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Each day, students should focus on one special area. Our special area classes are a great opportunity for students to get a break from core subjects, supplement core subjects, and enrich their lives. We will collect and grade work on a weekly basis.
Monday – Media
Go to your Google Classroom, login through Clever and Open the Slides presentation and listen to the story and take a tour of at least one National Park. The link to the story read by Ms. Hansen is there and each slide has a link to a video tour of one National Park. You may watch just one or you may watch all of them. On the last page is a link to a Google Form I would like you to fill out.
Wednesday – Enrichment
2nd Grade Students, if you have not had the chance to send me an email about what is keeping you busy at home, please do so. I would like to know what you have been doing. I posted a slide presentation on my blog on how to use your student district email account just in case you need help with this.
Also, there is a Google Earth and Google Maps assignment due if you have not completed them yet.
This is the link to my blog and for all assignments for the past 6 weeks:
Ms. Tront’s blog and assignments.
If you have any difficulty completing any of these assignments, you may ask a family member for help, such as an older brother or sister.
Music, Art, and PE – Combined lesson this week!
-Week of May 18th
ART, PE, MUSIC and JUMP ROPE
Hello boys and girls,
This week’s lesson will focus around the skill of jumping rope. Ms. Bruce, Mrs. Lograsso and I have created the lesson together. If you do not have a jump rope, don’t worry because in this lesson, Ms. Bruce will be teaching you how to make a jump rope. I will be going over skills to help you learn to jump rope. If you already know how to jump rope, I will show you some jump rope tricks. Our final piece comes from Ms. Lograsso where you will hear music and jump rope rhymes.
Benefits of jumping rope:
- Jumping rope is a great workout (helps you improve endurance and stamina)
- Improves balance and coordination
- Jumping rope helps build stronger bones
- Jump ropes are inexpensive and portable (you can take them anywhere you go)
- It’s fun
Ms. Bruce:
To make your own jump rope you will need:
- 15-30 plastic grocery bags (the taller you are, the more bags you will need)
- Scissors to cut the plastic bags
- Tape for the handles
Follow along with the video below to make your jump rope:
If you already have a jump rope at home you can create a different project for art this week and send a photo to Ms. Bruce.
Mrs. Masiarczyk:
Let’s begin with making sure you have the correct jump rope length. The basic rule is to step on the center of the jump rope and pull the handles upward. The rope, including the handles should land at your armpits, slightly longer if for advanced jumpers who want to try tricks. If you have a jump rope that is too long, simply tie a knot at each end to shorten.
Safety first: Please make sure that you find a space away from anyone when practicing. You do not want to hit anyone with a swinging rope. Make sure that you are wearing comfortable gym shoes.
Beginner jump rope video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n81QXCoL6m0Wk2SJ_N_T4FVvZrozeEz4/view?usp=sharing
Intermediate video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ULR0avkoDf_mkP-Lyf8fRZ0OxqY7XrLK/view?usp=sharing
Watch this jump rope routine. It looks like she is having a lot of fun.
Jump Roping – Lauren Cheape @ Kamehameha
Mrs. Lograsso
To learn the song, you won’t need your jump rope, but keep it near you so that we can try out singing and jumping together!
Learning the song video: https://youtu.be/oSmQo0Qn5Hg
Trying it with the jump rope video: https://youtu.be/IPHmoz0rAQ8
Words to the rhymes so that you can remember…
Blackbirds, Blackbirds
Blackbirds, blackbirds,
Sitting on a wire.
What do you do there?
May we inquire?
We just sit to see the day,
Then we flock and fly away.
By 1, 2, 3. . . . .
A, B, C and Vegetable Soup
A, B, C and vegetable goop.
What will I find in my alphabet soup?
A, B, C. . . . . . . .
(When you miss, name a vegetable that starts with the letter you missed on.)
When you are done, take a video and put it in the Google Form here.
Other special area participation opportunities:
Art
You may choose 1 art project from the K-2 projects page on my blog at https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/homeart/k-2-art-prompts/ . New project choices are added every week. Once you have completed a project, take a photo and email it to me at brucep1@dearbornschools.org or send it in a message on Dojo. Feel free to email me, or message me on Dojo with any other questions.Mrs. Masiarczyk and I are hosting a combined P.E. and Art optional BigBlueButton hangout for kindergarten, first, and second grades on the GP Specials iLearn page on Tuesdays from 2:00-2:40 where you can come to ask questions, show me art you have created, and this week participate in an exercise challenge! This sentence is a link to a video that shows how to log in to iLearn. The enrollment code for this iLearn course is bryzs9 . This week bring something to draw with and to draw on (paper, pencil, whiteboard, marker, etc.)
Music
Other ways to participate: I am posting one mystery song a day on my blog! Ask family/friends, use Google or Youtube, and figure out the name of the song and artist! When you think you know the answer, email the name and artist to me. Every right answer will earn you one raffle ticket. At the end of the year, I will pull a ticket and drop off a prize at that student’s house! You can also earn a ticket by watching a Read Aloud on the blog and emailing me a summary of the story!
Links can always be found on my blog at Mrs. Lograsso’s Music. I am always available by email at lograsm@dearbornschools.org. I will be holding office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11am to noon. Email me to set up a phone call or video chat during that time.