Caswell's Crew

I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together!

SONGSPIRATION (Play the Songspiration before you watch my video.)

Phil Collins - You'll Be In My Heart (click the title to play)

I have made a playlist of all the Songspiration tracks from our last 42 days of digital learning. It's in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Enjoy!

A MESSAGE FROM ME!!!!!!! (Watch this AFTER watching the Songspiration for today.)

I'M SO GLAD WE HAD THIS TIME TOGETHER... (Watch this AFTER you watch "A Message from Me!")

IMPORTANT!!!! We Need Your Advice! (If you haven't done this, you still can!)

Remember your first day of 4th Grade? Crazy, right?!? You were probably nervous, scared, excited, and maybe even angry. How about helping make that transition a bit easier for next year's new 4th Graders?

Here is your task -- Make a short video of yourself giving positive advice to the new group of 4th Graders. That's it! When thinking about giving advice, try to remember lessons you learned throughout the year on being a good 4th grader, getting along with classmates, staying organized, staying on-task, completing work, and having a great year. Here are the guidelines:

The video should be no longer than 1 minute in length;
Make sure your advice is positive and uses appropriate language;
Give common advice NOT specific to any one teacher (for example, don't say something like "Mr. Caswell likes you to listen when he reads aloud to the class.") because your video may be seen by more students than just someone who might be in my classroom; and,
Speak clearly so that the viewer can truly understand your message.

You may be as creative as you want (for example, a cheer, a skit, a rap, etc.). I will take all of the videos and combine them into one program for the new 4th graders to watch next year.

When you are finished, upload your video to the folder titled "Tales of the 4th Grade" located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good luck! I hope to see a bunch of awesome and positive advice!

CHECK THIS OUT! (OPTIONAL)

Are you tired of reading the books at home? Have you read everything you have in your personal library? Fear not for there is SORA! SORA is a resource that contains many book titles that you can read online. Check out Mrs. Airman's tutorial on how to use this wonderful source.

Ms. Airman’s Demo of SORA HERE

Real books in SORA! Fiction and non-fiction! New books added!
Demo includes: logging in to SORA and how to browse by book covers (like Netflix!), by genre, or by lexile level.

CHECK THIS OUT #2! (OPTIONAL)

Want to do something a little different? Scholastic is providing free of charge an at-home digital learning program. Click on the link to participate!

Scholastic

Assignments for Tuesday, May 19, 2020

SONGSPIRATION

Swing Out Sister - Breakout (click the title to play)

OUR LAST CLASS ZOOM!

Our last class Zoom will be TODAY, May 19, 2020 at 10:00A. We will wrap up the school year, talk about summer options, and read the final chapter from Hatchet. Let's make this fun!

Let's have a Root Beer Float Party! Before we start the Zoom, go ahead and prepare some kind of frothy float drink to sip on and enjoy during our last meeting together. It does not have to be Root Beer. Personally, I am not a big Root Beer fan, so I will probably make a Coke Float with some vanilla ice cream. Yummy! You can create whatever kind of float you want. Sprite and lime sherbet are really good together!

I can't wait to see everyone! Be prepared to tell us one good memory from the year and a piece of advice for students coming into fourth grade next year. I will email the link to your parents.

HATCHET

Click below to listen to Chapters 14 and 15 from Hatchet. If you have trouble getting the links to work, log into One Drive and access the files in the "Hatchet" folder after clicking into the "Caswell's Crew" folder. I left the links for Chapters 9, 10, 12 and 13 just in case you haven't listened to them yet.

IMPORTANT!!!! We Need Your Advice!

Remember your first day of 4th Grade? Crazy, right?!? You were probably nervous, scared, excited, and maybe even angry. How about helping make that transition a bit easier for next year's new 4th Graders?

Here is your task -- Make a short video of yourself giving positive advice to the new group of 4th Graders. That's it! When thinking about giving advice, try to remember lessons you learned throughout the year on being a good 4th grader, getting along with classmates, staying organized, staying on-task, completing work, and having a great year. Here are the guidelines:

The video should be no longer than 1 minute in length;
Make sure your advice is positive and uses appropriate language;
Give common advice NOT specific to any one teacher (for example, don't say something like "Mr. Caswell likes you to listen when he reads aloud to the class.") because your video may be seen by more students than just someone who might be in my classroom; and,
Speak clearly so that the viewer can truly understand your message.

You may be as creative as you want (for example, a cheer, a skit, a rap, etc.). I will take all of the videos and combine them into one program for the new 4th graders to watch next year.

When you are finished, upload your video to the folder titled "Tales of the 4th Grade" located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good luck! I hope to see a bunch of awesome and positive advice!

CHECK THIS OUT! (OPTIONAL)

Are you tired of reading the books at home? Have you read everything you have in your personal library? Fear not for there is SORA! SORA is a resource that contains many book titles that you can read online. Check out Mrs. Airman's tutorial on how to use this wonderful source.

Ms. Airman’s Demo of SORA HERE

Real books in SORA! Fiction and non-fiction! New books added!
Demo includes: logging in to SORA and how to browse by book covers (like Netflix!), by genre, or by lexile level.

CHECK THIS OUT #2! (OPTIONAL)

Want to do something a little different? Scholastic is providing free of charge an at-home digital learning program. Click on the link to participate!

Scholastic

FACT FLUENCY

Click on the link to practice fact fluency daily for 10 to 15 minutes. The class code is n3myg7.

https://student.freckle.com/#assignments/fact-practice/140748344/session

You can also access math fluency practice on Moby Max. Once logged in, click on the books tab then the "Fact Fluency" thumbnail.

MATHEMATICS

First, watch the following videos located in My Math Online under the "Homework" tab: "Symmetry," "Identify Lines of Symmetry," and "Draw Lines of Symmetry." Next, read and complete pages 931 through 934 in My Math (Volume 2) workbook. The focus today is learning to identify lines of symmetry. Many shapes have what is known as a line of symmetry. This is an imaginary line that splits the shape into two equal parts that look like mirror images of themselves. You could fold a shape at its line of symmetry and the two parts will overlap one another perfectly, like identical twins. Check your answers here: Download My Math pages 931 through 934.

If you do not have your workbook, you can access it by clicking on the McGraw Hill Math link on the digital resources pages (Download 3rd - 5th Digital Resources) under the column labeled "4th Resources." After logging in (username: firstname.lastname; password: your school password), click on "eBook."

EBook

Once you are in the eBook, you can toggle pages using the circled area in the picture below.

After completing pages 925 through 930, complete the assignment "Lesson 14-10: Symmetry" in My Math Online. To access this activity, download the digital resources page (Download 3rd - 5th Digital Resources) and click McGraw Hill Math located in the "4th Resources" column of the table. Once logged in (Username is firstname.lastname; Password is your school password - see Mrs. Airman's trouble shooting page HERE if you have trouble), click on the "Homework" option in the "Menu" drop down (see picture below).

Then scroll to find "Lesson 14-10: Symmetry." (I believe the assignments are listed alphabetically.) The assignment will give you a score, but you will be able to look back and rework the problems as needed.

OPTIONAL: Looking for a little more explanation on this concept? Try here: Download Reteach_Worksheet_Draw_Lines_of_Symmetry

OPTIONAL: Need more of a challenge and extra rigor? Try here: Download Enrich_Worksheet_Draw_Lines_of_Symmetry

OPTIONAL: Just want to keep practicing? Complete pages 935 and 936. Check your answers here: Download My Math pages 935 and 936

OPTIONAL: If you are looking for something a little extra, here are some exemplars (word problems) students can solve. These problems can be quite "involved," so download the rubric as a guide to what's expected when working these tasks. I will add options to these tasks weekly. I would love to see some of these exemplars if you have completed any! If so, upload pictures of your results to the folder titled "Exemplars" in One Drive.

Exemplar: Ants In The Well ; Blue Print ; Busy Day; Camping; Deluxe Birthday Cake; Disappearing Cookies; Equal Snacks; Fish Dilemma

Rubric: Download Exemplar Rubric

GRAMMAR (for those students that DO NOT go to Mrs. Timbs for Spelling/Writing/Grammar)

Our next unit of study involves relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why). Students will learn how to identify these parts of speech and their antecedents (a word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word [especially a following relative pronoun] refers) and use them correctly in their writing. We covered pronouns earlier in the year, so this unit digs a little deeper into that concept. (You may have to scroll down the list of assignments to find these lessons. Log into MobyMax.com and complete the following under the "Assignments" tab:

MONDAY: Complete Use "Buy," "By," and "Bye" Correctly

TUESDAY: Complete Use Homophones Appropriately in A Sentence

WEDNESDAY: Complete any assignments not finished earlier in the week.

WRITING (for those students that DO NOT go to Mrs. Timbs for Spelling/Writing/Grammar)

This week the choice is yours! Select a prompt from the May Writing Choice Board. Submit ALL prompts in Writable in paragraph form using complete sentences. Have fun!

Click here for Writable https://www.writable.com/

READING

Read AT LEAST 20 minutes each day. As you finish or abandon books, be sure to update your Reading Log in your Reading Journal. Here is an extra copy for you to download if you run out of room on your current log. Staple the new log over the last completed log. Download My Reading Log

MONDAY: Take a picture of your reading log starting with the week of March 9, 2020 to now. Upload the picture to the folder "My Reading Log" in One Drive in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. If you need to take more than one picture, that is fine. Please make sure your name is on the picture(s) somewhere OR rename the file(s) using your name (first and last). I look forward to seeing all the you have accomplished! I know you won't have AR test scores, but you should have the book title, author, date started and date finished (or date abandoned if you decided to stop reading the book).

TUESDAY: Complete any unfinished assignments from earlier in the week

WEDNESDAY: Complete any unfinished assignments from earlier in the week

SCIENCE

Log into your online Science textbook. You can access it by clicking on the Science Textbook link on the digital resources pages (Download 3rd - 5th Digital Resources) under the column labeled "4th Resources." After logging in (username: firstname.lastname; password: your school password), click on "Assignments."
This week we will complete our unit on light and sound. Topics include the nature of light, how light interacts with other material, how sound can be produced, how sound can be changed, and how sound and light can be used to communicate. Complete the following assignments on the following days:

MONDAY: Complete "Lesson Quiz - What Are Simple Machines?" in your HMH Science online book; Use your workbook as a resource.

TUESDAY: Complete any unfinished assignments from earlier in the week

WEDNESDAY: Complete any unfinished assignments from earlier in the week

OPTIONAL SCIENCE ACTIVITY:

Here is an investigation that explores light and magnification. It is called "You Solve It: Launch A Roller Coaster." I have assigned the activity in your online Science book under "Assignments." Everything you need should be in the online instructions. Make sure you use the navigation bar (see picture below) to use all of the resources available to complete the investigation. Be sure to start with "Overview," otherwise you will not know what to do.

If you choose to tackle this investigation, I would love for you to video yourself explaining the activity (What was it about? What did you do in the activity? What were the results and what did you learn?). Upload your video to One Drive in the folder titled "Launch A Roller Coaster" which will be located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good Luck! Can't wait to see your results!

SOCIAL STUDIES

Click on Cobb Digital Library in the Resources area to the left.

At the CCSD page, click on the link in the window.

After logging in (Username: firstname.lastname; Password: password used at school), click on "All Databases" then scroll down and click on "Discovery Education Streaming."

Once in Discovery Education Streaming, watch the video assigned on each day (see below). Then go to Freckle, click on "Homeroom" and complete the assignment in the "Social Studies" box assigned on each day (see below). Remember, the Freckle code is n3myg7.

We begin our study of the Civil War this week. This unit will include causes of the war, major events in the war, and the consequences of the war. We will also examine the abolitionist and suffrage movements.

MONDAY: Freckle -- "Lincoln's Assassination"

TUESDAY: Freckle -- "America's Reconstruction Era"

WEDNESDAY: Complete any assignments not finished earlier in the week.

OPTIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES ACTIVITY:

Major Civil War Battles:

Using the resources through the links below, research a major battle of the Civil War and create a presentation to deliver what you have learned. Your presentation can be a comic book, a screenplay, a video, a PowerPoint (or some other presentation app) presentation, etc. When finished, post the file in the folder "Major Civil War Battles" on One Drive in the Caswell's Crew folder. I can't wait to see what you create!

Download Major US Civila War Battles Activity

Activity: Regional Flags

Create flags for the North and the South based on the regional economies, cultures, governments at the time of the Civil War. Here is the activity guide: Download Regional Flags Activity - Civil War - GUIDE. Here is the flag template: Download Regional FLags Activity - Civil War - FLAG TEMPLATE .

If you choose to tackle this activity, I would love for you to video yourself explaining your end product including describing why you chose the colors and symbols specific to each flag. Be sure to designate which flag represents the northern states and which flag represents the southern states. Upload your video to One Drive in the folder titled "Regional Flags" which will be located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good Luck! Can't wait to see your results!

Activity: A Country Divided

Students will identify on a map what the United States looked like at the time of the Civil War. States seceded because they did not want to give up their slaves. Some states had few to no slaves and were ready to give slaves their freedom. Some states had plenty of slaves but either wanted to stay neutral on the issue or were willing to set their slaves free. You will identify these different areas by color on a map of what the United States looked like during this period. Here is the guide and the blank map: Download Us-civil-war-activity-country-divided-map.

If you choose to tackle this activity, I would love for you to send me a picture of your final map. Upload your picture to One Drive in the folder titled "A Country Divided" is located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good Luck! Can't wait to see your results!

Assignments for Monday, May 18, 2020

SONGSPIRATION

The B-52's - Roam (click the title to play)

GRADE LEVEL ZOOM WITH MRS. KALE AND MRS. LAVERTY

Mrs. Kale and Mrs. Laverty have scheduled a Zoom session with all of 4th Grade for TODAY, May 18, 2020 at 9:30 AM. I sent an email to your parents with the log in information.

OUR LAST CLASS ZOOM!

Our last class Zoom will be tomorrow, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 10:00A. We will wrap up the school year, talk about summer options, and read the final chapter from Hatchet. Let's make this fun!

Let's have a Root Beer Float Party! Before we start the Zoom, go ahead and prepare some kind of frothy float drink to sip on and enjoy during our last meeting together. It does not have to be Root Beer. Personally, I am not a big Root Beer fan, so I will probably make a Coke Float with some vanilla ice cream. Yummy! You can create whatever kind of float you want. Sprite and lime sherbet are really good together!

I can't wait to see everyone! Be prepared to tell us one good memory from the year and a piece of advice for students coming into fourth grade next year. I will email the link to your parents.

HATCHET

Click below to listen to Chapters 14 and 15 from Hatchet. If you have trouble getting the links to work, log into One Drive and access the files in the "Hatchet" folder after clicking into the "Caswell's Crew" folder. I left the links for Chapters 9, 10, 12 and 13 just in case you haven't listened to them yet.

IMPORTANT!!!! We Need Your Advice!

Remember your first day of 4th Grade? Crazy, right?!? You were probably nervous, scared, excited, and maybe even angry. How about helping make that transition a bit easier for next year's new 4th Graders?

Here is your task -- Make a short video of yourself giving positive advice to the new group of 4th Graders. That's it! When thinking about giving advice, try to remember lessons you learned throughout the year on being a good 4th grader, getting along with classmates, staying organized, staying on-task, completing work, and having a great year. Here are the guidelines:

The video should be no longer than 1 minute in length;
Make sure your advice is positive and uses appropriate language;
Give common advice NOT specific to any one teacher (for example, don't say something like "Mr. Caswell likes you to listen when he reads aloud to the class.") because your video may be seen by more students than just someone who might be in my classroom; and,
Speak clearly so that the viewer can truly understand your message.

You may be as creative as you want (for example, a cheer, a skit, a rap, etc.). I will take all of the videos and combine them into one program for the new 4th graders to watch next year.

When you are finished, upload your video to the folder titled "Tales of the 4th Grade" located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good luck! I hope to see a bunch of awesome and positive advice!

CONTAGIOUS CREATIVITY

Are you needing an outlet for creativity? Be sure to check Mrs. Waters's blog and Mr. Duff's blog. Both are great resource for creative activities.

ART - The Pioneer Palette

MUSIC - Due West Elementary Music

CHECK THIS OUT! (OPTIONAL)

Are you tired of reading the books at home? Have you read everything you have in your personal library? Fear not for there is SORA! SORA is a resource that contains many book titles that you can read online. Check out Mrs. Airman's tutorial on how to use this wonderful source.

Ms. Airman’s Demo of SORA HERE

Real books in SORA! Fiction and non-fiction! New books added!
Demo includes: logging in to SORA and how to browse by book covers (like Netflix!), by genre, or by lexile level.

CHECK THIS OUT #2! (OPTIONAL)

Want to do something a little different? Scholastic is providing free of charge an at-home digital learning program. Click on the link to participate!

Scholastic

FACT FLUENCY

Click on the link to practice fact fluency daily for 10 to 15 minutes. The class code is n3myg7.

https://student.freckle.com/#assignments/fact-practice/140748344/session

You can also access math fluency practice on Moby Max. Once logged in, click on the books tab then the "Fact Fluency" thumbnail.

MATHEMATICS

First, watch the following videos located in My Math Online under the "Homework" tab: "Quadrilateral," "Quadrilaterals 2," "Quadrilaterals 3," and "RWE: Real World Shapes - Quadrilaterals." Next, read and complete pages 919 through 922 in My Math (Volume 2) workbook. The focus today is learning to identify quadrilaterals. All shapes that have connecting sides and angles are called polygons. Quadrilaterals are polygons that have only 4 sides and 4 angles. Some examples of quadrilaterals include the rectangle, square, rhombus, parallelogram, and trapezoid. Check your answers here: Download My Math pages 925 through 928.

If you do not have your workbook, you can access it by clicking on the McGraw Hill Math link on the digital resources pages (Download 3rd - 5th Digital Resources) under the column labeled "4th Resources." After logging in (username: firstname.lastname; password: your school password), click on "eBook."

EBook

Once you are in the eBook, you can toggle pages using the circled area in the picture below.

After completing pages 925 through 930, complete the assignment "Lesson 14-9: Quadrilaterals" in My Math Online. To access this activity, download the digital resources page (Download 3rd - 5th Digital Resources) and click McGraw Hill Math located in the "4th Resources" column of the table. Once logged in (Username is firstname.lastname; Password is your school password - see Mrs. Airman's trouble shooting page HERE if you have trouble), click on the "Homework" option in the "Menu" drop down (see picture below).

Then scroll to find "Lesson 14-9: Quadrilaterals." (I believe the assignments are listed alphabetically.) The assignment will give you a score, but you will be able to look back and rework the problems as needed.

OPTIONAL: Looking for a little more explanation on this concept? Try here: Download Reteach_Worksheet_Quadrilaterals

OPTIONAL: Need more of a challenge and extra rigor? Try here: Download Enrich_Worksheet_Quadrilaterals

OPTIONAL: Just want to keep practicing? Complete pages 929 and 930. Check your answers here: Download My Math pages 929 and 930

OPTIONAL: If you are looking for something a little extra, here are some exemplars (word problems) students can solve. These problems can be quite "involved," so download the rubric as a guide to what's expected when working these tasks. I will add options to these tasks weekly. I would love to see some of these exemplars if you have completed any! If so, upload pictures of your results to the folder titled "Exemplars" in One Drive.

Exemplar: Ants In The Well ; Blue Print ; Busy Day; Camping; Deluxe Birthday Cake; Disappearing Cookies; Equal Snacks; Fish Dilemma

Rubric: Download Exemplar Rubric

GRAMMAR (for those students that DO NOT go to Mrs. Timbs for Spelling/Writing/Grammar)

Our next unit of study involves relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why). Students will learn how to identify these parts of speech and their antecedents (a word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word [especially a following relative pronoun] refers) and use them correctly in their writing. We covered pronouns earlier in the year, so this unit digs a little deeper into that concept. (You may have to scroll down the list of assignments to find these lessons. Log into MobyMax.com and complete the following under the "Assignments" tab:

MONDAY: Complete Use "Buy," "By," and "Bye" Correctly

TUESDAY: Complete Use Homophones Appropriately in A Sentence

WEDNESDAY: Complete any assignments not finished earlier in the week.

WRITING (for those students that DO NOT go to Mrs. Timbs for Spelling/Writing/Grammar)

This week the choice is yours! Select a prompt from the May Writing Choice Board. Submit ALL prompts in Writable in paragraph form using complete sentences. Have fun!

Click here for Writable https://www.writable.com/

READING

Read AT LEAST 20 minutes each day. As you finish or abandon books, be sure to update your Reading Log in your Reading Journal. Here is an extra copy for you to download if you run out of room on your current log. Staple the new log over the last completed log. Download My Reading Log

MONDAY: Take a picture of your reading log starting with the week of March 9, 2020 to now. Upload the picture to the folder "My Reading Log" in One Drive in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. If you need to take more than one picture, that is fine. Please make sure your name is on the picture(s) somewhere OR rename the file(s) using your name (first and last). I look forward to seeing all the you have accomplished! I know you won't have AR test scores, but you should have the book title, author, date started and date finished (or date abandoned if you decided to stop reading the book).

TUESDAY: Complete any unfinished assignments from earlier in the week

WEDNESDAY: Complete any unfinished assignments from earlier in the week

SCIENCE

Log into your online Science textbook. You can access it by clicking on the Science Textbook link on the digital resources pages (Download 3rd - 5th Digital Resources) under the column labeled "4th Resources." After logging in (username: firstname.lastname; password: your school password), click on "Assignments."
This week we will complete our unit on light and sound. Topics include the nature of light, how light interacts with other material, how sound can be produced, how sound can be changed, and how sound and light can be used to communicate. Complete the following assignments on the following days:

MONDAY: Complete "Lesson Quiz - What Are Simple Machines?" in your HMH Science online book; Use your workbook as a resource.

TUESDAY: Complete any unfinished assignments from earlier in the week

WEDNESDAY: Complete any unfinished assignments from earlier in the week

OPTIONAL SCIENCE ACTIVITY:

Here is an investigation that explores light and magnification. It is called "You Solve It: Launch A Roller Coaster." I have assigned the activity in your online Science book under "Assignments." Everything you need should be in the online instructions. Make sure you use the navigation bar (see picture below) to use all of the resources available to complete the investigation. Be sure to start with "Overview," otherwise you will not know what to do.

If you choose to tackle this investigation, I would love for you to video yourself explaining the activity (What was it about? What did you do in the activity? What were the results and what did you learn?). Upload your video to One Drive in the folder titled "Launch A Roller Coaster" which will be located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good Luck! Can't wait to see your results!

SOCIAL STUDIES

Click on Cobb Digital Library in the Resources area to the left.

At the CCSD page, click on the link in the window.

After logging in (Username: firstname.lastname; Password: password used at school), click on "All Databases" then scroll down and click on "Discovery Education Streaming."

Once in Discovery Education Streaming, watch the video assigned on each day (see below). Then go to Freckle, click on "Homeroom" and complete the assignment in the "Social Studies" box assigned on each day (see below). Remember, the Freckle code is n3myg7.

We begin our study of the Civil War this week. This unit will include causes of the war, major events in the war, and the consequences of the war. We will also examine the abolitionist and suffrage movements.

MONDAY: Freckle -- "Lincoln's Assassination"

TUESDAY: Freckle -- "America's Reconstruction Era"

WEDNESDAY: Complete any assignments not finished earlier in the week.

OPTIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES ACTIVITY:

Major Civil War Battles:

Using the resources through the links below, research a major battle of the Civil War and create a presentation to deliver what you have learned. Your presentation can be a comic book, a screenplay, a video, a PowerPoint (or some other presentation app) presentation, etc. When finished, post the file in the folder "Major Civil War Battles" on One Drive in the Caswell's Crew folder. I can't wait to see what you create!

Download Major US Civila War Battles Activity

Activity: Regional Flags

Create flags for the North and the South based on the regional economies, cultures, governments at the time of the Civil War. Here is the activity guide: Download Regional Flags Activity - Civil War - GUIDE. Here is the flag template: Download Regional FLags Activity - Civil War - FLAG TEMPLATE .

If you choose to tackle this activity, I would love for you to video yourself explaining your end product including describing why you chose the colors and symbols specific to each flag. Be sure to designate which flag represents the northern states and which flag represents the southern states. Upload your video to One Drive in the folder titled "Regional Flags" which will be located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good Luck! Can't wait to see your results!

Activity: A Country Divided

Students will identify on a map what the United States looked like at the time of the Civil War. States seceded because they did not want to give up their slaves. Some states had few to no slaves and were ready to give slaves their freedom. Some states had plenty of slaves but either wanted to stay neutral on the issue or were willing to set their slaves free. You will identify these different areas by color on a map of what the United States looked like during this period. Here is the guide and the blank map: Download Us-civil-war-activity-country-divided-map.

If you choose to tackle this activity, I would love for you to send me a picture of your final map. Upload your picture to One Drive in the folder titled "A Country Divided" is located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good Luck! Can't wait to see your results!

Happy Friday!!!!

It's going to be a great one!

SONGSPIRATION

Cyndi Lauper - Hope (click the title to play)

GRADE LEVEL ZOOM WITH MRS. KALE AND MRS. LAVERTY

Mrs. Kale and Mrs. Laverty have scheduled a Zoom session with all of 4th Grade on Monday, May 18, 2020 at 9:30 AM. I will send an email to your parents with the log in information.

HATCHET

Click below to listen to Chapters 9 - 10 and Chapters 12 - 15 from Hatchet. I will post chapters 16 and 17 by Sunday evening, Chapter 18 on Monday evening, and we'll finish with Chapter 19 during our last Zoom next Tuesday. If you have trouble getting the links to work, log into One Drive and access the files in the "Hatchet" folder after clicking into the "Caswell's Crew" folder.

IMPORTANT!!!!! We Need Your Advice!

Remember your first day of 4th Grade? Crazy, right?!? You were probably nervous, scared, excited, and maybe even angry. How about helping make that transition a bit easier for next year's new 4th Graders?

Here is your task -- Make a short video of yourself giving positive advice to the new group of 4th Graders. That's it! When thinking about giving advice, try to remember lessons you learned throughout the year on being a good 4th grader, getting along with classmates, staying organized, staying on-task, completing work, and having a great year. Here are the guidelines:

The video should be no longer than 1 minute in length;
Make sure your advice is positive and uses appropriate language;
Give common advice NOT specific to any one teacher (for example, don't say something like "Mr. Caswell likes you to listen when he reads aloud to the class.") because your video may be seen by more students than just someone who might be in my classroom; and,
Speak clearly so that the viewer can truly understand your message.

You may be as creative as you want (for example, a cheer, a skit, a rap, etc.). I will take all of the videos and combine them into one program for the new 4th graders to watch next year.

When you are finished, upload your video to the folder titled "Tales of the 4th Grade" located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good luck! I hope to see a bunch of awesome and positive advice!

CONTAGIOUS CREATIVITY

Are you needing an outlet for creativity? Be sure to check Mrs. Waters's blog and Mr. Duff's blog. Both are great resource for creative activities.

ART - The Pioneer Palette

MUSIC - Due West Elementary Music

CHECK THIS OUT! (OPTIONAL)

Are you tired of reading the books at home? Have you read everything you have in your personal library? Fear not for there is SORA! SORA is a resource that contains many book titles that you can read online. Check out Mrs. Airman's tutorial on how to use this wonderful source.

Ms. Airman’s Demo of SORA HERE

Real books in SORA! Fiction and non-fiction! New books added!
Demo includes: logging in to SORA and how to browse by book covers (like Netflix!), by genre, or by lexile level.

CHECK THIS OUT #2! (OPTIONAL)

Want to do something a little different? Scholastic is providing free of charge an at-home digital learning program. Click on the link to participate!

Scholastic

FACT FLUENCY

Click on the link to practice fact fluency daily for 10 to 15 minutes. The class code is n3myg7.

https://student.freckle.com/#assignments/fact-practice/140748344/session

You can also access math fluency practice on Moby Max. Once logged in, click on the books tab then the "Fact Fluency" thumbnail.

MATHEMATICS

OPTIONAL: If you are looking for something a little extra, here are some exemplars (word problems) students can solve. These problems can be quite "involved," so download the rubric as a guide to what's expected when working these tasks. I will add options to these tasks weekly. I would love to see some of these exemplars if you have completed any! If so, upload pictures of your results to the folder titled "Exemplars" in One Drive.

Exemplar: Ants In The Well ; Blue Print ; Busy Day; Camping; Deluxe Birthday Cake; Disappearing Cookies; Equal Snacks; Fish Dilemma

Rubric: Download Exemplar Rubric

READING

Read AT LEAST 20 minutes each day. As you finish or abandon books, be sure to update your Reading Log in your Reading Journal. Here is an extra copy for you to download if you run out of room on your current log. Staple the new log over the last completed log. Download My Reading Log

SCIENCE

OPTIONAL SCIENCE ACTIVITY:

Here is an investigation that explores light and magnification. It is called "You Solve It: Launch A Roller Coaster." I have assigned the activity in your online Science book under "Assignments." Everything you need should be in the online instructions. Make sure you use the navigation bar (see picture below) to use all of the resources available to complete the investigation. Be sure to start with "Overview," otherwise you will not know what to do.

If you choose to tackle this investigation, I would love for you to video yourself explaining the activity (What was it about? What did you do in the activity? What were the results and what did you learn?). Upload your video to One Drive in the folder titled "Launch A Roller Coaster" which will be located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good Luck! Can't wait to see your results!

SOCIAL STUDIES

OPTIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES ACTIVITY:

Major Civil War Battles:

Using the resources through the links below, research a major battle of the Civil War and create a presentation to deliver what you have learned. Your presentation can be a comic book, a screenplay, a video, a PowerPoint (or some other presentation app) presentation, etc. When finished, post the file in the folder "Major Civil War Battles" on One Drive in the Caswell's Crew folder. I can't wait to see what you create!

Download Major US Civila War Battles Activity

Activity: Regional Flags

Create flags for the North and the South based on the regional economies, cultures, governments at the time of the Civil War. Here is the activity guide: Download Regional Flags Activity - Civil War - GUIDE. Here is the flag template: Download Regional FLags Activity - Civil War - FLAG TEMPLATE .

If you choose to tackle this activity, I would love for you to video yourself explaining your end product including describing why you chose the colors and symbols specific to each flag. Be sure to designate which flag represents the northern states and which flag represents the southern states. Upload your video to One Drive in the folder titled "Regional Flags" which will be located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good Luck! Can't wait to see your results!

Activity: A Country Divided

Students will identify on a map what the United States looked like at the time of the Civil War. States seceded because they did not want to give up their slaves. Some states had few to no slaves and were ready to give slaves their freedom. Some states had plenty of slaves but either wanted to stay neutral on the issue or were willing to set their slaves free. You will identify these different areas by color on a map of what the United States looked like during this period. Here is the guide and the blank map: Download Us-civil-war-activity-country-divided-map.

If you choose to tackle this activity, I would love for you to send me a picture of your final map. Upload your picture to One Drive in the folder titled "A Country Divided" is located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good Luck! Can't wait to see your results!

TEST PREP

Log into MobyMax.com and click on the "Books" tab at the top. Once on the "Books" screen, click on "Test Prep." There are 4 areas there you can visit for EOG practice. Plan to spend 10 or 15 minutes a day practicing in these activities.

If you are tired of Moby Max, then go to Freckle.com, log in, and click on "Homeroom." Next, click on "Assignments." There you will find "Math Review Pre-assessment (Multiple Domains)" and "ELA Review Pre-assessment (Assessment C)." Click on either one to begin reviewing for the EOG/Milestones.

Assignments for Thursday, May 14, 2020

SONGSPIRATION

Enigma - Return To Innocence (click the title to play)

GET READY FOR VIRTUAL FIELD DAY!!!!!!!!!!! (IT'S NOT TOO LATE!)

Click the link below and check out all the fun stuff Coach Strong has provided for all of you, INCLUDING information about Virtual Field Day! (Click "National Field Day" at the top of of Coach's blog to find out more!). If you don't have the exact material for an activity, choose something you think will work! The proof you have done the activity is to video your self then post it on the Field Day padlet. For every activity Coach tells me you have completed, I will award 2 Due West Dollars!!!!! You will be able to cash in your Due West Dollars when we return for the next School Year!!!

Due West PE

HATCHET

Click below to listen to Chapters 14 and 15 from Hatchet. If you have trouble getting the links to work, log into One Drive and access the files in the "Hatchet" folder after clicking into the "Caswell's Crew" folder. I left the links for Chapters 9, 10, 12 and 13 just in case you haven't listened to them yet.

We Need Your Advice!

Remember your first day of 4th Grade? Crazy, right?!? You were probably nervous, scared, excited, and maybe even angry. How about helping make that transition a bit easier for next year's new 4th Graders?

Here is your task -- Make a short video of yourself giving positive advice to the new group of 4th Graders. That's it! When thinking about giving advice, try to remember lessons you learned throughout the year on being a good 4th grader, getting along with classmates, staying organized, staying on-task, completing work, and having a great year. Here are the guidelines:

The video should be no longer than 1 minute in length;
Make sure your advice is positive and uses appropriate language;
Give common advice NOT specific to any one teacher (for example, don't say something like "Mr. Caswell likes you to listen when he reads aloud to the class.") because your video may be seen by more students than just someone who might be in my classroom; and,
Speak clearly so that the viewer can truly understand your message.

You may be as creative as you want (for example, a cheer, a skit, a rap, etc.). I will take all of the videos and combine them into one program for the new 4th graders to watch next year.

When you are finished, upload your video to the folder titled "Tales of the 4th Grade" located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good luck! I hope to see a bunch of awesome and positive advice!

CONTAGIOUS CREATIVITY

Are you needing an outlet for creativity? Be sure to check Mrs. Waters's blog and Mr. Duff's blog. Both are great resource for creative activities.

ART - The Pioneer Palette

MUSIC - Due West Elementary Music

CHECK THIS OUT! (OPTIONAL)

Are you tired of reading the books at home? Have you read everything you have in your personal library? Fear not for there is SORA! SORA is a resource that contains many book titles that you can read online. Check out Mrs. Airman's tutorial on how to use this wonderful source.

Ms. Airman’s Demo of SORA HERE

Real books in SORA! Fiction and non-fiction! New books added!
Demo includes: logging in to SORA and how to browse by book covers (like Netflix!), by genre, or by lexile level.

CHECK THIS OUT #2! (OPTIONAL)

Want to do something a little different? Scholastic is providing free of charge an at-home digital learning program. Click on the link to participate!

Scholastic

GUIDANCE

Miss Sims has added a lesson to the Counselor's blog focusing on Motivation. Here is the link to the lesson. I have also uploaded the PowerPoint associated with the lesson.

Motivation Lesson with Miss Sims

Download Motivation Lesson 1 & 2 (PowerPoint)

FACT FLUENCY

Click on the link to practice fact fluency daily for 10 to 15 minutes. The class code is n3myg7.

https://student.freckle.com/#assignments/fact-practice/140748344/session

You can also access math fluency practice on Moby Max. Once logged in, click on the books tab then the "Fact Fluency" thumbnail.

MATHEMATICS

First, watch the following Khan Academy video about the types of triangles (click on "Khan Academy" to access the video). Next, read and complete pages 919 through 922 in My Math (Volume 2) workbook. The focus today is learning how to classify triangle. Triangles are classified by their angles and/or by the lengths of their sides. A triangle with an angle measuring 90 degrees is called a right triangle. A triangle with all angles measuring less than 90 degrees is called an acute triangle. A triangle with an angle measuring greater than 90 degrees is called an obtuse triangle. A triangle whose sides all measure the same exact length is called an equilateral triangle. A triangle with TWO sides of equal length is called an isosceles triangle. Finally, a triangle with NO sides measuring the same length is called a scalene triangle. The Khan Academy video will make this clearer for you. Check your answers here: Download My Math pages 919 through 922.

If you do not have your workbook, you can access it by clicking on the McGraw Hill Math link on the digital resources pages (Download 3rd - 5th Digital Resources) under the column labeled "4th Resources." After logging in (username: firstname.lastname; password: your school password), click on "eBook."

EBook

Once you are in the eBook, you can toggle pages using the circled area in the picture below.

After completing pages 919 and 922, complete the assignment "Lesson 14-8: Triangles" in My Math Online. To access this activity, download the digital resources page (Download 3rd - 5th Digital Resources) and click McGraw Hill Math located in the "4th Resources" column of the table. Once logged in (Username is firstname.lastname; Password is your school password - see Mrs. Airman's trouble shooting page HERE if you have trouble), click on the "Homework" option in the "Menu" drop down (see picture below).

Then scroll to find "Lesson 14-8: Triangles." (I believe the assignments are listed alphabetically.) The assignment will give you a score, but you will be able to look back and rework the problems as needed.

OPTIONAL: Looking for a little more explanation on this concept? Try here: Download Reteach_Worksheet_Triangles

OPTIONAL: Need more of a challenge and extra rigor? Try here: Download Enrich_Worksheet_Triangles

OPTIONAL: Just want to keep practicing? Complete pages 923 and 924. Check your answers here: Download My Math pages 923 through 924

OPTIONAL: If you are looking for something a little extra, here are some exemplars (word problems) students can solve. These problems can be quite "involved," so download the rubric as a guide to what's expected when working these tasks. I will add options to these tasks weekly. I would love to see some of these exemplars if you have completed any! If so, upload pictures of your results to the folder titled "Exemplars" in One Drive.

Exemplar: Ants In The Well ; Blue Print ; Busy Day; Camping; Deluxe Birthday Cake; Disappearing Cookies; Equal Snacks; Fish Dilemma

Rubric: Download Exemplar Rubric

SPELLING (for those students that DO NOT go to Mrs. Timbs for Spelling/Writing/Grammar)

List 33 covers homophones. Homophones are words that sound similar but have different spellings and meanings. For example, "hair" is what we have on our heads but "hare" is a rabbit. "Witch" is the fictional character that rides a broom but "which" is a pronoun meaning "What one?"

Log into PowerSpelling.com and complete the following:

MONDAY: Take List 33 Pre-test; spend about 10 minutes playing one or more of the practice games

TUESDAY: Spend about 10 minutes playing one or more of the practice games

WEDNESDAY: Spend about 10 minutes playing one or more of the practice games

THURSDAY: Take List 33 Post-test

FRIDAY: Finish any work not completed earlier in the week.

GRAMMAR (for those students that DO NOT go to Mrs. Timbs for Spelling/Writing/Grammar)

Our next unit of study involves relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why). Students will learn how to identify these parts of speech and their antecedents (a word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word [especially a following relative pronoun] refers) and use them correctly in their writing. We covered pronouns earlier in the year, so this unit digs a little deeper into that concept. (You may have to scroll down the list of assignments to find these lessons. Log into MobyMax.com and complete the following under the "Assignments" tab:

MONDAY: Complete Use "Their," "There," and "They're" Correctly

TUESDAY: Complete Use "Your" and "You're" Correctly

WEDNESDAY: Complete Use "To," "Too," and "Two" Correctly

THURSDAY: Complete Use "It's" and "Its" Correctly

FRIDAY: Complete any assignments not finished earlier in the week.

WRITING (for those students that DO NOT go to Mrs. Timbs for Spelling/Writing/Grammar)

The year is almost over! Next year, a new student will sit in your desk! What can you teach them now that will help them be a successful student in your grade? Write an informational essay that answers this prompt: What are the most important things to know about third/fourth grade? Third graders will write all they know about third grade. Fourth graders will write all they have learned about being a fourth grader.

Begin with an introduction: Introduce the topic. Restate the prompt

The first middle paragraph: Write about something you learned (Multiplication, The Revolutionary War, Fossils, etc) Pick just ONE and tell all about it!

The next middle paragraph: Focus this paragraph on a special field trip or event in this grade. Pick just ONE and give lots of details!

The last middle paragraph: Focus this paragraph on something unique to this grade level. What is so special about being a third/fourth grader? Give lots of details to your reader about it!

End with a closing: Wrap it all up, restate the prompt and leave your reader with something to consider.

This essay should be FIVE paragraphs! I will print these and display them at the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year! Use the graphic organizer to help you with your planning!

The graphic organizer is on Writable but can also be found here Graphic Organizer

Click here for Writable https://www.writable.com/

READING

Read AT LEAST 20 minutes each day. As you finish or abandon books, be sure to update your Reading Log in your Reading Journal. Here is an extra copy for you to download if you run out of room on your current log. Staple the new log over the last completed log. Download My Reading Log

Once a week write in your "online" Reading Journal. It is a file I shared with you on One Drive in Office 365. The file name will start with your name then read "Reading Journal". Type directly on the page under my letter to you. BE SURE TO READ MY RESPONSE BEFORE WRITING YOUR NEXT ENTRY! Each of you will have a specific day to write:

MONDAY: Mia, Logan B, Lily, Koa, Ethan, Mac

TUESDAY: Logan D, Susan, Sophia, Sam, Taylor, PD, Noah

WEDNESDAY: Jesse, Sophia, Lauren, Chesney, Bella

THURSDAY: Riley, Violet, Morgan, Aerad, Amelia

FRIDAY: Please complete your response today if you missed or did not finish it on your assigned day.

SCIENCE

Log into your online Science textbook. You can access it by clicking on the Science Textbook link on the digital resources pages (Download 3rd - 5th Digital Resources) under the column labeled "4th Resources." After logging in (username: firstname.lastname; password: your school password), click on "Assignments."
This week we will complete our unit on light and sound. Topics include the nature of light, how light interacts with other material, how sound can be produced, how sound can be changed, and how sound and light can be used to communicate. Complete the following assignments on the following days:

MONDAY: Complete "Inquiry Lesson Quiz - How Do Forces Affect Motion?" in your HMH Science online book

TUESDAY: Complete "Digital Lesson: Inquiry Lesson - What Are Balanced and Unbalanced Forces?" in your HMH Science online book.

WEDNESDAY: Complete "Inquiry Lesson Quiz: What Are Balanced and Unbalanced Forces?" in your HMH Science online book

THURSDAY: Complete "Digital Lesson: What Are Simple Machines?" in your HMH Science online book

FRIDAY: Complete any unfinished assignments from earlier in the week

OPTIONAL SCIENCE ACTIVITY:

Here is an investigation that explores light and magnification. It is called "You Solve It: Launch A Roller Coaster." I have assigned the activity in your online Science book under "Assignments." Everything you need should be in the online instructions. Make sure you use the navigation bar (see picture below) to use all of the resources available to complete the investigation. Be sure to start with "Overview," otherwise you will not know what to do.

If you choose to tackle this investigation, I would love for you to video yourself explaining the activity (What was it about? What did you do in the activity? What were the results and what did you learn?). Upload your video to One Drive in the folder titled "Launch A Roller Coaster" which will be located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good Luck! Can't wait to see your results!

SOCIAL STUDIES

Click on Cobb Digital Library in the Resources area to the left.

At the CCSD page, click on the link in the window.

After logging in (Username: firstname.lastname; Password: password used at school), click on "All Databases" then scroll down and click on "Discovery Education Streaming."

Once in Discovery Education Streaming, watch the video assigned on each day (see below). Then go to Freckle, click on "Homeroom" and complete the assignment in the "Social Studies" box assigned on each day (see below). Remember, the Freckle code is n3myg7.

We begin our study of the Civil War this week. This unit will include causes of the war, major events in the war, and the consequences of the war. We will also examine the abolitionist and suffrage movements.

MONDAY: Freckle -- "The Emancipation Proclamation"

TUESDAY: Freckle -- "Battle of Gettysburg"

WEDNESDAY: Freckle - "The Gettysburg Address

THURSDAY: Freckle - "Surrender & Cost of the Civil War"

FRIDAY: Complete any assignments not finished earlier in the week.

OPTIONAL SOCIAL STUDIES ACTIVITY:

Major Civil War Battles:

Using the resources through the links below, research a major battle of the Civil War and create a presentation to deliver what you have learned. Your presentation can be a comic book, a screenplay, a video, a PowerPoint (or some other presentation app) presentation, etc. When finished, post the file in the folder "Major Civil War Battles" on One Drive in the Caswell's Crew folder. I can't wait to see what you create!

Download Major US Civila War Battles Activity

Activity: Regional Flags

Create flags for the North and the South based on the regional economies, cultures, governments at the time of the Civil War. Here is the activity guide: Download Regional Flags Activity - Civil War - GUIDE. Here is the flag template: Download Regional FLags Activity - Civil War - FLAG TEMPLATE .

If you choose to tackle this activity, I would love for you to video yourself explaining your end product including describing why you chose the colors and symbols specific to each flag. Be sure to designate which flag represents the northern states and which flag represents the southern states. Upload your video to One Drive in the folder titled "Regional Flags" which will be located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good Luck! Can't wait to see your results!

Activity: A Country Divided

Students will identify on a map what the United States looked like at the time of the Civil War. States seceded because they did not want to give up their slaves. Some states had few to no slaves and were ready to give slaves their freedom. Some states had plenty of slaves but either wanted to stay neutral on the issue or were willing to set their slaves free. You will identify these different areas by color on a map of what the United States looked like during this period. Here is the guide and the blank map: Download Us-civil-war-activity-country-divided-map.

If you choose to tackle this activity, I would love for you to send me a picture of your final map. Upload your picture to One Drive in the folder titled "A Country Divided" is located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good Luck! Can't wait to see your results!

TEST PREP

Log into MobyMax.com and click on the "Books" tab at the top. Once on the "Books" screen, click on "Test Prep." There are 4 areas there you can visit for EOG practice. Plan to spend 10 or 15 minutes a day practicing in these activities.

If you are tired of Moby Max, then go to Freckle.com, log in, and click on "Homeroom." Next, click on "Assignments." There you will find "Math Review Pre-assessment (Multiple Domains)" and "ELA Review Pre-assessment (Assessment C)." Click on either one to begin reviewing for the EOG/Milestones.

Assignments for Wednesday, May 13, 2020

SONGSPIRATION

Electric Light Orchestra - Hold On Tight (click the title to play)

GET READY FOR VIRTUAL FIELD DAY!!!!!!!!!!! (IT'S NOT TOO LATE!)

Click the link below and check out all the fun stuff Coach Strong has provided for all of you, INCLUDING information about Virtual Field Day! (Click "National Field Day" at the top of of Coach's blog to find out more!). If you don't have the exact material for an activity, choose something you think will work! The proof you have done the activity is to video your self then post it on the Field Day padlet. For every activity Coach tells me you have completed, I will award 2 Due West Dollars!!!!! You will be able to cash in your Due West Dollars when we return for the next School Year!!!

Due West PE

HATCHET

Click below to listen to Chapters 12 and 13 from Hatchet. If you have trouble getting the links to work, log into One Drive and access the files in the "Hatchet" folder after clicking into the "Caswell's Crew" folder. I left the links for Chapter 9 and Chapter 10 just in case you haven't listened to them yet.

We Need Your Advice!

Remember your first day of 4th Grade? Crazy, right?!? You were probably nervous, scared, excited, and maybe even angry. How about helping make that transition a bit easier for next year's new 4th Graders?

Here is your task -- Make a short video of yourself giving positive advice to the new group of 4th Graders. That's it! When thinking about giving advice, try to remember lessons you learned throughout the year on being a good 4th grader, getting along with classmates, staying organized, staying on-task, completing work, and having a great year. Here are the guidelines:

The video should be no longer than 1 minute in length;
Make sure your advice is positive and uses appropriate language;
Give common advice NOT specific to any one teacher (for example, don't say something like "Mr. Caswell likes you to listen when he reads aloud to the class.") because your video may be seen by more students than just someone who might be in my classroom; and,
Speak clearly so that the viewer can truly understand your message.

You may be as creative as you want (for example, a cheer, a skit, a rap, etc.). I will take all of the videos and combine them into one program for the new 4th graders to watch next year.

When you are finished, upload your video to the folder titled "Tales of the 4th Grade" located in the "Caswell's Crew" folder. Good luck! I hope to see a bunch of awesome and positive advice!

CONTAGIOUS CREATIVITY

Are you needing an outlet for creativity? Be sure to check Mrs. Waters's blog and Mr. Duff's blog. Both are great resource for creative activities.

ART - The Pioneer Palette

MUSIC - Due West Elementary Music

CHECK THIS OUT! (OPTIONAL)

Are you tired of reading the books at home? Have you read everything you have in your personal library? Fear not for there is SORA! SORA is a resource that contains many book titles that you can read online. Check out Mrs. Airman's tutorial on how to use this wonderful source.

Ms. Airman’s Demo of SORA HERE

Real books in SORA! Fiction and non-fiction! New books added!
Demo includes: logging in to SORA and how to browse by book covers (like Netflix!), by genre, or by lexile level.

CHECK THIS OUT #2! (OPTIONAL)

Want to do something a little different? Scholastic is providing free of charge an at-home digital learning program. Click on the link to participate!

Scholastic

GUIDANCE

Miss Sims has added a lesson to the Counselor's blog focusing on Motivation. Here is the link to the lesson. I have also uploaded the PowerPoint associated with the lesson.

Motivation Lesson with Miss Sims

Download Motivation Lesson 1 & 2 (PowerPoint)

FACT FLUENCY

Click on the link to practice fact fluency daily for 10 to 15 minutes. The class code is n3myg7.

https://student.freckle.com/#assignments/fact-practice/140748344/session

You can also access math fluency practice on Moby Max. Once logged in, click on the books tab then the "Fact Fluency" thumbnail.

MATHEMATICS

First, complete the following lessons in My Math Online under the "Homework" tab: "Explore: Classify Angles," "Classify an Angle," "Classify Angles," and "Classify Angles 2." Next, read and complete pages 893 through 896 in My Math (Volume 2) workbook. The focus today is learning how to classify angles. There are three main types of angles. First, there is the right angle whose angle measures 90 degrees like the corner of a piece of notebook paper. Next, we have an acute angle, which has an angle measurement of less than 90 degrees. Finally, there is the obtuse angle which measure more than 90 degrees. Knowing these differences become important in classifying triangles and polygons. Check your answers here: Download My Math pages 893 through 896.

If you do not have your workbook, you can access it by clicking on the McGraw Hill Math link on the digital resources pages (Download 3rd - 5th Digital Resources) under the column labeled "4th Resources." After logging in (username: firstname.lastname; password: your school password), click on "eBook."

EBook

Once you are in the eBook, you can toggle pages using the circled area in the picture below.

After completing pages 893 and 896, complete the assignment "Lesson 14-4: Classify Angles" in My Math Online. To access this activity, download the digital resources page (Download 3rd - 5th Digital Resources) and click McGraw Hill Math located in the "4th Resources" column of the table. Once logged in (Username is firstname.lastname; Password is your school password - see Mrs. Airman's trouble shooting page HERE if you have trouble), click on the "Homework" option in the "Menu" drop down (see picture below).

Then scroll to find "Lesson 14-4: Classify Angles." (I believe the assignments are listed alphabetically.) The assignment will give you a score, but you will be able to look back and rework the problems as needed.

OPTIONAL: Looking for a little more explanation on this concept? Try here: Download Reteach_Worksheet_Classify_Angles

OPTIONAL: Need more of a challenge and extra rigor? Try here: Download Enrich_Worksheet_Classify_Angles

OPTIONAL: Just want to keep practicing? Complete pages 897 and 898. Check your answers here: Download My Math pages 897 through 898