Monday May 11, 2020
Parents:
Good morning families!
I hope all of the moms out there had a great Mother’s Day yesterday. Thank you to all of you who reached out to wish me a Happy Mother’s Day as well! <3
This week we are going to focus on a new letter of the alphabet: letter Kk. I am sure you’re beginning to notice some repetition in the way I post things to do each day. This is how I normally teach in the classroom as well. Repetition is important for children and how they learn. When children know what to expect, they feel more secure and are therefore more successful.
Remember to make sure your child has a minimum of one hour of free “play” time. Here is a reminder of how to implement the ‘plan-do-review’ cycle from school at home.
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. |
Log your kiddos onto Happy Numbers today too!
Kids:
Good morning! I had a VERY busy three “home days” this weekend! On Friday, I was able to see Mr. Liepe and Mrs. Ronchetto! I have missed seeing them so much since we have been learning at home and was so excited to be able to see them in person for a little bit. They are both doing well and said to tell all you hello and that they miss seeing you guys too!
I have also been spending a lot of time with my new puppy, Cooper. We are working on teaching him how to go potty outside, how to sleep in his own bed at bedtime, and how to play without biting. You can have your grown up use the Remind text to send me a “voice clip” of you telling me about what you did over these past three days too.
Language, Literacy & Communication:
To start today, I have a story for you to listen to. It’s the story of Big Chickens! See if you remember it from school.
This week we have a new letter of the alphabet we are learning about. Let’s watch this video to learn about the letter Kk!
After you’re finished with these videos, it is time to write your name! Remember to write both your first name and your last name. Don’t forget to put a space in between your first and last name as well.
Math:
We are going to use our names to help us do some math today. I made you a video with an example to see how we are going to count the number of letters in our first and last names… and then compare which one has more letters and which one has the least number of letters. You might even have a name where your first and last name have the same number of letters! (This is called being equal.) Tell your grown up to take a picture of your paper when you’re finished and send it to me on Remind.
Friends!
Here are some pictures of more “growing rainbows”…. some rainbow letter Aa writing you all did… and many shape and pattern caterpillars! Some of you are even starting to work on the paper packets I brought to your houses last week!
