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8th grade Core Subject – Week of March 23, 2020
SUBJECT Information to get you Instructional Materials Additional Resources you may find helpful or interesting:
started:
English 8 You can reach your ELA teacher -Comprehensive PDF document Click on the link below to access the materials you will need
by email. Please contact your containing an outline for home learning for this week’s instruction:
teacher if you have questions instruction, daily “Power Moments”
or are unable to access Writer’s Notebook prompts, review Outline for Daily ELA 8 Home Instruction
materials/resources. materials, and a Family Literacy
Challenge. Cursive Writing
-NEWSELA.com (sign in with your Vestal Keyboarding Practice
Google account)
Grammar & Writing Help:
- www.noredink.com (Students will receive additional
information regarding this resource via their Vestal
email.)
English 8 You can reach your ELA teacher -Comprehensive PDF document Click on the link below to access the materials you will need
Enriched by email. Please contact your containing an outline for home learning for this week’s instruction:
teacher if you have questions instruction, daily “Power Moments”
or are unable to access Writer’s Notebook prompts, review Outline for Daily ELA 8 Home Instruction
materials/resources. materials, and a Family Literacy
Challenge. Cursive Writing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/102S-
8rv5kr8ww9CY8uf-o9LdcD__eA6Y/view Keyboarding Practice
- www.NEWSELA.com Grammar & Writing Help:
(sign in with your Vestal Google account - www.noredink.com (Students will receive additional
– enroll using class code: DFK5WP) information regarding this resource via their Vestal
email.)
Math 8 Hi Everyone! We are going to For your practice materials, go to: Here are some additional resources:
provide you with some online deltamath.com
practice of what we have Illuminations
studied so far this year. This This site, from the National Council of Teachers of
will help with our shortened Mathematics (NCTM), features complete lesson plans,review time we will have at the In upper right-hand corner of screen, mobile games for students, interactive activities, and brain
end of the school year. click on "create account" then select teasers. Grades: PreK–12
"student". Illustrative Math
Type teacher code: High-quality educational resources for teachers and
Mrs. Schultz: 362301 students. Excellent math tasks, videos, lesson plans, and
Mrs. D’Angelo: 458502 problem-based curriculum modules. Grades: 6–8Classroom
Ms. Ortloff: 309757 Ideas
Ms. Quinn: 538037 Khan Academy
Khan Academy is on a mission to give a free, world-class
Select your math period, then fill in your education to anyone, anywhere. Their personalized
information in the boxes. Please use learning resources are available for all ages. Video learning
your school email address and I segments are followed by practice activities. Grades: K-12
recommend using your school login
password.
LearnZillion
Then click on "create account" at the
Cloud-based curriculum for K–12 students, focusing on
bottom of the screen.
supporting both traditional and blended classrooms.
Log back into Delta Math using your
Grades: K–12
login information. Try the assignments
that are available. Complete 5 correctly
in each section. Desmos
An online graphing calculator that students can use for
Each week a new set of topics will be free. Includes a teacher-centric activity builder for creating
available. All questions are on topics we digital math activities. Grades: 9–12
have covered during this school year.
GeoGebra
Another graphing calculator for functions, geometry,
algebra, calculus, statistics, and 3-D math. Includes practice
sheets. Grades: 9–12
Algebra Hi Everyone! We are going to For your practice materials, go to: Just as a reminder, the website:
provide you with some online
practice of what we have EMathinstruction.com
Deltamath.com
studied so far this year. This
has support materials and lessons for each topic we have
will help with our shortened In upper right-hand corner of screen, studied so far this year.
review time we will have at the click on "create account" then select
end of the school year. "student". In addition, here are some additional resources:Type teacher code: Illuminations
Mrs. Schultz: 362301 This site, from the National Council of Teachers of
Mrs. D’Angelo: 458502 Mathematics (NCTM), features complete lesson plans,
Ms. Ortloff: 309757 mobile games for students, interactive activities, and brain
Select your math period, then fill in your teasers. Grades: PreK–12
information in the boxes. Please use
your school email address and I Illustrative Math
recommend using your school login High-quality educational resources for teachers and
password. students. Excellent math tasks, videos, lesson plans, and
Then click on "create account" at the problem-based curriculum modules. Grades: 6–8Classroom
bottom of the screen. Ideas
Log back into Delta Math using your
login information. Khan Academy
Each week a new set of topics will be Khan Academy is on a mission to give a free, world-class
available. All questions are on topics we education to anyone, anywhere. Their personalized
have covered during this school year. learning resources are available for all ages. Video learning
segments are followed by practice activities. Grades: K-12
LearnZillion
Cloud-based curriculum for K–12 students, focusing on
supporting both traditional and blended classrooms.
Grades: K–12
Desmos
An online graphing calculator that students can use for
free. Includes a teacher-centric activity builder for creating
digital math activities. Grades: 9–12
GeoGebra
Another graphing calculator for functions, geometry,
algebra, calculus, statistics, and 3-D math. Includes practice
sheets. Grades: 9–12
Social Studies 8 Google classroom: Please check your VMS Library data bases:
emails for your class code. Brain Pop
Mr. Daino, Mr. Covert, and Mr. Spena ABC Cleo
will be sending out codes via Email SMITHSONIAN PRIMARY SOURCES IN HS HISTORYThe videos on the link below are listed OTHER RESOURCES TO CHECK OUT:
chronologically (for the most part) and KHAN ACADEMY
organized into two categories, the first HISTORY CHANNEL
being topics that are mostly review from PBS.ORG - HISTORICAL VIDEOS
throughout this year, and the second
being topics that are mostly upcoming in
our remaining units. The videos alone
are great for review or new learning, and
they are also accompanied by various
quizzes, challenges, and related readings
or primary sources, among other things.
Students are encouraged to explore all
of the available resources that come
along with the videos, and are welcome
to explore any other social
studies/history related topics on the
site! (suggestions provided)
8th Grade Social Studies Resources
Global Studies The materials posted on Please sign into your Google Classroom Khan Academy Vestal Middle School Library Database
Google Classroom are for weekly and directions will be posted for Textbook: Prentice Hall World History 2011
review purposes and will not review materials. Please feel free to
impact your grades. email your teacher if there any
questions. We will be using the same
resources as the high school. We will
begin by using Khan Academy lessons
with a review of Ancient Greece.
Science 8 Mr Gray’s Google Classroom Check student email and google Youtube: Crash Course Friction
(Gray) Code: iunoiss classroom for information and Youtube: Crash Course Gravity
assignments
Science 8 These materials are available Schoology https://vestal.schoology.com Virtual Field Trips
(Skinner) to help you review and learn /home Museum of Natural History
while we are out of school. Here I will be posting with directions for https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour
what you can be doing to review/learn. I Museo Galileo (see all of Galileo's inventions)
have added links through our class that https://catalogue.museogalileo.it/you can access to watch videos, play Mt. St. Helens Volcano
games, and complete lessons. I will also https://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/volcanocams/msh/
put events/lessons on the calendar so Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips and games
you can manage your time. https://www.discoveryeducation.com/community/virtual-
Legends of Learning field-trips/
https://app.legendsoflearning.com/login
Use the Teacher code SKINNE33 to get Science buddies STEM activities
to your lessons and games. https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities
Science Spot Kidzone
https://sciencespot.net/Pages/kidzone.html
Earth Science Mr. Gray’s Classroom Check the google site for 1. ReviewEarthScience.com
announcements and information.
Announcements are located under the 2. Youtube: Crash Course Astronomy Video Series
“Home” tab.
3. Youtube: National Geographic Documentary – Amazing
Planet: LAVA DRIVEN WORLD
French Remember, these materials Classzone.com ● Walk, Talk and Learn French
are available to help you This is our Discovering French Textbook ● Learn French with Pascal
review and learn while we’re online program.. You can choose the ● Learn French with Alexa
out of school. unit you wish to practice with and work
● Easy French
These won’t affect your on listening, reading and writing
grades. activities.
French in Social Media:
To access, visit www.classzone.com and 7 Twitter Accounts To Follow If You’re Learning French
follow these directions:
5 Spotify Playlists To Follow If You’re Learning French
● Select World Languages
7 Instagram Accounts To Follow If You’re Learning French
MIDDLE SCHOOL
● Select NY from the map or drop How to change your language settings to French on Twitter
down menu
● Click Find Your Book French related articles:
● Select Discovering French 1 Why does French have so many unpronounced letters?
● Choose your unit and what you
How to start speaking French before your vacation
want to do! @HomeTutor isgreat because there are lots of French News Site:
activities that cover vocab and Le Monde
grammar Le Monde.fr - 1er site d'information. Les articles du journal
et toute l'actualité en continu : International, France,
Société, Economie, Culture
Educaplay.com
Educaplay.com is an online resource for all kinds of subjects
at various grade levels (so you can try it for your other
classes too!).
Search French and you will get a lot of interesting activities,
many based on topics we have studied. It’s game based so
you can play and learn.
Watch a Disney movie in French!
Netflix, Disney+ and many of the dvd’s have options to view
movies in French. You won’t know all the words, but you
can listen for those you do.
Quia Web
Tour a Museum from your Couch!!
Here is a link to an article about visiting museums from all
over the world:
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-
galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
German Remember, these materials Duolingo Below are links to sites run by Deutsche Welle (DW).
are available to help you You can continue to work through What do you want to learn about?
review and learn while we’re Duolingo at your own pace. When they
out of school. designed this course, it was meant to be German Language Course
These won’t affect your the equivalent of the first full year of a ● Nicos Weg (Nico’s Way) - Click A1 (that’s the
grades. college course. However, that means beginner’s course)
doing a bit every day and always going This is by far the best online language course I
back to refresh and review previous have found. My own family has used it before
lessons. traveling to Germany. This is an excellent series.Deutsche Welle is a media company, There are plenty of 8th graders that have
delivering news online, tv and radio. experience with Nicos Weg already. The main
They also have an extensive and frustrations that students have is that the
continuously updated collection of exercises are picky and require correct
resources for learning German. Why? punctuation and capitalization in order to get the
Germany has recently become home to answer correct. My advice: Either stop worrying
1.4 Million refugees, more than any about what your score is, or else, take your time
other European country. Helping (you have lots of it now).
refugees participate in German society
benefits everyone. Culture
● Deutschland Labor - This is a series of 20 videos
about German culture. It’s in German, and the
language will be above your level, but each video
has a Manuskript so you can read along, and also
online exercises (matching, etc.) Topics range
from school to fashion to money to stuffed
animals to hiking to sausage to art and music!
Enjoy!
Culture Basics - English
● Mach dein Herz auf - Open your heart - This is in
English and Arabic and directed toward refugees
trying to start a new life in Germany. It offers
important insight into different parts of German
culture
German Cities
● Stadtbilder (City Photos) - These are videos
showing major cities in Germany. Again the
language level is above yours, but these are great
to see what Germany looks like.
Vocabulary Flashcards
● Deutschtrainer - These are basically vocab lists
organized by topic. The videos are just listen &repeat (like flashcards). There are 100 topics.
Everything from animals & pets, to rooms of your
house, to feelings and relationships. The format is
not particularly exciting, but the content is very
useful and current.
Quia Web
Tour a Museum from your Couch!!
Here is a link to an article about visiting museums from all
over the world:
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-
galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
Spanish Remember, these materials Duolingo News sites
are available to help you Continue to work through the courses CNN español
review and learn while we’re given on Duolingo at your own pace. Go This is a news website that allows viewers to read in
out of school. through it little by little everyday and Spanish about the latest news going on in Latin America,
These won’t affect your occasionally go back to refresh and the United States, and the world. The level of language is
grades. review previous lessons. Have fun with “Lee las últimas noticias e información sobre
it! Latinoamérica, Estados Unidos, mundo, entretenimiento,
política, salud…”
Classzone.com
This is our Avancemos Textbook online Learning Tools
program.. You can choose the unit you El blog para aprender español
wish to practice with and work on Up-to-date, this YouTube channel has more than 80
listening, reading and writing activities. uploaded videos in Spanish that cover mostly grammar and
vocabulary. The typical length of a video is about 5 minutes
To access, visit www.classzone.com and long
follow these directions:
Top Songs to Help Learn Spanish!
● Select World Languages This list provides a multitude of topics to listen to that are
MIDDLE SCHOOL similar to American tunes in order to help learn some
● Select NY from the map or drop essential vocabulary (Basic greetings, body parts,
vowel/animal songs, etc.)
down menu
● Click Find Your Book Top 400 Essential Spanish Words● Select Avancemos 1 (middle This list was compiled by analyzing the most common
book- top row) words from thousands of movie and television show
● Choose your unit and what you subtitles with the goal of approximating the spoken
language in real life. It is different than other such lists
want to do! @HomeTutor is
because it is more specific. This list contains the actual
great because there are lots of forms of words, be they masculine, feminine, singular or
activities that cover vocab and plural. It also contains the conjugated forms of verb
grammar
● Eighth Grade can go from Spanish in Social Media
Lección Preliminar - Unidad 4, 9 Twitter Accounts To Follow If You’re Learning Spanish
Lección 2 (Padavona’s Classes -
6 TV Shows You Can Stream To Help You Learn Spanish
Mrs. Baldwin’s may be slightly
ahead) Keep Summer Going With This Spanish-Language Playlist
Memes in Spanish
Educaplay.com
Educaplay.com is an online resource for all kinds of subjects
at various grade levels (so you can try it for your other
classes too!).
Search Spanish and you will get a lot of interesting
activities, many based on topics we have studied. It’s game
based so you can play and learn.
Watch a Disney movie in Spanish!
Netflix, Disney+ and many of the dvd’s have options to view
movies in Spanish. You won’t know all the words, but you
can listen for those you do. Plus hearing the songs we love
in Spanish is fun!
Quia Web
Tour a Museum from your Couch!!Here is a link to an article about visiting museums from all
over the world:
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-
galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
Mexico’s National Museum of Anthropology is featured and
that place is so cool!!!
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