Sunday, August 30, 2020

Fraction Hunt Around Your House

Go on a fraction hunt around your house.  What can you find that is already split into fractions?  What can you find that could be split into fractions?  Can you find examples of fractions written in number form in your house?  Make a list and explain what you found and how it is a fraction or how the fraction is used.

Check out this YouCubed video for an example:



Here's another example of a fraction hunt.  (Don't use knives to cut food without parent supervision.)

Friday, August 28, 2020

How to use Google Slides

 Watch these videos.  They contain good information about how to use Google Slides.  We will be using Google Slides a lot this year.



Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Overview of North America



The River and the Bank PE



Watch the instructions above and then play the River and Bank.  How many levels can you pass?  Use the links below:
  1. Level 1
  2. Level 2
  3. Level 3
  4. Level 4
  5. Level 5
Now challenge someone in your family.  Can you beat them?  Have fun and stay active.

Monday, August 17, 2020

Greg Tang Math - Numskill

There are a ton of fun games on this website that will help you improve your number fluency.  

Try out Numskill.

Directions:

  1. Goal: to find a Numskill "set" of 3 cards. A Numskill set is made up of three cards that contain a number bond and 3 different colors. In a number bond, the three numbers "go together". The numbers 4, 5, and 1 make up a number bond because 4+1=5, 5-1=4, and 5-4=1.
  2. Example: a blue 3, a red 7, and a green 4 would be a Numskill set. The example set contains a number bond (3, 4, 7) and the cards are three different colors.

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Intro to Google Slides



Watch the video to improve your Google Slides skills.  Leave a comment on this post to let me know that you watched it.

Monday, August 10, 2020

Welcome to the 2020-2021 School Year!

This is going to be a great year!  Since we are starting off digitally, here are a few things to get you started.

Start with a video explaining Google Classroom.



Now you should share this link with your parents to teach them all about the Google tools we will be using this school year.

Monday, August 3, 2020

More STEAM Activities from The Tech

The Tech in San Jose has great learning activities for you to try during the last weeks of summer.  Try out a few:

  1. Summer Unplugged Activities
  2. Tech Fun and Games
  3. Engineering for Earthquakes Activity and Video
Check out The Tech's homepage for more.