February 18, 2021

THURSDAY

"Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins" by Michelle Meadows (read by Karen Maull)

Morning Meet-Up

Materials You Need Today:

Chromebook + Charger
Notebook
Pencil / Pen

Morning Meet-Up

COMMUNITY CONNECTION: What is your favorite snack food? Raise your hand to share out loud OR type your response in the chat!

MORNING READ ALOUD: "Brave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins"

REFLECTION: What can you infer about Janet Collins? Use evidence from the story to support your inference. Use the sentence frame below and type your response in the chat.

I can infer that Janet Collins was _____________ because in the story...

Block 1: Writing

INFORMATIVE WRITING

Prompt: “Town Tackles Energy Debate” and the Editorial Pages discuss the positive and negative aspects of solar energy. Using information from these sources, write an informational essay in which you explain the ways solar energy affects our health, environment, and finances (money).

Objective: I can...

explain the features of an informational writing piece
Draft a subtopic paragraph that supports my larger topic
Use evidence for a text to support my claims

Lesson Activities:

OPEN your writing document and complete the first subtopic by writing a RACE paragraph on HEALTH
Use the passages below to CITE evidence from the text

STUDENT PRACTICE: Complete the "C" and "E" section of Health Subtopic for Solar Power - Informational Writing on Schoology

TEACHER MODEL Solar Energy - Informational Writing

Find evidence for your RACE paragraph on HEALTH in on of the passage below.

Break - 10 Minutes

Block 2: Math

M3: Multiplication and Division

Skip Counting:

The Six's Groove

Objective: I can...

solve division problems to 10 fluently

Lesson Activities:

Mini Lesson: Division facts to 10
MINECRAFT: Ms. Johnston - IXL Recommended Skill
ROBLOX: Mx. Caleb - IXL Recommended Skill

STUDENT PRACTICE: Complete IXL Learning: Teacher Recommendations - E.1 Division facts to 10

IXL

math-skip-counting-chart.pdf

Skip Counting Chart

Division Monster

Break - 10 Minutes

Block 3: Engineering

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Lesson 4: Collecting Treasure with Laurel

Objective: I can...

Order movement commands as sequential steps in a program.
Represent an algorithm as a computer program.
Develop problem solving and critical thinking skills by reviewing debugging practices.

Vocabulary

Algorithm - A list of steps to finish a task.
Program - An algorithm that has been coded into something that can be run by a machine.
Programming - The art of creating a program.