• Find time for your reading life! Find a comfy spot and read. Read to self, read to a stuffed animal, or read to a family member.

• Watch this video “Rabbit Roundup” (This ties to science this week) Rabbit Roundup and watch bunnies in action. After the video, tell someone what you learned about rabbits. Then draw a picture about what you learned and label it. Use as many sounds, letters, and words as you can when describing your picture. If you cannot watch this video, go outside and observe nature. Find an insect, bird, or other animal to observe and complete this activity. Practice your name by writing it on your picture.

• Watch the story “Morris’s Disappearing Bag” and read the book “Farm Animals Rabbits” (this ties to science this week). Click here for these Online Texts and go to Week 1. Discuss the two books with your family. Draw pictures in order to retell the story “Morris’s Disappearing Bag” and make sure they are in order. Practice retelling the story to a family member using your pictures. Draw a picture of what you learned from the book “Farm Animals Rabbits”. After you draw and color pictures about facts you learned, label your picture. Use as many sounds, letters, and words as you can when describing your picture. If you cannot access the link above, read books you have at home and complete the activities listed. Practice your name by writing it on your picture.

• Draw a picture of yourself outside in the spring (this activity ties to social studies). Make sure to include what the weather is like around you, what plants and animals might be around you, and what clothes you should be wearing. Label your picture and use as many sounds, letters, and words as you can when describing your picture. You can repeat this activity by drawing pictures for summer, winter, and fall.

*Note: If you have any problems connecting to any of the links above, these resources can be found on the Scholastic Learn at Home page: https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html. Just choose the appropriate grade level and a variety of texts are available including the ones suggested here.

• As you observe and investigate the characteristics of organisms in Science below…

  • Sort the organisms by living and nonliving

  • Sort the organisms by how many legs they have (e.g. dogs-4, birds-2, insects-6, spiders-8)

  • Sort by their habitats (e.g. cold, rainy, dry, hot, etc.)

  • Sort seeds, leaves, rocks, etc. by type, color, size, texture

• Sort your snack (size, color, hard/soft)

• Help with the laundry and sort the socks. Make a real life sock graph to show how you sorted (color, size, boy/girl, etc.)

• Sort the silverware and dishes before you set the table (forks, spoons, cups) or better yet, when you help dry the dishes or unload the dishwasher

• Sort your stuffed animals (color, size, texture)

• Sort coins

• Fold a piece of paper in quarters. Most animals have 4 legs. Draw pictures of four different animals that have 4 legs.

• Fold a piece of paper in half. Birds have 2 legs. Draw pictures of two different birds.

• Fold a piece of paper in half. Fish and snakes have no legs. Draw a picture of a snake and a fish.

• Fold a piece of paper in half. Insects can have 6 legs like a ladybug or a beetle. Some have 8 legs like spiders. Draw a picture of a bug with 6 legs and a spider with 8 legs.

• Take a walk and observe some plants. Take a leaf from two different plants. Back at home tape each leaf to a piece of paper. Have your child draw the rest of the plant around the leaf. Talk about how all plants have leaves to collect the sunlight. Plants have a stem or trunk to hold the leaves up to get sunshine. Underground there are roots to take in water for the plant. Some plants have big colorful flowers.

• Look at pictures of two different animals. How are the animals alike? How are the animals different?

• Compare the leaves of different plants. How are the leaves alike? How are the leaves different?

• What do people need to stay alive? Ask your child to draw pictures of the basic needs for people. (Food including water, clothing and shelter.)

• Fold a piece of paper in thirds. In one box draw a Sun, draw clouds and rain in another box, and draw snow in a third box. Direct your child to draw a picture of his/her clothing for each of the weather days.

• On a piece of paper or a paper plate, ask your child to draw his/her favorite breakfast. This activity can be repeated for lunch and dinner.

• Have your child draw a picture of your house. Discuss how your home gives your family shelter.

• Make a visual timeline of events in your child’s life. Have your child draw a picture for each event. Date of birth, first tooth, took first step, said first word, etc. Discuss that all these events happened in the past. Ask them what future events they are looking forward to, like the first day of Kindergarten, first two-wheeler bike, etc. Discuss that these events all happen in the future.