Day 4

Grade 3 – 28 Day Learn at Home Week 1 Day 4

Part A: Daily Math Skills

Step 1: Complete Thursday of Daily Math Week 1.

Step 2: Practice your addition skills HERE

Step 3: Practice your subtraction skills HERE

Part B: Daily Language Skills

Step 1: Complete Thursday of Daily Language Week 1.

Part C: Story Time

Today, we’re going to…

• watch a video about a baby bat called Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

• answer some questions

• write about Stellaluna and the baby birds’ friendship

• complete a word search

Step 1: Before Reading Discussion Starters

Consider asking the following…

• Look at the cover page. What do you think the story will be about?

• What do you think you know about bats?

Step 2: Read Stellaluna by Janell Cannon

If you have the book Stellaluna, read it aloud to your child.

Those of you who do not have the book can watch the following video:

Step 3: Post Reading Discussion Starters

• How does Stellaluna’s mom carry her when she searches for food?

• How are you and your friends the same? How are you different?

• What was your favourite part of the story?

Once you have finished watching the video, print the document located at the link below and think about whether you would prefer to be a bat or a bird. The answers to the questions can be found at the link below. You may print these answers off and use them as a reference, or check your answers here.

CLICK TO VIEW THE QUESTION SHEET

Step 4: Writing – Think About It

Stellaluna and the baby birds have a unique and different friendship. Do you think it will last? Why?

Print the following page and write your opinion.

CLICK TO VIEW THE WRITING PROMPT SHEET

Step 5: Word Search

Wow! You’re making great progress – you should very proud of yourself 🙂

Next, print the following page and complete the word search. The answers to the word search can be found at the link below. You may print these answers off and use them as a reference.

CLICK TO VIEW THE WORD SEARCH