Tuesday March 31st

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 - Red light, Read aloud, reader's/writer's workshop.

Period 2 - French

Period 3 - More work on Equivalent Fractions.

Period 4 - Math continued

Period 5 -Wrap up social studies.  We'll be looking at maps from 1800 and maps today....comparing the differences.  We'll do a little 4 square activity that captures what we've covered thus far.

Period 6 -depending on the level of motivation (teacher and students...long day, indoor recess both breaks it's looking like)...we'll either start some science....looking at plants...what they need to survive...or maybe just some free time/mindfulness

Monday March 30th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 -Red light, Weekend Round Up, Chapter 9 and 10 of the Tale of Despereaux.

Period 2 - Finish our 'secret of you' prologues.  Then read or write, not with a partner this week (last Monday was a bit of a disaster).

Period 3 if it's nice we'll stick around outside for a bit...then come in and look at Fractions of a set...but also equivalent fractions.  

Period 4 when we're finished our work, I have a few questions on Math Prodigy...I'll hopefully be conferencing with the kids to see that we're all on the right track.

Period 5 is gym with Mr. D.

Period 6 we'll use the chromebooks to finish up on the math and maybe even some Dojo time...I'll hopefully finish my conferences.  

Friday March 26th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 - Red light, read aloud, reader's/writer's workshop - work with a friend.

Period 2 - To the library...where we'll do book exchange but also use the chromebooks to record ourselves reading a passage about Mr. Cross.  I've got mild, medium and spicy lined up.  Not sure how this will work, but I'm excited to try.  The kids will record themselves reading a passage on google slides.  Then listen to their reading and then assess themselves using the rubric I've provided.  The goal is to practice fluency and show them the cool recording feature built into google slides.

Period 3 we might stay outside for a bit, then come in to do some fraction work.  Today we'll be looking at fractions on a number line.  

Period 4 I have a few questions lined up on Math prodigy that are all about fractions on a number line.

Period 5 is 'earth hour'...we'll turn off the lights, and make 'seed bombs' using recycled paper and some Empress of India seeds I brought in.  Could be messy but fun.

Period 6 is gym with Mr. D. 

Thursday March 26th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1: Red light, read aloud, reader's workshop.  Mini lesson to focus on perspective lens.....we'll look at how Despereaux and his brother Furlough both see the world.  Despereaux is a dreamer and Furlough is a Rule-follower.  

Period 2: Writer's workshop.  We're going to polish our 'Stories of (You)'.  Make them even better.

Period 3: we'll stay outside for a bit, then come in and do some math.  I have some more 'drawing fractions' work plus we still need to find some of the hidden 'fractions questions' our co-op student Oliver hid around the school.

Period 4 is Music with Mrs. Haynes.

Period 5 is computer buddies....the plan today is to review games off the PBS website and decide up the 'target age group'.  

Period 6 we'll enjoy a bit of finish up/free time. 

Wednesday March 25th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 - Red light, read aloud, reader's workshop.  We'll look specifically at character traits vs character feelings...zeroing in on Despereaux.  The kids will then hopefully look for a trait or feeling from the main character in their books.

Period 2 -Writer's workshop.  Mini lesson is going to lean into Kate DiCamillo's style in The Tale of Despereaux...the kids are going to write their own 'serious' book of 'You'. 

Period 3 if it's nice we'll stay outside for a bit.  When we come in we'll work on fractions...trying our best to divide both circles and rectangles into various fractions (it's one thing to identify a fraction...it's another to draw it).

Period 4 Music with Mrs. Haynes (she's back).

Period 5 we'll do a 'fraction scavenger hunt' around the school.  

Period 6 we'll do some 'spring chicken art' where we investigate different kinds of lines.

Tuesday March 24th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1-Red light, read aloud (I found the novel that went missing yesterday).  And quick activity where we dive deep into the main character (Despereaux)

Period 2 -French with Mr. Woolley.

Period 3 -Outside for a bit...when we come in, more Faction work...just working on naming and identifying fractions.

Period 4 -I've put 10 questions on Prodigy...same thing, identifying and representing fractions.

Period 5 and 6 is social studies.  The big idea today will be about the mutual benefit of the indigenous and settlers early trade.   We're going to set up a little 'trading post' and the kids will attempt to trade with the 'other side' for things they'll need.  I hope it works out.  

Monday March 23rd

I hope everyone had a great March Break. 

Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 - Red light, Weekend Round Up, new read aloud (The Tale of Desperaux).

Period 2 - I've got a quick activity for the kids to do about the main character, Desperaux, how he feels on the inside, and how he's perceived on the outside. 

Period 3 -if it's nice we'll stay outside for a bit and then come in and talk a little more about Fractions, specifically the numerator and denominator...I've got some worksheets that they should be able to do easily.

Period 4 -we'll use the chromebooks to practice our fraction skills.  

Period 5 -is gym with Mr. D.

Period 6 - I know they'll come back wired...so we'll do some 'calm colouring' and maybe finish watching the pilot episode of Little House On the Prairie.   

Friday March 13th

 Phew....we made it (almost).

Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 -Red light, read aloud - First Chapter Friday. Then we'll play my new favourite board game, Wavelength as a class.  

Period 2 - We'll use the chromebooks to explore First Nations history and culture in a fun game off the TVO website called, Raven's Quest.  

Period 3 and 4 is board game day!  Mr. Z and I will open up our classes to let the kids play board games.

Period 5 we'll attempt to make some butter and try it out.  I also have a peaceful POV canoeing video to put on the big screen and some colouring sheets to do to keep us calm before...

Period 6 -Gym with Mr. D.

Thursday March 12th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1-Red light, read aloud (tongue twisters) we'll specifically look at alliterations.

Period 2- Writer's workshop: We're going to use our alliteration knowledge to make our own tongue twisters about animals in a zoo.

Period 3 is math...we'll start our first lesson on Fractions...just planting the seed before March Break.

Period 4 is Music

Period 5 is computer buddies...we'll finish our Venn Diagrams from last week and then help the Grade 1's learn to count money.

Period 6 will be some free time after working so hard all day.

Wednesday March 11th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1-Red light, read aloud, reader's workshop: focus in on alliterations.

Period 2 - Writer's workshop - try our good copy 'shape poems'.

Period 3 - More area and Perimeter Math, plus 6 questions on Knowledgehook.

Period 4 - Music

Period 5 and 6 is art/social studies.  We'll compare a job for us today (as kids) to a job for us from 1800.  After that we'll use some leftover 'squares' to make 'quilts' on paper...with the focus being on symmetry.  

Tuesday March 10th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1-Red light, read aloud, reader's/writer's workshop...continue work on our 'shape poems'.

Period 2- French with Mr. Woolley.

Period 3 -outside for a bit, come in and do some math. We'll be writing our names in block letters and calculating the area and perimeter of each letter.

Period 4 - more math - I have 6 questions on knowledgehook they'll need to answer.

Period 5 and 6 is social studies.  The big idea from today will be that everybody in the community, including children, had jobs (hard work) in the 1800's...we'll hopefully be doing a comparison between life now and then...

Monday March 9th

Here is the plan for this beautiful Monday.

Period 1 - Red light, Weekend Round Up, Read aloud.

Period 2 - Onomatopoeia activity on google Drawing.

Period 3 -Outside...because it's supposed to be beautiful!  We'll come in and play area game in pairs.

Period 4 we'll continue math, and hopefully explore some games I post on Google Classroom.

Period 5 is gym.

Period 6 is a little mindfulness activity I have planned.  Partner charades.  Still working on building community and having some fun.

 

Friday March 6th

 Thank goodness it's Friday!

Here is the plan for today: 

Period 1 - Red light, read aloud, Finish up digital labels for our 3 sisters 3D sculptures.

Period 2 -Library- First Chapter Friday, followed by some Onomatopoeia work on Google Classroom ...we'll call it digital art.

Period 3 -is Math.  After the mutiny that almost occurred the other day when we tried to do a gameshow on 'Knowledgehook', I've got a few questions on Prodigy.

Period 4 we're going to do a scavenger hunt, looking around the school for 'Area' questions that Oliver will hopefully hang up when he gets here.

Period 5 - We'll do a little mindfulness/community building.  We're going to have a 'talking circle' where we share appreciations about each other.  

Period 6 - Gym with Mr. D.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Thursday March 5th

 First of all...let me tell you, the 3 sisters, 3D sculptures we made yesterday for art turned out awesome:

Here is the plan for today:

Period 1- I have a in-school meeting, but my supply teacher will go through our regular morning routine. For reader's workshop, they'll listen to the True Story of the 3 Little Pigs.  Hopefully zeroing in on voice and perspective.

Period 2 - I should be back, we'll do some 'shape poems' for writer's workshop.  The kids will draw a picture of something (e.g. snake) then write a sentence or two on the outline of that shape...(e.g., The green snake SLITHERS through the TALL grass CLICKING it's tongue as the ladybugs go PRANCING past. ).  We'll focus on the descriptive and sensory language.

Period 3 is math.  We'll continue working on Area.

Period 4 is Music.

Period 5 is computer buddies.  We'll be working on Venn Diagrams with our buddies using Google Drawing. 

Period 6 we'll use the chromebooks to take pictures of our 3 sisters creations and label them on Google Drawing.

Wednesday March 4th

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 - Red light, read aloud, reader's workshop.  We'll finish The Nose From Jupiter.  I have a blooket game to play afterwords. 

Period 2 - We'll write Alan goodbye letters from Norbert.

Period 3 -we'll stay outside and enjoy the weather for a bit before we come in and do some Math...more Area work.

Period 4 is music.

Period 5 and 6 is Art.  I'm hoping to use Plasticine to make models of the 3 sisters that we learned about yesterday (Corn, Beans and Squash).

 

Tuesday March 3rd

 Here is the plan for today:

Period 1-Red light, read aloud, and we'll play a table group game of 'two truths and a lie'.

Period 2 - French.

Period 3 - Outside for a bit, and come in and start learning about AREA.  I have a fun activity planned for them.  

Period 4 we're going to try a new feature of Knowlegehook called 'game show'.  Wish me luck.

Period 5 and 6 is social studies.  We'll learn about neighbours and knowledge.  We'll talk about how the settlers and first nations shared knowledge and resources in the 1700 and 1800's.  I'm currently making some 'cedar tea' to show the kids how the first nations helped the settlers fight off scurvy.  

Monday March 2nd

 I can not believe it is March already.

Here is the plan for today:

Period 1 -Red light, read aloud, weekend round Up and a seating swap (first of the month).

Period 2 - I have a small activity they'll do in their new groups (Write a story with only 8 words)

Period 3 -if it's nice we'll stay outside for a bit, then when we come in we'll investigate perimeter.  They'll practice making shapes with the same perimeter (but different looking shapes).

Period 4 -once they're finished their work I put 6 questions on Knowledgehook.

Period 5 -gym with Mr. D

Period 6 - I have a Stem Challenge....(hopefully to help facilitate the new groups)...tallest paper tower with 20 pieces of paper....NO TALKING.  Should be entertaining.