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Morning Message
Morning Message
5-4-2020
Good morning, Kindergarten!
I wanted to say THANK YOU so much for my beautiful photo book! I saw a package in my mailbox, but I wasn't sure what it was. When I opened it, I was so excited to see that I had a special present from the class. I will keep it forever and think of all of you and how wonderful you are!
Our Zoom class meeting will include a directed drawing lesson of sea creatures. Be sure to bring a marker and paper. Hope to see you there!
Today makes 149 days of Kindergarten!
Love,
Mrs. Bradley
Math - Important
Math - Important
Estimate: 20 minutes
Math Warm-Up: Listen to "Hey Honey Bunny" and sing along!
Today's Lesson: Today we will learn about the QUARTER! Get your pile of coins back out. If they are still sorted from last week, mix them all back together! It's important to practice quickly finding coins in a group.
The quarter is silver and has bumpy edges. It is the a larger coin in size. How many quarters do you have? Sort them into their own pile.
How much did the song say a quarter is worth? (25) Yes, a quarter is worth 25! But we will always use the unit of cents or dollars to describe money, so we will say that a quarter is worth twenty-five cents.
Who is on the heads side of the quarter? That is a former President, Mr. George Washington. He was actually the 1st President of the USA in the year 1789! You can see a picture of Mr. Washington to the left. The tails side of the quarter pictures the presidential coat of arms (an eagle with outstretched wings).
Now, I want you to find a gray crayon if you can. Create a crayon rubbing of both sides of the quarter like we did with the penny, nickel, and the dime.
Now get a new piece of paper, and I want you to look very closely at the quarter and draw what you see on the tails side and on the heads side. What are the words that you see? The quarter does not actually say "25 cents," but it does say "Quarter Dollar." Quarter literally means one-fourth of a dollar! Four quarters equal one dollar. Label your paper with the word Quarter and 25¢. The cents symbol is drawn like a c with a line through it.
We haven't practiced skip-counting by 25s yet, but I know you can do it! I like to think of a "sing-songy" way to remember 25, 50, 75, 100! Remember, 100 cents is equal to 1 dollar. When you're counting a group of coins, always start with the coin that is worth the most.
For fun: Listen to this catchy song about the quarter.
Practice: Use the slideshow deck below to practice counting combinations of coins. You can use real coins to match what you see and then count, or count straight from the screen!
Challenge (not required): Which is more? Game
Phonics - Important
Phonics - Important
Estimate: 15 minutes
ABC Warm-Up: Exercise to the Beginning Letter Sounds with Jack Hartmann!
Phonemic Awareness: For this week's practice, we are going to use BOOM cards to practice counting syllables! Remember, syllables are the parts of a word. Click here to access BOOM Cards. Scroll down your assigned decks list until you see "Syllables." There are 60 cards in this deck. You only need to do 15 cards each day this week. Click to practice!
Phonics: Today we are going to start talking about blends. How many of you have seen a shake being made? Well, you have to get some milk, ice cream, and bananas. Then, you have to blend them all together to get your shake. The blends we are going to talk about are a cluster of two consonant sounds that are each heard when the word is spoken. Today we will work on hearing the /sl/ sound in words. Check out this picture I made of some SL words I brainstormed. Can you think of more? Draw a picture of a few SL words. You can use my words or think of your own!
Literacy Centers - Important
Literacy Centers - Important
Read-to-Self: Read books that are "just right" for you... not too hard and not too easy. You may use the books Mrs. Bradley sent home with you, other books at your house, or Kids A-Z (Raz Kids) books by logging in on the iPad or computer. Read for at least 15 minutes.
Estimate: At keast 15 minutes
Skills: Log into IXL to practice Language Arts skills. Work on Section I - Consonant Blends and Digraphs for at least 15 minutes. Move on to another section if you finish early! Mrs. Bradley will be able to see your progress.
Estimate: At least 15 minutes
Writing - Important
Writing - Important
Estimate: 15 minutes
Get out your story element paper from last week. Today you will work on planning your "problem" and how it gets solved (the solution) in your story.
Problem: The problem is something that causes trouble for the characters.
Solution: How the problem gets solved - this can include a little magic (fill in that element box if it does!)
Spend some time thinking about these elements and when you're ready, start drawing a picture of each in the right boxes on your story element paper.
Science - Important
Science - Important
Estimate: 15 minutes
Warm up your brain by clicking here to put the stages of the butterfly life cycle in order. Did you do it?
What are the four stages of the insect life cycle? (Egg-larva-pupa-adult)
Watch the video to the left to learn all about insects.
After watching, see if you can remember these facts!
All insects have _____ legs
Insects have ______ main body parts (_______, _________, and _________)
Insects have antennae!
Now, click through the insect pictures to the left and make observations about the body parts you see. Count the legs. Look for the head, thorax, and abdomen. Look for antennae!
You can also check out the scientific drawing of a butterfly below. See how each body part is labeled?
Tomorrow you will get the chance to "design" your own insect, so start thinking about the body parts and what your insect might look like!
Mindful Moment - Supplemental
Mindful Moment - Supplemental
Estimate: 6 minutes- Breathing on Purpose
Specials Classes - Important
Specials Classes - Important
Supplemental Activities for this Week:
Supplemental Activities for this Week:
Add to your Weather Chart each day.
Writer's Contest Opportunity (through Ozarks Public Television) - deadline to enter is May 15 (Be sure to check the rules and entry form)
Character Education - Kid President's "20 Things We Should Say More Often" [video, 4 min]
Add to your Treasure Jar each day (things you are grateful for!)
STEM
Kodable.com (Class code: summitk)
Free App: LightBot
Free App: Lego Fix the Factory
Sight Words
Share a Picture - Supplemental
Share a Picture - Supplemental
See what others are up to! Click on our class Padlet and add a picture of you or comment on your friends' pictures!
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