Chisholm Summer Adventures
Week 3: Gardening and Insects
Grades PK-2 Bugs, Bugs Everywhere!
With your grown up, go on a nature walk. Look for bugs. Then, draw and write about what you saw on your walk. You can also read and talk about gardening and insect books.
https://www.weareteachers.com/best-gardening-books-for-kids/
PK-2 NZ Maths - The Garden
Conduct investigations using the statistical inquiry cycle: posing and answering questions; gathering, sorting and counting, and displaying category data; discussing the results
PK-2 Extraordinary Gardens
Make a map of a real or imaginary garden. Plot a compass course through the garden.
PK-2 Birdhouse Design
Birds can be really good for some gardens. Design a birdhouse using recycled materials.
PK - 5 Taking a Mindful Walk Outside
Go on a mindful walk. Ask your child to take account of what they sense as you walk around. Taking the time to determine what you see, smell, feel and hear will help ground you in the moment. Have your child focus on using one of their senses at a time in order to help them narrow their focus.
Grades 3-5 Entomologist Expert
Grab your paper and pencil! You are on an adventure to study insects!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i8rNCHonolKr4X-0lqRBLqHOHN9vusps0fK89yflBGs/view
Grades 3-5 Entomologist Expert
Make a bar graph of the types of insects you found in the "Entomologist Expert" activity above. Write questions that can be answered by looking at your graph and ask family members to answer your questions.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i8rNCHonolKr4X-0lqRBLqHOHN9vusps0fK89yflBGs/view
Grades 3-5 Extraordinary Gardens!
Make a map of a real or imaginary garden. Plot a compass course through the garden. Draw the latitude and longitude lines. In your garden drawing, what would you plant and when? Research the different growing seasons.
Grades 3-5 Growing Food From Scraps
https://www.kids-cooking-activities.com/grow-food-from-scraps.html
Shout Out to Alexandra for answering 299 IXL questions this week!
PK-5 IXL Challenge of the Week
Grades K-1 go into your math learning. Find Time. Work through 1 IXL lesson each day this week.
PK go into your math learning. Find Positions. Work through 1 IXL lesson each day this week.
In the month of June, Chisholm Chargers have answered 10,200 IXL questions!
PK-2 Digital Citizenship - Safety in Our Online Neighborhood
Check out the video about being safe in an online neighborhood. Discuss these questions with an adult after watching the video.
1. What did Arms like about the internet?
2. What kinds of things can he do online?
3. What 3 rules does Arms follow when going places online?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNpkUyEOa_8
*from commonsensemedia.org
Grades 3-5 Digital Citizenship - Private and Personal Information Online
What do you think is ok to share online? Have a discussion with your parent at home! After watching the video, answer these questions.
1. What type of information about you is ok to share?
2. What type of information isn't?
3. Why shouldn't you share private information?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjPpG2e71Ec
*from commensensemedia.org