Welcome to Kindergarten!

Dear Kindergarteners,

This is it! You have done it!! Be proud of yourself, for completing Kindergarten! As Dr. Seuss says, "you have brains in your head, you have feet in your shoes, you can steer yourself any direction you choose." Choose to follow our 5 Be's and you will do great things!

Love,

Mrs. Mintzer

Link for a video of our School prayer, pledge, and Pledge of Allegiance

https://youtu.be/5ANZwLLBIcA

• Grading Code
  • (G) - Activities that need to be turned in for a grade of
    • 3-exceeding expectations
    • 2-meeting expectations
    • 1-progressing in academic domains
  • (C) - Activities that need to be completed but will not receive a grade
  • (E) - activities that while are not graded will enrich your Kindergarteners learning experience.

Zoom Schedule

This week we will have 2 class Zooms, Monday and Wednesday, and 1 small group zoom, Tuesday. We will have a Science Class Zoom on Tuesday as well. We have our last Chapel Zoom on Thursday. If Chaplain Joanne has not acknowledged your birthday in the last few months or you have a summer birthday, please be prepared to raise your hand.

Monday, June 1

• Class Zoom at 10:00
  • Bring your writing assignment from last Thursday and be prepared to share it with your classmates.
    • Which trap did you like the most in How to Catch a Mermaid?
      • (G) Illustrate it with details and name it, using the book writing and illustration page.
  • https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71493340695?pwd=WmVybitTRGpiV3FuenozTG9wZWpZQT09
    • Meeting ID: 714 9334 0695
    • Password: 6T3Ptr

Tuesday, June 2

• Science Zoom with Mrs. Bentivenga at 9:00AM
  • We will talk about the boats that you built last week and review the Paper Quiz that you took yesterday about the five senses! We will also share what scent you would like to use if you made scratch-and-sniff wallpaper!
  • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84684620062?pwd=MEhLYWFDNU9pRG9obW1lMUE2WG1TQT09
    • Meeting ID: 846 8462 0062
    • Password: 1r3adG
• Small Group Zoom
  • Bring My Math pages 415-418, plain paper, pencil, and counters
    • 10:00
      • Clara, Nyra, Paige, GG, Fletcher
    • 10:20
      • Adriana, Joseph, Evan, Teddy, Henri, Delilah
    • 10:40
      • Abby, Joshua, Matthew, Markeh,
  • https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78602001584?pwd=aU9yRXZFenRjOXJGUDFJd1REeEMyZz09
    • Meeting ID: 786 0200 1584
    • Password: 8zKFLN

Wednesday, June 3 at 2:00

• Class Zoom
  • This is our last Class Zoom for the year. Bring something special for Show and Tell
  • https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72420965747?pwd=TFVXNElvS29xak5pOG9XTS9mL1JCZz09
    • Meeting ID: 724 2096 5747
    • Password: 2CBDDw

Thursday, June 4 at 3:00

• Zoom- Live Lower School Chapel
  • K-2^nd Grade will begin at 3PM
  • https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85676376651?pwd=WFE5N3lUdGg2cHpNWmtYUkhsVnBLdz09
    • Meeting ID: 856 7637 6651
    • Password: 031104

Friday, June 5 at 10:00

• All School Moving Up Ceremony
  • https://zoom.us/j/97703103450?pwd=TEh2MGlTakNZcE1na0c0RVRWdGdhQT09
  • Meeting ID: 977 0310 3450
  • Password: 0b50gW

Assignments for Week of 6/1/20

Monday

Question

• If you could change one thing about your bedroom, what would you want to change? (The change you make can be big or small.)

Math

• (C) Complete Math Calendar

Word Work

• (G) With the book you read in Reading, go through looking for sight words.
  • Record ten sight words in rainbow writing

Reading

• (E) Read a book with a family member and discuss the character, setting, plot, and sequence of events. Also discuss how you would change the ending if you could.

Social Studies

• (G) Pick one of our Be Rules that you feel your First Grade Teacher needs to know you follow.
  • Be kind, responsible, respectful, safe, and ready to learn.
  • Illustrate and write the rule, using the book illustration and writing paper provided.

Tuesday

Question

• If you could make a giant fruit salad for yourself that was filled with any four fruits, which four fruits would you mix in your salad?

Math

• (G) Bring My Math pages 415-418, plain paper, pencil, and counters to our Small Gropu Zoom today.
• (C) Complete Math Calendar

Word Work

• (C) Words Their Way Sort 23 with br, bl, gr, and gl blends.

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Writing

• (G) Refer to the question of the day.
  • Illustrate your fruit salad and label the fruit.
    • Remember to show colorful details in your illustration and sound out how to spell the fruits’ names.

Wednesday

Question

• If you could put anything you wanted – large or small - in your backyard, what would you put there? (Example: Merry –Go-Round, swimming pool, tree house…)

Math

• (G) Complete pages 421-424 in My Math

Word Work

• (E) Play "Slap a Sight Word" with a family member.

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Writing

• (C) Sentence puzzle worksheet
  • “Can you come to my house?”

Social Studies

• (G) What was your favorite part of our classroom?
  • Illustrate and label it, using colorful details in your illustration.

Thursday

Question

• What will you do the night before your last day of Kindergarten?

Math

• (G) Complete pages 427-430 in My Math

Word Work

• (E) Using your letter squares have a gamily member say words and you build them
  • block, brush, crab, flag, trim, blip, grand, this, last, fish
• (C) Use one of the words in a sentence

Reading

• (E) Watch Mrs. Mintzer read “Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten"
  • https://youtu.be/8TvgHn5dCZU

Writing

• (C) What was your favorite part of the Kindergarten school year?
  • Illustrate and write about it using the book illustration and writing paper provided.

Friday

• Moving-Up Zoom Ceremony, June 5th at 10:00AM.
  • Access the attached program and join all Lower School students in celebration!
  • Join Zoom Meeting:
  • https://zoom.us/j/97703103450?pwd=TEh2MGlTakNZcE1na0c0RVRWdGdhQT09
  • Meeting ID: 977 0310 3450
  • Password: 0b50gW

Assignments for Week of 5/25/20

Tuesday

Question

• If you were going to invent a new flavor of ice cream what would it be?

Math

• (G) Complete pages 403-406 in My Math

Word Work

• (C) "I Spy" with the words where, come, and what.

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Writing

• (G) You are going on vacation with your family. You can only bring 5 items. List what 5 items you would bring.

Wednesday

Question

• If you were planting a garden, what would you plant?

Math

• (C) Complete Math Calendar

Word Work

• (E) Watch Sight Word video to remember the steps to complete for new sight words.
  • You can complete the word eat with me.
    • https://youtu.be/-msn2J-E6c4

(C) pages and index cards for the following sight words: eat, now, and saw

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Writing

• (G) Illustrate your garden you would plant and label what you would plant.
  • For example, if you planted a blueberry bush, draw the bush with lots of detail and write "blueberry bush" next to it.

Thursday

Question

• If you were creating a movie about toys coming to life, what type of toy would the main character be?

Math

• (G) Complete pages 409-412 in My Math

Word Work

• Words Their Way Sort 23
  • cr, cl, fr, and fl blends

Reading

• (E) Watch Mrs. Mintzer read How to Catch a Mermaid
  • https://youtu.be/jXSbsT9pC7I

Writing

• Which trap did you like the most in How to Catch a Mermaid?
  • (G) Illustrate it with details and name it, using the book writing and illustration page.

Assignments for Week of 5/18/20

Monday

Question

• If you could be any type of bug or insect for one day, what typed would you be?
• Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• (C) Math Calendar
  • Remember the number of the day should be between 20-30.
• You can watch Mrs. Mintzer doing the May math calendar
  • https://youtu.be/HkBGEcbA_zw

Word Work

• (C) Words Their Way Sort 22 – sl, bl, and pl

Reading

• (E) Read the story about the little boat on the “Story Element: Plot” worksheet with a family member.

Writing

• (G) Illustrate how the story would end from the “Story Element: Plot” worksheet.

Tuesday

Question

• If you could choose any person's face to appear on a new dollar bill, what person's face would you choose?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• (G) Bring My Math pages 383-386 to Small Group Zoom

Word Work

• (E) Watch Sight Word video to remember the steps to complete for new sight words.
  • You can complete the word ate with me.
    • https://youtu.be/TfMv-VRQNsg

(C) pages and index cards for the following sight words: ate, please, soon

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Social Studies

• (E) Watch Mrs. Mintzer read “MayDay, MayDay"
  • https://youtu.be/oQn8NfjuGpA
• (G) In May Day May Day, the coast guard was called to help a group of sailors. They needed to use a helicopter in an emergency situation.
  • There are many types of emergency vehicles. We named some after reading May Day May Day.
  • Think of an emergency situation. Using the Book illustration and writing paper, draw the emergency and what type of vehicle would be needed to help with the emergency.
  • On the lines underneath write a short sentence about the emergency and name the transportation vehicle used.
    • For example, in May Day May Day, “The sailors were stuck. A helicopter.”

Wednesday

Question

• What is your favorite book and why?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Class Zoom today.

Math

• (G) My math pages 389-392

Word Work

• (C) Play “Slap a Sight Word” with class duing zoom
  • Bring the following 15 cards from your sight word ring
    • all, black, our, make, play, jump, help, find, down, funny, girl, away, boy, from, here

Reading

• (E) Read a book with a family member and discuss the characters, setting, plot, and sequence of events.

Writing

• (C) After watching Mrs. Mintzer read “May Day May Day”,
  • use the sequence of events writing and response pages to illustrate and write what happened first in the story, what happened next, and what happened last.

Thursday

Question

• If you could go to the beach and build an enormous sand sculpture, what would the sculpture look like when it was finished?
  • Share your answers with family members

Math

• (G) Complete pages 397-400 in My Math

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Assignments for Week of 5/11/20

Monday

Question

• What is your favorite thing that begins with the letter "L"?
• Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• (G) Complete pages 357-360 in My Math

Word Work

• (E) Watch Sight Word video to remember the steps to complete for new sight words.
• You can complete the word all with me.
  • https://youtu.be/2XWDJWYG1Ng
• (C) pages and index cards for the following sight words: all, black, and our
• (C) cut out new letter paper squares, if you do not have yours from before. We will use them during our small group on Tuesday.

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Tuesday

Question

• If you had to choose between exploring outer space or the bottom of the deepest ocean, which one would you choose? and why?
• Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• (C) Math Calendar
  • Remember the number of the day should be between 20-30.
• You can Mrs. Mintzer doing the May math calendar
  • https://youtu.be/HkBGEcbA_zw

Word Work

• (E) Cut apart "Sight Word I Have Who Has" game from last week's take home packet, and play the game with a family member.

Social Studies

• (E) Watch video of Mrs. Mintzer reading Max Takes the Train
  • https://youtu.be/OR1VivRS6a8
• (C) Using Book Writing paper, illustrate you in your favorite form of transportation, and finish the following sentence:
  • I ride in a ________.

Wednesday

Question

• What is your favorite ornament that hangs on the Christmas tree?
• Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• (G) Complete pages 363-366 in My Math

Word Work

• (E) Play “Slap a Sight Word” with a family member.
  • Take 15 sight word cards off of your ring and lay them out on the floor or table so you can see them all.
  • Have a family member say one of the sight words.
  • When you see it, slap it with your hand (gently) and remove it.
    • Use the sight words you may be having trouble reading.

Reading

• (E) Watch Mrs. Mintzer read Abuela
  • https://youtu.be/biTFi_dknM4

Writing

• (G) Complete Abuela page from 1st take home packet.
  • Complete sentence I would ------- with my grandmother. Illustrate what you would do.

Thursday

Question

• What is the best joke you have ever heard?
• Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• (G) Complete Chapter Tests Form 2B, pgs. 118-119, and Form 3B, pgs 122-123

Word Work

• (C) Words Their Way Sort 20 – sc, sn, sw

Reading

• (E) Read a book with a family member

Writing

• (G) Use character, setting , and plot illustrating page to illustrate the characters in the story, the setting, and the plot (what’s the story about).

Friday

Question

• If lawns could grow in another color besides green, what color would you want the grass in people's yards to be?
• Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• (C) Math Calendar
  • Remember the number of the day should be between 20-30.

Word Work

• (E) Watch video of lesson on digraph /th/
  • https://youtu.be/RQW1ylOni1U
  • Have letter cubes t and h with you.

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Social Studies

• (G) Write a list of 5 transportation vehicles. Sound out those words

Assignments for Week of 5/4/20

Monday

Question

• If you could paint a giant mural on one entire wall in your bedroom, what scene or images would you paint?
• Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• (G) Complete pages 343-344 In My Math workbook

Word Work

• (C) I Spy : zero, ten, nine
• (E) Sight Word Bingo during Class Zoom

Reading

• Watch video of Mrs. Mintzer reading Goldilocks and the Three Bears
  • https://youtu.be/CQCxH5PXRuI

Writing

• (G)Complete Goldilocks and the Three Bears worksheet
  • Answer questions by illustrating:
    • Where do the three bears live?
    • Where did the three bears go for a walk?
  • Then circle answer to "Does this story happen in a place that is Real or make-believe?"

Tuesday

Question

• If you could be a modern day explorer, what specific part of the world would you want to explore?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• (G) Complete pages 345-350
  • Just like a plus sign is a symbol for adding items together, an equal sign is also a symbol. It is a symbol for saying it is the same as. For example 6 + 5 is the same as 10, or 6+4 = 10. It can be said either way.
  • In pages 345-350 you will be using + sign as well as the = sign to complete math sentences.

Word Work

• (E) Watch Sight Word video to remember the steps to complete for new sight words. You can complete the word "jump with me.
  • https://youtu.be/6bq01HeOxmI
  • Place sight word paper under grid
  • Trace word with 2 fingers 3 times as you say it and spell it out loud.
  • Air-write the word 3 times as you say and spell it out loud.
  • Place grid under paper, and trace word 3 times with a red crayon as you say it and spell it out loud.
  • Tap the word on your stretched out arm as you say and spell it 3 times.
  • Remove grid and write the word three times
• (C) pages and index cards for the following sight words
  • jump, play, make

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Writing

• (G) Draw a picture on the cover of Mother’s Day Booklet and write your name

Social Studies

• Completed during Class Zoom, with Mother's Day Booklet, page 1.

Wednesday

Question

• What is one thing you could so that is really nice for your Mom and would make her happy?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• (C) Math Calendar for May.
  • Take the calendar for April out of your Green Math Folder.
  • Replace it with the May calendar.
  • Watch the video to complete some of the math calendar with Mrs. Mintzer.
  • https://youtu.be/HkBGEcbA_zw
  • Then finish on your own

Word Work

• (G) Complete Words Their Way Spell Check 2 Assessment for same-Vowel Families

Reading

• (E) Practice oral reading 5.6

Writing

• (G) Sentence puzzle I see six dogs.

Social Studies

• (C) Complete Mother’s Day Writing page 2
  • Write the following and finish second sentence.
    • My Mom is the best cook. She makes ...

Thursday

Question

• Whenever you are having a bad day, what is the best thing you can do to help cheer yourself up?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• (G) Complete pages 351-356 in My Math

Word Work

• (E) Practice sight word ring
• (E) Watch video of lesson on digraph /sh/
  • https://youtu.be/4wyyC_HMsqM
  • Have letter cubes c,k,s, and h ready to use with video.

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later

Writing

• (G)Sequence Writing Page
  • This is my uncle.

Social Studies

• (C) Finish illustration for pages 1 and 2 of Mother’s Day Booklet

Friday

Question

• If you were king or queen, what is the first rule that you would set for the people in your kingdom?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• (C) Math Calendar for May.

Word Work

• (C)Words Their Way Sort 13

Social Studies

• (C) Finish Mather’s Day Card by decorating cover, and complete Mother's Day Booklet page 3 illustration.

Assignments for Week of 4/27/20

Monday

Question

• If you and a few of your friends could have any place in the world completely to yourselves for one day, where would you choose? (Examples: water park, Disney World, movie theater)
  • Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• (C) Math Calendar
  • Complete together during Zoom
• (G) My Math pgs. 329-330
  • Send me a picture of the completed pages.

Word Work

• (E) Watch Sight Word video to remember the steps to complete for new sight words. You can complete the word "down" with me.
• https://youtu.be/axVmgNewGjQ
  • Place sight word paper under grid
  • Trace word with 2 fingers 3 times as you say it and spell it out loud.
  • Air-write the word 3 times as you say and spell it out loud.
  • Place grid under paper, and trace word 3 times with a red crayon as you say it and spell it out loud.
  • Tap the word on your stretched out arm as you say and spell it 3 times.
  • Remove grid and write the word three times
• (C) pages and index cards for the following sight words
  • down, find, help

Reading

• (E) Pick a book to read with a family member
  • Answer the following questions.
    • Who is the author?
    • Who is the illustrator?
    • As you read talk about who the characters are, what the setting is.
    • Once you have read the story talk about the sequence of events. What happened first. What happened next. What happened last.

Social Studies

• Time Capsule Project
  • Throughout the week you will be completing different activities that you will put in a big envelope to be opened in years to come to remember what you did during this time. You are making history! (envelope will be provided on May 4th)
    • Watch a read aloud of The Time Capsule https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5pfi3YK4BQ
      • This is a good read aloud that will explain to you what a time capsule actually is.
    • (G) Draw a picture and list the people/family members you are social distancing with.
  • Ongoing activity to be complete by Moms, Dads, Grandmoms, whoever you are social distancing with
    • Write a letter to your Kindergartener about this time with them.

Tuesday

Question

• In your opinion, what is the most annoying noise? (a noise that really bothers you)
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• (G) My Math Chapter 5, Lesson 2
  • Complete pages 331-334
  • Send me a picture of the completed pages.

Word Work

• (E) Watch video of Mrs. Mintzer's lesson on digraph /ck/
  • https://youtu.be/ENq5P_26idk
• (E)Using your paper letter tiles build the following words
  • Sick, duck, luck, stack, jack, sock, back, lock, clock, deck, neck, black, quick, stick, block, truck

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Social Studies

• Time Capsule Project
  • (C) Use anything; crayons, paint, chalk, to trace the hands or make handprints of the family members you are social distancing with, as well as your hand.
    • While you are making handprints, make an extra one of yours and send me a picture of it. I am working on a surprise project for you!

Wednesday

Question

• If you lived on a farm and were given a horse as your pet, what would you name it?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• (G) My Math pgs. 335-336
  • Send me a picture of the completed pages.
• (E) Math Calendar

Word Work

• (C) Write the following words with any writing tool, marker, paint, sidewalk chalk
  • Sick, duck, luck, stack, jack, sock, back, lock, clock, deck, neck, black, quick, stick, block, truck

Reading

• (E) Pick a book to read with a family member
  • Answer the following questions.
    • Who is the author?
    • Who is the illustrator?
  • As you read talk about who the characters are, what the setting is.
  • Once you have read the story talk about the sequence of events. What happened first. What happened next. What happened last.

Social Studies

• Time Capsule Project
  • (C) Write and illustrate what you are doing to feel connected/have fun outside?
    • Some examples are placing hearts or our school logo in your window, zooming with friends, chalk notes on side walks. Either draw or take pictures of these activities and write a sentence about them.

Thursday

Question

• What activity are you missing the most during social distancing, and will want to do as soon as you can?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• (G) My Math Chapter 5 Check My Progress pgs. 337-338
  • Send me a picture of the completed pages.
• (E) Math Calendar

Word Work

• (E) Practice sight word ring
• (G) Have a family member say ten sight words as you write them.
  • Send me a picture of completed work.

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Social Studies

• Time Capsule Project
• What activity are you missing the most during social distancing, and will want to do as soon as you can?
  • (G) Write a sentence and illustrate.

Friday

Question

• What do you think would be the most scariest or dangerous job?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• (E) Watch video of Mrs. Mintzer reading If You Were a Plus Sign
  • https://youtu.be/SwUqnlzdjgo
• (G) My Math Chapter 5, Lesson 3, pgs. 339-342
  • Send me a picture of the completed pages.

Word Work

• (C) Words Their Way Sort 12, ip, ig, and ill.

Reading

• (E) Pick a book to read with a family member
  • Answer the following questions.
    • Who is the author?
    • Who is the illustrator?
  • As you read talk about who the characters are, what the setting is.
  • Once you have read the story talk about the sequence of events. What happened first. What happened next. What happened last.

Assignments for Week of 4/20/20

Monday

Question

• What is your favorite job you have had in Kindergarten?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• Materials Needed: My Math Chapter 4 My Review, pgs. 313-316
• (G) Complete pages
  • Send me a picture of the completed pages.
  • Let me know if you are having trouble understanding the math concepts in the My Review.

Word Work

• (C) Complete Sort #11, ug, ut, and un

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Writing

• Write and illustrate your answer to the question of the day.
  • Remember to do your best job, writing slowly and neatly, and using details in your illustration.

Tuesday

Question

• What is your favorite special class in Kindergarten?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• (C) Math Calendar

Word Work

• Watch Sight Word video to remember the steps to complete for new sight words. You can complete the word "away" with me.
• https://youtu.be/L2LLlXDEMXQ
  • Place sight word paper under grid
  • Trace word with 2 fingers 3 times as you say it and spell it out loud.
  • Air-write the word 3 times as you say and spell it out loud.
  • Place grid under paper, and trace word 3 times with a red crayon as you say it and spell it out loud.
  • Tap the word on your stretched out arm as you say and spell it 3 times.
  • Remove grid and write the word three times
• (C) pages and index cards for the following sight words
  • away, girl, funny

Reading

• (E) Practice Oral Reading 4.3 and 4.4 pages that were sent home in Distance Learning Packet

Writing

• (G) Sequence Writing I am going to the zoo.
  • Complete the sentences, sounding out the words for each, writing the sounds that you hear.
    • Remember to use your best handwriting.

Wednesday

Question

• What is your favorite outdoor recess activity in Kindergarten?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• Chapter Test, Form 3A, pgs. 96-97, 3B, pgs. 98-99, sent home in Distance Learning packet
• (G) Complete pgs. 96-99
  • Send me a picture of the completed pages

Reading

• (E) Practice Oral Reading 4.3 and 4.4 pages that were sent home in Distance Learning Packet

Word Work

• (E) Using paper letter tiles, have a family member say the words from Words Their Way Sort #11 and build the words.

Writing

• (E) Write a sentence and draw an illustration using one of the words from Words Their Way Sort #11

Social Studies

• (E) Watch video of Mrs. Mintzer reading Earth Day Every Day
• https://youtu.be/eRpkCzrNAHA
• (G) Using one of the book illustration and response pages in the distance learning packet, let me know how you promise to take care of the earth.
  • Some examples of sentences are I promise to pick up trash. I promise to water the plants. I promise to plant a tree. Have your illustration match your sentence.
    • Remember to use your best handwriting for the writing and illustrations. Use colors and details for the illustrations so we can really see the settings.

Thursday

Question

• What is your favorite indoor recess activity in Kindergarten?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• (C) Math Calendar
• (C)go to https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com//school/496p
  • Follow link to Kindergarten Math
  • Click on your name
  • Log in with your password
  • Click on McGraw-Hill My Math Grade K 2018
  • Click on Chapter at top left
  • Go to Chapter 5 Am I ready
  • Under Lesson Resources at the right of the screen
  • Click on blue icon arrow
  • Watch video
  • Go back to Lesson Resources
  • Click on red check icon
  • Take the readiness quiz

Word Work

• (G) pick 16 sight words, 3 being the new ones this week, away, girl, funny
  • Rainbow write them (Use any type of writing tool) on the lined paper provided in the Distance Learning Packet.
    • Remember to always do your best job, writing neatly and slowly. Use the lines to show which letters go upstairs, downstairs, and to the basement.
    • Send me a picture of the completed pages

Reading

• (E) Practice Oral Reading 4.3 and 4.4 pages that were sent home in Distance Learning Packet

Writing

• (E) Use one of this week's sight words in a sentence.
  • Write and illustrate the sentence.

Friday

Question

• What is your favorite part of the day in Kindergarten?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.
  • Be prepared to answer during our Homeroom Zoom Meeting.

Math

• Materials My Math Chapter 5 Lesson 1, pgs. 325-328,
• (G) Complete pages after Zoom meeting
  • Send me a picture of the completed pages.

Word Work

• (C) I Spy worksheet with the words: seven, eight, go, here, from

Reading

• (G) With a family member, log into headsprout.com and complete the next level.
• (G) Anytime you log into headsprout.com and read a book, please record yourself, so I can listen later
  • go through the book room
  • click on a book
  • click on the microphone at top
  • click on the circle button at top to record
  • click on green arrow and you can listen to yourself

Writing

• (G) After reading a story with a family member and discussing the sequence of events, use the Sequence of Events illustration and writing response page in the Distance Learning Packet.
  • Write and illustrate the events of the story.
    • Remember to use your best handwriting for the writing and illustrations. Use colors and details for the illustrations so we can really see the settings.

Assignments for Week of 4/6/2020

Wednesday

Question

• /E/ What is the best vacation you've ever taken? What made it so great?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• Materials needed Chapter 4 Lesson 8 pgs. 304-306, blank piece of paper, 10 counters.
• Using any type of counters (cubes, pennies, spoons, legos, crayons) count out 10.
  • /E/ Take the counters apart in 10 different ways to show a total of 10. Touch and count each group. Touch and count the total.
  • /C/ Write the ways you took 10 apart.
    • For example 2 pennies on one side, 8 pennies on the other side of the table.
      • Write 2+8=10
      • As you do this explain to a family member your groups, 2 and 8 is one way to make 10.
  • /G/ Complete pgs. 304-306

Word Work

• /C/ Pick 16 sight words and paint them with your water color paints.
  • Have 3 of the 16 be our new ones: here, from, and boy.

Reading

• With a family member log into headsprout.com.
• Click on the green kids login icon
• Click on go to readingA-Z.com
• Type in teacher username: kmintzer
• Click on your name
• Type in your password
• Click on headsprout
• Once you have passed level 4 you will see ‘headsprout” on the left and “book room” on the right of your screen.
  • /G/ At some point this week please record yourself reading a book in the book room so that I can listen at a later time.
  • Once you have completed a recording of you reading a book, please email me so I know to listen. Thank you!

Thursday

Question

• /E/ If you could train any wild animal to be a good house pet, what animal would you choose for your pet?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• /C/ Complete Math Calendar
  • Monthly Calendar Page
  • Weather Tracker
  • Daily Page
  • Use pennies and dimes
    • After pulling a handful tell a family member what coins you have and how much each is worth. With a family member count how much money is in your hand.

Word Work

• /C/ I Spy with words had, eight, and has.
• /E/ Have a family member give you a sight word and you tell them a sentence. Do this for as many sight words as you wish.

Reading

• /E/ Watch Mrs. Mintzer read Turkey's Eggcellent Easter
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DFlHZlqXYs
  • Answering the questions after the read of who the characters are, what the setting is.
  • Once you have read the story talk about the sequence of events. What happened first. What happened next. What happened last.

Writing

• /G/ Complete sentence puzzle sent home, “I see eight eggs.” Have fun making your eggs looked like dyed Easter Eggs!

Assignments for Week of 3/30/2020

Wednesday

Question

• Suppose that whenever you wanted to get away from everyone you could simply blink your eyes three times and be anywhere in the world. Where would you want to go?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• Complete My Math Lesson 7 pgs 295-297 if you have not already done so. Compare paper copy to online ebook at https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com//school/496p
• If you already completed
  • Using any type of counters (cubes, pennies, spoons, legos, crayons) count out 8.
    • Take the counters apart in 8 different ways to show a total of 8. Touch and count each group. Touch and count the total.
    • Write the ways you took 8 apart.
    • For example 3 pennies on one side, 5 pennies on the other side of the table.
    • Write 3+5=8

Word Work

• Practice reading sight words
• Using 3 block laminated grid, another family member says a word, Kindergartener spells it with paper letter cubes
  • Use words from practice pages. Build 10 words.
  • Optional work - Write the words

Reading

• With a family member log into headsprout.com.
  • Click on the green kids login icon
  • Click on go to readingA-Z.com
  • Type in teacher username: kmintzer
  • Click on your name
  • Type in your password
  • Click on headsprout
  • Click on headsprout
  • Click on start
  • Complete next level

Writing

• Optional work
  • Pick 1 word you built from word work.
    • Write a sentence with that word and illustrate it.

Thursday

Question

• What is one thing you think you will be really good at when you are an adult?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• Be prepared to complete Math Calendar during our Zoom Meeting at 2:00

Work Work

• Practice reading sight words
• Pick 2 sight words. Write 2 sentences, with 1 sight word in each sentence.
• For example: I see the cat. It is good.

Reading

• Pick a book to read with a family member.
  • Who is the author?
  • Who is the illustrator?
  • As you read talk about who the characters are, what the setting is.
  • Once you have read the story talk about the sequence of events. What happened first? What happened next? What happened last?

Friday

Question

• What is the silliest thing you have ever done?
  • Discuss your answers with your family.

Math

• Complete My Math Lesson 7 pgs 298-299 if you have not already done so. Compare paper copy to online ebook at https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com//school/496p
• If you already completed
  • Using any type of counters (cubes, pennies, spoons, legos, crayons) count out 9.
  • Take the counters apart in 9 different ways to show a total of 8. Touch and count each group. Touch and count the total.
  • Write the ways you took 8 apart.
    • For example 4 pennies on one side, 5 pennies on the other side of the table.
    • Write 4+5=9

Word Work

• Practice reading sight words
• Using letter squares
  • Have family member say following words and you build them. These words have blends (2 consonants together)
    • Clap, flat, blot, plan, slap, glob
• Optional lesson
  • Using letter squares, have family member say a sight word and you build it.

Reading

• With a family member log into headsprout.com.
  • Click on the green kids login icon
  • Click on go to readingA-Z.com
  • Type in teacher username: kmintzer
  • Click on your name
  • Type in your password
  • Click on headsprout
  • Click on headsprout
  • Click on start
  • Complete next level

Assignments for Week of 3/23/2020