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Day 5 - Reading
Overview: Be a REAL reader
Estimated Time: Approximately 40 minutes
Explanation:
We have been learning this year that real readers combine the author’s text with their deep reading thoughts.
Things to Know:
- REAL readers activate and add to their schema
- Make inferences, predictions, and connections
- Determine what is important make
- Visualize what is happening
- Ask questions before, during, and after reading
- Summarize/Reflect on what they’ve read
Tasks:
- Read a chapter or 2 from the book you are currently enjoying for independent reading.
- While you are reading, use the habits of a REAL reader
- Complete the Day 5 activity (or another from the list) from the Distance Learning: Reading Discussions in your folder
- OPTIONAL – work on completing a Book Celebration from the list in your folder
Turn in You Assignment:
You may either have a discussion with a family member or write about the topic in the notebook in your folder.
Day 5 - Math
Overview: Multiplication Facts
Estimated Time: Approximately 30 minutes
Explanation: You can use strategies to help you figure out multiplication facts.
Things to Know:
- For tutorials on how to access online Math in Focus resources using Ed Your Friend in Learning visit https://www.cbsd.org/Page/1511 (See Microsoft Student Log-in Directions in your folder)
- If you cannot print activities, you may write the answers on a sheet of paper.
- Please look at Student Workbook Chapter 4 if you need guidance.
Tasks:
- Complete the sheet called Gr 3 Day 5 Multiplication Facts.
- Complete the sheet called Gr 3 Day 5 Multiplication Crossword Puzzle.
- OPTIONAL Extra Practice: Play a game: Top It
- Use a deck of playing cards or make your own cards with digits 1-12.
- Each player turns over 2 cards and multiplies the numbers.
- Each player says their product (answer) out loud.
- The player with the largest product (answer) gets the cards (or gets a point).
- OPTIONAL Extra Practice: Practice your fast facts by doing Freckle or Pet Bingo (free iPad app).
Turn in You Assignment:
You may share what you know about multiplying numbers with your family members. Bring your packet when we come back to school.
Day 5 - Language Arts: Writing and Spelling
Overview:
- Students will complete page 5 of their Spelling Verb Tense packet.
- Students will write in their new
Estimated Time: 25 minutes.
Explanation:
Spelling/ Grammar: Students will review spelling strategies and practice verb tenses.
Journal: Students will move through the steps of the writing process- planning, drafting, editing, and revising- to create a written piece.
Tasks:
Spelling Verb Tense packet: Students will complete page 5
- Complete Past, Present and Future Tense Verbs sheet
Writing: Students will write in their Journal.
- Continue writing yesterday’s piece or…
- Read through the Distance Learning Writer’s Notebook Activity topics
- Select a given topic or create your own idea!
- Plan in your head or on a piece of planning paper.
- Write your piece for at least 10 – 15 minutes in your new Journal.
- You may publish a piece, continue a piece tomorrow or share with a family member 😊
Turn in You Assignment:
Spelling/ Grammar: return completed packet to school when we return.
Writing: bring journal to school when we return.
Day 5 - Social Studies: Historic Hero Project
Overview:
Practice speech presentation of Historic Hero; Enrich reading, writing, thinking skills related to social studies research learning.
Estimated Time: 20 minutes
Explanation:
Students will use speech presentation skills (speed, volume, expression, hand motions) to guide them in practicing oral speech.
Tasks:
- Reread your written speech until you are reading it fluently.
- Practice performing your speech to stuffed animals and/or yourself in the mirror.
- How could you improve your performance? Maybe use more expression in your voice, dramatic pauses, or incorporate prop use in your speech?
- Perform your speech for a live audience (sibling, parent, grandparent, etc.)
- Ask audience to give you feedback on your performance.
- Make changes to improve your speech based on the feedback you received.
- OPTIONAL:
- Make a Flipgrid video of yourself performing your speech to share on our class Flipgrid page 😊
Turn in You Assignment:
- Optional: make a Flipgrid video performing your speech.