Kindergarten
Week 5
A Note From Kindergarten
Hi Kindergarten Eagles,
We have enjoyed receiving all the pictures of the fun learning and activities you do during the week! Keep them coming!
This week in reading, look out for the "We Are Super Readers" anchor chart. Your child knows these super powers very well, and we encourage to continue to strengthen those powers. Don't forget to use the Weekly Checklist, to help you keep track of what is due for the week. If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to your child's teacher. We are here to help!
Eagles Soar!
Love,
Ms. Gorsalitz
Mrs. Major
Mrs. Wieghat
Ms. Murphy
Mrs. Medina
Mrs. Andrada
Mrs. Vanckhoven
Mrs. Pitt
Fun Fact:
Reading
Characters
1. Watch Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola on Storyline Online
https://www.storylineonline.net/books/strega-nona/
2. After reading the story answer these questions:
Who are the main characters in this story?
What were they doing and how were they feeling? Did they change in the story?
3. Complete the setting response sheet. Don’t forget to add a sentence, that includes a capital letter, spaces, stretched words, and punctuation.
Below is an example of a reading response your child can do after listening to the story to help with characters. You may complete the response sheet or do it on your own paper at home.
Please make sure your child is reading everyday for 20 minutes. Practicing the reading Super Powers they have learned. Reading can be online books or books you have at home.
Happy Reading!
Word Study
- Practice sight words
Play Go Fish let’s practice sight words
While reading a book play, “Show me the words you know on this page.”
Writing
This week students will pick a piece of writing they have completed, and will begin the revising process. Your student will be focusing on making their characters talk by adding speech bubbles to their pictures.
Step 1: Discuss: Writers make characters talk. You can do this by putting speech bubbles by whoever is talking. When you tell the story, the speech bubbles will remind you to include what people said.
Step 2: Plan: Take a look at a piece of writing you did last week. Look at the scene you’ve drawn on your page. Think about what is happening. Then think, “What would my character say here?”
Step 3: Write: Now students are ready to revise their story.
Have your student choose a piece of writing that they want to revise. Explain that revising means that we are going to be adding more to our writing. This week you’ll be adding speech bubbles to your characters to make them talk.
When you’ve decided what your character should say, add a speech bubble, and then add what your character would say inside the speech bubble.
Math
Math for this week will be comparing sets of objects to at least 20 in each set using comparative language.
Harry Kindergarten Music “One More” and “One Less”
You will need counters and snap cubes to complete the activities.. (Counters - can use any object that can be lined up like buttons,, erasers, beans, goldfish, pennies; Snap Cubes - can be any object that can be stacked to be towers like legos or blocks).
Activity #1 Give me a Hand: You will need a container of the same counters.
-Each player will take one handful from the container.
-Count how many are in each handful
-Is one group greater than, less than, or equal to the other?
-Draw the groups on paper and label how many are in each group.
-Continue taking different handful from the same container or try with a different counters in another container.
Activity #2 Tower Compare: You will need snap cubes and numbers cards (attached)
-Both players pick a number card.
-The number that is picked is the number of cubes that you use to build a tower.
-Compare your tower with your partner’s tower -which tower is more?, which is less?, are they the same?
-Continue until you have compared six towers.
Comparing Tips:
-Students should me able to explain their comparisons using language such as “more than”, “less than”, and “equal to.”; for example, 14 is more than 12.
-Students do NOT use the symbols or greater than or less than in Kindergarten ( <, >, =)
Math Challenge:
Three of these pictures go together, but one does not belong.
Which picture does not belong and why?
Science
Students will learn to identify the basic parts of animals.
Activities:
Talk about the animals pictured (elephant, bird, dog, fish) and the labeled body parts on each. (Refers to the "Science: Animal Discussion" sheet. Link is below.)
Student will work to label the parts of a cat. Have a discussion about how cats and bunnies can be alike and different. Talk about how those animals are like you or different from you. (Refers to the "Science: Cat Labeling" sheet. Link is below.)
Turn in the Cat Labeling sheet to your teacher. Keep the Animal Discussion with the other animals already labeled.
Social Studies
Students can explain the differences between needs and wants.
Activity:
Students will discuss the differences between needs and wants.
Students will draw a picture of a need and a want.
Social/Emotional Learning
Social Emotional Learning Weekly Theme: Emotions
INTEGRATING MOTIVATION INTO THE CURRICULUM:
Talk with students about setting goals for the week and how to make a daily checklist to help them stay on track. It is possible that sometimes it is hard to step away from Netflix, Legos, playing, etc. to do academic work. Sometimes making a list of all things that have to get done that day may help. Making a daily checklist and then even setting a couple of goals for the day can help achieve what needs to get done throughout the day. Below is a sample of a checklist you can use at home.
Creating an at-home incentive system. Ex: Student completes 3 math problems and earns a …. (snack, play outside, etc). I will read for …. Minutes and then I can play on my Student will read for a designated amount of time and can play (on phone, on X-box, puzzle, outside, etc) for the same amount of time.
Increase interest through lessons that incorporate topics or skills that excite them.
Allow for student communication with family, teachers, and peers. Being able to share the progress they have made with their peers can be exciting.
Both teachers and parents can give frequent feedback and communication to students who struggle more with motivation. Positive feedback is a great motivational tool.
Allow students choice: Can we change the order of task completion? Can we choose tasks the student enjoys like on choice boards? Can they listen to music while they complete the activity? Can they complete their assignment in a different location or with a different tool such as a colored pen?
Website Resources
PK - 2 Cosmic Kids Yoga is a great way to incorporate exercise and play into your child’s day.
PK-2 GoNoodle has great videos that teach your children about mindfulness and movement.