Monday, May 11

Reading - 15 minutes

Raz-Kids OR Lexia Core 5

For FUN: Check your Raz-Kids account for an 'assignment' from Mrs. Feragotti OR record yourself reading using the microphone icon in the reading room

  • Read on your Raz-Kids account for 15 minutes OR read a book to an adult for 15 minutes

****I posted a link to the login page under 'Educational Websites & Apps'.

Lexia Core 5

  • All students can now access an online Lexia Core 5 account

****I posted a link to the login page under 'Educational Websites & Apps'. I emailed out the student login information in a previous email to parents.

Writing Activity - 20 minutes

Poetry Unit: Acrostic Poem #1 - Your First Name

  • An Acrostic poem is where you use the letters of a word or object to describe your topic. You can use only one word per letter or multiple words.

  • I have included an example I have done using my name. I used each letter in my name to describe something about myself.

Many hobbies

Enjoys teaching

Loves her family

Intelligent

Super curly hair

Special

Awesome person


  • Use a piece of paper at home or print out the template I have attached and write an acrostic poem using your first name

  • Keep your draft copy of your poem as later this week we are going to choose one of our Acrostic poems to edit and publish!

Math Activity - 20 minutes

Geometry Unit:

Introduction to geometry unit: Go on a shape hunt!

  • Go around your house and try to find three things that match each shape on the paper below. Tell your parent what you found for each shape.

  • Talk briefly about the shapes with you parent:

    • How many sides does each shape have?

    • Did you match the shape with a correct object?

    • Were there any shapes that you couldn't find?

    • What shape did you find the easiest to find?

Daily Calendar - 5 minutes

  • Review today's date: Monday, May 11th

  • Briefly talk about the weather today and what it is like outside

  • Count the days of school: today is day 148

    • Count: 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148

  • Today's secret number clues: (number is between 0 and 100)

    • I am an odd number

    • I have 3 tens

    • My ones digit is the same as my tens digit.

    • What am I?

Spelling Activity - 15 minutes

Week 29 word list:

  • Practice reading the words out loud and sounding them out

  • Practice writing each word

  • Week 29 Words - 'ee' words

  1. feet 2. deep 3. steel 4. cheer 5. agree 6. keep

7. meet 8. street 9. asleep 10. greet 11. seem 12. teeth

Physical Education Activity - 30 minutes

Ensure you are getting 30 minutes of physical activity per day :)

Idea: Walk to get the mail from the mailbox!