Entry for Monday, March 30
It's Monday...the start of a new school week with learning taking place at home.
Where does Monday get its name?
The name "Monday" comes from Old English "Monandaeg" and Middle English "Monenday" which is derived from the Latin lunea "day of the Moon".
So...Monday literally means the "moon's day" or "Monday".
Moon is lunar, so the French word for Monday is lundi. There you have it!
"Thanks for reminding us about our growth mindset, Mr. Hamer!" they all shout out at once.
Language Arts Suggestion
Hey, check out this amazing site below!
It's Monday...the start of a new school week with learning taking place at home.
Where does Monday get its name?
The name "Monday" comes from Old English "Monandaeg" and Middle English "Monenday" which is derived from the Latin lunea "day of the Moon".
So...Monday literally means the "moon's day" or "Monday".
Moon is lunar, so the French word for Monday is lundi. There you have it!
"It's fun when you tell us how the days of the week got their names, Mr. Hamer."
Mr. Hamer wants to remind our parents and guardians to check in on his Saturday and Sunday postings where he shared with us a number of new and interesting websites to visit. Just go to the blog archive at the right hand side of the blog page and click on Saturday's and Sunday's entry to see these amazing sites.
It's always important to keep in mind our growth mindset...which is our attitude toward our learning. Mr. Hamer likes this saying, "Winners never quit and quitters never win."
Our little classroom stuffies demonstrate some fine growth mindsets. They all managed to climb successfully to the top of the tower during an inclement recess period earlier in the year.
The teddy bear said to himself, "If at first I don't succeed, I'll try and try again!"
The panda bear said to herself as she was climbing, "I think I can, I think I can!"
The friendly horse was heard to chant while overcoming difficulties, "Stay positive, stay strong, stay positive stay strong, stay positive, stay strong."
Ask yourself...how is your growth mindset today?
"Thanks for reminding us about our growth mindset, Mr. Hamer!" they all shout out at once.
Language Arts Suggestion
Hey, check out this amazing site below!
Bookflix offers us stories where the words are highlighted as the storyteller reads the book.
Example: Penguins story linked below.
Link to Bookflix
Link to Bookflix
Indeed...a listing of all of the categories showcases so many great books to visit in each area of study!
Animals and Nature
Earth and Sky
People and Places
ABC's and 123's
Adventure
Family and Community
Celebrations
Music and Rhyme
Imagination
Check out all of these great themes which offer up a multitude of stories for the children!
A Closer Bookflix Link
A Closer Bookflix Link
The site also offers up puzzle games as well. Bravo! Thank you, Bookflix from Scholastic!
"Thanks for sharing the Bookflix site with us, Mr. Hamer." they smile.
"Reading is a big part of language arts and it is so much fun!"
Say, after you have read one of the stories on-line, perhaps you could share with a parent or guardian what the story was all about. Remember to offer a beginning, middle and end when you recount the story. This is retelling the "plot" of the story. Tell your family members about the characters and where the story took place. Where the story took place is called the setting. Have fun with your reding!
Science Suggestion
Hmmm...what do you think?
Some different animals pictured here.
I think I know this little critter...or sometimes...a bigger critter!
A close up image of a footprint.
Here are a few charts to help you identify some animal tracks.
It`s fun studying the various tracks.
Tomorrow we will check out some things we can learn through the study of the tracks.
Math Suggestion
To learn more about arrays, check out the video link below:
Video on Multiplication Arrays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRgKavUxvKY
Have a great Monday everyone!
Mr. Hamer OCT
"Thanks for sharing the Bookflix site with us, Mr. Hamer." they smile.
"Reading is a big part of language arts and it is so much fun!"
Say, after you have read one of the stories on-line, perhaps you could share with a parent or guardian what the story was all about. Remember to offer a beginning, middle and end when you recount the story. This is retelling the "plot" of the story. Tell your family members about the characters and where the story took place. Where the story took place is called the setting. Have fun with your reding!
Science Suggestion
Lilly is a winter dog. She loves the great outdoors when their is white stuff on the ground. The more snow there is, the happier she is! This photograph was taken a couple of winters ago when we had some really big snowstorms. I love looking at the footprints she leaves behind in the snow.
While out on dog walks, I would love looking at the footprints Lilly left in the snow as we walked down the street. Lilly and I would find all kinds of other footprints and she would stop and sniff many of them. I imagine she was trying to determine which of her doggy friends had left them...or...which type of animal had left the funny looking footprints!
Hmmm...what do you think?
Some different animals pictured here.
I think I know this little critter...or sometimes...a bigger critter!
A close up image of a footprint.
Here are a few charts to help you identify some animal tracks.
It`s fun studying the various tracks.
Tomorrow we will check out some things we can learn through the study of the tracks.
"Say, Mr. Hamer...can we go out and run in the snow in our bare feet and check out our own footprints?" they ask eagerly.
"No!" Mr. Hamer responds with a big grin, "When you get home you can!"
Math Suggestion
Let's review "arrays" to see how they help us to learn multiplication.
In all three of the examples above, there are three rows of four items...apples, trucks and cubes.
We have 3 rows of 4 apples
4 + 4 + 4
or 3 x 4 = 12
We have twelve apples
We could look at it the other way around.
We have four columns of three trucks
3 + 3 + 3 +3
or 4 x 3 = 12
We have 12 trucks.
Let's look at the cubes in yet another way.
three rows of four cubes = four columns of three cubes
4 + 4 + 4 = 3 + 3+ 3 + 3
3 x 4 = 4 x 3
=12
Yabba dabba doo! We are multiplication marvels!
Yes, you can arrange your factors (3 and 4) and still get the same product (12)
Remember, we call the answer to a multiplication the product.
"We've learned so much more about multiplication by studying those arrays, Mr. Hamer." the lads call out from their perch on the tire swing.
To learn more about arrays, check out the video link below:
Video on Multiplication Arrays
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRgKavUxvKY
Have a great Monday everyone!
Mr. Hamer OCT
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