The Family Flyer
April Edition
Purpose
Upcoming Events
Find More at For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum
Perfect Little Planet at Longway Planetarium
Imagine the ultimate space vacation! Discover our solar system through a new set of eyes – a family from another star system seeking the perfect vacation spot. Fly over the surface of Pluto, our best known Dwarf Planet. Dive over the ice cliffs of Miranda. Sail through the rings of Saturn. Feel the lightning storms of Jupiter. Walk on the surface of Mars. A solar system journey for space travelers of all ages. Recommended for ages 5 and older. Price varies between $2.50- $7.00. Click the image for more details
Genesee District Library Virtual Events for the Whole Family
Games to Play
DIY Memory Card Game
Click on the picture for a printable Memory game and instructions. This cards in this game involve high frequency words, or words readers often see. You can also make cards with letters, compound word parts and rhyming words!
Dice Game of War
Players take turns rolling the number cubes and adding the numbers represented by the dots on their cubes. The player who has the highest sum takes a bingo chip or teddy bear. The winner is the first player to get ten bingo chips or teddy bears. If you do not have dice, make two sets of cards 0-6 and flip to reveal each number. Have fun!
Recommended Books
Click pictures below to listen to a read aloud!
Helpful Hints
Writing Real Stories
Math Walk
Counting -
- How many steps to get to the sidewalk? How many steps to the end of the driveway? How many steps from this light post to the next?
- How many blue cars? How many bicycles? How many people?
- How many bricks around the tree?
Number Sense -
- Why are there the same number of stairs going up as there are going down?
- We have gone up two stairs, how many more until we reach the top?
- Do you think there are more steps from here to the tree or to the picnic table?
Geometry (Shapes) -
- Play "I spy" with shapes. I spy a shape that has four sides with two long sides and two short sides, and they are red. The bricks on that building!
- Can we find any curved lines? Any triangles? Any cylinders?
Click on the photo for a link to more ideas!
Healthy Habits
One Step Back
Resources
Learn With Me at Home
Food For Thought
Links to Previous Newsletters
Genesee Intermediate School District
Website: geneseeisd.org
Location: 2413 West Maple Avenue, Flint, MI, USA
Phone: (810) 591-4400
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