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If your child would like extra activities to work on at home, here are some suggestions!
If your child would like extra activities to work on at home, here are some suggestions!
1. Reading
1. Reading
Reading is very, very important and your child should read every day for at least 40 minutes. Encourage your child to read a 'just right' book. Discuss what the book is about, make predictions, and ask your child if he/she can relate to the book. Encourage your child to provide examples from the text to support his/her thinking.
Book Review: Ask your child to review the book that he/she read (e.g., Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor), and then ask him/her to justify their thinking by providing examples from the text (e.g., I think this book is excellent because it has really funny character. One character who is really funny is _____________. An example from the text that proves he/she is funny is when ____________________.)
Change The Ending: Ask your child to write a different ending to the story that he/she read. What will he/she change? How will he/she change it? When your child is finished, ask him/her to email his/her suggestion to the author!)
Make a Book Cover: After reading a book, ask your child to draw and colour a new book cover. The cover should include the setting and the main characters of the story. Your child can even rename the story! If he/she does, ask your child why his/her title is better.
Write a Sequel to the Story: If the author wrote another book, what would happen next? Ask your child to write a sequel to the story he/she just read.
Act It Out! Ask your child act out one part of the story! You can even help him/her act it out, or ask your child to act it out with a friend.
Just Read It!
Just Read It!
Has your child read any good books lately? Does he/she have a favourite title to share?
Just Read It is an online forum for students, staff and the entire TDSB community to engage in the joy of reading and share reading experiences with one another.
Ask your child to check this Just Read It page often to post his/her reading recommendations. Each title counts towards the TDSB total books read that are tracked on the site. Whether signed out at a school library or public library, read at home or in the classroom, all books submitted will be tracked and counted throughout the year. Watch the numbers grow!
Check out the Just Read It selections to see what titles TDSB students are reading and to get ideas of what to read next.
Each month names are drawn and book prizes are sent to students submitting to Just Read It to further motivate and mobilize our community.
2. Writing
2. Writing
Encourage your child to practise the writing forms that we learned this year (e.g., letters, recounts, narratives, persuasive writing).
Letters: Write a friendly letter to friend, relative, celebrity, etc. Remind your child to include all the parts of a letter (e.g., date, greeting and closing).
Recounts: Ask your child to keep a personal diary or journal. Encourage him/her to write in it every day. A recount checklist and template are provided on our website under the Language tab.
Narratives: Ask your child to write a narrative (e.g., an adventure story). Remind him/her to include all the parts of a story (e.g., setting, characters, dialogue, beginning/middle/end, problem, solution, etc.).
Procedures: Ask your child to write a procedure on how to do something (e.g., how to play a video game, or how to cook something).
Templates, along with writing examples for some of the different writing forms, can be found here. More templates will be provided throughout the year, after I have taught the different writing forms.
When writing, encourage your child to revisit work to make it better (e.g., revising work by adding more detail, checking spelling/punctuation/grammar, etc.). Encourage your child to read his/her writing out loud to you when he/she is finished. If a sentence doesn't make sense, ask your child to go back and to correct it. When your child is finished revising his/her work, ask him/her to type or write a published copy.
3. Math
3. Math
Past homework will be posted under the 'Math' tab, by strand. If your child struggled with a particular strand this year, I would ask your child to print some of the past homework and to give it a try.
Mathletics (Coming Soon!): In addition to the past Math homework, ask your child to finish any unfinished 'Mathletics' work. If your child is all caught up, he/she can play some of the Mathletics games, or test his/her math skills on Mathletics Live!
Knowledgehook: Students can complete activities in Knowledgehook to achieve the 'Half Mathalon' or the 'Full Mathalon'. If your child achieves the 'Half Mathalon' he/she gets to sign the pennant that will be hung in the classroom. If he/she achieves the 'Full Mathalon', he/she will receive a medal from Knowledgehook!
4. Social Studies
4. Social Studies
Students are encouraged to read and study the Social Studies notes on our website. Students are also welcome to do some extra research. They can even make a Google Slides presentation! If your child does, ask him/her to share it with me. If your child provides really detailed information, I may even share his/her work on our website!
5. Typing Practice
5. Typing Practice
Students are encouraged to practise their keyboarding skills. This skill will not only help your child if we go virtual, but it will help your child considerably when he/she gets to Middle School and High School.
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