Day 3
READING
Nonfiction readers think about what they know about a topic before reading. Choose a nonfiction book to read. Before you begin reading, ask “What do I already know about this topic?” Then read for 15-20 minutes.
Spend any extra time reading a fiction book of your choice.
WRITING
Continue working on one of the drafts you have started.
MATH
Complete 1-2 lessons in DreamBox and today's problem:
Anna is 8 years old. Her mom is five times older than she is and her grandmother is eight times older than Anna.
What multiplication sentence could be written to represent the relationship between Anna’s age and her mom’s age? Between Anna’s age and her grandmother’s age?
How old are Anna’s mother and grandmother?
MOVEMENT
Be sure to take breaks to move your body during the day. You can do activities from the BSD Brainboost Page.
Activities that have lower intensity are:
WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT TODAY'S ACTIVITIES.
WAIT, DON'T 🍁 YET! WE STILL HAVE TO PICK ACTIVITIES FROM OUR CHOICE BOARD...
Watch the Pixar short film For the Birds.
How did this film make you feel? What do you think the message or theme of this story is? What did the character(s) learn? Draw, write, or act out your own story that is similar.
Make a list of 10 things you are grateful for today.
Play relaxing music as you stretch your body or try your hand at one of these yoga videos:
Yoga for Kids
Yoga for Kids in the Park
Cosmic Kids Yoga in Spanish
Keep a steady beat to music from the radio.
Using materials you have around the house, design and build a structure that can withstand the wind and rain of a hurricane.
Design a way to test your structure by modeling wind and rain.
Learn about: The Wright Brothers!
After watching the video, think of two questions you would like to ask.
Then make a paper airplane