Wednesday April 22, 2020
For Parents:
Good morning families!
I have all of the login information for your preschooler to be able to get on to Google Meet! This means that I need time to talk to each of you on Zoom or on the phone so I can get you and your child set up with their account. If you have not already done so, please text me on Remind to tell me what time works best for you. Mrs. Alzuhd will be available to help with translation between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. I am available at pretty much any time that works for you. So please reply on the comment of this blog post, or text on Remind what time you would prefer.
Please remember to send Mrs. Laurus pictures at least once per day. I have to record who is and who is not doing activities as part of our district plan of continued learning. These pictures are how I track attendance and participation for the remaining weeks of school from now through June.
Once everyone is signed up for Google Meet, I will also be able to use that to track attendance and participation for who is on each meeting/video call.
Here is a reminder of the NO SCREEN TIME activities for your child today.
5 to 10 Minutes | Plan for Work Time (playtime): Build your child’s ability to organize their time by having them make a “plan” with you about what they would like to play with. Children do this everyday with us at school. It helps children learn to organize their thoughts. Adults make plans all the time to organize their thoughts (shopping lists are made before going to the grocery store, to do lists are made to help plan your day etc..). Kids will tell you what they are planning to do/want to play with/how they will use toys at home. |
1 hr. | Work time/Kids play WITHOUT ELECTRONICS Kids can use toys to pretend play, build, and create. |
15 min | Clean Up: Kids clean up the mess they have made while playing. If you notice your child making too big of a mess during play, it’s ok to remind them to clean up what they have already finished using before they move on to the next part of their plan. |
5 to 10 min | Recall: Build your child’s memory of events by having your child tell you what they did while they played (ask “tell me how you did that” or “what did you do next?”) |
| Lunch | Prepare lunch: have your child help you prepare lunch. They can help with cooking/setting table- whatever seems appropriate for the meal time. At school the children normally assist with putting plates and utensils on the table as well as scooping their own food onto their plates and passing the food bowls to one another. |
Also, for parents if you could please start collecting a few items we will need for next week’s learning, it will help your child be successful in completing their assignments. We will need at least 4 empty toilet paper rolls (or paper towel rolls) so please save those cardboard tubes as you empty them from now through the weekend. Also, any junk mail you receive in the mail we will be using as well. This could be newspaper, grocery store ads, coupons, any piece of mail you would normally throw away or put in the recycle bin. Thanks in advance!
For Kids:
Language, Literacy & Communication:
We are going to focus on the letter R r today. Watch this video from Starfall and practice making the /r/ sound along with the video.
Now we are going to practice writing the letter R r. While watching this video, use your pointer finger and draw the letter in the air or on the ground. When you’re finished watching the video, it’s time to practice writing both R and r on paper. Take a picture and send your letter R r work to Mrs. Laurus.
For our story today, we are going to read and listen to one we have already read in class. Here’s Rosie’s Walk.
Movement & Science:
After taking a break from letters and stories, it is time to get your grown up outside with you to go for a walk! Before you go outside, don’t forget to wear your jacket… it’s a little on the chilly side today. You will also need to take a bag with you. It can be a grocery bag or something similar. While you’re on your walk (maybe around the block) look for signs of Spring. (Parents, point out new flowers blooming, buds on trees, insects you might see, grass becoming green again, birds chirping etc…) While on your walk, look for loose leaves and sticks to collect in your bag. We will use these sticks and leaves for math later. 🙂 Take some pictures on your walk of signs of spring you find and send them to Mrs. Laurus.
Math:
Once you’re home from your walk, wash your hands really good with soap and water. Drink some water and maybe even have a snack. Once you’re ready, get your bag of leaves and sticks. Today we are going to measure them! For more of a challenge, parents you can give your child a ruler or measuring tape and encourage them to line up their leaf/stick to see how many inches long it is. Otherwise, you can have your child put their leaves in order from biggest…. to smallest. You can do the same thing with your sticks! Send pictures to Mrs. Laurus of how you chose to measure and line up your leaves and sticks. Here is an example:
