Whales, April 6
☁️ 💦 The Shape of Weather ☀️ ❄️
Monday April 6
Classroom Choice: Huntin’ On Your Hundreds Chart. Answer four 100’s questions.
Calendar: Answer 5 questions April Calendar
Literacy: Morning Letter (page 1)
Snack Break: Ms. Ellie reads My Side Of The Mountain (Chapter 1)
Outdoor Break:
Unit Study: Unit Study Lesson Plan – Google Slides – Types of Clouds
Outdoor Time: Go On a Could Walk. Use the Cloud Viewer. Print the Cloud Viewer on heavy paper, cut out the middle and hold it up to the sky. Be a cloud detective!
Lunch: Help make lunch. Clean up the dishes afterward!
Wiggle Time: Dance Party - Dance to the Beatles – Good Day Sunshine
Silent Reading: from Book Bag or new book from your child’s Literacy Group Shelf**
Creative Expression: Scientific Cloud Art
Tuesday April 7
Classroom Choice: Scrabble Sight Words. Use Full Sight Word Bingo sheet
Calendar: Fill out April Calendar (3)
Numeracy: Watch video of Ms. Ellie 2-D and 3-D shapes, Complete 2-D Shapes Workbook
Snack Break: Ms. Ellie reads My Side Of The Mountain (chapter. 2)
Outdoor Time:
Song Transition Video: Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
Unit Study: Unit Study Lesson Plan – Clouds, Rain & Water Cycle
Outdoor Time:
Lunch: Stories with Ms. Ellie Clouds, Rain and Clouds Again
Wiggle Time: Hopscotch with Ms. Julie , View Hopscotch Math Handout Use this Hopscotch lesson to work on addition and subtraction facts with your Whale.
Meditation with Ms. Julie: Meditation on Gratitude
Silent Reading: Book Bag or new book from your child’s Literacy Group Shelf**
Creative Expression: Make some cloud dough!
Wednesday April 8
Classroom Choice: Play The Shape Game with the 2-D shape pages
Calendar: 5 questions April Calendar (3)
Literacy: Complete the Cloud Poem Worksheet
Snack Break: Ms. Ellie reads My Side Of The Mountain (Chapter 3)
Outdoor Time:
Writer's Workshop: Writer’s Workshop Lesson
Outdoor Time:
Lunch: Stories with Ms. Ellie Come On, Rain!
Wiggle time: Go on a rain walk. Take an umbrella and listen to the sounds of rain. What do you hear?
Mediation with Ms. Julie: The Rainbow
Silent Reading: from Book Bag or new book from your child’s Literacy Group Shelf**
Creative Expression: Study the way that Georgia O’Keefe painted clouds.
Thursday April 9
Classroom Choice: 2-D Shape Walk
Calendar: Five questions April Calendar (3)
Literacy: Morning Letter (page 2)
Snack Break: Ms. Ellie reads My Side Of The Mountain (Chapter 4)
Outdoor Time:
Writers Workshop: Writer: Continue to work on your weather story (see Wednesday’s lesson)
Outdoor Time:
Lunch: The Rain Comes Down
Wiggle Time: Choose a Wiggle Time Game
Silent Reading: from Book Bag or new book from your child’s Literacy Group Shelf**
Creative Expression: Terrifically Twisted Tangrams
Friday April 10
Classroom Choice: Scrabble Sight Words. Use Full Sight Word Bingo sheet
Calendar: Create a repeating pattern of shapes on your April Calendar
Numeracy: Complete 3-D Shapes Workbook
Snack Break: Ms. Ellie reads My Side Of The Mountain (Chapter 5)
Outdoor Time: Work your respiratory, circulatory, muscular and nervous systems. Do 10 jumping jacks, 10 push-ups and 10 burpees. How many exercises is that all together?
Writer's Workshop:Free write from your writing folder. Add extra color and details in illustration
Outdoor Time:
Lunch: Send Whale Wishes to Friends!
Wiggle Time: Choose a Wiggle Time Game
Sharing: Synchronous Sharing with Ms. Ellie and Ms. Julie at 2:00pm
Notes
View Curriculum Objectives for the Week
**Books found in your child’s Literacy Group Shelf can be printed, single side and stapled together. These books are just slightly above your child’s reading level. Please read through the book together the first time, using Teacher Prompts for Reading Conferences as a guide.