Whales, May 11
🦉 Birds 🦅
Monday May 11
Classroom Choice: Construct a clock and tell time to the hour. Assemble clock face, following along with video of Ms. Ellie. Complete worksheet 1
Calendar: Fill out May calendar (2) and answer 5 questions.
Literacy: Watch this fun video about oy and oi words!
Fill out Morning Letter 1
Snack Break: Ms. Julie reads Runaway Ralph
Outdoor Time:
Unit Study: Listen to Ms. Ellie read Beaks. Decide what kind of beak your bird has. Use the Bird Beak Guide to help you decide.
Outdoor Time: Go outside with your family and play Bird Bingo!
Lunch: Have a picnic outside with the birds! How do birds eat? What do you notice?
Wiggle Time: Listen to the sounds of a goldfinch then dance and fly to Vivaldi's The Goldfinch. Do you think the twittering of the flute sounds like a goldfinch?
Silent Reading: Book Bag or new book from your child’s Leveled Book collection on *EPIC
Creative Expression: Bird’s Nest: Think like a bird! Search your homes and backyards for materials that will help you build a nest.
Bedtime: Complete one “Daily Problem” in Bedtime Math together!
Tuesday May 12
Classroom Choice: Practice telling time to the hour. Complete worksheets 2 & 3
Sight Words: Play Sight Word Demolition on Education.com
Snack Break: Ms. Julie reads Runaway Ralph
Outdoor Time:
Unit Study: Watch this cool video about bird beaks
Outdoor Time: Fill out the “beaks” questions on page 5 and 6 of your Bird Research document.
Lunch: Stories with Ms. Ellie Ducks Don’t Get Wet
Wiggle Time: Gather some scarves, big skirts and wooden spoons and dance like these amazing birds!
Meditation with Ms Julie: Your Toolbox
Silent Reading: Book Bag or new book from your child’s Leveled Book collection on *EPIC
Creative Expression: Draw the beak of your bird like a scientific illustrator. Glue your drawing to your Bird Research document
Bedtime: Complete one “Daily Problem” in Bedtime Math together!
Wednesday May 13
Classroom Choice: Count by 5’s to 100. Sing and dance along to this video
Practice counting by 5’s with this online game!
Calendar: Answer 5 questions on May calendar (2)
Literacy: Fill out Morning Letter (page 2)
Snack Break: Ms. Julie reads Runaway Ralph
Outdoor Time:
Unit Study: Listen to Ms. Ellie read Paddle, Perch, Climb
Fill out the “feet” questions on page 5 and 6 of your Bird Research document.
Visit Project Beak and look at all the cool information on beaks and feet!
Outdoor Time: Work with your parents to plan a place to hang a hummingbird feeder or bird feeder.
Lunch: Eat like your bird! What kind of tool might you need to eat lunch like your bird?
Wiggle Time: Dance to Blackbird by the Beatles
Silent Reading: Book Bag or new book from your child’s Leveled Book collection on *EPIC
Creative Expression: Draw the feet of your bird like a scientific illustrator. Glue your drawing to your Bird Research document
Bedtime: Complete one “Daily Problem” in Bedtime Math together!
Thursday May 14
Classroom Choice: Practice telling time to the hour and ½ hour. Watch the Video of Ms. Ellie. Complete worksheet 4 & 5
Sight Words: Play Sight Word Hangman with a parent or sibling.
Snack Break: Ms. Julie reads Runaway Ralph
Outdoor Time:
Writer's Workshop: Write a poem or story about your research bird! Be sure to include the sounds your bird makes, what it eats and a little about the place that it lives. What bird adventure will you take your reader on?
Outdoor Time:
Lunch: Storytime with Ms. Ellie Make Way For Ducklings
Wiggle Time: Move your neck like an owl and rustle your feathers in this kid's yoga sequence.
Silent Reading: Book Bag or new book from your child’s Leveled Book collection on *EPIC
Creative Expression: Create a bird feeder. Can you include food your research bird might like?
Bedtime: Complete one “Daily Problem” in Bedtime Math together!
Friday May 15
Classroom Choice: Observe and record time in your day. Complete Worksheet 6
Shared Reading: Read the Bird Talk Poem together
Snack Break: Ms. Julie reads Runaway Ralph
Outdoor Time:
Meditation with Ms. Julie:
Unit Study: Listen to Ms. Ellie read Bird Talk. Visit Project Beak and learn more about how birds communicate!
Outdoor Time: Play Bird Bingo again. How many more birds can you find?
Lunch: Storytime with Ms. Ellie Fine Feathered Friends
Wiggle Time: Pick a bird yoga pose to try!
Sharing: Synchronous Sharing with Ms. Ellie, Ms. Julie and Ms. Andrea at 2:00pm
Bedtime: Complete one “Daily Problem” in Bedtime Math together!
Notes
Curriculum Objectives and As-You-Go Learning
*EPIC Instructions:
Click here: https://www.getepic.com/students (Please note that Epic may try to redirect you to their sign up page. You do NOT need to sign up. Check the url to make sure it is exact. Try refreshing the page or typing in manually getepic.com/students until you see a place to enter in the classroom code)
Enter the Classroom Code: uid5487
Click on your child’s name.
You will be taken to their homepage. Click on the Mailbox in the top right corner.
Click on a collection of books and then choose a book to read!