Thursday Home learning

Can you spot the owl?

You will love watching the Mystery Science camouflage video today. You will see a polar bear, lizard, moth, and tiger in habitats that completely hide them. You have to look carefully! Their camouflage protects them from predators and helps them hide when looking for prey. Their fur, scales, or feathers blend in almost perfectly with nature around them!

Don't climb on to that branch!

After watching the video on animal camouflage, try out the activity of drawing a moth, coloring it to look like a background in your house, and taping it on. Will anyone in your family notice it?!

In math today you will do part 2 of solving the story problems with unknowns. You can use the double ten frame or number line to help. The paper gives two equations to choose from. Only one equation matches the story. 
    Practice our 3 Read steps to solve:
1. Read the story to decide what it is about.
2. Read it again to determine what the question is asking.
3. Read a third time to  look for the information that is given.
Even if you don't have all the information, you can solve the problem with what you do know. That's where the number line or double 10 frame may help you. I saw Matthew's math page yesterday - he rocked it! Good luck today everyone!

Birds love bird feeders!

In writing today you will watch a video on writing a great introduction for a How-To paper. You will include a sentence that will 'hook' your reader, state your topic, and tell materials needed. Today is just the introduction. Tomorrow you can write the steps! Here is an example:

Do you love to see birds up close? Then let me tell you how to put a bird feeder in your yard! You will need a bird feeder from a store (or you could even make one!), bird seed, and a tree that has a low branch. 

That's it! Try writing an introduction to get us excited about something you know how to do. 

Have a fun day today and keep up the great work!
Mrs. Dagley