Opening Exercises and Weekly Tasks
| Fielding | Pass out and lead song of the month |
| Hyrum | Prayer |
| JudySue | Scripture/Spiritual Thought |
| Lenora | Pledge of Allegiance |
| Lucy | Joke Of The Day |
| Talmage | Lead Memorization |
| Anya | Show and Tell or Knowledge Share |
| Ellie | Treasurer and Snack |
- Work on Memorizing the last stanza Playing the Game. Once you’ve memorized the last stanza, put it all together and recite the entire poem until you can recite it without looking! You’ve got this!
- Practice the shuffle dance. Go slooooowwwwww at first! Have fun! How blessed are we that we all have bodies that allow us do dance? So awesome. Here is a NEW step!
- Keep reading The Monster Mission
Print your checklist.
Blue Planet
This week we are working with the section of your PLANET EARTH! book called Blue Planet (Pgs 70-86). I freaking love the ocean, lakes, rivers, and all things WATER! Do you? There are so many fascinating creatures and formations. I’m filled with gratitude that the Lord created such a bizarre and exciting world for us to live in!
- Go grab your book and read page 70, an introduction to the Blue Planet section.
- There are 8 subtopics under Blue Planet (The water cycle, glaciers, cool cavern, rivers, waterfalls, lakes, caves, and ocean waters). Flip through the pages (pg 70-86) and just look at all of the images. Read some info about the images you like. I personally LOVE the diagram of the cavern!
- Now, choose 4 of the subtopics that really interest you, and learn all you can about them. Explore a lot of resources (magazines, books, YouTube, movies, documentaries etc). If you find a little fact or creature you find interesting, GO FOR IT! This will likely take you 2 or more hours. Really dive into it and become an expert. You could literally become an expert about whale poop, and create an entire page in your book about said poop. Next- let your heart be filled with gratitude that Heavenly Father designed something that really gets your brain dancing! Then go hug the earth. Yes, go hug it. HUG IT! See if it hugs you back.
Stretch Your Brain with Canva
Time to pause your learning about our amazing Earth, and learn some new Canva skills! Woo hoo! Choose 1 or more of the videos below and practice what they are teaching you. I want you to use these new Canva skills on your own Earth Science books you are creating. I also want you to include one “weird but true” fact on each page. You can find these by simply googling “weird but true fact about caverns (or oceans, or blob fish, or stalagmites, or whale poop). You will be showing the class what you learned, and how you incorporated it into your pages. Remember, this is supposed to be HARD! That’s how we learn and grow.
Create Your Pages
This week you need to create 4 double page spreads for your Earth Science book on Canva. That’s 8 pages total. Remember the double pages will be right next to each other, just like your PLANET EARTH! book (the big red one), so make them look cohesive.
Helpful Info
YOUR EPIC EARTH SCIENCE BOOK
I chose the word EPIC on purpose. I don’t want you to create a boring, simple book. I want you to create an EPIC book that people will love to read! When choosing images, facts, design elements, colors, and layouts, ask yourself “is this epic?!?!”.
Here are some requirements I have for your book:
- Each week of Earth Science you will be reading 4-5 sub topics from your book. For each sub topic, you will create a double-page spread for your own book. If you want to understand how to design a double-page spread, just look at the Earth Science Book. Every sub topic has a double page spread, meaning that when you open to “Tectonic plates” (pages 36-37), you see two pages that are right next to each other, and share the same topic. Quiz: if you are choosing 4 sub topics, and creating a double page spread for them, how many pages will you be creating by the time you come to Vanguard on Thursday? (Hint: 4×2=?) EIGHT! Yes! You brilliant scientist! You will be creating 8 pages this week. I’m so proud of you.
- Every double page spread needs a clear title. Choose one font, size, and color to use for every page title in your book. This consistency will help make your book EPIC!
- Each double page spread needs to have a short summary of what your spread is all about. Turn to page 36. Do you see the clear title (Tectonic plates)? Right under it you find a summary of what Tectonic plates is all about. You need to have a summary just like this for each double page spread, and your summary needs to be right under the title.
- Each double page spread needs to have at least 5 facts. These will come from the facts you highlight in the Earth Science book as you read, or other facts you learn during your research. If you find yourself interested in a topic and wanting to learn more, DO IT! Go learn more. Check out books from the library, watch awesome YouTube videos, read cool articles online. Follow your heart. I can’t wait to hear all about your discoveries. Stretchhhhh yourrrrrr brainnnnnn!
- You must share your Canva book with me! This will help me monitor your progress and give you feedback. I will also be showing some pages in class, with your permission. Directions for sharing it with me: While on your Canva book, click the top right button that says “Share”. Under “people with access” type in my email- victoriagarrett222@gmail.com
- The process of learning to use Canva and creating your book is meant to stretch your brain! While you are learning this new skill, you might feel some frustration or feel overwhelmed. That’s a great sign that you are stretching your brain in the best way! Just stick with it, and I promise everything will get easier.
- With your mom’s permission, you can call or text me if you need help. I’m happy to help!
- Come back to this blog post each time you work on your book so that you can remember the details of your assignment.
THAT’S IT! You did it! You made it to the end of the second Earth Science blog post. Give yourself a hug and repeat after me: “I am awesome! I am a brilliant scientist! I love stretching my brain!”. I couldn’t be more proud of you! I can’t wait to see you Thursday.
