Learning from Home Week 2 | April 13th -17th

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!

Please view our tutorial with steps to join Google Meet: Google Meet Tutorial | Click Here

Google Meet and Gmail can also be downloaded as apps on smartphones and tablets.


Kindergarten Weekly Learning Plan
April 13th -17th

Opening Comments
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):
·      Ms. Sticksl | Click Here
·      Ms. Dixon | Click Here
·      Ms. Sirup | Click Here

Assigned Learning Tasks
Please complete the following tasks in any order. An hour of learning a day is optimal.
Literacy
Math
Wellness & Play
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.

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.
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?

Scavenger Hunt | Click Here
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.  
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?
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!
Daily Letter Learning & Printing Practice
(10 minutes/per day)

Please listen to our letter learning song and sing along. Letter Learning Song | Click Here

Use the Letter Template | Click Here below to practice naming letters and their sounds.

Pick a Significant Word |Click Here to practice writing each day.
Math Story:
The Napping House
(Approx. 30 min)

Listen to the story. The Napping House | Click Here
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.
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

Optional Learning Tasks
Phys Ed - Please visit Ms. Hennick’s Blog for physical education activities.
Physical Education Blog | Click Here

Music – Please visit Ms. Mann’s Music Blog for a variety of great music activities.
Music Blog | Click Here

Closing Comments
·      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:
o   Courtney Sticksl: costicksl@cbe.ab.ca
o   Melissa Bernard-Dixon: mjbernarddixon@cbe.ab.ca
o   Kari Sirup: kasirup@cbe.ab.ca

Learning at Home Week 1 | April 6th - 10th

Hello Kindergarten Families, 

As you know, we have been given guidelines from Alberta Education that mandates we provide 5 hours of schoolwork per week focused on literacy and math. We also hope to offer some optional activities that you might consider having a look at towards the bottom of the template.  Each week we also hope that you will be able to determine a schedule that works best for your family. We ask that you please be patient with this process as we all know technology can be a bit bumpy at times. Thank you for all you are doing to support your child with their learning at home. We appreciate all that you do! 


Kindergarten Weekly Learning Plan
April 6th - 10th

Opening Comments 
Assignments to be handed in via email to your teacher: 
  • Care Journal Page 
Learning Objectives/ I Can Statements/Areas of Focus 
  • I can express my ideas through speaking, drawing and writing letters 
  • I can connect letters and their sounds 
  • I can form recognizable letters  
  • I can sort 3-D Shapes 
  • I can subitize (Subitizing is the ability to quickly identify the number of items in a small set without counting.) 
Listen to the weekly read aloud from your teacher (Approx. 30 minutes) 
Please feel free to listen to all three stories! 

Assigned Learning Tasks 
Please complete the following tasks in any order. An hour of learning a day is optimal. 
Literacy
Math
Wellness & Play
Care Journal Page
(Approx. 30 min)

Have a discussion with your family about the things you do to take care of yourself and others.
Draw and colour two
pictures:
1.     How are you caring for yourself?
2.     How are you caring for others?
Assessment: Please take a photograph of your finished work and email it to your teacher.

Care Journal Lesson Video | Click Here
3D Shapes
(Approx. 30 min)

Listen to the 3D shape song:
3D Shapes Song | Click Here
Go on a 3D shape hunt in your home. Find the following shapes: cube, cone, sphere, cylinder.

·      Count each item. How many 3D shapes did you find?
·      Which shapes roll? Which shapes do not roll?
Layered Listening Walk
(Approx. 20 min)

On your daily walk, find a quiet place to stop and listen for a few minutes. Try to be still and refrain from speaking so that you can listen deeply to the sounds around you.

·      What do you hear? Can you describe the sounds?
·      How do you feel as you listen carefully?
Build the Word!
(Approx. 20 min)

Using found objects in your house build the word Care.

Ideas of items: cans, socks, crayons, toys, Lego, etc.
Please help put all the items away when you are finished.
Shapes in the Bag
(Approx. 30 min)

Place a variety of shapes in a bag. These could be the shapes from your shape hunt, or new ones.
Reach into the bag and choose one of the shapes to describe. With your eyes closed, explore the shape with your hands and try to reason what shape it is.
·      Why do you think it could be a ___?
Complete this activity with each of the shapes describing their characteristics.
Take a Break with Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure
(Approx. 20 min)

Join in the story about being kind. Mr. Hoppit, the Hare wants to stop the other animals coming into his fields, but soon learns that life is richer when you make everyone feel welcome!

Cosmic Yoga Mr. Hoppit the Hare | Click Here
Letter Hunt
(Approx. 30 min)

Find 5 things in your house that start with the letter C. Draw each item and label it. Try to spell with as many of the letters that you can hear. Remember to stretch out the word to hear the letter sounds.
Snap with Dice
(Approx. 30 min)

Find someone to play with. Each player has a die. Roll the die and both players say the number as quickly as possible. The player with the larger numbers gets a point. Play until someone gets to ten.
Storytelling
(Approx. 30 min)

Read one of your favourite stories. Create puppets or use toys in your home to use as characters. Retell the story with members of your family.

Optional Learning Tasks 
Phys Ed - Please visit Ms. Hennick’s Blog for physical education activities.  
https://rosphysicaleducationathome.weebly.com/ 

Music – Please visit Ms. Mann’s Music Blog for a variety of great music activities.  
https://royaloakmusic.blogspot.com/ 

Closing Comments 
  • This week, please try practicing logging into your Gmail account, using the username and password your teacher sent you. This email will later be used for Google Meet and Google Classroom. Please let us know if you have any issues.  

  • Please submit a photo of your Care Journal Page by Friday, April 10th via email. Please put your child’s name and assignment name in email subject.

  • 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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