Literacy
● Read, read, read - chapter books, non-fiction books, newspaper articles on www.teachingkidsnews.com, recipes, comic books!!
● Write, write, write - make up your own prompts and write a paragraph, write a creative story, write a small moment story https://www.journalbuddies.com/prompts-by-grade/3rd-grade-writing-prompts/
● Help an adult make a grocery list for a healthy meal (see Health below).
● The Sora app is available to all YRDSB students and staff to access e-books using the Sora mobile app or online. The company has added 100 additional titles for the next 90 days.
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Math
● Practise basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) with games - War, Multiplication Squares, https://www.math-drills.com/ (printable practice sheets), https://www.abcya.com/games/math_facts_game (we have not started our multiplication and division unit yet, where we will be investigating different strategies to solve questions, but it would be helpful for students to be comfortable with multiplying up to and including 7x7)
● Count money (up to $10) and make change
● Practise telling time - what time do you do things at home (e.g., what time do you wake up, eat breakfast, go to school, eat dinner, etc.)
● Use a ruler or objects like paper clips or toothpicks to measure the perimeter of flat (2-D) objects in your house. Remember, the perimeter is the distance around the outside of the object.
● Using the grocery list for a healthy meal (see Literacy above), look at flyers or online flyers and find out how much the meal would cost to make.
● Create a border around a piece of paper using different patterns. Estimate the perimeter of your pattern. Then actually measure it using a ruler. On the inside of the border, draw a picture or make an advertisement for a book fair
● Choose 5-10 different items in your house. Estimate the length and/or width of them. Measure them. Put them in order from longest to shortest
Health/Active Learning
● Plan a healthy meal using all the food groups for your family. What makes your meal nutritious? How many of the foods do you think were produced locally? Globally? Why?
● How many foods can you find that were made locally in your house? How many were made globally? Where were most of your foods processed?
● Make a list of different things you can do to stay healthy over the break. Check off the ones that you do.
● Keep track of your activity with this fun tracking sheet!http://www.nourishinteractive.com/system/assets/free-printables/240/activity-tracking-kids-exercise-sheet.pdf?1343335916
