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Academic learning at home resources have been created to provide opportunities for students to engage in meaningful learning experience during the school closure. Below you will find a list of activities that your child can complete both independently and with your support.
Learning Logs are to be completed each day when work is done. These logs will be turned in at the end of the week to your teacher. Your teacher will be in contact with you this week. If you have any questions, please contact your teacher.
Reading
Reading
Find time for your reading life! Find a cozy spot and read, read, read! Record your thoughts in a reading journal and track the books you are reading. List the title, author, illustrator, and some thoughts (jots) about the book. Try to increase your reading stamina each day. How many minutes can you sit and read? What is your ultimate goal?
Choose a new animal to research; it should be a different one from last week (this activity ties to science),. Read about this animal and think: What does this animal need to survive? What is its habitat like? What are the parts of its food chain? After you have learned about this animal, write an expository text (informational) explaining what you have learned about the animal. Be sure to include how it meets its basic needs. Make sure you have a central idea and supporting reasons. If you cannot research an animal, then think and write about an animal you already know a lot about.
Think of the community members who are helping during this time in our world (this activity ties to social studies). Discuss this topic with a family member and make a list of the community members that are helping others. Choose one of these community members to write about. Write to explain (expository/informational text) how this person contributes to the community and makes a difference. Make sure you have a central idea and supporting reasons.
Why is education important? (This activity ties to social studies this week). Think and create a list of the ways and reasons that education is important for yourself and the community. Consider what would happen if you did not receive an education. How could that impact your life, your community, and the world? Write to explain (expository/informational text) how education impacts your life. Make sure you have a central idea and supporting reasons.
Think about a person that inspires you. You might read about someone or it could be someone you know personally. For example, you might read Nothing Can Stop Her, located under “Day 1”. Discuss with someone in your family why you think this person is inspirational. Write to explain (expository/informational text) how and why this person inspires you. Make sure you have a central idea and supporting reasons.
*Note: If you have any problems connecting to any of the links above, these resources can be found on the Scholastic Learn at Home page: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html. Just choose the appropriate grade level and a variety of texts are available including the ones suggested here.
Math
Math
Move it! Have you ever had to move into a different house or apartment? Sometimes animals have to move to a new home too. Do you know why? Try solving these problems about animal environments..
The butterfly flew to Mexico when it got cold and now lives in a plateau in the mountains in Mexico that measures 9 miles by 8 miles. Draw a rectangle to represent the plateau and solve for perimeter and area. Use a grid (see example to the left) to help guide you.
The blue whale migrated to the Arctic during the summer. His new habitat measures 15 yards long and 8 yards wide. What is the perimeter? What is the area? Draw a rectangle and use the grid to the left to help you and model your thinking.
The soccer practice field has an area of 64 square yards. What might the perimeter be?
The perimeter of a square is 36 centimeters. What is the length of one side? Explain.
Colin’s dad fenced a play space for their new puppy. The fenced-in space is 8 feet wide and 10 feet long. What is the area of the play space? Draw a model to show.
The new apartment pool measures 12 meters long by 7 meters wide. What is the area of the bottom of the swimming pool? Draw a model to show.
Remember when you measured the perimeter and area of your bedroom, your bed, or another room in your house? If not, try it now. If you don’t have a yardstick, ruler, or tape measure, you can use sheets of notebook paper. What else could you measure with? (a shoe, a wooden spoon or spatula, a pencil, paperclips).
Challenge-try measuring the length of your bed with two different types of tools and predict which one will take more/less. (e.g. a wooden spoon vs. paperclips)
Compare the perimeter and area of your driveway or apartment parking lot to a friend’s or neighbor’s by taking a picture and sending it to each other. Make sure to have adult approval and supervision. Whose is larger/smaller? How do you know?
Science
Science
An ecosystem is a community of living and nonliving things in their natural environment. A natural environment meets the basic needs of living organisms.
Fold a piece of paper in half. Draw a picture and label the natural environment of a polar bear on one half. Draw and label the natural environment of an alligator on the other half. Add plants that would live in each of these environments.
Fold a piece of paper in half. Draw a picture and label the natural environment of a cactus on one half. Draw and label the natural environment of a pine tree on the other half. Add two animals that would live in each of these environments.
Predict what would happen to the plants and animals in the desert if there was an unusual period of rain that caused flooding.
Predict what would happen to the plants and animals in the jungle if there was an unusual period without rain that caused a drought.
Environmental factors like temperature and the amount of water can affect how plants and animals meet their needs and behave. Animals may move to a different place or take long naps. Plants may drop their leaves and stop growing.
What do plants do when the weather turns colder and there is less sunlight? What are the trees and plants doing now that the days are getting warmer and there is more sunlight?
What do birds do when the weather turns colder and there isn’t enough food? What are the birds doing now that the days are getting warmer?
A food chain shows the flow of energy from the Sun to plants to animals that eat plants to animals that eat plants, animals or both. You can write a food chain using arrows that show the flow of energy.
Sun > grass > mouse > hawk
Draw a food chain for a horse or cow.
Draw a food chain for the birds or squirrels you are watching in the backyard.
Draw a food chain for your favorite animal.
Continue watching an animal cam to see how the animals are meeting their basic needs.
Social Studies
Social Studies
Throughout history people have formed communities. Communities provide people with government, safety, religious support and materials they need to survive.
In your community, where do you see the government at work? (police and fire departments, schools, hospitals, post offices, traffic signs, courthouse, money, laws, parks, libraries, etc.)
How do people get to work in the government? If you worked in the government, what job would you like to do?
Our form of government gives its citizens freedom. Draw a picture of something you are free to do because of our government.
How does your community keep you safe? (laws, police and fire departments, traffic signs, hospitals, etc.)
What support do churches, temples and mosques provide their communities? (religious services and instruction, community assistance like food banks and clothing, etc.)
In your community, where can you go to get the things you need to survive? (grocery stores, pharmacies, hospitals, doctors, etc.)
Why do you think the government provides education for all young citizens?
Why do you think the government provides parks for its citizens?
P.E.
P.E.
Use the link below to have some fun with some Olympic and gymnastic activities!
Videos to help get you moving!
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