Remote Learning Lesson Plans and Daily Schedule 3/25 4th GRADE

4th GRADE Remote Learning Lesson Plans and Daily Schedule 3/25 4th GRADE Mr. Taylor's Class

WEEKLY REMOTE LEARNING SCHEDULE! 

MONDAY  TUESDAY  WEDNESDAY  THURSDAY  FRIDAY

Times are Flexible!	Daily Schedule of Activities
7am - 8am	Early Breakfast! YES, YES, YES! Get UP and GET ready for LEARNING!  BIG HUGS AND GREETINGS FROM MR. TAYLOR!  GOOOOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!!
8am - 9:30am SOCIAL STUDIES  and WORLD GEOGRAPHY  LANGUAGE ARTS    LISTENING AND SPEAKING	WATCH The Most Dangerous Ways To School - Mexico AND PAUSE THE VIDEO WHEN SOMETHING CATCHES YOUR ATTENTION, WRITE DOWN INTERESTING FACTS, any CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, and WOW MOMENTS. AFTER VIEWING the Video and reviewing your notes HAVE A CONVERSATION and Compare and Contrast what is the same and what is different between the children's adventures in Mexico and Bolivia. Talk WITH SOMEONE WHO ALSO WATCHED THE VIDEO! USE THE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS to help guild the discussion Create your own ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS to help guild your discussion. Every Monday, little Lorenzo struggles alone as he makes his way over slippery scree and past steep canyons. And all this just so he can go to school and receive something to eat there. The 6-year-old lives in northwest Mexico in the extensive Sierra Madre Occidental. This is the home of his people, the Rarámuri. These indigenous peoples live well-hidden in the mountains and have hardly any contact with the outside world. Their daily lives revolve around agriculture and livestock; poverty is a big issue for the Rarámuri. To escape this fate, Lorenzo must literally overcome more than 1000 metres altitude. One small lapse of concentration, one careless step and Lorenzo could fall off the edge. At school, Teresa, Angela and Philomena sit next to him. These sisters, aged 6, 8 and 9, can see the school from their home, which sits on a plateau opposite. But to get there requires a journey of many hours, which takes them over narrow and rocky paths, onto sharp rock edges, across a stream, and - just before they reach their destination - forces them to climb again steeply uphill over smooth rocks on all fours. If it is raining, this journey becomes an almost impossible one: the stream is transformed within minutes into a torrent, and the rocks are suddenly as slippery as an ice rink. These children undertake their journey to school all by themselves. For up to four hours, they march through one of the most beautiful but also one of the most dangerous Mexican landscapes. Throughout this journey they all have only one goal in mind: to ultimately find a job in a city and lead a better life. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ideas: What is culture? Why should we study different cultures? How are cultures similar and different? What characteristics can we study about cultures? How do beliefs and values of individuals affect society? How do geography, climate, and natural resources affect the way people live and work? PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR QUESTIONS AND THOUGHT IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW!   Most Dangerous Ways To School - BoliviaThe Yungas Valley in Bolivia: a unique landscape, where the Andes Mountains meet the Amazon Rain Forest. In this remote section of one of the poorest countries in South America, children have a very long and incredible dangerous walk to school ahead of them. All for one goal: education – for a better life.  Seven-year-old Elmer wants to become an engineer and to build his own house, far away from the remote village. But his only way to school leads over a ravine more than 650 feet deep and about 1000 feet long: a kind of homemade zip-line. He has to entrust his live on a rusty iron pulley and a worn plastic bag. On the other side of the valley, on the summit of the mountain range, is where the sisters Helen and Mariela live. Isolated, and in the heart of the jungle. Of all the children who attend the school, the sisters live furthest away. Fear, hunger, and exhaustion are their constant companions. For them, education the key to a new, better world. And that’s why they run great risks every day in pursuit of it.  All this is more than just a walk to school – It is a test in the vast jungle. Throughout this journey they all have only one goal in mind: to ultimately find a job in a city and lead a better life.  STUDY THE WORLD FACT BOOK  MEXICO   BOLIVIA
9:30am - 10am	RECESS AND BRAIN BREAK:GO OUTSIDE! Have a HEALTHY snack! Go for hike/walk/run. Youtube JUST DANCE!
10am - 11:30 am READING BLOCK  PICK ONE OR TWO FROM THE READING CHOICES!	TEACHERS CHOICE: IF you have a good internet connection please get on Mobymax Informational Reading this morning for 45 minutes.  FIRST CHOICE:  READ A CHAPTER OR TWO OF YOUR FAVORITE CHAPTER BOOK! Curl up with a favorite chapter book and listen along to the audio book. Audio book ideas! Five Famous Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen |Learn English Through Stories with English Subtitle Alice's Adventures in Wonderland AudioBook  Intro 0:00 Chapter I: 0:15 Chapter II: 12:15 Chapter III: 23:21 Chapter IV: 32:47 Chapter V: 45:55 Chapter VI: 58:04 Chapter VII: 1:13:30 Chapter VIII: 1:27:42 Chapter IX: 1:40:48 Chapter X: 1:54:33 Chapter XI: 2:09:13 Chapter XII: 2:19:19 ♡ Audiobook ♡ Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie ♡ Timeless Classic Literature for Children Black Beauty By Anna Sewell ♡ A Timeless Spiritual Horse Lovers Classic The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett ♡ Brilliant Reading by Karen Savage Harry Potter 1 Chapter 14 Harry Potter 1 Chapter 15 Harry Potter 1 Chapter 16 Harry Potter 1 Chapter 17 SECOND CHOICE:  Reading comprehension practice on Khan Academy. It is grouped by grade level: 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade We recommend starting at your grade level and doing 1-2 practice sets per day (or 10 practice sets per week). This should take about 10-20 minutes per day. If you find it difficult, completely okay to start at an earlier grade level. Likewise, if you find the passages and questions to be easy, feel free to move to higher grade levels THIRD CHOICE: MOBYMAX READING INFORMATIONAL Reading Skills Informational | MobyMax www.mobymax.com › curriculum › reading-skills-informational Informational Skills. Reading Skills Informational is aligned with the Common Core standards for informational texts whose goal is to help students critically analyze complex informational texts. Progress Monitoring.  FOURTH CHOICE:  PRACTICE FOR THE LITERARY ELEMENTS TEST LITERARY ELEMENTS TEST for the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Grade Free Online Literary elements study words:  allegory, alliteration, allusion, antagonist, assonance, character,comedy, conflict, fable, imagery, irony, metaphor, myth, onomatopoeia, paradox, parody,personification, plot, protagonist, satire, setting, simile, theme, tragedy Online LITERARY ELEMENTS Test
11:30 am - 1:00 am	LOOOONG LUNCH Break and Recess. HELP MAKING LUNCH AND TRY OUT A NEW RECIPE!  Try listyening to an educational podcast while making lunch Brains On! If you like science, Forever Ago if you like history, or Story Pirates to hear funny stories written by kids. Older students may like RadioLab If you like science, Forever Ago if you like history, or Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls if you like biographies
1:00 am - 2:20 pm MATH LAB	FIRST CHOICE:  DMS is being sent home via Snail Mail  PREVIEW NEXT WEEKS DMS Early!  OR  MAKE YOUR OWN DMS AND PRACTICE MATH TOPICS YOU ARE STILL LEARNING TO MASTER!  SECOND CHOICE: KHAN ACADEMY MATH Khan Academy math practice has got your back. Depending on your confidence and grade level, one of the following courses are likely good for you: 2nd grade math 3rd grade math 4th grade math 5th grade math One practice that we’ve seen teachers and students use to great effect is to start, regardless of age, on Kindergarten and then move to 1st grade, 2nd grade, etc. Course challenges and unit tests can be used to accelerate through material. If you don’t have too many gaps, you should be able to get through a previous year’s content in 1-3 hours. If you do have gaps, it may take a bit longer, but that is good!  This is your chance to fill in those gaps that might otherwise hold you back in the future. You’ll see that if you are able to put in at least a solid 30 minutes a day of math practice and keep leveling up skills, you’ll see big gains and, most importantly, really see the world in new and exciting ways! One you are at your grade level, try to set a goal of leveling up at least 3 skills a week THIRD CHOICE: MobyMax | Fix learning gaps www.mobymax.com Award-winning MobyMax helps struggling learners quickly catch up to grade level and closeslearning gaps for all your students. Find and fix missing skills with personalized learning, pinpoint assessments, and motivating rewards. ... Administrator. School ... Create yourMobyMax login: School ... Moby for Middle School. Search Results FOURTH CHOICE: ONLINE MATH SOFTWARE1  Hour of Code Activities - Learn | Code.org code.org › learn Try a one-hour tutorial designed for all ages in over 45 languages. Join millions of students and teachers in over 180 countries starting with an Hour of Code. Sheppard Software: Fun free online learning games and ... www.sheppardsoftware.com Hundreds of fun educational games and activities for kids to play online. Topics include math, geography, animals, and more. Geography World geography quizzes galore - over 250 fun online map ... Brain Games Give your brain a workout by playing fun games that sharpen ... Math Games Free math games that make learning fun! Topics: addition ... Science Free science games and activities for kids. Learn about chemistry ... USA Geography US geography games - over 38 fun map games teach capitals, state ... Language Arts Grammar Tutorial - Magical Capitals - Easily Confused Words Math Games | Math Playground | Fun for Kids www.mathplayground.com Free, online math games and more at MathPlayground.com! Problem solving, logic games and number puzzles kids love to play. Logic Games Skill Games - The Parking Lot - Connect the Roads - Andy's Golf Math Games Hundreds of free, online math games that teach multiplication ... Grade 2 Games 2nd grade math games for free. Addition, subtraction, place ... Grade 4 Games 4th grade math games for free. Multiplication, division, fractions ... 3rd Grade Math Games 3rd grade math games for free. Multiplication, division, fractions ... Grade 1 Games 1st grade math games for free. Addition, subtraction, place ... Math.com - World of Math Online www.math.com Free math lessons and math homework help from basic math to algebra, geometry and beyond. Students, teachers, parents, and everyone can find solutions to ... ‎Math Practice · ‎Basic Math · ‎Everyday Math · ‎Algebra Ixl.com | IXL Learning | Try It For Free TodayLearn 2000+ K-12 skills online. Master tough topics. Win awards. Sign up now! Standards-basedLearning. K-12 Math & English. Adaptive & Individualized. Immediate Feedback. Courses: Math, English, Science, Social Studies. K-12 Math Practice IXL is the Web's Most Comprehensive Adaptive Math Program. Try It Now! At-Home Learning with IXL Free Webinars, Lesson Plans, & More to Keep Students Learning. Math Games | Hooda Math | Games www.hoodamath.com Play Math Games at Hooda Math. Games for School. Best Math Site for Kindergarten to College and everything in between. Math Games for learning addition, ... Escape Games Our unblocked addicting Escape games are fun and free. Also try ... Papa's Scooperia Play Papa's Scooperia Now! @ Hooda Math. Practice math ... All Games Play All Games on Hooda Math. Our unblocked addicting All ... Papa's Games Our unblocked addicting Papa's games are fun and free. Also try ... Math Games Play Math Games Now! Free Online Math Games for All, Only ... Hooda Stacker Play Hooda Stacker Now! @ Hooda Math. Practice math ... FINAL CHOICE: Mr. Taylor's DMS or 3 Minutes of Minute Math WE WILL BE SENDING OUT PACKS FOR STUDENTS WITH NO OR LIMITED INTERNET.
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm WRITING LAB	Write Mr. Taylor a Formal Letter about what you are grateful for about Rio Vista. Pretend you are applying for a job as the new STEM lab Teacher.   Use Formal Letter Writing Etiquette:
3:00 pm-4:00 pm	Relax, go outside and take a walk, ride your bike, play a game,c

Here are some ideas for creating a Genius Hour at home:

• Build a Lunar city out of trash
• Build a mini-engineering project like a Heron's Fountain.

• Heron's fountain - Wikipedia

• Explore the world by planing a vacation in a far away land. 
• Find the answers to life's biggest questions. BEING AN IDEAL DAD OR MOM? BECOMING A LIFELONG LEARNING "PHILOSOPHER"? BEING HAPPY WITH LESS? HELPING OTHERS? 
• Learn a to play the recorder.
• Write a story, play, compose a song, create a new dance, learn a new language, start a journal, etc.

SCIENCE TUESDAY'S Remote Learning Lesson Plans Science

4th GRADE Remote Learning Lesson Plans and Daily Schedule 3/24 4th GRADE Mr. Taylor's Class
SCIENCE TUESDAY'S

WEEKLY REMOTE LEARNING SCHEDULE! 
MONDAY  TUESDAY  WEDNESDAY  THURSDAY  FRIDAY

Times are flexible!	Daily Schedule of Activities
7am - 8am	Early Breakfast! YES, YES, YES! Get UP and GET ready for LEARNING! BIG HUGS AND GREETINGS FROM MR. TAYLOR! Please call all your friends from our class and share the daily lesson plans! GREAT AMAZING MORNING!!!!!!!!!
8am - 9:30am Science and STEAM  LANGUAGE ARTS    LISTENING AND SPEAKING	WATCH The Making of a Wind Turbine | Exceptional Engineering AND PAUSE THE VIDEO WHEN SOMETHING CATCHES YOUR ATTENTION, WRITE DOWN INTERESTING FACTS, CLARIFYING QUESTIONS, and WOW MOMENTS. AFTER VIEWING the Video and reviewing your FACTS  HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT what you learned, Talk WITH SOMEONE WHO ALSO WATCHED THE VIDEO! USE THE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS to help guild the discussion. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS? How does a wind turbine work if there is no wind? At what is the minimum wind speed needed to generate electricity? Does wind use potential energy to turn a turbine? What energy transformations occurs in a wind turbines? Ans: A wind turbine transforms the mechanical energy of wind into electrical energy. A turbine takes the kinetic energy of a moving fluid, air in this case, and converts it to a rotary motion. As wind moves past the blades of a wind turbine, it moves or rotates the blades. These blades turn a generator Exceptional Engineering: The Making of a Wind Turbine | Engineering Documentary Electricity harnessed from wind has become the second largest source of energy in Germany since 2017 - and has thus out powered nuclear and coal. Nearly 30,000 on- and off-shore wind turbines are operating throughout the country, covering approx. 19 percent of energy consumption. Our report follows the construction of a new wind power plant in Falkenthal in Brandenburg. Once installed, the windmill will be 179 meters high, supplying up to 5,000 households a year. SOME WRITING ASSIGNMENT IDEAS: CREATE A TEST FOR YOUR CLASSMATES ABOUT THE VIDEO! CREATE A LIST OF QUESTIONS YOU WOULD ASK THE Wind Turbine Engineers, Construction Workers, and/or maintenance crews. Write a mini report on How does a wind turbine work? Wind Energy for Kids: Articles and Questions
9:30am - 10am	RECESS AND BRAIN BREAK:GO OUTSIDE! Have a HEALTHY snack! Go for walk/run. Youtube JUST DANCE!
10am - 11:30 am READING BLOCK  PICK ONE OR TWO FROM THE READING CHOICES!	FIRST CHOICE: Listen to a few STEM book read alouds! Counting on Katherine (A Hidden Figures Story for Kids) - STEM Read Aloud The Boy Who Loved Math… The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos READ ALOUD! In the Garden with Dr. Carver | Black History for Kids | George Washington Carver for Kids SECOND CHOICE: Science | MobyMax www.mobymax.com › curriculum › science MobyMax Science takes full advantage of MobyMax's innovative Touch Curriculum™ technology. The ability to interact with the curriculum  increases both ... Third Choice:  School Children’s Pack on Wind Energy: Complete Science Pack on  Renewable wind Energy
11:30 am - 1:00 am	LOOOONG LUNCH Break and Recess. HELP MAKING LUNCH AND TRY OUT A NEW RECIPE! Try listening to an educational podcast while making lunch Brains On! If you like science, Forever Ago if you like history, or Story Pirates to hear funny stories written by kids. Older students may like RadioLab If you like science, Forever Ago if you like history, or Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls if you like biographies
1:00 am - 2:20 pm SCIENCE LAB and MAKERS SPACE LAB	FIRST CHOICE: Be Creative and create a makers space at home! 10 WONDERFUL RECYCLE DIY CRAFTS THAT WILL BRIGHTEN YOUR ROOM  Second Choice: Do some science fair activities! Science Fair Project Ideas, Answers, & Tools www.sciencebuddies.org Free Topic Selection Wizard, science fair project ideas, step by step how to do a science fair project, Ask an Expert discussion board, and science fair tips for ... ‎Science Fair Project Ideas · ‎Science Fair Project · ‎Student Resources · ‎Life Science Science Fair Project Ideas: 1,200+ Free K-12 Science Projects www.sciencebuddies.org › science-fair-projects › science-projects Science Buddies Over 1200 free science projects searchable by subject, difficulty, time, cost and materials. Third Choice: www.code.org/‎Professional Learning Program applications are open! Bring CS to your school today. Local workshops to prepare you for bringing computer science to your class. Teacher Workshops. Scholarships Available. Types: Elementary, Middle, High. Elementary Teachers Secondary Teachers
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm WRITING LAB	Writing a paragraph about Wind Turbines or a job you might like working with wind turbines. USE THE CANDY CHART CHECK LIST AND EXPOSITORY OPENERS! Wind Energy for Kids: Articles and Questions
3:00 pm-4:00 pm	Relax, go outside and take a walk, ride your bike, play a game, spend time with family.
8-9pm	Lights out, time to sleep!

WE WILL NOT BE DOING ANY GRADING FOR ANY REMOTE ONLINE LEARNING. ALL REMOTE LEARNING IS YOUR CHOICE AND YOU NEED TO CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND PARTICIPATION. MY GOAL IS TO GIVE FAMILIES IDEAS AND OPTIONS FOR OUR UNEXPECTED EDUCATIONAL LEARNING RETREAT!

READING BOOT CAMP SONG OF THE WEEK! 

Science ENRICHMENT LESSON:
Make Non Stop Heron’s Fountain With Plastic Bottle

Arvind Gupta Toys - Our Work & Philosophy

Our core belief is that children learn by doing - by touching, feeling, cutting, sticking -- pulling things apart, putting things together. We believe that this hands-on science helps them relate to curriculum and get conceptual understanding. We believe this will revolutionize the way children learn. A child lighting up a LED with a Syringe Generator is more likely to light up his village tomorrow.
Find a Arvind Gupta Toys Video you like and share it with me! 

Remote Learning Lesson Plans 3/23 4th GRADE

4th GRADE Remote Learning Lesson Plans and Daily Schedule 3/23 4th GRADE Mr. Taylor's Class

WE WILL NOT BE DOING ANY GRADING FOR ANY REMOTE ONLINE LEARNING. ALL REMOTE LEARNING IS YOUR CHOICE AND YOU NEED TO CHOOSE YOUR LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT AND/or PARTICIPATION. MY GOAL IS TO GIVE FAMILIES IDEAS AND OPTIONS FOR OUR UNEXPECTED EDUCATIONAL RETREAT! 

WEEKLY REMOTE LEARNING SCHEDULE! 

MONDAY  TUESDAY  WEDNESDAY  THURSDAY  FRIDAY

Times are flexible!	Daily Schedule of Activities
7am - 8am	Early Breakfast! YES, YES, YES! Get UP and GET ready for LEARNING!  BIG HUGS AND GREETINGS FROM MR. TAYLOR! GOOOOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!!
8am - 9:30am SOCIAL STUDIES  and WORLD GEOGRAPHY  LANGUAGE ARTS    LISTENING AND SPEAKING	WATCH Most Dangerous Ways To School - Bolivia AND PAUSE THE VIDEO WHEN SOMETHING CATCHES YOUR ATTENTION, WRITE DOWN IDEAS, QUESTIONS, and WOW MOMENTS.  AFTER VIEWING the Video HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WITH SOMEONE WHO ALSO WATCHED THE VIDEO! USE THE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS to help guild the discussion.  ESSENTIAL DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? WHY DO PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD GO TO SCHOOL? HOW DO STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD GET TO SCHOOL? HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE AND CONTRAST YOUR JOURNEY TO SCHOOL VS. ELMER'S JOURNEY TO SCHOOL? WHAT CAN WE LEARN ABOUT OURSELVES WHEN WE SEE HOW OTHER PEOPLE LIVE SO LITTLE?  PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR QUESTIONS AND THOUGHT IN THE COMMENTS SECTION BELOW!   Most Dangerous Ways To School - BoliviaThe Yungas Valley in Bolivia: a unique landscape, where the Andes Mountains meet the Amazon Rain Forest. In this remote section of one of the poorest countries in South America, children have a very long and incredible dangerous walk to school ahead of them. All for one goal: education – for a better life.  Seven-year-old Elmer wants to become an engineer and to build his own house, far away from the remote village. But his only way to school leads over a ravine more than 650 feet deep and about 1000 feet long: a kind of homemade zip-line. He has to entrust his live on a rusty iron pulley and a worn plastic bag. On the other side of the valley, on the summit of the mountain range, is where the sisters Helen and Mariela live. Isolated, and in the heart of the jungle. Of all the children who attend the school, the sisters live furthest away. Fear, hunger, and exhaustion are their constant companions. For them, education the key to a new, better world. And that’s why they run great risks every day in pursuit of it.  All this is more than just a walk to school – It is a test in the vast jungle. Throughout this journey they all have only one goal in mind: to ultimately find a job in a city and lead a better life. SOME BASIC ELA QUESTIONS AND IDEAS? WAS THE VIDEO TOLD IN FIRST PERSON OR THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW? IS THE SERIES TITLE HYPERBOLE "Most Dangerous Ways To School"?  DID THE NARRATOR OR THE CHILDREN USE AND FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE? SOME WRITING ASSIGNMENT IDEAS: CREATE A TEST FOR YOUR CLASSMATES ABOUT THE VIDEO! CREATE A LIST OF QUESTIONS YOU WOULD ASK THE CHILDREN.  WHAT WOULD YOU BRING IF YOU WHERE GOING TO DO A SLEEPOVER AND SPEND A FEW DAYS WITH THE CHILDREN?
9:30am - 10am	RECESS AND BRAIN BREAK:GO OUTSIDE! Have a HEALTHY snack! Go for walk/run. Youtube JUST DANCE!
10am - 11:30 am READING BLOCK  PICK ONE OR TWO FROM THE READING CHOICES!	FIRST CHOICE:  READ A CHAPTER OR TWO OF YOUR FAVORITE CHAPTER BOOK! Curl up with a favorite chapter book and listen along to the audio book. Audio book ideas! Alice's Adventures in Wonderland AudioBook  ♡ Audiobook ♡ Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie ♡ Timeless Classic Literature for Children Black Beauty By Anna Sewell ♡ A Timeless Spiritual Horse Lovers Classic The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett ♡ Brilliant Reading by Karen Savage Harry Potter 1 Chapter 14 Harry Potter 1 Chapter 15 Harry Potter 1 Chapter 16 Harry Potter 1 Chapter 17 SECOND CHOICE:  Reading comprehension practice on Khan Academy. It is grouped by grade level: 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade We recommend starting at your grade level and doing 1-2 practice sets per day (or 10 practice sets per week). This should take about 10-20 minutes per day. If you find it difficult, completely okay to start at an earlier grade level. Likewise, if you find the passages and questions to be easy, feel free to move to higher grade levels THIRD CHOICE: MOBYMAX READING INFORMATIONAL Reading Skills Informational | MobyMax www.mobymax.com › curriculum › reading-skills-informational Informational Skills. Reading Skills Informational is aligned with the Common Core standards for informational texts whose goal is to help students critically analyze complex informational texts. Progress Monitoring.  FOURTH CHOICE:  PRACTICE FOR THE LITERARY ELEMENTS TEST LITERARY ELEMENTS TEST for the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th Grade Free Online Literary elements study words:  allegory, alliteration, allusion, antagonist, assonance, character,comedy, conflict, fable, imagery, irony, metaphor, myth, onomatopoeia, paradox, parody,personification, plot, protagonist, satire, setting, simile, theme, tragedy Online LITERARY ELEMENTS Test
11:30 am - 1:00 am	LOOOONG LUNCH Break and Recess. HELP MAKING LUNCH AND TRY OUT A NEW RECIPE!  Try listyening to an educational podcast while making lunch Brains On! If you like science, Forever Ago if you like history, or Story Pirates to hear funny stories written by kids. Older students may like RadioLab If you like science, Forever Ago if you like history, or Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls if you like biographies
1:00 am - 2:20 pm MATH LAB	FIRST CHOICE:  MAKE YOUR OWN DMS AND PRACTICE MATH TOPICS YOU ARE STILL LEARNING TO MASTER!  SECOND CHOICE: KHAN ACADEMY MATH Khan Academy math practice has got your back. Depending on your confidence and grade level, one of the following courses are likely good for you: 2nd grade math 3rd grade math 4th grade math 5th grade math One practice that we’ve seen teachers and students use to great effect is to start, regardless of age, on Kindergarten and then move to 1st grade, 2nd grade, etc. Course challenges and unit tests can be used to accelerate through material. If you don’t have too many gaps, you should be able to get through a previous year’s content in 1-3 hours. If you do have gaps, it may take a bit longer, but that is good!  This is your chance to fill in those gaps that might otherwise hold you back in the future. You’ll see that if you are able to put in at least a solid 30 minutes a day of math practice and keep leveling up skills, you’ll see big gains and, most importantly, really see the world in new and exciting ways! One you are at your grade level, try to set a goal of leveling up at least 3 skills a week THIRD CHOICE: MobyMax | Fix learning gaps www.mobymax.com Award-winning MobyMax helps struggling learners quickly catch up to grade level and closeslearning gaps for all your students. Find and fix missing skills with personalized learning, pinpoint assessments, and motivating rewards. ... Administrator. School ... Create yourMobyMax login: School ... Moby for Middle School. Search Results FOURTH CHOICE: ONLINE MATH SOFTWARE1  Hour of Code Activities - Learn | Code.org code.org › learn Try a one-hour tutorial designed for all ages in over 45 languages. Join millions of students and teachers in over 180 countries starting with an Hour of Code. Sheppard Software: Fun free online learning games and ... www.sheppardsoftware.com Hundreds of fun educational games and activities for kids to play online. Topics include math, geography, animals, and more. Geography World geography quizzes galore - over 250 fun online map ... Brain Games Give your brain a workout by playing fun games that sharpen ... Math Games Free math games that make learning fun! Topics: addition ... Science Free science games and activities for kids. Learn about chemistry ... USA Geography US geography games - over 38 fun map games teach capitals, state ... Language Arts Grammar Tutorial - Magical Capitals - Easily Confused Words Math Games | Math Playground | Fun for Kids www.mathplayground.com Free, online math games and more at MathPlayground.com! Problem solving, logic games and number puzzles kids love to play. Logic Games Skill Games - The Parking Lot - Connect the Roads - Andy's Golf Math Games Hundreds of free, online math games that teach multiplication ... Grade 2 Games 2nd grade math games for free. Addition, subtraction, place ... Grade 4 Games 4th grade math games for free. Multiplication, division, fractions ... 3rd Grade Math Games 3rd grade math games for free. Multiplication, division, fractions ... Grade 1 Games 1st grade math games for free. Addition, subtraction, place ... Math.com - World of Math Online www.math.com Free math lessons and math homework help from basic math to algebra, geometry and beyond. Students, teachers, parents, and everyone can find solutions to ... ‎Math Practice · ‎Basic Math · ‎Everyday Math · ‎Algebra Ixl.com | IXL Learning | Try It For Free TodayLearn 2000+ K-12 skills online. Master tough topics. Win awards. Sign up now! Standards-basedLearning. K-12 Math & English. Adaptive & Individualized. Immediate Feedback. Courses: Math, English, Science, Social Studies. K-12 Math Practice IXL is the Web's Most Comprehensive Adaptive Math Program. Try It Now! At-Home Learning with IXL Free Webinars, Lesson Plans, & More to Keep Students Learning. Math Games | Hooda Math | Games www.hoodamath.com Play Math Games at Hooda Math. Games for School. Best Math Site for Kindergarten to College and everything in between. Math Games for learning addition, ... Escape Games Our unblocked addicting Escape games are fun and free. Also try ... Papa's Scooperia Play Papa's Scooperia Now! @ Hooda Math. Practice math ... All Games Play All Games on Hooda Math. Our unblocked addicting All ... Papa's Games Our unblocked addicting Papa's games are fun and free. Also try ... Math Games Play Math Games Now! Free Online Math Games for All, Only ... Hooda Stacker Play Hooda Stacker Now! @ Hooda Math. Practice math ... FINAL CHOICE: Mr. Taylor's DMS or 3 Minutes of Minute Math WE WILL BE SENDING OUT PACKS FOR STUDENTS WITH NO OR LIMITED INTERNET.
2:20 pm - 3:00 pm WRITING LAB	Writing practice and illustration practice  Write and illustrate a choose your own adventure story about you and your friends having an amazing adventure on your way to school.
3:00 pm-4:00 pm	Relax, go outside and take a walk, ride your bike, play a game, spend time with family.
8-9pm	Lights out, time to sleep!

READING BOOT CAMP SONG OF THE WEEK! 

ART ENRICHMENT LESSON:

Painting Sunsets in Pastel - PART 1 AND 2

DAILY PHILOSOPHY LESSON: Marcus Aurelius: LIFE CHANGING Quotes (Stoicism)

Teaching Theme and Main Idea with Music and Lyrics

Strategies to find and identify the theme in song lyrics and the main idea in poems, songs, and short stories. The theme of a short story or song is the big idea "message", moral, or lesson. Short stories, fables, and songs usually have one theme making it easier for students to identify the theme!

Examples of Popular Themes in Music and Lyrics: Love, Heartbreak, Friendship, Death/Loss, Coming of Age/Growing Up, Disillusionment/DISAPPOINTMENT, TRIUMPH, and Women's liberation.

Song lyrics, like literature and poetry use many similar themes of love, friendship, heartbreak, revenge, liberation, depression, triumph etc, Song lyrics like poetry use figurative language to convey the themes an,d main ideas instead of using literal language. Like poetry, songs try to raise the level of poetic arts by combining music, lyrics, rhythms and sometimes rhyming patterns into a transformative medium.

Step ONE! Start with an essential question! 

What are major and minor themes and how are they related to the main idea? 

Step TWO! FIND A COLLECTION OF SONGs THAT USES FIGURATIVE/LITERAL LANGUAGE TO EXPLORE THE MAJOR THEME/S. USE MULTIPLE SONGS TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE MAIN IDEAS AND THEMES, AND USE SONGS THAT ARE NOT COMPLETELY FIGURATIVE AND/OR LITERAL

Step THREE! Listen, sing along, and enjoy the music and lyrics. Start analyzing the lyrics and have an open non judgmental discussion of ideas and viewpoints.  

Teaching Theme with Music Lesson PlanPDF Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its ... Learning objectives: Students will be able to analyze song lyrics to determine theme.

AN INTRODUCTION TO CLOSE READING THROUGH SONG ...PDF for this lesson come from a variety of contemporary musical genres, further making ... students will be displaying their understanding of our central theme, the ... on noticing individual words, syntax, and the order in which sentences and ideas.

Building Schema: Exploring Content with Song Lyrics ... - ERICPDF validates the use of song lyrics to teach basic literacy. ... appropriate for intermediate and middle school students based on themes, depending on ... students a comfort zone to explore ideas and express logically-based opinions.

Magical Musical Tour: Using lyrics to teach literary elementsPDF Mensa Foundation Lesson Plan: MAGICAL MUSICAL TOUR. Materials. All songs ... Knowing the theme, who do you think ... pick words to fit it, creating a metaphor, simile or personification. ○ Display ... often a signal of a key idea. Ah! A hint of.

What are the Best Practices of a Successful Reading Program?

Are these exceptional ELA reading systems and processes in place at your school? Your school may need to adopt these systems and processes for successful school-wide literacy action planning, strategic planning and CNA evaluations: Reading Success and Remediation Focus

1. Adoption of a (K-6 stratified) school-wide progress monitoring system (Academic Screening and Progress Monitoring Tools), like STAR reading, I-Ready, easyCBM Reading FREE (CBM) Curriculum Based Measures! Weekly and Quarterly SFA style progress monitoring school-wide that is entered into a DBI. Being Proactive: Big GOAL is to identify students with ELA/Math needs before needing an SST Student Study Team reducing the need to place students in Special Education programs!

2. Adoption of 120-180 Minute Reading Blocks that are never interrupted with pull outs or specials. Tier 2 and 3 ELL and Special education students need to receive the highest amount of instructional time and the quality of intensive interventions should be provided by the best teachers.

3. Adoption of a DBI data-based individualization program to track all students’ progress with a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework that is transparent and shared with all teachers! DBI show trends and identifies students individual needs based on ongoing data collection.

4. Adoption of exceptional tier 1, 2, and intensive tier 3 ELA interventions (A multi-tier system of supports (MTSS) NOT All COMPUTER BASED) with quarterly adjustments and reviews of
outcomes using skills gap analysis! All tier 2 and tier 3 Interventions based on ongoing data- based individualization (DBI) using data collected from progress monitoring.

5. Struggling at-risk readers (reading and decoding scores 1 standard deviation or more below the mean) get a minimum of 180 minutes of intensive reading instruction daily.

6. Adoption of scientifically researched best ELA intensive Instructional strategies: Whole Brain Teaching 5 Step Lesson Plans, TPR, “SFA”, Orton-Gillingham Approach, AVID WICOR Strategies, KAGAN cooperative learning, Socratic Seminars, Marzano's Six Step Process, Structured Literacy, etc.

7. All weekly ELA tier 2 and tier 3 lesson planning must be based on academic screening tools/probes, progress monitoring, skills gap analysis, and DBI.

8. Explicit rigorous weekly parent notifications of targeted student learning goals and students’ progress. Parents need to be informed of ways they can get Involved with their child’s education to help their child thrive (Calls Home, Home Visits, School out Reach, Full Time Parent Liaison, and Class/School News Letters)

9. Adoption of a comprehensive School-wide Literacy Action Plan (SLAP) based of data collected and all stakeholders input and feedback.

10. Monthly Differentiated ELA/Math Professional Development, Book Studies, etc.

11. Stratified PLC’s meet monthly to look at progress monitoring data (DBI) and review school-wide literacy plans and reading/math curriculum

Questions for your site council, administrators, teachers, interventionist, special-education teachers, instructional support staff, instructional aides, and staff:

1. Have you developed and implement a School-wide Literacy Action Plan (SLAP! fitting acronym), and is it reviewed quarterly and yearly by school PLCs? What are your school-wide ELA goals and objectives for your staff, teachers, and students?

2. How often does the admiration or/and instructional support staff evaluate and monitor teacher ELA lesson planning? Are teachers receiving differentiated ELA PD on best instruction practices?

3. How do you track individual student ELA progress, what data do you collect, is the data useful and actionable, how do you evaluate data, and how do you share that data with staff and parents?

4. How often are school wide and individual progress monitoring probes/screens administered to develop, adapt, revise, and evaluate tier 1, tier 2, and intensive tier 3 individualize ELA programs?

5. When students are making little or no progress is there a sense of urgency to find new solutions and systems?

6. What school-wide systems (academic screening tools/probes) are in place to identify students that are at risk?

7. What are the tier 1, 2, and intensive tier 3 ELA interventions used at your school? Please list them and who provides them.

8. How effective are your tier 2, and intensive tier 3 ELA individual interventions? What does the data (skills gap analysis) tell you, what are the school-wide trends, and what is you biggest need at each grade?

9. What tier 2 and tier 3 RTI systems do you have in place for students that are not making adequate progress?

10. How do you evaluate progress monitoring data to find gaps in learning?

11. How do you evaluate, revise and adapt tier 2 and tier 3 intensive interventions to close the achievement gap?

12. What is the literacy structure at your school? Content-based learning, Skills Based Basal Reading, Balanced literacy, 4 blocks, Daily Five, etc?