3rd & 4th Grade Year Round Learning Board May 4-8

Complete daily activities under each category. We recommend spending 2-3 hours on learning each day. Feel free to take breaks between tasks. MAPEL activities can be done any day.

Please contact your child’s teacher if you have any questions.

Share what you are learning by posting on Seesaw, emailing a photo or video, or taking a screenshot of the Show Me app and email it to your teacher. If you don’t have access to technology, drop off at meal sites.

-Fairy Tale/Animal Research Theme-

Writing

Continue your work of writing

your own fractured/retold fairy tale based on either “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” or “The

Three Little Pigs”.

Today, write your SECOND scene (4-6 sentences long)..

What happens to your characters in the middle of your

story? What is the problem?

Make sure to include lots of details (using the five senses: taste, smell, sight, touch, hear),

dialogue (what your

characters say), and action (what your characters do)!

Social Studies

Open up your camera app to scan this code.

OR Me on the Map

Read Aloud My Place in the World Activity

Using the templates provided or

on your own, cut 6 circles as shown above.

Additional Learning

iPad Apps - Readworks, Epic,

Brainpop Jr., Raz Kids

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Baking/Cooking

Chores

PE

Lesson 1.

Deck of cards workout. (see attachment)

You can substitute different

exercises if you want.

Lesson 2. Nutrition Activities.

(see My Plate attachments)

Remember to get enough sleep each night.

You can begin this paragraph by writing: “Because of that...”

Make sure to send a picture of your writing to your teacher!

Illustrate or color a picture of each area. (Example- On the

City circle, draw something that reminds you of Sparta).

Write the sentences “I live in

the…” and complete the sentence for city, state,

country, continent, and planet at the bottom of each circle.

Reading

Research

Go to Epic and search for books

about penguins. Choose 2-3 books to look at.

Look through the books and

pay attention to the Table of Contents , headings , and

pictures .

What do you think you will learn about penguins in these books?

Write down 4-5 topics you will learn about penguins. Write

each topic in a complete sentence.

Example:

How do penguins survive in the cold?

Math

You are designing a cage for an

exhibit at the zoo. Your cage has to have an area of 24

square units.

Area = Number of Squares Inside

Or Area = Length x Width

How many different shapes of cages can you design? Come up

with at least 4.

Use graph paper to show your exhibits.

Additional Learning

iPad Apps - IXL, Reflex,

Classhero, Prodigy

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Music

-Imagine (or sing) a known song (choose from below) in a different style! How does it sound?

-Send me your description of what it sounds like, why you chose it, or your performance, if you can!

-If you choose not to sing, who would you choose to perform it? What style would you pick? Would you call it something different? See Music Attachment for choices!

Writing

Continue your work of writing

your own fractured/retold fairy tale based on either “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” or “The

Three Little Pigs”.

Today, write your LAST scene

(4-6 sentences long). What happens to your characters at the end of the story? How did

they solve the problem?

Make sure to include lots of details (using the five senses: taste, smell, sight, touch, hear),

dialogue (what your

characters say), and action (what your characters do)!

You can begin this paragraph

by writing: “Until finally...”

Make sure to send a picture of your writing to your teacher!

Social Studies

Open up the camera app on your iPad to scan this

code and watch this

BrainPop Jr. video.

OR

Click me!

Label the Continents Activity

On the map below, cut out the labels or write in the names of

the continents.

Color North America red, South America green, Europe purple,

Asia blue, Africa orange, Australia yellow, and Antarctica

pink .

Additional Learning

iPad Apps - Readworks, Epic,

Brainpop Jr., Raz Kids

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Art

Recycled Weaving

Use cereal boxes or junk mail to create a weaving.

Watch this video to see how

to start!

Reading

Go to Epic and search for books

about penguins. Choose 2-3 books to look at.

Today, focus on reading like an expert. Experts use words that

are specific to a topic.

What are some expert words that are related to learning

about penguins?

Make a word bank (5-7 words) with these expert words.

Draw a picture to explain what

each word means OR write a sentence to explain what each

word means.

Example : rookeries

(Penguin homes are called rookeries.)

Math

You are designing a cage for an

exhibit at the zoo. Your cage has to have a perimeter of 20

units.

Perimeter = Distance Around a Shape

How many different shapes of cages can you design? Come up

with at least 4.

Use graph paper to show your exhibits.

or

Click Me!

Additional Learning

iPad Apps - IXL, Reflex,

Classhero, Prodigy

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Library

Library 5-4

Listen to Happy Dreamer

Or

Click Me! Draw a picture of yourself as a dreamer in the box next to the

example

Or

Click Me!

Writing

Finish your fractured fairy tale based on “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” or “The Three Little Pigs”.

Today, work on editing and

revising your story.

Editing Checklist: -spelling

-capital letters -punctuation (, ? ! . “...”)

Revising Checklist:

-Do your sentences make sense?

-Are you missing important details? (character, setting,

problem, solution) -Is your story in order?

Make sure to send a picture of your writing to your teacher!

Social Studies

Choose 3 Social Studies or Science Skills to master on IXL.

Social Studies:

● Practice Your Map Skills on A.1, A.2, or A.3

● Identify Continents and Oceans on A.4, A.5, or A.6

● Identify major US Cities on A.7

Science:

● Study weather and climate on S.4 or S.5

● Use data to describe world and state climates on S.8 and S.9

Additional Learning

iPad Apps - Readworks, Epic,

Brainpop Jr., Raz Kids

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Reading

Read, read, read nonfiction books on Epic! Our favorites

are the “Weird but True” books.

Pay attention to the

interesting and amazing facts you learn.

What was the most

interesting or amazing fact you learned?

Write about it in full

sentences.

Math

Choose a skill from IXL:

IXL Third Grade FF. 3 - Perimeter of Polygons

IXL Third Grade FF. 9 - Create

Figures with a Given Area

IXL Third Grade FF. 17 - Compare Area and Perimeter of Two

Figures

OR

Find a rectangular object in your house. Measure the length

and width of the object to the nearest inch.

Find the area.

Area = Length x Width

Use the calculator on your iPad if you need to!

Additional Learning

iPad Apps - IXL, Reflex,

Classhero, Prodigy

Games/Puzzles

Flashcards

Independent Reading

Baking/Cooking

Chores

Social Studies

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n land, they stand upright and walk with a waddle.   Penguin Power Em

peror penguins are the largest penguins. They are mostly black and white. M

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peror penguins live in the icy waters of Antarctica. 

 Baby emperor penguins have soft, fuzzy feathers called down. A

s they grow up, they lose the down and grow sm

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peror penguins dive in the water for food. Penguins eat small fish, squid, and 

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baby chick stays warm under its parent. W

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ers. They have short wings, which they use as flippers to paddle underwater.  Em

peror penguins also keep warm by huddling in groups called colonies. The 

penguins take turns moving to the center of the group. 

 Emperor penguins are playful. They like to run, hop, jum

p, and slide down snowy hills on their bellies. That is called tobogganing.  A

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baby chick is born. Both the mother and 

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nlike most birds, penguins don’t fly. 

They use their wings as flippers. Penguins flap their flippers to swim underwater. 

Their webbed feet help them steer.  

 Penguins look for food in the ocean. They use their beaks to catch prey. Prey is an anim

al that is eaten by another animal. Penguins eat fish, squid, and krill. Krill are 

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ale penguins lay eggs on land. Both parents raise chicks. The parents take turns finding food in the ocean. They eat the food, then throw it up to feed their chicks.  Penguins live in the Southern H

emisphere. That is the part of the Earth below the 

equator. The equator is the make-believe line around the center of the Earth. 

Most penguins live in A

ntarctica where it is cold! Some live near the equator where 

it is warm. 

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MUSIC ACTIVITY

Pick one song from this list and then a style, below: Rock a bye baby, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, ABC’s, Mary Had a Little Lamb.

Rap : Music that includes rhythmic speech more than

singing voices and usually with electronic accompaniment.

Cardi B is one popular rapper. Can you perform the ABC’s in

rap style? Here is a fun backing track to try it out!

Classical : An orchestra includes violins, violas, cellos,

basses, brass instruments like trumpets, trombones and

tubas, french horns, and woodwinds like flutes and clarinets;

timpani drums for percussion (large, loud drums with pedals)

and are sometimes led by other instruments such as piano or

harp, or voice. One popular classical musician today is Yo-Yo

Ma. Imagine Twinkle performed by a whole orchestra, or

maybe just one Cello!

Jazz :Music that usually has instruments like piano,

bass, drums, brass instruments like trumpet saxophone, and

voice. Jazz music uses a wide variety of notes and rhythms,

and lots of tempos (or speeds) as well. One Example of a jazz

musician is Duke Ellington.  

Blues :Music that usually includes guitar and/or voice,

and lyrics or music that tell a sad story. One popular blues

artist would be BB King. How about the Mary Had a Little Lamb

Blues?

Rock : Music that is also heard on the radio and usually

includes electric guitars, drums, bass guitar, and voice. Rock

music includes artists like Bon Jovi.

Pop : Music typically heard on the radio and is popular

with young people. The tempo can range from fast to slow.

Instruments vary, and there is usually a lead singer. This music

includes popular artists such as Taylor Swift. Can you imagine

Taylor Swift singing Rock-a-Bye Baby?!

 

Art: Recycled Weaving Recycle cereal boxes (you can also use junk mail or colorful magazine pages) by cutting them into thin strips with scissors. You’ll also need part of a paper bag. See the steps in the first picture for supplies and how to get started. The second picture gives you an idea of what it could look like when you’re done. Here is a video to help you with the weaving process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOmYCURzd7Y

Library 5/4 Happy Dreamer Work

Optional Activity

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Alternative Dreamer Story If You Don’t Have Access to Video

Dreams of Good Things Story There once was a wonderful mommy,

who asked each of her children once a week if they had any secret wishes,

while she was putting them to bed. This way they both could dream about it,

and maybe, because when learn to control our dreams, they can come true…

She also told them that the smaller the dream,the easier it was to make come true. But the bigger dreams could be made possible by working on them a little bit at a time,

little by little, night by night, and day by day, while we are awake, and making plans of how they are to be.She also told them a story about a little

grouse, who wanted to build a house, and started with only one piece of straw.

The grouse had to decide when the house was big enough for his dream. He continued building the house one piece of straw at a time,

until one day, he said, “This is fine!” It could have been a huge castle, or a little homie house,

but it was the dream of one little grouse.She then told her children, "You too can have whatever you want in your dreams, or in real life, if you work on it little by little,

night by night, and day by day".

The mother then asked her child, “What do you dream of "?

Please Share this wonderful story with others.

https://www.thelittleredbedtimebook.com/29DreamsofGoodThings.html

Physical Education:

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