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Listen to the story with the link provided below.

The main ELA focus on this lesson is Setting. Where and when did this story take place?

Vocabulary: failure, foolishness, evaporate, delicate, symmetry

On your Library Channel for your class, can you respond with an answer to one of these three questions.

1) How do you know that Willie is a hard worker?
2) How did Mr. Bentley spread the word about what he learned?
3) What do we know now about snowflakes thanks to Mr. Bentley?

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With paper and scissors, make your own snowflake. Make designs and see what you can do to be creative.

If you would like, you can take a picture of your final product and upload it onto our TEAMS page!

Here is a link to help you!

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making a snowflake out of paper directions video - Google Search

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Listen to the story with the link provided below.

The main ELA focus on this lesson is Connections. It is important when reading nonfiction books to understand how important historical figures are connected.
Example: Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Vocabulary: blistering, courage, protest, segregation

On your Library Channel for your class, can you respond with an answer to one of these three questions?

1) How would you feel if you were the little boy who saw the signs that said he couldn't go in stores or restaurants?
2) Why did MLK Jr. tell people not to fight with their fists? Did Martin not ever get angry and want to fight?
3) What award did MLK Jr. win?

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Martin's Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr. READ ALOUD!

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Two options:
1) Create a poster helping promote equal rights and diversity.
2) Using dixie cups, try to create a word tower of powerful words about character that were found in the book.
Example: love, hate, care, change, peace, etc.

Here is an example of a tower:

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Listen to the story with the link provided below.

The main ELA focus on this lesson is Compare and Contrast. We will be comparing and contrast what is alike and different about animals in the winter.

Vocabulary: migrate, hibernate, twigs, discover

On your Library Channel for your class, can you respond with an answer to one of these three questions.

1) What do most of the animals that migrate have in common?
2) If animals live off of stored fat while they are hibernating, how will they look different after the winter?
3) What seems to be the animals' biggest priority in surviving the winter?

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1) Research an animal from the story and design a poster about this animal or record a brief video telling us about the animal you chose. You can upload on your Library Teams Page for your class.
2) STEM Activity: Make an animal feeder using pipe cleaners and different food that this animal might like to eat.
*I have attached a picture of an exmaple.

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Listen to the story with the link provided below.

The main ELA focus on this lesson is Punctuation. The story hits on where periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation points go at the end of types of sentences.

Vocabulary: sack, shrinking, mush, blob

On your Library Channel for your class, can you respond with an answer to one of these three questions.
1) Why would birds collect seeds? What are they preparing for?
2) What would your snow family include? How many snow people would you make?
3) Look at the page titled "Good Stuff." Does this page remind you of any books you looked at when you  were really little? Why is that?

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1) Using the link, use white paper and learn how to draw snowballs.
2) Upload your picture on Teams if you would like.
3) STEM: You could also use clay if you have any and design your own snowballs and/or snowman. Upload picture if you like.

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Listen to the story with the link provided below.

The main ELA focus on this lesson is Questioning.

Vocabulary: rhyme, event, resolution, festive

On your Library Channel on your class, can you respond with an answer to one of these three questions.
1) What is a New Year's Resolution?
2) What is your New Year's Resolution?
3) What patterns did you see in this story?

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THE NIGHT BEFORE NEW YEAR'S Read Aloud ~ Kids Books Read Aloud ~ Storytime Children's Books

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1) Create your own New Year's hate using paper. On the hat, decorate and include your New Year's resolution.
2) Make a streamer using a Styrofoam cup, crayons/markers, and pipe cleaners. I have provided an example.