Today’s Activities
Is Texting Ruining Your Writing?
Read the article from Scholastic Magazine, Week 2, Day 10. Take a side in the debate–yes or no–and write an opinion paragraph supporting your reasoning. You can use this “Oreo” graphic organizer to help you plan your paragraph. Here are examples of opinion paragraphs that show the Opinions, Reasons, and Examples of two students’ Opinions on another topic.
Mmm! Ready for some salsa!
Follow the link to this image of some vegetables that could be ingredients for a really great salsa. Determine the answer to the Grade 5 problem on the image; explain how you found your answer to your At-home Teacher. Now challenge yourself to convert some more measurements using this worksheet.
Making salsa... physical or chemical change?
Do you know the difference? Watch this video and then take the quiz to test yourself on your knowledge
Physical Education
While on a family walk, choose a landmark ahead and estimate how many steps it will take to get there. Then, count your steps to that landmark. How close to your estimate? About how many feet (the unit of measurement, not your feet!) would that be? Can you convert that to inches?
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Speech & Language
Focus on figurative language: An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a different meaning from the literal meaning. What does out of the blue mean? Discuss the meaning and use it in a sentence with someone in your home.
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Year in Review
Today's ActivitiesThe events you are living through today will be part of history tomorrow. Stories people write about parts of their lives can be used by people in the future to learn about the past. Learn more with this BrainPOP Jr. video. What will your future...
Fail Forward
Today's ActivitiesDiscuss this picture with an adult at home. What do you think it means? Why do you think the illustrator chose an iceberg to represent success? Lookup any of the words under the water, labeled “What People Don’t See,” that you don’t know in a...
Field Day!
Today's ActivitiesWatch “Miss Nelson Has a Field Day” and fill out this story map to describe the plot elements.First, draw a large chalk 10 by 10 grid on the blacktop or sidewalk. Mark the numbers 1 through 10 along the top and down the left side. Get beanbags (or...