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Teresa McKnight » Room 16 Classwork: April 27- May1, 2020

Room 16 Classwork: April 27- May1, 2020

English Language Arts:
Access to reading books  - log onto McGraw Hill from portal. https://portal.pvpusd.net/SitePages/Home.aspx
This takes you to your dashboard page - with the swordfish in the middle.
Click on READ (the blue button with red book).   A window pops up with all the reading for this week. It scrolls right for more options.
 
Monday -  Unit 6 "How on Earth?"
Open and read Language Arts Newsletter - found below
  • Daily Language Skills U6.2 - download and print out the daily languages pages below , then complete Day 1 halfsheet
  • Watch Monday Reading Video - link is below
Essential Question: How do we use energy sources?
Vocabulary Words can be found on p.418-419  (on swordfish dashboard page - click the - Words to Know button.  These are your vocabulary words with video - the same as in my video today - use this for review.
  • Vocabulary - Complete Your Turn Workbook - pg. 261
  • Phonics - open and closed syllables - Complete workbook - pg. 262
  • Spelling - download and print Word Work page below.  If you have your Wonders spiral notebook, glue it in there. Complete like we do in class each week.
  • Understanding Author's Purpose activity -
  • Choose a nonfiction book to read.  You can choose one yuo have or pick one from getepic.com.  After you have read the book you are going to pretend you wrote it and give 3 reasons why you wrote the book. Remember you are thinking of author's purpose.
  •     Then go to your One Drive Wonders file and fill out the Understanding the Author document - complete  in One Drive Wonders folder:  https://portal.pvpusd.net/SitePages/Home.aspx 
  • TO DO Activities - try a couple - (on swordfish dashboard page - click the TO DO button.
 
Tuesday - 
  • Complete Daily Language halfsheet - Day 2
  • Watch Tuesday Reading Video - link is below
Re-Read: "Pedal Power"  p.420-423  (click the Read button on the swordfish page)
  • Complete "Pedal Power" comprehension pages - found below to download and print
  • Spelling - complete Wordsearch - found below to download and print
  • TO DO Activities - try a couple - (on swordfish dashboard page - click the TO DO button.)
 
Wednesday - 
  • Complete Daily Language halfsheet - Day 3
  • Watch Wednesday Reading Video - link is below
  • Fill out Author's Purpose paper for My Light found in your one drive Wonders folder: https://portal.pvpusd.net/SitePages/Home.aspx
  • Expository Text & Paragraph Clues - complete Your Turn Workbook - p.267 & p.268
  • TO DO Activities - try a couple - (on swordfish dashboard page - click the TO DO button.)
  • Enjoy some quiet reading time tonight.
 
Thursday - 
  • Complete Daily Language halfsheet - Day 4
  • Watch Thursday Reading Video - link is below
spelling - practice your spelling words - download and print spelling copy and cover page below -then complete.
Re-Read:  My Light  p.512-529  in the Anthology or (click the Read button on the swordfish page)
  • Vocabulary - download and print vocabulary word page found below - then complete vocabulary fill in found in your folder in One Docs
  • TO DO Activities - try a couple - (on swordfish dashboard page - click the TO DO button.
  • Enjoy some quiet reading time tonight.
 
Friday - 
  • Complete Daily Language halfsheet Day 5 and review.
  • Watch Friday Reading Video - link is below
  • Please complete the Selection Test and the Approaching Weekly assessment. (reading comprehension)  Please remember to click on SUBMIT at the end of the quizzes, or I will not be able to grade.
Go to portal.pvpusd.net, launch McGraw Hill , click on TO DO button - then to TEST
 
  • Please send me DLR 6.2 Review half sheet for grading. You do not need to send me other workbook pages and downloaded pages.
 
 
Math -  Measurement
Monday - Chapter 13 - Lesson 5 - Real World Problems: Customary Length 
  • Watch Monday Math Lesson
Review book pages 126 - 129
(Log onto Think Central through: portal.pvpusd.net or follow this link)
  • Complete workbook pages 89 - 92
 
Tuesday -  Chapter 13 - Put on Your Thinking Cap / Chapter Review        
  • Watch Tuesday Math Lesson
  • Complete workbook pages 93-94 - Thinking Cap
  • Complete workbook pages 95-98 - Review
   
Wednesday / Thursday - Chapter 13/14 - Cumulative Review
Complete workbook pages 125 - 134
   
Friday - Fun Friday!
Spend your math time playing math games on Reflex Math or i-Ready Math on portal or splash learn math games, just follow the link
 
Below you can find Chapter 13 workbook pages (if you can't find your workbook),  Extra Practice pages (what we would normally do for homework), and Enrichment pages (for those who need a challenge).  All of these can be downloaded and printed out.  At the end of each week I will post answer sheets to these packets.
This Week's Project
This week is a Lego/Earthquake Challenge
The object is to build the tallest tower you can out of Legos. Once you have finished, measure your tower using a ruler, tape measure, or yardstick. Then fill out the Challenge document on One Drive.  Take a picture of you and your tower. Send me the picture.  
Now the fun begins.  Place your tower on top of a book.  Shake the book like an earthquake is happening. The challenge is to see if your tower can withstand (not fall over) during the earthquake.  Please video your earthquake!!  Then if you can figure out how to share your video on zoom by Friday, keep it and share with us.  If you cannot, then email me your video and I will share it with everyone when it's your turn.
Good Luck!!
Writing - 
Tuesday - Read Transitional Words document and complete Transitional Words activity that follows - found in you Writing Folder in your One Drive documents 
Wednesday - Complete Using Transitions - found in you Writing Folder in your One Drive documents 
Thursday - watch I Wanna Iguana reading video(below), then complete I Wanna Iguana opinion writing document found in you Writing Folder in your One Drive documents 
Friday - complete Beach or Pool opinion writing document found in you Writing Folder in your One Drive documents 
Social Studies
We have found a website that has some great Social Studies Magazines - similar to Scholastic, that we will be using for the remainder of the year.  The website is https://www.studiesweekly.com/
This week we will be doing: Week 29 - Goods and Services
Each unit is broken down into articles with 3 questions to answer after reading.  Some of the articles have a video to watch as well.  At the end of the unit you will have a test (which is comprised of questions from each article).
You can pace yourself to read an article a day or do them all in one day, that is up to you.  The articles are not long.
Please watch my video How to Use Studies Weekly found below, showing how to get onto and work within the website.
Science
Why do birds lay eggs in the spring?
How do magicians trick people?
 
Use the 2 mystery science files below to print papers needed for How do magicians trick people?