In the classroom we often "Write the Room" where kids move about the room with a clipboard and find 20 words that they want to write. Sometimes they have to match a picture and other times they can choose whatever words they wish to write.
For this Write the YARD activity....write sight words on index cards and hide them around your yard. Have your child head out to search for the words and write them on a piece of paper!
If you have some hair conditioner and corn starch (and food coloring for a little splash of color) lying around....you can make this fun playdough! Check out this link:
https://ourbestbites.com/2-ingredient-silky-smooth-play-dough/
Let your teacher know if you try out this recipe!
Spring is in the air! This is the perfect time of year to explore with beans and seeds and let your child watch how the roots sprout. Here are two websites that give you step by step instructions to plant seeds or beans in a bag or a clear jar:
Let's use a 3D cylinder and our creative inventor's time skills to create a fun craft! Check this out:
https://littlebinsforlittlehands.com/how-to-make-a-simple-kaleidoscope-for-kids/
Check out this STEM website for some easy, inexpensive experiments and craft activities. This straw rocket looks simple and fun! https://frugalfun4boys.com/make-easy-straw-rockets/
Here is a great way to get active and practice your sight words! Can you write your sight words out in chalk or on paper and lay them out on the ground? Can you hop to them when your mom or dad calls out that word? Have fun hopping!
Here is a new way to use those legos that you might have around the house. Design a maze with a beginning and an end...create the maze and then work to try to roll a marble through the maze without touching the marble!
Here is one of our GRE kindergarteners working on two hugs for his grandparents! Trace your child with their arms spread out, ready for a hug. Paint the picture, cut it out if you like and send it in the mail to someone who needs a hug!
Since we have some rain and snow in the forecast for the upcoming week....here is a quick and fun rain cloud experiment. The kids might be able to tell you a little about the water cycle from the presentation we had last month!
Follow one or more of these prompts to get thinking about what makes you happy, something your grateful for, or someone you love! Share with your teacher on Seesaw!
These giraffes are not only fun to make but turn out so cute. It is great fine motor practice to roll up some paper on a pencil to make the legs and neck. You can use whatever color paper you have or color some white paper "giraffe color" with spots!
Here is a video to watch:
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a kindergarten favorite. You could take a look at this book and song online by following this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPWk3SjKRAs
Next....using what you have on hand at your home....brainstorm how you could create your own Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree snack. These ideas might get you thinking. Take a picture of your snack on SeeSaw and send it to your teacher! Happy creating in the kitchen!
Put all those toilet paper rolls to a creative use and make some bunny decorations! The first example is made from just paper like the elephant idea from last week. or you could also split a roll.
Springtime is a great time to introduce the concept of symmetry. Symmetry appears in butterflies, leaves and plants.
Take a piece of paper and draw a large oval shape. Mark a line down the center of the egg. Have a parent or older sibling design one side of the egg and then have the kindergartener try to draw exactly the same pattern on their side of the egg.
There are a variety of science activities that are fun to try out with kids. You can try to make an egg float by adding 5 tbsps of salt to a glass of water. You can also try out this fun experiment of creating "rubber" eggs.
Click here for the website and the step by step instructions!
Go on a letter scavenger hunt! Keep track of what you find!
Share your list of words/pictures on Seesaw!
This week in class we would have started making paper animals. This is a great project for the kids to understand how to follow step by step by step directions. It teaches them how to glue and tape shapes together to make something. It teaches them patience while waiting for a section to dry and it lets them understand that even when everyone follows the same, exact, directions...the animals come out slightly different and that is ok! It also opens up their mind to creativity and gets them thinking about what other things they could create with just paper! Here is a video link:
Get a piece of white paper.
Get a white crayon. Draw a picture or write a message. Try your best to add details!
After you've drawn or written. Get your watercolors out and paint over your drawing. You white crayon will start to appear!
Create a toothpick structure using either marshmallows, gumdrops or garbanzo beans! (You can even use dry spaghetti if you don't have toothpicks on hand.) This activity is a great, first engineering activity. Students will have fun creating and problem solving through this experience. Here is a link of different challenges to try out. http://brainbrigade.org/11-creative-marshmallow-and-toothpick-stem-challenges/
Teacher uses creativity and pepper to explain the importance of washing hands properly!
Materials: Plate or Bowl, Water, Pepper Flakes, Hand Soap!
Make a paper bag puppet of your African Animal
