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Posted: June 8, 2020
Good morning grade 6, congratulations on making it through to your final week of home learning! Since it is our final week and you enjoy current events, this entire week I want you to find a news story that either inspires you or makes you want to share with someone. You will find the guideline sheet attached. Have a safe and healthy summer. I miss you and look forward to seeing you all very soon!
P. Davidson
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Posted: June 7, 2020
Read daily for 30 minutes each day!
Make a list of community summer jobs you can do in your community or home. Use your journal to keep track of the jobs. We can all make a difference. | Go for a walk and sketch what you see! Paint a picture with words.
| In your journal create an acrostic poem, using letters in a word or topic to begin each line. All words and phrase must connect to topic. You can use summer.
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Write a story to your family about what you like about Summer? Use your journal and share! | Imagine that you can go anywhere in the world for Summer break. Where would you go and what would you do there? Use your journal to log this entry.
| Make a collage of Summer. Find pictures that represent what spring looks like for you and your family in 2020. |
Posted: June 4, 2020
Thursday Friday Task: To learn about the Human Geography of Africa
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1. Go to the following link: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/africa-human-geography/ 2. Make sure to preview the entire text before you read. 3. Take your time reading, this is a longer piece that’s why it is divided over two days. |
As you read see if you can locate the answer to the following questions:
1. Identify the three most significant African migrations.
2. What are the effects of colonialism on Africa today?
3. Which historic events triggered Africans to challenge colonial rule and why?
4. What created conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region?
Posted: June 1, 2020
Mon-Wed task: To learn about the physical geography of Africa. |
1. Go to the following link: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/africa-physical-geography/ 2. Make sure to preview the entire text before you read. Look at the map, pictures and scroll all the way to the bottom of the web page to see if anything catches your eye. 3. Once you’ve taken a peek around, finish reading all about the physical geography of Africa Beginning at Sahel. |
1. Where is the Sahel and where is it located?
2. How were the Ethiopian Highlands created?
3. How many square kms does the Savanna cover?
4. What insect is most common to Swahili Coast?
5. What percentage of plants in the remaining rainforest have been identified?
6. Which region of Southern Africa contains nearly 20% of the entire continent of Africa’s plants?
Posted: May 31, 2020
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, I hope you all had a great weekend. Please note that there will be no more postings in Commonlit for the remainder of the year. I miss you all and look forward to seeing you out and aboutJ
Read for 30 minutes each day. Record what you read.
Choose one writing choice from the grid below each day.
You are living through a time that will go down in history. Write a letter to your future child and describe what your life has been like living during this pandemic especially during shut down. | Write a thank you note to a front line worker in your family who had to go to work each day while we stayed home and safe. Tell them how much you appreciate them going out and doing their job, risking getting sick, to help us all. | How would you like to see this school year end? It was cut short so abruptly, write about what you think would be a perfect ending to the year. |
How did the new orange stage guidelines presently by Premier Higgs change your and/or your family’s life? Does having more businesses open up and being able to socialize outside in groups of under 10 changed your way of life. Write about it. | Have you seen any really memorable online musical performances? Write about the one that sticks out in your mind and why. | When is the last time you had a haircut? Write about what you have noticed about other people’s hair on television, online or if you were out. Write about it. Do you think hair stylist should have been able to open sooner, why or why not? |
What are you looking most forward to this summer? Write about it. Is this an activity that may be unavailable to you because of the pandemic | Do you have a favourite spot in your house or yard? Write to explain it, how you feel when you are there and why it is special for you. | It looks like the travel within NB will be our only option for a while. Search Tourism NB’s website and choose a place that you would like to visit and write about it. Explain why you chose it, how long it would take to get there and who would you like to travel with. |
Posted: May 27, 2020
Good morning ladies and gentlemen, now that we have finished up Australia, we will be taking a look at the final continent time will allow for this year. Africa.
Africa is enormous. Africa is complex. Africa is a dazzling display of languages, ethnicities, and cultures. Welcome to Africa! In this webquest, you will have the opportunity to explore Africa’s long history, captivating geography, and diverse peoples.
Wednesday’s Task-Use google maps to locate where in the world Africa is. |
1. Use the following link to access Google Maps: https://www.google.com/maps/@46.1985484,-66.3504067,7z 2. In the search box type Africa. 3. Now, find New Brunswick. What direction would you have to travel to get from Australia to New Brunswick? North, East, South or West? |
Thursday’s task: To learn about the physical geography of Africa. |
1. Go to the following link: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/africa-physical-geography/ 2. Make sure to preview the entire text before you read. Look at the map, pictures and scroll all the way to the bottom of the web page to see if anything catches your eye. 3. Once you’ve taken a peek around, read the first 2 sections until the end of Sahara. Stop when you reach Sahel. |
1. What is Africa sometimes nicknamed and why?
2. What 3 bodies of water surround Africa?
3. What percentage of the Sahara Desert makes up Africa’s landmass?
4. What is the difference between ergs, regs, hamadas?
5. How do plants survive in the Sahara?
****Friday is Current Events, I have attached the questions sheet to use as a reference.
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Posted: May 25, 2020
Daily task: To learn about the protected species of the Great Barrier Reef
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1. Go to the following link: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/the-reef/animals/protected-species 2. Preview the entire text before you read. 3. As you read see if you find answers to the following. |
1. What is a protected species?
2. Some species are protected because they are threatened and others are protected because they
are iconic. What is the difference between a threatened species and an iconic species?
3. List 3 protected species of the GBR (Great Barrier Reef?
Tuesday Daily Task
1. Go to the following link: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/the-reef/animals/whales-and-dolphins
2. Why is the humpback listed as protected in GBR waters?
3. What has been the result of listing them as protected?
4. What 2 species of dolphins are listed as protected?
Posted: May 24, 2020
Good morning everyone. Hope you had a great weekend and got to spend time with the friends you have been missingJ. This will be the last week for a focus question. Beginning next Monday, until June 12th, 2020, you will have a bit more choice with regards to your writing assignments. It will be a chance for you to express your creative side and maybe get outdoors at the same time. Have a wonderful week. I miss each and every one of you very much.
P. Davidson
This week’s focus question is: What are the costs and benefits of technology? Think about this and create a list of what you believe are the costs and benefits of technolgy? Then, keep your list it in mind as you complete each of your daily tasks. If you find information that relates to your list or question, remember to include the following:
· the idea or thought that sparked your interest
· where you found it
Please find your daily task breakdown below. I will monitor your guided reading results and offer feedback where necessary. Remember the Read Aloud option is available for all articles posted. If you have questions, email me: paula.davidson@nbed.nb.ca
Monday | 1. Find a quiet place, kick back and read anything of your choosing for 30 minutes. PS. You should all be reading 30 minutes every day along with your studies. |
Tuesday | 2. Sign in to CommonLit. 3. Read posted article and answer guided questions only. 4. Make notes with focus question in mind. If you are using a touch screen you do not have this option, so be sure to put ideas, thoughts and comments on your device or in a notebook you won’t lose. |
Wednesday | 1. View related media. Remember to keep focus question in mind to take notes as you watch: What are the costs and benefits of technology? ? 2. Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=cwTDvqaqPlM&feature=emb_logo 3. Video 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=Jw0K3qBRMl4&feature=emb_logo 4. Video 3:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CxCTyxRFh0&feature=emb_logo |
Thursday | 1. Log into CommonLit. 2. Re-read article. Highlight ideas you may have overlooked in relation to your focus question: What are the costs and benefits of technology? 3. Complete assessment. Try using evidence from your text to support your answers. |
Friday | 1. Use notes taken throughout the week and examples from the article you’ve read, the media you viewed as well as your own personal experiences to describe your answer to: What are the costs and benefits of technology? |
Posted: May 21, 2020
Daily task: To learn about the biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef
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1. Go to the following link: http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/the-reef/biodiversity 2. Preview the entire text before you read. 3. As you read see if you find answers to the following. |
1. What is biodiversity?
2. Why is it important to maintain the health of the Great Barrier Reef?
3. List 3 facts about the Great Barrier Reef.
****Tomorrow, Friday, May 22 is Current Events. Please feel free to share your findings with me.
Posted: May 19, 2020
Daily task: To discover the purpose of Freedom Ride, 1965.
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1. Go to the following link: : https://www.nma.gov.au/explore/features/indigenous-rights/civil-rights/freedom-ride 2. Make sure to preview the text before you read. 3. Ove the following 2 days, read and look answers to the questions listed below. |
1. How did students get the idea for the Freedom Ride?
2. What was one goal of the students?
3. What reaction did the students have to the aboriginals living conditions?
4. What effect did this news coverage have on Australia’s city dwellers?
