Today we had fun!
I hope to see everyone in the new year.
Stay safe!
Friday, 18 December 2020
Thursday, 17 December 2020
Thursday December 17th
2nd last day of school in 2020! Woo hoo! We made it!
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 we'll do reader's workshop, I'll give the kids the option of reading on RAZ kids...or old school books, like the pioneers used to read.
Period 2 is writer's workshop, we will try writing in our Literacy folders on google doc's.
Period 3 and 4 we are going to make Christmas/Holiday Cards and watch the more modern release of The BFG.
Period 5 Mr. Woolley has them for French.
Period 6 we have gym...hopefully we'll get a little more time to play some of the cooperative games from yesterday!
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Wednesday December 16th
Here is the plan for today....
Period 1-Reader's Workshop -mini lesson is 'making the bumpy smooth' by re reading sections.
Period 2 is Writer's Workshop - we'll try and see if we can make 'found poems' around the room.
Period 3 and 4 is math. We'll be looking at creating nets from this website:
https://mathgeekmama.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Geometric-Nets-Printable-Pack.pdf
Period 5 we have the gym. We'll play a couple of 'co operative' games in the gym.
Period 6 Mr. Woolley has them for French.
Tuesday, 15 December 2020
Tuesday December 15th
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 -Reader's workshop, mini lesson on using an interesting voice while reading non-fiction.
Period 2 -Writer's workshop - a lot of the class has been into creating their own word searches...so we'll work on creating our own.
Period 3 and 4 we have the chromebooks. I have a quiz on 'quiziz' about Camp X. Then we have some 3D solids questions on Prodigy and I've posted a website to some 'shape games' on Google Classroom.
Period 5 is Mr. Butt for technology.
Period 6 we'll continue finishing up our 'holiday crafts'.
Monday, 14 December 2020
3D solids
Here is the link to our 3D shapes!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xvY3x3qOcftBGS52-AJBxdVh5sdmWiye?usp=sharing
Monday December 14th
I just finished moving all the desks around for our new seating arrangement....
I'll also apologize for possibly missing some blogs this week...the last week is always a little chaotic...I'll try my best.
Period 1 is Read aloud, get used to our new seating arrangements. Weekend round up.
Period 2 is readers/writer's workshop, student choice.
Period 3 and 4 is math. I'm hoping to construct our own 3D solids using play doh and straws...or toothpicks...
Period 5 we'll continue working on our Holiday crafts.
Period 6 is Mrs. Haynes for music.
Friday, 11 December 2020
Friday December 11th
Hey everyone, I wasn't here yesterday (hence the no-post).
I'm back today, and here is the plan!
Period 1:Reader's /Writer's workshop - student choice.
Period 2: Mr. Butt for technology.
Period 3 and 4 is art. We'll be making simple Christmas Cards for seniors.
Period 5 and 6 we have the Chromebooks. We'll continue exploring Tinker Cad and Math Prodigy!
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Wednesday December 9th
Here is the plan for today!
Period 1 is read aloud and reader's workshop. The mini lesson focuses on reading words across a break li-ne (see what I did there?)
Period 2 is writer's workshop. Our mini lesson will be about 'borrowing a 'spark line'' to help us get started.
Period 3 and 4 is math. We'll review the names of 2d shapes. Then we'll start learning about 3D shapes.
3D names prisms and pyramids
https://www.learner.org/wp-content/interactive/geometry/prisms/
Game https://www.abcya.com/games/shape_match
EFV https://www.education.com/game/edges-and-vertices-photoshoot/
Hopefully we'll get to this work:
https://www.math-salamanders.com/image-files/third-grade-math-practice-3d-shape-properties-5.gif
https://drive.google.com/file/d/126havVDk9ujMtgIUTJpL1_lbZd1c37Hh/view?usp=sharing
Period 5 we'll have our first 'gym' time. We'll talk about how 'gym' will look this year and go over some of the routines and procedures.
Period 6 Mr. Woolley has them for French.
Tuesday, 8 December 2020
Tuesday December 8th
Here is the plan for today!
Period 1 is reader's workshop. Our mini lesson will focus on 'Unpacking Words' do they 'sound right'?
Period 2 is writer's workshop. The mini lesson will be looking through our writer's notebooks to discover new 'genres' (e.g., maybe that story might make a good poem).
Period 3 and 4 we have the chromebooks. I've put up 24 questions on prodigy to really see what we know about 2D shapes.
Period 5 is Mr. Butt for technology.
Period 6 we'll hold on to Mr. Butt's computers and hopefully finish up our math and dig deeper into 'tinker cad'.
Monday, 7 December 2020
Monday December 7th
Happy Monday!
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 is read aloud and weekend round up.
Period 2 is reader's/writer's workshop (student choice)
Period 3 and 4 is math. We're going to look a little more at 2D shapes and their various properties. And get to these worksheets.
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/geometry/polygons-2_TZFNF.pdf?up=1466611200
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/geometry/polygons_TZFMZ.pdf?up=1466611200
Period 5 we'll save for a 'finish up' period. We'll do some Go Noodle activities and finish up our Mondrian art from last week.
Period 6 is the Mrs. Haynes Music show.
Friday, 4 December 2020
From Parent Council
Please see the message from our Parent Council. It's an amazing cause.
Glenview School
December Food and Necessity Drive
Our Food Banks need our support!
Glenview will be running a Contactless Food Drive for the Compassion Society of Halton next week.
Compassion Society Most Needed Items: (All non-parishables welcome)
Together, we can do great things!
Our Glenview Eagle Goal: Two full vans
Friday December 4th
Happy Friday!
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 - Is reader's / writer's workshop, student choice.
Period 2 is Mr. Butt for technology.
Period 3 and 4 is art. We'll be looking closely at Piet Mondrian.
https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/who-is/who-piet-mondrian (shared reading)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4ZNx9oBC6o - video
Period 5 and 6 is computers. We're going to do a couple of things.
1. We're going just to practise logging into a google 'Hang Out' using Google classroom...just in case we have to do some learning from home in the future.
2. We'll finish up our Science Vocabulary posters.
3. We'll continue to explore 'Tinkercad' (carry on Mr. Butt's work from the morning).
Have a great weekend everyone. Stay safe.
Thursday, 3 December 2020
Thursday December 3rd
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 -reader's workshop. Our mini lesson will focus on 'unpacking words to see if they sound right'.
Period 2 -writer's workshop. Our mini lesson will be on 'Touring your home' (using setting to help us write).
Period 3 and 4 is math. We'll start our next unit on 2D and 3D shapes. We'll talk about classifying 2D shapes by various attributes (length of sides, number of sides, parallel sides, angles).
Games
Parallel: https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/parallel-lines.html
Worksheets
https://www.math-salamanders.com/image-files/3rd-grade-math-practice-2d-shape-properties-1.gif - angles
https://www.math-salamanders.com/image-files/free-3rd-grade-math-2d-shape-properties-2.gif - parallel
Period 5 Mr. Woolley has them for French.
Period 6 we'll do a little shared reading in Science about soils, then spend some more time trying to solve the first layer of the Rubik's Cube.
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Wednesday December 2nd
It's a Friday schedule today...
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 is reader's/writer's workshop (student choice, as per Friday's schedule).
Period 2 is Mr. Butt for technology.
Period 3 and 4 is math...we'll stay outside for a little longer. Then we'll come in and finish our unit on time. I'm hoping the kids can get to these worksheets:
Period 5 is Science, we'll look at fiction vs. non fiction. Then read a non fiction article about Soil.
Period 6 we finally got our Rubik's cubes delivered...so I'm hoping a can show the kids the first step to solving the cube!
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
SNOW CREATIONS
we ended up playing outside building cool snow creations...I thought I'd share the photo's with you...hope this works!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tQYMM7LLK764KueP0ULNNbj0f3cF_Uoh?usp=sharing
Tuesday December 1st
Happy December...and snow to celebrate!
Here is the plan for today:
Period 1: We'll do weekend round up and start our new class novel, Camp X.
Period 2: Student choice "Reader's/Writer's workshop".
Period 3 and 4 we have the chromebooks. I have an activity on Google Classroom. The kids are going to design their own 'soil vocabulary posters'.
Period 5: Mr. Butt has them for technology.
Period 6: We'll hold on to the Chromebooks to either finish our posters or work on some Math prodigy or some of these soil games:
http://seedsurvivor.com/agrium-games/SoilTris/index.htm
http://seedsurvivor.com/agrium-games/A-Maze-ing-Underground/index.htm
Thursday, 26 November 2020
Thursday November 26th
Best day ever!
Period 1 was reader's workshop. Our mini lesson focused on vowels that go together (when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking).
Period 2 was writer's workshop. We talked about 'getting sparked by setting'. How we can use setting to help us craft stories.
Period 3 and 4 were PJ's and The One And Only Ivan.
Period 5 Mr. Woolley has them for French.
Period 6 we'll finish our movie and hopefully get a game of Seat-ball in!
Remember, no school tomorrow OR Monday. Enjoy your long weekends.
Wednesday, 25 November 2020
The One And Only Ivan...and PJ's!
Hey Parents...Just wanted to remind you with the winter weather, please make sure you kids have indoor shoes and boots at school...our classroom floor is looking a little rough!
So the stars have aligned and we just finished our class novel, The One and Only Ivan...AND, tomorrow is PJ day! Movie and our PJ's! So fun.
Just a reminder, due to Covid restrictions no stuffed animals, no 'class snacks' (but I'm okay if you pack your child some popcorn).
Wednesday November 25th
Hey Everyone,
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 is Reader's workshop. The mini lesson will focus on skipping words we don't know and returning to them ...using context to make the best guess.
Period 2 is Writer's workshop. Our mini lesson will focus on starting a story with a character. Mapping out our characters, then writing a story.
Period 3 and 4 is math. We'll play a game called 'I Have, Who Has?' that will help us master analogue clocks. Then I have a couple of worksheets that the kids should be able to do quite easily.
Period 5 we'll look a little closer at soils and fill out some 'fill in the blanks' activities in our Science duo-tangs.
Period 6 Mr. Woolley has them for French.
Tuesday, 24 November 2020
Tuesday November 24th
Phew...busy day is over...conferences about to begin!
Welcome to Layla, our newest student.
Period 1 was reader's workshop. Our mini lesson focused on breaking words apart to read them.
Period 2 was writer's workshop. We looked at ways to generate ideas.
Period 3 and 4 was math. We used the chromebooks to answer some time related questions on Prodigy and played some of the time games posted on Google Classroom.
Period 5 was Mr. Butt for technology.
Period 6 The kids continue to finish up 'unfinished' work on the chromebooks or explore sim city/prodigy or Scratch.
Monday, 23 November 2020
Monday November 23rd
Happy snowy Monday.
Just a reminder...make sure you bring boots and indoor shoes (you can leave the indoor shoes here).
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 is read aloud and weekend round up.
Period 2 is reader's/writer's workshop (student choice).
Period 3 and 4 is math. We're going to play a game of 'I Have, Who Has' to practise reading analogue clocks, then I have some work for them to finish up.
https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/math/grade-3-telling-time-5-minutes-draw-clock-a.pdf
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/time/time-8_TZTRM.pdf?up=1489733765
Period 5 we'll do a little Science, investigating our word wall.
Period 6 Mrs. Haynes has the class for music.
Friday, 20 November 2020
Keith Haring Art
This link should send you to some photo's I took of the kid's Haring inspired art we did outside. They look great!
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yGjAaGbLDloc7Sa0Hhst8AJFd_cs2Lxe?usp=sharing
Friday November 19th
Happy Friday...
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 is read aloud then reader's/writer's workshop...student choice.
Period 2 Mr. Butt has them for technology.
Period 3 and 4 is art. We're going to look at the artist Keith Haring. If I can find enough sidewalk chalk, we might do our art out on the blacktop.
Period 5 and 6 we have the chromebooks. We're going to finish up our learning skills self assessments, and our persuasive paragraphs. Any extra time we'll dive into some time questions on Math Prodigy.
Have a great weekend!
Thursday, 19 November 2020
Thursday November 19th
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 is read aloud and reader's workshop...mini lesson focusing on 'taking words apart' to solve them.
Period 2 is writer's workshop. We'll continue on with some persuasive writing.
Period 3 and 4 is math. We're going to refresh (learn) how to read time on an analogue clock. Then I have a scavenger hunt set up in the classroom where they'll have to find hidden clocks and read the time. If there is time we'll do a couple of worksheets:
https://www.k5learning.com/worksheets/math/grade-3-telling-time-5-minutes-draw-clock-a.pdf
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/time/time-8_TZTRM.pdf?up=1489733765
Period 5 Mr. Woolley has them for French.
Period 6 is a little mindfulness and hopefully we'll continue plugging through our 'soils' booklets.
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Wednesday November 18th
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1: Read aloud, reader's workshop. Continue to look at those tricky vowels.
Period 2: Writer's workshop. I'm hoping I booked the chromebooks properely, and we continue to work on our persuasive paragraphs on Google Classroom.
Period 3 and 4 is math. We're going to do a whole class quiz online to see how much we know about bar graphs and picto graphs. If there is time, I'll introduce our next unit (telling time).
Period 5 is Science, we'll 'dig a little deeper' into our unit on Soils. We'll go over the 3 main kinds of soil (Loam, Sand and Clay). We'll investigate some of the vocabulary of soil with posters I have hanging on the wall.
Period 6 is French with Mr. Woolley.
Tuesday, 17 November 2020
Tuesday November 17th
Here is the plan for today!
Period 1 is Reader's Workshop. Our mini lesson will focus on some of the tricky sounds vowels make.
Period 2 is Writer's workshop. We're going to continue to look at persuasive writing. We're going to fill out a graphic organizer to help us write persuasive paragraphs, about whether or not video games are good or bad.
Period 3 and 4 we have the chromebooks. The students will log into google classroom to write their own persuasive paragraphs about whether or not zoo's are a good idea. They'll have to fill out their own organizer then use that to write their own paragraphs.
Period 5 Mr. Butt has them for technology.
Period 6 we'll keep the chromebooks to finish our paragraphs, and if we have time we'll hopefully have time to make some bar graphs on:https://www.mathsisfun.com/data/data-graph.php
Monday, 16 November 2020
Monday November 16th
Here is the plan for today...
Period 1 we'll continue to work on our maps from last Friday for 'red light'. Then I'll read some of the One and Only Ivan. Then we'll share our weekend during 'weekend round up'.
Period 2 is reader's/writer's workshop, student choice.
Period 3 and 4 we're going to discuss pictographs and bar graphs. Hopefully create our own. There are a couple of worksheets I've photocopied too.
Period 5 I have a 'soils' booklet. I'm hoping the kids can put them together today and decorate.
Period 6 Mrs. Haynes for music.
Friday, 13 November 2020
Friday November 13th
Here is the plan for today!
Period 1 -Read aloud, then reader's/writer's workshop- student choice.
Period 2 -Mr. Butt for technology.
Period 3 and 4 is 'Art'/Social Studies. Most of the class has been loving Sim City/Making their own maps. So for art, we're going to design our own maps, complete with Residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, conservation and recreation zones. We'll even include Legend/Key's to help explain our maps. It should be fun.
Period 5 and 6 we have the chromebooks. I've got a number of questions (21) set up on prodigy.
Have a safe weekend.
Thursday, 12 November 2020
Thursday November 12th
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1: We're going to design our own cities for red light on grid paper. Then we'll do reader's workshop. We'll look again at solving unfamiliar words, by 'running into the first part' of the word.
Period 2: We'll do the persuasive writing lesson from yesterday that we didn't get to, due to the Remembrance day assembly. We'll look at different audiences and different forms.
Period 3 and 4 is math. We'll do an activity on the Smartboard about interpreting, and creating bar graphs. Then we'll try to do on our own with the work from yesterday.
Period 5 Mr. Woolley has them for French.
Period 6 we'll start our first unit of Science. We'll share what we know (or think we know) about soil.
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Wednesday November 11th
Here is the plan today.
Period 1 is reader's workshop. We're going to read 'Jess Was the Brave One' and talk about what a 'hero' is. Then our mini lesson will focus on 'running into the first part of a word'.
Period 2 is writer's workshop. Hopefully we'll look at persuasive writing, different forms and audiences.
Period 3 and 4 is Math. We'll start by doing a little 'dice rolling' expanding and decompose activity I got from Mrs. Benison. We'll do a sorting activity. Then I'm going to have the class, read and create bar graphs.
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/graphing/bar-graph-simple-5_TWNDQ.pdf?up=1466611200
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/graphing/bar-graph-simple-4_TWNDD.pdf?up=1466611200
(password protected, but just to give you an idea)
Period 5 we'll finally finish our land form use sheets (now that we're masters of industry, residential and commercial, after playing Sim City yesterday.
Period 6 Mr. Woolley has them for French.
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Tuesday November 10th
Here is the plan for today:
Period 1 Read aloud (the One and Only Ivan). Then reader's workshop. The mini lesson focuses on 'Run into the first part' when trying to solve unfamiliar words.
Period 2 is Writer's workshop. The kids have asked to go outside to do shared writing (while the weather's nice, it's hard to refuse).
Period 3 and 4 is math. We're going to talk about the parts of a bar graph (title, scale, x and y axis) then answer some questions on Prodigy.
Period 5 Mr. Butt has them for technology
Period 6 we'll keep the chromebooks and investigate SimCity (building our own cities) on Google Classroom.
Monday, 9 November 2020
Monday November 9th
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 we'll get adjusted to our new seating arrangement. Then we'll read aloud. After that we'll share the highlights of our weekend during 'Weekend Round Up'.
Period 2 will be student choice for reader's /writer's workshop.
Period 3 and 4 is math. We're going to go over different ways of sorting data (Venn Diagram, Carroll Diagrams) and do some work from last week. I don't think this will take too long, so hopefully we can get outside to enjoy the nice weather too!
Period 5 is social studies. We'll review ways we use the land (e.g., agriculture, conservation, industry, residential, commercial and recreation). I have a cut and paste activity to go along with that.
Period 6 is music with Mrs. Haynes.
Friday, 6 November 2020
Friday November 6th
Happy Friday!
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 -we'll read aloud another 'choose your own adventure book' today. Then it will be student choice for reader's/writer's workshop.
Period 2 is Mr. Butt for technology.
Period 3 and 4 we are going to do some 'mosaic' poppy art.
Period 5 and 6 is computers. I will be putting up a 'learning skills' self assessment activity on google classroom. We'll fill it out together, as a class.
Have a great weekend...enjoy the nice weather if you're able!
Thursday, 5 November 2020
Thursday November 5th
Here is the plan for today...
Period 1 is reader's workshop. Our mini lesson will focus again on solving words, this time looking at the beginning and the end of words to make good guesses.
Period 2 we're going to go outside for writer's workshop. The kids have been begging to write with friends and share their writing, so we'll go outside during this nice weather, and do some shared writing.
Period 3 and 4 is math. We're going to continue to practise our calculator skills with some challenges. Then we'll look at sorting data using various attributes (e.g., sorting by size, shape, colour etc...).
Period 5 Mr. Woolley has the kids.
Period 6 we'll talk a little about mindfulness, and staying calm. Then we'll finally finish the BFG.
Wednesday, 4 November 2020
Wednesday November 4th
Here is the plan for today!
Period 1 is reader's workshop. Our mini lesson is (the one from yesterday we didn't get to) about groups of letters that make sounds together (digraphs and blends).
Period 2 is writer's workshop. We'll go over another strategy to generate ideas, writing from the heart (things that are close to us, people, places and things).
Period 3 and 4 is math. We're going to do a number talk, focusing on how we solve different questions, and how to do so, efficiently. Then I'm going to a quick check in 'Show What You Know' about patterning.
If there is time, we'll finish the BFG movie from yesterday.
Period 5 is social studies. Hopefully we can get outside, and do some partner talk, about the different ways we use land (e.g. residential, agricultural, commercial and recreation).
Period 6 Mr. Woolley has them!
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Tuesday November 3rd
Happy Tuesday!
Here is the plan for today!
Period 1 -Reader's Workshop - our mini lesson is going to focus on groups of letters that make certain sounds (blends and digraphs) https://www.playdoughtoplato.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Blends-and-Digraphs-Chart.pdf
Period 2 is Writer's Workshop -our mini lesson today is going to be observing closely (using our senses to describe things).
Period 3 and 4 we have the computers. I've posted some 'patterning games' on google classroom and assigned some 'patterning questions' on math prodigy. We're going to work our way through these.
If there is time, I'd like everyone to finish their Social Studies, city research and possibly log into Raz Kids.
Period 5 Mr. Butt comes in for technology.
Period 6 we're going to start the BFG movie that goes along with our last read aloud.
Monday, 2 November 2020
November 2nd
Happy November!
Historically, the week after Halloween is usually pretty tough...let's hope this year we're all in okay shape (I know the Cross children are tired and full of sugar).
Period 1 we'll do a read aloud, we're almost finished the BFG. Then we'll share the highlights of our weekends.
Period 2 is reader's/writer's workshop. The students can choose to read or write (or both).
Period 3 and 4 is math. We're going to look at growing, shrinking and repeating patterns and try to design some fun 'name art' using patterns.
Period 5 Is normally social studies, but depending on how the day goes, we might change this to Scooby Doo time!
Period 6 Mrs. Haynes has them for music
Friday, 30 October 2020
Friday October 30th
Happy Orange and Black day.
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 -reader's/writer's workshop...student choice.
Period 2 -Mr. Butt for 'tech'
Period 3 and 4 we're going to read a bit of BFG...possibly finish? Maybe watch a little bit of Scooby Doo (a Cross family favourite).
Period 5 and 6 we've got the chromebooks. Job number 1 is to finish our 'Research a City' social studies project. Job number 2 is to relax before Halloween and check out some of these games:
https://www.safekidgames.com/halloween-games/
I hope everyone has a safe weekend! Don't eat too much junk food!
Thursday, 29 October 2020
Thursday October 29th
Only 2 days until Halloween! We're pretty excited in room 115.
We started our morning with a little competition of play doh jack o'lanterns. Then I read a chapter from the BFG. After that we did a mini lesson on 'juggling 3 balls' when solving unfamiliar words. We need to think about whether the word looks right, sounds right or makes sense.
For writer's workshop, we talked about using emotions with strong feelings to help us generate topics for writing.
Period 3 and 4 were math. We stayed outside a little longer, then we worked on some patterning. Specifically, using tables to help us understand patterns. The kids worked very hard and I think most of them are really getting the idea of patterns and tables.
We did these sheets:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1exwHzcvBpuK97rzfAiQbYeaagE9AvrMP/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EtcPRSQWiO5PXkT5rjgiGjByLwmAB4F0/view?usp=sharing IMG_3088.JPG
Period 5 Mr. Woolley has them for French.
Period 6 we're going do a little mindfulness/relaxation time.
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
Wednesday October 28th
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 and 2 is literacy. We'll read aloud another chapter of the BFG...we're almost done! Then for reader's workshop, we'll focus on making attempts that make sense. The students expressed a real interest to 'share their writing' for writer's workshop, which is hard to do with the current restrictions...we're going to attempt to go outside and do some sharing.
Period 3 and 4 is math. We're going to continue on with the introduction of 'patterning'. We've got some games to play on the smart board.
https://www.abcya.com/games/number_patterns
https://toytheater.com/number-pattern/
https://www.funbrain.com/games/number-cracker-game
Then we'll try these worksheets:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZAfUSMgE4D7Mjzaf_O2Xw39AUMPoRIgO/view?usp=sharing
https://www.dadsworksheets.com/worksheets/number-patterns/addition-patterns-0-v1.html
Period 5 is Social Studies. We're going to take at types of land use (e.g., residential, commercial, agricultural etc...). Then we have a land use cut and paste activity.
Period 6 Mr. Woolley comes in for French.
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Tuesday October 27th
Here is what today should look like!
Period 1 and 2 are literacy.
We'll begin the day by trying this brain scratcher:
https://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/resources/potw/2020-21/English/POTWA-20-NN-PA-06-P.pdf
Then for reader's workshop we'll look at 're-reading' to make sure we really think/understand.
For writer's workshop we'll focus on using 'important people' to help us generate ideas.
Period 3 and 4 we have the chromebooks.
Period 3 we'll use the chromebooks to answer some patterning questions on prodigy. Our next unit will be on patterning.
Period 4 we're going to continue working on our 'research cities' project on Google Classroom.
Period 5 Mr. Butt has the class for tech.
Period 6 we'll keep the chromebooks to finish up math and social studies.
Monday, 26 October 2020
Monday October 26th
Here is the plan for today...
Period 1 we'll do a read aloud and share highlights from our weekend during weekend round up.
Period 2 will be reader's/writer's workshop.
Period 3 and 4 is math. We'll finish up our math from last week, making change. Then we'll try and do addition using money:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bVe1IjQP-JAYLg3CnHb0BVjkuyO_pT_S/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BkvrTYQXammxFTnjWEVfscMczOM9Euu5/view?usp=sharing
Period 5 for social studies we'll do a partner talk about 'landform' questions (e.g., some of the biggest cities are near water, this is because...).
Period 6 Mrs. Haynes is here for music.
Friday, 23 October 2020
Friday October 23rd
I wasn't here yesterday, so I'm not too sure how the day went, but I suspect great.
Today we'll begin period 1 by reading aloud and the kids can pick to read or write (or both) for reader's/writer's workshop.
Period 2 Mr. Butt will be in for technology.
Period 3 and 4 we're going to attempt to channel our inner 'Georges Seurat' and try some pointillism fall trees.
Period 5 and 6 we have the computers and we'll begin work on Google Classroom researching cities from each of the 3 different landforms in Ontario.
Have a terrific (and safe) weekend everyone!
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Wednesday October 21st
Here is the plan for today!
Period 1 and 2 is Literacy!
We'll clean and organize our desks, then listen to a chapter from the BFG.
For reader's workshop we'll focus on using words we know to help us solve words we don't know.
For writer's workshop we're going to practise 'living like someone consumed by a project'...how to invest in our writing.
Period 3 and 4 is math.
I've done a giant scavenger hunt around my room for 'counting coins'. We did this last week...but this week it should be a little more challenging. I've got 2 different scavenger hunts...one is easier, the other is a little more difficult.
If we have time, we'll look at making change (specifically, counting up to make change)
https://www.funbrain.com/games/change-maker - game
Period 5 we're going to do a little mindfulness...as I think we'll need a break of being inside for so long (I suspect indoor recesses).
Period 6 is Mr. Woolley for French.
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
Tuesday October 20th
Here is the plan for today!
Period 1 and 2 is literacy. We need to talk about our coat hooks...which we're now allowed to use, sort of. We'll begin the morning at attempting to draw our best Scooby Doo. Then for reader's workshop we're going to talk about reading slowly to really 'hear' the story in our minds. For writer's workshop, we'll focus just on getting stuff down on our paper.
Periods 3 and 4 we have the chromebooks. I'll be posting an assignment on Google Classroom where the kids visit and play 4 different money websites. And they'll vote on their favourite game. Any time left over, they'll go onto prodigy to do some more math money questions.
*the google classroom assignment has many good 'money' games to practise their skills.
Period 5 Mr. Butt comes in for some technology time.
Period 6 we'll finish up our Legend of The Vampire Scooby Doo from yesterday.
Monday, 19 October 2020
Monday October 19th
Yuck..a rainy Monday...we'll try to make the best of it today.
Period 1 we'll try and get adjusted to our new seating arrangements...then we'll share the highlights of our weekends.
Period 2 Mr. Butt brought in some 'library books' for our class. We'll each be able to take 1 and return it on Friday. Then it will be student choice, reader's or writer's workshop.
Period 3 and 4 is math. We're continuing to look at money. Counting Change and making change. We'll play these games and hopefully get to these worksheets.
Games:
https://www.abcya.com/games/money_bingo-counting coins game
https://www.funbrain.com/games/change-maker -making change
Worksheets:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kgPdvstA6HwNVRYIS59bo7zT0Ppymsje/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8mp-Uab-QTi43kpYsR7NAZ_TkfBHmiz/view?usp=sharing
Period 5 we've got some 'partner talk' cards where we'll discuss different landform regions in Ontario.
Period 6 Mrs. Haynes is here for music!
Friday, 16 October 2020
Pumpkin negative/positive space art!
Here is the link to our amazing pumpkin symmetry, negative, positive space art...I hope
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1xlRylZnNVaQjjg24IM6pcKkqo8r7Agru?usp=sharing
Friday October 16th
Happy Friday!
Here is the plan for today.
Period 1 -we'll finish up our counting coins activity from yesterday. Then it will be student choice for reader's writer's workshop.
Period 2 -Mr. Butt is coming in to do media/tech.
Period 3 and 4 is art. We'll look at positive and negative space and symmetry. Then we'll try our own creations (Pumpkins maybe)https://artprojectsforkids.org/positive-negative-pumpkin/
Period 5 and 6 we have the chromebooks. We're going to dig a little deeper on Google Classroom, looking at how things are organized by subject and some of the materials I've added to our class. I also want to show the kids the 'recording' feature on Raz Kids and I've set up 'Dream Box' for those kids that are not as interested in Prodigy.
Thursday, 15 October 2020
Thursday October 15th
Yuck...a gross rainy Thursday...gulp!
Here is the plan today. We'll attempt to try this week's problem of the week:
https://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/resources/potw/2020-21/English/POTWA-20-GS-05-P.pdf
And discuss the solution from last weeks problem.
Then we'll read aloud from The BFG.
Our Reading Mini lesson will focus 'Does It Engage Me'...reading the first page of a book to see if we're interested!
Our writing mini lesson will focus on 'writing a small bite-sized chunk at a time.
Period 3 and 4 we'll talk about how hard we worked on our math from yesterday. Then we're going to look a little closer at Canadian money, the values and skip counting. If we have time we'll try these worksheets (making change for up to $1.00).
https://www.mathplayground.com/interactive_hundreds_chart.html - skip counting
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kgPdvstA6HwNVRYIS59bo7zT0Ppymsje/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1l8mp-Uab-QTi43kpYsR7NAZ_TkfBHmiz/view?usp=sharing
Period 5 Mr. Woolley has them for French.
Period 6 we're going to do a little 'bus safety' lesson put out by the city of Burlington:
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
Wednesday October 14th
Here is the plan for today.
Periods 1 and 2 are literacy. Although at some point we're going to get interrupted to practice our 3rd fire drill and evacuation. So I'm not sure how much literacy we'll get to today??
Period 3 and 4 are math. We're going to continue to work on 3 digit subtraction, with and without regrouping. Quite a few kids still need some practise with this.
Period 5 I'm hoping to finish our 'cut and paste' job sort from yesterday...and present our findings.
Period 6 Mr. Woolley has them for French.
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
Tuesday October 13th
I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing weekend.
Here is the plan for today (it's a Monday schedule)
Period 1 and 2 is literacy. We'll start the day off with brain teaser:
https://www.transum.org/software/SW/Starter_of_the_day/starter_October12.asp
Then we'll share our weekend highlights during 'weekend round up'. After that I'll start our next read aloud, The BFG.
Then we'll do some reading, focusing still on becoming 'engaged readers.
Writing is up next. The mini lesson will focus on just taking 'One bite at a time'.
Period 3 and 4 I believe we have the computers. I've got some 3 digit subtraction questions lined up on Math Prodigy. Afterwords, I'm hoping to explore Google Earth a little more. Looking specifically at different cities within Ontario's 3 landforms.
Period 5 is social studies. I have a 'job sort' activity where the students will look at a job and try to figure out, which landform that occupation would take place in.
Period 6 is Mrs. Haynes for music.
Friday, 9 October 2020
Friday October 9th
Here is what the plan is for today!
Period 1 we'll read aloud a short story from 'And Then It Happened' and then I'll give the kids the choice to read or write.
Period 2 Mr. Butt will teach the kids technology...maybe coding?
Period 3 and 4 we are going to start by watching the goosebumps tv episode that goes along with our read aloud 'You Can't Scare Me'. https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4p29bv
Then we'll try to make our own monsters using construction paper for art.
Period 5 and 6 we have the chromebooks. We'll log into google classroom and fill out a 'Movie vs. Book comparison and design our own poster/cover for the story 'You Can't Scare Me'.
I hope everyone has a good/safe long weekend!
Thursday, 8 October 2020
Thursday October 8th
Here is the plan for the day (*subject to change)
Periods 1 & 2: Literacy
We'll start the day trying to make scorpions (Goosebumps related) out of play doh. Then we'll move into reading. We're going to reading. We're going to review our mini lessons from the week (e.g., visualizing, asking questions and engagement). Then we'll read.
Next we'll write. Today's lesson will focus on 'Why we Write? Hopefully tapping into why it is we care about our writing.
Period 3 and 4 is numeracy. We're going to be continuing on with 3 digit subtraction. I have a game we'll play rolling dice, and subtracting down from 999. Then we'll try the worksheets from yesterday we didn't get time to do.
Period 5 Mr. Woolley will teach French.
Period 6 we'll do a little mindfulness, relaxation. Then I'm going to give them this brain teaser:
https://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/resources/potw/2020-21/English/POTWA-20-PA-04-P.pdf
We're going to talk about how to solve problems and persevering!
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Wednesday October 7th
Yuck...a rainy Wednesday!
Here is what I am hoping we get to today!
Period 1 and 2 -Literacy
We're going to start the day by cleaning and organizing our desks (some are pretty scary). Then we'll read aloud. After that we'll do a little mini lesson on 'visualizing to focus' while reading.
For writing, we're going to talk about what to do when you're stuck, and looking at mentor texts to help us generate ideas.
Period 3 and 4 -Numeracy
We're going to dig a little deeper into 3 digit subtraction (with and without regrouping). We'll play this game on the smartboard and do many examples:
Then I have a game where they'll roll 3 dice and make numbers to subtract. Afterwards I'll have a couple of 3 digit subtraction worksheets...some will be a challenge and some will be a little less challenging...depending on where we are. (I think the website is password protected, but it'll give you an idea)
challenge
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/subtraction/subtracting-3dig_TZRRF.pdf?up=1466611200
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/subtraction/block-subtraction_PVBSH.pdf?up=1466611200
Less challenge
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/subtraction/block-subtraction_PVBSH.pdf?up=1466611200
I had to move some things around today, so Mr. Woolley is going to come in period 5 for French and Period 6 we'll try and catch up on some unfinished work. Maybe a game of silent seatball if we're lucky!
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