MR. Wurth’s
Elementary I Classroom
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Week of May 25 - 29 Final Week | Choice 1 Language Focus: Fiction Math Focus: Operations | Choice 2 Language Focus: Non Fiction Math Focus: Geometry | Choice 3 Language Focus: Word Work Math Focus: Fact practice | Choice 4 Language Focus: Writing Math Focus: Time/Money/Graphing/ Fractions | Choice 5 Language Focus: Grammar Math Focus: Word Problems |
BALANCED LITERACY | |||||
MATH | Khan Academy Online (Free) Khan Academy App (Free) | Math Games (Free) | |||
ENRICHMENT
| Use these links to help facilitate learning over the summer |
Welcome to your online classroom. The next few slides will provide you with some interactive websites or Google Slides. Have fun today!
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May 18-22
Week of May 18 - 22 REVIEW WEEK | Choice 1 Language Focus: Fiction Math Focus: Operations | Choice 2 Language Focus: Non Fiction Math Focus: Geometry | Choice 3 Language Focus: Word Work Math Focus: Fact practice | Choice 4 Language Focus: Writing Math Focus: Time/Money/Graphing/ Fractions | Choice 5 Language Focus: Grammar Math Focus: Word Problems |
BALANCED LITERACY *RAZ Kids is always an option 10-15 min MAX* | |||||
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Week of May 11 - 15 | Choice 1 Language Focus: Fiction Math Focus: Operations | Choice 2 Language Focus: Non Fiction Math Focus: Geometry | Choice 3 Language Focus: Word Work Math Focus: Fact practice | Choice 4 Language Focus: Writing Math Focus: Time/Money/Graphing/ Fractions | Choice 5 Language Focus: Grammar Math Focus: Word Problems |
Non-Tech: Read a nonfiction book of your choice and record 3 things you learned, 2 interesting facts and 1 question you still have about your topic. | Parts of Speech Scavenger Hunt Seesaw Non-Tech: Sentence Writing: See if you can symbolize the sentences you write as well! | ||||
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ENRICHMENT | Count how much money you used to make your bridge and tell the amount in your response. |
Week of May 4 - 8 | Choice 1 Language Focus: Fiction Math Focus: Operations | Choice 2 Language Focus: Non Fiction Math Focus: Geometry | Choice 3 Language Focus: Word Work Math Focus: Fact practice | Choice 4 Language Focus: Writing Math Focus: Time/Money/Graphing/ Fractions | Choice 5 Language Focus: Grammar Math Focus: Word Problems |
*Choose 1 Yellow, 1 Pink, and 1 Gray each day* | |||||
Watch Ms. Scott's lesson: Fractured Fairy Tales. After the lesson: Listen to both stories and compare the 2 stories using the SeeSaw form after the second story. Non-tech: Can you retell a fairy tale you’ve heard before? Do you have a favorite one? Can you rewrite it and draw your own illustrations for it? | After, complete the: SeeSaw Nonfiction Reading Response Non-Tech: Read a nonfiction book of your choice and record 3 things you learned, 2 interesting facts and 1 question you still have about your topic. | Epic: Weather clues from clouds NonTech - Find objects: short vowel(cat, mop) long vowels(coat) digraphs(sh-th-wh) | Giraffes Can't Dance Video Read Aloud 5 things you can't do YET! Seesaw Growth Mindset Statements Seesaw NonTech: Choose one and write a paragraph: 1.The best part of being a kid is…… 2.One thing I always wanted to do is…….. 3.I wish I was a grown up because…... | ||
MATH Choose one math activity in each box that you were already working on in class Brain Pop Login: Montessori205 Maria205 | Adding amounts to make one dollar Seesaw Non-tech: Money Challenge **Challenge: How much money do you need? Seesaw | ||||
ENRICHMENT Brain Pop Login: Montessori205 Maria205 | Seesaw Research link with Kids NatGeo Research an animal and record the facts you have found on Seesaw or paper. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/ | ||||
Week of April 27-May 1 | Choice 1 Language Focus: Fiction Math Focus: Operations | Choice 2 Language Focus: Non Fiction Math Focus: Geometry | Choice 3 Language Focus: Word Work Math Focus: Fact practice | Choice 4 Language Focus: Writing Math Focus: Time/ Money Graphing/Fractions | Choice 5 Language Focus: Grammar Math Focus: Word Problems |
*Choose 1 Yellow, 1 Pink, and 1 Gray each day* | |||||
Listen To: Then complete the Seesaw Reader's Response Non-tech: Read a fiction book and Draw/Label the story | Watch: PBS Kids Arthur: Time Capsule Treasures Writing: Seesaw Time Capsule Non-Tech: PDF Time Capsule | Listen or read on Epic What is a Compound Word Non-tech: Find compound words in your home or outside? Example | Listen to Interrupting Chicken Write your own Comic Strip Seesaw Non-tech: create your own comic strip using a newspaper OR write | Watch Schoolhouse Rock Nouns Non-Tech: PDF MadLib or Alphabetize one of the following: names in your family, the fifty states, your 10 favorite foods or think of your own list to alphabetize! | |
MATH | Non tech- Tally chart. Create a tally chart of favorite fruits-apples, strawberries, bananas etc. by asking family/friends. | ||||
ENRICHMENT | STEM: How strong is a piece of paper? Use 3 pieces of regular paper. Fold each paper into the three shapes and secure with tape. Slowly pile books on top of each shape. Which shape holds the most books? Why? | Mystery Science: How is Money Made? NonTech: Look at the features on money and design your own money on paper. What features do you have? | |||
Need extra work or a NonTech option?
Week of April 20-24 | Choice 1 Language Focus: Fiction Math Focus: Operations | Choice 2 Language Focus: Non Fiction Math Focus: Geometry | Choice 3 Language Focus: Word Work Math Focus: Fact practice | Choice 4 Language Focus: Writing Math Focus: Time/Money/Graphing/ Fractions | Choice 5 Language Focus: Grammar Math Focus: Word Problems |
Listen to We Are Extremely Very Good Recyclers Fiction or Nonfiction Sort: Seesaw NonTech Look at books or magazines that you have to sort between fiction and nonfiction. | Listen to One Plastic Bag Nonfiction text features Seesaw NonTech - Look at writing around you to identify the text features: chart, caption, graph, table of contents, images, index, glossary, and any others you can find. | Choose 1 book about an environmental topic. Can you write a letter or make a poster to persuade someone to take better care of our Earth, using the information from the book you read? Here are some options, or if you have an EPIC account, choose your own book: 1.How I Reduce, Reuse, Recycle | Find the Adverbs Seesaw: Here is an adverb chart to help you: Chart NonTech: Think of your favorite game. Write the steps on how to play your favorite game. Underline or symbolize all the verbs in your steps. | ||
MATH | Multi-Digit Subtraction Seesaw Multi-Digit Multiplication Seesaw OR Create your own equations + - X ÷
| Non-Tech: If you have two dice at home, use them to create + or x problems to solve. If you want to create your own dice out of paper, you can use this template. | Counting dollars and coins SeeSaw Non tech- Ask an adult for a handful of coins.Sort the coins – pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters. Count the amount of money you have in: Pennies: (1¢) Nickels: (5¢) Dimes: (10¢) Quarters: (25¢) How much money do you have for each coin? Challenge: How much money do you have altogether? | ||
ENRICHMENT | Seesaw Research link with Kids NatGeo Research an animal and record the facts you have found on Seesaw or paper. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/ | Continue Research Seesaw Research link with Kids NatGeo Research an animal and record the facts you have found on Seesaw or paper | Check out Global Gardens and answer the following questions: 1.What makes a garden a complete mini-ecosystem? 2.How does a garden function as a mini-farm? 3.What other functions does a garden perform? |
Week of April 13-17 | Choice 1 Language Focus: Fiction Math Focus: Operations | Choice 2 Language Focus: Non Fiction Math Focus: Geometry | Choice 3 Language Focus: Word Work Math Focus: Fact practice | Choice 4 Language Focus: Writing Math Focus: Time/Money/Graphing/ Fractions | Choice 5 Language Focus: Grammar Math Focus: Word Problems |
BALANCED LITERACY 10-15 min MAX* Need Help? Need Help? | Listen to Non-Tech:Write a letter to your mail carrier, sibling, or relative. | Listen to Complete story map about Snappsy the Alligator Non-Tech: Read a NonFiction book and write facts about that topic. Organize your writing in paragraph form. | Non-tech: Contractions A contraction is a shortened form of a word where some letters are replaced by an apostrophe. Be a word detective. Use the book you are reading to find a least 10 contractions and write them in a list. For each contraction, write the words that make up the contraction.
| Read 1 story from RAZ Kids or Epic Books and answer the quiz. Non-Tech: Read a book to your parent, sibling, or stuffed animal and tell them about the setting. | Listen to Quirky, Jerky, Extra Perky Non-Tech: Article + Adjective + Noun. Look around your house. Make a list of 10 household items -nouns (example: couch, chair, rug, etc). Create an adjective for each noun...write a sentence for each or draw a picture. Example: My dad’s favorite place to read is the blue chair. Article: the Adjective: blue Noun: chair |
Cont. Khan Academy Lesson Non Tech - Practice addition and subtraction facts within 20 Non Tech - Add/Subtract within 1000 Non Tech - Add/Subtract regrouping to 1000’s | Telling time- draw hands on the clocks Seesaw Non-Tech:Draw 4 things you did today. Write the time you did each thing. Draw an analog clock to match each time. Challenge: How long did it take you to complete each activity? | Non-Tech: Use characters from your favorite story or TV show to create a word problem. Make sure to use a word problem key word (use the chart for help). See if a family member can solve it correctly. | |||
ENRICHMENT | Non Tech - Handwriting practice | Mystery Science Why do Plants Grow Flowers? Make a flower and demonstrate pollination using materials from home. | Go on a nature hike and look for blooming plants and trees. Can you draw and label what you found? NonTech Weekly Exit Ticket |
Week 2 April 6-9 | Choice 1 Language Focus: Grammar Math Focus: Operations | Choice 2 Language Focus: Poetry/Non-fiction Math Focus: Geometry | Choice 3 Language Focus: Poetry/Word Work Math Focus: Fact practice | Choice 4 Language Focus: NonFiction Math Focus: Time/Money/Graphing/ Fractions/Measurement | Choice 5 Language Focus: Writing Math Focus: Word Problems |
BALANCED LITERACY *RAZ Kids is always an option 10-15 min MAX* | Tasty Adjective Paragraph Seesaw Non Tech - Write a sentence or paragraph detailing the food you are eating. | Non Tech - write an acrostic poem for your name. A-gape P-resent R-elationships I-nspire L-ove | Read 1 story from RAZ Kids and answer the quiz. *10 min Max* Non Tech - Read a book to your parent, sibling, or stuffed animal and tell them about the setting. | Journal Writing: write about something you did over spring break. Remember to use correct punctuation and capitalization! | |
MATH | Finish lessons *15 min MAX online* Non Tech - Read the house numbers as you drive or walk around your neighborhood.. Non Tech - Add/Subtract equations within 100 Make a drawing of the houses or apartments to create an array. | Non Tech - Look for and identify shapes within your home. | Non Tech - Practice addition and subtraction facts within 20 Non Tech - Add/Subtract within 1000 Non Tech - Add/Subtract regrouping to 1000’s | 1st grade only perimeter: Non Tech - Draw a map of your bedroom measuring the length and wide (with measuring tape or by counting steps) | Word Problems: Think of an equation (+,-,X, or divide). Think of a word problem to illustrate the equation. |
ENRICHMENT | Non Tech - Handwriting practice | Write your Acrostic poem on a paper kite Write a poem for your mail carrier and draw a picture to match it. | Go on a nature walk to help you get ideas for your Haiku | Printable rainmaker Non Tech cover a bowl of water with plastic wrap, set it in a sunny spot and watch the water cycle occur.Write your observations down. | |
Week 1 April 2 & 3 | | | | Choice 1 | Choice 2 |
| | | Non Tech - find words that use /th/ in any book you read. Non Tech - Read a NonFiction book to give facts about the topic. Non Tech - Read a book about math or any reading material that uses numbers. | Read 1 story from RAZ Kids and answer the quiz. *10 min Max* Non Tech - Read a book to your parent, sibling, or stuffed animal and tell them about the setting. | |
MATH | | | | *15 min MAX online* Non Tech - Read the house numbers as you drive or walk around your neighborhood. Non Tech - Identify the number pattern on the house or building number as you drive or walk around your neighborhood Make a drawing of the houses or apartments to create an array. | Non Tech - Use play dough, clay or paper to create fractions by tracing a circle. Make ½, ⅓, ¼ or any other fraction pieces and label them. |
ENRICHMENT | | | | Click for Printable outdoor activity Non Tech - Draw a picture of the weather you see outside and label it. | Non Tech - Talk a walk outside your neighborhood or in your yard. List everything you see. |
In keeping with the Montessori philosophy of offering choices, each week we will provide several activities, both tech and non tech to choose from. The do not have to be done in the order on the grid. Choose what interests your child and what works for you! We suggest that one math, one language and one enrichment be completed daily. Please watch the video below to learn how the choice board will work.