November 29, 2022
Grade 3 and Grade 4
Learning Activity 1 - Natural Sculpture
Last week the whole class created a design for a natural sculpture.
Introduce Book Talks
Each week a few students can share what they think about the books they are reading on Tuesdays during the Library book exchange period or period 2
Goal - one book talk a term
Goal - read one book a month
Read Alouds in class - Crimson Twill, Tapwe and the Magic Hat, This is What I've Been Told
The program suggest that 5 or more books are read in order to participate meaningfully in the voting
book nominees - https://forestofreading.com/silver-birch-express-nominees/
Virtual Author Visits - schedule comes out December 15
narrative writing
Gr. 3 learning activity - Writing a Story
Gr. 4 learning activity - Tell a Tale Narrative
We will alternate strands every two weeks
This week we are studying Oral Communication
Gr. 3 learning activity 2 - Presentation Strategies
Gr. 4 learning activity 2 - Presentation Strategies
Sum It Up - parent information about individual lessons
Collecting, Organizing and Describing Data (Gr. 3)
Sorting Based on Two or More Attributes Sum It Up (link expires Nov. 28)
Collecting and Organizing Data Sum It Up
Describing Data Using the Mean Sum It Up
Changes in Means and Modes Sum It Up
Describing and Summarizing Data (Gr. 4)
Exploring the Median Sum It Up (link expires Nov. 28)
The Mean Sum It Up
Number Sense - Jump Math exercises
mental math - strategies
Times tables / skip counting - factors of each number 1 - 9
The next unit is FRACTIONS.
Unit lessons are resuming December 5
Grade 3 - Forces and Motion
Grade 4 - Light and Sound
Grade 3 - Early Communities in Canada, 1780-1850
Learning Activity 2 - Environmental Challenges
Learning Activity 3 - Facing Challenges
Grade 4 - Early Civilizations
Learning Activity 2 - Connection with the Environment
Learning Activity 3 - Social Organization in Early Societies
Book Buddies - Tuesday Nov. 29, 2022
Public Library visit in school - TBA
work in progress