Last Week's Lesson Plan June 15 to June 19

Weekly Learning Plan:  June 15 – June 19 **New Journal topics to further develop writing skills (Memories/Facts/Imagination). Measurement skills continued weight
Monday **Parent setup needed Balance Scale	Language Arts:   Journal Topic – Share a memory you have of a time you were super excited about something. Tell me about it. ·      Copy the date into your book. ·      Skip lines and make sure you have spaces between your words. ·      Use the word wall to write words conventionally or you can sound out words phonetically. ·      Encourage your child to use upper and lower case letters correctly. No capitals in the middle of a word or at the end of a word. ·      Write about a time you were excited and draw and colour a picture. (Crayons or pencil crayons no felts) ·      Go to Raz Kids and read out loud daily for 10 minutes. Complete the comprehension questions after. Math: Build a Balance Scale Make a balance scale with your child. Here is just one link to check out. https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Balance-Scale-for-Kids There are many, many, many more options on-line. I just don’t know what each of you has at home. I have used the bottom of 2-liter pop bottles or juice containers, sour cream containers, paper plates and string or wire on a hanger, a meter stick, a stick etc. ·      Build a scale with a parent and free explore with it so you being to understand how the scale works. Carefully not to break it. **Parents see the math activity for tomorrow so you have and idea of how big the cups or containers need to be at the end of your child’s balance scale. This scale will be needed for tomorrow’s lesson.
Tuesday ****Parent setup needed Least/greatest	Language Arts: Take a sheet of plain paper divide it into thirds. At the top of each section print: Beginning / Middle /End ·      Parents pick a story and read the first few pages to your child. ·      Then have your child copy the title of the book onto the paper and then have your child draw and colour a picture to represent the “Beginning” of the story in the first third of the paper. ·      Read the middle section of the story to your child and have them draw and colour a picture of what happens in the “Middle” of the story. ·      Finish reading the story and then have your child draw and colour a picture showing how the story ends. ·      Take a picture and send it to me. ·      Go to Raz Kids and read out loud for 10 minutes. Complete the comprehension questions after. Math:   Hidden Weight * Parent setup needed ·      *Parents please find 5 small containers roughly the same size and fill each with substances of differing weight or densities. ·      *Label each container with a number 1 through 5 ·      Let your child pick up two containers. Ask “Which is heavier?” “Which is lighter?” “Why do you think that?” ·      Let your child use the balance scale to see if they are right. ·      Have your child order the containers by weight, from least to greatest in weight ·      Have them guess what is in each container ** One important learning outcome is that containers with similar appearance may not be the same weight.
Wednesday	Language Arts:   Journal Topic – Expert Day What are you an expert on? This piece of writing will be fact based. What your child knows and they may use more than one page in their journal if needed. ·      Copy the date into your book. ·      Skip lines and make sure you have spaces between your words. ·      Use the word wall to write words conventionally or you can sound out words phonetically. ·      Encourage your child to use upper and lower case letters correctly. No capitals in the middle of a word or at the end of a word. ·      Write about what you know. This could be about a food item, a plant, an activity, anything you know lots about and draw and colour a picture. (Crayons or pencil crayons no felts) ·      Go to Raz Kids and read out loud daily for 10 minutes. Complete the comprehension questions after. Math: Jack and the Beanstalk Math Booklet Page 45 Which is Heavier? Look at the balancing scales. Circle the item that is heavier on each scale, then colour the picture. Page 46 Light as a Feather Circle the item that is lighter in each box. Colour only the lighter item.
Thursday	Language Arts: Take a sheet of plain paper divide it into thirds. At the top of each section print: Beginning / Middle /End ·      Parents pick a story and read the first few pages to your child. ·      Then have your child copy the title of the book onto the paper and then have your child draw and colour a picture to represent the “Beginning” of the story in the first third of the paper. ·      Read the middle section of the story to your child and have them draw and colour a picture of what happens in the “Middle” of the story. ·      Finish reading the story and then have your child draw and colour a picture showing how the story ends. ·      Take a picture and send it to me. ·      Go to Raz Kids and read out loud for 10 minutes. Complete the comprehension questions after. Math: Jack and the Beanstalk Math Booklet Page 47 About the Same ·      Look at the pictures in each row. ·      Think about how much they would each weigh if they were real. (*Parents you may need to guide their thinking a little or remind them of a time when they might have seen a boat out on the water or the actually size of lady bug etc.) ·      Colour the two items in each row that would weigh about the same in real life. ** Yeah all done!!! Put this booklet in your scrapbook in the pocket on the back cover. J
Friday	Language Arts:  Journal Topic – Imagination Your child can add to last week’s writing piece or create a new imaginative piece of writing. Think out of the box, something super fun like being a super hero or walking on water, or living under water or growing so big you don’t fit in your clothes or house anymore. Think of a place, a good character name and a problem that needs solving. This may take more than one page and may be added to on different days to increase the length of writing. ·      Copy the date into your book. ·      Skip lines and make sure you have spaces between your words. ·      Use the word wall to write words conventionally or you can sound out words phonetically. ·      Encourage your child to use upper and lower case letters correctly. No capitals in the middle of a word or at the end of a word. ·      Use your Imagination and create a masterpiece. Draw and colour a picture. (Crayons or pencil crayons no felts) ·      Go to Raz Kids and read out loud for 10 minutes. Complete the comprehension questions after. Math: Your Choice today! See below and pick one and just have fun!! ·      Measure items using a ruler or measuring tape ·      If it is nice out practice capacity and estimates by filling containers with water. Don’t forget to make your guesses first in writing. ·      Build a teeter-totter and then weigh items for heavier and lighter. ·      Make up a Scavenger Hunt for a family member see if they can find different sized items. (small, medium, large, don’t forget the same size) ·      Make up a Scavenger Hunt for a family member see if they can find different weights. (light, lighter, lightest, heavy, heavier, heaviest) ·      Make up a Scavenger Hunt for a family member to find a contain that holds a cup of water, less than a cup of water, more than a cup of water ·      Challenge - Make up your own Scavenger Hunt and send it to me.