Something to Think About ...
Quote of the Week 
As part of your daily reading and oral communication, select a quote for the given day...
  • read it out loud to a friend or family member in person, on the telephone, or via technology
  • write the message or meaning in the quote
  • write a short passage or story that includes this quote as its theme or a line that is used in the story... don't forget to reference the use of this quote...

Try your hand at writing your own quote.
Joke of the Day/Week
As part of your daily reading and oral communication select a quote,  joke, and a for the day...
  • read it out loud to a friend or family member in person, on the telephone or via technology
  • write the message or meaning


Pun of the Day/Week
Explain the humour in this pun?

Poem of the Month
Visit the site above and select at least one poem to study...
1.In your own words, explain what the poem is about.
2.Do you think this is a good title for the poem? Explain your answer.
3.Draw an illustration for this poem.
4.Can you add any other verses?
Inspirational People
David Suzuki
The Bad Seed
Questions:
1.What is the theme of this book?
2.Why did the seed become so bad?
3.Create a new cover for the book and write a summary for the back cover...
4. Write a silly song about one,  some,  or all of the characters. Record your song if you wish.

Out of the Egg
What do you think is the theme of this short story?
Do you agree with Red birds decision to let everyone enjoy the tree?


Forest of Reading
The Forest of Reading's mission is to instill the love of reading in people of all ages, while supporting programming in schools and libraries and celebrating Canadian authors, illustrators, and literature.
Check out your local library for a print copy or ebook version of these books... some of my recommendations include:
In the Spelling section found in Language Arts , there are links for spelling words for K to grade 7,  as well as strategies and activities for learning new words... or simply click on the link below ...
Try creating your own list of grade appropriate words on or about water ... some of your words might include:
  1. flowers
  2. gardening
  3. fertilizer
  4. tulips
  5. growth
  6. seeds
  7. dirt
  8. earthworms
  9. soil
  10. planting
May 12 to 22 Tulip Festival - Ottawa, ON
The Canadian Tulip Festival is a tulip festival, held annually in May in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada in recognition of the sacrifices Canadian Soldiers made during the liberation of the Netherlands since 1953! 
1. Using the photo 1 above as a guide for the rows, estimate how many tulips might be in the garden in photo 2 .
Explore the concept of place value

1. Which of the following numbers is your estimate closest too 100, 1000, 10 000, 100 000, 1 000 000, 10 000 000, 100 000 000, 1, 000 000 000? Explain your thinking.
Soil


Different Layers of Soil
Edible Soil Craft



Plants


 Importance of Plants
Plants are important for a number of reasons... jot down some of these reasons and then watch the video...


From Seed to Plant
Watch the video below and try to create your own poster outlining the stages of how a seed becomes a plant...

Growing your own seeds
Grow your own seeds and record your observations at each of the different stages ... you can use a chart if you wish...




Bill Nye - The Science Guy
Videos and activities for a number of science strands and topics

Life Systems
Earthworms
So, are worms Vertebrates or Invertebrates? Are they insects or amphibians?
Worms are neither insects nor amphibians; they are annelids.
Classification of Animals
Which of the two classification charts so you prefer or is there another one which you like better... Explain your answer.
Come along and visit the animals and learn all about classification, habitats, lifestyles with the staff via ZOO to YOU

Highlighting Government Agencies
The Canadian Soil Information Service (CanSIS) is an authoritative source of soil data and land resource information for Canada.
Can you guess which area in Canada has the most fertile soil?
Stress Buster of the Month


Building Self-Esteem/Self Worth
                                                                                                                                                           “Wins So Far in Life” Activity

On a piece of paper or in your phone, write down all of the things that you have succeeded at in life that they take great pride in. Continue this activity by recording all of the things you would like to succeed at later on in your life .


Yoga Pose of the Month