You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax all you need is a book!
You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax all you need is a book!
-Dr. Seuss
-Dr. Seuss
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BOOK
BOOK
What’s this story about?
What’s this story about?
What’s the author trying to tell me?
What’s the author trying to tell me?
Who’s telling the story?
Who’s telling the story?
HEAD
HEAD
What surprised me?
What surprised me?
What did I notice?
What did I notice?
What changed, challenged or confirmed my thinking?
What changed, challenged or confirmed my thinking?
HEART
HEART
What did I learn about me?
What did I learn about me?
How will this help me to be better?
How will this help me to be better?
Did this change me?
Did this change me?
May 25 - 29, 2020
May 25 - 29, 2020
Listen to the read-aloud "The Many Colours of Harpreet Singh" below.
Listen to the read-aloud "The Many Colours of Harpreet Singh" below.
As you listen to the story think about your favourite colour or colours and how they make you feel.
Are there certain colours you wear when you are feeling happy? sad? scared? shy? excited?
How are you feeling now? Choose a colour for that emotion and draw and/or paint a picture using only that colour. The picture can be of anything you want.
Write the sentence "I am feeling _________ so I drew/painted with ________"
I am feeling nervous so I painted with blue
May 19 - 22, 2020
May 19 - 22, 2020
Check on the eagles in the Delta nest and see how much they have grown.hancockwildlife.org/delta-2-cams/
Check on the eagles in the Delta nest and see how much they have grown.hancockwildlife.org/delta-2-cams/
Design a playground.
If you were in charge of designing your dream playground, what would you have in it?
It could be an inside or outside space.
It could use natural materials, or futuristic plastics and metal.
You could design it for any age group. It could be for the very young, or the very old or your own age.
It could be an outdoor learning space, sports facility, adventure playground, ninja course....etc. Use your creativity.
For your design you can use pencil and paper (with felts and pencil crayons) or if you are feeling really creative you can create it out of what you have handy in your house.
Make sure to label the parts of your playground. Have fun and be creative!
May 11 - 15, 2020
May 11 - 15, 2020
Fun Science!
Fun Science!
Have you been having fun with Science during this time away from school?
Have you been having fun with Science during this time away from school?
Mad Science Promo has simple and fun experiments you can do at home with ingredients you have around your house.
Explore the website and pick ONE (or more if you want to) experiment to try at home.
With an adult's help, conduct the experiment. Did it work?
Kindergarten - Grade 1
Kindergarten - Grade 1
Conduct an experiment with the help of an adult
Draw a picture of what you did
Grade 2 - 4
Grade 2 - 4
Conduct one or two experiments with the help of an adult.
Draw a picture of the experiment. In 3-5 sentences describe what happened in the experiment(s). Did the experiment turn out how you expected? Did it work?
Grade 5 - 7
Grade 5 - 7
Conduct one or two experiments.
In 5-7 sentences describe what happened in the experiment(s). Were you able to recreate this experiment the same way it was in the video?What is the science behind the experiment?
Try altering your experiment and see if you get different results.
For example - my sons and I did the "Ghost Bubbles" experiment (see below) and we added extra corn syrup to see if the bubbles got 'ghostier'.
I did the "Ghost Bubbles" experiment with my sons. Our bubbles didn't turn out as 'ghosty' as in the video but the bubbles lasted longer than normal bubbles and left a bit of a 'ghosty' film where they landed.
Here is the link to the video explaining how to do the "Ghost Bubbles" experiment I did with my sons -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUc7Zy_YqPA
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns We Can All Get Along
Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns We Can All Get Along
Everyone needs to have a say, have a turn and be right and, remember to apologize if we don't show respect to our friends.
Listen to the story.
Why is Howard Wigglebottom sad at the beginning of the story?
Why are his friends unhappy with him and what does he do to fix things with them?
Make a connection to the story -- was there a time when you acted the way Howard did or someone treated you the way Howard treated his friends?
--"this reminds me of when...", "I remember when...",
May 4 - May 8, 2020
May 4 - May 8, 2020
This week we are going to be exploring the Hancock Wildlife Foundation website:
Hancock Wildlife Foundation
Hancock Wildlife Foundation
"Established by DAVID HANCOCK in 2006 to broaden his at that time more than 60 years of lecturing and teaching about wildlife and conservation, especially bald eagles, to include the web, the Foundation’s mandate is to use the Internet in general and live streaming wildlife video in particular to promote the conservation of wildlife and its habitats through science, education, and stewardship. In David’s words, “Our first live eagle nest cams reached and taught more people in a 4 month period than I had in all my years of lectures combined. This is the way of the future.”"
Kindergarten - Grade 1/2 Grade 2 - 4
Kindergarten - Grade 1/2 Grade 2 - 4
Eagles!
Eagles!
Click on these links to see eagle's nests in our neighbourhood:
https://hancockwildlife.org/delta-2-cams/
hancockwildlife.org/surrey-reserve-cams/
hancockwildlife.org/white-rock-cams/
There are baby eaglets in the nests. Choose one camera and watch the eaglets.
On a sheet of paper:
draw and colour the eaglets in the nest
Kindergarten - print "In the nest I see __________"
Grade 1 - write 1 or 2 sentences about what you see. What are the eagles doing?
*remember to use 'kid spelling', inventive spelling. Sound out your words.
All About Eagles!
All About Eagles!
Click on these links to see eagle's nests in our neighbourhood:
Here are links to other cameras:
hancockwildlife.org/delta-2-cams/hancockwildlife.org/surrey-reserve-cams/
hancockwildlife.org/white-rock-cams/
Here are two videos to learn more about Eagles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SJeOsby664
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKficmlxzaI
Click on the LINK to the Hancock Wildlife "Eagle Info" page. Read the information and learn about eagles. What are 3 new things you learned?
Draw a picture of the eaglets in their nest.
Under the photo, write 4-7 sentences about eagles including some of the new information you learned.
The Wonky Donkey
The Wonky Donkey
Listen and enjoy this hilarious book about a goofy donkey.
When you've listened to the story click HERE and watch and listen to the Wonky Donkey music video.
Grade 5 - 7
Grade 5 - 7
Eagles, Eagles!
Eagles, Eagles!
Explore the Hancock Wildlife Foundation website.
The foundation has set up EAGLE CAMS in the trees so we can watch the eagles and eaglets in their nests. Click on the links to watch the nests:
hancockwildlife.org/delta-2-cams/
hancockwildlife.org/surrey-reserve-cams/
https://hancockwildlife.org/white-rock-cams/
Lets learn about eagles. Click HERE and HERE to watch these short videos about eagles.
Click HERE to read about eagles from the Hancock Wildlife website.
When you are done, complete one or two of the sheets.
(If you don't have a printer just write your information on a separate sheet of paper)
animal-fun-bald-eagle.pdfEagle Research.docxApril 27 - May 1, 2020
April 27 - May 1, 2020
Kindergarten - Grade 3 Grade 4 - 7
Ish - Peter Reynolds
Ish - Peter Reynolds
Click on the image of the book to hear the story read by Ryan and Craig www.ryanandcraig.com/blog/2019/3/11/ish-by-peter-h-reynolds?rq=ish
Ish Upon a Star
Ish Upon a Star
Draw a star on a piece of paper or note card
Paint it or colour it and make sure to sign your name -- take a picture and email it to Mrs. O'Gorman jogorman@deltalearns.ca
Discuss - what is a real star? What does it look like Click on the link and look at real stars
www.nasa.gov/content/stars-and-galaxies
Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl
On April 30, 1952 (68 years ago, Thursday) the Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl was first published in English. In honour of this, we will be learning a bit more about Anne Frank this week.
On April 30, 1952 (68 years ago, Thursday) the Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl was first published in English. In honour of this, we will be learning a bit more about Anne Frank this week.
Watch the videos below to learn about Anne Frank:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ond6r5pafjw
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLSvdEUA2wI&t=5s
Who was Anne Frank? Why is she famous?
What if she had a camera instead of a diary?
What if she had a camera instead of a diary?
The Anne Frank House has created a 15 episode video diary of what it would have been like for her in hiding.
Watch the first two episodes. (Or more if you choose to)
After you watch click on the link and complete the lesson.
edu.annefrank.org/annefrankintroductorylesson/
The Circus Ship
The Circus Ship
by Chris Van Dusen
by Chris Van Dusen
This is one of my kid's favourite books and it is (loosely) based on the true story of the Royal Tar. It was a steamship that was carrying circus animals and a brass band that set off from New Brunswick in 1836.
This is one of my kid's favourite books and it is (loosely) based on the true story of the Royal Tar. It was a steamship that was carrying circus animals and a brass band that set off from New Brunswick in 1836.
Click on the link below for a video with the author and illustrator showing you how to draw Mr Paine.
April 20 - 24, 2020
April 20 - 24, 2020
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
by William Kamkwamba and Brian MealerThe Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Click on the video below to listen to the story.
Click on the video below to listen to the story.
As you listen to the story, think of all of the way William made a difference for his family and the people of his village and how he is helping the Earth.
After listening to the story click on the following links and complete either the EASY, MEDIUM or HARD word search.
You can also challenge yourself with this CROSSWORD
The book has been made into a movie. Here is an interview with William and the director of the movie www.youtube.com/watch?v=izCc4duhnxA
Kindergarten - Grade 2
Grade 2 - 4
EarthDayReportCard.pdfGrade 4 - 7
Complete pages 7 & 8 - Report card for your home and how to make your home a greener place
April 14-17, 2020
April 14-17, 2020
Be You - Peter Reynolds
Be You - Peter Reynolds
Click on the image of the book to hear the story read by Peter Reynolds.
Things to think about when you listen to this story:
What is an important quality about you?
What are you curious about?
How can you show kindness to others?
How do you help others?
What connections can you make to this book?
Click on the book or above to watch the video of Mrs. O'Gorman reading the story, Beautiful Hands by Kathryn Otoshi and Bret Baumgarten.
After you watch the video use paint (or felts, crayons, pencil crayons ) to create your own picture or scene using your hand prints.
in the story they create a sun, plant, flowers, caterpillar, butterfly, bird, lizard dragon, tree and a rainbow - be as creative as you can
you can use one colour per hand print or many colours
if you want, when you are done, take a picture and email it to me: jogorman@deltalearns.ca
If you are interested I can post some of your finished art on the library blog. Let me know if you want your art shown to others.
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