Grade K Learning Activities:6/3 through 6/9 |
Classroom Teacher: Ms. Preziosi
Specialists: Ms. Phung, Ms. MacDonald, Mr. Nash, Ms. Long, Mr. Alling, Ms. Champagne, Ms. Aborn
Subject | Activity |
Reading | The Letter of the Week is Qq. Whenever you have a word with a ‘q’ there will be a ‘u’ after! For example, quit and quiz start with ‘qu’. Watch these two videos to help you practice identifying the sound ‘q’ makes. Have Fun Teaching Letter Q Song Learn the Letter Q Watch and follow along with this video to practice identifying, seperating, and manipulating the spoken sounds within words. This video was made by a curriculum we follow, called Heggerty Phonemic Awareness. Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Video Write the letters ‘qu’ to create a word in the Building Words with 'qu' worksheet. Practice reading the words. If you do not have access to a printer, you can have an adult write these words on a piece of paper for you to fill in. We have learned all of our sight words! See below for some different activities to review your Kindergarten Words. *Skywrite your words with big motions. Skywrite your words with tiny motions. *Look at your sight word for three seconds. Close your eyes and then spell the sight word by memory. *Make a cheer for each of your sight words.(For example:l-i-k-e, like,like,like). Read the decodable book The Quiz. Practice reading it each day to work on becoming more accurate and automatic in sounding out the words with ‘qu’ and ‘y’ and reading sentences. Assignment: Listen to Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey. After watching, draw and write about your favorite part of the story. Don’t forget to use details in your drawings and tell us why it is your favorite part. You can use this paper or your own. Make Way for Ducklings Paper Please send a picture(s) of your work (using a cellphone or scan and upload) to your classroom teacher through Class Dojo portfolio/ private message by Tuesday, June 9th. |
Writing | Good writers also go back and edit their stories to make them better. Take a look at this quick video to learn about editing: Editing Video This week we will write an opinion about our favorite ice cream. If you don’t like ice cream, that is ok, just give your opinion on why you don’t like it. Here is a paper to write your sentences. Favorite Ice Cream Paper If you do not have a printer that is ok just use any type of paper to draw your picture and write your sentences. After you write, take a minute and look over your writing. Use this checklist to make sure you made your writing the best it can be. Opinion Writing Checklist Here is a teacher sample with invented spelling to give you an example. Teacher Sample: Ice Cream Don’t worry about spelling every word correctly, just use your sounding out strategies and our Kindergarten Sight Words List. Kindergarten Words Here is our Lively Letters chart to help you with sounding out words: Lively Letters Here is our handwriting without tears letters formations chart for those that need it: HWT letter formations |
Math | Here are some fun math activities for you to explore this week. Assignment: Please submit the problems from “Number Sense” to your classroom teacher by Tuesday, June 9th. To do this, you can either download to your computer or print out the activity. Please send a picture(s) of your work (using a cellphone or scan and upload) to your classroom teacher through Class Dojo portfolio/ private message. Enjoy! Math Chat with Ms. Aborn, our Math Specialist (below): |
Science | Learn about the Life Cycle of a plant in this short video- Life Cycle of Plants Read How Do Plants Grow? Complete this Plant Life Cycle Challenge! See how a caterpillar turns into a butterfly by watching The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Discuss how the caterpillar grows and changes in the story with your family! Watch this video of the Life Cycle of a Butterfly. Complete or discuss the Life Cycle of a Butterfly! *Bonus* Animal Life Cycle Challenge |
Social Studies | This week we are working on a review of important Social Studies ideas we have learned throughout the school year. Watch I Like Me. Draw a self-portrait and then write one thing you love about yourself. Self Portrait Practice the song The Thank You Song Heart Coloring: Let’s say thank you. Heart Coloring One **** Please color this heart any color you love and bring it to your last google meet. If you can not make your last google meet then you can have someone take a picture of you holding the heart. We will surprise the paras with a song and share our hearts with them!!! Let’s also say thank you to our community helpers. Thank You Community Helpers Song Please color a second heart red and put it in your window to say thank you to all the community helpers. Heart Coloring Two Let’s say thank you to our many families. Listen to Jack Hartman’s Family Song. Say thank you to your family for all the love and help they give you!!! This year you were a hero. Draw your face and color your very own superhero and be very proud of yourself!!! Way to go!!! |
Art | Visit a prior week’s Art Choice Board at www.braintreeschools.org/dailylearning/art. |
Physical Education | |
Music | Video lesson for 6/3 - a collection of some of your favorites from this year! |
Technology | Visit a prior week’s activity choice board at www.braintreeschools.org/dailylearning/media. |
English Learner Support | Visit lessons and resources to support English Language Learners at www.braintreeschools.org/dailylearning/ele. |
