Mrs. Vasas Preschool

Happy Birthday Samah!!

Main Idea:  Mrs. Vasas

Literacy Activity (10 minutes):  Read a book to your Mrs. Vasas cutout.  Send Mrs. Vasas a picture of you sitting and reading with the cutout.

Math Activity (10 minutes):  Measure how tall the Mrs. Vasas cutout is.  Lay cubes next to the cutout (like in the picture) to see how long it is.  Send a picture to Mrs. Vasas of the cutout and the cubes to show how long it is. 

Play Activity/Work Time (1 hour or more):

Start (Plan): Ask your child “What would you like to do today?” 

Play (Do): Allow your child to play for at least 1 hour of free play time with their toys (no screens-no TV, no tablets).  It is important for your child to have time to be creative and use their imagination.  

Clean-Up: Provide a warning before it is time for your child to clean up, so they can bring an end to their play.  Then have them clean up, or help clean up, the toys they were playing with.  It should not be your job to clean up after your child.

End (Review): Ask your child “What did you do today?” 

*Mention what they told you at the start and see if they did do that or if they chose to do something different.  It is ok if they change their mind and do something different.*

Extra Activity (10 minutes):  Practice cutting, choose a cutting sheet from the worksheet packet for your child to complete or draw lines on a piece of paper (like in the picture below) and have your child cut on the lines.

Learning Websites:

Scholastic Learn at Home – reading books and activities

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html

Red Apple Reading – I have sent you your child’s username and password

https://redapplereading.com/login

Books read to kids

https://www.storylineonline.net/

Learning Games

https://www.abcya.com/grades/prek

More Learning Games

https://pbskids.org/games/

Main Idea:  Still learning to use the materials 

Literacy Activity (10 minutes):  Name puzzles in the pink envelopes – match the letters in your name to spell your first and last name.  Name each letter in your first name and your last name. (Send Mrs. Vasas a picture of your finished name puzzle, send her a video of you saying your letters vasasm@dearbornschools.org )

Math Activity (10 minutes):  Create a pattern with the cubes.  Use 2 colors to create a 2 color pattern (like the yellow, brown pattern I made).  Send Mrs. Vasas a picture of your pattern.

Challenge: Try using 3 colors to create a pattern (like the green, white, black puzzle I made).

Play Activity/Work Time (1 hour or more):

Start (Plan): Ask your child “What would you like to do today?” 

Play (Do): Allow your child to play for at least 1 hour of free play time with their toys (no screens-no TV, no tablets).  It is important for your child to have time to be creative and use their imagination.  

Clean-Up: Provide a warning before it is time for your child to clean up, so they can bring an end to their play.  Then have them clean up, or help clean up, the toys they were playing with.  It should not be your job to clean up after your child.

End (Review): Ask your child “What did you do today?” 

*Mention what they told you at the start and see if they did do that or if they chose to do something different.  It is ok if they change their mind and do something different.*

Extra Activity (10 minutes):  Use the extra materials from their packs.

• Practice writing uppercase and lowercase with the dry erase marker.
• Practice spelling first and last name with their name puzzles.
• Use materials that are for them (color matching or sight word books)

Learning Websites:

Scholastic Learn at Home – reading books and activities

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html

Red Apple Reading – I have sent you your child’s username and password

https://redapplereading.com/login

Books read to kids

https://www.storylineonline.net/

Learning Games

https://www.abcya.com/grades/prek

More Learning Games

https://pbskids.org/games/

Main Idea:  Learning to use our materials

Literacy Activity (10 minutes):  Journal writing, use the sight word sheet to write the start of a sentence ‘I like to play…’ and have your child finish the sentence.  Have your child watch the video to be reminded how we write in our journals. Send Mrs. Vasas a picture of the journal page

https://photos.app.goo.gl/VBXBjxsbT2YzQCf26

Math Activity (10 minutes): Make shapes with the beans.  Use the beans to create different shapes (look at the picture below).  Begin by making the shapes circle, triangle, square first; then try making the shapes rectangle, oval, diamond.  Send Mrs. Vasas a picture of the shapes made

Play Activity/Work Time (1 hour or more):

Start (Plan): Ask your child “What would you like to do today?” 

Play (Do): Allow your child to play for at least 1 hour of free play time with their toys (no screens-no TV, no tablets).  It is important for your child to have time to be creative and use their imagination.  

Clean-Up: Provide a warning before it is time for your child to clean up, so they can bring an end to their play.  Then have them clean up, or help clean up, the toys they were playing with.  It should not be your job to clean up after your child.

End (Review): Ask your child “What did you do today?” 

*Mention what they told you at the start and see if they did do that or if they chose to do something different.  It is ok if they change their mind and do something different.*

Extra Activity (10 minutes):  Use the extra materials from their packs.

• Practice writing uppercase and lowercase with the dry erase marker.
• Practice spelling first and last name with their name puzzles.
• Use materials that are for them (color matching or sight word books)

Learning Websites:

Scholastic Learn at Home – reading books and activities

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html

Red Apple Reading – I have sent you your child’s username and password

https://redapplereading.com/login

Books read to kids

https://www.storylineonline.net/

Learning Games

https://www.abcya.com/grades/prek

More Learning Games

https://pbskids.org/games/

Ms. Unis and I enjoyed talking with the kids and families yesterday! I will be dropping off materials to your front porches soon so that you have more materials at home for learning. I just need to sort all the materials for the kids!

Remember to send me pictures of your child working on their learning! I love to see the kids and to see what they are doing.

Main Idea:  Happy Birthday Mrs. Vasas

Literacy Activity (10 minutes):  Draw a picture for Mrs. Vasas for her birthday.  Send a picture of the drawing to Mrs. Vasas for her to see.

Challenge: Write a birthday message to Mrs. Vasas on your drawing.

Math Activity (10 minutes):  Mrs. Vasas is now 35!  Can you count all the way to 35? Take a video of your counting for Mrs. Vasas.

Challenge: Find 35 things in your house to make a group.  Take a picture of your things to show Mrs. Vasas just how much 35 is.

Play Activity/Work Time (1 hour or more):

Start (Plan): Ask your child “What would you like to do today?” 

Play (Do): Allow your child to play for at least 1 hour of free play time with their toys (no screens-no TV, no tablets).  It is important for your child to have time to be creative and use their imagination.  

Clean-Up: Provide a warning before it is time for your child to clean up, so they can bring an end to their play.  Then have them clean up, or help clean up, the toys they were playing with.  It should not be your job to clean up after your child.

End (Review): Ask your child “What did you do today?” 

*Mention what they told you at the start and see if they did do that or if they chose to do something different.  It is ok if they change their mind and do something different.*

Extra Activity (10 minutes):  Sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Mrs. Vasas and send her a video of your singing.  

Create a birthday cake for Mrs. Vasas! Use play-doh, legos, paper, anything you might have around your house.

Learning Websites:

Scholastic Learn at Home – reading books and activities

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html

Red Apple Reading – I have sent you your child’s username and password

https://redapplereading.com/login

Books read to kids

https://www.storylineonline.net/

Learning Games

https://www.abcya.com/grades/prek

More Learning Games

https://pbskids.org/games/

Reminder: Ms. Unis and I will be calling this afternoon. Please answer if an unknown or blocked number calls today. We are calling to check in and talk.

Main Idea: Going on a Lion Hunt 

Literacy Activity (10 minutes):  Listen to the story ‘Going on a Lion Hunt’ and move along to the song ‘Going on a Lion Hunt,’ then compare the story to the song.  What is the same from the story to the song?  What is different from the story to the song?

Story: https://photos.app.goo.gl/R525M3TTxYnLQ1sD9

Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03i5v1PS7P4

Math Activity (10 minutes):  Go on a shape hunt around the house.  Look at the picture below and see how many items you can find around your house (created by iCreate2educate). – Send me pictures of things they were able to find.

Play Activity/Work Time (1 hour or more):

Start (Plan): Ask your child “What would you like to do today?” 

Play (Do): Allow your child to play for at least 1 hour of free play time with their toys (no screens-no TV, no tablets).  It is important for your child to have time to be creative and use their imagination.  

Clean-Up: Provide a warning before it is time for your child to clean up, so they can bring an end to their play.  Then have them clean up, or help clean up, the toys they were playing with.  It should not be your job to clean up after your child.

End (Review): Ask your child “What did you do today?” 

*Mention what they told you at the start and see if they did do that or if they chose to do something different.  It is ok if they change their mind and do something different.*

Extra Activity (10 minutes):  Do some extra moving! Move along to the song ‘Run the Red Carpet’.  During this the kids run in place, duck low, jump high, move to the left, and move to the right.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_GNRDic17E

Learning Websites:

Scholastic Learn at Home – reading books and activities

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html

Red Apple Reading – I have sent you your child’s username and password

https://redapplereading.com/login

Books read to kids

https://www.storylineonline.net/

Learning Games

https://www.abcya.com/grades/prek

More Learning Games

https://pbskids.org/games/

Ms. Unis and I will be calling everyone tomorrow, Wednesday, afternoon. We are calling just to check in, see how everything is going, and maybe talk with the kids. If you get a call from a unknown or blocked number, please answer because it is probably Ms. Unis or me calling.

Main Idea:  Mrs. Vasas Class

Literacy Activity (10 minutes): Watch the video of Mrs. Vasas spelling and writing the names of the boys and girls in class.  Help Mrs. Vasas by saying the first letter of each child’s name after Mrs. Vasas makes the letter sound.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/DcZcP5Fzwhhf4msN6

Challenge: Write the names of all the kids in the class. (Send me a picture of your child’s writing)

Math Activity (10 minutes):  Count along with Mrs. Vasas to see how many names are written on the board.  Count to 16 by yourself.  

Challenge: Find 16 things around your house to make a collection of 16.

Play Activity/Work Time (1 hour or more):

Start (Plan): Ask your child “What would you like to do today?” 

Play (Do): Allow your child to play for at least 1 hour of free play time with their toys (no screens-no TV, no tablets).  It is important for your child to have time to be creative and use their imagination.  

Clean-Up: Provide a warning before it is time for your child to clean up, so they can bring an end to their play.  Then have them clean up, or help clean up, the toys they were playing with.  It should not be your job to clean up after your child.

End (Review): Ask your child “What did you do today?” 

*Mention what they told you at the start and see if they did do that or if they chose to do something different.  It is ok if they change their mind and do something different.*

Extra Activity (10 minutes):  Count how many letters are in each child’s names.  Whose name has the most letters?  Whose name has the least amount of letters?

Count how many names start with a specific letter.  How many names start with A?  How many names start with S?  Keep asking for all the letters.

Learning Websites:

Scholastic Learn at Home – reading books and activities

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html

Red Apple Reading – I have sent you your child’s username and password

https://redapplereading.com/login

Books read to kids

https://www.storylineonline.net/

Learning Games

https://www.abcya.com/grades/prek

More Learning Games

https://pbskids.org/games/

Chromebook computer pick up days and times

Salina Elementary tomorrow (Tuesday) April 28 from 11:00-1:00

Only elementary school students will be given a chromebook during this time.

Salina Intermediate tomorrow (Tuesday) April 28 from 1:00-3:00

Only intermediate school students will be given a chromebook during this time.

Main Idea: Building Skills

Literacy Activity (10 minutes): On a sheet of paper write uppercase letters on one side and lowercase letters on the other (like the picture below).  You can do just the letters in your child’s name, your child’s first and last name letters, any 10-13 letters, or the whole alphabet (depending on what your child knows). Then have your child draw a line matching the uppercase letter to the lowercase letter.

Math Activity (10 minutes): Have your child watch the Jack Hartmann video to practice counting to 100 and to move their bodies.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TgLtF3PMOc&t=2s

Play Activity/Work Time (1 hour or more): 

Start (Plan): Ask your child “What would you like to do today?” 

Play (Do): Allow your child to play for at least 1 hour of free play time with their toys (no screens-no TV, no tablets).  It is important for your child to have time to be creative and use their imagination.  

Clean-Up: Provide a warning before it is time for your child to clean up, so they can bring an end to their play.  Then have them clean up, or help clean up, the toys they were playing with.  It should not be your job to clean up after your child.

End (Review): Ask your child “What did you do today?” 

*Mention what they told you at the start and see if they did do that or if they chose to do something different.  It is ok if they change their mind and do something different.*

Extra Activity (10 minutes): Have your child sing along with and make the letter sounds for each letter in the alphabet.

Create letter cards, have your child pick a letter card and do the movement that goes along with that letter.

Learning Websites:

Scholastic Learn at Home – reading books and activities

https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html

Red Apple Reading – I have sent you your child’s username and password

https://redapplereading.com/login

Books read to kids

https://www.storylineonline.net/

Learning Games

https://www.abcya.com/grades/prek

More Learning Games

https://pbskids.org/games/

Main Idea	Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?
Literacy Activity(10 minutes)	Watch the video of me reading the book to the children.  Have your child read the story along with me by naming the color and animal on each page.  After listening to the story, ask your child to tell you about the different animals they remember from the story.  Encourage them to remember the color and animal. https://photos.app.goo.gl/EDuQnPF8ZdNbX8gq5
Math Activity(10 minutes)	Color hunt- Have your child go on a color hunt around the house.  Name a color (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, black) and have your child go find 1 or more things that are that color.  Challenge: Have your child find more than one item of each color.  Have them count how many of each color items they found, then talk with them about which color has the most and which color has the least.
Play Activity(Work Time)(1 hour or more)	Start (Plan): Ask your child “What would you like to do today?”  Play (Do): Allow your child to play for at least 1 hour of free play time with their toys (no screens-no TV, no tablets).  It is important for your child to have time to be creative and use their imagination.   Clean-Up: Provide a warning before it is time for your child to clean up, so they can bring an end to their play.  Then have them clean up, or help clean up, the toys they were playing with.  It should not be your job to clean up after your child. End (Review): Ask your child “What did you do today?” *Mention what they told you at the start and see if they did do that or if they chose to do something different.  It is ok if they change their mind and do something different.*
Extra Activity(10 minutes)	Play I spy- Look around the room you are sitting in and find an item to describe.  Say “I spy with my little eye, something that….” and describe it using colors, shapes, or other descriptive words.  Let your child guess what it is until they get it right.  Then have them describe something to you using descriptive words.

Learning Websites

Scholastic Learn at Home – reading books and activities https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html Red Apple Reading – I have sent you your child’s username and password https://redapplereading.com/login Books read to kids https://www.storylineonline.net/ Learning Games https://www.abcya.com/grades/prek More Learning Games https://pbskids.org/games/

Today Ms. Unis and I will be calling all families. We will be talking with you about logging into your child’s school email. We will be using this log in information in order to have our class meetings from now on. We will be calling starting around 10:00 until the afternoon. If an unknown number or blocked number calls, please answer it because it will probably be me or Mrs. Unis.

I have included some learning websites with the activities as well. I have had parents asking for more to do so I put those there just as extra, if wanted or needed. You do not have to go to those websites if you do not want to.

Main Idea	Earth Day
Literacy Activity (10 minutes)	Nature Hunt – Go outside and do the nature hunt with your child.  Have your child ‘read’ to you what they need to find by reading the pictures. You can do the nature hunt in your own yard or go for a walk.  I will be doing it with my kids!   (*Nature Hunt created by Ms. Makinson on Teacher Pay Teachers*)
Math Activity (10 minutes)	Outline matching – choose different items from around the house to trace onto paper.  Items could be fork, spoon, coins, toys, remote, or phone.  Have your child pick up the different items and match the item to the outline.  Talk about the different items comparing them to the others.  Which are big, which are small, what shape are they (circle, rectangle, triangle).
Play Activity (Work Time) (1 hour or more)	Start (Plan): Ask your child “What would you like to do today?”  Play (Do): Allow your child to play for at least 1 hour of free play time with their toys (no screens-no TV, no tablets).  It is important for your child to have time to be creative and use their imagination.   Clean-Up: Provide a warning before it is time for your child to clean up, so they can bring an end to their play.  Then have them clean up, or help clean up, the toys they were playing with.  It should not be your job to clean up after your child. End (Review): Ask your child “What did you do today?” *Mention what they told you at the start and see if they did do that or if they chose to do something different.  It is ok if they change their mind and do something different.*

Extra Activity (10 minutes)	Go check out NASA Space Place for the kids to explore about Earth as well as other areas of Outer Space. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/menu/earth/
Learning Websites	Scholastic Learn at Home – reading books and activities https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-prek-k.html Red Apple Reading – I have sent you your child’s username and password https://redapplereading.com/login Books read to kids https://www.storylineonline.net/ Learning Games https://www.abcya.com/grades/prek More Learning Games https://pbskids.org/games/