Kindergarten Weekly Learning Plan
May 18th - 22nd
Opening Comments
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Assignments to be handed in via email to your teacher:
Learning Objectives/ I Can Statements/Areas of Focus
Listen to the weekly read aloud from your teacher (Approx. 30 minutes)
Please feel free to listen to all three stories!
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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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Animals Around the World: Part 2
(Approx. 30 min)
Learn about your chosen animal. Look at pictures and listen to text to learn about an animal. We will be inviting students to share some of this learning during future Google Meets.
Success Criteria:
Assessment: Submit a photo of your interesting fact and habitat sentences in Google Classroom.
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Shake and Spill
Game
(10 minutes per day)
Each day pick a number and place that many items in a cup. Then, draw a large circle to act as a target. This could be on a piece of paper, or you may choose to do this with chalk outside.
Shake the cup and spill it onto the piece of paper with the target. Count how many items land in the target, and how many items land outside.
Practice writing the numbers and saying the number sentence. For example, if 3 land in the target and 7 land outside, you would say:
Please pick numbers that will best challenge your child.
Assessment: Submit two photos with number sentences in Google Classroom.
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Google Meet: Bring 2 Items that Rhyme
(Approx. 30 min)
Select 2 rhyming words to share with the class. They could be words that rhyme with the ‘at’ or ‘ug' word families. You could also choose any other rhyming word families. The options are endless!
Remember to keep your items hidden until it is your turn to share.
You could:
For example:
A bat and a hat rhyme.
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Acrostic Name Game
(Approx. 30 mins)
Write your name vertically using sticky notes or a piece of paper.
Search your home to find an item for each letter of your name and place it beside the corresponding letter.
To extend this activity, you may decide to try to write the name of each item using kid printing.
Here is an example for the name “Parker”
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Number line: One More
(Approx. 30 mins)
Make a number line from 0 to 10. Roll a die to find your starting point then jump one more to the next number. This game can also be played by jumping backward.
For example:
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It’s Not a Box Creations
(Approx. 30 mins)
Find an empty box of any shape or size.
What can you turn your box into? Can you use your own body as part of your creation?
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The ‘ug’ Family
(Approx. 30 minutes)
Rhyming helps us learn how to read and write words. Listen to the Jack Hartmann Video | Click Here to learn about words in the “ug” family.
Use different letters of the alphabet to create ‘ug’ rhyming words. Create a list of real words and a list of silly words. What is the silliest word you made?
Example:
Playing with rhyming allows students the opportunity to experiment with different language patterns, building their understanding of how words work.
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Measure a Stuffy
(Approx. 30 min)
In this activity you are going to measure the height of a stuffy or toy.
Have fun measuring other toys in your home!
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Scavenger Hunt
(Approx. 30 minutes)
Head outside and have fun looking for evidence of spring by trying to complete the scavenger hunt below!
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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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