Last Week of Community Classroom (Week of May 17th - 23rd)

Assignments & Activities for the Week

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

This Week’s Motivational Video: Kid President + Peanuts/ Life’s a Comic

Click HERE for your own comic strip template from Scholastic.com. What will you do with your day today?! Use the comic strip to plan what you’re going to do with your day. How will you make the most of your day?

Morning Positive Affirmations Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud_eeFkzH4w

Word of the Week: INVALUABLE YOU ARE INVALUABLE!! This means YOU are worth SO MUCH that your worth can’t be measured. You are invaluable! YOU are the reason for Community Classroom.

  1. Watch the video: “The Reflection in Me” by FableVision

  2. Write a letter to your future self. Include FIVE kind sentences to yourself in your letter. Put the letter away until next school year. Open and read your letter on the first day of school.

reading & Language arts nugget

Book of the Week: Oh, The Place’s You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss

This Week’s Writing Focus: Paragraph Writing

Writing Assignments:

  1. Watch the video below about paragraph writing: How to Write a Paragraph Video

  2. Write THREE paragraphs:

    • Monday: Paragraph #1: The Best Thing About This School Year

    • Tuesday: Paragraph #2: The Worst Thing About This School Year

    • Wednesday: Paragraph #3: What I Learned While At Home This School Year

    • Thursday: EDIT & REVISE your paragraphs; Rewrite them after fixing your errors.

  3. Your paragraph should have a topic sentence, followed by two to three sentences that include supporting details. Use the video above to help you through the steps to writing a good paragraph.

  4. Draw an illustration to match your paragraph’s topic.

  5. Share your work! Post a picture of your best paragraph and tag me @PiecesofAJM on Instagram so that I can celebrate your work.

BREAK ACTIvITIES

Movement Break:

ART

This Week’s Art Project: TRANSPORTATION

For more lessons, check out “How to Draw Vehicles” at the Art for Kids Hub: Click HERE.

End of Year Review/Summer Practice by Grade Level:

Pre-K

KINDERGARTEN

FIRST GRADE

SECOND GRADE

THIRD GRADE

ENCOURAGEMENT CORNER FOR PARENTS & CARETAKERS

Check out this article written by Tanisha Foster- health educator, mother of two, distance learning teacher of four and founder of CHOP Friendly:

https://birmingham.citymomsblog.com/health-and-wellness/food-allergies-covid-19/

May you find encouragement in knowing that you are not alone. May you also be encouraged to share your experiences with others. There’s power and help to be found in the sharing of our stories.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

 

If you have any questions, comments, or resources to share, please use the form below.

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Coming Soon: Mindful Art Summer Sessions

Community Classroom with Zora Bea will be having EIGHT Summer Sessions Called: Mindful Art for Kids. Mindful Art for Kids will begin the week of May 31st and last throughout the week of July 19th. These sessions will include a weekly: a read aloud from The 7 Habits of Happy Kids by Sean Covey, a journal prompt, and a visual or literary art project.

Supplies needed for each session will be posted soon. ALL sessions will require a journal, notebook, or paper that can be used for journaling.

More information coming soon…