May 4th-May 8th  2020: Student Continuity of Learning Plan:

• We are suggesting students have a schedule for the following learning tasks. Students should begin their day with a healthy breakfast and begin on their learning. 
• Students should be taking lots of breaks. Students should be getting daily activity. Play board games, Go Noodle etc. 
• As a part of the Student Continuity of Learning Plan that has been provided by the district; we have guidelines that ensure the continuity of learning is provided for all students. 

Language Arts/Reading: 

• All students will be expected to read each day and write a summary of what they read for the week.  Students can read a book from their home library, read a story on raz kids or readworks. The summary should be 3-5 sentences long. This should be turned in on google classroom. 
• ReadWorks: All students should be signed up and working on assignments that are assigned on Readworks. There will be three  assignments on Readworks this week. These will be due Monday May 11th 2020

Our essential learning is Cause and Effect within and between texts: 

The readworks article assigned for the week will focus on this skill. 

• Spelling Words: Greek root ‘ambi’ and ‘aero’
• Explanation:  Prefix – ‘aero’ – of the air  &  ‘ambi’  – both, around

ambiguous, aerobics aerodynamic,  ambition ambidextrous,aerosol, ambient, aerospace

ambiance, ambivalent, aeronautics, aerobatics

Spelling activities of your choice: paragraph using all the words, write the words three times each, color words, spelling sentences etc. 

Writing: 

Informational Writing: Cross Curricular Connection:  Most have finished their informational writing on an animal: This week we will be making an entertaining google slide presenting your animal. We will be attaching a rubric on google classroom to support you as you create your slideshow. 

Directions from last week: 

Research Project on an animal. This writing project will be our focus for the next two weeks. You will choose an animal to research. Your writing must be informational and entertaining. The writing must be 3-5 paragraphs long. 

Choose an animal from the following list: Blue whale, bobcat, dolphin, brown bear, elephant, tiger, lion, zebra, frog, toad, sea turtle, armadillo, ostrich, panda, owls, robin. 

Below are some questions to help guide you in your writing and websites to find the information. Look to Google Classroom for a graphic organizer to use to help you organize your writing

What is my animal’s scientific name? What family does it belong to?What does my animal look like? What is my animal’s height/length, weight, wingspan (only if bird)? What does my animal eat? Is my animal a predator? If so, what does it hunt? How does my animal move? (swim, run, fly, hop, etc) How fast can my animal move?How does my animal care for its young? Is my animal extinct or endangered? How can my animal be saved?

•  Ranger Rick: 
• Animal Planet Animal A to Z
• https://pbskids.org/wildkratts/
• https://nationalzoo.si.edu/
• National Geographic Animals
• Electronic Zoo
• National Geographic Creature Feature
• Blue Planet Biomes Animals
• San Diego Zoo

Math:

We are in Module 5 lessons: 

This week we will be working lessons: 6, 7, 10 and 11. 

We know this is an increase in lessons.. We want to assess Module 5 concepts and move on to Module 6. All students will be getting their math materials next week which will help support this increase. 

Please use ZEARN as a resource and Embarc 

Please look for the Math Lessons on Google Classroom. 

Social Studies: 

Below is the resource we will be using this week for Social Studies: 

• textbooks.wmisd.org/Downloads/5th/5thGradeFull.pdf

Read pages p. 124-131

Answer in a Google Document the questions below: 

What does the word “intolerable” mean? Talk about that word with someone else in your class, or a family member. Have you ever experienced something “intolerable” at home or at school? How did you react? Watch the two short Liberty Kids , review the Intolerable Acts and read on to find out how the colonists reacted to these “punishments” from Parliament.

Science: 

Mystery Science Mini-lessons: 

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/dangerous-sun?code=8fa8e54059be13832772155c17117e7f

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/old-earth?code=306e2395615eeb92650d46e12dd9b6d7

Write a three-five sentence summary of the mystery science mini-lesson above.