Piney Branch Distance Learning Plans

Week of May 26-May 29

Daily Learning Schedule

(Days will be designated by grade level) Instruction/Learning

9:00-10:00 Kindergarten

10:00-11:00 1st Grade

11:00-12:00 2nd Grade

12:00-1:00 Watts/Zervoudis/Cevallos

1:00-2:00 3rd Grade

2:00-3:00 4th Grade

3:00-4:00 5th Grade

The following plans provide weekly, optional review activities, skill practice, meetings, and

opportunities for student interaction for the week. Each grade has an assigned time to utilize per

day to help homes strategize resources. They will not utilize technology every day, only specified

days. Additionally, each teacher will be available at the designated hour for Office Hours to

address student unique questions and provide direct feedback.

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Reading & Gifted Specialists

Encore & Guidance

Piney Branch - Kindergarten

Please direct questions to your student’s classroom teacher. For additional support and accommodations please contact Ms. Hilton

for learning support, Ms. Wade for English Learners support, Ms. Hale for enrichment support, and Ms. Marcy for reading support.

Kindergarten’s daily review and learning hour is from 9am -_10am, on select days.

Our office hours to provide support and guidance are 11am_-_12pm on Wednesday.

Reading Math Writing Science Daily

Skill

Builders

Listen to:

Pete the Cat goes Camping

Curious George goes Camping

Read independently for 10

minutes daily.

Complete two DreamBox lessons

daily

STEM: build a marshmallow tent!

Practice counting to 100 by 10’s

Choose one of the following

prompts:

—> If I spent the night in a tent____.

Use your five senses to write more

than one sentence.

—> If I was going camping, I would

bring… (make a list)

Watch:

How to make shadow puppets

The Dr. Bionics Show

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Interactive

Sessions X Class meeting and activity X X

Review

Activities &

Enrichment

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Go on an

ABC Nature

Walk.

Watch: Tobee goes

camping

Using two toilet paper

tubes, tape or glue

them together to

make binoculars. Go

bird watching.

Choose 4

problems from

the Challenge

Math Mat to

complete.

Activities/Pretend Play:

Make a tent and fill it with:

Books, a flashlight, cards / board games, snacks

Go on a nature walk. Find rocks, twigs and branches. Use these

items to create a 3 D model of a campfire, using glue and paper.

You can also create flames using colored sheets of paper. See a

picture and instructions here.

Piney Branch 1st Grade

Please direct questions to your student’s classroom teacher. For additional support and accommodations please contact Ms. Hilton

for learning support, Ms. Wade for English Learners support, Ms. Hale for enrichment support, and Ms. Marcy for reading support.

1st grade’s daily review and learning hour is from 10 am-11 am, Tuesday-Friday.

Our office hours to provide support and guidance are 9 am– 10 am on Friday.

**All activities below can be completed orally or on a separate piece of paper. Printing is not required.**

Reading Math Writing Social Studies Daily

Skill

Builders

Read 20 minutes of patriotic

books daily. You can find many

assigned in MyOn/Epic.

Phonics—Review long vowel a

and i with silent e. Find them in

text, use them in your writing.

Watch the silent e video.

Complete at least 1 Dreambox

lesson daily. This week’s focus is

shapes and patterns.

Pattern Game

Make Your Own Patterns

Pattern Video & Song

Practice correct letter formation

for s, z Practice Pages

Write in your Teacher Journal/

Weekly Report.

BrainPop JR (found in Clever)—

Watch the assigned video on

“U.S. Symbols” Complete the

different activities.

Use your Social Studies book (5

Ponds Press in Clever) to review

patriotism on pg 12, 14-15.

Answer the questions about the

American flag.

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Interactive Flipgrid Class Meeting

X X

Review

Activities &

Enrichment

Reading Math Writing Social Studies

Flipgrid—Share some of the silent

e words you found while reading.

Check out words from other first

graders and teachers. Use the

code “firstgradepbes” and your

Clever log in information.

Reading Activity Calendar—Select

activities from the May calendar.

Origo—Complete week 6

Nature Shape Bingo—Look for

shapes and patterns in nature

using colors, textures, sights and

sounds.

Learn more about the U.S.

symbols. Choose one and create

a model using materials around

the house. Write about your

symbol. What is it’s history? Why

did you choose it? What does it

mean to America? What does it

mean to you?

Use materials around your house

to create a unique family flag

with meaningful colors, shapes,

and patterns. How does it

represent your family?

Piney Branch 2nd Grade

Please direct questions to your student’s classroom teacher. For additional support and accommodations please contact Ms. Klink for learn-

ing support, Ms. Nguyen or Ms. Wade for English Learners support, Ms. Hale for enrichment support, and Ms. Marcy for reading support.

2nd grade’s daily review and learning hour is from 11:00 – 12:00, on selected days.

Our office hours to provide support and guidance are 2:00 - 3:00 on Wednesday .

Reading Math Writing/ Tech Science/ Engineering Daily

Skill

Builders

Watch Shrinking Violet , then read

Dwarf Planets on Bookflix Click Here

Complete the Which Came First and

Word Match

Username: Learning20

PW: Clifford

Read Slime in Space! Tell a family

member your summary of the article.

Space

Math

Dreambox

and Reflex

Math

Lessons

Daily

Imagine you are an astronaut on the

International Space Station. Write a

descriptive letter to someone back

home about your experience and what

Earth looks like from space..

(Resource for Reference: Astronaut Life on

the ISS)

Would you like to visit space? Write to

express your opinion.

Visit Nasa’s SpacePlace and

research a space topic of your

choice. Write down 3 interesting

facts to share with the class

during Zoom!

Nasa Space Place

Build your own space craft

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Interactive

Sessions No School / Learning Meetings

Memorial Day Holiday!

Key @ 11:30 read aloud

Stump @ 11:00 class meeting

Klink Interactive Read Aloud @ 2

(Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride)

Marean - @ 11:00 Activity/ Read Aloud

Pearson @ 11:00 Read Aloud/Activity

Moody @ 11:00 Read Aloud

Vaughan @ 11:00 Meeting

Key @ 11:30 class meeting

Stump @ 11:00 Read aloud

Review

Activities &

Enrichment

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Watch Space Case and Read Updated Earth on Bookflix

Enjoy an astronaut read aloud from space!

Test your Astronaut Engineering skills with Nasa STEM at Home

Tour the Solar System! Or Try a Shuttle Flight Simulator!

Piney Branch 3rd Grade

Please direct questions to your student’s classroom teacher. For additional support and accommodations please contact Ms. Klink for learning

support, Ms. Nguyen for English Learners support, Ms. Hale for enrichment support, and Ms. Marcy for reading support.

3rd grade’s daily review and learning hour is from 1pm-2pm, Tuesday-Thursday.

Our office hours to provide support and guidance are 10am-11am on Friday.

Daily

Skill Builders

Reading Math Writing Social Studies/Science

Read the News Section (at the

top) of MyOn daily. Please read

and complete the 3

comprehension questions.

Complete 2 or more lessons each

day on Dreambox or Kahn

Academy . Memorize your 9

times tables.

Last week you chose a country that you wanted to learn more

about. You have completed your research and have written

your draft. This week, edit and revise your informational

writing, then publish your final piece. You may choose to use

the lined paper in the planning packet, or create your own

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Interactive

Sessions Memorial Day

Holiday

Cavalier - 1pm class meeting

Ferrell - 1pm

Larimore - 1pm class meeting

Klink-2pm read aloud (book club)

Cavalier - 1pm (read aloud)

Larimore - 1pm (read aloud)

Sloan– 1pm class meeting

Ferrell– interactive email

Review

Activities &

Enrichment

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Memorial Day

Holiday

Use your knowledge of data collection and graphs to complete this math activity. Think of what you

would like to know about your family, ask them a question, record their answers, and create a graph.

Don’t forget that you can also call family members and friends on the phone and record their answers

too!

Enjoy the long weekend! We hope you have a chance to get outside and enjoy the holiday!

All resources for these activities can be accessed via the Third Grade Webpage on the school website.

Piney Branch 4th Grade

Please direct questions to your student’s classroom teacher. For additional support and accommodations please contact Ms. Hilton for learning sup-

port, Ms. Nguyen for English Learners support, Ms. Hale for enrichment support, and Ms. Marcy for reading support.

4th grade’s daily review and learning hour is from 2:00 – 3:00, Tuesday-Thursday for the week of May 25th - 29nd. Our office hours to provide support and guidance are 3:00—4:00 on Thursdays.

Language Arts Math Virginia Studies Technology/VA Studies Daily

Skill

Builders

Read the Daily News on MyOn and answer related questions

Share about your favorite author on the PBES Favorite Author Flipgrid

Complete at least 2 Dreambox lessons daily

,

Complete the next three Virginia Studies review pages (THUNKS) for the week, not three a day.

Review 1-10

Review 11-20

Review 21-25

Practice your typing skills on Typing.com

(login through Clever)

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Interactive

Sessions X Class Meeting

and

Read Aloud X X

Review

Activities &

Enrichment

Social Studies Mathematics Social Studies & LA

Memorial Day Holiday

Memorial Day video

Read VA Studies Weekly

Week 26: Civil Rights

Watch related mini-videos,

select a review activity, or

complete the practice test.

Watch: Civil Rights

Complete the following lessons on Khan Academy:

Strategies for Dividing Multiples of 10, 100, 1000

Introduction to Division with Remainders

Origo At Home—Week 5: Division Strategies

Scroll down to blue button that says “United States ,” then click 4th grade, then select week 5.

Piney Branch 5th Grade

Please direct questions to your student’s classroom teacher. For additional support and accommodations please contact Ms. Rocca for learning sup-

port, Ms. Wade for English Learners support, Ms. Hale for enrichment support, and Ms. Marcy for reading support.

5th grade’s daily review and learning hour is from 3:00 - 4:00, Tuesday –Friday.

Our office hours to provide support and guidance are 1:00 - 2:00 on Wednesday.

Reading Math Writing Geography Daily

Skill

Builders

Continue...Read At Home

Challenge and 30 in 30

Challenge

(print from 5th Grade Class Page)

Genre Challenge

(print from 5th Grade Class Page)

Origo At Home Math:

Activities for Week 7

Reflex 10 min/day

One lesson/day Dreambox

Math Game: (Flipgrid it!)

Fraction Battle

(game on 5th Grade Class Page)

Typing.com (through Clever)

Make a Nature Journal

Write some entries about

what you discover on your

nature walks (could be in

conjunction with the nature

video you create)

Who was the greater

American...

Harriet Tubman OR James

Armistead Lafayette?

Watch both videos and leave

a Flipgrid response

explaining your opinion.

Tuesday 3:00 Wednesday 3:00 Thursday 3:00 Friday 3:00 Interactive

Sessions Nemerow Zoom Class Meeting

Dagenhart Zoom Book Club

Ramsey Zoom Book Club

Roehn Zoom Class Meeting

Roehn Zoom Book Club

Nemerow Flipgird Book Club

Nemerow Flipgrid

Zoom Class Meetings:

Ramsey, Evans, Dagenhart

Evans Zoom Book Club

Review

Activities &

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Wild Outdoor Science Activity

(print from 5th Grade Class Page)

Wild Outdoor Science Activity

(print from 5th Grade Class Page)

Wild Outdoor Science Activity

(print from 5th Grade Class Page)

Wild Outdoor Science Activity

(print from 5th Grade Class Page)

Piney Branch Encore Encore office hours to provide support and guidance are 12– 1 on Wednesdays.

Ms. Shaw—art Ms. Tselides—library Mr. Shelatz & Ms. Swekosky—PE

Ms. Biegler and Ms. Williams—School Counselors Ms. Harrison—Music

Music Art Physical Education Library K-2

Activities

Guidance

Click here to open

the K-2 activities for

Music.

Hello Creative

Cardinals!

Check out this link

for art activities and

resources.

Open this link for the

activity choice board and

activity/reflection log.

Complete 3x or more per

week.

Email your log or a video

submission to Mr. Shelatz

or Ms. Swekosky.

Click here to go to

the library activities

for the week.

Click here to go to

the library page for

more activities and

ideas. Have fun!

Click here for this

weeks coping skills

lesson.

PBES School

Counselor’s

Webpage

Grades

3-5

Activities

Music Art Physical Education Library Guidance

Click here to open

the 3-5 activities for

Music.

Hello Creative

Cardinals!

Check out this link

for art activities and

resources.

Open this link for the

activity choice board and

activity/reflection log.

Complete 3x or more per

week.

Email your log or a video

submission to Mr.

Shelatz or Ms. Swekosky.

Click here to go to the

library activities for

the week.

Click here to go to the

library page for more

activities and ideas.

Have fun!

Click here for this

weeks coping

skills lesson.

PBES School

Counselor’s

Webpage

Piney Branch Reading and Gifted Specialists Specialist office hours to provide support and guidance are 12:00-1:00 on Thursday.

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K-2

Websites/Activities Logic/Riddles

Check out Writers Speak to Kids from NBC News

Learn with Doreen Cronin to learn about her

writing process and how she gets her ideas.

Click here to share some facts and your favorite

book on the Piney Branch #favoriteauthor

Flipgrid.

Choose one of these math challenges

(What’s the Sum or Broken Cookies)

and solve it. Check your solutions here

to see if you got them right!

3-5 Websites/Activities Logic/Riddles

Check out Writers Speak to Kids with NBC News

Learn with Nick Bruel to learn about his writing

process and how he gets his ideas.

Click here to share some facts and your favorite

book on the Piney Branch #favoriteauthor

Flipgrid.

Choose one of these math challenges

(Walking to School or Triangles of Ten)

and solve it. Check your solutions here

to see if you got them right!