Please complete the following lessons and activities in the order they are listed. There is a mix of fact practice, videos, and individual work.
Week 7: April 27 - May 1
Monday, April 27th:
Watch the Welcome Video
Math: Design Your Own Playground
Social Studies: Towers Falling Read Aloud
Tuesday, April 28th:
Watch the Welcome Video
Take this short survey to share your likes and dislikes about remote learning
Math: Design Your Own Playground
Wednesday, April 29th:
Watch the Welcome Video
Math: Design Your Own Playground
Social Studies: Towers Falling Read Aloud
Thursday, April 30th:
Watch the Welcome Video
Math: Design Your Own Playground
Friday, May 1st:
Watch the Welcome Video
Math: Design Your Own Playground
Social Studies: Towers Falling Read Aloud
Week 7: April 27 - May 1
Monday, April 27th:
Watch the Welcome Video
Math: Design Your Own Playground
- Complete one XtraMath session
- Watch Number Corner video and update recording sheet
- Watch the Introduction Video
- Brainstorm a list of 10 different types of playground equipment you would want and create a Google Doc to share
- Research safety issues with playground equipment at this site
- Answer the following questions on FlipGrid
- What is your favorite playground equipment?
- What is one thing you wish you could have on a playground?
- What games would you most want to play on the playground?
- Have you ever been hurt on the playground? Explain if you have.
Social Studies: Towers Falling Read Aloud
- Listen to the Read Aloud
- Answer the Reflection Question on FlipGrid
Tuesday, April 28th:
Watch the Welcome Video
Take this short survey to share your likes and dislikes about remote learning
Math: Design Your Own Playground
- Complete one XtraMath session
- Watch Number Corner video and update recording sheet
- Review the results of everyone's desired playground equipment
- Watch the video of how to create a line plot
- Create a line plot showing the results from our playground equipment wish list and take a picture to share on FlipGrid
- Find the minimum, maximum, mode, and range of your line plot
- In your video, explain why one piece of equipment is unsafe
- Respond with a video to one of your classmates' ideas on FlipGrid
- Complete the Google Form to show which items are unsafe
Wednesday, April 29th:
Watch the Welcome Video
Math: Design Your Own Playground
- Complete one XtraMath session
- Watch Number Corner video and update recording sheet
- Watch the video of Mr. Bertams creating a grassy field
- Answer the following questions on FlipGrid:
- What is the area and perimeter of one carton?
- What is the total area and perimeter of our "field?"
- Respond with a video to one of your classmates' ideas on FlipGrid
Social Studies: Towers Falling Read Aloud
- Listen to Chapter 9 of Towers Falling
- Answer the Reflection Question on FlipGrid
- Respond with a video to one of your classmates' ideas on FlipGrid
- Listen to Chapter 10 of Towers Falling
- Answer the Reflection Question on FlipGrid
- Respond with a video to one of your classmates' ideas on FlipGrid
Thursday, April 30th:
Watch the Welcome Video
Math: Design Your Own Playground
- Complete one XtraMath session
- Watch Number Corner video and update recording sheet
- Read pages 2-5 in Kids Discover: Simple Machines
- Watch the Introduction Video of how to create your own seesaw
- Record a FlipGrid video of your seesaw in action!
- Respond with a video to one of your classmates' ideas on FlipGrid
Friday, May 1st:
Watch the Welcome Video
Math: Design Your Own Playground
- Complete one XtraMath session
- Watch Number Corner video and update recording sheet
- Watch the Introduction Video for how to create a pendulum
- Build your own pendulum and record a video on FlipGrid!
- Measure the amount of swings for pendulums that are 4 inches, 6 inches, 8 inches, and 10 inches
- What do you notice about the pendulums of different length?
- Watch the video of how to create a bar graph
- Create a bar graph to represent your data and share it on FlipGrid
- Make a recommendation for which length would be the best!
- Respond with a video to one of your classmates' ideas on FlipGrid
Social Studies: Towers Falling Read Aloud
- Listen to Chapter 11 of Towers Falling
- Answer the Reflection Question on FlipGrid
- Respond with a video to one of your classmates' ideas on FlipGrid