Detective’s Daily Mission: Day 4

Hello! You did an amazing job on Day 3 learning about feelings, nouns, and rules. Today, we'll build on those skills to become even smarter. Let's get started!

🌱 Growing Start 🌱

Please open your Growing Start notebook to a new page. Write today's date, then complete the three tasks below.

1. Math Story Review

Let's warm up your math brain! Read the addition story problem below. In your notebook, draw a picture to solve it and write the number sentence.

Leo had 4 blue crayons. He found 4 red crayons. How many crayons does he have in all?

2. Noun Power!

Yesterday you learned all about nouns. In your notebook, write one example for each:

• A person: __________

• A place: __________

• A thing: __________

3. Feelings Check-In 😊

Think about how you are feeling right now as you start your day. Draw a face in your notebook that shows your feeling. Are you happy, tired, excited, or something else?

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)

Your Mission for Today! 🕵️‍♀️

Welcome back, Feeling Detective! Yesterday, you identified big feelings. Today's mission is to learn what to do when a big feeling like frustration or anger shows up. These are your "Calm Down Tools."

Managing Big Feelings

When a feeling is too big, we can use a tool to help us calm down. Your Calm Down Toolkit helps you choose a good strategy.

Activities:

Complete one or more of the following activities-

👁   Visual: Create a "Calm Down Corner" in your mind. Draw a picture of a cozy, safe place you can imagine when you feel upset. What does it have in it? A soft chair? Your favorite toys?

⭐If you're able, create that space within your home too⭐

🎧 Auditory: Listen to the "Belly Breathe" video, or have a parent guide you to: "Breathe in slowly through your nose like you're smelling a flower, then breathe out slowly through your mouth like you're blowing out a candle." Do this three times.

✍️ Reading/Writing: In your SEL notebook, complete this sentence: “When I feel upset, I can try to ___.” (Examples: take deep breaths, count to ten, ask for a hug, go to my calm corner)

🤲 Kinesthetic: Practice a "squeeze and release." Make tight fists with your hands and squeeze all the angry feelings into them for five seconds. Then, open your hands and let all the feelings fly away.

Reading & Literature

1. Pick a Book

Choose a book you’d like to read. It can be a storybook, an informational book, or a favorite you’ve read before.

2. Read for 30 Minutes 

Find a quiet spot and read on your own. If you need help with a word, ask your parent or sound it out slowly.

3. Reading Log

Write the title of your book, how many pages you read, and the time you spent reading.

🔍Detective's Report:

Yesterday you found a character's biggest feeling. Today, let's figure out why.

• Think about the main character in your book. What was one thing that happened in the story to cause their feeling?

• In your Reading notebook, write one sentence using "because": "The character felt (feeling) because (what happened in the story)."

Language Arts

Nouns: Common and Proper

Yesterday you learned that a noun is a person, place, or thing. Great job!

If you need a review:

Think of those nouns as the regular, everyday names for things. The official word for them is common nouns. For example, boy, park, and dog are all common nouns because they name a general person, place, or thing.

• dog

• tree

• car

Today, we'll learn about nouns with special, specific names! These are called proper nouns. A proper noun is like a VIP. It's so important that it always starts with a capital letter.

Check out the difference:

• A common noun is a general name: boy

• A proper noun is a specific name: Leo

Click through the examples below to see the difference between a common noun and a proper noun. 

Activities:

Complete one or more of the following activities-

👁   Visual: Look at this list. Point to the proper noun in each pair.

• boy / Tom

• city / Paris

• holiday / Christmas

🎧 Auditory: Say your first name. Is it a common noun or a proper noun? (It's proper—it's a special name for you!) Now say the name of your street. Is it common or proper? (Proper!)

✍️ Reading/Writing: In your Language Arts notebook, sort these words into two groups: "Common Nouns" and "Proper Nouns".

• girl

• road

• Main Street

• book

• Sam

• car

• Florida

🤲 Kinesthetic: Write a common noun (like friend) on one piece of paper and a proper noun that matches (like Maria) on another. Make three pairs and match them up.

Spelling: 

Math

Skip Counting and Basic Subtraction:

You are doing a great job with math! Today, we'll warm up our brains with some fun counting, do a quick addition review, and then learn a new skill called subtraction.

Warm-Up: Skip Counting to 50

Let's practice counting in different ways. 

Remember:

This helps us see patterns in numbers!

Activity:

🤲 Kinesthetic: Get your body moving!

• By 1s: Clap for each number.

  1, 2, 3, ... 50

• By 5s: Stomp your feet for each number.

  5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50

• By 10s: Do a jumping jack for each number.

  10, 20, 30, 40, 50

Review: Addition Practice

Let's quickly practice putting numbers together. In your Math notebook, solve these problems. You can use the counting on method you learned yesterday. You can also use small objects to help you count.

• 4 + 2 = ?

• 3 + 3 = ?

• 5 + 4 = ?

New Skill: Basic Subtraction

Great job! Now you're ready to learn about subtraction. Subtraction is the opposite of addition. Instead of putting things together, we take some away. We use a minus sign (-) for subtraction.

Example:

5 - 2 = 3 (We say: "Five minus two equals three.")

It means you start with 5, then you take 2 away, and you have 3 left.

Activities: 

Complete one or more of the following activities-

👁   Visual: For each problem below, draw the first number of circles. Then, cross out the second number of circles to find your answer.

• 5 - 2 = 

• 6 - 4 = 

• 8 - 1 = 

🎧 Auditory: Say each number sentence out loud as you solve it. For 6 - 2 = 4, you would say, "Six minus two equals four." How would you say these number sentences aloud? 

• 7 - 1 = 6

• 3 - 2 = 1

• 10 - 6 = 4

✍️ Reading/Writing: Write each subtraction problem and its answer in your Math notebook.

• 9 - 3 =
• 4 - 2 =
• 7 - 4 =

🤲 Kinesthetic: Use blocks or toys to act out the problems.

Example: 7 - 4, start with 7 blocks, then physically move 4 of them away. Count how many are left.

• 3 - 2 = 
• 6 - 4 =
• 9 - 3 =

💡Challenge Question:

Yesterday you learned that 3 + 5 is the same as 5 + 3. Is subtraction the same?

Try:

5 - 3 = ?

3 - 5 = ? (Can you start with 3 blocks and take 5 away?)

What do you notice?

Social Studies

You're a Community Rules Captain! 🌟

You have learned so much about rules at home, at school, and in our community. You know what rules are and why they are important. Now it's time to show what you know and earn your badge as an official Rules Captain!

Part 1: The Rules Captain Quiz

Let's check your knowledge! In your Social Studies notebook, write the answers to these three questions.

1. Fill in the blank: Rules are important because they help everyone stay: ____________

2. What's the Rule? Imagine you are at the library and see a friend. What is a good rule to follow so that other people can read?

   • A) Run and shout hello!

   • B) Use a quiet, inside voice.

   • C) Start playing a game.

3. What Happens Next? What is a positive consequence (a good thing that happens) when everyone takes turns on the playground slide?

Part 2: Community Helper Project - Design a Sign!

Every great community needs helpful signs to remind people of the rules. Your final mission is to create one!

Your Task:

Choose a place in your community (like a park, swimming pool, or library). Then, design a colorful sign with one important rule for that place.

Activities: 

Complete each of the activities below as you create your sign- 

👁   Visual: On a piece of paper, design your sign. Draw a picture that shows people following the rule. Use your favorite colors to make it bright and easy to see!

🎧 Auditory: Write the rule clearly on your sign. Use your best printing! (Examples: "Please Walk By The Pool," "Share The Swings," "Read Quietly.")

✍️ Reading/Writing: When you are finished, present your sign to a parent. Tell them:

• What your rule is.

• Why it's an important rule for that place.

• What good things happen when everyone follows it.

Science

Matter Detective Skills Quiz 🕵️‍♀️

You have learned so much about the three different types of matter. Click the button below to access a video quiz to test your matter detective skills.

Experiment – Magnetic or Not?

Yesterday you tested if solids sink or float in a liquid. Today, you'll test another property of solids: magnetism!

A magnet is a special object that can pull on other objects made of certain metals, like iron.

Steps: (With the help of an adult)

1. Gather a magnet.

2. Complete each activity below as you work through the magnetism experiment.

Activities:

👁   Visual: In your science notebook, create a chart with two columns: "Magnetic" and "Not Magnetic." Draw the objects in the correct column after you test them.

🤲 Kinesthetic: Go on a "Magnet Hunt" around the house with your parent. See what surprising things your magnet sticks to (like the refrigerator door or the leg of a table).

🎧 Auditory: Say your prediction aloud for each item before you test it:

"I predict the key will be magnetic."

Science Prediction Reminder

When scientists make predictions, they don’t know the answer yet. Predictions don’t have to be right. Even wrong guesses teach us something new. Every test gives us information, and that is how scientists learn.

✍️ Reading/Writing: Write one sentence in your science notebook:

"A magnet sticks to some metal objects, but not to plastic or wood."

Discussion Questions:

1. Which item surprised you?

2. Did your predictions match the results?

3. Do you think magnets can be strong enough to carry heavy objects, like a car? 

Art

Art Project: Feeling Doodles

Art is a wonderful tool we can use to show and understand our feelings. Just like you learned about "Calm Down Tools" in your SEL mission, drawing can be a way to calm our bodies and minds.

Your Task:

You're going to create a doodle that shows a feeling. It doesn't have to look like anything specific. It's all about lines, shapes, and colors.

Activities: 

Complete each of the activities blow as you create your doodle-

👁   Visual:

• Choose a feeling from your Feelings Chart (like happy, angry, or sad).

• Pick one or two colors you think match that feeling.

• On a piece of paper, just let your crayon or marker move! Make scribbles, zig-zags, swirly lines, or shapes that show what that feeling looks like to you.

🎧 Auditory: As you draw, describe your lines to a parent. Are they fast and sharp like an angry feeling, or slow and wavy like a calm feeling?

✍️ Reading/Writing: On the back of your paper, write the name of the feeling you chose for your doodle.

Physical Education

Today you are going to be moving your body, learning new exercises, and using your P.E. Log.

Warm-Up (do each for about 10–15 seconds):

• Stretch your arms up high like you’re reaching for the sky.
• Bend down slowly and touch your toes.
• Roll your shoulders forward and backward.
• Arm Circles forward and backward
• Take three big breaths in and out.

Main Exercises:

Do each movement slowly at first, then try them at a steady pace. Click on each exercise to see a video example of each.

Record in Your Log:

Write down what you did in your P.E. Log (or have your parent write it for you):

• “10 jumping jacks, 10 Bear Crawls, 10 Bicycle Crunches, Ran in Place”

End-of-Day Teach-Back

Pretend you are the teacher:

At the end of the day, share one thing from each subject with your parent.

Final Step: