Learning Activities for Monday, April 27th
Office Hours
My office hours will be 3-6pm Monday-Thursday. This is the time I will be answering emails, responding to Remind messages, making phone calls, etc. If you message me earlier in the day I will reply between 3-6pm. If you message me after 6pm I will reply the next day between 3-6pm.
Virtual Class Meeting
I greatly enjoyed our virtual class meeting last Wednesday, it was wonderful to see everyone! Unfortunatly last week some older students made bad choices and were doing inappropriate things during google meet sessions. Due to this behavior and the desire to keep our students safe we will not be having any more google meet sessions.
Epic Books
Last Friday I sent out email invitations for Epic! Books. Epic is offering 90 days free to families during this difficult time. Epic can be used from your computer, ipad, or phone. The app is free and I use it at home with my own children. I encourage you to try it out! If you did not get the email and are interested in exploring Epic! Books message me and I will resend the invitation.
Letter of the Week
This week we are going to look at the letter Rr. R says “ruh” like rain, Rahaf, and Roaa!
Work Time
Turn off those screens and play with some toys, color, paint, anything you can think of!
Planning Time (5 minutes): 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.
Work Time (45-60 minutes): During work time kids play WITHOUT ELECTRONICS. Kids can use toys to pretend play, build, and create.
Clean Up (about 15 minutes): Kids clean up the mess they have made while playing.
Recall Time (5 minutes): 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?”)
Assignment
- Do a letter hunt around your house (or neighborhood if the weather is nice!) and find 5 things that begin with the letter R. Take a picture of the items and send them to me so I can see!
- I added a new page to our blog that has some new and/or extra resources for you to use at home. It can be found on the top of the blog here:
On the page I organized links and videos by subject matter to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for.
Choose two things from this new page to explore/try out today! Send me a picture of what you choose to try!
3. Read together for 20 minutes.
Have a great day!