Dear Parents,
I know everyone is stressed right now and uncertain in these
crazy times. Remember to take some time
for yourselves. I know I am making
FaceTime dates to have coffee with family and friends. We can also use technology such as Watch
parties, Jack in the Box games and Kahoots as a way to stay connected in these
times where we need to stay physically apart.
I am supposed to be out of the school starting tomorrow until at least
March 30; however, if you have any questions, feel free to send me a SeeSaw
message. I’m in the same boat because I
have both a grade six daughter and grade eight son that I will be educating
from home.
Here is how I plan to educate my kids in the next few weeks:
1. Mindful and physical activities for keeping
active. – I wanted to find ways
to stay active in these times where everything is closing down.
Yoga YouTube Videos:
I want to use Yoga with Adriene a lot during this time with
my family. She has many mindful videos that range from a few minutes to almost
an hour. She even has a 30 day
challenge. There are also YouTube videos
on Zumba, Pilates or other activities.
Tik Tok and Fortnite dances:
I know it’s silly but
I’m going to have my kids show me their recorded Tik Tok dances and maybe even
try to learn some myself. I know I will
probably fail but it will be fun seeing how well they are doing at it. It will
also keep me aware of their online activities and open up conversations about
staying safe.
2. Math
– math is a very important subject to keep students interested in and for
students to continue to develop their knowledge.
Math Textbook pdf:
http://ejmurphy.weebly.com/math-makes-sense-8.html
I have included at the bottom of this post what curriculum
requirements have not been covered at this time.
YouTube Videos:
If there is any questions about how to do a math questions
YouTube is an excellent resource. There
are so many videos to help with learning math skills. Khan academy YouTube videos are good for math
or science.
Math Prodigy Game:
www.prodigygame.com
My son has played this game in the past and enjoyed it. What I like about it is there is a parent
page where you can see how far they have gone and whether they have done any
work. (Especially important when you still have to work and just can do
check-ins online.) You can also link some grade 8 outcomes to the
assignments. There is a free version and
paid version. The free version is more limited but still works. The paid version can go on a month by month
basis or can buy a six month or yearly subscription.
3. English
– read, read, read!
Library books, YouTube Audio books, Books on apps, etc. – The important thing is to keep students
reading. I prefer to choose books for my
kids that have been made into movies.
That way, my kids can read the book then watch the movie and we can talk
about the differences, what was better (usually the book), etc. My son is reading “The Outsiders” and my
daughter is reading “Ready Player One” at this time.
Epic books – a subscription service for grade K-8. As a verified educator, I can send you a class
code and get you a free subscription until the end of the school year. (Or so they say, I’m still figuring it out
myself.) I have added all my students’
names with a pin number so only they can log in to their account. The Class code is zuc8666 and message me for the pin code so your son or daughter can
log in. I believe you can have a parent
account as well so you can also see their progress and make sure they are doing
their reading.
4. Home Economics – learn to cook new things,
maybe some science experiments.
5. Games
– lots of family games. If you have an
apple TV or firestick the Jack in the Box games are really fun to play as a
family. I recommend Drawful.
I hope all this helps until I’m back on March 30, 2020. I might have more direction to what my role
will be at that time.
Take care,
Angela Yedersberger
Curriculum not covered as of March 19, 2020:
1. Pythagorean
Theorem, perfect squares and Square roots – Unit 1 in textbook
I would start on this unit.
It is a shorter unit and usually only takes a couple weeks. I usually start by reviewing perfect
squares.
Examples of Perfect Squares:
12 = 1
22 = 4
32 = 9
42 = 16
52 = 25
62 = 36
72 = 49
82 = 64
92 = 81
And then go into square roots with their knowledge of
perfect squares. Ex. √81 = 9
For Pythagorean Theorem there are basically 2 types of
questions
One; You don’t know the hypotenuse c2 = a2
+ b2
Two; You do know the hypotenuse a2 = c2
– b2
Remember the hypotenuse is always across from the right
angle in a right triangle.
2. Prism and
Cylinders – Unit 4 in textbook
3. Tesselations
– Unit 8 in textbook
4. Probability
– Unit 7 in textbook
1. Forces,
Fluids and Density
2. Water Systems on Earth
1. Resources and Wealth
