April 6 - April 10
Monday
Birds of a feather, flock together!
-Please listen to the book “Birds “ By Kevin Henkes
and/or
Zac the Yak CVC reading worksheet
-Write about birds you have seen and what they are doing. Draw a picture to go with your writing.
-Make a word family list with ip
Ex. tip dip
-Jack Hartman Number Bond Song
-Heads & Tails Number Bonds
Materials: 7 pennies, print or draw number bond mat & recording sheet like in the link below.
Shake the pennies in your hand or in a cup. Drop them on the table. Place all the heads in one part and all the tails in the other part of the number bond mat. Write your parts in a number bond on the recording sheet. Move your parts to the whole. Write your whole on the recording sheet. Keep playing until the recording sheet is full.
-Go on a walk outside and try to find the different types of birds. You can keep track with this worksheet:
-Watch Peep and the big wide world Chirp Builds a Nest
-Visit GoNoodle https://www.gonoodle.com/
and/or
Listen to Sounds - Find a comfortable spot to sit where there are few distractions. You may close your eyes if it helps to concentrate. Inside or outside is fine. Sit up tall and take a deep breath in and out. Sit quietly for at least thirty seconds and focus on the sounds you hear.
(If you are really ambitious, Listen to Sounds after a GoNoodle session!)
Tuesday
Numbers All Around!
-Please listen to “The Baseball Counting Book”
and/or
Two Cats Reading Comprehension Worksheet
-Write about something you can count and how many you counted. Draw a picture and write the number.
-Make a list of words that start with B
-Jack Hartman Number Bond Song
-Number Bond game
Material: Dominoes or 2 Dice; paper, chalk board, or dry erase board; and writing tool.
Draw a number bond. Take a domino or roll the dice. Put the first number in one part and the second number in the other part. Add the two numbers together and write the answer in the whole. Repeat.
Domino Number bonds worksheet
-On a blank piece of paper, draw 10 different sized circles. Using coins or whatever you have around the house that is similar, count how many coins it takes to fill each of the circles.
-Visit ZenDen https://www.cosmickids.com/tag/zen-den/
And or watch The Biscotti Kid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6FDts-erVw
-Music with Mrs. Gough
Please visit my school website for K activities.
Naquag Elementary School Music
Wednesday
Kindness Matters!
-Please listen to “Kindness Starts with You”
and/or
Sam and the Dog Comprehension Worksheet
-Write about how you can be kind to someone and draw a picture.
-Make a word family list with ad
Ex. mad bad
-Making 7 Game
Make some number cards 0-7 or add the number 7 to last week's “Making 6” card game. (Make 1 set with numbers. One set with dots like a dice & ones set with tallie marks. Don’t forget blank cards for 0 dots & tallies.)
Shuffle all your cards together and place face down. Take 2 cards. If they equal 7, keep them. If they don’t, put one back in the pile and take 1 more. See how many pairs of 7 you can make.
-Make something nice for someone else.
Maybe a card, picture, a painting, a bracelet, etc. Be creative!
-Visit GoNoodle https://www.gonoodle.com/
And/or watch A Joy Story
Feel free to talk with your child about the story and the story elements. At the Kindergarten level, in most cases, your child will need help answering questions. These are just samples to start the conversation.
For example:
*What is the story about?
*What is your favorite part?
*Who is the main character?
*How did the main character change? What did the main character learn?
*What can we learn from this story?
-Mr. Barbale's P.E. Activities
Thursday
Alive and Growing!
-Please read “ The Tiny Little Seed”
and/or Mop in the Mud Reading sheet
-Write about how a plant starts to grow. Draw a picture of something that grows.
-Clap out syllables in the words-
apple door
bunny butterfly
house strawberry
penny cup
-Create a Flower using different shapes. Then count and record the number of each shape you used. Your flowers could be made from shapes you draw, trace, cut out of paper or other craft material, or you could use objects around your house.
-Watch this video on the different parts of plants: Parts of a Plant
Please color and label the parts of the plant - Plant Labeling WorkSheet
-Visit ZenDen https://www.cosmickids.com/tag/zen-den/
and/or Listen to Sounds (See Monday.)
Friday
12 Months in a year!
-Please read “A Busy Year”
and/or Pig at Play Reading sheet
-Write about the month of your birthday. What is it like? Cold? Windy? Hot? Sunny?
-Make a word family list with in
Ex. pin tin
-Choose your favorite math game from this week and play it again!
-Make a Seasons Spinner! Print out the 2 pages, cut out the circle, and spin away.
Play a game by naming something you do in a certain season and have them show you the correct season.
-Visit GoNoodle https://www.gonoodle.com/
and/or practice the Compassion Hug Sit in a comfortable position with both feet on the floor; stretch your arms out to the side and take a deep breath in; when blowing out the breath, wrap your arms around yourself and give yourself a hug; pat yourself on the back and repeat two more times.
-Music with Mrs. Gough
Please visit my school website for K activities.