Monday May 4, 2020

1. I will no longer be tracking Lexia and sending reminders for the rest of the year, but it is good to know that beginning of 3rd grade level is 13 on Lexia. If your child is not to level 13 yet, you may choose to continue Lexia all summer long as a comprehensive literacy practice. Their passwords will continue to work all summer.

2. Read over the play you are in. For sure read your parts. If you can have other people in your family read the other parts that would be great. Look at the google meet schedule so you know when your group is meeting to practice your play. I put the schedule at the top of the google site. If that doesn't work for you, arrange something else with Mrs. Harward. We will begin recording scenes during our google meets this week so be on time.

3. Read for 20 minutes (Reading choices: a book that is "just right" for you, https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home, e-book, etc.).-- You can count reading your play.

4. Do the Nearpod activity to the right. This nearpod is all about fancy language people use when telling time. This is not going to be on the test, it is just good to know so that you know what people mean when they use this language.

5. Begin turning your storyboard into sentences for your rough draft. You can write it on paper or type it in a google doc and share it with me so I can give you feedback. We will eventually publish the final copy in the "Bare Book" that I put in your writing binder for you. You should be done with your rough draft by Friday. That means you could write about one part of your story per day. Today just write about the characters and the setting. For example: Once upon a time there were 3 little caterpillars who lived with their mother. It was time for them to go off on their own so they set off to build their own homes. The first caterpillar built his home quickly out of leaves. The second caterpillar built his home out of twigs. The third little caterpillar decided to take her time and build her home out of strong silk from her body. She wrapped herself up tightly in the silk and waited for it to harden. She chose a spot on a branch where she would be well camouflaged.

Thursday May 7, 2020

1. I will no longer be tracking Lexia and sending reminders for the rest of the year, but it is good to know that beginning of 3rd grade level is 13 on Lexia. If your child is not to level 13 yet, you may choose to continue Lexia all summer long as a comprehensive literacy practice. Their passwords will continue to work all summer.

2. Continue practicing your lines for your play and remember your google meet practice schedule or whatever you set up with Mrs. Harward as an alternative. We will continue recording so please be on time to your meet.

3. Read for 20 minutes (Reading choices: a book that is "just right" for you, https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home, e-book, etc.). You may count the time you practiced your play lines.

4. Take the Nearpod Clock Test to the right of this list. This is a test so make sure you use your real name so I can give you credit and make sure you don't get help. I want to know what you know.

5. Choose a Computers activity if you would like from the link at the top of the google site. You only need to do Computers 2 days a week. There will be new choices starting today.

6. Continue turning your storyboard into sentences for your rough draft. You can write it on paper or type it in a google doc and share it with me so I can give you feedback. We will eventually publish the final copy in the "Bare Book" that I put in your writing binder for you. You should be done with your rough draft by Friday. That means you could write about one part of your story per day. Today just write about the second try/fail or event. For example: The Big Bad Bird followed the two little caterpillars to the third little caterpillar's home which was made of strong silk. She said, "Little caterpillar, little caterpillar, let me come in." The third little caterpillar said, "Not by the fuzz on my fuzzy fuzz chin." So she pecked and she pecked and she pecked at the house, but it would not budge.

**Remember, you can have someone type for you as long as you tell them what to type.

7. Watch the Bill Nye video to the right of this list on the states of matter. Fill out the Google Form to the right of this list so you can receive credit for watching the video. You can take 2 days to watch the video if you need it.

Friday May 8, 2020

1. I will no longer be tracking Lexia and sending reminders for the rest of the year, but it is good to know that beginning of 3rd grade level is 13 on Lexia. If your child is not to level 13 yet, you may choose to continue Lexia all summer long as a comprehensive literacy practice. Their passwords will continue to work all summer.

2. Take a look at our Endangered Animal Museum. It is the Nearpod to the right of this list. You all did a great job researching and sharing your opinion on how to save these animals. I hope we can all do our part to help protect them. If I somehow missed your animal, please let me know and I will add it.

3. Read for 20 minutes (Reading choices: a book that is "just right" for you, https://www.worldbookonline.com/kids/home, e-book, etc.). (You can count any of the reading you do while looking at the Endangered Animal Museum).

4. Take a look at the Market Day Shopping Google Form to the right of this list. (There are 2: the first one is all the products and prices, the second one is your final shopping cart that you will fill out when you are done with the first google form) You have already received a text of how much money you have earned to spend. Fill out both Google Forms to the right of this list with what you decide to buy. Keep track of how much money you have left as you pretend to spend it. I will be checking the google form throughout the day and letting you know how your products are doing. You may want to change prices based on how quickly things are being bought. As we communicate I will update the Market Day Shopping Google Form.

5. P.E. rotation starts today. Make sure you do 2 P.E. activities this week. We are starting on a Friday so just do one this week.

6. Continue turning your storyboard into sentences for your rough draft. You can write it on paper or type it in a google doc and share it with me so I can give you feedback. We will eventually publish the final copy in the "Bare Book" that I put in your writing binder for you. You should be done with your rough draft by today. That means you could write about one part of your story per day. Today you should be finishing up by writing the resolution. For example: The Big Bad Bird decided to wait outside the chrysalis until the caterpillars had to come out. As time went by, they were making some amazing changes inside. When they were ready to come out, they burst out as butterflies and flew away before the Big Bad Bird could catch them. They lived happily ever after.

**Remember, you can have someone type for you as long as you tell them what to type.