Phys-Ed , Media & Mus ic

Find a space that you can jumpup and down in. Make sure thatyou aren’t on a slippery floor. Put your hand over your heartand see if you can feel yourheart beating. If you have beensitting, it might feel slow and soft. Jump up and down 10 times andfeel your heart rate now - itmight be a little faster. Jump upand down 20 times and feel itnow. It should be even faster.What happens to your heart rateif you jump 50 times? Ask a family member to try thisactivity. Can you count by 2s, 3sor 5s to get to your targetnumber of jumps?

Remember orte means LOUD and iano means SOFT!

MediaChoice 1: Print Hunt

Look for environmentalprint or logos of companiesor products on: signs,billboards, advertisements(ads), on tv, technologysites or even outdoors!Check on packages: food,boxes, toys, toiletries,around your home.  Example:

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a great example for your classmates when you were the Leader of the Day. Be this great example for your family; I know you can do it!

Hello Friends! I hope you are allstaying healthy and safe. I miss seeingyour smiling faces and hearing yoursinging voices and songs. I hope youenjoy the music activities for thisweek. Remember, if you are feelingsad, singing or listening to yourfavourite song might make you smile and help you feel better. Tryto make time each day todo something you reallyenjoy!- Miss Harrisonkharriso@hwdsb.on.ca

Apr i l 20 - 25 Choice Board

MusicChoice 1: Dynamics Game & Hunt

Click play and use your listening ears todecide which sounds are loud and whichsounds are quiet.

Phys-EdChoice 1: Get Moving!

Play the Loud and Quiet Game. Visit MusicPlay and find Game #12: Loud and Quiet.

You will know you got it right if the bubblegets bigger. Try to pop the bubble!

If you're able to complete the activities this week please remember to ask your parent or guardian beforeusing your device to access the links and websites we included. We designed these tasks to be 'family

friendly'! Work together with your sibling(s) and guardian(s) to read and complete the activities below. Wehope you enjoy adding a little movement, media and music into your day. Please complete your tasks

with adult supervision and make sure you watch this video before you do any moving!

Hello Students! I hope that you arefinding ways to move your body in thespace you have. We know we feelbetter when we move! Have fun tryingout the activities and see if you canchallenge other family members to doit with you. I have seen each of you be

Welcome Students! I have beenthinking about all of you and hopingyou’re feeling safe. I miss your happyfaces and great listening ears. Here aresome Media and Library activities that Ihope you have fun with! Remember “YOU CAN FIND MAGIC WHEREVER YOU LOOK. SIT BACK AND RELAX, ALL YOU NEED IS A BOOK.” - Dr. Seuss

Keep Smiling,

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- Mrs. MacKenziekmackenz@hwdsb.on.ca

- Mrs. Richsrich@hwdsb.on.ca

This year in music we've learned aboutdynamics, and used them to describethe volume of music. Forte and Piano are two basic dynamicswe use in music. Forte means loud andPiano means soft. Think of some things that are loud! Trainhorns. Vacuums. Rock concerts. Can youname any? Write them down or draw apicture of them.These things areconsidered forte in music.Think of some things that are soft.Ocean waves. Sweeping. Cat purrs. Canyou name any? Write them down ordraw a picture of them. These things areconsidered piano in music.

Phys-EdChoice 2: Breathe...

MediaChoice 2: Blue Spruce Books

MusicChoice 2: Dynamics Poem

Have you ever heard of the saying“Don’t judge a book by it’s cover”?Well today you are going toexperience this. First, look at the cover of the book Emma’s Gems.Using one of the three emoji choices decide how you feel about the cover of the book.

Choice 1 Bonus Challenge:Complete the Dynamics ScavengerHunt worksheet on pages 4-5. Kindergarten friends can complete the Sorting Sounds Activity on page3. If you can't print it out use a blankpiece of paper and create the tableyourself. Take pictures of yourobjects or draw them and add themto the worksheet in the propersection.

Next, listen to the book read aloudby the author Anne Renaud. Finally, at the end of the story decidewhich emoji describes how you feelabout the story now! So you haveevaluated the story with 2 emojis.You may feel differently AFTER youhave heard the story. The author hasto choose an illustrator they thinkbest interprets their written ideas. Repeat this activity with this story Giraffe and Bird Together Again by Rebecca Bender. Choice 2 Bonus Challenge:Write, type or record the title andauthor of each of the 2 books. Nextdraw, type or tell what type of emojiyou would use to evaluate each bookBEFORE and then AFTER you read. What book did you prefer over theother? Why? Explain in completesentences. Did you change yourmind? Did anyone else listen to thestories? How did they feel? Have aconversation.We all have differentopinions and that is what makes usall special!

Watch the Forte Piano episode ofThe Music Show. As you listen to the Forte Piano songsing along with your Forte Voice andyour Piano Voice. Use the loud and quiet objects youfound in the last activity to play thebeat along with the song. Use yourloud item for the Forte part, and yourquiet item for the Piano part. Do you like Forte songs or Pianosongs better? Why do you think thatis? Write a sentence or draw a pictureexplaining why you like Forte or Pianomusic better. Share it with a familymember.

Choice 2 Bonus Challenge:Use the word PIANO or FORTE tocreate an Acrostic Poem with objects, instruments, activities and sounds that are soft (for piano) or loud (for forte). If you are an older student, watchthis video to learn more Dynamicsterms. Choose a different term, forexample pianissimo, to create yourpoem.  Add pictures and colours to yourpoem. Don't be afraid to get creative!Share your poem with a familymember or send it to Miss Harrison.

Give your mind and body a chance tocalm by following this Go NoodleMelting Activity. Make sure you are in space with enoughroom around you to melt to the floor.

Click HEREto watchthe video!

Choice 1 Bonus Challenge:Organize thesealphabetically (a,b,c…). Youcould take a photo, write itdown, draw it, or type it in alist. Take your time and addto it when you can!

Choice 1 Bonus Challenge:Do you remember this chart from thegym? Click on the picture to make it larger.

We can use the Talk Test to know howhard our heart is working. Be active andat the same time, talk to a familymember. If you can talk easily, your heartis not working too hard. Try doing aphysical activity that makes it hard foryou to keep talking. Can you set a dailygoal to reach a target level on the TalkTest scale? Students who know how to take theirpulse can follow the same sequence andinstead of doing the Talk Test, recordyour pulse before and after physicalactivity.

Choice 2 Bonus Challenge:Balance in a stork stand. Be sure to placeyour foot below or above your knee!

Count how many seconds you can holdthis balance. Can you carefully rise up onyour toes? What other shapes can youmake with your body? How long can youbalance? Make it a family challenge! Each familymember shows a shape for the rest of thefamily to copy. Explore what you can do to help youbalance longer. During PE, one of thethings we think about is focusing on onesmall spot in the distance. What else canyou do to help your balance?

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Sort ing Sounds Act iv i ty

Soft / P ianoSounds

Cut and paste or draw the objects in the correct box .Add the i tems you found around your home by tak ing

a p icture or drawing a p icture of them.

Loud / ForteSounds

Dynamics Scavenger HuntGrades 1 - 3

Plastic container with alid (Can be any size.)Piece of paper or printout the worksheetPencil 2 “mallets” (Can besticks, spoons, or skewers. Anything thatresembles drum sticksor mallets)

What You Need:

Blades of grassRocksLeavesSticksPine coneCoinsSmall toys

Find 5 or more items (orsimilar objects) below. Youwill need about a handfulof each.

Directions:1) On your piece of paper orworksheet write down eachitem you found. 2) Put a handful of each itemin your tupperware container. 3) Shake your container. Thenuse your mallets and hit thecontainer like a drum. 4) Complete the table below...

L ist of I tems

Shake: Shake your i temin your conta iner . D id i t

sound forte or p iano?Wri te your answer in the

boxes be low.

1 )

2)

3)

4)

5)

Hit : H i t your i tem inyour conta iner . D id i tsound forte or p iano?Wri te your answer in

the boxes be low.

Dynamics Scavenger HuntGrades 4 - 5

Plastic container with alid (Can be any size.)Piece of paper or printout the worksheetPencil 2 “mallets” (Can besticks, spoons, or skewers. Anything thatresembles drum sticksor mallets)

What You Need:

Blades of grassRocksLeavesSticksPine coneCoinsSmall toys

Find 5 or more items (orsimilar objects) below. Youwill need about a handfulof each.

Directions:1) On your piece of paper orworksheet write down eachitem you found. 2) Put a handful of each itemin your tupperware container. 3) Shake your container. Thenuse your mallets and hit thecontainer like a drum. 4) Complete the table below...

1 )

2)

3)

4)

5)

I s i t forte or p ianowhen you shakeyour conta iner?

Is i t forte or p ianowhen you hit  your

conta iner wi thyour mal lets?

Did the soundchange? I f yes , why

do you th ink i tchanged between

shaking and h i t t ing?

L ist of I tems

Websi te & V ideo L inksPhys-Ed L inks

Moving Safely at HomeVIdeo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqJPF7kkuj0&t=2s

Go Noodle MeltingActivity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTzXFPh6CPI

Before You Begin

Choice 2 - Breathe...

Media L inks

Emma's Gems ReadAloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7IduRE2gCQ&list=PLmpsg8NfuatqPy2rprE2qZem3MTz2tu7K&index=2&t=0s

Giraffe and Bird TogetherAgain Read Aloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7EBfq6w9KA&list=PLmpsg8NfuatqPy2rprE2qZem3MTz2tu7K&index=2

Choice 2 - Blue SpruceBooks

Music L inks

Loud & Quiet Game #12:https://musicplayonline.com/games/

The Music Show, FortePiano Episode:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U51u2OCXlJI

Dynamic Terms Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQkloIQlZ0I

Choice 1 - Loud & QuietGame

Choice 2 - The MusicShow