Past Weekly Activities

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Week 11: June 15th - 19th

This week's focus is: Friendship

Guiding questions:

What does the word “friendship” mean to you?
How can you be a good friend to someone else?
What do you like to do with your friends?

Poem of the Week: Song of the Week:

Friends share

Friends care

We need friends

Everywhere!

Belonging and Contributing:

Activity #1: Friendship Picture

Write and or draw a picture of your favourite time spent with a friend. Keep it until you can see them again and share it with them or take a picture and have an adult help you share it with your friend in an email, text, or other ways you stay connected with your friends using live chats.

Self-Regulation and Well-Being:

Activity #1: Self-Control Bubbles

Ask a family member to blow bubbles and play with them as much as you like! You can pop, chase, touch and catch the bubbles!

Once all the bubbles are popped, ask a family member to blow more bubbles. This time, practice using self-control. Bubbles will be all around you, but use your self-control strategies and not touch or chase the bubbles - even if one lands right on your nose!

The feeling of really, really wanting to do something, but holding back is called "self-control".

Tell your family member how you felt:

Was it hard to not touch the bubbles when they were all over you?
What thoughts were you thinking that helped you to stay calm, your voice quiet, and your hands away from the bubbles?
What will you do if you feel yourself getting out of control?

Activity #2: Ways to make and include new friends

Draw and tell an adult ways you can make a new friend to help them feel included.

What makes you a good friend? Draw a picture of yourself and write some words to describe how you are a good friend (good listener, share toys, etc.)

Activity #2: Balloon Volleyball

Hang a string across a room near the height of your head. Make two teams with your family and tell each team to be on one side of the string. One team serves by hitting the balloon over the string and the other team must return the balloon without letting it touch the ground. When the balloon is not returned, the other team scores a point. First team to reach 10 points wins.

Demonstrating Literacy and Numeracy Behaviour

Using the menu at the top of the page, please visit our "Language Activities" and "Math Activities"

drop down links for this week's language and math activities. Enjoy!

Problem-Solving and Innovating

Host your own fun party!

Here’s a good place to start:

Are you feeling a bit like the lonely firefly?

We are missing so many fun events! Birthdays, Name Days, Anniversaries, Weddings...

Why not plan a teddy bear picnic. Then host your own fun party.

Write the invitations.

When Mrs. Shivraj and I host a party, we always like to make some fun healthy food. What healthy treats can you make?

Then, we like to decorate.

This could be a fun way to make a garland. Garlands are so pretty. They lend a softness to the party space.

We like to set the table too. Lanterns are so fun and festive. These will look very special on the table.

Do you know any celebrations that use lanterns?

What kind of lantern can you make? When you make it, be sure to use flameless tea lights.
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Lantern

Have fun!
We are wishing we could be with you!
Please send us a picture of your party.

Language Activities

Week 11: June 15th -19th

The Rainbow Fish by Marc Pfister

Before Reading the Book:

1.Before you listen to the story online, use the following questions to discuss the themes of the book (Kindness, Sharing, Giving/Helping Others, Feelings)

2. Build background knowledge for your child by discussing the following with him/her:

FISH -What are some kinds of fish that you know? Can you describe them? What facts do you know about fish?

SHARING -Why is it nice to share? How does it make us feel if a friend doesn’t share with us? Why is it sometimes hard to share?

3. Try to predict (make a guess) as to what will happen in this book before reading/viewing the online story link.

Read the Book: Click Here!

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/the-rainbow-fish/

During Reading:

Stop the story at appropriate parts to ask questions or pose prompts. Some suggestions are:

What was so special about Rainbow Fish?
What did Rainbow Fish do to upset the little blue fish?
What does little blue fish do that tells us he’s upset?
Why was Rainbow fish the loneliest fish in the ocean?
How did he feel? Why didn’t Rainbow fish want to give away his beautiful scales?
How did Rainbow Fish feel at the end of the story? Why?

Activity #1

Building our Vocabulary! Play a matching game with the words found in the book.

Here are some of the words from the book. Using some similar sized paper and pencil, write the words listed below. Write each word twice, on different pieces of paper.

Rainbow

Fish

Scales

Ocean

Special

Thank you

Wise

Happy

Shared

Friends

Now play the “Rainbow Fish” matching game! Play with a family member. Place all the words you have written on the pieces of paper face down, so you can’t see the words. Spread them out on an open space (table, bed, floor). Try to match the words by picking up two cards at a time with the same word. If you don’t find a match (Two of the same words), turn the cards back down and give your partner a turn. The winner is the one who has matched the most pairs of cards.

Activity #2

“Our Feelings” Charades Drama Game There are many different feelings presented in this story. It is good to learn how we use our body language to show how we feel every day.

Play this game with a family member. One person picks from the list below one of the feelings that the Rainbow Fish felt in the book. Then try to use your body only (no words) to express this feeling (i.e. How would your face or body look or behave if you were a happy Rainbow fish?). The other person (Person #2) tries to guess which feeling person #1 is acting out. Take turns.

Happy

Upset

Sad

Delighted

Lonely

Activity #3

Friends List- Making a connection to the book. This book is all about friendship. Who are your friends? Make a list of people whom you consider are your friends. Remember, when we write people’s names, we use an Uppercase/Capital letter for the first letter in their name. You can add family members’ names to your list too!

Activity #4

Make puppets and put on a “Rainbow Fish Puppet Theatre Show”

Step 1: Ask yourself first: Who are the characters in the story that I need to make? Using found objects at home (i.e. paper, tape/glue, scissors, colouring markers and straws or popsicle sticks) try to draw and cut out the important characters in the book. Attach your drawings to a straw or popsicle stick to become puppets.

Step 2: Where does the story take place? (This is the setting of the story) How can I draw the “deep blue ocean” on a piece of paper to become the background landscape to our puppet show?

Step 3. After watching the video again, try to answer the following questions:

What happened at the beginning of the story?

What was the problem?

How did this make the characters feel?

How was this problem solved? (This is the plot of the story)

Put on a puppet show with your characters talking to one another.

Can you retell the story?

Activity# 5:

Writing Journal On a piece of paper and using a pencil, try writing about a time when you were a good friend.

Step 1: Think on your own first about what it means to be a good friend.

Step 2: Share and discuss with a family member (mom, dad, older sibling, etc.) what it means to be a good friend.

Step 3: Read the sentence starter: Rainbow Fish learned __________________. Complete the journal by finishing this sentence and adding a labelled picture of the Rainbow Fish and his friends.

Take a picture of any of your child’s finished Language activities to share with your teacher on Brightspace or by direct email. Thank you!

Math Activities for

June 15th - 19th:

Let's Have Fun with Money 💲

Have you ever saved up some money to buy something super special? Do you save your money in a piggy bank?

It’s always great to save money and it’s wonderful to practice good money habits from an early age!

Do mommy or daddy give you money for doing any chores around the house?

Activity 1:

Listen to the book Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday. Alexander received a dollar from his grandparents that he wanted to save, but he ended up spending it all. After listening to the story, can you remember what Alexander bought? Do you think that Alexander learned a lesson in the end about saving his money?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQA2hAxmd6E

Activity 2:

What do you see when you look at these coins?

When I look at this coin, I notice _____________________.

When I look at this coin, I notice ______________________.

Activity 3:

Please watch the video to learn more about Canadian coins. Bebe helps Mo open his piggy bank and sort the coins. As Bebe states, “We sure have some funny names for money in Canada!”😀 Isn’t it cool how we make coins in Ottawa, at the Royal Canadian Mint?

https://www.tvokids.com/preschool/canada-crew-k-2-social-studies/videos/canadian-money

Activity 4:

If mommy or daddy have any coins in your house, can you ask them to help you make a pattern with them? Can you make an ABC pattern (nickel, dime, quarter, nickel, dime, quarter). Can you make an ABCD pattern?

Look at the picture below. Can you finish this pattern? What comes next?

Activity 5:

Let’s Role Play!

Can you set up a pretend ice cream shop in your house or a lemonade stand? You can set up anything that you like, as long as you are either buying or selling something. Use props that you find in your house or outdoors. Have fun with your family! You can take turns being the buyers and the sellers! Use your wonderful imagination.

How much money will your ice cream cost, or your lemonade? Which ice cream flavour is your favourite? Can you draw some coins on a piece of paper and use them for your money? Do you know how to make a $ sign or a cents sign for your price tag?

“Ms. M. and Mrs. Greene would like to place our orders please! May we have a double scoop of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream with a cherry on top, and a triple scoop strawberry sundae? Yummy in my tummy!! How much will that cost us?” ❤

Fun Online Math Games with Money 💲

Game 1: Money Master

Click on Canada (or any other country to look at different currencies!) and begin dragging the correct money onto or off the surface. Enjoy!

https://www.mathsisfun.com/money/money-master.html

Please Note: This link is accessible via a laptop/desktop or iPad/tablet!

Game 2: Money Bingo

Have fun while learning to count money! You can select the level of difficulty. Once you hover over the coins, it will tell you the amount if you need help. Enjoy!

www.abcya.com/games/money_bingo

Please Note: The link is accessible via a desktop or laptop and does not require a subscription!

🎵Sing along, move along, and have a laugh!

Enjoy some fun songs and activities from YouTube!

The Money Song ~ Canadian Coins

https://youtu.be/GayRX_u4G2Q

The Canadian Money Song ~ Jack Hartmann

https://youtu.be/fdmtmr8G7A8

Canada in my Pocket ~ Symbols on our Coins

https://youtu.be/VnZlAOSEmYQ

Counting Coin Song for Kids

https://youtu.be/MbtmucV-U2c

Although this song is based on American Coins, it’s great for you to learn about counting coins in various ways!

❤

Week 10: June 8th - 12th

This week's focus is: Use your imagination!

We use our imagination when we build a tower

with blocks or lego, making something with playdough, drawing a picture, and even cooking!

We can use our senses to help us imagine things that are only in our thoughts...

Guiding questions:

Close your eyes. Imagine you are walking through a forest. What do you see?

How does it feel - hot or cold?
What types of sounds would you hear?
Using your imagination, what creature might make those sounds?
Imagine you are back at school learning, what changes in the classroom might you see? Use your imagination!
Imagine you see a rainbow, what colours do you see?

Poems and Songs of the Week:

Using your imagination what can you build or create?

Journey

Imagine yourself a wandering cloud, with nothing but sky above and below.

Imagine traversing on billows of wind.

Where would you go?

How to encourage your child's imagination?

Encourage active, not passive, pursuits. Think of imagination as a muscle: If it's not exercised, it will atrophy.
Provide plenty of safe supplies.
Let your child make choices.
Tolerate a mess.
Participate in creative projects.
Know what to expect.
Don't force it.
Make noise.

https://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/development/intellectual/how-to-nurture-your-childs-imagination/

Belonging and Contributing

Activity #1: To all of our little creators and inventors, it’s time to make a wind chime!

Work with your family members to help you find things that you could use for your creation. You can use a variety of materials found in your home, such as, sea shells, tins, empty food cans, stones, metal washers/nuts and bolts, and so forth. Please be extra careful with any sharp edges on any material that you choose to use. (It would be best to tape them up). You can even paint and decorate the materials in different colours prior to hanging them up with yarn or string! We can’t wait to see what you create!

Self-Regulation and Well Being

Activity #1: What causes a rainbow ?(triangular prisms, bubbles, water, light)

Record the rainbow colours you see in the rainbow you created.

https://watchandlearn.scholastic.com/videos/earth-and-space/weather/rainbows-in-the-sky.html

Activity #2: Create an Emoji Dance with your family!

Please view the video of “Abby’s Emoji Dance” on the Sesame Street website. Click the link below and select the video.

https://www.sesamestreet.org/videos?vid=26520

In the video, Abby represents emotions with movements, while promoting a positive sense of self. With the help of your family, try to create your own, too. For example, if you’re feeling happy, let’s see your happy dance! If you’re feeling shy, perhaps you will create a dance of yourself melting to the ground. Don’t forget to take a picture or video for your teachers to see. Have fun!

Activity #2: Practice your rainbow breaths/breathing when you need to feel calm. (See PDF: rainbow breathing)

Demonstrating Literacy and Numeracy Behaviour

Using the menu at the top of the page, please visit our

"Language Activities" and "Math Activities" drop down links for this week's language and math activities. Enjoy!

Problem-Solving and Innovating

Activity #1

Which animals live in the ocean and which animals live on the land?

Make a chart just like the one below and with the help of an adult see how many you can think of!

Activity # 2

This is fun activity to do at home, it's called a Rainbow Salt Tray

You will need 5 basic things to create your very own Rainbow Salt Tray:

about 100g cooking salt
sticky tape
coloured paper
tray (see below for some ideas)
paintbrush.

Cut the paper to fit and cover the base of the tray in order of the colours of a rainbow.
Place sticky tape over the joins of the paper to avoid the salt moving underneath the coloured paper.
Cover the paper lightly with salt.

Some idea to use for a tray:

The lid to a plastic tub or container.
A cardboard box with the side cut down to size if needed.
A medium to large plastic container that has low sides.

Rainbow Salt trays are creative ways to write or make pictures of any kind!

Let's use our imagination…

Can you write the word fish, shark, dolphin, whale?

Now try to draw your favourite animal from the ocean!

Language Activities
Week 10: June 8th-12th

Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

It all began when Floyd got his kite stuck in a tree...The trouble really began when he threw a shoe up to knock the kite loose, and that got stuck too, followed by a ladder, a bucket, an orangutan, and a whale who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. And that was just the start of things.

Activity 1

Think about the following questions:

How does the boy feel when his kite gets stuck in the tree?

Can you show these feelings using your face and body?

How might you feel if you climb up and get stuck in a tree?

Activity 2

If your friend got stuck in a tree, what could you build to help your friend come down safely?

Draw a picture of what you could build.

How does it work?

Activity 3

Using materials you can find at home (cardboard, sticks, tape, glue, lego, scissors, yarn, cups, etc.), build the structure you designed.

Activity 4

Test your structure with a stuffed toy or doll or action figure to see if it works.

What happened when the stuffed toy or doll or action figure used your structure?

Take a picture of your stuffed toy or doll or action figure using your structure and share it with your teacher!

Write a sentence along with the picture about what happened when you tested your structure.

Activity 5

Watch this video about simple machines.

Does learning about these simple machines give you any new ideas for your structure?

Is there anything that you would like to change or improve in the one that you built? Or can you think of a different structure that you could build?

Math Activities for June 8th - 12th
2-D and 3-D Shapes

We see shapes everywhere!
If you look closely, you can find many shapes around you!

Here are some poems about shapes:

Special request: Please save some recycled materials if possible for activity #4. You can save items like paper towel rolls, cereal boxes, and cans. You will be using your imagination to build something creative with these 3-D shapes.

Activity 1: Shape Hunt

Look around your home and see what shapes you can find. Can you find a circle? Can you find a triangle? Can you find a square? Can you find a rectangle?

Draw and write down what shapes you can find.

These are some shapes that Ms. Wong and Ms. Tsialtas found in their homes:

Activity 2: Creating pictures with 2-D shapes

Watch this video about 2-D shapes:

Can you make a picture using 2-D shapes? Use your wonderful imagination!

Step 1: Draw some shapes

Step 2: Cut out the shapes

Step 3: Use the shapes to make a picture. What picture can you make?

Activity 3: Shapes can be many things

If you use your imagination, shapes can be many things!
For example, Ms. Wong says, "A slice of pizza is a triangle."

Can you use your imagination with these shapes? Think about what these shapes can be.

Activity 4: Build with your imagination

Using the recycled materials you collected, use your imagination and see what you can build with these 3-D shapes.

Here are some examples of what you can build:

Activity 5: Online Games

Click the buttons below to play some games about shapes. Have fun!

CLICK HERE TO PLAY: Sandy Math Shapes

CLICK HERE TO PLAY: Elmo's World Games

Week 9: June 1st - 5th

This week's focus is: Staying Healthy and Safe!

Guiding questions:

We all develop habits to keep us safe and make healthy choices every day.

How do these things keep you healthy and safe?

fastening seat belts,
wearing helmets,
applying sunscreen,
brushing teeth,
washing hands,
eating nutritious food,
staying active
the support and love of family and friends.

What are some healthy habits you do every day to stay safe and healthy? Let’s see how long your list can be!

https://www.thegoodviral.com/

The Good ViralKids are struggling with depression and anxiety during Covid-19. A positive message can make all the difference to a child who feels isolated and alone. We invite you to share on social media showing support for kids at home. Use the hashtag #TheGoodViral

Poem of the Week:

Song of the Week:

Wash my Hands Song - Jack Hartmann

Belonging and Contributing

Activity #1: Canada's Food Guide

What are your favourite foods?
How do they match with Canada’s Food Guide?
Are they a protein, whole grain, fruit, or vegetable?
Plan a healthy meal for your family using the guide. How many different colours can you count on your plate?
Draw a picture of your healthy meal. Send a photo of your drawing to your teacher!

https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/food-guide-snapshot/

Part B:

Do you speak other languages? Click here to choose a language

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/canada-food-guide/resources/snapshot/languages.html

Activity #2: Stay safe on the road!

Before crossing the street, stop, look, and listen.

Look both ways before crossing the street. Let's watch and learn about how we can stay safe while crossing a road.

Road Safety Song:

Self-Regulation and Well Being

Activity #1: Let's be Active!

Being active and exercising is very important for your health. Be a role model and do some exercises with your family members. You are the leader!

Can you do….

10 jumping jacks
10 step ups
10 high knees
10 frog jumps
10 lunges

Keep some water close by, you will need some after working so hard!

After all that moving, stop and put your hand on your heart, can you feel it beating really fast?

Activity #2:

Along with exercise, another great way of staying healthy is by choosing the rights foods to put in your body that give you energy!

Can you name 5 fruits and 5 vegetables that you like to eat? Write a list and draw a picture of your favourite fruits and veggies!

Ask an adult to help you make a healthy snack for your family to enjoy!

Do you know what the lights mean at the crosswalk?

Road Safety Video:

Road Safety video || Traffic Rules And Signs For Kids || Kids Educational Video

Green means GO!
Yellow means WAIT!
Red means STOP!

Draw a picture of you and your family waiting at the school crosswalk for the light to change to green. Send a photo of your drawing to your teacher!

Week 9: June 1st-5th

Our story for this week is about being safe. The book is called “Always Be Safe” by Kathy Schulz.

Ask your child these questions before reading:

What are you doing to stay safe at home?
What can you do to be safe when you go outside?

Enjoy the book!

Always Be Safe

Activity 1: Make a list

There are many ways to be safe. Make a list of the different ways you are being safe at home and outside.

Activity 2: Popcorn words

Popcorn words are words that pop up in many different places. When we read books, we see many popcorn words we know. Can you find any popcorn words around your home?

These are some common popcorn words:

Can you use these popcorn words to create a sentence? You can put together some of these words to help you start your sentence.
For example: I can..., I like..., I will…

Here are some ways you can make sentences:

What sentences can you make?

Activity 3: Home Safety Plan

At school, we practice what to do in case there is a fire in the building. It is important for you to know what to do if there is an emergency and you need to leave your home quickly.

Watch this video for some helpful safety tips:

Talk to your family and draw a map of how you will safely leave your home.

Activity 4: Healthy Heart

Exercise is good for your heart. It helps your heart pump blood all through your body. Your heart can never take a rest, so it needs to be strong! Good food and plenty of exercise help.

Here is a fun game you can play with your family to exercise together.

Step 1: Get some paper

Step 2: Fold the paper in half

Step 3: Draw half of a heart on the paper

Step 4: Cut on the line

Step 5: Open it up and you will have a heart shape!

Step 6: On each heart, write down your favourite exercise.

Step 7: Put all the hearts into a jar/container.

Step 8: Ask your family to pick out a heart, open it up, and try the exercise! Have fun!

Activity 5: Make a Healthy Snack

Ms. Wong and Ms. Tsialtas love eating fruit salad. We eat a lot of fruits to keep us healthy and strong. This is how we make our fruit salads. Try making this healthy snack with your family.

How to Make a Fruit Salad:

Step 1: Wash your favourite fruits

Step 2: Ask your parents to help you cut the fruits into small pieces.

Step 3: Put the fruits into a bowl and mix together.

Enjoy this colourful and healthy snack!

To help you remember how to make this delicious fruit salad, write down the fruits you used.

If you have skewer sticks, you can even make fruit kebabs!

Rocky.mp4

Math Activities for June 1st - 5th

Let's play some math games!

We miss you all very much and hope that there is at least one game you are interested in trying.Once you've mastered it, teach a friend.

I wonder…

What is it like to play a good game?

Can we have fun and feel happy when we don’t take turns?

Can you make someone smile?

This week with these games and puzzles you will read, write and recognize numbers. You will count and add. You will sort and talk about shapes. These fun math games will hopefully help inspire you to look for & create your own. Revisit your childhood favorites.

Kindergarten is the perfect age to begin playing board games and card games with your child. Board and card games help teach your child about aspiration, success, and disappointment. Children gain experience with both winning and losing—and learn that no matter what the result, next time they try you will begin again with a clean slate. Games also give you the opportunity to teach your child about rules, about integrity and honesty, and about luck. Games also can help increase your child's ability to focus attention. Playing board or card games also is a very social occasion. Game playing enables and encourages your child to practice important social skills that they will need to play well with other children. Nearly all games, for example, involve taking turns, sharing dice or a spinner, waiting for your turn, patience, and learning how to be a good sport. (When you play games with your child, try to emphasize the fun of the game as much as possible, rather than focusing on "who's winning.")

Try these fun and easy card games!

Do you have stacks of playing cards in your home and not sure what to do with them?

Here are some of our favorite educational games to play with a deck of cards.

MORE THAN: This is a great game to have students identify the larger number in a set. Students will deal a card each then determine which one has a larger number by reading each card’s number and saying “more than.” For example, if a student deals a 2 and the other student deals an 8, the students would say out loud “8 is more than 2.”

LESS THAN: This game is the opposite of the More Than game, same process but instead of the students identifying the larger number, students will pick the smaller number. For example, if a student deals a 7 and the other student deals a 4, the students would say out loud “4 is less than 7.”

THREE CARD SEQUENCE: This is a wonderful problem-solving game. The students will deal three cards each. Next, the student will place the cards in order of the number line. For example, if a child has the following cards: 9, 2 and 6, they will place them in sequence to read as 2, 6 and 9.

MAKE TEN: This game can get competitive, but it is super fun and fast-paced game. Most of us grew up on this game called “War.” Here, your children will have a deck of cards each and deal a card one at a time to total 10. For example, if a child deals an 8, they will keep dealing a card until they reach a 2 to Make Ten.

TIP: Have your children draw a number line. Look at the number line to solve any problems that may pop up as they are trying to determine who “won” the game.

Here's a story to set the scene for the next game.

Dive right in!

Can you practice your counting?

Go Fish

Here's Mrs. Shivraj's favourite childhood card game!

Knock Out

Here is a simple dice game.

Ready for a Challenge - Numbers to 100

This fun story makes we wish we could be planning an end of year picnic together!

Count out 100 of something and see how many groups you can make.

10 groups of 10? ...

Snakes and Ladders

This is a classic game. You can make it to 100 or watch this video clip for a game board to 50.

Tangram

The tangram (Chinese: 七巧板; pinyin: qīqiǎobǎn; lit.: 'seven boards of skill') is a dissection puzzle consisting of seven flat shapes, called tans, which are put together to form shapes. The objective of the puzzle is to form a specific shape (given only an outline or silhouette) using all seven pieces, which can not overlap.

How to make a Tangram Set

You can find a printable copy here plus puzzle boards that are printable too.

https://www.education.com/slideshow/tangrams/tangrams-puzzles-3/

https://filefolderfun.com/TangramGame

Try this Cat

Try this Fish

We found this fun Tangram Game on ABCya.com

www.abcya.com/games/tangrams

Please Note: This link is accessible via a desktop or laptop and does not require a subscription.

We found this video compilation of a bunch of fantastic games.

Week 8: May 25th - May 29th

This week's focus is: Spring

https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/spring/623337

Guiding questions:

What do you know about the seasons? Use your imagination and picture an apple tree. What does it look like in all four seasons?

Demonstrating Literacy and Mathematics Behaviours

Using the menu at the top of the page, please visit our "Language Activities" and "Math Activities" drop down links for this week's language and math activities. Enjoy!

Problem Solving and Innovating

Activity #1: Caterpillar Counting

What is the missing number? Use some beans

Count up to 10

Now find the missing number on the activity of the caterpillar

It's Spring! What happens in spring? What are some signs of spring? Using your senses, what do you notice around you?

What do you hear, smell, feel, and see?
What are your five senses?
How do they help you?

Poem of the Week: Song of the Week:

Belonging and Contributing

Activity #1: Fill someone's bucket

To all of our Spring blooms, it’s time to be bucket fillers!

Please listen to the book, “Have You Filled a Bucket Today?”

Then, help fill someone’s bucket by creating a message of caring, kindness, encouragement, or appreciation. Please use any materials, objects, or loose parts from around your home to create your message. Your message can be words, a symbol, or even an Emoji. We would love to see messages in different languages as well. You can dedicate your message to your family, teachers, friends, your pet, or anyone else that you can think of who would love their bucket filled!

(Just like you water your flowers to grow, pretend that you are watering whomever you choose with love).

Self-Regulation and Well Being

Activity #1: Mirror, Mirror

Ask a parent or sibling to be the “leader” and sit facing each other. The leader moves their body and asks you to mimic that movement. For instance, the leader may put one hand on their head and one hand on their belly.

To make it a challenge, think outside the box and try to hold different body positions while standing on one leg or sitting on the floor.

Activity #2: Virtual Tour of Cherry Lane

Are you ready to go on a virtual tour?

If you like, please take a virtual tour with your family along Cherry Lane to see the delicate, beautiful pink flowers on Toronto’s Sakura trees, called Cherry Blossoms. Click on the link to see the symphony of pink blossom-filled trees at High Park. What does it remind you of? Perhaps, cotton candy?!!

Activity #2: Statue

Ask a parent or sibling to stand on one side of the room and you stand on the other. The parent or sibling turns their back to you. Begin silently moving toward the other side of the room. Your parent or sibling can then turn around, but when they turn around, you must freeze in a statue position and hold it until your parent or sibling turns around again! If you get caught moving, you have to go back to where you started and try again!

Demonstrating Literacy and Mathematics Behaviours:

Using the menu at the top of the page, please visit our "Language Activities" and "Math Activities" drop down links for this week's language and math activities. Enjoy!

Problem Solving and Innovating

Activity #1: Egg Carton Caterpillar

Let’s make our own egg carton caterpillar

What you need:

1 x 12 egg carton

Coloured paints

Paint brushes

2 x googly craft eyes

1 x pipe cleaner

Craft clue

Scissors or art knife

Method:

Cut the lid of the egg carton off and snip straight down the carton lengthways to give yourself 2 caterpillars waiting for someone to beautify them!

With scissors or an art knife, trim the edges to neaten them for a nice caterpillar shape.

Paint your caterpillar to your heart’s desire!

Use the craft glue to place on the googly eyes.

Slice two holes in the top of the caterpillars head and insert the pipe cleaner antennae from beneath.

Enjoy your new creepy crawly caterpillar friend!

Activity #2: Time to plant

Do you know how to plant seeds in the egg carton?

Please click the link below to find out.

Materials you will need:

An old egg carton.
Scissors.
Potting soil.
Seeds.
A waterproof plate or tray (to set the egg carton on)
Popsicle sticks (label the seeds)

Here are the top ten easy to grow fruit trees and plants:

Strawberries
Raspberries
Blueberries
Figs
Gooseberries
Apples
Blackberries
Honeyberries
Gojiberries
Currants

Please make your own choice and have fun planting!

Don’t forget to label your seeds!

Activity #3: Grow, Bean! Grow!

If you don’t have soil at home, don’t worry! Please try to find some beans and soak them in water, and watch them grow!

Materials you will need:

A bowl or a clear glass jar
Adzuki beans, chickpeas, green peas, lentils, mung beans, soybeans and e.t.c.
Cloth or some paper towels.

Step 1: Fill a bowl halfway with water and add your beans!

Step 2: Put the paper towels into the water and let it cover the beans like a blanket.

Step 3: Change the water and paper towels everyday to make sure your beans have a clean place to grow.

Observation: Please make an observation chart and draw pictures for what you see and try to write down any cool things that happen!

Have Fun!!!!!!!

Week of: May 25-29

And Signs of Spring read aloud by Julie Fogliano: Listen closely as the book explains how all the brown parts turn to green.

How Do you Know It's Spring? read aloud by Lisa M. Herrington: Listen closely as the book reminds us of all the activities that return with Spring and all of the natural signs of Spring during this beautiful time of the year.

Questions before Reading:

How often does Spring happen? Everyday, Month or Year?
How long is Spring? One day/1 week / many months

Questions during reading:

What activities do you do during spring?
What are some signs of spring you've noticed lately?

Click here to read this weeks read aloud and try out the activities on the LEFT side of the page

To listen to this week's read-aloud and to try out the activities, please use the following log-in information:

Username: tdsb

Password: trillium

Monday-Activity 1:

If you are able to take a safe neighborhood walk, or observe from your window or balcony - look all the signs of Spring that you can see and name.

Tuesday-Activity 2:

Have an adult help you fill out these 3 titles on a piece of paper. Record under each title for each item that you found on your walk of viewed from your window or balcony:

I see: I think: I wonder:

Flowers .... the sun helped them grow. ....

Wednesday-Activity 3:

Create your own spring picture like the bird nest above. Did you know that the robins eggs are blue and they normally lay 3 eggs?

To make make this picture you will need paper, fork, and paint. Dip the outside of your fork in the paint and press the fork onto the paper. You can use your thumb to make the eggs.

-Have you seen any bird nests in the trees or on a window ledge?

-How long do you think it takes for a bird to make the nest?

-Does every bird make the same type of 'home' or nest?

-Share your thoughts on your paper with your drawing.

Thursday-Activity 4:

Lots of butterflies begin to appear in Spring. They go through a 4-stage cycle to change into a butterfly.

Make your own butterfly life cycle! You will need a piece of construction paper, and markers or crayons.

Fold the paper into four squares:

First square-draw a leaf with eggs on it and label eggs.

Second square- draw your very best caterpillar and label it as caterpillar.

Third Square-draw a twig or stick with a green chrysalis. Label it chrysalis

Fourth square- draw your very best butterfly and label it butterfly.

Friday-Activity 5:

If you had a vegetable garden what kinds of vegetables would you like in your garden??

Share your choices with an adult and name the first sound of each seed name, such as "T" for tomato.

Click for planting practice

Can you name some of the baby animals in the videos ?

Click here to read and watch the Panda grow

Click here to learn about baby spring animals in Canada

Math Activities for May 25th - 29th

Let's Measure Some More!

Last week we learned how to use objects, or non-standard measurement tools, at home to measure. We measured many different things: our bodies, objects at home and even how long our rooms are by measuring the floor with our feet!

What other objects or tools can we use to measure? Let’s get started!

Activity 1

Book: Inch by Inch

Our story this week takes us outside where we meet the inchworm. He loves to measure! The birds in the story want the inchworm to measure their tail, beak neck, even the length of their song! Listen and watch the story “Inch by Inch”.

Here are some questions to think about after reading the story:

How many birds does the inchworm meet?
How many inches was the robin's tail?
What was the longest thing the inchworm measured?
What was the shortest or smallest thing the inchworm measured?
How did the inchworm measure the nightingale’s song?
How did the inchworm trick the nightingale?

Activity 2

The inchworm is also a non-standard measurement tool, and an inchworm is an inch long. We use inches in things like rulers and measuring tapes.

For our next measuring adventure, let’s make our own measuring tool with a piece of string! You can use an object like a button to hold on to at one end of the string and a knot at the other.

We’ll make a very long inchworm that measures 12 inches long, or the length of 12 inchworms stretched out from head to tail. This inchworm has eaten a lot of leaves to grow so big!

A piece of string or rope great for measuring something that is not flat, like a plant stem or tree branch. Let’s go outside and see what we can measure!

Measuring with String.mov

Measuring with String

Activity 3

The Crow and the Pitcher is a very old story written by someone in ancient Greece called Aesop. We can also use water as a tool to help us solve problems. Let’s watch and listen.

Was the crow hungry or thirsty?
What was the problem in the story?
How did the crow solve the problem? What did it put in the water?
What happened to the water?

As we learned in The Crow and the Pitcher, crows are very smart and good at solving problems. By dropping pebbles in the pitcher the crow made the water level higher and higher until it could drink the water. Watch how a crows solves the same problem by raising the water level. but this time it is not thirsty but wants to eat a treat.

Activity 4

We learned in the story The Crow and the Pitcher how objects and water can fill a container. A small container or bowl will fill up faster than a large bowl.

Try at home in a plastic bin or in the sink using different things to measure water.

Find a spoon, a plastic cup, and a larger plastic bowl

The spoon and the cup can be your measuring tools
Count how many spoonfuls of water are needed to fill the bowl to the top.
Try again with the cup counting how many you need to fill the bowl.
Which measuring tool did you need to use more often to fill up the bottle, the cup or the spoon?

Try filling the bowl using a combination of water with objects you have at home like pebbles, marbles, or small plastic animals. Next fill up the bowl halfway with water. Start placing objects in the water one at a time. Count how many times you place an object in the bowl. Which object fills up the bowl faster?

How To Measure Water.mov

Activity 5

The story “Best in Show” shows how we can order many different things to show which one is the longest, tallest, heaviest, and so on.

Click here to see the Tallest Tower Activity

Now it's your turn to try this activity!

https://schmedia.pearsoncanada.ca/mlb/index.html?code=KM2

Week 7: May 18th - May 22nd

This week's focus is: Celebrations Around the World!

Guiding questions:

What does the word ‘celebration’ mean to you?
Does your family have celebrations that they hold close to their hearts? If yes, which ones do you celebrate? There are many celebrations that are important to families in different parts of the world and different cultures.
What is your favourite thing to do at these celebrations?

Poem of the Week: Song of the Week:
Open a Book by Jane Baskwill Celebrate the Seasons!

Belonging and Contributing:

Activity #1: Cooking a special recipe or meal

Does your family have a special recipe or special meal you make during celebrations? Draw a picture and write the ingredients you used.

Ms. Hayden and Mrs. Shivraj enjoy making these super easy Banana Oatmeal cookies for our families.

Step 1: Mash 3 ripe bananas:

Step 2: Pour 1 cup of Oats (quick oats, rolled oat)

Add chocolate chips, cinnamon, or any other flavours you may like.

Mix together, scoop and bake for 10-15 min at 350 degrees.

Step 3: Cool your cookies, then enjoy!

Self-Regulation and Well-Being:

The Zones of Regulations is a framework that teaches students self-regulation and how to control their emotions. It also teaches them to help identify how they are feeling and how to help them feel calm.

Activity #1: Zones of Regulation

Can you make your own Zones of Regulation chart? Can you add other emotions with words or pictures to each section? You can place it somewhere to help remind you of the different zones and to help identify how you are feeling.

Write or draw how you are feeling today and what zone you are in right now? What is happening that is making you feel this way?

Activity #2: Bee Day Activity

It's Bee Day on May 20th!

Bees are like trees. They just give and give!

Activity #2: Quiet Spaces

Why are Quiet Spaces important?

During this stressful time we are all living, it is important to have a space where we can find peace.

Quiet spaces: click here to see how they work for your child:

Fun Fact: There are 20,000 kinds of bees in the world.

Bees are soooooo important because they are pollinators. Pollinators are pollen helpers. They move pollen so plants can make seeds.

Quiet Spaces

Did you know that without bees, there would be no food. Bees pollinate the oats you used to make the cookies as well as the cocoa plants used to make the chocolate chips. Bees even pollinated the bananas. Can you imagine a world without bananas?

Let's be Scientists...

Are you ready scientists? You will need a pencil and a paper. Get some tools for adding colours too. You are going to label this drawing. A label is when you show and share what the different parts are.

Can you draw and label this pollinator? Can you see the eyes, wings? Sound out the parts you know.

Here is a list of some other important pollinators from all around the world. Can you write or draw these pollen helpers? Can you make a video that explains what you know about pollination?

https://www.earthrangers.com/top-10/top-ten-coolest-pollinators/

Demonstrating Literacy and Mathematics Behaviours:

Using the menu at the top of the page, please visit our "Language Activities" and "Math Activities" drop down links for this week's language and math activities. Enjoy!

Problem Solving and Innovating:

Activity #1: Fireworks

We all love to watch fireworks. Think of what your own fireworks would look like if you could design your own! How many different ways can you make fireworks, and out of how many different materials? For example; Blowing paint with a straw, pipe cleaner painting example; Blowing paint with a straw, pipe cleaner painting.

Activity #2: Holiday Picture and Words Matching Game

Please click the link below and have some fun finishing the matching game

https://jerryluca.github.io/holidays/

You also can try to make a “Let’s celebrate house!” Please follow the steps and choose any holidays you would like to add and draw a picture behind the window.

Activity #3: Music at Celebrations

What found materials do you have in your home to make your own musical instruments? For example: With some rice in a small container, you can make a shaker! Or what about a bigger empty tin can turning into a drum? The possibilities are endless! Make several instruments for your family members and you can turn into your own family band!

Read - Aloud For May 18 - 22

Here’s a good place to start the week:

Bees!

Nature’s Helpers

May 20th: World Bee Day

Our story for this week is “The Beeman” by by Laurie Krebs and Valeria Cis

What do you see in the picture? Here are some questions to ask your child about the cover illustration:

What is he wearing?
Is he an astronaut?
Who else is in the picture?
What kind of animals are they?
What do you think they are doing?
Where are they - inside or outside? How do you know?
How are they feeling - happy or sad? How do you know?

Monday: Preparation for the week

If you have fruit and vegetables at home, collect the seeds from what your family eats every day. Such as oranges, apples, watermelon, avocado, cherries, squash, etc. If the seeds are too small, like in tomatoes, strawberries, and cucumbers, just ask a grownup to take a picture of a slice of the vegetable or fruit. Wash whatever seeds you collect at every meal and put them in a safe place to dry.

Special note: an avocado pit or seed needs to stay wet. Start sprouting your avocado pit the same day. Get some toothpicks and grow your own avocado plant!

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Day 1 - Monday

Let’s explore “re-tell”!

Re-tell” is when you ask your child to say what they remember about a story - what happened, who was in the story, where did it take place, was there a problem in the story? Did they have a favourite part in the story?

Listen and watch the video “The Beeman”. Ask your child to tell you the story in their own words. Remind them to try using the words “Here is…”, or “Here are…”, as they tell you a new story event. If they forget an event, prompt them by asking “What happened before that part?

Here are the order of events in “The Beeman” story as a reminder for the grownups. Encourage them to use their own words, just remembering to start a new event with “Here is…”, or “Here are…”.

Here is my grandpa the beeman

jacket with zippered up hood
his gloves made of cotton and leather
The smoker that quiets the bees
The hive tool that opens the beehive
queen bee lays tiny eggs in a six-sided cell
the workers who gather the nectar
house bees that dry up the nectar
the extractor removing the honey from frames
some of the honey returned to the hive
the bees inside the hive huddled cozy and warm
the wagon filled up with bottles of honey
the muffins all dripping with honey

Listen to the story every day, and describe what is happening in the pictures, including details such as colours, objects, etc. to help your memory. You will be able to remember the whole story by the end of the week! Tell the story to someone in your family at home.

Day 2 - Tuesday

Here’s a beehive!

Learn this chant, and watch and learn the hand motions!

Here’s a beehive

Where are the bees?

Hiding, hiding, where nobody sees.

Watch them come creeping right out of the hive.

One, teo, three, four, five . . .

Bzzzzzzz

Beehive.mov

Day 3 - Wednesday

Let’s Dance the Honeybee Hullaballoo!

Bees like to dance. Bees dance to show their friends back at the hive where they found some flowers with really great pollen and nectar.

Try dancing with the song "The Honeybee Hullaballoo" and show you are flying around looking for plants and trees with flowers.

Listen for the words in the song “so do the honeybee hullabaloo” that are sung two times. Listen to the words for your cue to try out your pollen dance of straight lines with semi (half)-circles.

The size of your dance and how many steps, tells the other bees how far they need to fly to find the flowers.

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Day 4 - Thursday

Bees like to rhyme!

Find the rhyming words in the poem “Bees” by Aileen Fisher

Read the poem:

Bees

There wouldn’t be sunflowers,

Wouldn’t be peas,

Wouldn’t be apples

On apple trees,

If it weren't for fuzzy old,

Buzzy old bees

Dusting pollen

From off their knees.

2) Read the poem again out loud, and see if you can guess which ones are the rhyming words in the poem.

peas, trees, bees, knees

3) Ask a grownup to write out the words on pieces of paper. Lay them on the table and while your grownup slowly reads the poem, see if you can point to the written word on the piece of paper. Try again, this time mixing up the words.

4) What are the letter sounds for “p”, “t”, “b”, and “k”?

The last rhyming word is very tricky. It starts with “k” but together with “n” sounds like an “n”.

Day 5 - Friday

What’s your favourite fruit and vegetable?

Do you have any seeds saved from your meals during the week?

With the help from a grownup, make a list of the fruit and vegetables the seeds came from. Which one has the shortest name, and which one has the longest name?

Do you want to plant any of the seeds you collected this week?

Did you know that every seed you collected over the week was once a tiny grain of pollen? The bees help us to grow the fruit and vegetables we like to eat.

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Honey bee with pollen bag

Let’s watch the video and learn about pollination.

We like to say “busy as a bee” for someone who is always doing something and is always helping. Why are bees so busy?
How do bees help us? (they pollinate flowers to grow fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds)
How does the farmer help bees? (Farmers grow many kinds of crops that bees need to feed themselves)
How can we help bees find flowers with pollen and nectar? (we can help by growing plants in gardens and on balconies)

How many fruits and vegetables can you name? How many letters does each fruit or vegetable name have? Bees helped all of them grow!

Math Activities for May 18th - 22nd

Let's Measure!

In Kindergarten we teach children how to measure in non-standard units instead of using standard units such as centimetres or metres. In the classroom, we provide students with non-standard measurement tools such as snap-cubes or counters as tools to measure objects. At home, there are many items that can be used as non-standard measuring tools. For example: spoons, popsicle sticks, crayons, markers, pencils, socks, buttons…..

This book is about 2 markers long.

Watch the following video to learn more about non-standard measurement.

Activity # 1

Ask your mom/dad, or sibling to lie down on the carpet, use some popsicle sticks, or bingo chips, or blocks and see how many it will take to measure their length. How many popsicle sticks does it take? Can you count them?

Activity # 2

Take a piece of tape and stick it on your table, make one short, one medium and one long. Now see how many buttons, pom poms, or Cheerios it will take to measure the tape length?

Activity # 3

Ask an adult to help you cut up different sizes of paper, now categorize these papers, glue the shorter ones at the top and the longer ones at the bottom . It will look something like this ...

Activity #4

Go on a measurement scavenger hunt. First you need to choose something to measure with: a pencil, a paper clip, a marker, a button…...

Measurement Scavenger Hunt

Can you find something that is:

5 pencils (paper clips or buttons) long

2 pencils (paper clips or buttons) long

6 pencils (paper clips or buttons) long

41/2 pencils (paper clips or buttons) long

What is the longest object that you found?

What is the shortest object that you found?

Put the objects in order from tallest to shortest.

Activity #5

Choose a room in your home. How big is it? What could you use to measure the length? Measure the room using YOU! You can use your feet, your hands or your whole body. Find out how long the room is and then draw a picture showing how you found out the length. Watch “Sid the Science Guy” to remind you how to measure using non-standard units of measurement.

Week 6: May 11 - May 15th, 2020

This week's focus is: Community Helpers!

Guiding questions:

Who are our community helpers?
How do community helpers help other people?
Do you know someone who is a community helper?

Poem of the Week:

Community Helpers

To the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

People help in our community

They make things better

for you and me.

Keep us healthy, safe, and clean

Coach us, feed us, teach us things

Things that one day will help us to be

A big BIG help

in our community!

Song of the Week:

Thank You to all of our Essential and Frontline Workers around the world who are tirelessly fighting the spread of COVID-19, putting their own health at risk to protect ours. Thank You Heroes and thank you to those who are helping to find a cure. We’ll do our part to help you return home to your families safe and sound, by staying home, staying safe with our families, and practicing physical distancing. Let’s continue to dream, to be inspired, and to stay positive, together. We can all be community heroes...

❤

Belonging and Contributing:

Thank you Front Line Workers!

A lot of people in the community have been working very hard to keep us safe during this time. Every night at 7:30 pm people across the city go outside on their balconies or on the front steps of their homes to make noise to say thank you! If you can, plan a night to make noise with your family to say thank you. Bang some pots, cheer or sing a song! Make a picture to put up in a window to thank you. Ask an adult to help you write some encouraging words on your picture.

Self-Regulation and Well-Being:

Goal-Setting while Learning from Home:

Make a visual schedule or list of goals that you want to get done. (A goal is something that you want to finish by a certain amount of time) For example, It can be a list of learning activities you want to accomplish today. At the end of your list, make sure to add a small reward for you to receive for finishing all your goals for the day!

Hand Washing Sign

Washing your hands for 20 seconds is very important to stay healthy. Practice washing your hands with soap and water. You can sing “Happy Birthday” twice. Make a sign for your family members reminding them to wash their hands well to help keep them healthy!

Gratitude Jar: Gratitude means: to being thankful; showing your appreciation for someone and to return kindness to them. Let’s share our feelings about our family, friends and community workers in our neighbourhood by writing kind messages on small pieces of paper, then putting them in a jar or container. Everytime we feel sad, confused or overwhelmed, we can go back to our “Gratitude Jar” and read about all the people we are thankful for in our lives. It will help us remember who is important in our lives and who we love and care about.

Demonstrating Literacy and Mathematics Behaviours:

Using the menu at the top of the page, please visit our "Language Activities" and "Math Activities" drop down links for this week's language and math activities. Enjoy!

Problem Solving and Innovating:

Can you feel your heartbeat?

Nurses, doctors, and firefighters can do it. Let’s learn how we can feel a heartbeat too - just like a first responder!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF9-jLZNM10

Let’s tell a story!

Make a finger puppet or two and tell a story.

Can you think of a story to tell about spring? Tell the story of the green grass growing, the spring rain falling, the bugs a-crawling… there are so many stories to tell! Listen to Peep, Chirp and Quack tell their spring story:

Read - Aloud For May 11 - 15

Here’s a good place to start the week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIDQvH_2fC0

Community Helpers Frontline Workers & Everyday Heroes

Did you know that May 12 is Nurse Day?

Special request: Can you save all of the boxes you would normally recycle? You will use them to build something later this week! Maybe a 3-D Community, Firetruck or the Arena.

Name of story: Clothesline Clues to the Jobs People Do

When it’s time for work. Who wears what?Who wears what to work? The clues in each lively verse can be spotted hanging from the clotheslines. A mail carrier's uniform, the artist's brushes, and the chef's apron all hang from the clothesline. Then turn the page to learn which professional wears it and uses the special gear in the jobs they do.

Before Reading Prompts:

Before reading the book online, show the picture of the book, read the title as you are pointing to the words, and ask your child some questions. Encourage your child to share what they know!

Read the title. What do you think the story is going to be about?
Is this a real or imaginary story?
What predictions can you make about this story?
Do you think we will see any question marks in this story? Remember how we spotted those together last week? Let’s draw some with our finger in the air.
Have you ever imagined what job you want to do when you grow up?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_kLJ8PlFaE

During reading questions:

Stop the story at appropriate parts to ask questions. Some suggestions are:

Can you point to the question marks?
Can you help me read the answer to the question?

After reading questions:

I hope you saw a pattern with the words. Did you see it? What was it?
You are right, each page had... She is a… or He is a...

Activity #1: At this time many of our family members and friends are not able to go to work. We have to stay home to stop the spread of Covid 19. Boys and girls did you know that even though many of us are at home, some people have to go to work? They are called frontline workers. A frontline worker is someone whose job is so important they still have to go into work. It may be to feed us, keep us safe and healthy or to drive the TTC Bus. Have you been making noise on your porch, patio, balcony or even out the window. Every day at 7:30 all of Canada makes noise to honour & thank these workers who are our everyday heroes. Check out the sounds Toronto makes. Click here to listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwqE-peZ5Xk

Make a sign, or some noise makers. Gather pots, spoons and be ready at 7:30 to make some noise for the front line workers.

Here are Jazzy & Raeden on their Balcony making some noise. Take a look!

Activity #2: We live in Flemingdon Park. A beautiful, thriving community in the Don Valley. Can you make a list of all of the places you go in the community?

Here’s our list.

By, Ms. Hayden & Mrs. Shivraj

The Library
Sunny Food Market
Angela James Arena
Bamyian Kabob
Gateway School
Tim Horton’s

Activity #3:

Talk about all of the people in your life who help you. The hairdresser, nurses, people at the bank, cashiers at the grocery store.

Draw a picture of all of the community helpers you know or draw a picture of a helper you may be when you grow up! Don’t forget to write your name on it.

Can you sound out the names of the helpers and write them too?

Activity #4

Have you ever used Google Earth or Google Maps? It’s a virtual map that helps you see places all around the world from the street and from the sky. Take a look at 55 Gateway Blvd.

You just saw our school!

Can you draw a map of your community? What will you put on it?

Activity #5

It’s time to get those boxes you saved. Let’s make a community. What features will you include? What can you see in the picture?

Mrs. Shivraj and I love this song. Here are two versions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzUWZQ50PRU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_poPinSshM

Keep being so strong, positive and brave. You are heroes too!

Math Activities for May 11th - 15th:

Collect and Sort Data

Data is a word we use to describe a number of things we collected and organized. We can collect things such as leaves, toys, markers, coins, buttons and sort them by colour, shape, size, use, etc.

Activity 1:

Learn how Hedge and Hog found and sorted items that sink and float.

What items will you find that sink or float?

Activity 2:

Now that you’ve read the story about Hodge and Hog, ask a parent or sibling to help you collect items in your home. These items will be for you to test if they sink or float in a bowl of water.
On a piece of paper try drawing a chart like the one in the book.
After you tested the items in water, place the items under the title “sink” or “float” on your chart that your drew.
Count how many of your items in each section. Which has more or less?
Now take a picture of your chart of items and send it to your teacher to show your thinking.

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Activity 3:

Listen to how you can sort shapes by size, colour, shape, corners, sides and more!
Try it out!

Click here to sort shapes

Chart

Activity 4:

On a socially-distanced neighborhood walk; from your balcony or from your window, try making and colouring in a graph like the one shown here. Colour in a blank space for each item you see.

Activity 5:

Let’s Compare: Find sets of things around your home, such as cutlery, colours of socks, lids and pots, toys or Lego.
You can organize your items by colour, size, shape.
Count and organize the items to find out which one you have more and less of.
Try using tally marks to show your thinking on a piece of paper.
Take a picture of your work and send it to your teacher.

For more sorting practice:

www.tvokids.com/preschool/games/bears-birthday-party

May 4 - May 8th, 2020

This week's focus is: Love for my family! I love my family! I want to share how I feel about my family members!

Guiding questions:

How do I show and tell someone in my family that I love them? (i.e. sibling, parent/guardian)
How do I share my feelings for my family members?

Poem of the Week:

Skinnamarink

Skinnamarinky dinky dink

Skinnamarinky do

I love you!

I love you in the morning

and in the afternoon

I love you in the evening

Underneath the moon.

Skinnamarinky dinky dink

Skinnamarinky do

I love you!

Song of the Week:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCR8KYmbWto

Belonging and Contributing:

Self-Regulation and Well-Being:

- - Show your family how you can help!
    Ask your family to assist with setting the table or area for eating a meal.
  - How many plates, bowls, forks, spoons, cups, napkins will you need? * let the adult take care of the knives!

Let’s have a Dance Freeze Party! Ask a family member to play some music and throughout the song they have to pause it, as you dance. When the song is paused you have to stand very, very still. If someone moves, then they have to sit out.

- - Share with your family how you feel when they include you or when they help you!
    Say, write or draw:
    “Thank you for helping me with…….”

Play Simon Says with your family! One person is designated as Simon and he/she stands in front of the group telling the players what they must do. For example, “Simon Says give mommy or daddy continuous kisses for one minute!” The players must only obey commands that begin with the words “Simon Says.”
Please click on the following link for some fun Simon Says actions, such as, hop like a frog!

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/84/fc/fb/84fcfb0533d12cc3129a1349adeb2c7a.png

Demonstrating Literacy and Math Behaviours:

Using the menu at the top of the page, please visit our
"Language Activities" and "Math Activities" drop down links for this week's language and math activities. Enjoy!

Problem-Solving and Innovating:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=37&v=Nif94VQ4Xsc&feature=emb_title

Click on the link to watch the video Not A Box
Pick TWO (2) household items and imagine they are something else. Take a picture or make a video and share with your teachers.

For example :

This is not a strawberry container, this is a planter box.

This is not a lunch box, this is a picture frame.

Math Activities for May 4th - 8th

Having Fun with Numbers!

Numbers are everywhere! We see them in the world all around us. We can find them on buses, houses, clocks, calendars and books. We hear them in songs. They're even in our homes! How many numbers do you know?

Activity 1

Ask a parent or older sibling to write the numbers 1 to 20 on paper in that order (as shown in the image to the left). Thick paper is preferable.

Ask them to cut each number out with a scissor. The cuts shouldn't be clean straight lines. Use curves and zig zags.

Now, mix up the pieces and fit them together.

Alternatively, try something different and ask a parent or sibling to make the puzzle below!

Activity 2

Listen to the book, Missing Math: A Number Mystery by Loreen Leedy.

Go on a number search within your house and write down all the numbers you can find. Once you have found the numbers, explain all the ways that numbers are used in your house. Why are numbers so important?

Activity 3

Visit the link and play the game. Collect the numbers up to 15 in order and make the caterpillar grow into a butterfly.

Click here to play the butterfly game!

Activity 4

Identify the galactic bad guys! Match the description of each bad guy to the figures drawn. You can print the sheet or point to the correct match on your screen.

Click here to open the file.

Activity 5

After listening to this book, Ten Black Dots, by Donald Crews, make your own black dot picture! Once you've created your own black dot picture, write the sentence that goes with the picture -- "# dots can make _____". You don't have to make only one! You can make as many pictures as you like using different numbers of black dots.

Click here to see examples of black dot pictures!

More Fun with Numbers!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPlwvN0w4qFSP1FllALB92w

https://www.tvokids.com/preschool/games/lotta-sports

https://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/busyday/drive/

https://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/busyday/hideseek/

https://pbskids.org/curiousgeorge/busyday/apples/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKES0QpRNqE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-scENG_uisc&list=PLYeLBesXFgM_t8QlR1PGWsKY59epHQwiQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXXiyIGqliE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLiwP_hxdQc

Read-Aloud for May 4th - 8th

Name of story: Are You My Mother? by: P.D. Eastman

“Are You My Mother?” is a story about a baby bird in search of his mother. His mother leaves her egg alone and flies off in search of food. Then the baby bird hatches and goes off in search of her. He meets a kitten, a cow and even a SNORT while looking for his mother. The SNORT ends up dropping him back into the nest where he is happily reunited with his mother.

Before Reading Prompts:

Before reading the book online, show the picture of the book, read the title as you are pointing to the words, and ask your child some questions. Encourage your child to share what they know!

Read the title. What do you think the story is going to be about?
Is this a real or imaginary story?
What predictions can you make about this story?

Click here...

https://youtu.be/4AFlcSW8mOY

During reading questions:

Stop the story at appropriate parts to ask questions. Some suggestions are:

How come the bird can’t fly?

Who do you think the bird is going to meet next?
How would you feel if you were the baby bird?

Activity #1: Reading Response

Talk to your child about the story. Did they enjoy the story? Which was their favourite part?

After discussing the story with your child, ask them to draw a picture of their favourite part. Under their picture help them to write a sentence about the story.

You can use a sentence starter. For example:

“I loved when …..”

“My favorite part of the story was….”

Activity #2: Can you find the missing letter?

All of these words can be found in the story. Can you fill in the missing letters?

MO_ _ ER

BI _D

CO_

J_MPED

BA _ Y

T _ EE

Activity 3: Question Marks

The title of this book, “Are You My Mother?” ends with a question mark. Please explain to your child that every sentence ends with punctuation.

Look through the book together and see how many question marks you can find. Ask your child what they know about question marks and questions.

Make sure your child understands that question marks tell us that someone is asking a question. Questions usually have answers.

Come up with 5 questions with your child. Write them down and see if another family member can answer them.

For example:

What is your name?
What is your favourite animal?

Activity #4: Mother and Baby Names

The baby bird meets many different animals on his search for his mother. Do you know the names of their mothers? Make a chart and fill in the animal names. What other animal names do you know?

Create a chart like this..

Activity #5 Living and Non-Living

The baby bird meets many different animals and machines while he is looking for his mother.

Which ones are living and which ones are non -living? How do you know if something is living?

Week 4: April 27- May 1st, 2020

This week's focus is: We are all connected! How can we share our gifts with each other. Singing, writing, drawing, painting, building, juggling, karate, a card trick, baking, yoyo, acrobatics...

Guiding questions:

How can we celebrate things we are good at?
What are the talents that my family has?

Poem of the Week:

Families Poem

Families are people who care about you,

My family is special. Your family is too!

Mothers and Fathers,

And sisters and brothers,

Grandmas and grandpas,

And so many others!

One family is big,

While another is small,

Some families have children,

And some none at all.

When we're together,

Or far, far apart,

The people I love,

Fill the map of my heart!

Song of the Week:

Belonging and Contributing:

Get a piece of paper. How many people are in your home? Divide the paper into that many pieces. Write everyone from your home's name on one little piece of paper. Fold it up and pop it in a bowl. Pass the bowl around and everyone pulls out one name (not their own). Go around the room, everyone has to say something nice about the person on their paper. For example, “I love Mrs.Shivraj because she is kind, caring and helpful. I really love that she helped me to zip up my coat when I was cold.”
Make a Family Tree! Draw a simple tree with branches. Press a finger to an ink pad and use your inked finger to make marks in different spots on your tree for each person in your family. Write in the names of each person.

If you don’t have an ink pad, draw a leaf and write the name of each person inside.

Once you are done, mention what your family does to show you they love you and that you belong. How do you feel when you do something together with your family?

Self-Regulation and Well-Being:

Let’s Make a Smoothie! Make a smoothie using different fruits with your family. Draw, write or make a video of your smoothie-making. Explain the steps.
We Have Fun Together! Draw a picture of you and your family doing your favourite activity. Write a sentence describing your family activity.

Demonstrating Literacy and Math Behaviours:

Using the menu at the top of the page, please visit our
"Language Activities" and "Math Activities" drop down links for this week's language and math activities. Enjoy!

Problem-Solving and Innovating:

Show Off Your Talent! - We are all talented and good at different things. Think of what you are good at (for example: singing, dancing, drawing, painting, juggling, building). Plan a family talent show and take turns performing. Don’t be shy. Feel free to use some costumes or props for your talent show.
Let’s Find a Treasure! - Hide a treasure anywhere in your home. A treasure is anything that is special to you (for example, your favourite toy, book, game, or photo). Draw a treasure map of where you hid the treasure and ask your family to use your map to find the hidden treasure. Have fun!

Read-Aloud For April 27-May 1

Name of story: The Family Book by: Todd Parr

The Family Book is about diverse families. It has Todd’s trademark bold colours and easy to read text. Everyone will quickly be able to connect with many different families – Big families, small families, step-families, families that are of different colours. You will also be able to see the type of things that families need to do – hug, celebrate, help each other.

Before reading questions:

What makes your family special ?

How many people are in your family?

How do you feel when you celebrate special things in your family?

Click here to read the cook:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIm_H01Z6Ss

During reading:

Can you find words that start with “S”, “F” and“H”
Do you see words you can read?
Do you hear words that are read more than once?

Activity #1: Special Hands

Trace the child’s Left and right hand. Cut out. Also cut out a long rectangle. Glue one hand print on either end of the long rectangle.

Write on the rectangle: My family is special because ____________. Have the children finish the sentence.

Activity#2: Family Celebrations

Write and/ or draw about holidays/celebrations that are important to you and your family. Write or talk to a family member telling them about your drawing and the celebrations that are important to your family.

Activity#3: Sight Words

These words were found in the story:

Family
families
some
like
have
hugs

See if you can make and write them using materials in your home Ask an adult for help! ( for example: paper, markers, crayons, Q-tips, twist ties, tooth picks, tin foil)

What sound do you hear at the beginning letter or ending letter of these words?

What other new words did you see?

Activity #4: Thank You!

Thank you is such a powerful word. Write a note or draw about what you are thankful for and share it with the members of your family.

Example: “I am thankful for: my mom or dad making my food.”

Activity #5: My family portrait

Show us how every family is special!

Find a favourite picture of your family and talk to your family about the special memories in the picture.

Here are some questions to talk about:

Where was the picture taken?

Who is in the picture?

What are you doing in the picture?

When was it taken? Year or season?

OR: Make a picture of your family and the special memories using items in your home as in the picture shown.
OR: Tell us about the special people in your family by making a family tree, as in the picture shown.

Math Activities for April 27 - May 1:

Sorting

You are all such awesome sorters!

Let’s continue to practice sorting, just like we did in our classrooms. You kept your classrooms so organized by collecting toys or materials and sorting them!

Remember that sorting means to put things in groups followed by a rule...

We can sort by colour, shape, size, type, etc.

Activity 1:

Play the Fuzz Bugs Sorting Game! Sort the Fuzz Bugs by colour. Place them in their correct jars and then practice counting.

https://www.abcya.com/games/counting_sorting_comparing

Please Note: The link is accessible via a desktop or laptop and does not require a subscription.

Activity 2:

Sort the toys, in the following game, by putting them away on the correct shelves! Practice sorting by colour, by size, by 2 or 4-legged animals, by pattern, etc.

https://www.tvokids.com/preschool/games/and-sort-it

Activity 3:

Go on a Sorting Scavenger Hunt!

Find something in your house that you can sort by colour, shape, or size. For example, if you have crayons or pencil crayons, can you sort them by colour? If mommy or daddy have a deck of cards, can you sort them by shape (hearts, diamonds)?
Can you name your sorting rule? For example, “I sorted my stuffed animals by size.”

Activity 4:

Can you help mommy or daddy sort the laundry? Will you put all the white clothing in one pile and all the blacks in another? Will you sort any light pink or blue colours? You can even try sorting all of the clean clothes after they’ve been washed by item (shirts, pants, socks).

Quick Question Little Sorters… HMMM ...Will you put your toothbrush in your clothing drawers? I hope you all cheered NO!!

Activity 5:

Listen to the story called Grandma’s Button Box, by Linda Williams Aber.

While Grandma was taking a morning walk, the children accidentally spilled her button box. Buttons in every different colour, shape, and size flew everywhere! Do you think that the kids will sort the buttons? Read the book to see what happens!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh-VtSNK5Ag

Do you have any buttons around your house? If you do, can you sort them by colour, by size, or by pattern?

🎵 Sing along, move along and have a laugh!

Extra Fun Songs and Activities from YouTube - Type these in a YouTube search bar or click the link!

I Can Sort Song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5KBoDRm5J0

Sorting Song with Cookie Monster & Ernie:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENFJUEM0XTc

Sorting Objects and Counting:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3g12WeHUp0

TVO mPower:

Play the Sorting Salad math game!

https://www.tvompower.com/

Click: Quick Play to find Sorting Salad Activity

❤

Week 3: April 20-24th, 2020

This week's focus is: Earth Day - I know some ways I can help Mother Earth!

Guiding questions:

How many living things can you I think of?
What can I do to help Mother Earth?

Poem of the Week:

Song of the Week:

Belonging and Contributing:

Help the earth by turning off the water and turning off the lights when you are not using it (e.g. turn off lights when leaving the room or before going to bed)

Can you think of 5 other ways to help take care of the Earth?
Draw a picture showing how you can help the Earth
How can you help clean up your balcony/backyard?

Self-Regulation and Well-Being:

Wash your hands all by yourself. Remember to use soap, rub your hands together for 20 seconds (try counting to 20 or singing the Birthday song 2 times), and drying your hands. Can you tell your family when it is important to wash your hands?

Brush your teeth by yourself every morning and before bedtime. Please help save water by turning off the water when you are not using it.

Demonstrating Literacy and Math Behaviours:

Using the menu at the top of the page, please visit our
"Language Activities" and "Math Activities" drop down links for this week's language and math activities. Enjoy!

Problem-Solving and Innovating:

Look out your window today, what do you see? Are there any creatures in the natural world to notice? What type of creatures are they? Can you sort them into animals, insects, birds? How are they different? How are they the same?
To all of you little creators and inventors, listen to the book,
The Most Magnificent Thing at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM8oN4yzJqw&feature=youtu.be

Then, make, build or draw your own Magnificent Thing (for example, a robot, a building, a creature, a castle, etc.) You can use lego, blocks, arts and crafts supplies, chairs, blankets, pillows, or you can build with kitchen things. Use whatever you can find around your house, even in your recycling bin to help support Earth Day! Please share your creation with your teachers. Use your wonderful imagination!

Please Note: You don’t need to read the book, in order to do the activity!

Time to Come in Bear

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DA_SsZFYw0w

Make a superhero mask - what will your superpower be? What will you solve?

Draw a poster teaching people what they can do when they are home? Look for ideas from the video.

We enjoyed watching movies, playing games and reading books! Not forgetting catching up with all of you!

Build a fort, tent or hide out for you and your family.

What did you use? We used blankets and pillows!

We can’t wait to see yours !

Read-Aloud For Week 3: April 20-24

Name of story: The Earth Book

The Earth Book, by Todd Parr, discusses the important subject of conserving Earth’s natural resources. Using his signature colourful illustrations and whimsical storytelling, Parr empowers children and adults with ways they can help save the Earth by “going green”: “I take care of the Earth because I know I can do little things every day to make a BIG difference.”

The book offers a practical list of simple activities easily understood by young children, followed by clear explanations of how those simple things can have a large impact on the health of our planet.

Appropriately, this book is printed on recycled materials.

Link to online read-aloud:

https://youtu.be/lpEc5nHqO2c

Activity 1

What’s something you can do to help the Earth?

Draw a picture of the Earth. Draw a circle and then draw some parts of land inside the circle. Colour the land green and colour the rest of the Earth blue to show the oceans.

Underneath your picture of the Earth, write or have a family member write “I can ____________.” Fill in the blank with something you can do to help the Earth. You can write something suggested in the story or you can choose something else that you can do.

Decorate the rest of the picture in whatever way you want.

Activity 2

Help your family recycle and compost! Put out 3 bags beside your garbage bin. Each bag will be for a different type of object that you would normally put in the garbage.

In one bag, put paper and cardboard that you don’t need anymore.

In the second bag, put plastic that you don’t need.

In the last bag, put food parts that you don’t eat (e.g. bones, corn husks, apple cores, orange peels, etc.).

Put any other kind of garbage into your normal garbage bin.

If you can, make sure each recycling bag gets emptied into the proper recycling and compost bins.

ACTIVITY 3

Listen to this song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJToF8D9bdU

Activity 4

Tell a family member about all the ways you can help the Earth that you learned from the book, and ask them to write it down. Make a list together. Then think of as many more ways you can of helping the Earth and write them down too. Decorate your page and put it up on your fridge so you can remember all the little and important things you can do!

The water, land and air. These are things we have to share.

Someone is going to use it after you.

Week 3 April 20-24th

Making 5 and Making 10

(The Start to Addition)

Objective- We can make numbers of 5 and 10 to start learning how to add

Monday: Making 5 and 10 Counting Fingers

Watch this amazing video that shows you different ways to make the number 5 using your fingers! Can you also find the number pairs that make 10 using your fingers as well?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtcjiqgjluU&t=27s

Tuesday: Making 5 and 10 using Objects

Watch this great video that shows you different ways to make the number 5 using objects you have at home! Can you also find the number pairs that make 10 using objects you found at home too?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIUvxPKzgwU

Wednesday: Making 5 and 10 using Drawings

Watch this fantastic video that shows you different ways to make the number 5 by drawing pictures! Can you also find the number pairs that make 10 by drawing pictures as well?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdm-c5xITTY

Thursday: Making 5 and 10 using Equations

Watch this super video that shows you different ways to make the number 5 by writing number sentences. Can you also find the number pairs that make 10 by writing number sentences as well?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1E8JijWNi0

Friday: Making 5 and 10 Solving Word Problems

Try to answer the following word problems by counting your fingers, using objects, using drawings or writing number sentences (equations) to help:

Ms. Ding has 2 flowers. Ms. Wong has 3 flowers. How many flowers do they have altogether?
Mommy has 4 spoons. Daddy gives her 3 more. How many spoons does Mommy have now?
Mr. Froggy has 5 flies to eat. Mrs. Raccoon gives him more. Now Mr. Froggy has 7 flies. How many flies does Mr. Froggy now have?
Stanley has 5 cupcakes. He already invited Lily to share them with. How many more friends should Stanley share his birthday cupcakes with?

Review a question that your child struggled with, by using different names/items.

Be sure to look at these links below, sing along, move along and have a laugh!

Extra Fun Songs and Activities from YouTube - Type these in a youtube search bar or click the link!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIcYS6HQluA -Sesame Street Adding song with Ernie and Bert

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zija7aVmziY -Jack Hartmann - Number Pairs that Make 5 Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch7KzI3n2Zk -Jack Hartmann - Number Pairs that Make 10 Song

tvo mPower - register to create an account

https://www.tvompower.com/

Patterning and Algebra

Game: More Fish Less Fish (visit website to play this game)

Week 2 April 13 -17th, 2020

This week's focus is: Independence ~I can do it, all by myself!

Some guiding questions for students: What can I do myself well? What are some things I still need help with? I can try to do these things_______myself.

Poem of the Week:

Song of the Week:

Belonging and Contributing:

Help your family sweep the floors
Help your family with laundry (e.g. can you match the socks?, sort all the shirts/pants together, put clean laundry away)

Self-Regulation and Well-Being:

Do a survey to find out what your family's favourite smoothie fruits are
Choose your own outfit and get dressed by yourself. Can you see any patterns on your clothes?
Practice putting on your shoes or tying your shoes, think about all of the steps - remember practice makes it perfect- What else can you do to be independent today?

Demonstrating Literacy and Math Behaviours:

Make a family schedule of jobs, Monday, Tuesday… add a checkmark to each goal that you accomplish (visual schedule, routine establishing)
Talk about patterns in nature & patterns in the day - What things can you find in the kitchen to use to make a pattern - Fruit, fruit, vegetable - macaroni, bean, bean, carrot
Tell us something that you did independently (all by yourself) over the weekend. For example, “Over the weekend, I made my bed all by myself.” Or, “I read a book independently.” Please draw a picture, adding some sparkle (details)! Label your picture or try to write a sentence by sounding out your words. You may also try video/audio recording what you did and a family member will send it to your teachers.

*please check out our drop down links

Problem-Solving and Innovating:

Create a wonder window in your home. Look outside. What do you see? Ask yourself some questions:

I wonder where that squirrel lives...

I wonder what type of bird that is....

Write down some of your questions. Can you find the answers to one of your questions? Ask someone in your family to help.

You can do so many things!

Can you tie your shoelaces?

Think about how you can learn to do something new, and what you need. Do you have a favourite stuffed animal? Tie a string or ribbon around the tummy of your stuffed animal and ask your family to show you how to make a bow. Then try the same bow on your shoes.

Read-Aloud For Week 2 April 13-17th:

Bear Snores On 🐻

Overview of the story:

This week’s special learning journey from home is based on the book Bear Snores On. In school, our Kinders were busy learning about hibernation and what some animals do in the Fall to prepare for our long chilly Winter. Here’s some fun facts: Bears have to eat a lot of food all through the Fall to build up a layer of fat to sustain them for their deep sleep. They gather leaves, grass, sticks and straw, in order to make comfy beds, so they can stay warm all winter long and hibernate in their caves. Now that it’s Spring, the bears will be waking up!

In the book, Bear Snores On, by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman, a whole bunch of different animals and birds find their way out of the cold and into Bear’s cave to warm up. The grizzly bear stays asleep as the smaller animals have a party in the warmth of his cave. Even after the tea has been brewed and the corn has been popped, Bear just snores on and on and on! He finally wakes up though from the sound of a sneeze and the little animals are so scared of him. However, Bear turns out to be very friendly! In fact, he wants to join in, but all the animals have fallen asleep as they have been up all night.

SHHHH!!!! The grizzly bear is sleeping!!

Before reading the story:

NOTE: Please remember that you do not need to follow this plan exactly! These are only suggestions!

Before reading the book online, show the picture of the book, read the title as you are pointing to the words, and ask your child(ren) some questions. Encourage your child to share what they know!

• What animals do you see on the cover page?

• Do you think that bears really snore?

• Have you ever heard someone snore? Maybe daddy or mommy? 😃

• Point to the bear and say that the bear in this picture is asleep. It’s hard for bears to live outside during the cold winter, so they go into a very deep sleep called hibernation. Do you know which other animals hibernate in the winter? (Hedgehogs, chipmunks, groundhogs)

• When do you think that bears wake up from hibernation? Explain that bears wake up in the Spring when the weather is warm and they come out of their caves.

• What season are we in right now? Oh...does that mean that the bears are waking up now? How cool would it be if we saw a bear waking up!!

During the story:

If you want, you can try to make different voices for all of the animals, as the book is being read to you! For instance, use a low, deep voice for a growl. Invite your child to make the sounds with you! If you can, use facial gestures and actions to demonstrate the meaning of words, such as, shut tight, tip-toe, or creepy-crawlies.

As the book is being read to you, try to stop at different parts to ask a few questions, such as:

• Do you think that Bear will ever wake up? There’s so much noise and yet he is still sleeping!

• How do you think Bear is feeling as he is woken up by a sneeze? How do you know?

• When Bear hides his face in his paw, do you think that he’s still angry at the little animals having a party?

• Would you share with your friends at school just like the animals did with Bear?

Now... Time to listen to the story! Enjoy!

To listen to the read-aloud for the book "Bear Snores On", please click on the below link:

https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0001pr/story?authCtx=U.794217314

If the above link does not work, please use the following:

The username is: tdsb

The password is: trillium

After reading the story:

After you’ve finished reading the book, your child can do some activities based on the story. Again, please don’t feel like you have to do everything listed! You can try a different activity every day, or repeat a favourite.

Activity 1:

Can you retell the story to a family member? (Just like you all do in your own classrooms! We call it “Story Stars!” Since you are ‘star readers’ and there’s 5 points on a star, you have to retell 5 points: Characters (someone who is in the story: people, animals, creatures – even a robot!), Setting (where the story takes place: a school, in a cave), and what happened in the Beginning, Middle, and End of the story. Have fun acting out the story too!

Activity 2:

Would you like to see real bears just waking up from a long Winter’s sleep? The following link is a web-cam from Grouse Mountain in Vancouver, B.C., whereby the bears have been sleeping and snoring away all winter long. They are just now waking up because it is Spring! Please click here:

https://www.grousemountain.com/wildlife-refuge/bear-den-cam

Activity 3:

Draw a picture of your favourite part in the story for your teachers to see. Try to label your picture or write a sentence by sounding out the words. You may even want to draw a picture of you sharing with your friends at school, who are missing you very much!

Activity 4:

When do you feel like a sleepy bear? Tell your family member or write about it. (This is a great way for you to make personal connections to the story). For example, I feel like a sleepy bear when ... I watch too many videos of Ryan’s Toys on YouTube! I feel like a sleepy bear when I do too much homework!

Activity 5:

Make a fort or build a cave/den using some pillows, sheets, towels, or chairs and play with your family members. Snap a picture for your teachers to see! If you have any stuffed animals let them play too, because they’d love to be your friends in your shelter. Pretend that you are a big bear sleeping, snoring, then waking up and eating and dancing! Or, pretend that you are friends with one of the characters in the story. What would you do together? Use your wonderful imagination!

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Week 2: April 13-17th - Math Activities

Patterning

Objective- To have fun together learning about patterning!

Learning Goals-

recognize, explore, describe, and compare patterns
create patterns
find the core of a pattern and predict what comes next (e.g., ABB ABB ABB – the core is ABB )

Can you spot the core here? Look for the part that repeats.

$$$ &&& %% $$$ &&& %% $$$ &&& %% $$$ &&& %% $$$ &&& %% $$$ &&& %%$$$ &&& %%

ABABABC ABABABC ABABABC ABABABC ABABABC ABABABC ABABABC ABABABC

What animal wears this pattern?

Can you think of another animal with a pattern on their coat?

Did you say ZEBRA?

Patterns & Patterning

1234 1234 567 1234 1234 567 1234 1234 567 1234 1234 567 1234 1234 567

0000 ---- 0000 ---- # 0000 ---- 0000 ---- # 0000 ---- 0000 ---- # 0000 ----

Monday - Activity 1.

Start with this read aloud - It's a great place to begin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQRAjWzUJoI

Have a talk with each other about the patterns in our natural world.

What do we know about the seasons?

What do we know about the rhythm of the day?

Have you ever seen a pine cone? Can you describe what it looks like?

Make a list of all of the patterns you can see in your house.

Check out these mind blowing photos of patterns in nature.

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA834CA834&q=photos+of+patterns+in+nature&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwia0fGE-9boAhU8Ap0JHbnBDHA

Tuesday - Activity 2.

Can you find patterns on clothing and other things in your home?

Go on a hunt to find fabrics that have patterns.

Can you gather a few of your socks or shirts that have patterns? Remember to put them away when you are done!

What kind of patterns can you create? A spiral, a line ...

Take a picture of your favourite fabric with a pattern. Email it to your teacher.

Wednesday - Activity 3.

Find three things and make a repeating pattern. Things you have lots of. I used a small handful of Cheerios, dried beans & some cutlery (choose ones that are safe not the sharp ones please)

How many patterns can you make? Take a picture and show us.

Remember to eat those cheerios and wash the beans to be cooked in a salad or something yummy. Please don’t waste any food.

How about a clapping pattern? Get someone to be your echo.

Here is a link for some inspiration and ideas about body percussion as well as percussion using cups and boom whackers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7pXK-E4wtI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb-2VsE2y-U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb_3IAz-ano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5kYLOb6i5I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e43WMJ7q4wY

Can you make a pattern too?What will you use?

Thursday - Activity 4.

Can you draw a pattern using shapes, colours, numbers and letters?

Get some paper and markers and be creative or try this... https://apps.mathlearningcenter.org/pattern-shapes/

Did you try the rotation arrow? It's so cool!

Don’t stop at one pattern. How many different ones can you make?

Do you remember the Mandalas we created at school? They are another example of a pattern.Do you have a printer? Can you print a Mandala to design.Mandala art is a creative and fun way to relax. Check out this link for some super calming Mandalas to print and colour or just look through the images. They are beautiful. Can you make a mandala using things at home? Or draw your own, just start with a circle. https://mondaymandala.com/m

Do you remember when your teachers showed you Rangoli. Diwali is such a magical celebration! Have a look at these photos. Can you find some patterns in these Rangoli?

https://www.google.com/search?q=rangoli+photos&rlz=1C1GCEA_enCA834CA834&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=LQD-DA7dWB-EzM%253A%252CLh9EG8Zk0C19TM%252C

When you are all done creating, take a picture.

The link with the song by the Bopalongs really inspired me. Check it out. "PATTERNS" An original song by The Bopalongs from Melbourne Australia Children's Music Productions

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22PATTERNS%22+An+original+song+by+The+Bopalongs+from+Melbourne+Australia+Children%27s+Music+Productions

Friday - Activity 5.

Make a pattern with your toys. Be creative…

Animal, Animal, Lego
Block, Block, Puzzle Piece, Car

What kinds of patterns can you make together? Ask your mom, dad, brother, sister to be creative with you.

Can you ask someone at home to find the core of your pattern?

I even like to make patterns with one item and rotate it - Can you try? Put it on another angle? Try it out!

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JK/SK #1 JK/SK #1 JK/SK #1 JK/SK #1 JK/SK #1 JK/SK #1

Keep talking and being observant. Patterns are all around you!

123 123 4 123 123 4 123 123 4

Be sure to look at the links below. Sing along! Move along! Just have a laugh!

These are extra Fun Songs and Activities from YouTube - Have a great time and enjoy these movement activities.

Click on these links!

Sesame Street: Elmo and Craig Robinson See a Pattern

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPC-xmeZi7k&t=7s

Learning AB Patterns / What's Next? / Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Learning+AB+Patterns+%2F+What%27s+Next%3F+%2F+Part+1

Learning AB Patterns / What's Next? / Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Learning+AB+Patterns+%2F+What%27s+Next%3F+%2F+Part+2

Learning AB Patterns / What's Next / Part 3

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Learning+AB+Patterns+%2F+What%27s+Next+%2F+Part+3

Learning AAB Patterns / What's Next? / Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Learning+AAB+Patterns+%2F+What%27s+Next%3F+%2F+Part+1

The Patterns Practice Song | Math Songs | Scratch Garden

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=The+Patterns+Practice+Song+%7C+Math+Songs+%7C+Scratch+Garden

Pump Up the Pattern | Fun Exercise Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Pump+Up+the+Pattern+%7C+Fun+Exercise+Song+for+Kids+%7C+Jack+Hartmann

Alligator Chomp | Patterning Skills | Kid's Songs | Learn To Count | Jack Hartmann

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Alligator+Chomp+%7C+Patterning+Skills+%7C+Kid%27s+Songs+%7C+Learn+To+Count+%7C+Jack+Hartmann

Julia and Grover Search for Patterns

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Julia+and+Grover+Search+for+Patterns

Clapping Machine is a great brain breaks song engaging kids with clapping patterns | Jack Hartmann

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Clapping+Machine+is+a+great+brain+breaks+song+engaging+kids+with+clapping+patterns+%7C+Jack+Hartmann

Pump Up the Pattern | Fun Exercise Song for Kids | Jack Hartmann

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoFhVdYsmPg

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Patterning and Algebra

Game: 3-Alarm Patterns (visit website to play this game)

Recommended Actions

For Developing Students:
Highlight the patterns in stories, songs and chants.
Provide opportunities to recognize and identify patterns in their environment involving one attribute (e.g., colour, size, shape).
Foster an understanding of the repetitive nature of patterning.

For Students Progressing well:
Provide experiences to create repeating patterns with familiar materials.
Encourage the use of a variety of modes and materials to translate patterns from one form to another.
Create opportunities to extend patterns using a variety of modes and materials.

For Students at Mastering Level:
Provide experiences to create repeating patterns.
Foster discussions and encourage explanations of patterning rules.
Create opportunities to extend repeating patterns involving one attribute.

Week 1 April 6-10th, 2020

This week's focus is: Me and My Family

Some guiding questions for students: How can I help today? How can I be independent and safe today?

Poem of the week:

Song of the week:

Belonging and Contributing:

Help to make the beds in your home today.
Work with your family to wipe the kitchen table and set the table for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

Self-Regulation and Well-Being:

Go look in the mirror and smile at yourself then go hug everyone in your house and say something nice to them.
The Do 50 Challenge

10 jumping jacks

10 step ups

10 crossover crunches

10 reach up then touch your toes

10 deep breaths that fill your belly like a balloon

Grab your favourite stuffed animal, tell a family member to play you some soothing music, and show them how we do Mindfulness Moments (belly breathing ~ breathing in and smelling all the flowers, blowing out the candles).
Please click below for some soothing music...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H86obfBOrg4

Demonstrating Literacy and Math Behaviours:

Get a pencil and paper, have your Mom, Dad or sibling write the numbers 1 -20 Can you write the numbers too? What other numbers can you write?

Write the name of everyone in your house. Can you change the font? Can you rainbow write their names too?

Problem-Solving and Innovating:

Read your favourite book with your family. Now make a pop up character in a scene from the setting in the story.

https://youtu.be/BqADqMr2pcg

Gather a few (5) items from your home. Be safe and smart. Have your mom close her eyes and place the items in her hands. Can your Mom guess what it is? Have her describe how it feels to you.

Read-Aloud For Week 1: April 6-10th:

Clark The Shark

Overview of the story:

Clark is a shark with zing, bang, and boom. Clark zooms into school, crashes through the classroom, and is rowdy at recess. Clark loves life – but when his enthusiasm is too much for his friends, Clark’s teacher, Mrs. Inkydink, helps him figure out a way to tone it down. Clark the Shark is learning when it’s time for indoor voices.

Before reading the story:

Before you listen to the story online, use the following questions to discuss the themes of the book (Self-Control, Behavior, Manners, Friendship):

• “Clark loved his life!” Tell me some of the things that are “awesome”, “sweet” and “rock” in your life.

• Clark found life so exciting, but his best friend said, “You are making me crazy!”. Why do you think Clark’s friends stopped playing with him at recess, lunch and circle time?

• Think about a time when you may have been too loud, too wild or just too much for your family or classmates. What happened?

• Clark got a big idea in his head to help him “stay cool”. Clark makes a rhyme to help him remember every time. Do you think this was a good solution?

During the story:

Stop the story at appropriate parts to ask questions or pose prompts. Some suggestions are:

• What is your feeling about Clark? Is he being a good friend?

• Why do Clark’s friends stop playing with him?

• How do the illustrations show that Clark is playing too rough?

• How is the new kid, Sid the Squid, like Clark?

Now... Time to listen to the story! Enjoy!

To listen to the read-aloud for the book "Clark The Shark", please click on the below link:

https://www.storylineonline.net/books/clark-the-shark/

After reading the story:

Activity #1:

Ask your child to draw a picture of their favourite part in the story. Ask them about the picture they drew. What is happening in their drawing, where does the story take place (a school, playground, classroom, playground)?

Take a picture of your child's drawing to share with your teacher at a later date. More information will follow.

Activity #2:

Learn each of the rhymes Clark creates. Once your child feels confident saying the rhymes, repeat each rhyme leaving out the last word for your child to say:

What’s the rule?

Stay (cool)

When the teacher’s talking,

Don’t go (walking)

Only munch

Your own (lunch)

Easy does it, that’s the way.

Then my friends will let me (play)

Activity #3:

Lets discover some new words that rhyme with “shark”

(i.e., bark, dark, mark, park)

Make up sentences using the words. Ask your child to draw a picture and make up their own story using one or more of the “-ark” words. (i.e.; This a dog. It is big. It has a big bark.).

Activity #4:

Let's take a virtual field trip together! Field trips are a great way to make a real world connection to the story!

Visit Clark the Shark and his friends whenever you want! On Google, please search: “Live Shark Cam” to observe sea creatures in their natural environment.

After visiting sharks, fish and octopi, ask your child to draw a picture about their “field trip”. Ask them to tell you their story and what they learned about ocean creatures.

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada “Shark Cam”

https://www.ripleyaquariums.com/canada/shark-camera/

Shark Cam - Live Cam Highlights Explore oceans

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjT8FJrqdfGLZxj7zsMnYGOq_bMr4ikL0

Monterey Bay Aquarium

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNcwiMcbiWg

Clark’s teacher, Mrs. Inkydink, is an octopus. You can learn more about octopi without leaving your home. Google It: Search “Giant Pacific Octopus” to go on your very own virtual field trip.

Giant Pacific Octopus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRS9W7xDRD0

Activity #2: Healthy Food Game!

First, write down the categories of healthy food groups – fruits, vegetables, protein, whole grains – on index cards. If you are missing index cards, card-sized pieces of paper will do just fine. Put them in a stack face-down between you and a partner.

Now, for the fun part! Ask your partner to draw a card and roll a dice.

Think of that number of things that fit into the category that was drawn. So, if the card that was drawn was “Fruits” and a three was rolled, you might say, “Apple, orange and banana.”

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Past Weekly Activities

You can find past weekly parent-child activities posted here. Have fun learning!

Week 11: June 15th - 19th

This week's focus is: Friendship

Guiding questions:

Poem of the Week: Song of the Week:

Friends share

Friends care

We need friends

Everywhere!

Belonging and Contributing:

Activity #1: Friendship Picture

Self-Regulation and Well-Being:

Activity #1: Self-Control Bubbles

Activity #2: Ways to make and include new friends

Activity #2: Balloon Volleyball

Demonstrating Literacy and Numeracy Behaviour

Problem-Solving and Innovating

Host your own fun party!

Have fun! We are wishing we could be with you!Please send us a picture of your party.

Language Activities

Week 11: June 15th -19th

The Rainbow Fish by Marc Pfister

Before Reading the Book:

Read the Book: Click Here!

During Reading:

Activity #1

Activity #2

Activity #3

Activity #4

Activity# 5:

Math Activities for

June 15th - 19th:

Let's Have Fun with Money 💲

Have you ever saved up some money to buy something super special? Do you save your money in a piggy bank?

It’s always great to save money and it’s wonderful to practice good money habits from an early age!

Do mommy or daddy give you money for doing any chores around the house?

Activity 1:

Activity 2:

Activity 3:

Activity 4:

Activity 5:

Fun Online Math Games with Money 💲

Game 1: Money Master

Game 2: Money Bingo

🎵Sing along, move along, and have a laugh!

The Money Song ~ Canadian Coins

https://youtu.be/GayRX_u4G2Q

The Canadian Money Song ~ Jack Hartmann

https://youtu.be/fdmtmr8G7A8

Canada in my Pocket ~ Symbols on our Coins

https://youtu.be/VnZlAOSEmYQ

Counting Coin Song for Kids

https://youtu.be/MbtmucV-U2c

Week 10: June 8th - 12th

This week's focus is: Use your imagination!

Guiding questions:

Poems and Songs of the Week:

Using your imagination what can you build or create?

Journey

Belonging and Contributing

Activity #1: To all of our little creators and inventors, it’s time to make a wind chime!

Self-Regulation and Well Being

Activity #1: What causes a rainbow ?(triangular prisms, bubbles, water, light)

Activity #2: Create an Emoji Dance with your family!

Activity #2: Practice your rainbow breaths/breathing when you need to feel calm. (See PDF: rainbow breathing)

Demonstrating Literacy and Numeracy Behaviour

Problem-Solving and Innovating

Activity #1

Activity # 2

Language Activities Week 10: June 8th-12th

Stuck by Oliver Jeffers

Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 3

Activity 4

Activity 5

Math Activities for June 8th - 12th2-D and 3-D Shapes

We see shapes everywhere! If you look closely, you can find many shapes around you!

Here are some poems about shapes:

Have fun!
We are wishing we could be with you!
Please send us a picture of your party.

Language Activities
Week 10: June 8th-12th

Math Activities for June 8th - 12th
2-D and 3-D Shapes

We see shapes everywhere!
If you look closely, you can find many shapes around you!