May 4 - May 8 Choice BoardPhys-Ed , Media & Mus ic

Make sure you and your child have watched THIS VIDEODecide if your child/children require direct supervision to complete the activities

Hello Students & Families!  Here are this week’s activities. Just a reminder that all of the Phys-Ed, Media and Music activitiesare voluntary. If you choose to complete some or all of the activities and would like to sharethem with us please feel free to e-mail your work to Mrs. MacKenzie (kmackenz@hwdsb.on.ca),Mrs. Rich (srich@hwdsb.on.ca) and/or Miss Harrison (kharriso@hwdsb.on.ca). You can print theactivities or just write your responses on a blank piece of paper and take a picture.  Parents & Guardians, before allowing your child/children to do any of the activities...

All activities carry the possibility of inherent risks, including slips, falls, collisions with objects orothers, injury, and exposure to unexpected internet content.  We hope you are all staying safe and making the best of this time at home together. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead, Mrs. MacKenzie, Mrs. Rich and Miss Harrison

Click on the picture to watch a video on how to play!

Choice 1 Bonus Challenge:The Cup Game

There are many versions of this gameand once you master the basicversion you can create your own. Youneed a partner and two plastic cups.If you don’t have plastic cups, you canuse plastic containers from therecycling bin. Ask an adult to help youfind the right ones and wash yourhands before you play!

Last week we reviewed differentinstrument families and practicedsorting instruments into their families. After watching this short video, thinkabout which instruments you saw andheard Olaf play and which instrumentfamilies they belong to. Music sounds interesting to our earswhen it is made up of many differentinstruments, from different instrumentfamilies. You might be thinking that becauseyou are only one person, you can'tplay more than one instrument at atime...well guess what?! Today is yourchance to create your own one manband or one kid band! Click on the pictures below to watchsome more videos of one man bandsand get inspired.

MediaChoice 1: Producing Media Texts

Mus icChoice 1: One Kid Band

Phys-EdChoice 1: Coordination & Cooperation

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Hand clapping games are great! Allyou need is a partner, a little spaceand some patience! Try the DoubleDouble clapping game with a familymember. An adult you live with mighteven remember other hand clappinggames. Don’t forget to wash yourhands first!

Can you design a poster to put in yourwindow to encourage and  supportour essential or front line workers?  These are the people who arecontinuing to work to help ourcommunity and world to function.  You can use whatever paper andmaterials you have around yourhome. Even small notepad paperscould make a puzzle piece typemessage once all put up together!

Choice 1 Bonus Challenge:On last week’s choice board I wroteabout: Audience (Who we are creatingthe product/poster for?), Purpose(What is the product/poster for, whatmessage do we want the audience toknow?) and lastly Effective Features

Phys-EdChoice 2: Animal BINGO

MediaChoice 2: Blue Spruce Books

Mus icChoice 2: Musical Art

Click on the picture to watch a video on how to play!

Choice 1 Bonus Challenge:Create your own one man band or one kidband. You can use this cool website to addinstruments from different families to yourone man band. You will need Adobe FlashPlayer to use this website. If you are not able to use the website youcan draw and label yourself as a one manband. Be creative with the differentinstruments you choose to include and tryto identify which instrument family theybelong to. Can you create a one man band that usesinstruments from all four instrumentfamilies? Take a screenshot or picture of the oneman band you create!

a blank piece of papercoloured pencils, crayons ormarkersa quiet place where you can listento a song from THIS PLAYLIST

Making visual art as a response tomusic is a great way to calm yourbody and brain and practicemindfulness.  It is important to only useinstrumental music (music withoutwords) so you can focus on how thesound of the music makes you feel.  You will need...

There is no right or wrong way tocreate your art, as you listen to themusic begin to draw on your paper.

2 players or 2 teams2 large game cards (print orrecreate)Movement activity list (print orrecreate), cut into piecesContainer for the movementactivity piecesObjects to cover a square on thelarge game card once it has beenacted out.

Let’s get moving like the animals!Have fun adding in the sounds to gowith the movement. Make sure you have enough spacearound you and you are on a safesurface. What are you wearing onyour feet? You will need: 

The complete game is on pages 4-7.

First, look at the cover of That's NotHockey. Using one of the three emojichoices decide how you feel about thecover of the book.

There are many versions of this gameand once you master the basicversion you can create your own. Youneed a partner and two plastic cups.If you don’t have plastic cups, you canuse plastic containers from therecycling bin. Ask an adult to helpyou find the right ones and washyour hands before you play!

(What techniques can you use tomake your message look great andmake people notice it?). Your words (font) will have to bemuch LARGER than usual!  Maybe use bright colours, pictures,and definitely make a plan beforeyou begin!! Be sure to think andinclude all of the bolded conceptsabove on your poster.

Click on the book to

listen to the

read aloud!

Using one of the three emoji choicesdecide how you feel about the cover of thebook. Next, listen to the book read aloud by theauthor. Finally, at the end of the story decidewhich emoji describes how you feel aboutthe story now! So you have evaluated thestory with 2 emojis. You may feel differently AFTER you haveheard the story. The author has to choosean illustrator they think best interpretstheir written ideas. Now try this sketching activity on how todraw a hockey goalie. Repeat this before and after emoji activitywith this story Sloth at the Zoom.

Click on the book to

listen to the

read aloud!

Make sure you have enough spacearound you and you are on a safesurface. What are you wearing on yourfeet? Use your imagination and get active! If youdon’t know what a sport or activity is, dosome research. Prepare the game using the sameinstructions as the Animal Bingo above. The complete game is on pages 8-10. 

Notice an image that comes tomind as you listen and create thatimage on your paperMake a picture that reflects themusic you are hearing, think aboutcolours, lines, shapes and marksthat are inspired by the sounds youhearCreate your gestures and markmaking to the beat or rhythm ofthe music, so that the song isrepresented on your pageNotice the emotions and sensationsthat you feel as you listen to themusic and create a drawing thatrepresents the feeling of the musicon the pageListen mindfully until the musicends, notice your breath and theimages in your mind as you listen,try to capture some of theseimages on your paper once thesong is over

There is no right or wrong way tocreate your art, as you listen to themusic begin to draw on your paper. You may…

Choice 2 Bonus Challenge:Try the Musical Art activity with 2different songs from the playlist. Use the Venn Diagram on page 12 (K- Grade 2) and page 13 (Grade 3 -Grade 5) to compare the art youcreated while listening to each pieceof music. You can even choose yourown instrumental songs if you want! Let a sibling or family member listento both songs and challenge them toguess which art was created whenlistening to which song.

Choice 2 Bonus Challenge:Complete the activity worksheet forSloth at the Zoom page 11.

Choice 2 Bonus Challenge:Sport/Activity BINGO

Websi te & V ideo L inksPhys-Ed L inks

Double DoubleClapping Game

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

The Cup Songhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=12&v=Kxz4y-ovqHQ&feature=emb_logo

Choice 1 - Coordination& Cooperation

Media L inks

Thats Not HockeyRead Aloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJNObsbsIOo&list=PLmpsg8NfuatqPy2rprE2qZem3MTz2tu7K&index=12&t=12s

Draw a HockeyCharacter Activity

https://www.how-to-draw-funny-cartoons.com/cartoon-hockey.html

Sloth at the ZoomRead Aloud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnEsHT80ylk&list=PLmpsg8NfuatqPy2rprE2qZem3MTz2tu7K&index=9

Choice 2 - Blue SpruceBooks

Music L inks

Olaf One Man BandVideo

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

Pixar One Man BandVideo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZhjZgdyUGw

Mary Poppins OneMan Band Scene

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OwnBuPbMqc

Brain Pop - MakeYour Own One ManBand Game

https://www.brainpop.com/games/onemanband/

Drawing MusicPlaylist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl1BMvqb2xUJcWuvUbpORwOapOXf22hI5

Choice 1 - One Kid Band

Choice 2 - Musical Art