Johnstown High School



MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridayWordsSight Words: last, school, father, keep, tree*Read these words to your parents.*Have a parent give you the words and play spelling aerobics to help with spelling. Phonics: This week we are working on words with eigh, ei.Sign into your Seesaw account. Find and complete Underline Itactivity.Sight Words: last, school, father, keep, tree*Write your words with bubble letters.Phonics:Working on words with eigh, ei.Sign into your Seesaw account. Find and complete the Match Itactivity.Sight Words: last, school, father, keep, tree*Write your words in ABC order.*Have a parent quiz you on your words for the week. Do you know them yet?Phonics:Working on words with eigh, ei.Sign into your Seesaw account. Find and complete ei and eigh fill in the blanks.Sight Words: last, school, father, keep, tree*Challenge: How many of these 5 sight words can you use in one sentence?Phonics:As you read (anything) go on a Word Hunt for words with eigh, ei. Write them in your Learning Log (Word Study.)Sight Words: last, school, father, keep, tree*Parents- Give a written assessment on the words for the week. Communicate how they did with me through the seesaw account. (Ex. 5/5, 3/5 etc.)Phonics:ReadingReading- This week we are starting our poetry unit. We are going to learn about alliteration, repetition, rhythm, and rhyme. As an introduction to alliteration, please go to this website. login to your seesaw account and complete the activity- Peter Piper about alliteration. (Alliteration poem)*Throughout the week go to raz-kids –on your assigned level - and i-ready and complete any teacher assigned lessons /quizzes. (You do not have to go to seesaw and reflect.) I will be checking the quizzes.Reading- Go to and watch another great example of alliteration.Login into you Seesaw account and complete the alliteration poem activity-Clever Kid. Don’t forget to record yourself saying the poem. Reading-Now it’s your turn to have fun with alliteration. Login to your Seesaw account and write your own alliteration sentence. You only need to do one sentence, but if you want to do more, go for it! Have fun!Reading-Today we are going to learn about repetition in poetry. Explain to your child why repetition is important in poems. (It reinforces something the writer wants the reader to know, and sometimes it adds humor to the poem.) Login into your Seesaw account and go to the Poem- Open a Book. *Don’t forget to record yourself reading the poem.* Give it a try! : )Reading-Do you remember what a repetition poem does for the readers? Why do poets use repetition in their poems? Login to you Seesaw account and go to the What I Wish activity. Writing?If you’re not finished:Keep working on your country research paper. Remember it can just be written on paper, if your parents can email me a picture.This week we are going to learn about when to use an apostrophe in contractions. Login into and search for contractions. Watch video Do any other activities you want to do. These are optional. If you’re not finished:Keep working on your country research paper.Optional youtube videos: to your Seesaw account and complete the Contraction Addition activity.*Don’t forget to record your responses!*If you’re not finished:Keep working on your country research paper. Login into your Seesaw account and complete the Write Contractions activity.* Please make sure you follow all the directions.* If you’re not finished:Keep working on your country research paper.Since we have been learning about contractions this week, please login to your Seesaw account and take the Contraction Quiz. If you’re not finished:Keep working on your country research paper. Art: Since it has been raining a lot lately, I want you to draw a rainy day. Follow this link to a directed drawing for a rainy day. Have fun and color it. Handwriting book- p. 67 – h onlyFirst, study the Letter Model and Formation box for the letter before you begin.*Pay attention where the letter begins and ends and follow the direction the arrows go.Say the steps, as you trace over the cursive h in the box.Did you notice the h starts the same way as a cursive l and b?Follow all the directions on the page.Does your h rest on the baseline? Does your overcurve touch the midline?Have fun writing more words this week!In Handwriting book- p. 68 – f onlyFirst, study the Letter Model and Formation box for the letter before you begin.*Pay attention where the letter begins and ends and follow the direction the arrows go.Say the steps, as you trace over the cursive f in the box.Did you notice the f starts the same way as the cursive l and b?Follow all the directions on the page.Does your upper loop close near the midline?Does your f begin and end with an undercurve?In Handwriting book- p. 69 – k onlyFirst, study the Letter Model and Formation box for the letter before you begin.*Pay attention where the letter begins and ends and follow the direction the arrows go.Say the steps, as you trace over the cursive k in the box.Did you notice the k starts the same way as a cursive l and b?Follow all the directions on the page.Does your loop close near the midline?Is your k about the same width as the model? Did you show your parents the words you can write in cursive?In Handwriting book- p. 70 – r First, study the Letter Model and Formation box for the letter before you begin.*Pay attention where the letter begins and ends and follow the direction the arrows go.Say the steps, as you trace over the cursive r in the box.Follow all the directions on the page.Does your first undercurve end at the midline?Is your r the correct size?In Handwriting book- p. 71 – sFirst, study the Letter Model and Formation box for the letter before you begin.*Pay attention where the letter begins and ends and follow the direction the arrows go.Say the steps, as you trace over the cursive s in the box.Follow all the directions on the page.Did you use proper spacing between your letters and words?Compare yours to the models.Isn’t this exciting! Did you know you can write the sight word tree in cursive now?Awesome!Math*Go on Xtramath to practice subtraction.This week we are going to Recognize and Identify Two-Dimensional Shapes.Go to (the login/password for this was sent home in an informational email.)Go to Math - then Geometry- find Plane Shapes. Watch the video and do some of the activities if you wish!(Sometime this week you may also want to check out Quadrilaterals and Polygons.) : )Next, go to Seesaw and login. Find the 2D Shapes Vocabulary page. Look over and become familiar with the vocabulary words and shape names. You will be using these the next couple of weeks.Look for shapes this week around your house and yard!. Practice your math facts with flashcards.We are working on Recognizing and Naming Shapes today.Think about the vocabulary words associated with shapes that you learned yesterday.Go to Seesaw and login. Find the Name the Shape activity. Read over the first page, then complete the chart and questions on the 2nd page.What did you notice from the chart?Think:What does a square, trapezoid, rhombus, and rectangle have in common?Practice your math facts with flashcards.Today we are working on Making Shapes.Go to Seesaw and login.Find the 2 D Shapes p. 5-6 activity. Read over the first page. The goal of today is to understand that shapes can be put together to make another shape.How is it possible for the same-sized hexagon to be made with either 2 or 6 pieces?Once you understand, complete the questions on the second page. Make sure you read carefully and answer all questions when responding. For number 8 and 9, you may draw the shapes in your Learning Log (math section,) but explain what shapes and how many you used on your seesaw page. *Go on Xtramath to practice subtraction.Do you know what a polygon is? (If you don’t know check out Login and go to Math – Geometry)Today we will be using attributes and reasoning to answer questions about polygons.Go to Seesaw and login.Find the 2 D Shapes p. 7-8 plete the 3 questions on the 2 pages to show your knowledge of 2 D ShapesReview Day!!! Let’s keep our skills fresh! Today it’s time to find out what you learned about Recognizing and Identifying Two- Dimensional Shapes.Go to Seesaw and login.Find the 2 D Shapes Quiz. Complete the quiz (2 pages) on 2 D Shapes.ContentWe are starting a new unit on weather. We are going to start with what the clouds can tell us about weather. Go on your seesaw account and go to Introduction to Clouds assignment. Either type or record yourself telling me what you already know about clouds and what you want to know about clouds.Watch The Cloud Book read aloud following this link: will be learning about the 4 main types of clouds: stratus, cumulonimbus, cirrus, cumulus and the weather associated with them. Discuss the weather that is associated with each of these clouds. OPTIONAL:If time watch this video: may want to gather more information about clouds. If they want to, they can go to and search clouds. Go to this website:(there may be ads so please cue the video for your child) This video tells the weather associated with each of the 4 cloud types we are learning about. I always have my students repeat and sing this several times to memorize the cloud types and weather. Then log into your Seesaw account and complete the Cloud Types assignment. Today I want students to observe the clouds. Go to listen to the book Cloud Dance. Then go outside and look up at the sky. What kind of clouds do you see? Draw a picture of the clouds that you see in your Seesaw account under the assignment Cloud Dance. Focus on any work that isn’t complete. *Go to Ms. York’s and Mrs. Doyle’s website to complete their weekly lesson. If you have time, Mrs. Arbogast has posted some helpful information and activites too! ................
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