updated for June 12, 2020

(link updated for 4-28)

specialist-k-5/4th-grade-math-resources/

Thank you!

Wow. Thank you for teaching your children for the last 12 weeks. Thank you for being role models for our future citizens. Thank you for your feedback. Thank you for your tech support. Thank you for your patience. Thank you for your good humor. Special shout outs to our parent org rep, Luz Iniquez, our service coordinator, Joe Ross, our auction parent, Cassie Jenkins and our room parent, Aileen Angelo.

Summer Resources:

Mathwhizz, ExtraMath, A-Z Reading and online science resources (FOSS) continue. Another skill for summer practic, typing skills. All fourth graders have accounts at https://www.typing.com (I avoided this focus during distance learning to avoid digital overload).

The hard copy summer math packet will be ready for pick up on Friday.

From Mrs. Lawler’s webpage:

Students in grades 2-4 will receive a math packet and are encouraged to read 20-30 minutes a day. Kids A-Z reading resources will also be available. We highly encourage you to keep your student on the suggested schedule so they can maintain the skills they have learned this year!

Math Whizz and XtraMath will be available to your students throughout the summer. We recommend that you continue to use these resources as well! For optimal results use Math Whizz for 45 minutes a week and XtraMath 3-5 times a week.

https://www.guadalupe-school.org/classes/math-specialist-k-5/summer-math/

Resources for Family Discussion:

I spent some time this week gathering resources and consulting with other teachers about books, videos and lessons that can spark discussions on race and activism with our children. Many of the books are designated for children ages 4 to 8 but not every child has the capacity to handle super difficult topics. You know your child best. View these first before sharing with the young person in your life.

I wanted a manageable list but then realized our needs are as diverse as our community. I’ll put the start of the list in the body of this newsletter. The entire document is a second page in the Newsletter Archives Tab.

https://www.embracerace.org/resources/highlight-resistance-efforts Things to consider before discussion

https://youtu.be/lcOhOFGcWm8

Animation Series: Something Happened in Our Town

https://youtu.be/l_f2lGrv44o

Not My Idea – A Book About Whiteness

https://padlet.com/apollington/tl5esmse49v148tv

A Padlet Library with YouTube read alouds created by a teacher at St. George School

Dates to Remember

Monday, 6-8: OLG Office open 8AM-4PM and M-F by appointment, Fourth Grade “Party in a Bag” ready for pick up.

On Wednesday evening, Mrs. Wilson will deliver bags to families who can’t pick up, so fourth graders will have their bags for the class zoom on Thursday morning.

OLG Spirit Week!

Monday: Show Us Your Talent

Post a pic of your artwork, a song, playing an instrument, reading poetry or an original story!

Tuesday: Jump In Day! Mr. Casey joins the 4^th grade zoom to talk about next year.

Keep on Moving

Post a pic or a video of how you are staying

active. Walking your dog, doing exercises,

going on a walk with your family, riding your bike

Wednesday: Are You Reading Wednesday

Post a Pic of your favorite book you have read or will read during this season

Thursday: End of year “Zoom Party” We’ll have an extended Zoom to celebrate. Have your “Party in a Bag” ready! Kindness Day

Send a card to an essential worker, share a note or give a call to someone who might need some encouragement.

Friday, 6-12: Last Day of Classes, 9:00 AM, End of Year Mass (link TBA)

Laptop, science supplies and textbook return to OLG with assigned pick up times

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4ea8ad2fa6fe3-returns

Monday, 6-15: Continued Laptop, science supplies and textbook return to OLG with assigned pick up times

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0c4ea8ad2fa6fe3-returns

Helpful Websites

Reading

Kids A-Z

Login Instructions

Use Google Chrome as your browser. Safari does not fully support Kids A-Z

Step 1: Go to www.kidsa-z.com

Step 2: Enter or choose the teacher’s username, cwilson329

Step 3: Your child finds his or her username on the class chart

Step 4: Your child enters his or her password, GUAD4green

Science

https://www.fossweb.com

User Name: OLG4Science

Password: OLG4Science

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPZI2M1fDi8

Producers, Consumers, Decomposers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XV2-2Ym3IIc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wvzoIL4S7w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHNh5gYH780

Cursive Writing Resources

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive/animation/lowercase.htm

To see the animation, move your mouse over a letter. Lowercase

http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/cursive/animation/uppercase.htm

To see the animation, move your mouse over a letter. Uppercase

http://www.donnayoung.org/penmanship/cursive-animations.htm

Scroll down to the bottom of the page for cursive letter animation video clips for each letter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PBUYzWXEIQ

Continuous video clip, capital letters first, then lower case… not exactly how OLG teaches them, but clear and concise.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cursiva-lite/id976052613?mt=8

One of several free apps… Try them and share your experience with the rest of us.

Punctuation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ4BbyBUSmA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWSfn9oPnJg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTChUiV9rCg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKGV8IvE7j0

clips to help learn punctuating dialogue

Social Studies

Video clips about timelines

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFu-zMjGJJA

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc64qurhFng

Video clip explaining the challenge of showing the world on a flat map

Youtube clip guides you to create a map of Washington State. We call the “Puget Sound Lowlands” the “Western Lowlands”. Otherwise, this is perfect for helping us learn our state’s geography.

Video clip showing timeline and explaining BC/AD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFu-zMjGJJA

Typing Website

http://www.typing.com

Spelling Website

Check out this website for online spelling practice…. Enter our list each week! http://www.spellingcity.com/

Math

Decimals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FH6YiLWIuE

Introduction to decimals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4glHJqLmwAA

Expanded form, decimals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ4YaNkA7_4

How to read decimals

Friday and Monday of next week lessons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ8SfJe4lus

Decimals, Math in Focus, Lesson 7.2, Now hundredths

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM8zAqec-Js

Decimals, Math in Focus, Lesson 7.2 Day 2

http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/decimals/decimals-on-number-line/v/decimals-on-a-number-line

Decimals on a number line

Converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wwg1br9-8yk

decimals to fractions simply explained

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzIoHQfStoM

decimals to fractions explained by adding all parts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQQ9-hgUib4

shows fractions to decimals explaining fractions as division

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBzqxRIa9BY

fractions to decimals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bx-8aLZVbg

song with fractions to decimals

Fractions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5C5PdZ_Yys

fractions on a number line

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEn8AfqemvM

equivalent fractions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as7ioM80K38

simplifying fractions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9me_tSRN2Z8

comparing fractions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJIqhDSrYB4

ordering fractions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=017cdlI36JE

adding and subtracting fractions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkg7370cpjs

shows mixed numbers, represented with visual aids, then shown as an improper fraction, finally shows the multiplication and addition “short cut”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4mqPMdyUYg

shows improper fraction, represented with visual aids, then shown as a mixed number, finally shows the division “short cut”

http://www.mathplayground.com/howto_fractionofanumber.html

Explains how to find a fraction of a set using visuals, using division and multiplication and multiplying fractions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNRmxDG2jVk

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

Shows Math in Focus method one, subtracting fractions from a whole number

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpdTfe30N1s

Longer video, also shows Math in Focus method two, subtracting fractions from a whole number

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27yggOZ6ODc

Very quick, shows adding and subtracting whole numbers and fractions

Multiplication and Division

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

Bar model example, division

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyvgHvDXStQ&list=PLCrYL64JQwDyAtX_ukOBiLJgEf8ri-u2T&index=1

Bar model example, multiplication

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyyw1gnGAhE&list=PLCrYL64JQwDyAtX_ukOBiLJgEf8ri-u2T&index=7

Bar model example, multiplication, before and after model

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUetnxoI2pE

Division, Math in Focus method

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asX8f0UFmgA

Division, Concrete to Pictorial, Math in Focus method

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/division_math_fourth_4th_grade.htm

Links to websites for division lessons and practice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qhw6Tv8780

Reminder, multiplying multiples of 10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QZnVBlMhNs

Double digit X double digit multiplication using an area model.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xmsEtyOB10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVUfkN3TImI

Double digit X double digit multiplication showing partial products.

(No time is spent on this in Math In Focus, lesson 3.2, but I think it’s a good bridge between area model and the standard method that is taught next.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD3YsWbOeA8

Double digit X double digit multiplication, standard method

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXdzUlf5fEk

Multiplication using an Area Model

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_xZfYtk0do

Multiplication using a Place Value Chart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzupp6Q3epA

Multiplication breaking apart larger factor into place value parts and adding partial products

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhLAe-_D1_o

Multiplication using place value method showing partial products

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QZnVBlMhNs

Multiplication, double digit X double digit, using an Area Model