Student Name: Teacher: Kindergarten At-Home Learning Activities
The following learning plans are designed to help you carry on with your learning while school is not in session. You may work on the activities independently or with an adult. Feel free to complete in any order. It is important that parents or children do not feel overwhelmed. If you are feeling overwhelmed, reach out to your child’s teacher for assistance.
***Select only one Related Areas activity per day*** Questions or concerns about Related Arts Activities should be directed to: Sra. Mundo - Spanish [email protected] Mrs. Lee - Music [email protected] Coach Carnes - PE [email protected] Mrs. Colchin - Art [email protected]
Monday, April 6
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Read a book of your choice for 15 minutes. Talk with your grown ups about the READING characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end.
Write about your day. Remember to stretch words and record the sounds you can hear WRITING (Words don’t have to be spelled correctly. We are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly). Sight word search: WORD STUDY Look for sight words you know in a book. Make a list of the words you found.
Parents: Be looking for a mini lesson video from your child’s teacher! Today we are learning about 2D or two dimensional shapes. A 2D shape is a flat shape
like a circle , square , triangle , rectangle , and
hexagon .
2D shapes have sides and vertices or a vertex (these are the corners where the sides meet). How many sides does a square have? How many corners or vertices does a square have? How many sides does a rectangle have? How many corners or vertices does a rectangle have? MATH Digital Option: Pick a video to watch (or more than one if you’d like): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDQDyx59QY4&t=99s These are the 2D shapes I Know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsR0h50BiFQ Shapes are Everywhere (Pancake Manor Song) https://youtu.be/OEbRDtCAFdU Shapes Song (Singing Walrus) https://www.jackhartman 2D shape song (Jack Hartman) Play this online game: https://www.abcya.com/games/shape_match Monster Mansion game
Non-Digital Option: Look for squares and rectangles throughout your house or outdoors. Count the sides and vertices. Record 3 squares and 3 rectangles you found on paper.
Plants are living things. How do you know? What does a plant need to live? Make a list SCIENCE of things that plants need. If you’d like to find a plant (flower, tree, etc.) and draw a picture you can or you can take a picture.
Practice our Fitness Warm-ups: Repeat for an extra challenge. Jog 2 minutes, walk 2 minutes Jog 2 minutes, walk 2 minutes 5-10 Push-ups PE 10-15 Curl-ups Sit and Reach stretches, hold each stretch at least 30 seconds Butterfly stretch, hold at least 30 seconds Straddle stretch, hold at least 30 seconds
Go on a virtual field trip to the Boston Children’s Museum. After you explore, write about or ART draw some of your favorite things from the tour in your sketchbook. Museum-virtual-tour
Using the song “Baby Shark,” create different words to the song, such as “Wash your hands, do doot, do doot, doot doot.” Create motions to go with your new words. Suggestion: what chores around your house can you think of that would work? Activities MUSIC that you might do inside or outside?
When you take a walk with a family member, look for 1 thing verde (green) or 1 thing SPANISH amarillo (yellow). Can you find it? I know you can!
OTHER COMPUTER LAB: Computer/Technology Resources; Choose one activity for 25 minutes per week from the links on this page. Please get your parent's permission before you begin. https://www.lexrich5.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=25019
Tuesday, April 7
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Read a book of your choice. Describe the characters and their actions to your grown READING up.
Write about your friends. What do you like to do together? Draw a picture to match your story. Remember to stretch words and record the sounds you can hear (Words don’t WRITING have to be spelled correctly - we are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly).
Sight word practice: Read your sight word list. Choose 5 words you struggled reading. WORD STUDY Practice reading and writing each word 3 times.
What do you notice about a circle and a triangle ?
MATH How are they alike? How are they different?
Circles have 0 sides and 0 vertices. They have one continuous edge. How many sides does a triangle have? How many vertices does a triangle have?
Digital Option:
Pick a video to watch (or more than one if you’d like): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDQDyx59QY4&t=99s These are the 2D shapes I Know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsR0h50BiFQ Shapes are Everywhere (Pancake Manor Song) https://youtu.be/OEbRDtCAFdU Shapes Song (Singing Walrus) https://www.jackhartman 2D shape song (Jack Hartman) Play this online game: https://www.abcya.com/games/shape_match Monster Mansion game
Non-Digital Option: Find circles and triangles in a magazine and paste them onto a piece of paper. If you don’t have magazines, cut out triangle and circle shapes from the paper of your choice. Have your adults help you by drawing shapes for you to trace and watching as you use scissors.
Different plants and animals live in different places. Plants and animals get what they need SCIENCE from where they live. Draw a picture of some animals that live on land. Use your phone number to create a fitness routine using the exercises below. 0 = 30 second plank 5 = 10 sit-ups 1 = 15 frog jumps 6 = 20 Shoulder taps while holding plank PE 2 = 20 high knees 7 = 30 second wall sit 3 = 15 arm circles 8 = 20 jumping jacks 4 = 10 push-ups 9 = 20 mountain climbers
ART Draw the best ice cream sundae you have ever seen.
Take a listening walk outside. Describe the sounds you heard outside using musical MUSIC words, such as high/low, quiet/loud, fast/slow to a family member. Write sounds you heard down, such as bird calls, crunch of leaves, etc.
SPANISH What is your favorite color?
Do you have a shirt of that color? Si o No
OTHER
Wednesday, April 8
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Read a book of your choice. Describe the setting in the book and compare it to a book READING that you’ve read before. Choose one, write 1-2 sentences: What is your favorite thing to do inside? OR WRITING What is your favorite thing to do outside? Remember to stretch words and record the sounds you can hear (words don’t have to be spelled correctly, we are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly).
Decode (read) the following nonsense words. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Db_UHi2_E34 (optional)
WORD STUDY zut nig pav lac yeg tid jev sif jop tac tuz ib mev jus bac kon ud vaf kel fod riz ses yuj mon uj
What do you notice about a circle , triangle , square , and
rectangle ?
How are they alike? How are they different?
Digital Option: Pick a video to watch (or more than one if you’d like): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDQDyx59QY4&t=99s These are the 2D shapes I MATH Know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsR0h50BiFQ Shapes are Everywhere (Pancake Manor Song) https://youtu.be/OEbRDtCAFdU Shapes Song (Singing Walrus) https://www.jackhartman 2D shape song (Jack Hartman) Play this online game: https://www.abcya.com/games/shape_match Monster Mansion game
Non-Digital Option: Which do you see more of in your home circles, squares, triangles, or rectangles? Count them and then write down your findings.
Some plants live in water (water lily, seaweed) . These plants get what they need from the SCIENCE water. Draw a picture of plants that live in water.
Create an obstacle course inside or outside. How many different ways can you move through it? PE (forward, backward, bear crawl, crab walk) Which way could you do it the fastest and safest?
Jen Stark has shared these amazing coloring sheets inspired by her artwork. To print go to: ART https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54bd5b83e4b076c29fcad1cb/t/5e7a693991874246 596cc4d0/1585080633196/ColoringBook-JenStark.pdf or draw a picture and color it using as many different colors as you can.
MUSIC Create a dance to a song and perform it for your family. Find 2 objects and describe it by size,shape and color.
Tamaño (size) Formas (shape) Colores (colors)
SPANISH grande (big) circulo (circle) rojo- red amarillo-yellow mediana (medium) cuadrado(square) negro-black morado-purple pequeña (small) rectangulo (rectangle) azul-blue anaranjado-orange verde-green blanco-white rosado-pink café-brown
Thursday, April 9
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Read a book of your choice. Talk about the who, what, when, where, why, and how READING concepts of the book. *A parent will need to ask these questions. Complete the sentence: My favorite thing to do with my parents (Mom, Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, grown-up, etc.) is ______because______. WRITING Remember to stretch words and record the sounds you can hear (words don’t have to be spelled correctly, we are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly).
Unscramble the following sentences by writing the words in the correct order. Remember sentences begin with an uppercase letter and end with an end mark/period.
see I dog. big a (I see a big dog.) WORD STUDY can He log. on the sit (He can sit on the log.)
The fast. run pig can (The pig can run fast.)
Parents: Be looking for a mini lesson video from your child’s teacher!
This is a hexagon
How many sides does a hexagon have? How many vertices does a hexagon have?
Digital Option: MATH Pick a video to watch (or more than one if you’d like): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3L9P2w8DjI Heidi Songs Hexagon Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCjtAOGdGFI Have Fun Learning Hexagon Song
Non-Digital Option: Hexagons are hard to find in real life! They only have 6 sides so a stop sign is NOT a hexagon! Can you find any around your house? Practice singing this hexagon poem!
Hexagon Poem (Tune: Head, shoulders, knees, and toes) A hexagon has 6 sides, has 6 sides!
A hexagon has 6 sides, has 6 sides! The sides are equal and the angles are the same! A hexagon has 6 sides, has 6 sides!
If you have access to the internet, watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkFPyue5X3Q SCIENCE How Does a Seed Become a Plant? On YouTube (Channel SciShow Kids) Seeds need soil, water, and the sun to grow. Draw a picture of a seed, the sun and water.
Aiming to a target: Use a small ball or pair of rolled up socks and a laundry basket. Use our underhand cues: using your favorite (dominant) hand and belly button facing the direction you want your ball to go. arm straight down arm straight back PE step opposite foot toss Underhand toss into the basket. Can you do it 20 times? How many times can you do it before you miss it? Can you beat your previous high score? Take a step back every time you make it, how many steps back did you take?
ART Illustrate a scene from your favorite book. Be descriptive with your pictures and include as many details as you can. Using your illustration, tell your story to someone!
MUSIC Listen to a song of your choice and draw how it makes you feel.
Find something in your house that has your favorite color. SPANISH What did you find? Draw it and label the color in Spanish.
OTHER
Monday, April 20
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Visit https://abdodigital.com/?tk=414F33301B8E136DEE3F0A93BF1795E1 to read April by Julie Murray. Just put the title in and do a search. Identify the following text features: table of contents, glossary, and index.
READING Non-digital Option: Read a nonfiction book of your choice. Identify the following text features: table of contents, glossary, and index *If there aren’t any nonfiction books available in your house, simply read a book of choice and share what you liked and/or disliked about the book.
What do you love/miss about our classroom? Remember to stretch words and record WRITING the sounds you can hear (words don’t have to be spelled correctly, we are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly).
Mystery Sight Words: Write the beginning sound for each picture to reveal the secret sight words. Then read the secret sight words to your adult. (like, is, can, the, said, my)
WORD STUDY
Digital Option: MATH Pick a video to watch (or more than one if you’d like):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDQDyx59QY4&t=99s These are the 2D shapes I Know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsR0h50BiFQ Shapes are Everywhere (Pancake Manor Song) https://youtu.be/OEbRDtCAFdU Shapes Song (Singing Walrus) https://www.jackhartman 2D shape song (Jack Hartman) Play this online game: https://www.abcya.com/games/shape_match Monster Mansion game
Non-Digital Option: Circle the real life examples of each object below -
Rectangles:
Circles:
Hexagons:
Look for seeds around your house. Some seeds are in the food you eat (apples, SCIENCE watermelon, beans) Sort your seeds/beans (group the ones that are alike).
Commercial Break: Can you do an exercise, or two, the entire length of a TV commercial break? PE Jumping jacks, arm circles, straight leg kicks, wall sit, squats, raise the roof (overhead press)
ART If you had your own castle, what would it look like? Draw your own castle, inside and outside, and a treasure room! Ask anyone in your family what is their favorite song. Why do they like it? When did they MUSIC first hear it? What were they doing when they heard it first? Listen to their favorite song together and see if you like it also as much as they do!
SPANISH As you are doing jumping jacks for PE during a commercial break, count them in Spanish.
COMPUTER LAB: Computer/Technology Resources; Choose one activity for 25 minutes per week from the links on this page. Please get your parent's permission before you begin. OTHER https://www.lexrich5.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=25019
Tuesday, April 21
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Visit https://abdodigital.com/?tk=414F33301B8E136DEE3F0A93BF1795E1 to read Add It Up: Fun with Addition. Just put the title in and do a search. Locate the table of contents and discuss the math vocabulary.
READING Non-digital option: Read a math book (ex. addition, shapes, etc.) and discuss the math vocabulary. *If there aren’t any math books available, just read a book of your choice. Discuss three words that you thought were interesting and tell why.
Write about Spring. What do you see and feel outside? Draw a picture to match your writing.Remember to stretch words and record the sounds you can hear (words WRITING don’t have to be spelled correctly, we are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly).
Phoneme Segmentation: breaking the word into each sound. Say each word aloud. Have your child say each sound they hear in the word. Ex. Cat->/c/ /a/ /t/ WORD STUDY fish-> /f/ /i/ /sh/ log -> /l/ /o/ /g/ zip -> /z/ /i/ /p/ sad -> /s/ /a/ /d/ run -> /r/ /u/ /n/ men -> /m/ /e/ /n/
challenge: lamp-> /l/ /a/ /m/ /p/ tiger-> /t/ /i/ /g/ /r/ A pattern is anything that repeats! You can make patterns with shapes. What would MATH come next in these patterns?
Digital Option: https://www.abcya.com/games/shape_patterns Play Shape Pattern Game on abcya.com
Non-Digital Option: Play “Finish the Shape Pattern” with your adults or siblings. Use crayons/paper or even sidewalk chalk outside. Draw repeating patterns and have a family member finish them. Get your family member to create patterns for you to finish.
Parents: Be looking for a mini lesson video from your child’s teacher! SCIENCE
Label the picture (roots, stem, seedling, leaves)
Get outside: jog and walk. Jog for 30 seconds, walk 45 seconds. Jog 45 seconds, walk 1 minute. Jog 1 minute, walk 1 minute. Jog 1 minute, walk 45 seconds. Jog 2 minutes, walk 1 minute. PE How many times were you able to complete this activity in 20 minutes? Did a family member do it with you? Color Wheel Composition Use found objects from outside to create a color wheel. See how many you can find. Red, red ART orange, orange, yellow orange, yellow, yellow green, green, blue green, blue, blue violet, violet, and red violet. Arrange in a circle. Create shaker instruments by putting dried rice, beans, spaghetti, or coins into empty MUSIC containers or plastic Easter eggs. Play your favorite song and keep a steady beat with your new instruments!
SPANISH How many family members like your same favorite color?
OTHER
Wednesday, April 22
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Read a book of your choice. Discuss whether the book is fiction or nonfiction. Tell how READING you know.
Write a grocery list for your parents. Remember to stretch words and record the sounds WRITING you can hear (words don’t have to be spelled correctly, we are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly). CVC (consonant/vowel/consonant) word matching: Match each picture to the correct cvc word.
WORD STUDY
In real life, shapes are everywhere! Think about words to describe the position of a shape. The clock is a circle. It might be above the rectangular shaped table. Use MATH positional words to describe shapes in your house. Play eye spy and give clues about the shape (use words like vertices and sides) and use positional words (above, below, near,
far, next to, in between, under). For example: I spy a shape that has 0 sides and 0 vertices that is above the rectangular trash can.
Observe a plant outside. Write what the plant needs to survive. I observed ______. SCIENCE The plant needs______and ______. Draw a picture of the plant you observed.
Striking and catching skills: Use any of the following equipment; a balloon, a pool noodle (cut in half), or playground ball.
Use our underhand striking cues: Your not so favorite hand (non-dominant) will hold the object out in front of your body about belly button high. Your favorite (dominant) hand will strike the object. arm straight down arm straight back step opposite foot PE Underhand strike your object of choice into the air.
Catch your object with two hands as it falls. Try not to catch the object with your body. Catching cues: Reach Grab Pull-in
Can you strike and catch 20 times? How many times can you strike and catch before you drop it? Can you beat your previous high score? Trace around your hand and then go in and try to make it look like something other than a hand drawing. ART
Get at least 4 different plastic Easter eggs or old pill bottles. Put something different in MUSIC each one, such as rice, beans, coins, and broken spaghetti pieces. Ask someone in your family to shake each one and guess what’s in each one. What is louder/softer?
Watch the number video SPANISH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ydJr1Is8xI
OTHER Thursday, April 23
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Visit https://abdodigital.com/?tk=414F33301B8E136DEE3F0A93BF1795E1 to listen to the nonfiction book Amphibians by Julie Murray. Just put the title in and do a search. Discuss the words in the glossary. Find the index and use it to revisit the pages that tell about those words. READING Non-digital Option: Read any nonfiction book in your home and discuss new or unknown words. *Find the index and use it to revisit pages that tell about those words. *If there are not any nonfiction books available, then read a book of your choice and discuss new or unknown words.
Write a letter to your teacher or a friend. Don’t forget to sign your name. Remember to stretch words and record the sounds you can hear (words don’t have to be spelled WRITING correctly, we are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly).
Scavenger hunt: Find and write down something that… WORD STUDY -begins with the letter B: -is small:
-has lots of colors: -ends with the letter T: -has the vowel e: -has a /ch/ sound in it: -you have more than one of: -is cozy: You can use shapes to make new bigger shapes and even new creations!
Digital Option: https://www.abcya.com/games/shapes_geometry_game Play Shape Construction! on abcya.com
MATH
Non-Digital Option: Use construction, copy paper, or even magazine pages to make a shape monster. Cut out shapes and put them together to make your shape monster! Remember, you need adult supervision with scissors and glue!
Label the plant.
SCIENCE
(Roots, stem, leaves, and flower)
Increase your heart rate... 10 Jumping jacks 10 Bottom kickers 10 Burpees PE 10 High knees 10 Frog jumps 1 minute rest/water break Complete each exercise one time for one “set”. How many sets did you complete in 20 minutes? Walk around your house and look for different pieces of art (photography, ceramics, painting, etc.). Write a list of your discoveries. ART
https://youtu.be/OXAdqLgEYx4 MUSIC Listen to this recording of Yankee Doodle and march to the steady beat.
SPANISH Count the PE exercises in Spanish.
OTHER Friday, April 24
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Read one of your favorite books just for sheer enjoyment! Talk with someone about why READING you love the book so much. Try to use “story words” like character, setting, etc.
Write about your favorite thing to learn in school. Remember to stretch words and WRITING record the sounds you can hear (words don’t have to be spelled correctly, we are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly).
I Spy: Write the word and draw a picture of the item you spied. -I spy with my little eye, something that begins with /h/. -I spy with my little eye, something that begins with /m/. -I spy with my little eye, something that begins with /t/. WORD STUDY -I spy with my little eye, something that begins with /b/. -I spy with my little eye, something that begins with /r/.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVYa4Vv4mYY (optional) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxIDkn-YxIE (optional) Go on a shape hunt with your family. Look around the neighborhood for squares, MATH rectangles, triangles, hexagons, and circles. Parents: Be looking for a mini lesson video from your child’s teacher!
Put a lima bean (or other bean or seed) in a wet paper towel and place it in a baggie. Tape the baggie to a window and let it stay there for about a week. After about a week, SCIENCE open the baggie and look at your lima bean. What do you notice? Did the seed break open? Does it have roots? If so, place it in some dirt and watch it grow! (Don’t worry, if you don’t have a lima bean, we will be doing this investigation together in our video).
PE Free play outside!
I want you to think of two animals that are not alike. What makes them different? Draw the two animals on one piece of paper. ART **Use this site below to help you draw them (you can either watch the video or scroll down the page to see the steps) https://how2drawanimals.com/
Share with your family your favorite musical memory from our music class. If it’s a musical MUSIC game, teach it to your family.
How do you feel today? SPANISH Feliz (happy), triste (sad)
OTHER Monday, April 27
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Read independently for 15 minutes. Look for sight words along the way and share what READING you see with an adult or sibling. What did you do for fun this weekend? Draw a picture to match your writing. Remember to stretch words and record the sounds you can hear (words don’t have to be WRITING spelled correctly, we are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly).
Missing sounds reading game: Fill in the missing vowel to make a real word. (a, e, i, o, u).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JAiPU0VC7c (optional) f_n d_d h_t r_t d_g WORD STUDY b_t p_n g_t t_n r_d
d_n r_n b_d s_t l_t
Parents: Be looking for a mini lesson video from your child’s teacher! Today we are learning about 3D or three dimensional shapes. A 3D shape is not flat, that is, you could see different sides depending on how you turned the shape. The 3D shapes we will be learning about are...
Cone
MATH Cube
Cylinder
Sphere
Today we are specifically working on cubes and spheres.
Cubes have 6 faces (what shape do you see?) Cubes have 8 vertices Cubes have 12 sides/edges
Spheres have 0 faces Spheres have 0 vertices Spheres have 1 continues edge
Digital Option: Pick a video to watch (or more than one if you’d like): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cg-Uc556-Q These are the 3D shapes I Know Harry Kindergarten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G79xAbas6Os 3D Shapes Jack Hartman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guNdJ5MtX1A3D Shapes Song The Singing Walrus Play this online game: https://www.abcya.com/games/adventure_man_dash_shapes_colors abcya.com play 3D mode https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/common-3d-shapes.html manipulate virtual 3D shapes on mathisfun.com
Non-Digital Option: Can you find any cubes or spheres in your toy collection? Draw or take pictures of a few of your toys that are in these shapes.
Look out your window or go for a walk (with an adult). Make a list of some plants that you SCIENCE see. Wild Arms: as fast as you can complete these exercises (one set) and then repeat the set 3 times 10 arm circles forward PE 10 arm circles backward 10 forward punches 10 raise the roof
TPT Owls: Use a toilet paper tube to make an owl (or bird of your choice) ART Decorate your owl in any way. Be creative in adding the wings! You can use real feathers, or cardboard scraps. Attach with the slot method or use tape.
Talk to a family member about their favorite musical memory. Who were they with? Where MUSIC were they? What makes it special?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAPohi6AgTw SPANISH Count your fingers in Spanish using a deep voice.
COMPUTER LAB: Computer/Technology Resources; Choose one activity for 25 minutes per OTHER week from the links on this page. Please get your parent's permission before you begin. https://www.lexrich5.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=25019 Tuesday, April 28
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Before, During, and After Activity ● Before: Make a prediction about the book’s topic. ● During: Listen carefully so that you will be able to do a retelling (What happened READING first, etc.) ● After: Retell the story. Prompt if needed: What happened at the beginning, middle, and end?
Complete one sentence: If I could be an animal, I would be a ______because ______. OR WRITING If I could have a pet I would get a ______because ______. Remember to stretch words and record the sounds you can hear (words don’t have to be spelled correctly, we are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly).
Fill in a beginning consonant to make a list of -ug words. If possible, draw a picture to match each word. ___ug WORD STUDY ___ug ___ug ___ug ___ug Today we will be focusing on the shapes cylinder and cone.
MATH Cylinders have 2 faces Cylinders have 0 vertices Cylinders have 1 edge
Cones have 1 face Cones have 1 vertices Cones have 1 edge
Digital Options: Pick a video to watch (or more than one if you’d like): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cg-Uc556-Q These are the 3D shapes I Know Harry Kindergarten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G79xAbas6Os 3D Shapes Jack Hartman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guNdJ5MtX1A3D Shapes Song The Singing Walrus Play this online game: https://www.abcya.com/games/adventure_man_dash_shapes_colors abcya.com play 3D mode https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/common-3d-shapes.html manipulate virtual 3D shapes on mathisfun.com
Non-Digital Option: Can you find any cylinders or cones in your kitchen? Draw or take pictures of a few of the items you found that are in these shapes. Weather affects how the plant grows. Keep a graph of the weather for a week. Record the SCIENCE weather. Was it clear, cloudy, partly cloudy, rainy, windy, or foggy? (record the weather today through next Tuesday). Use your toys to cast a shadow onto paper. Trace the shadow and use ART your creativity/imagination to create your own scene. Remember to add the horizon line, use your perspective skills, and add those details!
Any toys will work with this method. See how creative you can be in mixing toys that don’t usually go together to create a new idea. On rainy days this can work with lamp lighting or overhead lights too. Use a variety of methods = experiment and explore!
https://youtu.be/nAtAvF2cepg MUSIC Listen to this music called Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks. How does it change? Can you imagine little chicks running around as you hear the music?
Dance /exercise SPANISH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyQxPJsK9Ac&list=RDlyQxPJsK9Ac&start_radio=1
OTHER Wednesday, April 29
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Read a book of your choice. *Remember to ask about unknown or new words if READING necessary.
Write about the best day ever. What would you do? Who would be with you? Remember to stretch words and record the sounds you can hear (words don’t have to be WRITING spelled correctly, we are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly).
Decode (read) the following nonsense words. bim nog pax zom jif WORD STUDY mun juz lef kan hib tuz om nev doj bac
kon ud vaf kel fod riz ses yuj mon uj
Parents: Be looking for a mini lesson video from your child’s teacher! 3D shapes are all around. The items we use daily have 3 dimensions. We’ve been learning about cubes, cylinders, cones, and spheres. We can learn more about 3D shapes by exploring how they move and if they can stack.
Vocabulary: -slide -stack (and be stacked on) -roll
Cubes can slide and stack MATH Cylinders can roll and slideSpheres can only roll Cones can roll and slide
Digital Option: Pick a video to watch (or more than one if you’d like):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AcsUQIxJKjY Side Stack or Roll Rocking Dan the Teaching Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cg-Uc556-Q These are the 3D shapes I Know Harry Kindergarten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G79xAbas6Os 3D Shapes Jack Hartman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guNdJ5MtX1A3D Shapes Song The Singing Walrus Play this online game: https://www.abcya.com/games/adventure_man_dash_shapes_colors abcya.com play 3D mode https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/common-3d-shapes.html manipulate virtual 3D shapes on mathisfun.com
Non-Digital Option: Gather “real life” 3D objects in the shape of cubes (dice, blocks, etc.), spheres (marble, bouncy ball, orange), Cones (party hat, ice cream cone, megaphone toy), and cylinders (cans of food, toilet paper tubes, markers). Fill in this table by writing “yes” or “no” for each shape:
Shape Name
Stack Slide
Roll
cube
cylinder
sphere
cone
Weather can affect what people do and what people wear . Draw a picture of what you SCIENCE would wear for rainy weather (rain coat, rain boots, umbrella). Throwing to a target: Use a small hand-sized ball or rolled up socks and water/gatorade bottles. Add water and a closed top if you want to give them some weight or use stuffed animals for a soft target. Use our Overhand throwing cues: “T” - turn side to target PE “L” - favorite hand (dominant) holding ball up by your head Step with your opposite foot toward your target Throw and hit your target - (twist at the waist as you throw) **Remember our games of throwing to knock over Bowling Pins** How many times did you hit your target?
Stick people! What? Go outside and find real sticks (small thin ones are best), that remind you of a person. ART Place it on your paper and trace around it. Now add outfits and other details that tell the story. https://youtu.be/a3poD0WKe9E MUSIC Listen to this version of Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks. How is it different? Listen to it again and use your egg shakers to keep the beat.
How many times can you throw a ball? SPANISH Say the number in Spanish
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PARENT INITIAL CONTENT AREA ACTIVITY WHEN COMPLETED
Read independently for 15 min. Then, read to someone in your household. READING *Send us a recording if you have time and access to a device. And be sure to listen to your recording! Write 3 sentences to describe your favorite toy(s). Draw a picture to match your writing. Remember to stretch words and record the sounds you can hear (words don’t WRITING have to be spelled correctly, we are looking for kids to hear and record what they hear when they say the word slowly). Sight word practice: WORD STUDY Read your sight word list. Choose 5 words you struggled reading. Practice reading and writing each word 3 times.
Go on a 3D shape hunt with your family. Look around the neighborhood for cubes, MATH cylinders, cones, and spheres. Take a picture of some of the 3D shapes you see.
Make a list of things you can do when the weather is sunny______. When it is rainy______. When it is hot______. When it is cold______. When it is snowy______. SCIENCE When it is windy______. Draw a picture of your favorite weather and tell why it is your favorite. Workout of the Day (WOD): 10 squats 5 jump squats 10 mountain climbers 5 push-ups PE 10 lunges 5 jumping lunges 10 plank shoulder taps 5 sit-ups Can you repeat this WOD for 3 rounds? Did a family member complete it with you?
Watch this youtube video and create your own kindness poster. ART https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=UIJBh1LPSBQ&feature=emb_logo
MUSIC Ask a family member to either play an instrument for you or sing a song. New song- SPANISH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI8jqPGBv6I&list=RDlyQxPJsK9Ac&index=2 Enjoy it!
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