Hello Kindergarten Families,
Thank you for your continued support you provide for your child with the assigned learning tasks. You are doing an amazing job supporting learning from home. Please remember that we understand many families are in different situations, and to do the best you can with the resources and time that you have. We are here to support you in any way that we can!
We are planning to have our first Google Meet meeting on Tuesday, April 14th
· AM Kindergarten will have their meeting at 11 am.
· PM Kindergarten will have their meeting at 2 pm.
On this date, please login to your Gmail Accounts, using your email and password sent to you by your teacher. An email will come to this account, inviting you to join the meeting. You will click on the invite to join the meeting. The invite will come around 5 to 10 minutes before the meeting begins.
Please try logging into your Gmail account at least half an hour before the meeting in case technological issues arrive.
This first meeting will be a chance to connect through a video chat to reconnect after being away from the school and classroom. We look forward to seeing everyone at our meeting!
Google Meet and Gmail can also be downloaded as apps on smartphones and tablets.
Kindergarten Weekly Learning Plan
April 13th -17th
Opening Comments
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Assignments to be handed in via email to your teacher:
· Ten Frame Picture
· Rhyming Page
Learning Objectives/ I Can Statements/Areas of Focus
· I can recognize and generate rhyming words.
· I can connect letters and their sounds.
· I can share a story.
· I can print recognizable letters.
· I can count objects using a ten frame.
· I can count forward and backward up to 10.
Watch these videos from your teachers (Approx. 30 min):
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Assigned Learning Tasks
Please complete the following tasks in any order. An hour of learning a day is optimal.
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Literacy
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Math
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Wellness & Play
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Rhyming Task
(Approx. 30 min)
Rhyming helps us learn how to read and write words. Listen to Jack Hartman Video | Click Here to learn about words that rhyme with ‘at’
Write three words that rhyme with ‘at’ and draw a picture to go with them.
Assessment: Send a picture of your rhyming page to your teacher.
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Make a Ten Frame
(Approx. 30 min)
Make a ten frame and fill it 3 times with different objects.
You could draw it, or you could create a large ten frame on the floor using painter’s tape. Creativity welcome!
Assessment: Send a picture of your ten frame to your teacher.
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5 Senses Scavenger Hunt
(Approx. 20 min)
Use your 5 senses and go on a Scavenger Hunt around your house.
How many of the items can you find? Can you find even more than one for some of the items?
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I Care
(Approx. 30 min)
Draw a picture of something you care about and then sound it out. Print “I care about ____” at the bottom of the page to complete your picture.
Please remember kid printing. Rather than focusing on conventional spelling, kids should print the sounds that they hear.
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Roll & Build a Tower
(Approx. 30 min)
With a family member, take turns rolling a die and building a tower (Use blocks, Legos, Cans). For example, if you roll a ‘6’ add six to your tower. Do this ten times.
Whose tower was taller? Whose tower is shortest?
How do you know?
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Spring Décor
(Approx. 30 min)
Draw flowers in bright colours. Cut them out and place them in your window.
When you go for walks with your family, see how many flowers you can find in our community!
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Daily Letter Learning & Printing Practice
(10 minutes/per day)
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Math Story:
The Napping House
(Approx. 30 min)
Can you retell the story using your own words? Think about what you could use to make a bed. You could make a bed out of paper, Lego or books. Use your imagination.
Now choose objects to add and take away from the bed, just like the story. As you are doing this, practice counting forward and backward. Share your story with someone. Try to follow the story or make up your own story.
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Family Dance Party!
(Approx. 20 min)
Put on your favourite songs and dance together as a family. Teach each other your favourite dance moves.
Could you make a pattern with your dance moves?
· Hop, hop, clap, hop, hop, clap
· Twist, jump, jump, twist, jump, jump
· Star, leap, leap, leap, star, leap, leap, leap
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Optional Learning Tasks
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Phys Ed - Please visit Ms. Hennick’s Blog for physical education activities.
Music – Please visit Ms. Mann’s Music Blog for a variety of great music activities.
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Closing Comments
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· Please submit a photo of your Rhyming Page and Ten Frame to your child’s teacher via email by Sunday, April 19th. Please include both photographs in the same email and put your child’s name as the subject heading.
· Please do not hesitate to be in touch with your classroom teacher by email should you have any questions about the weekly learning plan or for general support.
· Teacher emails:
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