Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Morning message

Tuesday, April 14, 2020                                 4-14-20

I am so excited for our new Reader's Workshop Unit! I loved hearing from so many of you about what your topic for your book club is. Remember, this is a topic you are going to learn all about. Then, you will design a project to teach others about it.

Love,
Mrs. Manz

Calendar

Here is today's calendar square.

What shape is this? 

It's a trapezoid! It has 4 sides and 4 vertices. One set of sides is parallel. Remember, parallel means that they could go on forever without touching. Which set of sides is parallel?

Learning activities for Tuesday

• Reading
• Read a few of the books on your topic. Think about if each book is “just right” for you. You know a book is just right when you can understand and remember it, you can read or figure out most of the words, and it’s interesting to you. Some of your books might be online and can be read to you (like bookflix)
• Writing
• Reread your question list about your topic from yesterday. 
• Add a few more questions about your topic. 
• I wonder… 
• I’d like to know...
• I'm curious about…
• Maybe you read the answer to some of your questions. Make a note of any answers you found.
• Math  Counting/Place Value  Tuesday
• Watch Ms. Lines’ math video.

• Please gather a group of things that you have enough of to make a “counting collection” of 108.  How will you organize your counting, today please try organizing in groups of 10.
• Bonus Challenge:  Predict what number you would make if you add 10 more objects to your group of 108.  Add those 10, and see if your prediction is right!  
• Then using your collection please make the following numbers: 39 - 53  - 78 - 91 
• Science Engineering Process - What is the Question or Problem; Imagine a solution; Plan your design; Create your design; Test it; Improve It.   
• Activity:  Make and explore with a paper fan  
• Materials:  paper, tape 
• What to do: Fold a sheet of notebook paper into an accordion shape. Pinch together the folds, 1 to 2 inches from one of the ends. Tape the folded end to make a handle. Grasp the handle and wave your hand back and forth. You will feel a cooling breeze on your face! 
• How it works: Even though you cannot see air, it is just as real as objects that are visible. Air has mass and takes up space, just like visible objects. When the paper fan moves the air, you feel the motion of the air as a breeze on your face. 
• More science fun: Make fans out of larger and smaller paper. Which size gives the strongest breeze? Is there a limit to the size (smallest or largest) of the fan that you can make? 
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• Social Studies   
• Each day, notice the weather and fill it in on the weather graph.