Posted: November 4, 2021
Students can choose to work on some of these activities. Most of them should be able to do the majority of this in French, but since the skills apply to both French and English, they can feel free to try them in either language!
Grade 4 and 5
This week try to find some non-fiction texts to read. You can read a book about nature, an internet article, a magazine, or any other non-fiction text that you are interested in. Below are links to sites with free non-fiction texts. After you have finished your reading, choose two of the boxes below to answer.
What questions do you have about the topic?
| What connections did you make as you read? Text to Self? Text to World? Text to something else you have read? | Write about some facts you learned from your reading. Share your opinion about something you read. |
Pick three events from your book or article and write about the things that caused those events to happen.
| Describe the main ideas and details you read about this week. | Compare or contrast ideas from the book. Write about two things that are similar or different. |
Draw a picture that summarizes what you learned this week. Label your drawing to identify important ideas.
| What information was most interesting to you? | Write a letter to the author. What did you like? What questions do you still have?
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Grades 4 & 5
As the weather gets cooler, there are several fall activities that you can do outdoors. Choose a topic from the list below or select your own topic and write a piece of procedural writing giving instructions on how to do, make, or be your topic.
Text Structure for Procedural Writing
Purpose: To provide instructions about how to make, do or be something:
Do | How to Make | How to Be a |
carve a jack-o-lantern | a giant leaf pile | good friend |
pick apples | an apple pie | soccer player |
care for a pet | a bike Ramp | gymnast |
go on a hayride | a fall collage | good student |
fly a kite | hot chocolate | dancer |
skip rope | a sandwich (choose your favourite sandwich) | at home helper at your age |
ride a bike | a bed | good pet owner |
Try to include the following in your procedural writing:
Title
Goal What is going to be made or done?
Materials What is needed?
Steps How will it be made or done?