May 11th - 15th

Literacy

Learning Focus: Beginning, Middle and End

1. Listen to the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

2. Watch this video of me explaining about the beginning, middle and end of a story: 

3. Using this worksheet, tell me:

• What happens in the beginning of The Three Billy Goats Gruff?
• What happens in the middle?
• What happens in the end?

4. Send me a picture of your worksheet on Seesaw. 

Numeracy

Learning Focus: Comparing Objects – Taller and Shorter

1. You’ll need some friends to help you with this assignment.  Gather up some of your favourite stuffed animals, dolls and/or action figures.

2. Choose 2 and compare them –

• Which is taller?
• Which is shorter?

3. Add another and compare – is this one taller, shorter or in between the other 2?

4. Continue until you have a line of objects organized from shortest to tallest. 

5. Send me a picture on Seesaw of your line! 

Literacy

Learning Focus: Re-telling a story using puppets

1. You will need paper, crayons/pencil crayons/markers, glue and popsicle sticks to make the puppets.  If you have a printer, you can print the following templates or just draw your own!

• Template 1
• Template 2
• Template 3
• Template 4
• Template 5

2. After making your goat puppets, re-tell the story of The Three Little Goats Gruff. 

3. Perform it for someone in your home and/or video it and share it with me on Seesaw!

Numeracy

Learning Focus: Comparing Objects – Heavier and Lighter

1. You will need the worksheet called Comparing – Heavy and Light.  You can print and circle on the page, draw your answers or write the answers.  Take a picture and post on Seesaw.

2. You will need the worksheet called Ranking Weight.  You can print and write your numbers on the page or write out your answers.  Take a picture and post on Seesaw.

Literacy

Learning Focus: Communicating ideas through writing

1. Think of the story we’ve been exploring this week.  What if The Three Billy Goats Gruff ended in a different way?  How would that go?

2. In your journal, write about a different ending to this story.  Remember to start each sentence with a capital letter and end each sentence with proper punctuation.

3. Illustrate your ending.

4. Share with me on Seesaw!

Numeracy

Learning Focus: Weighing Objects

1. Watch this video about measuring weight: 

2. Using the balance scale that you made yesterday, weigh 5 different objects.  You’ll need to choose items that will fit in your cups nicely.  You will know you are at the correct weight when your balance scale is balanced. 

3. Share your findings with me on Seesaw.  Be sure to tell me what kind of units you’re using (dried beans, pennies, etc.). 

For example: 1 eraser = 12 dried beans

Literacy

Learning Focus: Communicating opinions through writing

1. Watch this video for today’s journal writing theme:

2. Take a picture of your writing and post it on Seesaw.

Numeracy

Learning Focus: Number sense strategy

1. You’ll need this worksheet for today’s assignment.

2. Find the number of dots covered by the splat.

3. Share your answers with me on Seesaw.