Home Learning Week 14 - Snow, Salad, SPCA, Manitoba, Bison

Weather Science - Snow!

Estimating temperature, discussing weather conditions and seasons, fine motor practice (wiping, scraping),
playing in the snow

We're pretty lucky - we're tough enough to do this. Will-power is doing this! We have Girl Power. (We might need back-up.)

I think Fall is telling us Winter's coming.

Let's make some hot chocolate today!

Science, Math - Slug and Rain Water Collection Update

Measuring, counting by 2 and 5, graphing, comparing

Cooking

Planning, decision making, taking initiative, experimenting, eating healthy

You never know what I'm going to make, Mom. 

How do you know? 

It's just magic.

Mystery Salad

dried cherries
dried blueberries
pumpkin seeds
raisins
lettuce
ginger sesame dressing

Introduce them to every kind of food, except candy. I'm like, "Sure, I'll try it!" You know frog ears? I've never seen ears on a frog.

Language Arts - Story Writing

At VLC - mind mapping setting, characters, plot

The North Pole is a cold, dangerous place. Lulu is a mischievous boy. He doesn't have a dad. He has brown hair and blue eyes.

Lulu runs as fast as he can. The polar bears are trying to chase him -- four polar bears. He locks the door. And relaxes. 'Cause like phew!

We can make a part two one day.

Spelling

Printing, memorizing spelling rules and sight words

Spelling - that's a hard one! Gold - I'm gonna get that one right!

What does "manageable" mean?

Math - Addition and Subtraction

Homework from VLC - understanding definition of "sum" and "difference"; solving addition and subtraction problems, using Math Playground

"Sum" means all of these are plus.

My friends at school are going to be like, "Wow AZ, you didn't like math!" I'll be like, " I learned some new tricks!" "What do you mean?" "Math, of course. That was the main problem."

I don't think I'm going to be able to balance this eraser on this pencil. 

I'm balancing this!

Fine motor planning; fun!

Physical Education - Gymnastics

Increasing strength, balancing, following directions

I think gymnastics was a good quality for me. Because it helps me not make stuff fall down -- reflexes. I think it brings me better reflexes. 'Cause of what happened.

Calendar - December

Saying the date: day, month, number, year; sequencing: days of the week, months of the year, ordinal numbers (first to thirty-first); temporal understanding/patterning: yesterday, today, tomorrow; printing practice: "X" from corner to corner, without "dots"; small, legible letters; executive functioning: keeping track of appointments, reducing anxiety and perseveration

Field Trip - SPCA

Social interaction; petting animals 

I liked going to the SPCA and I got to see the cats. No dogs today - it was too cold.

You can only pat a cat if you're adopting it. I petted Chestnut 'cause Chestnut was out there and you can pet her. I was like, "Yay!" But I thought truly I was going to get a cat. I felt awkward. I felt shy to talk about it. 'Cause it was a secret.

When I went away I felt confused 'cause I thought I was adopting Chestnut, but I was not. I misunderstood. I thought I was getting a cat by adopting it, but I was wrong and that made me disappointed.

That's it.

Geography, Language Arts - Saskatchewan

VLC Homework: researching Manitoba flag, flower, animal, license plate

Angry bison attacks

That's like a hippopotamus! That's like a crocodile got dirty! That's like a sheep! Oh my gosh! Are they actually dangerous? What?!! They're nasty! Do they do it on purpose? Will they kill you? How? Fast as cheetahs?

I don't think this is going to go well. Stupidly enough; they should know better than that! I admit they can attack a lot of people - like five thousand! People: you should run - like seriously! I tell you - he's gonna get that hand bit off! Oh! Oh! I tell you: do not mess with a bison - I tell you! Seriously.

Other Home Learning Posts

Home Learning, Day 1, Grade 4 - Smoothie, Recycling Rigid or Soft Plastic, Transfer Station, Compost

Home Learning - Week 2 Chai, Fruit Fly Trap, Garden Kiosk, Albinism

Home Learning - Week 3 Apple Taste Test, Gymnastics, Back Brace, Subtraction

Home Learning - Week 4 Subject/Predicate, Squash, Mint/Calendula Face Mask

Home Learning - Week 5 Slugs, Radish, Mushrooms

Home Learning - Week 6 Thanksgiving, Earthquake Kit, Soaring Eagle

Home Learning - Week 7 BC, +/- 1, Braces, Bees, Rain Water

Home Learning - Week 8 Pizza, Alberta, Halloween

Home Learning - Week 9 Dogs, Earrings, Adding White

Home Learning - Week 10 Christmas List, Cupcake Face Mask, Green Poodle

Home Learning - Week 11 Mango Lassi, Saskatchewan, 10 Partners, Cat

Home Learning - Week 12 Bees, World Book, Lip Balm, Seeds

Home Learning - Week 13  Memory, Sewing, Back Brace Adjustment

Home Learning - Week 14 Snow,  Salad, SPCA, Manitoba, Bison

Home Learning - Week 15 Christmas, Manure, Evil Sister

Home Learning - Week 16 Gerbil, Slime, Hummingbirds, Cocoa

Home Learning - Week 17 Ontario, Apple Taste Test, Denim Purse

Home Learning - Week 18 Thank You Notes, Math Without Help, Term Two Reflection

Home Learning - Weeks 19+20 Nerd Outfit, Quebec, Birthday

Home Learning - Week 21 Emotions, Ordering Numbers, Beaty Biodiversity Museum, Soaring Eagles #4

Home Learning - Week 22 Valentine's Day, Science World, New Brunswick

Home Learning - Week 23 Worried, Adding Tens, Nova Scotia, Science World #2, DIY Lip Gloss Soap

Home Learning - Week 24 Real-Life Math, Nap, Lonely, Wolfdogs, Spring, Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Home Learning - Week 25 Schedules, Yukon, Pysanky, Bank Machine, Regrouping, Loved, Term 3 Reflections, Soaring Eagles #5

Home Learning - Week 26 Rotten Food, Embarrassed, Newfoundland and Labrador, Can Opener, Skating, Teacher Screecher, Rain Water, Slugs, Word Search

Home Learning - Week 27 Cheer, Fish, Digit Sequences, Spelling "ea", Sad, Spring 2, Matching Pictures, Butterfly Books, Math Review, Private Questions 2

Home Learning - Week 28 I Spy; Subtraction of Numbers Larger than 19, without and with Regrouping; Spelling "ee"; Frustrated; Ancient Greece; Nunavit; Quinoa Veggie Salad; Cat Whiskers; Dog Biscuit; Butterfly Cage; Baby Alive Food DIY

Home Learning - Week 29 Kitchen Scraps, Northwest Territories, Butterflies, Fort Langley, Bike Riding, Estimation, Helpful, Banana Orange Smoothie

Home Learning - Week 30 Watermelon, Money, Tired, Butterflies, Handsome Warren, Catnip, Water Measurement, OT Assessment 2, Rounding, Contractions, Silly, Soaring Eagles 6

Home Learning - Week 31 Ella Enchanted, Butterflies 3, Money, Story of Life 1, Watermelon 2, Sweet Pea, Tomatillo, Disappointed, Visual Memory, Adding Tens, Garden Beds, Muffins, Thank You to Carol, Contractions 2, Butterfly Cage, Ken

Home Learning - Week 32 Encyclopedia Brown, 41st Ave., Money, Chrysalides, OT Assessment 3, 600 Million Years, Mishka, Related Tens, Round-Offs, QE Park, Mother's Day Card, Acting and Dancing

Home Learning - Week 33 Butterflies, Estimating Sum and Difference, Thailand, Money Book, 600 Million Years 2, Library Holds, Mara the Meerkat Fairy, Soaring Eagle 6
Home Learning - Week 34 Castles, Planting Veggies, Long and Short "a", Butterfly Release, Banana Smell, Estimating Sum and Difference, Drawing v Colouring, Horrid Henry, Poppy Seed Pasta Salad, Pond Water 2, Trike Planter, Lush Gift Card, Beekeeping
Home Learning - Week 35 Money, 600 Million Years 3, Long and Short "e", Cirque de la Symphonie, Farm Visit, Sharks, Appropriate Questions, Microscope, Pandora, Telling Time, Estimation, Cheer