May 26- May 29
Attention! Class meetings are on different times and days this week, due to the Memorial day holiday!
You need to have parent permission to participate.
Ms. Cardentey's Class:
Monday at 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (choose one)
Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (choose one)
Ms. Bradford's Class:
Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (choose one)
Thursday at 11:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (choose one)
Attention scholars, before you begin each day, be sure you are logged in by clicking on the blue button and signing in to your account. Zoom meeting links and passwords will be posted in Google Classroom to ensure privacy.
There are 3 Weekly Activities for each subject. On Zoom days, check out some of these activities you can use grow your brain!
Independent Reading on Myon or check out ebooks and audiobooks from our CHE library!
Keep drafting and revising your writing!
Dreambox
Math and Science on the STEAM page
Code.org
Reading
Activity 1: Reading to Infer Meaning
Final Copy NonFiction Day 1.mp4Lesson: Read to Infer the Meaning of Words
Watch the video lesson about reading to infer the meaning of words.
Choose one of the three choices below. Read, listen & identify words you do not understand. Then use all the tools you have to help infer the meaning of the word.
Think about what I do know about orcas.
Consider the context, for that word.
Read the words and sentences that come before and after the word because they will help me to infer the meaning.
Then go to Google Classroom to share your thinking!
National Geographic Orcas.pdfRead the Article
Killer Whale Facts!
As you read ask yourself: Did I come across a word I don't understand?
Think about the word: What do I know about it?
Reread the other words and sentence that come before and after the word and think do they give you any clues what the word could mean?
Write down the word, your inferred meaning, text clues you used to figure out the meaning and write a sentence with word.
Watch the Read Aloud
Killer Whales
As you watch & listen to read aloud ask yourself: Did I hear and see a word I did't understand?
Pause the video and write down the word you didn't know.
Use the clues in the sentences on the screen to help you infer the meaning of the word.
Watch the Video
A Special Encounter with J Pod
As you watch the video read the subtitles and ask yourself: Did I come across a word I don't understand?
Pause the video and write down the word you didn't know.
Use the clues in the sentences on the screen to help you infer the meaning of the word.
Activity 2: Reading to Infer with Text Clues
Final Copy Nonfiction Day 2.mp4Lesson: Read to Draw Conclusions from Text Evidence
Watch the video lesson about reading to draw conclusions from text evidence.
Choose one of the three nonfiction choices below. Think about how the facts lead to inferences and how you can draw conclusions from those facts.
Keep in mind the question, "Why is the Puget Sound Orca population declining?".
Stop, think & react at different parts in the article.
When you infer you need to read between the lines, think what the writer didn't say as well as what he did. What clues did the writer leave to help us infer?
Then go to Google Classroom to share your facts and inferences!
Killer Whale Population Declining (CBS News).pdfRead the Article
Killer whale population declining in Puget Sound
As you read the article:
Think about what you are learning about the orca killer whales.
Write down the facts and inferences you made about why the orca's population is declining.
Watch the TED Ed Talk
The Amazing Grandmothers of the Killer Whale Pod
As you watch the video:
Think about what you are learning about the southern resident (orca) killer whales.
Pause the video and write down the facts and inferences you made about why the orca's population is declining.
Watch & Question
The Puget Sound Orca population is declining; here's how you can help.
As you watch the video:
Think about what you are learning about the orca killer whales.
Pause the video and write down the facts and inferences you made about why the orca's population is declining.
Math
Activity 1: Number Talk--Making Sense of Problems
5.26 4th grade number talk.mp4Watch the video about making sense of problems.
Then login to Google Classroom and complete the assignment in Jamboard by choosing a making sense strategy and drawing it in Jamboard: Math Activity 1, Number Talk (May 26-29)
Parents and families, if you want more ideas about helping with word problems, check out our CHE STEAM page about Word Problems!
5th grade anchor chart for strategies to Make Sense of word problems!
Activity 2: Problem Solving with MULTI-Step Problems!
5.26 4th grade multi-step.mp4Watch the video about MULTI-step problems.
Then login to Google Classroom and complete the assignment by showing your thinking in Jamboard: Math Activity 2, Multi-Step Problems (May 26-29)
Parents and families, if you want more ideas about helping with word problems (or more examples of Multi-Step problems), check out our CHE STEAM page about Word Problems!
Writing
Activity 1: Journalists Consider the 5Ws
Attention: make sure that you have done the reading activity first before you start this activity!
Hello Writers, begin here!
Intro to Journalism.mp4Now it's your turn to try this work!
Remember, Journalists live wide awake lives, seeing stories in everyday moments!
Practice doing the work of a Journalist and be as descriptive as possible with the 5Ws!
Photo from The New York Times.
Set-up your paper with the 5Ws before you observe the photo.
Instructions: After you have set-up your paper, observe this moment captured in the photo. Doing the work of a Journalist, write the information and the details as notes in your notebook.
Question to consider: Why do you think The New York Times editors chose this moment to share with the public?
Then go to Google Classroom and turn in this assignment.
Activity 2: Journalists Show the Importance of an Incident.
Use the model below to help form your complex sentence:
Examples of news article with a complex sentence at the start of the article that tell the reader the most essential information!
Your Task to Complete:
Live a wide awake life by seeing stories in everyday moments. (Thinking like a Journalist! )
Collect stories by journaling 3 events, using the 5Ws, in your notebook.
Practice creating beginnings to each story using the sentence model.
Go back and pick the story or stories you want to tell.
Record yourself on Flipgrid reporting the beginning of the news story like Ms. Cardentey did in the video. Be as creative as you would like ( a news report, create a background, or simply read your beginning.)