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Fairy Gardens
Fairy Gardens
Please send photos and videos of your child’s learning activities to Ms. Aja via email or via this Dropbox link. Files will be shared on our Otter blog.
Monday May 4
Monday May 4
Project Time: Backyard Fairies Read Aloud by Ms. Aja
Begin Exploring Fairy Garden Ideas:
DIY Container Fairy Garden Video
Do It Yourself Fairy Garden Video
Design Dazzle Fairy Garden Article
Juise Fairy Garden Article
Dinosaur Herb Garden Article
Lego Garden Article
Morning Letter: Morning letter
Check out Otter activities from last week on our blog.
Meditation or Movement: Anchoring Meditation with Ms. Julie
Outdoor Choice:
Numeracy:
First Grade Weekly Math Packet
Second Grade Weekly Math Packet
Third Grade Weekly Math Packet
Writer's Workshop: Begin a new writer’s workshop story. Consider writing an imaginative piece about fairies or other fantastical garden creatures.
2 Line Writing Paper
3 Line Writing Paper
6 Line Writing Paper
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.
Otter How-To Create a Fairy Garden Document
Step 1: Find a container for your fairy garden and fill with potting soil or find an area of your yard to build a fairy garden.
Treasured Reading: Read a book of your choice or from your group’s reading folder below.
Tuesday May 5
Tuesday May 5
Project Time: Step 2 of Creating a Fairy Garden: Go on a nature walk and collect interesting materials for your fairy garden.
Step 3: Scavenge around your home for interesting materials for your fairy garden.
Sketch a plan for your fairy garden. Include color and labels.
Morning Letter: Morning letter
Meditation or Movement: Guided Bird Visualization with Ms. Julie
Outdoor Choice:
Numeracy: Continue working in your math packets.
Writer's Workshop: George Shrinks Read Aloud by Ms. Aja Continue working on your writer’s workshop piece.
Be sure to add interesting descriptive words.
Read Aloud/Doodling: Listen to free Audible audio book or Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Content Explorations: Step 4: Add plants or seeds to your fairy garden. Be sure to water your plants.
Treasured Reading: Read a book of your choice or from your group’s reading folder below.
Wednesday May 6
Wednesday May 6
Project Time: Step 5: Create some type of shelter for your fairy garden. Explore ideas below:
Morning Letter: Morning letter
Meditation or Movement: Body Scan Meditation with Ms. Julie
Outdoor Choice:
Numeracy: Continue working in your math packets.
Writer's Workshop: Continue working on your writer’s workshop piece.
Read Aloud/Doodling: Listen to free Audible audio book or Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Content Explorations: Step 5: Add the shelter you created this morning to your fairy garden and create a path leading to the shelter.
Treasured Reading: Read a book of your choice or from your group’s reading folder below.
Thursday May 7
Thursday May 7
Project Time: Step 6: Create a bridge for your fairy garden
Morning Letter: Morning letter
Meditation or Movement: Fairy Tale Read Aloud with Ms. Julie
Outdoor Choice:
Numeracy: Continue working in your math packets.
Writer's Workshop: Continue working on your writer’s workshop piece.
Read Aloud/Doodling: Listen to free Audible audio book or Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Content Explorations: Step 6: Create a river or pond for your fairy garden and add the bridge you constructed this morning.
Treasured Reading: Read a book of your choice or from your group’s reading folder below.
Friday May 8
Friday May 8
Project Time: Step 7: Add accessories and some little critters to your fairy garden.
Step 8: Send a photo of your fairy garden to Ms. Aja to post on our blog.
Morning Letter: Morning letter
Meditation or Movement: Create May Day baskets
Outdoor Choice:
Numeracy: Finish math packet
Writer's Workshop: Publish your writing piece. Refer to your publishing checklist
Read Aloud/Doodling: Listen to free Audible audio book or Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Content Explorations: Live Zoom Meeting with Ms. Aja and Ms. Julie to share your fairy gardens.
Treasured Reading: Buddy Reading- Ask a parent or sibling to record you reading a picture book and email it to Ms. Aja to post on ELC Online. Or read to a pet, stuffed animal, or sibling.
Notes
Notes
Otter Learning Goals for Week
Read for at least 20 minutes each day.
Numeracy
First Graders
- Solve comparison word problems
Second Graders
- Solve two-step word problems within 100.
- Find multiple ways to solve a two-digit addition problem.
- Be able to explain reasoning and compare/contrast ways of solving the same problem.
Third Graders
- Solving division as an unknown factor problem
Writing
• Add descriptive details to writing pieces.
• Write a story with a beginning, middle, and ending.
• Practice proper conventions including capital letters at the start of the sentence, sight words spelled correctly, and ending punctuation.
Art
- Demonstrate creativity, problem-solving, and persistence when designing a fairy garden or other type of small world garden.
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