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This is where you will be able to find videos, links and learning activities from past days if you were unable to complete any activity on the scheduled day.
Wednesday, January 26
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material.
Math: Number of the Day, All About 8, Showing 8, Find the 8
Literacy: Super Readers 2
Writing: What stories can you make about animals in the snow? Look at the pictures I posted here and here - what animals made these tracks? Where were they going? What were they doing?
Sight word practice
Tuesday, January 25
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material.
Math: Before and After Numbers (write the numbers that come before and after. Then, make sets of each number and circle the one that is the largest). Number tracing practice
Literacy: Super Readers
Writing: What do you like to do when you play on the playground? Draw a picture to show your favourite way to play! Then, write a sentence to tell about your picture!
Sight word practice
Monday, January 24
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material.
Math: Ways to Show 7 Watch the Jack Hartmann video again to review ways to show the number 7. How many ways can you show the number 7? Use the Ace-7 from a deck of cards. Shuffle them and lay them face down. Your child can turn over a card and count to find how many. Then turn over another card and count, then decide if it goes before or after the first card. Continue until the cards are in order from 1-7. Then practice counting forwards to 7, and backwards from 7.
Read Aloud: I Love My Fur with Mrs Kassie
Writing: Make sure you listen to today's read aloud with Mrs Kassie! Then, after you finish listening, think: What is something you love about yourself? What is something you love about your family? Your friends? Draw a picture of what you love about yourself and write the sentence: "I love my _________". Then choose a friend and draw a picture of what you love about them. Write the sentence "I love my friend because ________" Take a picture and send it to me when you are finished!
Friday, January 21
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material.
Fundations Lesson: Part 1 Part 2 Warm up with our sounds and listen to the Mama Echo story. Then, answer the following questions. Families, if you could record the answers and send them to me via email that would be great!
Who was in the story?
Where did the story take place?
What was Baby Echo's problem?
What did he do about it? How did it turn out?
What happened in the end of the story?
How did Baby Echo feel at the beginning? How did he feel at the end?
Math: How to Show 7 Slideshow: Ways to Make 7
Read Aloud: Big Dog and Little Dog
Writing: Make sure you listen to today's read aloud, Big Dog and Little Dog, to see how the author, Dav Pilkey, wrote a story about his pets. If you have a pet, they can be lots of fun to write about! Watch and see what your pet does, then draw a picture to show your story. You can have someone help you write down the words, but make sure you help them with the sounds you hear! If you don't have a pet, borrow Big Dog and Little Dog from Dav Pilkey. Can you draw a story for Big Dog and Little Dog? Or, use you imagination that your stuffed animal came to life and was your pet! What would it do? Example
Sight word practice
Thursday, January 20
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material.
Math: All About Number 7! Video 1, Video 2, Video 3
Read Aloud: I Went Walking
Writing Activity (sorry about the sideways video!)
Sight word practice
Wednesday, January 19
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material.
Math: Patterns Review Watch the slideshow to review what we know about patterns. Then, look for patterns around your house. What can you find? Try making patterns - you can use anything! Buttons, dried pasta, crayons, dinky cars, etc. An AB pattern uses 2 repeating elements. For example: red blue red blue red blue .An ABC pattern uses 3 repeating elements. For example: red blue green red blue green
Read Aloud: I Am Courage with special guest reader Ms Kassie!
Sight word practice
Catch up on writing activities
Tuesday, January 18
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material.
Writing: What would you see if you went walking? Go for a little walk around your house, your yard, or even farther if your family decides to go together! Then, draw a picture of the things you saw on your walk. Write the sentence "I went walking. I saw _____________" and finish it using the sounds and letters you know to tell me what you saw on your walk!
Sight word practice (3 new words introduced: can, you, the)
Monday, January 17
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material.
Fundations Lesson. Click here to get a copy of the material I would normally send home as homework practice for the week.
Read Aloud: How to Catch a Snowman
Writing: How would you catch a snowman? Draw a picture to show your plan, and have someone help you write "I would catch a snowman by ________" and use the sounds you know to write words to finish your sentence.
Friday, January 14
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material.
Math: Here is a fun 2 player game to try called Mystery Roll. You will need: a dice (or number cards numbered from 1-6), and 12 small objects (this could be buttons, dried macaroni, paperclips, etc). How to Play: Each player rolls the dice or chooses a number card. Don't show the other player! Keep your number a mystery! Use the objects to build a set to show your number. When you are ready, show your set to the other player. Have them guess what number you rolled. Whoever has the bigger number gets a point. Keep playing until someone reaches 10 points.
Read Aloud: The Snowy Day
Writing: How are you going to spend your snowy day? Grab a sheet of paper and draw a picture to show me what you might do! Then write and finish the sentence: On my snowy day I am going to ___________
KB Mystery: Watch the video here. What do you think left footprints in Ms C's yard? Draw a picture to show what it could have been!
Thursday, January 13
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material.
Number 6 and an instruction video
Read Aloud: Thomas' Snowsuit
Writing: Yesterday I asked you to draw a picture of the clothes you wear for winter, and label them using the sounds you hear. Today, try making up riddles about your winter clothes! For example: I am waterproof. I go up on your leg, but you wear me on your feet. What am I? A boot! Consider other winter clothing types like jackets, scarves, gloves, and earmuffs
Wednesday, January 12
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material.
Fundations Lesson (For your Fundations lesson today you might want to get the copies of the letter guides I have been sending home for homework so your students can trace the letters along with me. You can also find a copy of them here if you have a printer. Also, you may want to work together to make a set of letter tiles for them to use. The letters we have done so far are a, e, i, o u, b, c, d, f, g, m, n, r, s, t)
Math video. Can you use objects around your house to make groups of 6? Make number cards with numbers from 1-10. Have a grown up hide them around the room. Go on a number hunt to find all the cards and put them in order. Count from 1-10. Where does number 6 go on the number line? What numbers are around six? Which number is before? Which number is after?
Read Aloud: Froggy Gets Dressed
Writing: What clothes do you wear to get dressed for the winter? Find the clothes you need to wear to be warm when you go outside to play in the snow, and lay them out. Draw a picture of each piece of winter clothing. Then, use the letters for the sounds you hear to label your picture.
Tuesday, January 11
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material.
Writing: Trace around your hand to make the shape of a mitten! Think about what might be inside your mitten - can you draw it? Then write the sentence "In my mitten there is a ___________". Try and write down the sounds you hear in your word. Have a grown up help you write the word underneath.
Gym with Ms M
Monday, January 10
Here is what we did today. Click on the underlined links to open the material:
Read Aloud: Sadie and the Snowman
What is something you would like to build in the snow? Draw a picture, and then have someone help you finish the sentence: "I would like to build a _________________ in the snow."
Music with Mrs Mullen
Friday, January 7
Here is what we did today:
1 video of our class Google Meet (I only remembered to start recording halfway through - I'll get better!)
2 Fundations lesson videos
Math - Make a set of cards from numbers 1-10, or use a deck of cards. Have a family member hide the cards in a room of your house. Go on a hunt to find the numbers, and arrange them in order. Practice counting forward from 1 to 10, and backwards from 10 to 1. Use loose objects (buttons, dried macaroni, etc) to make sets to show the amount for each number!
Listened to Squirrel's New Year's Resolution (must not be signed into student's google account to watch Youtube videos)
Writing - 1 video of demonstration - Ask your family members if they have made any New Year's resolutions. Draw a picture to show what resolution you would like to make. Have a family member help you write "In 2022 I would like to" and then finish the sentence! You can take a picture of your work to email to me, or bring it to our Google meet on Monday morning!
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