Big Questions for the Week
May 11 – 15
⭐ What is time?
⭐ How has time influenced our lives?
⭐ How do we learn from the past?
Schedule by Days:
Monday
1st Lesson: PYP (Unit Reflection) - 30 mins
Subject: PYP (Inquiry Unit)
Name of Task: Unit Reflection
Learning Target: Reflect on our understanding of water and how to be responsible
Step 1: Review the main points of our unit and what was learned
Step 2: Write about it: list the different things that you learned
Step 3: Share your information on Padlet
2nd Lesson: Math (Unit Reflection) - 30 mins
Subject: Math
Name of Task: Unit Reflection
Learning Target: Reflect on our understanding of weight, volume and 3D shapes
Step 1: Review the main points of our unit and what was learned
Step 2: Write about it: list the different things that you learned
Step 3: Share your information on Padlet
3rd Lesson: PYP (Provocation) - 30 mins
Subject: PYP (Origins)
Name of Task: Unit Introduction
Learning Target: Begin thinking about our unit and asking questions
Step 1: Review the main points of our unit and what was learned
Step 2: Write about it: list the different things that you learned
Step 3: Share your information on Padlet
Monday Task 4 (40 min)
Subject: Latviešu valoda 13:30 - 14:00
Name of Task: Teika
Learning Target: Materiāli un uzdevumi stundai
Step 1: Lasi, kas ir teika un iegaumē informāciju
Step 2: Izpildi darba lapu
Step 3: Ieraksti video stāstījumu par ūdens nozīmi cilvēka dzīvē
Subject: Русский язык 12:30-15:00 (пять групп)
Name of Task: Глаголы
Learning Target: Материалы для урока
Step 1: Повторение изученных орфограмм
Step 2: Определение спряжение глаголов
Step 3: Работа с разными видами текстов
Monday Task 5 (40 min)
Subject: PE, sport
Name of Task: Home exercises
Learning Target: Warm-up routine, basic movements
Step 1: 15.00
Step 2: Link
Step 3: Password 2545758
Tuesday
1st Lesson: PYP (Think Tank) - 30 mins
Subject: PYP
Name of Task: Unit Introduction
Learning Target: Work in teams to make a timeline of humans on earth!
Step 1: Review our understanding of timelines
Step 2: Work together to decide on important things that humans have done
Step 3: Upload your information on Padlet
2nd Lesson: Art
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3rd Lesson: Math (Time Introduction) - 30 mins
Subject: Math
Name of Task: Time
Learning Target: Understand what time is and why we need it
Step 1: THINK: What is time? Why do we need it?
Step 2: PAIR: DIscuss your ideas in breakout rooms
Step 3: SHARE: Share your ideas with the class and Mr. James will record them
Tuesday: Mother tongue - Russian/Latvian
Subject: Русский язык 12:30-15:00 (пять групп)
Name of Task: Глаголы
Learning Target: Материалы для урока
Step 1: Работа с разными видами текстов
Subject: Latviešu valoda 13:30 - 14:00
Name of Task: Pasaka
Learning Target: Materiāli un uzdevumi stundai
Step 1: Lasi pasaku
Step 2: Atbildi uz jautājumiem
Step 3: Izpildi rakstiskos uzdevumus
Tuesday Task 5 (40 min)
Subject: PE, sport
Name of Task: Home exercises
Learning Target: Warm-up routine, basic movements
Step 1: 15.00
Step 2: Link
Step 3: Password 2545758
Wednesday
1st Lesson: PYP (I Wonder) - 30 mins
Subject: PYP
Name of Task: Unit Introduction
Learning Target: Come up with "wonder" questions for the unit
Step 1: Discuss the meaning of the word "civilization"
Step 2: Decide on questions you have about the word
Step 3: Upload your information on ClassDojo
2nd Lesson: Sports
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3rd Lesson: Math (Time) - 30 mins
Subject: Math
Name of Task: Ask Around
Learning Target: Think about the ways that we measure time
Step 1: Ask three people how and why we measure time
Step 2: Record your answers
Step 3: Upload your work to ClassDojo
Wednesday French lesson Aurélie (40 min)
Subject: French advanced
Name of Task:Tout le monde a-t-il le même accès à l’eau?/Do we all have the same access to water?
Learning Target: To talk about geography and access to water using affirmative and negative sentences
Step 1: Watch the map of access to water in the world
Step 2: Using the vocabulary we saw during the previous lesson describe the situation and give solutions
Step 3: a cartoon/movie in French on the subject
Ms Jelena
Subject: French beginners
Name of Task:Présentation : comment peut-on préserver l'eau?
Learning Target: To talk about the ways we can preserve the water
Step 1: Finish your project
Step 2: Prepare the presentation
Step 3: during the next lesson (Friday) present your work
| Independent Tasks |
| | Reading (30 min)
Name of Task: Independent work on language skills
Learning Target: Students will work on their language and reading skills
Step 1: Log in to Reading Eggspress.
Step 2: Work on one language lesson.
Step 3: Read a book and take a comprehension quiz about it. | Math (30 min)
Name of Task: Independent work on math skills
Learning Target: Students will work on their language and reading skills
Step 1: Log in to Century.
Step 2: Watch video explanations and examples
Step 3: Work on exercises. |
Thursday
1st Lesson: PYP (Language) - 30 mins
Subject: PYP
Name of Task: Understanding Language
Learning Target: What is language
Step 1: Watch short video together about language
Step 2: Discuss in groups how language has changed over the years
Step 3: Share your ideas with the class
2nd Lesson: Math - 30 mins
Subject: Math
Name of Task: Taking TIme
Learning Target: Understand the hands to measure analogue time
Step 1: Discuss the meaning of the word "civilization"
Step 2: Decide on questions you have about the word
Step 3: Upload your information on ClassDojo
3rd Lesson: PYP (Culture) - 30 mins
Subject: PYP
Name of Task: Understanding Culture
Learning Target: Look at the origins of culture
Step 1: Discuss the meaning of the word "culture"
Step 2: Decide on questions you have about the word
Step 3: Share your ideas with the class
Thursday Task 4 (40 min)
Subject: Русский язык 12:30-15:00 (пять групп)
Name of Task: Глаголы
Learning Target: Материалы для урока
Step 1: Работа с разными видами текстов
Step 2: Сочинение текста-повествования или загадки
Subject: Latviešu valoda 13:30-14:00
Name of Task: Vārdšķiras. Pasaka.
Learning Target: Materiāli un uzdevumi stundai
Step 1: Lasi pasaku
Step 2: Atrodi 3 vārdšķiru vārdus, uzraksti
Step 3: Izpildi rakstiskos uzdevumus
Thursday Task 5 (40 min)
Subject:Subject: PE, sport
Name of Task: Home exercises
Learning Target: Warm-up routine, basic movements
Step 1: 15.00
Step 2: Link
Step 3: Password 2545758
Friday
Friday Zoom Sessions:
1. 9:00 - 30 Min Zoom with Mr. James
2. 10:00 - 30 Min Zoom with Mr. James
3. 11:00 - 30 Min Zoom with Mr. James
4. 13.30-14.00 French lesson with Aurelie
Zoom aurelie french
Meeting ID 781-319-322
Password 4JWSGF
13.30-14.00 French Zoom Ms Jelena
Meeting ID: 666 280 5255
Password: 2545658
1st Lesson: PYP (Language) - 30 mins
Subject: PYP
Name of Task: Timelines
Learning Target: Understand what timelines are
Step 1: Preview some timelines with Mr. James
Step 2: In groups of two, create your own timeline
Step 3: Explain your timeline to the class
2nd Lesson: Math - 30 mins
Subject: Math
Name of Task: Estimating with Time
Learning Target: Understand how to make estimations with time
Step 1: Skip counting circle on Zoom
Step 2: Estimate how long certain activities would take in groups of two
Step 3: Share your information with the class
3rd Lesson: Scategories - 30 mins
Subject: PYP
Name of Task: Game of Scategories
Learning Target: Develop our vocabulary and have some fun!
Step 1: Discuss the meaning of the word "civilization"
Step 2: Decide on questions you have about the word
Step 3: Upload your information on ClassDojo
Friday Task 4 (40 min)
Subject: French
Name of Task: Présentation : comment préserver l'eau
Learning Target: talk about the ways we gan preserve the water
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Step 2:
Step 3:
Friday Task 5 (40 min)
Subject: PE, sport
Name of Task: Home exercises
Learning Target: Warm-up routine, basic movements
Step 1: 15.00
Step 2: Link
Step 3: Password 2545758