Friday, May 1st

Language: Today you get to kick back and do a Word Ladder! Have you ever done one? It's like a fun word puzzle. You start at the bottom of the ladder and follow the clues as you climb... Have fun!

Science: I can't let the week go by without checking in with our buddy, Mystery Doug! Today is the first day of May and the birds are a chirpin'! A boy named DeMario asks Mystery Doug why birds lay eggs in spring. It is an awesome episode with lots of close-ups of baby birds and an inside look at some of their amazing nests! Why do Birds Lay Eggs in Spring?

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Thursday, April 30th

Language: Today you get to do a Text Features Scavenger Hunt using a non-fiction book of your choice from home, Raz-Kids or Epic!

Mr. K's Math Corner:

A Dog's Biggest Fan!

Gia believes strongly that dogs are better than cats! She has asked me to share her persuasive paragraph with you! Way to go, Gia!

Wednesday, April 29th

Language: We are going to continue exploring text features today. If you didn't get a chance to watch yesterday's video about text features, click this link to watch it now: What are Non-Fiction Text Features? Text Features are important because they help the reader to quickly find important information.Two other text features that weren't mentioned in yesterday's video are headings and subheadings.

Now I would like you to read the article below about blue whales and fill in the blanks to label the appropriate text features. These are ginormous animals. They are around 30 metres long (longer than two school buses).The blue whale has a mass of around 6,000 kids your age - that is mind boggling!

If you want to learn more about blue whales, I assigned you this book on Epic (if you need the class code, ask one of your parents to e-mail me):

Mr. K's Math Corner:

Mr. K's Math Corner

Today we are going to play another math game. Click the PLAY button, enter your player name
then press CONTINUE, then click PLAY NOW and answer the multiplication questions as fast
as you can!

The faster you answer the questions correct, the faster your car will go! 

Great ready, get set, go go go!

https://www.mathplayground.com/ASB_GrandPrixMultiplication.html

Remember to practice for at least 30 minutes… Have fun!

Tuesday, April 28th

Language: Before the March Break, we spent quite a bit of time exploring fiction and you even wrote your own narrative. We learned that a good story includes characters, settings, dialogue and a plot (usually a problem that needs to be solved). This week we are going to explore non-fiction text features. Let's start by watching this very informative video: What are Non-Fiction Text Features?

Now I would like you to complete this Fiction and Non-Fiction Sort. No need for a printer. Just make two columns on a sheet of paper and sort the words.

Mr. K's Math Corner

Monday, April 27th

Good morning 2/3 student and families,

I hope you had a great weekend! Here are a few ideas for your Monday learning.

Language: Your word wall words this week are:

• almost
• beautiful
• friendly
• how
• was

Mr. K's Math Corner

Friday, April 24th

Language:
Today you are going to work on a final piece of persuasive writing. Here is an anchor chart of how to be successfully persuasive. It is always a good idea to include at least three reasons in your writing.

Here is a list of possible persuasive writing topics. Choose one of them.You can choose to write your paragraph as a letter to someone (Dear Ms. Wills, Dear Mom, etc.) or as a paragraph. If you have another topic in mind (Why Skylanders are the best, Why LEGO is more fun than Barbies..), go for it!

• All classrooms should have a class pet
• There should be no homework
• People should be fined for dropping litter
• Convince your family why you need a new pet
• Imagine in the future, you can live on land or water, which one would you choose and why?
• You can choose one superpower to help others: fly or stop time. Which one do you choose and why?

Math:

Enjoy your weekend!

Thursday, April 23rd

It was so wonderful to see many of you yesterday during the Google Meet! If you weren't able to be there, don't worry, we will make sure we have another one soon. Stay tuned...

Language:
Today we are going to practise using the word wall words to, too and two properly in sentences. The following poster is a good review of when to use each word:

Now I would like you to complete this sheet:

Mr. K's Math Corner

We Love Earth!

I found this terrific picture of George on Twitter holding up the beautiful picture he shared with us during our Google Meet yesterday.

Check out Xander's Earth Day Poem! He used Pic Collage to add pictures! Very cool!

Gia also shared her powerful and descriptive poem as well:

I also shared my Earth Day poem with you via e-mail and Google Drive. Did you find it? Try doing that if you haven't yet! I also included some photos of nature I have seen in the past little while during my bike rides and walks! 

That's me waving at all of you in my parka - it sure was a cold and crisp Earth Day!

Wednesday, April 22nd

Good morning!

Have you even stopped to wonder how old the earth is? To help celebrate this special day, I would like you to watch this Mystery Doug - it explores clues in nature that let us know how old the earth is - it makes me feel like a spring chicken! Also, there is a super cool bonus box at the end that looks at some creative ways to re-use plastic. 

I have also assigned the following book for you to read on Epic Books:

After, I would like you to get some fresh air (it could be from an open window), use your senses and complete the following Earth Day Poem. I won't include the sense of touch to keep us all safe! I am going to do this homework today as well!

I see ______________
I hear _____________
I smell ____________
I feel ______________

Mr. K's Math Corner

Rainbow Magic!

Abrahim and his sister Ava were really inspired by last week's Mystery Doug episode about rainbows. They painted a rainbow on their window with a positive message for the world.

Looks awesome. I love looking at the uplifting messages and pictures in people's windows during my daily walks! Did you put any up in your window that you would like to share on the blog? We would love to see them!

Abrahim also created a rainbow using crayons and a hair dryer - very cool! Thank you for sharing!

 

Tuesday, April 21st

Language:
To squish or not to squish? How do you feel about ants? Today you will hear a story by Philip and Hannah Hoose. A little boy has decided to squish an ant and can think of many reasons why he should. The ant has his own reasons why the little boy shouldn't squish him. What would you do? After listening to the story, I would like you to complete the worksheet below.

Hey, Little Ant

Mr. K's Math Corner

Today we are going to play another math game. Answer the multiplication questions correctly by clicking the right answer.

Click the link below, choose one of the factors to practice and click enter. Try practising with different factors for at least 30 minutes.

Get ready to enter the Monster Room!

https://www.mathplayground.com/math_monster_multiplication.html

If you want to challenge yourself choose higher factors to practice… Have fun!

Monday, April 20th

Good morning 2/3W class! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and were able to get out and enjoy a bit of sun on Saturday. I look forward to seeing all of you on Wednesday morning at our Google Meet along with all your other teachers!

Language

This week's word wall words are:

• to (I am going to the park.)
• too (I like ice cream too!)
• two (I have two nieces.)
• laughed
• who

Try playing a few games of TicTacToe with them:

Mr. K's Math Corner

Friday

Good morning!

Here are a few ideas for your Friday...

Language: Cats or Dogs? Head over to the Scholastic Website to read an article about which of these animals make a better pet. A girl named Michelle will try to persuade you why cats do while Logan provides convincing reasons that dogs are best. Who do you agree with? You don't have to do the writing activity at the bottom of the page but there is  a fun quiz  that asks you questions to determine what kind of pet you would be based on your likes and dislikes...I was a little upset with my results...

If you would like to do an Easter-themed wordsearch, here is a link: Easter Resurrection Wordsearch

Science: I can't let the week go by without a link to Mystery Doug! How is a Rainbow Made?

Have a super weekend!

Mr. K's Math Corner

Thursday

Good morning!

Today we are going to take a break from persuasive writing and explore three homophones: words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings.

I would like you to use this helpful poster to complete the following worksheet:

 I also added an assignment to your books on Epic Books . It's called Animal Jokes and many of the jokes use homophones as their punchlines. You will be a comedian at the dinner table tonight! Here is an example:

• Why did the lamb run over the cliff? He didn't see the ewe-turn!

Mr. K's Math Corner

Wednesday

Good Morning!

Language:

Today you are going to finish the persuasive writing activity using the book Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type. Using the plan you made last Thursday, you are now going to channel your inner cow and write your letter to Farmer Brown persuading  him to give you and the other cows an item you really want. Remember to include 3 strong reasons and a closing sentence!

Last Thursday's planning sheet:

Mr. K's Math Corner

Today we are going to play a math game. Answer the multiplication questions correctly by pressing and holding your clicker on the correct answer to race your car to the correct answer.

Click the link below, choose 2, 3, 4, and 5 as the factors to practice and click ok. 

Get ready, get set, go! go! go!

https://www.mathplayground.com/math_racer_multiplication.html

If you want to challenge yourself choose more factors to practice… Have fun!

News from Abrahim!

Here is a picture of Abrahim doing a word wall word activity. It's so good to see a recent picture of you, Abrahim!

Tuesday

Good morning boys and girls,

I hope you enjoyed a nice long Easter weekend with your families and that you took a break from distance learning!

Language: I signed each of you up for  Epic Books. I sent your parents an e-mail with your log-in information on Thursday night. I can see that a few of you have already started using it. It has lots of different books, audiobooks and videos. I assigned you a little video about punctuation which I would like you to watch. You will see it when you login.

Your Word Wall Words this week are:

• about
• before
• when
• where
• enough

After copying the words down on a piece of paper, try printing them on someone's back using your fingers and see if they can guess what word you are printing!

Mr. K's Math Corner

Thursday

Good morning boys and girls!

I am so excited that your other teachers and I get to meet with you this morning at 10 on our first Google Meet. If you are not able to make it, don't worry. Hopefully we can have another one in the near future!

1. Language:  Today, you're going to continue what you started yesterday when you pretended to be a cow requesting an item from Farmer Brown. You are going to pick your three best reasons for needing this item and fill out the plan below. If you don't have a printer - don't worry about it! All you need to do is divide your paper into 5 sections like you see below. The first box is for what you (as a cow), want from the farmer. The 3 middle boxes are for each of your reasons. The last box is to restate what you want from the farmer!

2. Mr. K's Math Corner

Religion: As today is Holy Thursday, I would like you to watch this video about The Last Supper. 

Have a wonderful Easter weekend with your families! I will not post any suggested activities on Friday and Monday as it's a long weekend. Happy Easter!

Wednesday

Good Morning,

Today we are going to explore persuasive writing! First of all, check out this amazing video of the book Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type

Those cows sure did persuade that farmer to get what they wanted. Have you ever managed to persuade somebody? Let's figure out how those cows were so successful by reflecting on the following questions...

• Why did the cows send the letters to Farmer Brown?
• What are the reasons that the cows used to get the blankets from Farmer Brown?
• How did the Farmer respond to the cow's letters? How did his response change throughout the story?

Maybe you want something other than blankets, use your imaginations and come up with some good reasons. We will continue this tomorrow!

Mr. K's Math Corner

Religion

As we prepare for Easter during this Holy Week, here is a link to an illustrated and musical version of The Story of Easter.

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