Mrs. Webster
The solution to this Rebus Puzzle is "cutting corners," a common phrase we use to mean "taking damaging shortcuts with work etc."
Notice how the word "head" is at the top and the word "heels" is at the bottom with a line in between? The solution to this Rebus Puzzle is "Head over Heels." We use this phrase to represent strong affection, such as: I am head over heels in love with this yogurt!
Thursday April 9th, 2020
Bonjour! Comment-ca-va? It was great to "see" you yesterday!
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Language Arts:
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- Independent Reading - 20 minutes. Read a (at least) paragraph out loud to a listener today! Pay attention to fluency (reading smoothly), pausing at commas/ stopping at periods and expression!
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- Read-aloud - chapter 20. Google Classroom. Shared with permission from Scholastic.
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- Continue self-directed research. Some tips:
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Start by Googling key search phrases such as: "kids who create change," or "youth activists" or "teen activists" or "kids making a difference" etc.
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If you want to look at Canadians in particular, you can Google things like: "Canadian kids who make a difference," or "Canadian Youth Activists."
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Remember to keep track of your sources (think about our class discussions about this!) Keep a running record on a Google Doc where you copy and paste websites you've jotted notes from. I would have a research doc, jot down the title of the website/ article/ etc., link the URL (or copy and paste it in) and then use bullets to jot notes from that source underneath. That way, everything is together, organized and easily accessible. Prepare to share some big ideas at today's Google Meet.
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Remember that you don't have to spend a ton of time doing this! 15-20 minutes each day should suffice, as long as you are focused and getting stuff done. If you do this consistently every day, that 15-20 minutes will build up to quite a nice bank of research/ jot notes over time!
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- Synonym List 2 Test. Google Classroom.
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Math:
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- Patterns and Equality Quiz. Google Classroom.
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- Multiplication drill. Website Link.
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- Finish Weekly Math 24 (posted yesterday).
Tidbits:
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- List of Resources for Spring Break (in case you want some extra ideas of things you can do during this time)! Google Classroom.
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- Brain Teasers! Link.
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- Continue Kodiak PE at Home. (Thank you Mrs. Johnson!) Website Link and Google Classroom (posted yesterday). ​
​Extras:
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- Rebus Brain Puzzles! Links (Puzzles, Solutions). A Rebus Puzzle is a brain teaser that has pictures, individual letters or words (often a combination) that represent a word or a phrase. The objective is to identify the word or phrase from the clues.
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- Converting between Fractions and Decimals. Link.
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- Adding Mixed Numbers with Different Denominators (convert the mixed number to an improper fraction and then convert both fractions so that they have common denominators). Link.
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- Math Puzzle! Google Classroom.
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- Positive and Negative Numbers - Multi-digit Multiplication. Link and Google Classroom.
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- Converting between Fractions and Decimals. Google Classroom.
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- Genius Hour Continued! Research and Learn (online learning, watching videos, interviewing people, talking to mentors, reading information on topic of choice).
-Thought: How much time for research phase? 2 weeks? 3 weeks?
- Document and share your progress/ learning as you go (take pictures, jot notes of what you're doing, how
you're feeling about it, etc.
- Design and Build comes after the research phase.
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- Subtracting Fractions. Practice Link and Google Classroom.
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- Dividing Positive and Negative Integers. Practice Link and Google Classroom.
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- Adding Three Fractions sheet. Link and Google Classroom. Answer Key is beneath the Questions.
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- Dividing Positive and Negative Integers. Mini Lesson and Practice. Google Classroom.
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- Challenge - Multiplying Positive and Negative Integers. Lesson link, Worksheet link and Google Classroom.
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- Challenge - Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative integers Page 2. Google Classroom and link.
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​- Starting to Narrow a Focus - Genius Hour Continued! Google Classroom.
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- Quick-Write Prompt (give yourself 3 minutes to write): Imagine a day where...
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- Challenge - Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative integers. Link.
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- Genius Hour Continued! Link.
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- Genius Hour! Link. (Also on Google Classroom.) Ideas Link.
- Math practice sheet (Google Classroom).
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- A Math Brain Teaser LINK. Feel free to tell me how you did via class chat.
- Online Jigsaw Puzzles LINK.
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- A Math Picture Puzzle LINK. Feel free to tell me what answer you got via class chat.
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- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room LINK .
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- Continue building your typing skills (practicing this will help you now and later). LINK
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- Some printable "Crazy Mazes," made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
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- An interactive (you can do this on your device) Sudoku, made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
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- A mini writing challenge: Create a (very) short story that includes the following words: capacity, imagination, curious, deluge, elude.
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- An online vocabulary word search. LINK
Wednesday April 8th, 2020
Bonjour! Comment-ca-va? Remember, we have our Google Meet Conferences today! Looking forward to seeing you!
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Language Arts:
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- Independent Reading - 20 minutes
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- Read-aloud - chapter 19. Google Classroom. Shared with permission from Scholastic.
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- Continue self-directed research. Some research tips:
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Start by Googling key search phrases such as: "kids who create change," or "youth activists" or "teen activists" or "kids making a difference" etc.
​
-
If you want to look at Canadians in particular, you can Google things like: "Canadian kids who make a difference," or "Canadian Youth Activists."
​
-
Remember to keep track of your sources (think about our class discussions about this!) Keep a running record on a Google Doc where you copy and paste websites you've jotted notes from. I would have a research doc, jot down the title of the website/ article/ etc., link the URL (or copy and paste it in) and then use bullets to jot notes from that source underneath. That way, everything is together, organized and easily accessible. Prepare to share some big ideas at today's Google Meet.
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- Make sure you practice the Synonym List! A great way to do this is to use these words in your daily conversations. An example would be that instead of saying "I am going to the pantry to get some popcorn," you could say "I am going to the pantry to procure some popcorn." Note that "to procure" something usually means that you get something with effort, but it will still work in the sentence example I just gave.
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Math:
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- Patterns in Tables and Ordered Pairs - Mini Lesson and Continued Practice. Google Classroom.
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- Weekly Math 24 Link and Google Classroom.
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Science:
- The Four Forces of Flight. Google Classroom.
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Tidbits:
- Kodiak PE at Home (Thank you Mrs. Johnson!) Link and Google Classroom. ​
​Extras:
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- Math Puzzle! Google Classroom.
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- Positive and Negative Numbers - Multi-digit Multiplication. Link and Google Classroom.
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- Converting between Fractions and Decimals. Google Classroom.
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- Genius Hour Continued! Research and Learn (online learning, watching videos, interviewing people, talking to mentors, reading information on topic of choice).
-Thought: How much time for research phase? 2 weeks? 3 weeks?
- Document and share your progress/ learning as you go (take pictures, jot notes of what you're doing, how
you're feeling about it, etc.
- Design and Build comes after the research phase.
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- Subtracting Fractions. Practice Link and Google Classroom.
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- Dividing Positive and Negative Integers. Practice Link and Google Classroom.
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- Adding Three Fractions sheet. Link and Google Classroom. Answer Key is beneath the Questions.
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- Dividing Positive and Negative Integers. Mini Lesson and Practice. Google Classroom.
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- Challenge - Multiplying Positive and Negative Integers. Lesson link, Worksheet link and Google Classroom.
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- Challenge - Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative integers Page 2. Google Classroom and link.
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​- Starting to Narrow a Focus - Genius Hour Continued! Google Classroom.
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- Quick-Write Prompt (give yourself 3 minutes to write): Imagine a day where...
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- Challenge - Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative integers. Link.
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- Genius Hour Continued! Link.
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- Genius Hour! Link. (Also on Google Classroom.) Ideas Link.
- Math practice sheet (Google Classroom).
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- A Math Brain Teaser LINK. Feel free to tell me how you did via class chat.
- Online Jigsaw Puzzles LINK.
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- A Math Picture Puzzle LINK. Feel free to tell me what answer you got via class chat.
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- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room LINK .
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- Continue building your typing skills (practicing this will help you now and later). LINK
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- Some printable "Crazy Mazes," made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
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- An interactive (you can do this on your device) Sudoku, made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
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- A mini writing challenge: Create a (very) short story that includes the following words: capacity, imagination, curious, deluge, elude.
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- An online vocabulary word search. LINK
Monday April 6th, 2020
Bonjour! Comment-ca-va? Did you have a good weekend? What did you do?
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Language Arts:
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- Independent Reading - 20 minutes.
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- Read-aloud - chapter 17. Google Classroom. Shared with permission from Scholastic.
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- Reading for a Wide View of a Topic - mini lesson. Google Classroom.
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- Synonym list 2. Link and Google Classroom. Test on Thursday. Be able to use two synonyms from each original word in a sentence. So if the original word is "small" and the synonyms are "minuscule," "tiny" and "infinitesimal" you need to be able to use two of the synonyms (NOT the original word) in a sentence each. "The bag contained a number of minuscule marshmallows" "That question mark is infinitesimal - I can hardly see it!"
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Math:
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- Patterns and Equality - Check for understanding (submission). Google Classroom. (Patterns and Equality Quiz on Thursday).
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Science:
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- Bernoulli’s Principle. Google Classroom.
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Extras:
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​- Genius Hour Continued! Research and Learn (online learning, watching videos, interviewing people, talking to mentors, reading information on topic of choice).
-Thought: How much time for research phase? 2 weeks? 3 weeks?
- Document and share your progress/ learning as you go (take pictures, jot notes of what you're doing, how
you're feeling about it, etc.
- Design and Build comes after the research phase.
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- Adding Three Fractions sheet. Link and Google Classroom. Answer Key is beneath the Questions.
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- Dividing Positive and Negative Integers. Mini Lesson and Practice. Google Classroom.
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- Challenge - Multiplying and dividing positive and negative integers. Link and Google Classroom.
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- Adding Fractions. Link and Google Classroom.
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- Genius Hour: Continue preparing Idea Pitch (see yesterday's guidelines). This is basically your project road map (or "skeleton" if you think about how we planned for essays)! You can made additions or other changes as you move forward, but this will help you guide, focus, plan and more effectively reach your objective.
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​- Genius Hour Continued! Prepping your Pitch Idea Guiding Questions:
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What will you learn?
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Why did you choose it?
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How you will learn?
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How you will document your learning?
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- Challenge - Multiplying Positive and Negative Integers. Lesson link, Worksheet link and Google Classroom.
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- Challenge - Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative integers Page 2. Google Classroom and link.
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​- Starting to Narrow a Focus - Genius Hour Continued! Google Classroom.
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- Quick-Write Prompt (give yourself 3 minutes to write): Imagine a day where...
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- Challenge - Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative integers. Link.
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- Genius Hour Continued! Link.
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- Genius Hour! Link. (Also on Google Classroom.) Ideas Link.
- Math practice sheet (Google Classroom).
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- A Math Brain Teaser LINK. Feel free to tell me how you did via class chat.
- Online Jigsaw Puzzles LINK.
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- A Math Picture Puzzle LINK. Feel free to tell me what answer you got via class chat.
​
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room LINK .
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- Continue building your typing skills (practicing this will help you now and later). LINK
​
- Some printable "Crazy Mazes," made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
​
- An interactive (you can do this on your device) Sudoku, made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
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- A mini writing challenge: Create a (very) short story that includes the following words: capacity, imagination, curious, deluge, elude.
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- An online vocabulary word search. LINK
Tuesday April 7th, 2020
Bonjour! Comment-ca-va?
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Language Arts:
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- Independent Reading - 20 minutes
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- Read-aloud - chapter 18. Google Classroom. Shared with permission from Scholastic.
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- Continue self-directed research. Prepare to share some big ideas at tomorrow’s Google Meet.
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- Synonym Practice: Make sure you practice the Synonym List! A great way to do this is to use these words in your daily conversations. An example would be that instead of saying "I am going to the pantry to get some popcorn," you could say "I am going to the pantry to procure some popcorn." Note that "to procure" something usually means that you get something with effort, but it will still work in the sentence example I just gave.
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Math:
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- Patterns in Tables, Ordered Pairs and Graphs. Google Classroom.
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Social Studies:
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- Local Governments Make Laws. Link and Google Classroom.
​Extras:
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- Genius Hour Continued! Research and Learn (online learning, watching videos, interviewing people, talking to mentors, reading information on topic of choice).
-Thought: How much time for research phase? 2 weeks? 3 weeks?
- Document and share your progress/ learning as you go (take pictures, jot notes of what you're doing, how
you're feeling about it, etc.
- Design and Build comes after the research phase.
​
- Subtracting Fractions. Practice Link and Google Classroom.
​
- Dividing Positive and Negative Integers. Practice Link and Google Classroom.
​
- Adding Three Fractions sheet. Link and Google Classroom. Answer Key is beneath the Questions.
​
- Dividing Positive and Negative Integers. Mini Lesson and Practice. Google Classroom.
​
- Challenge - Multiplying Positive and Negative Integers. Lesson link, Worksheet link and Google Classroom.
​
- Challenge - Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative integers Page 2. Google Classroom and link.
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​- Starting to Narrow a Focus - Genius Hour Continued! Google Classroom.
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- Quick-Write Prompt (give yourself 3 minutes to write): Imagine a day where...
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- Challenge - Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative integers. Link.
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- Genius Hour Continued! Link.
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- Genius Hour! Link. (Also on Google Classroom.) Ideas Link.
- Math practice sheet (Google Classroom).
​
- A Math Brain Teaser LINK. Feel free to tell me how you did via class chat.
- Online Jigsaw Puzzles LINK.
​
- A Math Picture Puzzle LINK. Feel free to tell me what answer you got via class chat.
​
- Hogwarts Digital Escape Room LINK .
​
- Continue building your typing skills (practicing this will help you now and later). LINK
​
- Some printable "Crazy Mazes," made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
​
- An interactive (you can do this on your device) Sudoku, made available with permission from Krazydad.com. LINK
​
- A mini writing challenge: Create a (very) short story that includes the following words: capacity, imagination, curious, deluge, elude.
​
- An online vocabulary word search. LINK