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WEEK 1 – April 13-17, 2020

Cette semaine nous allons explorer les insectes. Amuse-toi! Here is the link to this week’s learning suggestions for you to explore throughout the week. Click on the link below to access the learning plan for the week.

01_FES Home Learning Plan 4-5 Shaw April 13-17

Chansons:

L’arbre est dans ses feuilles

Le printemps par Matt Maxwell

Mille milliards d’insectes par les Enfantisques

 

Learn to say and spell the name of some insects.

Here are a couple of French shows that you can watch:

La Coccinelle et le Puceron | Ma petite planète chérie

DRÔLE DE PETITES BÊTES

If you want to stretch yourself, watch this show to learn about ants. What did you learn that you didn’t know before?

C’est pas sorcier: Les fourmis

 

 

 

Reading – (Students are encouraged to read in both French and English throughout the week).

·       When you read this week, try to find some non-fiction (information) books, magazines, websites to read and learn more about an insect of your choice. Before reading, write down a question that you are wondering. After you read, ask yourself if you answered the question. Share what you learned with someone.

·       If you do not have French books at home, there are websites that you can access French books. Explore these and read (or listen to) French books that are a “good fit” for you (not too hard, not too easy). https://boukili.ca/fr
https://www.readinga-z.com/worldlanguages/french/leveled-books/

Practice reading a book more than once and read with fluency and expression. Record yourself and listen to your fluency and expression. What do you do well? What do you need to work on? Keep a journal of the books that you read.

Writing – Here are a few suggested writing ideas for this week. You can work on one for the week or do a few short ones. Don’t forget to make sure that you use capital letters and punctuation where they belong. Think about who will enjoy (or learn from) reading your writing after you are finished.

1.     Décris un insecte que tu as trouvé. Utilise toutes tes sens quand tu écris sa description. N’oublie pas d’inclure une illustration de ton insecte. (Describe an insect that you found. Use the 5 senses to help you describe it. Don’t forget a picture.)
2.     Imagine que tu es un insecte. Écris une histoire d’une de tes aventures. (Imagine that you are an insect. Write an adventure story about something that happened to you.)

3.     Après avoir fait de la recherche sur un insecte, écris une petite pièce informative sur ce que tu as appris. (After having researched about an insect of your choice, write an information piece to share your findings with others.)

4.     Une écriture de ton choix. (Writing of your choice.)

 

Math Project: Create a Bar Graph of Insects in Around Your House

Material needed for this project:

-Pencil

-Paper

-Appropriate outdoor clothing

-Pencil crayons (optional)

                                       Diagramme à bandes (Bar Graph)

Think of 5 or more different insects you might see outside now that the warm weather has arrived.  Write the name of those insects on a piece of paper and do a tally chart.  Go outside and see how many of those insects you can find in 10 or 15 minutes of being out there.  Don’t forget to mark it on your tally chart.  Do this on 2-3 different days, then do a bar graph of your findings.

 

This is an example of a tally chart:

 

 


Your bar graph should have a:

·        Title

·        Horizontal axe (should have a tile and the type of insects)

·        Vertical axe (should have a tile and the numbers)

·        Have spaces between the bars

·        Use a straightedge (ruler) so it will be neat

Here are two examples of a bar graph:

Once you have finished your bar graph, answer the following questions:

1.     Combien en as-tu vu en tout? (How many insects did you see all together?)

 

2.      Quel insecte est ton favori et pourquoi? (Which one is your favorite insect and why?)

3.      Quel insecte as-tu trouvé le plus? (Which insect did you find more of?)

4.      Quel insecte as-tu trouvé le moins? (Which insect did you find the least of?)

5.      Trouve deux types d’insectes qui te donne un nombre plus grand que cent quand tu les additionnes ensemble. Cette question peut avoir plus qu’une réponse.  Donne tout les réponses possible.  (Find two different types of insects that have more than one hundred when added together?  If so, which two? This question might have more than one answer.  If so, give all possible answers.)

6.     Ecrit une question qui peut être répondu en regardant ton diagramme à bandes.  Demande ta question a quelqu’un dans ta famille, ou à moi, ton enseignante. (Write down your own question that can be answered by looking at your bar graph.  Ask a family member, or me (your teacher) to answer your question.)

 

Sciences:  Insect habitats

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  • Dans quel type d’habitats habitent les insects de ton jardin? What type of habitats do insects live in?

·       Dans quel type d’habitat est ce que ta famille habite?  What type of habitat do we live in?

Use the sentences below to help guide your investigation of insects and their habitats.

·        Que penses-tu voir quand tu souleveras les roches/ feuilles/ batons qui sont dans ton jardin. (prédiction) What do I think I will see when I lift some rocks/ leaves/ sticks? (prediction)

·        Pourquoi est-ce que cet insecte habite ici? I would like to know why this ‘’insect’’ lives here?

·       Choisi 2 insectes que tu as observer cette semaine. Compare les. Que remarques-tu? (couleur, taille etc) Construit un tableau pour voir tes comparaisons. Choose 2 insects that you have observed this week. Compare them. What do you see, colours, size etc. Create a table if you can and make the comparison.

·        Pense à un autre habitat (de ton choix) quel type d’insectes y habiterais? Pourquoi? Think of another habitat (your choice) what type of insects do you think would live there? Why?

Mindfulness:

·        Try doing some yoga at home! Below are some Insect inspired yoga poses that you can try at home.

Butterfly pose Sit on your buttocks with a tall spine, bend your legs, place the soles of your feet together, and gently flap your legs like the wings of a butterfly.
Lady bug pose Lie on your back with your chin tucked in, hug your knees into your chest, then grab the outer part of your feet with both of your hands, and rock like a happy baby.
Grasshoppers pose Stand tall in Mountain Pose with your feet hip-width apart, bend your knees, and hop like a grasshopper.

 

Art: Here are some suggested art activities that you can choose from:

·        Using materials that are available to you (including anything natural that you may find outside) create an insect of your choice.

·        You could create a butterfly using sticks and leaves that you find in your own backyard or create a caterpillar out of grass and rocks!

·        Draw what you see. As you are observing insects for your math assignment, you could take a mental image of your favourite insect and draw what you see.

 



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