Writing/Word Study 15-20 Journal writing: Write about your favorite fruit & why you like it. Write, then read entry to someone. Practice sight words, making words with letters, scrambled sentence, use word lists of short and long vowels for “fun” spelling test or try a game with dice to quickly read sight words
Reflex math or iReady math (10-15 min. on lessons if diagnostic completed) or another math practice app
Social Studies Art/Artists of the Past I’ve filmed a slideshow I use in school to introduce our end of year unit about art through history. Here is the video on our Youtube channel showing some art and a few projects to try this week. Here is the slideshow as a pdf if you want to just look at it (does not include project ideas).
After beginning of slideshow:
Print one of these shapes to use to make dot art inspired by Australian Aboriginal art: Whale tail Koala Gecko Kangaroo
Discovery Ed Log in Reminder: Log in with user name: FirstnameLastInitial password: FirstnameLastInitial101 example: username MaryB password: MaryB101
I used names used at school (not full name) & some people’s names were unavailable or too short! Here are exceptions to convention described above: CooperBe LamarB MacGa SamHy AndersonKn NoahMa AndrewMcK
To use for independent practice print: Read & color
Writing/Word Study 15-20 Journal writing: My favorite art to make is Write, then read entry to someone. Practice sight words, making words with letters, scrambled sentence, use word lists of short and long vowels for “fun” spelling test or practice spelling color words
Try the a project of drawing and then making a machine like Leonardo daVinci. Use a pencil, ruler and paper for your drawing and try toothpicks with clay, play dough or mini marshmallows to build. (or build your model from your plan using sticks, blocks)
Writing/Word Study 15-20 minutes Journal writing: Write about your favorite song or type of music & why it makes you feel good. Write, then read entry to someone. Practice sight words, making words with letters, scrambled sentence, use word lists from short and long vowels for “fun” spelling test, sight word search and/or Independent practice: Write about your opinion.
Try the project from the artist video by tearing strips of blue paper or use your paint brushes to make your own version of one of Monet’s impressionist paintings.
and/or
Try using a styrofoam plate or meat tray to “carve”, paint it, and then make prints like Albrecht Dürer
Science Staying Happy & Healthy! Print this lost tooth chart to keep & try to track your teeth as you lose them!
Writing/Word Study 15-20 Journal writing: Write about a happy memory Practice sight words, making words with letters, scrambled sentence, use word lists of short and long vowels for “fun” spelling test
Independent Practice: Print this "summer" booklet to fill in and illustrate. (2 copies - so an extra for sibling :) )
Math Review/Revisit EVERYTHING
Grab a pencil and paper or white board and watch my new math stories addition video on our YouTube channel
Reflex math or iReady math ( 10-15 min. on lesson if diagnostic completed) or other math practice app
Try the project from the artist video: cutting shapes from brightly colored paper (solid colors from magazines would work!). Glue them to make a piece of art inspired by Matisse.
Work on iReady (10-15 min on lessons if diagnostic completed)
Writing/Word Study 15-20 minutes Journal writing: Write about your very favorite outdoor activity Write, then read entry to someone. Practice sight words, making words with letters, scrambled sentence, use word of short and long vowels for “fun” spelling test, or try a rule breaker sight words practice page
Math Review/Revisit EVERYTHING Choose a couple of the following: Print worksheet(s):
Try the project from Monday's art video by using paint and magazine cut outs to create a bold flower picture inspired by O’Keefe. and/or Try the Keith Haring inspired art project from Monday's art video, using black marker to outline simple people then color with bold colors. and/or Use my crayons sheet or a printer/copier to copy the same box several times or cut out the same label and glue to sheet repeatedly to make your own Warhol inspired picture!
Science Staying Happy & Healthy! End the week with a fun learning video about taking care of yourself!