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As you know, we have been given guidelines from Alberta Education that mandates we provide 5 hours of schoolwork per week focused on literacy and math. We also hope to offer some optional activities that you might consider having a look at towards the bottom of the template. Each week we also hope that you will be able to determine a schedule that works best for your family. We ask that you please be patient with this process as we all know technology can be a bit bumpy at times.

Opening Comments Week of April 6-10, 2020

Assignments to be handed in this week to your teacher via email by the evening of Sunday, April 12:

Math

· Photograph of your Exit Pass Task (build an array and 4 matching equations)

Literacy

· Photograph your Plant Life Cycle Diagram

· Photographs of your Literary Recipe and Brainstorm Web

Learning Objectives for the week of April 6-10:

Math:

· I can think about how multiplication and division are related to each other.

· I can use Fact Families to help me build an array and create equations from it.

Writing:

· I can use interesting and specific descriptive words to develop my ideas.

· I can write complete sentences using capitals, commas and periods. Most of my words are spelled correctly.

· I can use effective verbs in my writing.

Reading:

· I can arrange, record and sequence information in a diagram.

· I can use diagrams and information from books to understand life cycles.

Assigned Learning Tasks Please complete the following tasks in any order. An hour of learning a day is optimal.
Reading: Non-Fiction and Fiction	Writing: Lesson 1. Literary Recipe	Math: Multiplication and Division Fact Families
GET READY: · Have your technology ready to watch the videos · One blank piece of paper to draw your life cycle diagram DO: · Watch the videos · Look at exemplar · Choose a plant that you want to research the life cycle · Draw and label the life cycle of your chosen plant DONE: · Take a picture of your completed diagram · Email it to your teacher	GET READY: · Have your technology ready to watch Video. One blank piece of paper for your Brainstorm Web. · One lined piece of paper for your Recipe. You can also create your recipe on the computer using for example google documents or word. DO: · Watch the Literary Recipe Video and Read the PDF directions at the bottom of this document. · Pick a recipe topic. · Create a brainstorm web for topic. · Write an ingredient list, using your brainstorm list for ideas. · Complete the Word Work lesson located under optional. · Write directions for your recipe. DONE: · Complete the Checklist Assessment at the end of the PDF · Take pictures of your brainstorm web and literary recipe.	GET READY: · Have your technology ready to watch the videos. · Print out the worksheet at the very bottom · Get some Lego or other small objects like beads · One blank piece of paper · Have a pencil and eraser · Put on your Math Hat! DO: · Watch the videos · Complete the worksheet · Build or draw an array · Complete the Exit Pass where you create 4 Fact Family equations. DONE: · Check the example below to see if you are on the right track! · Take a picture of your completed array and matching equations · Email it to your teacher
Watch teacher videos: The Man Who Cooked for Himself Read Aloud: https://youtu.be/wVcjWT3rwuE Life Cycle Introduction & Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M5kU31a2e8 Estimated Time: 15 minutes	Watch this video: https://youtu.be/_k3BOZsK4JI Read the PDF directions at bottom of this document.	1) Watch these two videos on Fact Families first: https://youtu.be/i31rRt5m1-4 Teacher video lesson: https://youtu.be/Hi-_xNmzpKM Estimated Time: 12 minutes
Create a Life Cycle Diagram Estimated Time: 30 minutes	Lesson 1 Step 1: Pick an idea for a recipe, For example, Recipe for a Pirate Ship. Step 2: Create a brainstorm web and brainstorm ingredients for your recipe. Step 3: Write an ingredient list. Step 4: Write the directions for your recipe. Start with a beginning sentence that grabs your reader’s attention. This recipe works best when... This recipe should only be used when … Once you have your beginning sentence start to write how you will combine your ingredients. This part is fun because you can delight your readers with strange and exciting things happening when you combine different items. Try and use specific interesting word choice.	2) Complete this worksheet (see bigger picture below): Estimated Time: 10-30 minutes 3) Build an Array · Find some Lego, coins, pasta, beads or anything you can build an array with. What number do you want to represent? How will you build it? 4) Exit Pass · On a piece of paper draw or build your own multiplication and division fact family that matches your array. · Write 2 multiplication and 2 division equations that match it. · Take a photograph and email your teacher · Here is an example of what it could look like: Estimated Time: 20-40 minutes

Optional Learning Tasks
Writing Extension for The Man Who Cooked for Himself. · If you lived out in the woods, what three plants would you put in your garden? Why? Attached: Video with instructions and exemplar. https://youtu.be/AyTuRmeD4jc GET READY: · Pencil · Eraser · Lined paper or writing book Do · Come up with 3 different things you would plant in your garden. · For each plant, answer the questions: o What is it? o What does it look like? o Why is it important? · Write your topic sentence, you can use the sentence starter. If I lived out in the woods and I had my own garden, I would plant…. · Write about each of your plants using the answers to the questions above. Done Estimated Time: 30 – 45 minutes	Word Work Get Ready · Have your technology ready to watch the videos · Have a pen and paper at hand. Do · Watch the attached lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slnJxvRvRRw&feature=youtu.be · During the video you will list effective verbs and brainstorm verbs for your recipe. Done · You have a list of effective verbs to use in your written recipe. Estimated Time: 30 minutes	Connection Phone or Video call a family member! Ask them how they are doing or read them one of your favorite books.