Week # 3 Distance Learning with Mr. MinichT a b l e o f C o n t e n t :

L i t e r a c y : * N o t e : S t u d e n t s s h o u l d b e r e a d i n g o n E p i c ! E v e r y d a y f o r 1 5 m i n u t e s m i n

A c t i v i t y # 1 : I n t e r v i e w Y o u r P a r e n t s ! C o v i d 1 9 E d i t i o n

A c t i v i t y # 2 : T h e M o t h : W e e k l y S t o r y T e l l i n g

“ T h e B a d H a i r c u t ” W r i t t e n R e s p o n s e A c t i v i t y

M a t h :

A c t i v i t y # 1 : A l t e r n a t e b e t w e e n S p l a s h L e a r n a n d I X L

W e e k l y P r a c t i c e F o c u s i n g o n A d d i t i o n a n d P e r i m e t e r

A c t i v i t y # 2 : P e r i m e t e r W o r k s h e e t s X 3 o n t h e b l o g

S c i e n c e :

A c t i v i t y # 1 : S o l i d , L i q u i d a n d G a s e s S h o w

N e x t W e e k ( W e e k 4 ) : F l o w R a t e E x p e r i m e n t !

G e o g r a p h y : S u s t a i n a b i l i t y

A c t i v i t y # 1 : S u s t a i n a b i l i t y V i d e o

A c t i v i t y # 2 : Y o u r P l a n Y o u r P l a n e t “ s t u f f ”

S h a p e s S c a v e n g e r H u n t F u n : E n j o y

Literacy Act iv i ty #1: In terv iew Y our Parents ! Covid 19 Edi t ion

R e c o r d P a r e n t r e s p o n s e s b e l o w !

1. W h a t h a s b e e n t h e b i g g e s t c h a n g e ?

2. H o w a r e y o u f i n d i n g h o m e s c h o o l i n g ?

3. H o w m a n y d a y s h a v e y o u s p e n t i n s i d e ?

4. H o w a r e y o u f e e l i n g ?

5. W h a t a r e y o u r t o p 3 m o m e n t s f r o m t h i s e x p e r i e n c e ?

6. W h a t a c t i v i t i e s / h o b b i e s h a v e y o u m o s t e n j o y e d d o i n g ?

7. W h a t a r e y o u t h a n k f u l f o r ?

L i t e r a c y A c t i v i t y # 2 : T h e M o t h“The Bad Haircut” by Alfonso Lacayo

1) Begin by going to ‘The Moth’ Blog site. Watch and Listen to “The Bad Haircut” by Alfonso Lacayo: https://themoth.org/dispatches/home-schooled-the-bad-haircut?fbclid=IwAR2ta2M7tNbqxoyJ8EOAi7AdDZ3DwNyaOSPO_WI1lTLXqw0IzhArFJPFJQU

2)Questions to Prepare for during MS Teams Meeting (Class Discussion)

What details do you remember from this story?  Listening to a story can feel like watching a scene in a

movie. What parts of Alfonso’s story could you really see clearly? 

3)Writing Activity: Answer the questions found on the next page. Student answers can be typed directly on this word document, students may also use speech to text. If students are unable to write in sentences, students may record their answers using their Ipads and sharing the recording with me. Parents may guide students throughout this activity.

T h e M o t h “ T h e B a d H a i r c u t ” Q u e s t i o n s

1. Can you think of a time you trusted a family member or friend (for better or for worse)? 

2. Can you think of a time you came ‘face to face’ with yourself and saw yourself in a new light? 

3. Can you think of a time you should have known better?

Mathematics:A c t i v i t y # 1 :

1. S t u d e n t s a r e t o a l t e r n a t e b e t w e e n S p l a s h L e a r n a n d I X L e v e r y d a y

S t u d e n t s s h o u l d b e s p e n d i n g m i n i m u m 1 5 m i n s p e r d a y u s i n g t h e s e a p p s

A c t i v i t y # 2 :

1. B e g i n b y w a t c h i n g P e r i m e t e r v i d e o : T h i s w i l l h o p e f u l l y r e f r e s h s t u d e n t u n d e r s t a n d i n g : h t t p s : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = 6 m o p A g q j k V M

2. S t u d e n t P r a c t i c e : T h r e e W o r k s h e e t s a r e o n t h e b l o g . A n s w e r s p u t d i r e c t l y o n w o r k s h e e t f i l e

3. N o t e : T h e r e i s a l s o s o m e a d d i t i o n w o r k s h e e t s o n t h e b l o g f o r J e s s e , L i l y , E d a n a n d A m a r

Science: Science Max Show!

A c t i v i t y # 1 : W a t c h S c i e n c e M a x ‘ S o l i d , L i q u i d , G a s ’

h t t p s : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = D C c y a 4 G D V _ c

O u r G o a l w i l l b e t o d i s c u s s S o l i d s , L i q u i d s , G a s e s d u r i n g M S T e a m M e e t s

N e x t W e e k : S c i e n c e I n v e s t i g a t i o n

F l o w R a t e E x p e r i m e n t

Geography: Sustainabi l i ty

A c t i v i t y # 1 : W h a t i s s u s t a i n a b l e d e v e l o p m e n t v i d e o h t t p s : / / w w w . y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = 7 V 8 o F I 4 G Y M Y T h i s v i d e o w i l l h e l p s t u d e n t s u n d e r s t a n d w h a t

s u s t a i n a b i l i t y m i g h t l o o k l i k e

A c t i v i t y # 2 : Y o u r P l a n Y o u r P l a n e t

P a r e n t s : P l e a s e d o t h i s a c t i v i t y w i t h y o u r c h i l d B e g i n b y g o i n g t o t h e Y o u r P l a n . Y o u r P l a n e t .

W e b s i t e : h t t p s : / / y o u r p l a n y o u r p l a n e t . s u s t a i n a b i l i t y . g o o g l e /

‘ S t u f f ’ w i l l b e o u r f i r s t f o c a l p o i n t C l i c k o n ‘ S t u f f ’ t h e n t a k e i n f o r m a t i v e q u i z b y

c l i c k i n g ‘ c o n t i n u e ’ N e x t w e e k w e w i l l f o c u s o n ‘ w a t e r ’

M S T e a m s D i s c u s s i o n Q u e s t i o n s : W h e n o u r c l a s s g e t s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o m e e t , w e w i l l h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o h a v e c l a s s d i s c u s s i o n s

1. W h a t i s s u s t a i n a b i l i t y ?2. H o w m i g h t S o c i a l D i s t a n c i n g h e l p w i t h s u s t a i n a b i l i t y ?

Scavenger Hunt Fun!