Online Learning Day 15 – Friday, February 21, 2020

Visual Arts
Last week, we reflected on the artwork of Emily Carr and created our
own artwork inspired by her famous paintings. The work you sent in
was simply amazing!

Today, we’re going to reflect on a different kind of tree art, inspired by

a story about the Metis people of Canada. The Metis are a group of
indigenous peoples whose lives combine the traditions of their First
Nations and French ancestors.

I’d like you to begin by listening to The Giving Tree: A Retelling of a

Traditional Metis Story by Leah Dorion. Be sure to pay careful attention
to the artwork (illustrations or pictures) in the text.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQCzyoVljas

After listening to the story, I would like you to take some time to reflect
on the artwork (illustrations or pictures) in the story. Please answer the
following questions:

1. Did the artist use mostly bright colours or dark colours to create
the artwork (pictures) for the story?
2. Make a list of the colours that the artist used (name at least 6).
3. What 2-D shapes did you spot in the story’s artwork (pictures)?
4. This symbol: appears in many pictures throughout the story
and it is a very important symbol for Metis peoples. What do you
think it could mean?
 5. Draw at least 3 line patterns that you saw in the story’s artwork.

Example: Line Pattern 1 Example:

(There were many dotted lines)

Line Pattern 2
Line Pattern 3
Line Pattern 4

English
We know that an adjective is a word used to describe a noun. For
example, let’s look at the sentence:

The little girl played on the green grass.

The words “little” is an adjective because it describes the girl, and the
word “green” is an adjective that describes the grass.

Today, we will take what we know about adjectives further and learn
about comparative adjectives.

Comparative adjectives allow us to compare two things.

For example: The green car is faster than the red car. The word faster is
the comparative adjective that tells us that between the two cars (the
green one and the red one), the green one is faster!
Some other examples of comparative adjectives that we can use in our
writing are: slower, smaller, taller, nicer, cuter, cleaner, and stronger.

You will notice that in these examples, we just need to add -er to the
end of the adjective to make it a comparative adjective. With other
adjectives, we need to use different spelling rules.

Activities:

1. First, complete the comparative sentences below by writing nouns

on the lines.

Example: ____________ is closer to Hong Kong than _____________.

Thailand is closer to Hong Kong than Canada.

a. __________________ is taller than ________________.

b. A _________________ is cuter than a ______________.
c. _________________ is tastier than ________________.
d. _________________ is easier than ________________.

2. Next, watch the following video about comparative adjectives (pay

close attention to how each comparative adjective is spelled):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E71eT-xDch8

3. Now, it is time to practice the spelling rules. Fill in the chart below.
The “Comparative Adjectives Rules” poster can also help you.
*Helpful Tip: If you are not sure, say the comparative adjective out
loud and use it in a sentence to check if it makes sense.

For example, with the word “beautiful,” we wouldn’t say “beautifuler”.

The sentence “I think roses are beautifuler than sunflowers.” doesn’t
sound right!

“I think roses are more beautiful than sunflowers.” makes more sense!

Adjective Comparative Adjective

short
funny
 simpler
heavy
Brave
Quick
neater
difficult

Math
(Please continue your Math activity from yesterday. I can’t wait to see
your buildings! Remember, your buildings don’t need to look exactly like
mine. You can choose different building shapes and different arrays).
Here are the instructions again, in case you need them:

Today, we’re going to combine our knowledge of addition sentences,

multiplication sentences and arrays in a fun art activity.
I encourage you to get creative! The materials listed below are just a
suggestion. Use what you can find at home to complete the activity
successfully!
Activity
We’re going to make a picture of a city, using arrays! Here is an
example of what your city might look like when it’s complete:
Step 1: Begin with a large sheet of paper (around A3 size). This can be
construction paper or some other paper that you have at home. Set this
paper aside, as it will be your background.
Step 2: Draw and cut out 4-5 buildings from another sheet of paper.
This can be construction paper or some other paper that you have at
home. Don’t draw any windows on them! This paper should be a
different colour from your background paper.
Step 3: Next, glue your buildings on to your background paper. Leaving
some space in between each building.
Step 4: Then, cut out some windows for your first building. All the
windows should be about the same size and shape. Plan how you will
arrange these windows in an array. For example, the first building in the
picture has 5 rows with 2 windows in each row. Remember, the
number of windows in each row must be equal! Make sure to leave
some space at the bottom of the building, so that you can write an
addition and multiplication sentence at the end.
Step 5: Repeat step 4 for your second, third, and fourth building. Try
and make sure that each array you complete is different.
Step 6: Write an addition sentence and a multiplication sentence at the
bottom of each building. Remember, the first number in the
multiplication sentence tells how many rows there are and the second
number tells how many windows there are in each row. For example,
my second building has 7 rows with 5 windows in each row, so the
multiplication sentence is 7 X 5 = 35 and the addition sentence is 5 + 5 +
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 35.
I understand that you may not have all the materials you need at home
to complete this activity as described, so I encourage you to get
creative and see what you can do with what you have at home! You can
use scrap paper, newspaper, spare fabric, old magazine pages, etc. It’s
really up to you!
Have fun learning and creating!

Science & Technology

I’m so happy to see that many of you have found some seeds to
germinate at home! Remember, the seeds will not germinate in a day,
it will take some time. Just make sure that you leave your seeds in a
sunny spot, wrapped up in the damp paper towel, and check on them
daily. If you wait patiently, you should eventually see the roots begin to
grow!
Today, let’s take a little quiz to see how much you’ve learned! Don’t
panic, this won’t go on your report card, but I will be reviewing it to see
how you’ve done.
Circle (T) for true or (F) for false for each question. If the answer is false,
please correct the sentence to make it true!
1. A plant is a non-living thing that is not an T F
animal and cannot move by itself.
2. The leaf is where the plant makes its seeds. T F
3. The roots grow into the soil and help hold a T F
plant in the ground.
4. The stem supports the plant and helps it to T F
reach water.
5. The fruit is the part of the plant that contains T F
the seed.
6. A plant needs air, space, water, soil, and T F
darkness to grow.
7. An adaptation is a change that helps a plant to T F
live and reproduce in its environment.
8. A cactus has long, thin leaves to help make sure T F
it doesn’t get too much sunlight.
9. The wind helps seeds to travel. T F
10. Seeds placed in cool, dry soil will begin to T F
sprout or germinate.