnels on Seesaw activity