Welcome to learning at home! As we navigate these times of uncertainty together, my hope is to provide you and your family with flexible and meaningful learning opportunities. Please choose activities from the weekly menu or follow the weekly schedule in a way that works for you! Think of the following activities as opportunities, not obligations. This page will always have the current week's options. Click on the drop down menu under "LEARN AT HOME" for the previous weeks.
*The theme for this week is Earth Week. Earth Day is on Wednesday, April 22.
*The theme for this week is Earth Week. Earth Day is on Wednesday, April 22.
W E E K L Y M E N U
Week 3: April 20-24
APPETIZERS (5 minutes/activity)
Short and sweet (or salty) Weekly Message Earth Week Stories Video from Mme Oral Language Sing a song or say a poem in French *New Poem this week* Recycling Poem Video: Réduire, réutiliser, recycler. Click here for the printable. STARTERS (10-15 minutes/activity) Healthy like salads, but not hearty like main courses Literacy Skills Practice dictée and/or sight words Reading Just for Fun Epic Books in French Stretch Break | Move your body! Sunny/Cloudy/Drizzling = play outside Pouring Rain = play inside or listen to music & dance *NEW* Stenersen PE Website French equivalent to GoNoodle Help with a Household Chore - Help load/unload the dishwasher - Help wipe the table or counter tops - Help sweep the floor - Fold and/or put away some laundry - Help tidy a room by putting away toys or shoes or picking up garbage on the floor |
MAIN COURSES (20 minutes/activity)
Filling and hearty, the most important "academics" Daily Reading Just Right Books (Levelled) Je lis, je lis, littératie! or Boukili Strategies for Reading with your Child Writing & Drawing *NEW Resources added this week* Journal - Chez moi, voici comment nous recyclons. (At my house, this is how we recycle.) - Un des problèmes de la terre est… (One of the earth’s problems is…) Class Book - J’aime la terre ! Je peux _______ pour aider. (I love the earth! I can… to help.) *Copy sentence starter on another page or print this one or complete on Seesaw. *Use vocabulary from Mme’s Earth Week stories or this short themed picture dictionary. *Send your class book page to Mme Schulz to compile into our first digital class book! (Email or Seesaw) Story Writing - Write a story with a Beginning, Middle & End Math Lessons & Activities: Subtraction and Shapes Subtraction Lesson Video - Subtraction 0-10 Game: Version 1 - Subtraction 0-10 Game: Version 2 - 2D & 3D Shape Building - Subtraction 0-20 Game: Version 3 - Subtraction 0-20 Game: Version 4 Counting: This week, practice counting by fives from 0-100 en français! |
DESSERTS (15-30 minutes/activity)
All the fun stuff Art Projects Two options using items from your recycling bin! Create a picture that looks like the planet earth or create a work of art of your choice. Science Activity Plant Matching: Connect the names to the parts of the plant. *Also on Seesaw. Social Studies Activity Earth Day Inquiry: More details when you click on Social Studies. STEM Challenges (Stenersen Stem on Facebook or click here for the new STEM website) Baking | Board Games/Card Games Passion Projects etc. BEVERAGES (10 minutes/upload) Virtually "going for coffee" SHARE your learning on Seesaw Click here for Seesaw FAQs - Record yourself reading a book - Record a short message/song/poem in French - Write the dictée and take a picture - Record yourself reading a sight word list - Choose a piece of writing from the week to upload (take a picture, then use the record button to read what you wrote) - Take a picture of yourself playing a math game or doing a math activity - Record yourself counting in French - Take a picture or video of yourself doing one of the fun activities under "DESSERTS" |
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W E E K L Y S C H E D U L E
Click on the buttons below for the weekly timetable for your desired week. It is essentially the same information (including all the links) in a more structured format. If you are interested in some curriculum connections, those are also listed at the very bottom of the document.