No one could have predicted the situation we are all in due to the epidemic. We must all take care and keep healthy. It has changed the way we interact with others. It has changed the way students are learning. The change from the classroom to Virtual Learning is one of the changes made to protect all of us. Parents now have a bigger responsibility in their child's learning.
As I have previous wrote and told many parents, Packet 1 was a review of fractions in Math. I had finished teaching the Fractions unit before school was closed. The Reading in Packet 1 was an activity students had already experienced in class--reading chapters in a novel and completing worksheets.
Packet 2 is different.
Math is a new unit on Geometry. I have included a video of teaching for each skill and written pages. Included are various ways for learn the material. I URGE each student to watch the teaching video and follow the assignments in order. Do NOT try to complete the assignments FIRST!
Reading consists of needed skills for student growth--Cause and Effect, Sequencing, and Compare/Contrast. These skills are difficult for 4th grade students. Videos are assigned to assist in helping students understand each skill. The assignments are also aimed at increasing students' reading comprehension and vocabulary.
In addition, iReady Reading and Math are assignments that MUST be done. I will be checking to make sure students are using this program. Students are also required to read and take AR tests. Both of these things are included in the assignments.
Each day's lessons should take about 4 hours to complete. This is the recommendation from DPI for Home/Virtual Learning. Remember, these days count as a school day! It is NOT a vacation day.
Students should be completing lessons. THESE LESSONS ARE MANDATORY! They will be a part of the students' final grade.
If you have any questions or concerns, please text or call me. You all should have my cell number.
Stay safe!
Mrs. Evans
As I have previous wrote and told many parents, Packet 1 was a review of fractions in Math. I had finished teaching the Fractions unit before school was closed. The Reading in Packet 1 was an activity students had already experienced in class--reading chapters in a novel and completing worksheets.
Packet 2 is different.
Math is a new unit on Geometry. I have included a video of teaching for each skill and written pages. Included are various ways for learn the material. I URGE each student to watch the teaching video and follow the assignments in order. Do NOT try to complete the assignments FIRST!
Reading consists of needed skills for student growth--Cause and Effect, Sequencing, and Compare/Contrast. These skills are difficult for 4th grade students. Videos are assigned to assist in helping students understand each skill. The assignments are also aimed at increasing students' reading comprehension and vocabulary.
In addition, iReady Reading and Math are assignments that MUST be done. I will be checking to make sure students are using this program. Students are also required to read and take AR tests. Both of these things are included in the assignments.
Each day's lessons should take about 4 hours to complete. This is the recommendation from DPI for Home/Virtual Learning. Remember, these days count as a school day! It is NOT a vacation day.
Students should be completing lessons. THESE LESSONS ARE MANDATORY! They will be a part of the students' final grade.
If you have any questions or concerns, please text or call me. You all should have my cell number.
Stay safe!
Mrs. Evans
Lesson Activities and Assignments
Packet 2
MATH
Note: Any previous assignments from packet 1 need to be completed too!
Week 1
Lesson 1 – Points, Lines, Rays, and Angles
- Use the link to see a teaching lesson.
- Read Envision Lessons 9-1 “Points, Lines, and Planes” and 9-2 “Line Segments, Rays, and Angles” (pages 196-199). Only read! This will introduce you to the new Geometry unit.
- Assignment: Complete worksheets R9-1 & “Line Segments and Rays”
- Assignment: In your packet, you have a Schoolnet that says, “Use for assignments in Lessons 1, 3, 5, 6, and 9”. Complete questions # 1-20
Lesson 2 – Lines, Line Segments and Rays
- Use the link to review part 1 of teaching lesson from Lesson 1.
- Assignment: Read and answer Envision Lesson 9-1 only from packet. (pages 196-197)
- You can write the answers on these sheets or use notebook paper. Please remember to put your name on all sheets.
- Assignment: Go on iReady Math for 30 Minutes.
Lesson 3 – Angles in Geometry
- Use the link to review part 2 of teaching lesson from Lesson 1.
- Listen to the link: Geometry: Lines & Angles Songs For Kids
- Assignment: Complete worksheets R9-2, “Know Your Angles”, & “Identifying Your Angles”
- Assignment: In your packet, you have a Schoolnet that says “Use for assignments in Lessons 1, 3, 5, 6, and 9”. Complete questions # 21-40.
Lesson 4 – Finding Right, Acute, and Obtuse Angles
- Use the link to see a teaching lesson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7K4zztMXT0
- Listen to the link: Angles Song | Acute, Obtuse, & Right Angles
- Assignment: Read and answer Envision Lesson 9-2 only from handouts (pages 198-199)
- You can write the answers on these sheets or use notebook paper. Please remember to put your name on all sheets
- Assignment: Go on iReady Math for 30 minutes.
Lesson 5 – Naming Labeling Lines and Line Segments
- Use the link to see the teaching lesson
- Assignment: Complete worksheets “What’s Buzzing” and “Angles on a Clock Face”
- Assignment: In your packet, you have a Schoolnet that says “Use for assignments in Lessons 1, 3, 5, 6, and 9”. Complete questions # 41-60
Week 2
Lesson 6-Classify Triangles by Angles
- Use the link to see the teaching lesson
- Read Lesson 9-5 “Triangles” (p. 196-197). Complete the problems on these pages.
- You can write the answers on these sheets or use notebook paper. Please remember to put your name on all sheets.
- Assignment: Complete worksheets R9-5, “Classifying Triangles by their Angles”, “Classifying Angles by their Sides”, and “Triangles by Graphic Design”.
- Assignment: In your packet, you have a Schoolnet that says “Use for assignments in Lessons 1, 3, 5, 6, and 9”. Complete questions # 61-80
Lesson 7-Parallel Lines & Perpendicular Lines
- Use the link to see the teaching lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sdlKeenLLw
- Use the link to listen: Parallel, Perpendicular & Intersecting Lines Song
- Assignment: Complete worksheets E9-1, “Building Lines”, and the “Geometry Vocabulary Test”.
- Assignment: Go on iReady Math for 30 minutes.
Lesson 8-Classify Quadrilaterals
- Use the link to see the teaching lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnPixApa930
- Use the link to listen: Quadrilaterals Song | Types of Quadrilaterals | Classifying Quadrilaterals
- Assignment: Read Lesson 9-6 “Quadrilaterals” (p. 206-207). Answer the problems on these pages.
- You can write the answers on these sheets or use notebook paper. Please remember to put your name on all sheets.
- Assignment: Complete worksheets R & P 9-6
Lesson 9 – Polygons Rap
- Listen to the link: Polygons Song For Kids | A Geometry Rap
Assignment: Read Lesson 9-4 “Polygons”. Complete the problems on these pages.
- You can write the answers on these sheets or use notebook paper.
- Please remember to put your name on all sheets.
“Special Delivery”.
Assignment: In your packet, you have a Schoolnet that says “Use for assignments in Lessons 1, 3, 5, 6, and 9”. Complete questions # 81-100.
Lesson 10 – Geometry test
- Assignment: You have a Schoolnet Geometry test named: Lesson 10 – Geometry Test.
- Complete the test
- Assignment : Go on iReady Math for 30 minutes
Week 3
Lesson 11 – Relate Tenths and Decimals
- Use the link to see the teaching lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDXcD2IrQqI
- Assignment: Go on iReady Math for 30 minutes.
Lesson 12 – Relate Hundredths and Decimals
- Use the link to see the teaching lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzPLxoh3Fcg
- Assignment: Read Lesson 13-4 “Fractions and Decimals” p. 334-335. Complete the problems on the two pages.
- You can write the answers on these sheets or use notebook paper. Please remember to put your name on all sheets.
Lesson 13-Equivalent Fractions and Decimals
- Use the link to see the teaching lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LglTfyDP9V0
- Assignment: Read Lesson 13-7 “Decimal Place Value” p 344-345. Complete the problems on the two pages.
- You can write the answers on these sheets or use notebook paper. Please remember to put your name on all sheets.
- Assignment: Go on iReady Math for 30 minutes
Lesson 14-Relate Fractions, Decimals, and Money
- Use the link to see the teaching lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE_IOIAVC6A
- Assignment: Read Lesson 13-8 “Comparing Decimals” p 346-347. Complete problems on these pages.
- You can write the answers on these sheets or use notebook paper. Please remember to put your name on all sheets.
- Assignment: Read Lesson 13-9 “Using Money to Understand Decimals” p 350-351. Complete problems on these pages.
- You can write the answers on these sheets or use notebook paper. Please remember to put your name on all sheets.
Lesson 15-Add Fractional Parts of 10 and 100
- Use the link to see the teaching lesson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2m77tkuIs4
- Assignment: Go on iReady Math for 30 minutes.
Lesson 16-Introduction to Decimal Place Value and Comparing Decimals
- Use link to see the teaching lesson
- Go to link to listen to song: Comparing Decimals | Less Than and Greater Than Decimals Song
- Assignment: Read Lesson 12-1 “Decimal Place Value” p 268-269. Complete problems on the pages.
- You can write the answers on these sheets or use notebook paper. Please remember to put your name on all sheets.
- Assignment: Read Lesson 12-2 “Comparing and Ordering Decimals” p 270-271. Complete problems on the pages.
- You can write the answers on these sheets or use notebook paper. Please remember to put your name on all sheets.
READING
Note: Any previous assignments from packet 1 need to be completed too!
Week 1
Lesson 1 – Cause and Effect
- Look at the following video on Cause and Effect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnSEFSk5VgQ
- Go to this BrainPop link and play the Cause and Effect Activity https://www.roomrecess.com/mobile/CauseEffect/play.html
- The username is mrsevans125
- The password is vaughan125
- Assignment: Complete the worksheet “Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland” & “Cause and Effect-Match Them!”
- Assignment: Go to iReady Reading for 30 minutes.
- Assignment: Read for 20 minutes. Don’t forget to take AR tests!
- Assignment: If you have not taken “Island of the Blue Dolphins” AR test, take it.
- The number is: 45
Lesson 2-Cause and Effect continued
- Look at the following video on Cause and Effect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMTIuPvU6Lc
- In your packet was a Competitive Edge workbook. Turn to page 34. Read the top about cause and effect.
- Assignment: Complete pages 34, 35, & 36.
- Assignment: Complete worksheet “It’s Great!” and “Boy Meets Reality”
- Assignment: Read for 20 minutes. Don’t forget to take AR tests!
Lesson 3- Cause and Effect with 'Why' and 'Because'
- Look at the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12CNNORawk8
- Assignment: Complete worksheet “Long Ago” & “U-Pick”
- Assignment: Competitive Edge workbook pages 37-41.
- You may write in the book.
- Assignment: Read for 20 minutes. Don’t forget to take AR tests!
Lesson 4-Cause and Effect
- Assignment: Competitive Edge workbook pages 42-46.
- You may write in the book.
- Assignment: Go to iReady Reading for 30 minutes.
- Assignment: Read 20 minutes. Don’t forget to take AR tests!
Lesson 5 – Sequence of Events
- Assignment: Complete the following worksheets:
- Sweeter Than Honey
- Traveling with the Corps
- Caption Capers (2 pages) Answers at bottom of 2nd page.
- Cause and Effect
- Now I Understand
- Assignment: Read 20 minutes. Don’t forget to take AR tests!
Week 2
Lesson 6 – Sequence of Events
- Look at the following video on Sequence of What is Sequencing? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXQMjRx28M
- Assignment: Complete “Janie the Genie”, “Understanding Story Sequence”, and “Keeping Track of Story Sequence”
- Assignment: Go on iReady Reading for 30 minutes.
- Assignment: Read 20 minutes. Don’t forget to take AR tests!
Lesson 7 – What is Sequencing
- Look at the following video on Sequence of Events https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-I1yi28uUo
- Assignment: Complete “Aesop: Put the Events in Order”, “Brandon’s Birthday Bash”, and “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”.
- Assignment: Read 20 minutes. Don’t forget to take AR tests!
Lesson 8 – Sequencing
- Assignment: Complete the following:
- Through the Looking Glass
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Assignment: Go on iReady for 30 minutes.
- Assignment: Read 20 minutes. Don’t forget to take AR tests!
Lesson 9 – Following Directions
- Assignment: Competitive Edge Workbook. Read and complete pages 97-102.
- You may write in the book.
- Assignment: Go on iReady for 30 minutes.
- Assignment: Read 20 minutes. Don’t forget to take AR tests!
Lesson 10 – Following Directions
- Assignment: Competitive Edge Workbook. Complete pages 103-109.
- You may write in the book.
- Assignment: Read 20 minutes. Don’t forget to take AR tests!
Week 3
Lesson 11 – Compare and Contrast
- Assignment: “Mystery of the Missing Jam” and “Pen Pals”
- Go to iReady Reading for 30 minutes.
- Read 20 minutes.
Lesson 12-Review Main Idea and Details, Fact and Opinion, and Compare/Contrast
- Assignment: Complete the Review sheets
- Reptile Recognition
- Party Planning
- Is That a Fact?
- Special Celebrations
- Assignment: Go to iReady Reading for 20 minutes
- Assignment: Read 20 minutes.
Lesson 13-Schoolnet Assessment
- Assignment: Complete the Schoolnet test in your Reading packet.
- Assignment: Go to iReady Reading for 30 minutes.
- Assignment: Read for 20 minutes.
Lesson 14-Fictional Elements
- Assignment: Competitive Edge workbook
- Read and complete pages 50-57.
- Assignment: Read 20 minutes.
Lesson 15 – Fictional Elements continued
- Assignment: Competitive Edge workbook
- Complete pages 58-69
- Assignment: Read 20 minutes
Social Studies
Week 1
Activity 1: Time For Kids –
- Go to the Time Magazine link: https://emagazines.com/ExpressLibrary/4a564a90-32a0-404a-9fd0-6028b4faafba
- Click on the arrow beside “Time for Kids Grades 3-4”
- Click on March 20, 2020 edition.
- Assignment: Read the magazine
- Assignment: Write a summary of the article “Going Cashless” (page 6). What is the article about? Give main idea and details. Answer questions what, who, when, why, and how.
- Assignment: Take the quiz in your packet.
Activity 2: NC Weekly
- I will post a video on the class website that goes with the newspaper.
- Assignment: Read week 18
- Assignment: Complete the crossword puzzle on the back. Underline in the newspaper where you found the answer.
Week 2
Activity 1: Time For Kids –
- Go to the Time Magazine link: https://emagazines.com/ExpressLibrary/4a564a90-32a0-404a-9fd0-6028b4faafba
- Click on the arrow beside “Time for Kids Grades 3-4”
- Click on March 27, 2020 edition.
- Assignment: Read the magazine
- Assignment: Write a summary of the article “Comic Craze” (page 4-5). What is the article about? Give main idea and details. Answer questions what, who, when, why, and how.
- Assignment: Take the quiz in your packet.
Activity 2: NC Weekly
- I will post a video on the class website that goes with the newspaper.
- Assignment: Read week 19
- Assignment: Complete the crossword puzzle on the back. Underline in the newspaper where you found the answer.
Week 3
Activity 1: Time For Kids –
- Go to the Time Magazine link: https://emagazines.com/ExpressLibrary/4a564a90-32a0-404a-9fd0-6028b4faafba
- Click on the arrow beside “Time for Kids Grades 3-4”
- Click on February 28, 2020 edition.
- Assignment: Read the magazine
- Assignment: Write a summary of the article “Future Food” (page 4-5 ). What is the article about? Give main idea and details. Answer questions what, who, when, why, and how.
- Assignment: Take the quiz in your packet.
Activity 2: NC Weekly
- I will post a video on the class website that goes with the newspaper.
- Assignment: Read week 20
- Assignment: Complete the crossword puzzle on the back. Underline in the newspaper where you found the answer.
Science
Week 1
Activity 1
- Read the handout Plant Parts.
- Assignment: Complete the worksheets
Activity 2
- Watch the video on photosynthesis on BrainPop
- https://www.brainpop.com/science/cellularlifeandgenetics/photosynthesis/
- If you have trouble, sign in with username – mrsevans125 AND password – vaughan125
- Click on the vocabulary, games, challenge, and quiz and do these activities
- Assignment: Complete the worksheets “Leafy Green Food Factories” and “Computer Chaos”
Activity 3
- Watch the video on seed plants on BrainPop
- https://www.brainpop.com/science/diversityoflife/seedplants/
- If you have trouble, sign in with username – mrsevans125 AND password – vaughan125
- Click on the vocabulary, games, challenge, and quiz and do these activities
- Watch the video on Plant Growth on BrainPop
- https://www.brainpop.com/science/cellularlifeandgenetics/plantgrowth/
- If you have trouble, sign in with username – mrsevans125 AND password – vaughan125
- Click on the vocabulary, games, challenge, and quiz and do these activities
- Assignment: Complete the worksheets “The Secret Life of Plants” and “Picturing Plants”
Activity 4
- Watch the video on Pollination on BrainPop
- https://www.brainpop.com/science/cellularlifeandgenetics/pollination/
- If you have trouble, sign in with username – mrsevans125 AND password – vaughan125
- Click on the vocabulary, games, challenge, and quiz and do these activities
- Assignment: Complete the worksheets “Seeds on the Move” and “A World of Remarkable Plants”
Week 2
Activity 5
- Watch the video on the Life Cycle of a Frog
- Watch the video on the Life Cycle of a Butterfly
- Watch the video on the Life Cycle of a Plant
- Assignment: Complete worksheet “In the Wild”
Activity 6
- Assignment: Complete the worksheet quiz on Plant Parts
- You may use the resources from the packet to help you.
Activity 7
- Read the handout Animal Survival
- Assignment: Complete the worksheets
Activity 8
- Watch the video on the Animal Adaptations
- Assignment: Complete the worksheets “In Order to Survive” and “Out of Nature”
Activity 9
- Watch the video on Hibernation on BrainPop
- https://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/hibernation/
- If you have trouble, sign in with username – mrsevans125 AND password – vaughan125
- Click on the vocabulary, games, challenge, and quiz and do these activities
- Assignment: Complete the worksheets “A True Sleepyhead”
Week 3
Activity 10
- Watch the video on Migration on BrainPop
- https://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/migration/
- If you have trouble, sign in with username – mrsevans125 AND password – vaughan125
- Click on the vocabulary, games, challenge, and quiz and do these activities
- Assignment: Complete the worksheets “A Long Journey”
Activity 11
- Watch the video on the Avoiding Predators: How to Avoid Being Eaten
- Assignment: Complete the worksheets “A Frightening Act” and “Out of Nature”
Activity 12
- Watch the video on Camouflage on BrainPop
- https://www.brainpop.com/science/ecologyandbehavior/camouflage/
- If you have trouble, sign in with username – mrsevans125 AND password – vaughan125
- Click on the vocabulary, games, challenge, and quiz and do these activities
- Assignment: Complete the worksheets “On Defense” and “Warning! Stay Away!”
Activity 13
- Assignment: Complete the worksheet quiz on Animal Survival
- You may use the resources from the packet to help you.