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Please send photos and videos of your childās learning activities to Ms. Aja via email or via this Dropbox link.
Files will be shared on our Otter blog.
View Otter learning objectives for the week of April 13-17 here
Monday April 13
Monday April 13
Project Time: Create some fingerprint bees. You can use markers to color your thumb for the prints if itās okay with your parents.
Morning Letter: Morning letter
Check out Otter inventions and activities from last week on our blog.
Meditation or Movement: Go on a family nature walk
Outdoor Choice: Explore outside
Numeracy:
First Grade- Number Line Subtraction Worksheet
Second Grade- Double Digit Subtraction Worksheet 1
Third Grade- Third Grade Subtraction Review
Writer's Workshop: Write a birthday letter to Juliana. Please include three sentences that describe what you like about Juliana, what you like to play with her, or what sheās good at. Mail your letter to Juliana when you are finished. Her address was sent in our weekly email.
Lunch/Outdoor Choice:
Read Aloud/Doodling: Listen to free Audible audio book or Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Content Explorations: Brainstorming Session- Live Zoom Meeting with Ms. Aja at 12:30. Bring a blank piece of paper or this printed KWL Mason Bees chart.
After Zoom meeting finish filling out the āKnowā and the āWonderā section of your KWL
Treasured Reading: Search Epic for bee books to read- there are several! You can filter the books by reading level too.
All About Orchard Mason Bees article from Portland Nursery.
Tuesday April 14
Tuesday April 14
Project Time: Draw a realistic bee with this Art for Kids Hub video tutorial
Morning Letter: Morning letter
Outdoor Choice: Head outside! Take a pause and do some noticing. What do you see? Hear? Smell? Feel?
Meditation or Movement: Guided Meditation
Numeracy:
First Grade- Subtraction with Tens Worksheet
Second Grade- Double Digit Subtraction Worksheet 2
Third Grade- Number Line Multiplication
Writerās Workshop: Introduction to Persuasive Writing video. This week we will write a persuasive text about why bees are important. Next week we will write persuasive pieces about a topic of our choice. Today use this Persuade Me Graphic Organizer to brainstorm three reasons why bees are important. You can watch
A World Without Bees if you need some ideas to get you started. You can see an example of a Persuade Me graphic organizer here.
Lunch/Outdoor Choice:
Read Aloud/Doodling:Listen to free Audible audio book or Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Content Explorations: Watch Mason Bees are a Gardenerās Best Friend mini-documentary or read The Magical, Mysterious Mason Bee OPB article
Watch this Life Cycle of the Mason Bee time lapse video.
Add new facts to the ālearnedā section of your KWL chart.
Treasured Reading: Read bee books on Epic, or a book of your choice.
Oregon Gardeners Can Help Mason Bees Thrive Oregon Live article.
Wednesday April 15
Wednesday April 15
Project Time: Use loose parts to create your own bee.
You Wouldnāt Want to Live Without Bees Read Aloud by Ms. Aja
Morning Letter: Morning letter
Meditation or Movement:
Play a game on your own or with a family member
Outdoor Choice: Play outside! What plants and flowers do you notice around you?
Numeracy:
First Grade- Missing Subtrahends
Second Grade-Subtraction with Regrouping.
Watch YouTube Subtraction video or this Khan Academy video that shows how to do subtraction problems with regrouping.
Double Digit Subtraction Worksheet 3
Third Grade- Watch Khan Academy Introduction to Fractions video. Think about where you notice fractions in your everyday life.
Writerās Workshop: Watch this How to Write an Introduction video. Your goal is to write an introduction to your persuasive piece about why bees are important. Use this Writing as a Hook graphic organizer to practice writing hooks for your persuasive bee writing piece. Pick your favorite hook.
*Mail your letter to Juliana if you havenāt already done so. Mailing address in weekly email.
Lunch/Outdoor Choice:
Read Aloud/Doodling: Listen to free Audible audio book or Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Content Explorations: Watch Introduction to Solitary Bees.
Watch How to Keep Solitary Bees.
Optional: Build your own bee hotel.
Add new facts to the ālearnedā section of your KWL chart.
Treasured Reading:
Read bee books on Epic, or a book of your choice.
What If There Were No Bees? Read Aloud by Ms. Aja
Nurturing Mason Bees in Your Backyard Oregon State University article.
Thursday April 16
Thursday April 16
Project Time: Use blocks or other building materials to design a home for a bee.
The Honeybee Read Aloud by Ms. Aja
Morning Letter:Morning letter
Meditation or Movement:
Guided Meditation
Outdoor Choice: Head outside! What pollinators or other insects do you notice? What are they doing?
Numeracy:
First Grade- Missing Minuends Worksheet
Second Grade- Double Digit Subtraction Worksheet 4
Third Grade- Fraction Fill-Ins worksheet
Writer's Workshop:Use your graphic organizers and this Persuasive Text checklist/ example to put the piece together into one persuasive writing piece.
Lunch/Outdoor Choice:
Read Aloud/Doodling: Listen to free Audible audio book or Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Content Explorations: Letās learn about different kinds of beesā¦
Check out this Oregon Bees poster
Learn about different types of Oregon Bees using our What Kind of Bee Are You? Slideshow.
Consider- Which type of bee is most interesting to you? Most similar to you? Why?
Create a Venn Diagram comparing a mason bee with another Oregon Bee.
Treasured Reading: Read bee books on Epic, or a book of your choice.
UnBEElievables Bee Poetry Read Aloud by Ms. Aja
Native Northwest Bees article from Arboretum Foundation
Friday April 17
Friday April 17
Project Time: Use recyclable materials, loose parts, or art supplies to create a flower garden for your bee.
Morning Letter:Morning letter
Meditation or Movement: Cosmic Kids Yoga
Outdoor Choice: Play outside!
Numeracy: First Grade- Ten Less Worksheet
Second Grade- Double Digit Subtraction Worksheet 5
Third Grade- Comparing Fractions worksheet
Writer's Workshop: Finalize your persuasive writing piece. Check for capital letters, neat penmanship, and ending punctuation. Include an illustration if you have time. Please send a photo of your final copy to Ms. Aja.
Lunch/Outdoor Choice:
Read Aloud/Doodling: Listen to free Audible audio book or Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Content Explorations: Finish adding new facts to the ālearnedā section of your KWL chart if needed.
Zoom Meeting with the class at 12:30. Bring an interesting fact that you learned about bees. You may also bring an object to share. Be ready to wish Juliana a happy birthday.
Treasured Reading: Buddy Reading- Practice reading a picture book fluently. Ask a parent or sibling to record you reading and email it to Ms. Aja to share with the preschool classes. Or read to a stuffed animal or sibling.
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