Welcome to Room 10!

 The students of room 10 have had a very busy first couple of weeks of school. We have been working on settling into the rules and routines that come with starting school again in these very strange times. The students have been doing great wearing their masks, hand sanitizing and staying with our class cohort! We have been learning about bubbles (we wondered if we could make different shaped bubbles?), patterns, numbers and colours. We have also started working on the Jolly Phonics program which helps us to remember our letter sounds. Today we went on a nature colour hunt and took a little walk over to the community garden where we noticed pumpkins, zucchini, tomatoes. carrots, beets and beautiful gladiolas growing. We started some sunflower art and many of us shared about  sunflowers that are growing in their own yards that are  "taller then me"! 

Last week of classes

This Week In Grade One June 22-26
Task One English Language Arts		Listen to the story “Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden”  Discussion Questions:  -how is the garden that Mrs. Spitzer plants similar to students in the classroom? -how have you changed and grown throughout the year?  Task - Write a letter to your Grade 2 teacher!  This is the last week of Grade 1! Today you are going to write a letter to your Grade 2 teacher to let them know all of the important things about you!  Some things to include in your letters:  -your name  -what makes you unique/special -your favourite things  -your least favourite things  -you favourite memory from grade 1 -something you can do now that you couldn’t do when you started grade 1 -something you would like to learn in grade 2 -any questions that you have about grade 2  -any other information you think is important  In your writing remember to include:  -upper and lowercase letters in the proper places  -punctuation at the end of each sentence  Share a copy of your finished letter with your teacher. Then, we can pass them along to your Grade 2 teacher in the fall!
Links		Mrs. Spitzer's Garden
Learning Intentions		I can make connections after listening to a story.  I can share my ideas with others.  I can write in complete sentences.  I can re-read my writing and check for upper and lowercase letters and punctuation.
Task Two English Language Arts		Literacy: Summer Reading Map Create a summer reading map. In this task, you are thinking of different challenges that help you to practice your reading skills over the summer months. Have fun and make it challenging! Step 1: Brainstorm all the different ways you could practice your reading skills. Some examples may be to read a poem, read a comic book, read a brochure, go on a word hunt and write down all the words that you can read, read the colours of your pencil crayons or read a recipe. Step 2: Create a map. Add your ideas to your map. You can also count how many books or min. you have read. Step 3: Add small rewards into your map to keep you motivated and a larger reward at the end. Ask your parents what kind of rewards would be good for you to add.   We have attached some example reading map ideas. Have fun and keep reading!
Links		https://calgarylibrary.ca/events-and-programs/ultimate-summer-challenge/
Learning Intentions		Learning Intentions: I can practice reading strategies such as sound blending, sight words, picture cues and breaking words into smaller chunks. I can read a variety of different kinds of materials.
Optional Extensions		Optional Extension: Visit the Calgary Public Library for their virtual summer reading map challenge.
Task Three English Language		Learning About Powwows Have you ever been to a powwow? What did you see there? Today we will be learning more about what happens at a powwow. Watch the video “What’s a powwow?” to get started. Listen Listen to the story “Jingle Dancer” Watch Watch the videos that tell more about two of the dances you would see at a powwow- the Jingle Dance and the Grass Dance. Write Write three things you learned about powwows. Write one question you would like to ask about them.  Try Dance along with the videos that show some of the steps people learn to dance for a powwow. (Grass Dance, Jingle Dance) These videos are made for fun and exercise, so are done without traditional regalia.  Parents If you hope to attend a powwow in the future with your family (when gatherings are allowed again), a parent’s guide is attached.
Links		What's A Powwow? Jingle Dancer Story Learn About the Jingle Dance Learn About the Grass Dance Try Some Jingle Dance Steps Try Some Grass Dance Steps A Guide To Taking Your Family To A Powwow
Learning Intentions		I can talk about print or other media previously read or viewed. I can use gathered information to communicate new learning.
Optional Extensions		Learn about another type of dance that you might see at a powwow. Write or draw a picture about it.
Task Four Wind STEM Challenge		Create something that moves by wind. Listen to the story “Kite Day” -discuss the characters, setting and details about what happened in the story. What you saw was only the beginning and middle of the story. Make a prediction about what happens next and how it ends. What problem may happen in the story? How does it get solved? Watch the video How to Make a Kite to learn about how kites fly (the second half of the video gives instructions to make a kite). Choose one of the objects below (kite, straw and circle plane or pinwheel) to design, build and test. You may use the instructions provided or find your own materials that are available to you (sticks, skewers, plastic, paper etc) and design your own flying creation.  Follow the engineering process of design (draw a picture of your idea and label), build, test and modify if necessary.
Links		Story- Kite Day How to make a kite How to make a circle and straw plane How to make a pinwheel pinwheel template printable
Learning Intentions		I can retell main ideas and details of a narrative. I can make predictions after listening. I can follow the design thinking process
Math Strategy Games		There are 2 games below. Game 1: Totality Math Game: Watch the attached video for an example of this game. The aim of the game: Slide the shared counter across several adjacent numbers, adding them up as you go to make a 'running' total. Be the player to make the final slide so that the chosen target number is reached exactly. Making the total go above the target loses you the game.  How to play: 1. Player 1 chooses a target number to reach. This is the total both players try to make. 2. Player 2 places their counter on the game board over one of the numbers and says that number. 3. Player 1 moves the same counter in any direction along a line segment to a neighbouring number and announces the total of the two numbers. 4. Player 2 moves the same counter to cover a neighbouring number, adds on that number, and announces the 'running' total of the three numbers. 5. Players take it in turns to slide the counter to cover a neighbouring number and to add that number to the 'running' total. 6. Players must move when it is their turn. 7. No 'jumping' is allowed. Game 2: 15 Pebbles Materials: 15 objects (pebbles, toothpicks, lego pieces, beans etc) 2 players Players take turns to take one, two or three pebbles (the player chooses how many). When each pebble has been taken, the winner is the one who has the odd number. If you get seven and your opponent eight, you win. If you get six and your opponent gets nine, they win. Can you work out who should win - the first or second player - and how?
Links/Resources		totality video Totality Game Board
Learning Intentions		Totality: I can count on to add  I can choose numbers that reach a specific target Develop number sense 15 Pebbles: I can identify odd/even I can devise a strategy Develop number sense
Optional Extensions		Play 15 Pebbles with a different number of pebbles. How does your strategy change?  Modify 15 Pebbles so that the last pebble is the poison pebble and the player who takes the last one loses the game. Players take turns taking 1,2 or 3 pebbles on their turn. Try it with an odd or even number to start. Can you figure out a strategy so you can make your opponent take the last pebble.
Math & Art		Symmetry Drawing When something is the same on both sides, it is “symmetrical”. Watch the Symmetry Song to see some examples. We often see symmetry in nature. Where have you seen symmetry? Time to Draw! Get inspired. If you want to use your imagination, you could draw a symmetrical monster or alien. If you want to practice your scientific sketching, a butterfly is a good symmetrical thing to draw. Take a look at the link below to National Geographic for a picture of a monarch butterfly that is very symmetrical. Fold a sheet of paper in half, then open it up again. You can draw a light line down the fold with a pencil to create your line of symmetry. Draw half of your butterfly or imaginary creature on one side of the line. Now see if you can create the same exact shapes on the other side. Colour your picture, making sure to use the same colours on each side to keep your drawing symmetrical! (If you have a printer, there is a butterfly example sheet attached to practice on)
Links		Symmetry Song Monarch Butterfly Butterfly Practice
Learning Intentions		I can observe that natural forms display patterns and make patterns. I can describe equality as a balance and show equality through symmetry.
Optional Extensions		If you have paint at home, try a symmetrical painting project!  Squishy Symmetrical Painting
Math		Measurement using Shadow Art  Complete this task outside on a sunny day! You can use paper and a pencil or sidewalk chalk on your sidewalk/driveway. Step 1  Choose 5 small animals (dinosaurs, figurines, etc) to draw. Step 2  Take your animals outside and set them down. Look for their shadow. What do you notice about the size of their shadow?  Step 3  Draw/trace the outline of each animal’s shadow. Step 4  Choose a non-standard unit (paperclips, beans, cheerios, blocks) to use to measure the height of each shadow. Which is the tallest? Which is the shortest?
Links		ShadowArt ShadowArt2 ShadowArt3
Learning Intentions		I can use non-standard units to measure a shadow.  I can compare sizes.
Optional Extensions		Leave your animals outside (in the exact same spot)!  -Revisit them throughout the day. Look at their shadow. What do you notice has changed?  -Draw their shadow 3 times during the day. What has changed? Why do you think this is?
Math		Math: Colour by Number Draw a picture of your choice. Divide the picture into sections. Count how many different colours you want in your picture. For each colour attach a number sentence. Print the sum of the corresponding number sentences in the sections of your picture. For example, if you have a sun in your picture and want it to be yellow your number sentence could be 8+8= yellow, then put the sum (16) inside the sun shape. You can colour it in yourself or get a friend or family member to colour in your picture using your number sentences. We have attached some examples to help you.
Links
Learning Intentions		I can create number sentences. I can solve number sentences. I understand what the sum is.
Optional Extensions		Optional Extension: Instead of figuring out the sum of the number sentence try to figure out one of the numbers being added or taken away. For example, 10-   =2. Then you would attach the number 8 to a colour on your picture.