Welcome to April 20-25! "Sharing the Planet". Here are some things you can work on this week:

Look to nature to discover new things around you and where you live. Look for trees, animals, insects, flowers, etc... Go down to the bottom of my page and look for all the sea life that came in the nets when we were shrimping. Halston might be able to identify some of those fish? Listen to the story "Who Lives in This Tree?" read by me on our class facebook page. Please remember to post pictures on our FB page to share with everyone.

• Read to your child EVERY DAY!

• This week in Math I want you to practice "counting" and "recognizing numerals". See how high you can count? Watch the "Counting Song" on our class Facebook page. Try to get to 20 and even 30. Can you count backwards? TRY to sing along with "Country Countdown" with Dr. Jean.

• You can make a "numeral id memory game". All you need is pen, paper and scissors (all included in their work bags). Parents write the numerals "0-10" or "0-20" two times. Cut them out in squares and then mix them up and play "Memory". This is also great for teaching children to take turns along with numeral identification. Use language like "now it's your turn, ok, now it is your turn", etc...They can play with parents or siblings!! Whenever we played "memory games" in school they loved it. But remember you only get one try to find a match. Your child will need reminders about this as they want to turn over card after card...

• Create a grid on the floor with numbers 1-20. Have child jump forward a number of spaces, then hop two more. Ask how many spaces did you hop? What number did you land on? Repeat by having them hop back two spaces.

• Draw hopscotch on sidewalk or street. Play with your child or encourage siblings to play together.

• In Literacy, concentrate on phonological awareness this week. Play some "word games" by asking your child to delete syllables in compound words.

For example, write some compound words or use actual objects with the word. Some common objects to use: postcard, cardboard, newspaper, etc...

Display the postcard and say the word. Clap the syllables in the word "postcard" with your child. Say the word again. ask your child to say the two smaller words in the word postcard (post, card).

Then say, how do you say "postcard" without "post"? Model by clapping on "post" while silently mouthing the word, then saying aloud "card". Repeat with other compound words. (popcorn, lampshade, football, baseball, pillowcase, paintbrush, bookcase, etc...). Do this for like 15 minutes every day during the week.

• Our Nursery Rhyme this week is: "Star Light Star Bright

Star light, star bright,

First star I see tonight,

I wish I may, I wish I might,

Have the wish I wish tonight.

• Recite this with your child multiple times this week and see if they can say it by themselves by Friday. If so, record them saying it and put it on our Facebook page!!! It will be like them "performing" for their peers in our classroom; like they have been doing all year! They are all so proud when they have it memorized. And remember look for rhyming words.

• Please watch the "sight word" and "phonological awareness" videos provided here as well as on Facebook.

• Watch the Storyline Online videos.

• REMEMBER!! PLAY is so important for growth in preschool children. Allow for indoor and outside play daily that does not involve tablets or any electronics. Physical activity helps promote brain growth. Yoga is something the kids loved doing at school. There are some "Yoga videos" to check out too.

Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope everyone got to enjoy some outside play during these beautiful spring days. I spent a lot of my time shrimping with my husband. I will be sharing a lot of pictures/videos and lessons on our class FB page so please visit our page daily. I sure miss seeing all of you and hope that we will be seeing each other soon. Until then, please post pictures and videos so we can see what everyone is doing during this crazy time.

I would love to "Facetime" with your child once a week if you are able... please text me on my phone and let me know when it would be a good time for you.

THANK YOU!!

Here are some things you can work on this week.

Monday, April 13-Friday, April 17

• We will continue our focus on our last IB Unit: Sharing the Planet.

• Remember to read to your child daily.

• Listen to Storyline-Online throughout the week as well as the the videos included below.

• Watch ALL of my lessons on our class Facebook Page. And please add photos of your own. Thank you!

• Play outside multiple times a day. Put down those tablets/video games unless you are using for school activities. There is so much you can learn from nature while outside. If we were in school right now we would be doing so many walking field trips to study nature. We would be going to the MUSC Urban garden(hopefully we will get there one day soon). The spring time is so beautiful here in Charleston. Please take pictures of what you are seeing in nature and we can learn about them together through our various social media sites.

Our Poem this week:

"Jack Be Nimble"

Jack be nimble,

Jack be quick,

Jack jump over

The candlestick.

Monday March 30-April 3

• Listen to more stories on "Storyline Online".

• Remember to read to your child daily. Always ask questions after reading to check for comprehension.

• Use the journals included in their "WORK BAGS" to reflect using drawings.

• I will be posting "read-alouds" on our private Facebook Page that are related to our IB UNIT "Sharing the Planet" and some that are favorites.

• In Math, You can find things to measure lengths in your house. You could use blocks, strips of paper, etc... Also focus on more/less/fewer, shorter/longer/taller, and lighter/heavier using any objects you have around the house. Use objects around the house to create patterns. You could use cereal that has different shapes or colors or you could use blocks that are different colors.

• Writing: Practice writing letters of the alphabet. Tracing letters with their fingers. The above video is good and he has songs about tracing the alphabet and the kids love doing that.

• ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT YOUR CHILD LEARNS BEST THROUGH PLAY AT THIS AGE. SO MAKE WHAT YOU DO FUN. AND THEY NEED TO BE PLAYING OUTSIDE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THEIR MINDS ARE LIKE SPONGES AND THEY ARE TAKING IN ALL THAT YOU PROVIDE! I KNOW YOU ARE ALL DOING A GREAT JOB!!

Our Poem this Week:

"Hickory, Dickory, Dock"

Hickory, dickory Dock,

The mouse ran up the clock.

The clock struck one,

The mouse ran down,

Hickory, dickory, dock.

Practice this poem a few times a day. You will be able to say it all by yourself in no time. Can you find the words that rhyme?

Monday: March 23-March 27, 2020

Literacy/Reading

• Listen to some stories on "Storyline Online" if you have computer access daily. This is a free website. It's great! If you don't have computer access you can have a parent read a few stories to you daily. Parents always ask lots of questions once the story is complete. Main characters, problem in story, beginning, middle and end of story...this will help with comprehension. Use the books that were included in your "Work Bags" if necessary.

• Answer a prompt( draw a picture of something you remember from the story) in your "writing journal" relating to the story they heard: The children can draw pictures in their personal journals we went in their "Work Bags"

• Our Nursery Rhyme for this week will be:

Rain, Rain Go Away.

Rain, rain, go away,

Come again another day,

Little (your child's name)wants to play.

Rain, rain go away.

• Practice this rhyme with parents multiple times a day. Just like we did in class. Talk about the "words that sound the same", rhyming words.

Math

• Counting using 1:1 correspondence:

• Count items in your house: How many spoons, forks, etc... door knobs, lego blocks, crayons, any items you can find around the house. You can also use the small colored shapes that were included in their "Work Bags". Make sure your child touches each item as they count.

• Rote counting: Have your child starting at 1 and see how high they can go!

Writing and Fine-Motor Activities

• Practice writing first and some of you last names daily. Use the sheets from the "Work Bags" provided.

• Use the colored "cutting" sheets to strengthen those fine-motor muscles. They are almost experts in cutting. You will be impressed. But remember keep an eye on them because you don't want them cutting their little sisters hair!!

• Always let them open all containers on their own. Have them zip and button by themselves. If they say, "I can't do that," you say, We don't say that here, we say, "I can try"!!! They need to become independent with all of these fine-motor tasks so they will be successful in kindergarten next year!!