Week 4: Thursday

Today, we will be working on:

Daily Edit (5~10 minutes)
5-Minute Brain Break
Creative Writing Part 1 (10~15 minutes)

Today will be the last day of Daily Edit for this week. It will begin again next week with a new book.

Daily Edit

Directions

Download these two documents: Week 4 Thursday Passage A & B (Teacher-Parent Copy) and Week 4 Thursday Passage B (Student Worksheet).
Give Passage B to your child.
Read Passage A aloud to your child (do not let them see it) while they follow along with Passage B.
Read Passage B aloud to your child (have them follow with their finger, if needed).
Read Passage A aloud to your child again while your child follows Passage B.
Give your child time to edit Passage B with a pencil or a marker. * Note: If you are unable to print this out, you child can orally edit the passage instead.
Review their edits and provide hints to help them finish it (e.g. What needs to be capitalized? What is at the end of a sentence? The vowel is saying its name, which means that there is a silent _?_ at the end of the word).
Show your child Passage A and have them compare to see how they did.

5-Minute Brain Break

Don't forget to take breaks in between work! It is important to get a breather while learning so our brain can continue to learn hard things for us.

Please refer to my 5-Minute Brain Break Ideas blog post if you are stuck on what to do.

Creative Writing

For Creative Writing, it is broken down into two parts and to be completed over the span of two days - Thursday and Friday. Your child should work on Part 1 today, then Part 2 tomorrow. It should take around 20 - 30 minutes in total to complete (10 - 15 minutes on Thursday and 10 - 15 minutes on Friday). I will try to give at least two options for Creative Writing. Your child can choose either - or both! - options.

Option 1

Make a puppet show.

Part 1: Draw all the characters and decide what each of them will say.
Part 2: Continue to work on the script, then record your puppet show.

Tips:

Draw characters on a piece of paper and cut it out (you can tape them to a popsicle stick).
There are 3 characters in this story: the big fish, small fish, and the crab.

Adaptation: Include your family members and have them act out a character each.
Extension: Add a narrator who explains what is happening in the show.
Extension: Draw the setting of the story and use it as a backdrop for your puppet show.

Option 2

Draw and write an alternative ending to the story.

Part 1: Brainstorm different endings to the story and write them down. Choose the best one and start writing.
Part 2: Finish your writing and edit it. Add pictures.

Tips:

Discuss with your child what might have happened if the big fish never found the small fish.
Use a mindmap to help you brainstorm.

Adaptation: Have your child come up with ideas and you help them write it down.
Extension: Write a backstory for the big fish. How did he come to have his hat?

Message from Ms. Zhu

Don't forget to upload a picture of your child's work or of your child working on their e-Portfolios on Portal. Thank you.