Hello Everyone,
We are studying about animals and how they adapt to their surroundings! Here are some links to videos and notes from class. Enjoy!
Video 1: Animal Adaptations All Around Us
Video 2: Animal Adaptations with Counselor Bob
Brain Pop Clips:
Reptiles
Amphibians
Birds
Mammals
Fish
Invertebrates (animals without a backbone)
Video notes
Mr. Andrews 😊
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
Monday, November 28, 2016
Plant Adaptations!
Hello everyone,
We will begin learning about how living things adapt to their environment. Below is a video titled, "Life: Plants". It is narrated by Oprah Winfrey. In the video you witness how strange and unusual plants adapt to their habitat. Watch the video and type in comments in the comments section. Let me know what you learned or thought was fascinating from watching the video!
Enjoy!
Mr. Andrews😊
Video link
We will begin learning about how living things adapt to their environment. Below is a video titled, "Life: Plants". It is narrated by Oprah Winfrey. In the video you witness how strange and unusual plants adapt to their habitat. Watch the video and type in comments in the comments section. Let me know what you learned or thought was fascinating from watching the video!
Enjoy!
Mr. Andrews😊
Video link
Monday, November 21, 2016
Social Studies Review
Hello everyone!
Today, we learned different ways we can prepare and study for an exam. Cool and exciting ways!
Some students made notecards, while others created interactive board games.
Below are links to your study notes for Wednesdays test.
Good luck 😎
Geography notes
Iroquois notes
Today, we learned different ways we can prepare and study for an exam. Cool and exciting ways!
Some students made notecards, while others created interactive board games.
Below are links to your study notes for Wednesdays test.
Good luck 😎
Geography notes
Iroquois notes
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Non Fiction Reading and Writing
Hello Readers and Writers!
We are well into our unit on nonfiction and opinion writing. I wanted to share some resources and videos that I thought would be good to review at home! Enjoy them!
Nonfiction Features
Text structures--Part 1
Text structures--Part 2
Musical song about nonfiction texts! (This is so awesome!!)
Quick musical on differences between Fiction and Nonfiction
Opinion Writing 101
Boxes and Bullets--A framework for organizing an opinion essay
View at your pleasure!
Enjoy!
Mr. Andrews
We are well into our unit on nonfiction and opinion writing. I wanted to share some resources and videos that I thought would be good to review at home! Enjoy them!
Nonfiction Features
Text structures--Part 1
Text structures--Part 2
Musical song about nonfiction texts! (This is so awesome!!)
Quick musical on differences between Fiction and Nonfiction
Opinion Writing 101
Boxes and Bullets--A framework for organizing an opinion essay
View at your pleasure!
Enjoy!
Mr. Andrews
Subtraction and Place Value
Hello Everyone!
I am back with some new math posts! I am posting some video links that I found that might be helpful. We are spending some days reviewing subtraction and addition. Place value is so important to help you understand subtraction and addition strategies. Here are links to two videos that illustrate that!
Video 1 on place value
Video 2 on subtraction using place value
Happy viewing!
Mr. Andrews
I am back with some new math posts! I am posting some video links that I found that might be helpful. We are spending some days reviewing subtraction and addition. Place value is so important to help you understand subtraction and addition strategies. Here are links to two videos that illustrate that!
Video 1 on place value
Video 2 on subtraction using place value
Happy viewing!
Mr. Andrews
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Division Strategies
Hello Everyone!
We have begun division in math class. I found some videos that might be helpful. Each one is a little different! They show some strategies that you can use for solving problems.
Video 1: Division Using Arrays by Wendy Smith. This shows the "break apart" strategy for division (Distributive Property). A great visual tool for solving division problems.
Video 2: Division for Beginners by LadyDMcollector. This video breaks down the basic concept of division and its relationship to multiplication.
Video 3: An overview of division strategies. Some that we have learned and others that we will explore soon in class.
Enjoy!
Mr. Andrews
We have begun division in math class. I found some videos that might be helpful. Each one is a little different! They show some strategies that you can use for solving problems.
Video 1: Division Using Arrays by Wendy Smith. This shows the "break apart" strategy for division (Distributive Property). A great visual tool for solving division problems.
Video 2: Division for Beginners by LadyDMcollector. This video breaks down the basic concept of division and its relationship to multiplication.
Video 3: An overview of division strategies. Some that we have learned and others that we will explore soon in class.
Enjoy!
Mr. Andrews
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Plants!
Hello Everyone!
Today we watched an awesome introductory video on plants by Bill Nye, The Science Guy! You can click here to check it out again!
You can complete an assignment/task below for extra credit...worth up to 2 homework points!
Choose one of the following...
1) Create a poster showing how we use plants in everyday life. Your poster should include pictures or drawings of plants and a short explanation of how they are useful. You can type or print neatly on the poster.
or
2) Conduct an experiment that you saw from the Bill Nye video. Take pictures and write up the results of your experiment. Explain what you learned from doing the experiment (in a short paragraph 4-5 sentences).
Have fun!
Mr. Andrews
Today we watched an awesome introductory video on plants by Bill Nye, The Science Guy! You can click here to check it out again!
You can complete an assignment/task below for extra credit...worth up to 2 homework points!
Choose one of the following...
1) Create a poster showing how we use plants in everyday life. Your poster should include pictures or drawings of plants and a short explanation of how they are useful. You can type or print neatly on the poster.
or
2) Conduct an experiment that you saw from the Bill Nye video. Take pictures and write up the results of your experiment. Explain what you learned from doing the experiment (in a short paragraph 4-5 sentences).
Have fun!
Mr. Andrews
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Prime and Composite Numbers
Hello Everyone!
Today we learned about prime and composite numbers. Here are the videos we watched in class today! The first one is an overview of prime and composite numbers. The second video is a prime number rap song! I think you will enjoy it!
Cheers!
Mr. Andrews
Prime and Composite Video Lesson
The Prime Number Rap to 100
Today we learned about prime and composite numbers. Here are the videos we watched in class today! The first one is an overview of prime and composite numbers. The second video is a prime number rap song! I think you will enjoy it!
Cheers!
Mr. Andrews
Prime and Composite Video Lesson
The Prime Number Rap to 100
Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Developing Characters and Planning Your Story
Hello Everyone!
I found some more videos and tutorials that will help you when planning out your stories. Check them out and see if you find them useful! Thank you to Michelle Ware, the author of both videos.
Developing Believable Characters
Planning with a Story Arc (we will review this more in class, but it is a good preview lesson)
And here is one from Pixar, they talk about how they develop believable characters for animated movies.
Enjoy!
Mr. Andrews
I found some more videos and tutorials that will help you when planning out your stories. Check them out and see if you find them useful! Thank you to Michelle Ware, the author of both videos.
Developing Believable Characters
Planning with a Story Arc (we will review this more in class, but it is a good preview lesson)
And here is one from Pixar, they talk about how they develop believable characters for animated movies.
Enjoy!
Mr. Andrews
New York Geography and Landforms
Hello Everyone!
I'm back with another weekly post. We have been studying and learning about the geography of New York. We learned that New York State has a diverse landscape. We learned about the different landforms in class.
Below are two links: One is a photo tour of New York State divided up into the 7 regions, the other is picture dictionary of the most common landforms of New York. Use the photo tour and see how many of the different landforms you can identify. It should be a lot of fun!
Enjoy!
Mr. Andrews
Photo Tour
Landform Picture Definitions
I'm back with another weekly post. We have been studying and learning about the geography of New York. We learned that New York State has a diverse landscape. We learned about the different landforms in class.
Below are two links: One is a photo tour of New York State divided up into the 7 regions, the other is picture dictionary of the most common landforms of New York. Use the photo tour and see how many of the different landforms you can identify. It should be a lot of fun!
Enjoy!
Mr. Andrews
Photo Tour
Landform Picture Definitions
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Character Traits
Hello Writers!
We have been planning ideas for stories in writing. The most important part of any fictional story is the character. Here is a quick animated video on character traits and character development. I hope you find this useful when you are listing internal and external traits for your character!
Good luck!
Mr. Andrews
We have been planning ideas for stories in writing. The most important part of any fictional story is the character. Here is a quick animated video on character traits and character development. I hope you find this useful when you are listing internal and external traits for your character!
Good luck!
Mr. Andrews
Fingerprinting
Hello Everyone!
In science class, we have been learning all about observation skills and how scientists use them to ask and answer questions, make discoveries, collect data and draw conclusions. We just finished our fingerprinting lab. We found out that 65% percent of our class fingerprints are loops, 22 % are whorls and 13% are arches.
Here is a cool video on how a Sheriff's department in Polk County uses fingerprints in real world.
I hope you enjoy it!
Mr. Andrews :)
In science class, we have been learning all about observation skills and how scientists use them to ask and answer questions, make discoveries, collect data and draw conclusions. We just finished our fingerprinting lab. We found out that 65% percent of our class fingerprints are loops, 22 % are whorls and 13% are arches.
Here is a cool video on how a Sheriff's department in Polk County uses fingerprints in real world.
I hope you enjoy it!
Mr. Andrews :)
Multiplicative Comparison Tutorial
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Finding Factors of Numbers
Hello Class,
Check out this cool video on how to find factors of numbers. You can use this strategy for finding factors of any number and then to use it to draw arrays!
Have fun!
Mr. Andrews
Check out this cool video on how to find factors of numbers. You can use this strategy for finding factors of any number and then to use it to draw arrays!
Have fun!
Mr. Andrews
Friday, September 2, 2016
Welcome Back!
Hello Parents and Students!
Welcome back to school for the 2016-2017 academic year! I am excited to begin this amazing journey with you. Please check this site daily for homework updates on the Google calendar above and for weekly posts on lessons, study skills, cool videos and other educational content.
I'm looking forward to meeting all of you soon!
Welcome to the Learning Zone!
Sincerely,
Mr. Andrews
Welcome back to school for the 2016-2017 academic year! I am excited to begin this amazing journey with you. Please check this site daily for homework updates on the Google calendar above and for weekly posts on lessons, study skills, cool videos and other educational content.
I'm looking forward to meeting all of you soon!
Welcome to the Learning Zone!
Sincerely,
Mr. Andrews
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