CHECK GOOGLE CLASSROOM FOR DAILY ASSIGNMENTS This is a schedule of the subjects I will be assigning work for during this week off. We do not know when we will be returning to school so it may change as we go. I will post the assignments each day for what the subjects are. I am available each day (Mon-Fri) from 8am-2pm through email. Please check Google Classroom and email for updates as I send videos, websites, or pages to help explain the work. 

Tuesday 5/26

Check In- https://youtu.be/mF1zsa1tTDE
Make up work is due by today!

Zoom 10am : review the week ahead and Show and Tell for last names H-Z. 

Math: Complete the Math Lines Wizard Game on Google Slides assigned to you. YOU MUST HIT “PRESENT” ON TOP FOR IT TO WORK.

Complete the “Class Compliments” activity on Google Forms. Write something kind about each person in our class. It will be anonymous, meaning they won’t know who said what but responses will be sent to the classmate.

Wednesday 5/27

8th Grade Clap-out/send off @ Noon

Finish and turn in the “All About Me Project” today

Today would have been our field trip to the Homewood Science Center. Since we cannot do that we will do the activity you would have done there. It would have been to make a roller coaster/marble run and test it out to see what works. 

STEM: Use items in your home to make a marble run. If you do not have a  marble then you can use a small ball, cotton ball, or anything else that resembles a marble. You can use things such as toilet paper rolls, tape, tubes, anything you have at home. Send me a photo or video of you using it when you are done.

Thursday 5/28

Zoom 10am Scavenger hunt: Our Last Zoom as 3rd graders ): 

Religion: Write a prayer to God for your summer vacation on the Google Doc. What are you going to ask? What is important to include in prayers? How do all prayers end? Write the prayer and make sure you submit. 

Social Studies: Watch the video then Complete iXL section F.4 and F.5 on the American Flag and the White House.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BG9Cw5F3ews

Previous Weeks Assignments, also still available on Google Classroom

 

Monday 5/18

Watch Monday Check-in

Extra Credit for all subjects and Book Report Due by Thursday!

Send suggestions and vote on Form for field day names! 

Religion: Read pgs 360-361 and complete activity on pg. 361

Math: Watch videos on types of lines - these will help with tomorrow’s work. 

English: Work on your Book report

https://www.brainpop.com/math/geometryandmeasurement/parallelandperpendicularlines/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3AOoLbA3us&vl=en

Tuesday 5/19 

Zoom 10am- Announce Field day name voting results, go over math, review extra credit and book reports and look ahead to the week. 

Extra Credit and Book Report Due by Thursday!

Math:Complete Math iXL CC.7

STEM: Design a school on Mars, you can draw this (with a lot of detail) or build it with items at home. Make sure to include what they would need at school and what the students and teachers would look like living on Mars. Send me a photo of your final design and project when you are done. 

Vocab: Review your vocab Unit 14 words and study, test tomorrow. 

English: Work on Book report

 Brainpop Log in: username: scaoaklawn password: GoChargers5547

https://www.brainpop.com/math/geometryandmeasurement/parallelandperpendicularlines/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3AOoLbA3us&vl=en

Wednesday 5/20

**Book Report and ALL Extra Credit is due tomorrow!

Religion: Complete Flipgrid on Monday’s readings (pg. 360-361) Watch my video for instructions.

Vocab: Complete unit 14 test on Sadlier. Remember your username is your first initial and last name and your password is smart. 

https://www.sadlierconnect.com/@285157

https://flipgrid.com/ce45ef92

Thursday 5/21

Zoom 10am- Show and Tell: Today’s show and tell is for last names A-G, all are welcome to join but only people who can bring a show and tell items are people with those last names. This is necessary to allow students enough time to share items. (H-Z will have a show and tell next week). 

Submit book report and all extra credit if you have not yet. Check Powerschool to make sure you have points for the extra credit you completed. 

Field Day: Day 1

Due to Field Day today and tomorrow, today’s work will be due tomorrow. So you can choose to complete it on the day that you do not do Field Day with your family. 

Social Studies: Attend Virtual Field Trip to Ellis Island (Where the Statue of Liberty is). When you are done watching it, complete the reflection on Google Classroom. 

Science: Watch the Mystery Science video on Glass and the bonus one about heat.**Make sure you “Open Bonus” when it pops up. Once you watch it, complete the doc titled “Mystery Science:Glass and Heat” for the reflection. Answer in complete sentences. 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/webcast.htm

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/glass?code=ad0c2ffbf855a966d9e11c854881b4d9

Friday 5/22

Field Day: Day 2

Due to Field Day today and yesterday, today’s work will be the same as yesterday’s. So you can choose to complete it on the day that you do not do Field Day with your family. It is all due today though.

Social Studies: Attend Virtual Field Trip to Ellis Island (Where the Statue of Liberty is). When you are done watching it, complete the reflection on Google Classroom. 

Science: Watch the Mystery Science video on Glass and the bonus one about heat. **Make sure you “Open Bonus” when it pops up. Once you watch it, complete the doc titled “Mystery Science:Glass and Heat” for the reflection. Answer in complete sentences. 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/immigration/webcast.htm

https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/glass?code=ad0c2ffbf855a966d9e11c854881b4d9

 Monday 5/11
Watch the Monday Morning Check-in 
Reading- Read “Fascinating Facts About Blood” and “One Word, Three Ways:Scale” on pages 30 and 31 of your Storyworks Jr. Magazine. 
English- Make sure you are reading the book you chose for your book report.
Math- Watch the lesson video (I say in the video you need it for today but you are doing the iXL tomorrow instead). Watch the videos on Triangles. This will help you with our new math topic and assignments in the future. After you watch the Brainpop one, take the quiz or play a game.
Brainpop Log in: username: scaoaklawn password: GoChargers5547

https://www.brainpop.com/math/geometryandmeasurement/typesoftriangles/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQUTVgT9RXY

Lesson- https://youtu.be/Qpx-L9TqkdU

Tuesday 5/12

Zoom 10am-math review, discuss reading stories, look ahead at the week, answer questions.

English- work on finishing your book for your book report- you will get the choice board tomorrow to choose the way you want to do the book report. 

Math- Watch the videos on angles and triangles. Complete iXL DD.1 and DD.2 about the types of triangles. Complete both sections. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVuMULQjb3o
https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/types-of-triangles

STEM- watch the brainpop jr video about the solar system. Then look at the Doc attached on Google Classroom titled “STEM OPTIONS 5/12” and choose a STEM challenge to complete. Send me a photo with your short write up about what you learned from it and what you liked or disliked about it. You can do more than one or all if you would like. . 

https://jr.brainpop.com/science/space/solarsystem/

Wednesday 5/13

English- Use the choice board to decide what you are going to do inorder to report on your book. Send me an email with what you decide by the end of the day. This book report is due Thursday May 21st. If you have questions, we will go over them during our Zoom tomorrow or you can email me. 

Social Studies-Watch the Brainpop jr. video about US Symbols and then complete Social Studies iXL section F.1 on American Symbols

 Brainpop Log in: username: scaoaklawn password: GoChargers5547 

https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/citizenship/ussymbols/

Thursday 5/14

Zoom 10am-review Book report, answer questions, play 3-object game! (Bring 3 random objects to your zoom meeting to play the game) 

Extra Credit opportunities for all subjects will all be posted on Google Classroom around 9:30 this morning- due next Thursday 5/21

Spelling- Complete the Spelling test on Google Classroom

Religion- Read pages 358-359 and complete activity on pg. 359 and complete the Google Doc assignment about a role model of yours. 

Social Studies- Watch the Brainpop jr. video and then complete Social Studies iXL F.8 about the Statue of Liberty

 Brainpop Log in: username: scaoaklawn password: GoChargers5547

https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/citizenship/statueofliberty/

Friday 5/15

PD day for teachers

No schoolwork for students! Enjoy your long weekend! :)
Take this time to work on extra credit or your book report.

Monday 5/4

Reading- Read “I’m the Youngest Female Barber” in your Storyworks Jr. Magazine (pgs. 28-29)

Math- Watch the videos on polygons and complete iXL math section CC.1-4 (all 4 parts of it). 

https://jr.brainpop.com/math/geometry/polygons/

Tuesday 5/5

Reading- Complete the doc assignment on Classroom titled “Reading: Dream Job”. Write 2-3 paragraphs about your dream job. 

STEM- Use items in your house to build a tower as tall as you are. You can use anything you have at home. The only rules are that it must be built from the floor and must be as tall or taller than you are when you stand next to it. Take a photo of you standing next to it and send it to me with a few sentences explaining what you used to build it (and what you tried that didn’t work) and something you learned from this challenge.

Thursday 5/7

Zoom 10am- Math (lines and angles), review of book report directions, look ahead on assignments to come. Please do what you can to attend our meeting. 

Religion- Read pgs. 206-207 and complete the activity on. pg 207

Social Studies- Watch the Brainpop News video called “Flatten the Curve”. You will do a reflection on this tomorrow. For today, discuss the video with someone at home and see what they know about “flattening the curve”.

 Brainpop Log in: username: scaoaklawn password: GoChargers5547 

https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/news/flatteningthecurve/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTTJJeE1HVmtZV1k1WVRCaSIsInQiOiJOQ3M1TERSdDVGQ1laaTZHNU9aUmlSQW8yNHdac1YzbnhKUXZ2eWNLQXFJWExJVUtqbElCcWJwYjJuNFA2dnZhd01pVGtCTDdaWnJJU3VQaHcrdlVUcVZZVm4xSTlsUUJTZ1wvSkJSdExNdUlpSGNRb0xyeExRWERwcTdJeTNRaHIifQ%3D%3D

Friday 5/8
Make sure you have sent me the title of the book you are using for the book report

Religion- Complete the quiz on Google Classroom titled Religion Ch 13 test

Social Studies- Complete the reflection point on the doc in Google Classroom called “Flattening the Curve”. 

 Brainpop Log in: username: scaoaklawn password: GoChargers5547 

https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/news/flatteningthecurve/?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTTJJeE1HVmtZV1k1WVRCaSIsInQiOiJOQ3M1TERSdDVGQ1laaTZHNU9aUmlSQW8yNHdac1YzbnhKUXZ2eWNLQXFJWExJVUtqbElCcWJwYjJuNFA2dnZhd01pVGtCTDdaWnJJU3VQaHcrdlVUcVZZVm4xSTlsUUJTZ1wvSkJSdExNdUlpSGNRb0xyeExRWERwcTdJeTNRaHIifQ%3D%3D

Mother’s Day is on Sunday. We normally would make something like these for our moms in class but since we are not together here are 2 options for you to make your mom for this weekend. Choose one or both and make her a nice surprise! Moms do so much everyday and they all deserve all the love, attention, and homemade gifts this weekend so make sure you are doing that for your mom! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUVAoJvln7s&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2dPY6inwyqw9Xs8NTArPYjw4BA0lDY-YDxnz15ucH-januMTEsgTlrihc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-jHiAovALE&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3NCRnWB-bQz65BN2D3j85y-tRE8pbzGEDdZBkXgxpIyXp0X47s3PEFFLg

Monday Check-in 4/27 https://youtu.be/8OecYTkikvs

Monday 4/27

Reading- Read “Water Bottles: Handy or Harmful?” in your Storyworks Jr. magazine pgs. 26-27

Math- iXL FF.4 and FF.12, make sure you complete both of these sections. These have missing sides so you need to use your subtraction and division skills now to solve the answers(also missing factor or missing addend). This will help you with the Math challenge for the rest of the week. We will Zoom tomorrow to go over any questions you may have. Watch my Check-in video for a quick review and example.
Area and Perimeter example iXL:

Tuesday 4/28

Zoom 10am 

Focus of Zoom: Discuss math lesson video from yesterday, introduce tomorrow's activity, review today's STEM challenge, and discuss the reading story. **To prepare, make sure you completed yesterday’s assignments and watched the lesson video and the Monday Check in. 

Reading- Complete “Opinion: Water Bottles: Handy or Harmful?” on Google Classroom. List 3 reasons you should buy bottled water and 3 reasons you should not and then form your own opinion and write it at the bottom with reasons why. 

STEM- April Showers bring May Flowers… this week is the end of April and beginning of May. Your challenge today is to represent this saying by using things in your house or outside to show it. It can be a drawing, building something, designing, whatever you want that can represent the saying! My idea would be to use things in my house to make a rain cloud for April showers and find stuff to make a flower for May flowers. Whatever it is that you come up with, send me a photo of it. Get creative! :)

Thursday 4/30

Zoom 10am

Focus of Zoom today will be to answer any questions you may have. Discuss the Water Bottle story, and go over what is due the rest of this week. This is more of a Q&A session rather than a Lesson Zoom so it is not mandatory to join but we would love to see you! 

Reading- Complete “Water Bottle Quiz” on Google Classroom.

Vocab- Look over your unit 14 words and definitions then complete the Vocab Unit 14 wb form on Google Classroom. You can use your book to help you. 

Science- Watch the magnet video. Go to iXL and click the Science tab. Section i is magnets. Complete the magnets section. 

 Brainpop Log in: username: scaoaklawn password: GoChargers5547

https://jr.brainpop.com/science/forces/magnets/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOsC4S9Zyw

Friday 5/1

Religion- Read pgs. 204-205 and do the activity and then complete Flipgrid reflection.(Watch my video on Flipgrid for detailed instructions) I have reposted a video I made a few weeks ago with the steps on how to post on Flipgrid. Remember you record the video, watch the video, then take a selfie, then submit. 

Social Studies- Watch the Brainpop on Benjamin Franklin. Go onto iXL and click the Social Studies tab. Section D.1 is about Benjamin Franklin. Complete that section. (Only do Benjamin Franklin). 

https://www.brainpop.com/science/famousscientists/benjaminfranklin/

https://flipgrid.com/4f38e445

https://youtu.be/L1xRNE74CRk

Monday Check in 4/20
https://youtu.be/8kKqS9G04rY 

Monday 4/20
Teacher Parade! Leaving SCA at 10am and will drive through Oak Lawn and Mt. Greenwood. Your parents received the route schedule in an email last night, so if we do not go by your house, you can go stand on a sidewalk or sit in a car on a street we are going down! Can’t wait to see everyone.

Reading- Read “Martina the Little Cockroach” in your Storyworks Jr. Magazine (pg. 20-25) This is set up as a play, you can read it with family members! Assign them characters and read it together. They may need to be multiple characters. If no one at home can do this with you then you can read it on your own.

Tuesday 4/21

Reading- Complete “Martina Vocab” assignment on Google Classroom. Make sure you read all directions and turn it in when you are done. 

Math- iXL Math FF.1 and FF.11 -complete both sections to review Area and Perimeter before we move on. Make sure you complete both.

STEM- design a pair of glasses using items from home. Make sure they can be worn and are created with items you find in your house. Send a photo to me of you wearing your newly created glasses and telling me what you used, maybe something you tried didn’t work and why, and what you learned from making these. These glasses CANNOT be a pair of glasses you already have at home. You must create them and send a photo of you wearing them.

Wednesday 4/22

Reading- Complete “Martina Quiz” on Google Classroom. You can use your story to help you. 

Science- Today is Earth Day. Earth Day is a day that we try to remember that we need to care for our Earth and keep it clean. 

1. Watch the video about Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. 

2. Your challenge today is to go outside and make a “nature face”. Use things in nature to make a nature face or a nature person, this could be a smiley face, mad face, silly face, whatever kind you want to make. You just must use items you find outside in nature. Take a photo of it, send it to me, and write a few sentences about what you used, where you found the items, and something you learned. **Pictures will be due by the end of the week due to gloomy weather.

3. I am also challenging you to complete 2 activities from the “Earth Day Choice Board” on Google Classroom and send me what you did or photos of you doing them! 

Earth Day Choice Board

 Brainpop Log in: username: scaoaklawn password: GoChargers5547

https://jr.brainpop.com/health/beresponsible/reducereuserecycle/

Friday 4/24

*If you did not send me your “nature person” or pictures of you completing the challenges on the choice board, please make sure you do that by the end of the day.

Religion- Read pgs. 201-203 and complete activities on pgs 201 and 203

Math- Measure the area and perimeter of the device you use to do your school work. You will need a ruler or tape measurer. Remember the area is length x width and is always squared. Perimeter is all sides added up. Write your measurements on the Google Classroom assignment called “Device Area and Perimeter” and remember to turn it into me. 

Social Studies- Complete Scholastic News Civil War Spy quiz, you can use the article. I attached the article link and directions to get to the article again to help you if you need it. 

https://sn3.scholastic.com/

https://youtu.be/zOBFQBGiD9g

 Brainpop Log in: username: scaoaklawn password: GoChargers5547

https://jr.brainpop.com/math/measurement/area/

https://jr.brainpop.com/math/measurement/perimeter/

Area and Perimeter Measuring Device lesson/video https://youtu.be/xVj5XN7CgFE