Mrs. Hernandez's Kindergarten Students

Daily Schedule

We know, as parents and educators, the importance of moving and interacting with others. This is why Benavides ISD is recommending a daily schedule for all students. In this daily schedule, we ask caregivers to provide off-screen academic time as well as on-screen academic time. We also recommend movement activities and outdoor play.

Keeping our young learners engaged with the family members around them and physically active will keep everyone’s health and wellness balanced.

Morning

Before 9:00 am

Wake up and Breakfast

Wake up for the day and eat some breakfast to prepare for the new day. Do some simple stretching/yoga to get your body ready.

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Outside Exploration

Go on a walk, look for things in nature or go to a park while maintaining social distancing.

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Structured Learning (see activities calendar)


*Emergent Writing


Mid-Day

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Structured Learning (see activities calendar)


*Emergent Literacy

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Lunch

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Waterford Early Learning




Afternoon

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Structured Learning (see activities calendar)

*Math

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Structured Learning (see activities calendar)

*Science/Social Studies

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Outside Exploration

Take time to get some fresh air - go for a walk, ride your bike or throw a ball while maintaining social distancing.

Week 8 | May 18 - May 22, 2020

Emergent Literacy and Writing

Monday, May 18

Read a book of your choice.
Listen to The Bravest Fish.

Tuesday, May 19

Read a book of your choice.

Wed., May 20

Listen to How do you know it's Spring

Thurs., May 21

Read a book of your choice.

Friday, May 22


Last day of School! Be safe and take return your ipad to school by June 4

Week 7 | May 11 - May 15, 2020

Emergent Literacy and Writing

Monday, May 11

Activity:Play a syllable segmenting clapping game withsomeone. Say the word “playground.” Clap thesyllables in the word “play-ground.” How many syllablesare in the word? There are two syllables in the word“playground.”✎ Repeat the steps above using other words.✎ Write a sentence about something you like to dowith a friend. Think about how you can add pronounssuch as he, she, I, you, they, and we. Read your sentence to someone and point out the pronoun(s) youused.

Tuesday, May 12

Activity:Read or listen to a book. Talk with someone about why you think the author wrote the text.✎ Write 1-3 sentences to share your thinking. Draw apicture to go with your sentences.

Wed., May 13

Activity:Some people trade items they own or produce for things that meet their basic needs. Listen to the book A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert. Stop while reading to talk about how Anna’s mom traded to meet Anna’s basic needs..

Thurs., May 14

Activity:Have the learner write a sentence that describes the source of drinking water that is safe to drink. The learner can use the sentence stem:It is safe to drink water from ______.

Friday, May 15

Activity:Have your learner think about how they can save water at home. The learner can use the Write a List handout using the sentence stem:I can save water by:


Math, Science and Social Studies

Monday, May 11

Math Activity:Use the addition word story template to have your learner create their own word problem to solve. They can include their own name and their choice of number for the problem. Then solve by drawing a picture.Turn In to SeeSaw

ay, May 12

Math Activity:Use the subtraction word story template to have your learner create their own word problem to solve. They can include their own name and their choice of number for the problem. Then solve by drawing a picture.Turn In to SeeSaw

Wed., May 13

Math Activity:Continue to encourage your learner to solve addition problems with drawing a simple picture. Use activity pages for additional support.Turn In to SeeSaw

Thurs., May 14

Math Activity:Continue to encourage your learner to solve subtraction problems using pictures. Use activity pages for additional support.Turn In to SeeSaw

Friday, May 15

Math Activity:Have your learner draw three different addition or subtraction stories using only pictures. Then ask them to tell you the story of their math picture problems.Turn In to SeeSaw

Week 6 | May 4 - May 8, 2020

Emergent Literacy and Writing

Monday, May 4

Activity:Have your learner look around the room to describe and spell objects in their sight. They will use describing words such as colors, shapes, textures, and location.Ex: front window, soft rug, square plateLearners can use the Write the Room handout.Turn in to SeeSaw

Tuesday, May 5

Activity:Have your learner write a list of 4 things they want from the grocery store. Have your learner use a describing word and draw a picture next to the item. Ex: Red apples, Round watermelonUse handout Write a ListTurn in to SeeSaw

Wed., May 6

Activity:Have your learner identify the middle sounds of words and then find words that have the same middle sound as queen. (ee) Use the Focus on Middle Sounds handout.Turn in to SeeSaw

Thurs., May 7

Activity:Ask your learner “What do you think is the most important animal in the garden?”Have the learner then draw a picture and write their opinion using the Plan your Opinion handout.Turn in to SeeSaw

Friday, May 8

Activity:

Have the learner practice reading the sight words “keep” and “made” using the Read and Spell handoutTurn in to SeeSaw

Math, Science and Social Studies

Monday, May 4

Science Activity:Have your learner list what makes something living. Send your learner on a scavenger hunt to find two living things and two nonliving things.

Tuesday, May 5

Science Activity:Have your learner sort things that are living and nonliving. Your learner can cut out pictures from magazines or newspapers of living and nonliving things to sort.

Wed., May 6

Science Activity:Have your learner think of living things that lay eggs. Ask them to make a list or draw different living things that lay eggs to produce offspring. Encourage your learner to think about animals, insects, fish, reptiles, and other living things that lay eggs. Now ask your learner to think of living things that do not lay eggs to produce offspring.Use the Living Things Offspring activity sheet for additional support.

Thurs., May 7

Social Studies Activity:Take a walk with your learner. On the walk have your learner be on the lookout for litter or trash along the road or path. Encourage your learner to think about why this is a problem for the environment and what they could do to help fix the problem.

Friday, May 8

Activity:Ask your learner to write you a subtraction story for you to solve. Can they create a story where items are separated from a set of items? After you solve, your learner must then check your work to make sure you are correct.Use the activity page for additional support.Go Math E63

Week 5 | April 27 - May 1, 2020

Emergent Writing

Monday, April 27


Review with your learner components of a complete sentence. (Capital letter at the beginning, a complete thought, and has an end mark)Turn in to SeeSaw

Tuesday, April 28


Have the learner review all letter sounds and long vowel sounds. (a,e,i,o,u)Turn in to SeeSaw

Wed., April 29


Activity:Have a discussion about living and non living things.In two columns, have your learner say, write, or draw a list of living or non living things to write about.Use the following sentence stem:I know a ____ is living/nonliving because it_______.
Turn in to SeeSaw
Thurs., April 30NO Work . I combined with wednesday's work.

Friday, May 1


Activity:Have the learner add a detail to their writing and drawing from yesterday, using the sentence stem:It also______.Have the learner read their writing and explain their picture.


Emergent Literacy

Monday, April 27


Activity:Have the learner think about their best friend or a sibling.Ask them to think about similarities and differences they have with this person. (Ex: hobbies, interests, traits, personalities, experiences etc)

Tuesday, April 28

No work. I combined it with Thursday's work.

Wed., April 29

Activity:Have your learner read or listen to a story.Ask the learner to think about connections to the story as they listen or read.

Thurs., April 30

Activity:Have the learner review the sight words “same” ,“take”,“know” and “out”Turn in to SeeSaw

Friday, May 1


Activity:Have your learner watch a tv episode from PBS Kids



Math

Monday, April 27


Have your learner use household items to create addition number sentences. These items can be beans, toy cars, erasers, pens, etc. Ask your learner to write out the number sentence and find the total once the items are combined together.

Tuesday, April 28


Practice addition with your learner. Create addition stories with penguins. Example, there are 8 penguins in the water, then 2 more jump in. How many penguins are now in the water?

Wed., April 29


Have your learner use household items to create subtraction number sentences. These items can be beans, toy cars, erasers, pens, etc. Ask your learner to write out the number sentence and find the total once the items are separated or taken away.

Thurs., April 30


Have your learner practice the strategy of acting it out to help solve subtraction problems. Use the activity page for support or create your own story problems for your learner to act out. Keep the numbers less than 10 in the story problems.

Friday, May 1

Numeracy Practice:Pick a number between 1 to 20 and ask your learner to write the number and then draw tallies to represent the number. If it is a nice day, have your learner take this activity outside and use sidewalk chalk to write and represent numbers on a sidewalk, porch, or driveway.

Social Studies & Science

Monday, April 27

Science Activity: Have your learner draw a picture of an animal. It can be any animal they know a little bit about. Then have your learner list or tell you the basic needs for that animal. For example, food, water, and a place to live.

Tuesday, April 28


Social Studies Activity: Have your learner draw a picture of their room and themselves in the middle. Then ask the learner to label on their drawing items over, under, to the left and to the right of the drawing of themselves.

Wed., April 29


Science Activity:Have your learner draw a plant. It could be a flower, tree, vegetable plant, or other type of plant. Have your learner write or tell you some similarities and differences between the animal they drew the other day and the plant they have drawn today.

Thur., April 30

Social Studies Activity:Play a game of Hide and Seek. After you find each other, have the learner describe where they were hiding in relation to their location.Ex: I was hiding in the closet, to the left of the front door.

Friday, May 1

Science Activity:Take a walk with your learner. Be on the lookout for living and nonliving things. Play “I Spy” using location terms. For example, “I spy a living thing to the left of the big rock.”Turn in to SeeSaw

Week 4 | April 20 - 24, 2020

Emergent Writing

Monday, April 20


Activity:Ask the learner about their opinion of the best pet. Have the learner give their opinion and 2-3 reasons why. The learner can use the sentence stem:___ is the best pet because___.
Learner can use a “Write About It” page attached

Tuesday, April 21


Activity:Have a discussion with the learner about what is important to do everyday? (Ex: sleep, eat, clean, share, love, explore, create, etc) Ask your learner “What is the most important thing we should do everyday, and why?”Turn in to SeeSaw
The learner will fill out the Persuade graphic organizer attached.

Wed., April 22

Activity:Ask the learner about their opinion of the most perfect place. Have them write out their 2-3 reasons using the sentence stem:The most perfect place is_______ because________.
Learner can use a “Write About It” page attached

Thur., April 23


Activity:Discuss with your learner what they can do for themselves when they feel sad or blue. Have the learner write their ideas using the sentence stem:When I am sad I can______.
Learner can use a “Write About It” page attached

Friday, April 24

Activity:Write a letter to a friend and tell them what you have been doing this week.
See “Write a Letter” attachment

Emergent Literacy

Monday, April 20


Activity:Review with your learner the characteristics of a persuasive text
(See attached anchor chart)

Tuesday, April 21


Activity:Review with your learner about details and what determines the important details.
(See anchor chart attached )Read or listen to a story of your choice.

Wed., April 22


Activity:Say the word “pay” and have the child repeat it afteryou. Have the child name three words that rhyme withthe word pay.Turn in to SeeSaw

Thur., April 23


Activity:Have the learner read or listen to a story of their choice. Have the student write about the story.Turn in to SeeSaw

Friday, April 24

Activity:Have learner come up with as many rhyming words as they can to the following words:black (back, pack, Jack, quack, rack, sack, smack, etc)Continue with:dug, hop, pet, sit

Math

Monday, April 20


Numeracy Practice:Have your learner count to 20 starting at any number less than 20. Have your learner practice counting backward starting at a number less than 20.

Tuesday, April 21


Numeracy Practice:Have your learner count to 50 starting at any number less than 50.

Wed., April 22


Activity:At meal time, ask your learner an addition and subtraction problem for the food they are eating. For example, you had 5 grapes and now you only have 2. How many did you eat? Or, if you take 4 more bites for a total of 8 bites in all, how many bites did you already take?

Thur., April 23


Numeracy Practice:Have your learner count to 100 starting at any number less than 100.

Friday, April 24


Create a story problem for your learner where two sets of objects are put together (joined). Example, there are 2 frogs on a log, then 5 more frogs jump on the log. How many frogs are on the log now?
Turn in to SeeSaw

Social Studies & Science

Monday, April 20

Science:


The learner will place a paper over a natural object, such as a leaf or tree trunk. Then they rub a flat crayon over the surface until the texture appears.Turn in to SeeSaw

Tuesday, April 21

Social Studies:
Have your learner explore the zoo using a map. Which path would they use to go see the monkeys? Where is their favorite animal located? Houston Zoo map,San Antonio Zoo map, Austin Zoo map

Wed., April 22

Science Activity:
Have your learner go outside and look at the sky. If there are clouds, do they see any that look like an animal?Have the learner draw a picture and write what they saw. (ex: The cloud looked like a bunny hopping.)

Thur., April 23


Social Studies Activity:Encourage your learner to create a map. The map could be of their living space, their neighborhood, or an imaginary treasury map.

Friday, April 24

Science:

Science Activity:Have the learner look outside a window and draw all the different types of plants they see. (Grass, trees, bushes, flowers)

Week 3 | April 13 - 17, 2020

Emergent Writing

Monday, April 13


Ask your child to write or draw about their teacher.

Tuesday, April 14

Ask your child to write or draw about their neighborhood. Include friends, neighbors, and/or community workers.

Wed., April 15

Ask your child to write or draw about what they like to make. Use the sentence prompt:I like to make____ because...

Thur., April 16

Ask your child to write or draw about how they think plants grow. Use the sentence prompt: I think plants grow...SeeSaw Turn In

Friday, April 17

Ask your child to tell or write about one thing they do really well.

Emergent Literacy

Monday, April 13


Ask your child to look for items found in your living space and outside. ( sticks, rocks, spoons, beans, etc.). Have your child make and shape 5 or more high frequency words using the items found. Ask your child to use 2 in a sentence.SeeSaw Turn In

Tuesday, April 14

Ask your child to read a book to a family member, a stuffed animal, or a pet.

Wed., April 15

Have your child practice rhyming words. Send your child to find five items in the house that they can think of a rhyming word to go with the item, (i.e. the broom rhymes with zoom). SeeSaw Turn In

Thur., April 16

Have your child build with blocks, Lego, or pots and pans and then describe the position of different items in their build using position words like behind, beside, under, etc.

Friday, April 17

After reading a book, ask your child to draw a picture of a character from the story. Ask your child to describe how the character thinks, feels and acts the way they doing the story.

Math

Monday, April 13

Have your child choose a number between 1-20. For example, 14, Draw 14 tallies, write the number that comes before 14, write the number that comes after 14. Repeat with another number less than 20.

Tuesday, April 14

Have your child gather as many coins as they can from around your living space. Have your child sort the coins. Can they name each coin, describe what it looks like, and the value of each coin?SeeSaw Turn In

Wed., April 15

Shape Scavenger Hunt. Take a walk outside and have your child identify shapes in the neighborhood (rectangle, circle, square, triangle) As shapes are found, ask your child to tell you the name of the shape, and how many sides and edges are on the shape.

Thur., April 16

Count forward and backward. Have your student count while jumping or skipping, students should practice counting to 20 forward and backward. Adding movement to the counting can make it fun and a healthy way to get in your math!

Friday, April 17

Play I Start, You Follow.

Start at 5, and ask your child to continue counting from 5. Then start again from 10, 15, or another favorite number. Encourage your child to count as high as they can.

Social Studies & Science

Monday, April 13

Social Studies:

What does it mean to be a community member? Brainstorm with your living space ways everyone can be a caring community member.

Tuesday, April 14

Science:

Have your child observe changes in the weather. Outside, have your child look for signs of the current season. Have your child write observations they make.

Wed., April 15

Social Studies:

Have your child create a job for themselves around the house. Discuss why people have jobs and different skills that are required for different jobs. Have your child list jobs each family member does around the house.

Thur., April 16

Science:

Have your child make observations for the change in water when it is frozen and when it is left out in the sun. They can record by writing or drawing what happens to the water.

Friday, April 17

Social Studies:

Have your child tell you the house rules that provide order and safety in their home. Have a discussion if any rules should change.SeeSaw Turn In

Week 2 | April 6 - 10, 2020

Emergent Writing

Monday, April 6

How To make a fort out of sheets and pillows. Write a “How To” about how you created the fort. Have someone follow your directions and see how the fort comes out.

Tuesday, April 7

Have your child choose a topic they are interested in. Help your child research this topic online or with books. Have your child write about what they learned from your research.

Wednesday, April 8

How To create a sandwich. Write the steps for making a sandwich (peanut butter and jelly) have someone at home follow your directions and see how the sandwich came out. Record the steps of making a sandwich.SeeSaw Turn In

Thursday, April 9

Read a book with your child and ask them to write a new ending. What do they think would happen next? Reread the book together with the child's contribution.

Friday, April 10

Write a book about the people in your family? What does a typical day look like in your home?

Emergent Literacy

Monday, April 6

Read a book with your child. Ask your child to draw a story map of what happened in the story. Remind them to include a beginning, middle and end.

Tuesday, April 7

Ask your child how many words they can think of that start with the same sound? Try playing with words that start with “S”, “T” and “H”. Pick one letter sound and post words with that sound only.SeeSaw Turn In

Wednesday, April 8

Read a book with your child. Ask them to identify and describe the main character. What was the main character like? What was important to him/her?

Thursday, April 9

Go for a walk and have your child use positional words to describe where you are. “I am next to the street”, “I am in between the apartments.” etc.

Friday, April 10

Have your child play with words. What word is created when I add “P” to the beginning of “at”, what if I add “C” to the beginning of “at”, etc.

Math

Monday, April 6

Line up toys and then tell which toy is first, next or last. Explain why.

Tuesday, April 7

Play “store”. Label prices on objects (19¢ or less) and show the coins needed to purchase each object.

Wednesday, April 8

Choose a household object (e.g. cereal box) and explain how it can be measured (e.g. height, length, weight).

Thursday, April 9

Use stuffed animals to act out a story problem (e.g. There are 3 teddy bears at the park. Then 1 went home. How many are still at the park?).

Friday, April 10

Describe the shape of objects (e.g. The door is a rectangle.). Draw and label 3 different shapes and post on Seesaw.SeeSaw Turn In

Social Studies & Science

Monday, April 6

Social StudiesCreate a map of the inside of your home.SeeSaw Turn In

Tuesday, April 7

ScienceGo outside and search for plant seeds. How many can you find? Describe and compare the different seeds you have found.

Wednesday, April 8

Social StudiesHave your child pretend to be a mail carrier and deliver mail to everyone in your home.

Thursday, April 9

ScienceGo outside and pull a weed from the ground. Have your child observe, label and draw the parts of a plant: stem, leaves and roots.SeeSaw Turn In

Friday, April 10

ScienceHave your child draw pictures and label things that are living or non living.

Week 1 | March 30 - April 3, 2020

Emergent Writing

Monday, March 30

Ask your child to write and draw about something they know a lot about. Are they an expert in animals, superheros or your family? Encourage them to include lots of details.SeeSaw Turn In

Tuesday, March 31

After reading a story, have your child draw a summary of what they have heard. Ask them to include details in their picture found in the book.

Wednesday, April 1

Provide your child with paper and ask them to write down all the words they can read throughout your home.Take a picture of it and post on Seesaw.SeeSaw Turn In

Thursday, April 2

Provide your child with playdough and practice rolling, forming and making CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant) like bat, cat, mop, top, etc.

Friday, April 3

Sit outside with writing materials. Encourage your child to write and draw what they see. Post on Seesaw.SeeSaw Turn In

Emergent Literacy

Monday, March 30

Let children hold the book and use the pictures as visual cues to retell the story. Talk about what happened in the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the story.

Tuesday, March 31

Encourage dramatic play/acting-out the story you read. Have family members pretend to be a character in the story as you retell the story.

Wednesday, April 1

Play with words! Say a simple word and ask your child to tell you the sounds that make up the parts. Like “What sounds do you hear in the word dig?”

Thursday, April 2

When reading stories to your child, let them make up the ending, or retell favorite stories with “silly” new endings that they make up.

Friday, April 3

While reading a story, engage your child in conversation by asking open-ended questions and expanding their comments through back and forth dialogue.

Math

Monday, March 30

Go on a nature walk and collect a variety of rocks. At home, have your child sort the rocks and compare piles stating if they are more than, less than or equal to.

Tuesday, March 31

Count 100 objects! Use cereal, pennies, or other objects to get to 100! Next group the objects by 10.

Wednesday, April 1

Find all the shoes in the house! Describe the difference in length. Order the shoes from longest to shortest.

Thursday, April 2

Count throughout the day! Count how many steps it takes to get to the bathroom, how many pillows are on the couch, how many doors are in your home. Record yourself counting until you can't count no more.SeeSaw Turn In

Friday, April 3

Go on a numeral hunt! Can you find the numbers 1-20 around your home? Write down each numeral you see.

Social Studies & Science

Monday, March 30

ScienceHealthy Habits - Demonstrate healthy hand washing as well as using tissues or covering your mouth when coughing.

Tuesday, March 31

Social StudiesLook at a printed or digital map. Why do we use maps? Create your own map of an imaginary place.SeeSaw Turn In

Wednesday, April 1

ScienceWill it float or will it sink? Gather a variety of items and then make a prediction about what will happen when you place the item in water.

Thursday, April 2

Social StudiesUse your imagination and turn a recycled box into something else, make it be a rocket, or car, or house, see what you can create.

Friday, April 3

ScienceWhat can I learn when I notice closely? Use your five senses to describe something in your kitchen, something outside and your favorite toy.

At Home Learning Packets

K - At Home Learning Packet

Digital Resources

GoNoodle

https://family.gonoodle.com/
GoNoodle® engages 14 million kids every month with movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts.

National Geographic Kids

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
National Geographic for Kids offers videos, pictures, magazines and ebooks!

Brain POP Jr.


Supplemental Materials

The following is a list of materials that you may have around the house that will assist you in completing the above activities with your child. The materials are not required and many of the activities can be completed without additional materials.

  • Envelopes/Old Mail

  • Writing Tools (markers, crayons, pencils, etc.)

  • Shaving cream or similar type material

  • Paper (recycled or plain in different sizes, colors, or textures)

  • Magazines/Printed Materials

  • Cooking Supplies (water, measuring cups, bowls, etc.)

  • Books

Recipes

Play Dough

Materials:

  • 1 cup flour

  • 1/3 cup salt

  • 1/2 cup water

  • 2 teaspoons canola or vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Mix the dry ingredients first, then slowly pour in the wet ingredients.

  • Knead until smooth and store in a covered container.

  • If desired, add a few drops of food coloring to the wet ingredients before adding to the dry

Finger Paint

Materials:

  • 4 tablespoons of sugar

  • 1/2 cup of cornstarch

  • 2 cups of cold water

  • Containers

  • Food coloring

Steps:

  • Stir 4 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 cup cornstarch together.

  • Add 2 cups of cold water and heat over medium heat until the mixture is thick (the mixture will further thicken as it cools).

  • Divide into four or more containers, and add food coloring as desired.

Homemade Bubbles

Materials:

  • Large cup

  • 1/2 cup dish soap

  • 1 1/2 cups water

  • 2 teaspoons sugar

Steps:

  • Pour 1/2 cup of dish soap into a cup.

  • Add 1 1/2 cups of water to the cup.

  • Measure 2 teaspoons of sugar and add it to the mixture.

  • Gently stir your mixture and then go outside and blow bubbles!

Fluffy Play Dough

Materials:

  • ½ cup conditioner

  • 1 cup corn flour/corn starch

  • Food colouring (optional)

Steps:

  • Pour your conditioner into a bowl (that not all conditioners are of the same consistency so you may need to add a little more or a little less corn flour to get the right consistency for you)

  • Pour in the corn flour

  • Give the mixture a good stir

  • Optional: Add a few drops of food colouring

  • Mix well using your hands. This part smells delicious!

  • Have FUN moulding, squishing, shaping and playing with your new Playdough!

Slime

Materials:

  • 1/2 cup Elmer’s glue

  • 1/4 cup water

  • 1/2 cup liquid starch

  • optional: glitter and food coloring

Steps:

  • Start by adding 1/2 cup glue to a bowl.

  • Stir in 1/4 cup of water.

  • Then mix in any glitter or food coloring. Make sure to only use a few drops of food coloring.

  • Slowly stir in the 1/2 cup of liquid starch.

  • Knead the slime on a mat. It will be sticky at first, but don’t give up! Use a little more extra liquid starch. The more you play with it, the less sticky it gets. Just don’t use TOO much liquid starch or contact solution, or the slime will start to get stringy.

  • After playing, store for a few days in a Ziploc bag or airtight container.

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