January 4-7th
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Hello parents!
The department of Lifelong learning has provided parents with a few resources to get started as teachers prepare for Home learning today (jan 4th) and tomorrow (jan 5th). You will find the resources provided by the department below:
Literacy:
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1UN3AIv32mT1WVn_-9UX-IR-7RiF3cASTuJQnos9x2VI/mobilebasic
Math:
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1nI_XlTwuKuWh2VoR3VM6NYYoilr_E2Zy/mobilebasic
I hope the suggested activities from the department above along with the ideas below will be useful to you this week. As you can imagine, the preparation involved can be quite different and difficult for our young learners in grade one who are not super adept at technology. (their teacher either ;) to be honest). I have prepared some materials for the remainder of the week. I will continue to research options should the break be extended as I teach my own 2 boys from home as well.
I want to start by saying simply "try your best". The expectation from the department is that students are spending about 2.5 hours a day learning at home (including gym/music). That being said, it is our first week back after many days at home. Not only that, but we are adding routines and expectations onto our children that they are not used to. Take it as it comes and simply do what you can manage. I (along with all teachers) realize that you are also working at this time. The reality is many children may not even be home and are being cared for by grandparents and others at this time. Multiple siblings may also be sharing a computer. We will reassess as the week progresses. If you had to prioritize the suggested activities I would emphasize the importance of reading this week. Fingers crossed we are safely back in the classroom soon.
If you'd like to send me pictures, or videos (by email to kmdumville@edu.pe.ca) of what your child is doing at home for motivation (or just for fun to say hi) feel free to do so. I would love to see their sweet faces and respond to them. That being said there is absolutely no requirement to do so. I leave it in your capable hands as you are juggling many balls in the air at the moment.
Take care,
Madame Krista :)
Gerald et Rosie je suis invitee a une fete.mp4Gerald et Rosie Est ce que je peux jouer.mp4Gerald et Rosie creme glacee.mp4Reading options:
Past messages in the homework duotang
The pink song book
Online library of books on Cheneliere Education website
(see bright green "master password" sheet that was sent home before xmas break for your child's username/password). You will notice that there are many levels of books available on this website. Most students are on levels "3/4" or "5/6". That would be a good place to start. You can try some that are easier or a bit harder depending on how it is going. Often though the level may be right, the specific vocabulary of the story can make a big difference in it's level of difficulty.
Writing options:
This might be the trickiest part of the suggested activities. It takes a lot of effort, practice, and risk taking to learn how to write in grade one. We were starting to get the ball rolling before break. With this in mind, I suggest you keep it light for the first week back. Let's focus on writing lists. We've written lists before in class. There is a little refresher video below if you'd like to help your child recall the general components of a list.
List ideas include the following:
list of friends at school
list of what you received for christmas
list of favourite stuffed animals
grocery list (list of favorite/least favorite foods)
(If you and your child have other list ideas they find more engaging- go for it!) :)
If writing is proving to be a struggle while you are home, you can always switch it up with a bit of printing practice. This can either be done with paper and pencil or using free engaging apps such as "pinkfong tracing" which helps students build motor memory. Students will practice printing the alphabet remembering to start from top to bottom and forming letters in the correct most efficient manner so as to limit reversals.
Word/sound work:
You can review the sight words we've done in class using the words accumulated in the homework duotang and the "oh snap" game explained within. All you need are a few squares of paper for each word and a few that say "oh snap." Players take turns turning a card over and reading it. When a card is read the player gets to "keep it" in their own individual pile. If they pick a "oh snap" card they must return the cards they had earned to the main pile. (Oh snap cards that are played are kept out of the game as it continues so that someone may win). The game ends when there are no cards left. The player who earned the most cards wins!
You may also review words by creating a new "zip, zap" game! You can make an easy "twist" on the familiar "oh snap" game. Use the same sight word cards as you used previously in the old game. Simply remove the "oh snap" cards and replace them with a few that say "zip" (you get to have another turn) and "zap" (you lose the cards you had earned). While the game continues, "zap" cards are left out so that a player can win the game.
If you are not looking to create any games, another option would be to log into boom learning. Your child's username and password can be found on the bright green "master password" sheet that I sent home before christmas break. Boom cards can either be done on a computer or tablet. There are many engaging card decks that I have purchased and set up for you.
Lastly, easy peasy.... click on the sight word videos from Mme T below and have your child follow along.
Math:
In Math we were working on naming and representing numbers to 100 in a variety of ways in French. This included skip counting by 2, 5, and 10.
Have your child sing the counting song below to get warmed up:
First day, have your child watch the skip counting by 2 video. Next have them separate a pile of everyday items into groups of two. Help them notice the patterns in the number system as they count buttons, legos, macaroni etc by two. ex- 2, 4, 6, 8, 10...
Second day, have your child do the same thing but separate items into groups of five. watch the video below and notice the patterns in the number system.
Third day, watch the video and make groups of ten and skip count by ten.
Happy counting! :)
Some fun extensions for math might be to create a skip counting craft such as the one below with painted handprints. Another idea could include creating a simple skip counting hopscotch either in the snow, in the basement with painters tape, and or with pieces of paper to hop on as you skip count.
Oral French speaking/listening:
As students spend time at home it would be great for them to practice speaking French if possible. Simply having a few minutes talking with you as a parent (or a sibling) would be great.
Having the opportunity to hear French being spoken and work on comprehension skills would be wonderful practice as well. There are many little shows on Youtube that have a level of French that is not too difficult in grade one. These include the following: Tro Tro, Toupie et Binou, Tchoupie et Doudou, Caillou, Peppa pig etc.
Music/gym:
Here is the link to Madame Dorothy Dahn's music home learning site. I will pass along ideas from Monsieur Trevor Starks in gym when they are shared with me.
https://sites.google.com/cloud.edu.pe.ca/westwoodmusicroom/ms-dahn/at-home-learning-music-class
Fun brain breaks!
I don't know about you but my own kids just need to "move!" these days. They are used to being active in hockey, or just rolling around on the floor, running around screaming with teddies etc. (two typical boys). If you need to just set aside the home learning and take a break, go outside for a walk, play a game together, or turn on the tv so you can work a bit... there is no judgement here.
No matter what you are able to do this week just remember that these are unprecedented times and we are all just doing our best.
Hang in there! We hope to be back safely in the classroom soon! :)
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