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Welcome to PKFA-1
Welcome to PreK. My name is Francine Rizzuto. I will be your child's teacher this year.
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Distance Learning - during the Coronavirus school suspension.
Wednesday, June 24
Hooray!!! You did it! Today is June 24th, our last day of school. We are all so very proud of you. We want you to have a wonderful summer. Keep practicing all the new skills you have learned this year. Good Luck in Kindergarten.
If you want to save any of the fabulous work you have done on Seesaw, please download and save it. We are not sure if it will be available after the school year.
Seesaw: On the First day of Summer Vacation
Math:
Dancing Patterns
Materials Needed: Music, for dancing. How to play: Select a song you and your child enjoy for dancing Invite your child to follow a pattern while dancing. For example, toe/heel, toe/heel/, toe/heel. Consider trying more complex movement sequences. For example, clap/kick/kick, or toe/toe/heel/clap. After you dance a pattern, invite your child to describe the pattern they danced. Emphasize the part of the pattern that keeps repeating (toe/heel, for example). Why this game? Patterns are essential to mathematics and are all around us. Helping children explore patterns, and see the structure in patterns, will provide a strong math foundation. Recognizing and recreating patterns eventually supports children in arithmetic, and eventually algebra!
Tuesday, June 23,
Good morning all. Today we are looking at ourselves. We all have some wonderful qualities. Explore those qualities, today. Have fun doing the math games. Remember to work on your memory book.
Read alouds:
What do you like about you?
What is your dream for you?
Seesaw: Draw a self portrait.
Race to Lose a Tooth
Materials Needed: mini marshmallows, muffin tins or cups, 2 pieces of pink paper, scissors, a die, and a black marker.
Fold your two pink papers in half and cut it to look like two open mouths (one for each player)... just like your mouth will look when you have it wide open at the dentist. Then draw several little circles around the edges of the papers to serve as spots for teeth. You can draw a lot of circles... or only have a few (depending on the ages of kids you are working with).
Put several marshmallows in a muffin tin liner, grab a die and you are ready to play!
How to play:
To start off the game the kids need to place a marshmallow on each circle so that each player starts with a full mouth of marshmallow "teeth."
Once each mouth is full of teeth, players take turns rolling the die.
Whatever number one child rolls is how many teeth he "loses." He then has to remove that many teeth from his board and put them back in the muffin tin liner.
As players get closer to having all their teeth gone they need to roll an exact number to lose all of them. For example, if a player has 3 teeth left, he needs to roll a 3 to get out... or he needs to roll a 2 followed by a 1 to get out... he can't just roll a 5 and take 3 off the board.
The player to have a blank board FIRST is the winner.
This game can also easily be played by just having kids roll the die and take away teeth without any competitive component... if they don't like that sort of thing. My kids do... so they loved this. The kids practiced reading numbers on a die, counting marshmallows, and my older son even worked on a little subtraction.
Videos:
Songs:
Pictures
Monday, June 22Good morning, boys and girls. I hope you were able to wish that special man in your life a Happy Father’s Day. Today we would like you to work on your memory books and we have a fun math game for you to play today and the rest of the summer.
Compete to win at putt putt math.
Use supplies that you have and make your own putt putt course. This can be a simple game where kids simply shoot for the highest number. Have your child keep score. After two or three turns, have your child add together the scores. Use pennies or items from your collection for counters. Have them put the correct number of counters for each numeral they recorded and count how many in all. Who has more?
If you don’t have a club or hockey stick, you can roll the ball.
Variation:
Try to get the lowest score to win.
Pictures
Friday, June 18
Good Morning boys and girls. It is Friday. Yeah!! This Sunday is Father’s Day. Please wish the special man in your life a Happy Father’s Day from us.
Continue to work on your memory book on Seesaw.
Turn cards into an action math game.
Grab your UNO deck and get ready to move! Assign each color a movement (hop, touch toes, etc.). As kids draw the cards, everyone completes the movement the correct number of times. Skip and Reverse work as usual, but anyone who gets Draw Two has to draw two more cards, and complete the actions on their own while others cheer them on.
If you don’t have Uno cards you can play with a deck of playing cards and assign each suit an action eg.
Clubs: hops
Hearts: touch toes
Diamonds: jumping jacks
Spades: claps
Thursday, June 18, 2020Good morning boys and girls. It was so wonderful to see you yesterday. We can’t believe how much you have grown since we saw you in March.
For this last week of school we would like you to make your own memory book. You can complete one or two pages a day. At the end you can save it to your computer or print it out to keep. Have fun with it. Don’t forget to add lots of details to your pictures.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020Dear boys and girls, we are looking forward to seeing you at our end of the year celebration.
Please follow all procedures set forth by Mrs. Catalano
Class times are
Ms. Francine and Ms. Jean at 9 am
Ms Joanne and Ms. Caitlin at 10 am
Ms. Andrea and Ms. Kim at 11 am
Tuesday, June 16, 2020Good Morning boys and girls, Today is Tuesday, June 16th.
You have all grown this year in so many ways. You are able to do so many more things now than when we first met in September. As your teachers we couldn't be prouder of your successes. Even when we had to go to remote learning you didn’t stop trying. You kept on learning. Next year when you go to Kindergarten, you will learn and have more successes. What do you think or want to learn about. As part of this week's question, How do we grow and change, we will explore areas where you want to grow.
Seesaw:
The Power of Yet
Compare the number
Practice our song to sing tomorrow at our end of the year celebration.Music and Movement
Pictures
Monday, June 15, 2020Today is Monday. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Today we will be thinking about ourselves. How do we grow and change? One way is how we think. You are no longer babies and just cry to get what you want. You have learned to wait your turn and even raise your hand. You learned to be polite and ask for things in a polite fashion. You have learned to think and listen to your thoughts. Today we will explore what you can do with those thoughts.
Read Aloud:
What Do You Do With an Idea? by Kobi Yamada
What happened to the idea when the boy began to take care of it?
Where do ideas come from?
What does the idea in this book look like? Why do you think the illustrator made the idea look this way? Is that what all ideas look like?
How can ideas change the world?
Informational Video:
See how Ryan helped people with his idea.
How Kids Change the World- Ryan Hickman
Activities:
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Make an ideas box. Have family members help you brainstorm and write ideas for things you can do together on separate pieces of paper. Keep them in a box. When you are feeling a little bored or don’t know what to do, pull out an idea and do it. Here are some ideas to get you started:- Have an indoor scavenger hunt, or draw pictures with your eyes closed. How about a staring contest or turning on music and dancing? It would be nice to decorate your box.
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My Idea. Ideas can make a difference in the world or just help you do something you want to try. Share one of your ideas. Draw a picture in the light bulb and tell us about it. What would you do if someone said they didn’t like your idea? You can print out the picture to draw and write on or do the activity on seesaw.
Seesaw:
One Black Dot
Number Activity.
Songs:
Pictures
Friday, June 12, 2020
Good morning boys and girls. Today is june 12, 2020. It is a special day for our friends in the 8th grade. They are graduating from our school and moving on to High School. Think about them today. Some of the graduating class began school at Sacred Heart School when they were three years old. That means they have been part of our school community for 11 years. We wish them the very best.
What kinds of changes happen in nature? To answer the question today we are going to look at our clouds that form in the sky. During our Water unit we looked at how clouds form during the water cycle. We learned that clouds are formed when the water droplets in the air come together. Now we are going to look at how they change. Did you know that there are different types of clouds? Some are big puffy and white. They make different shapes. These clouds are called Cumulus clouds. These are my favorite. Rain clouds are called nimbostratus. They are the gray ones.
Read Aloud: Two stories about clouds that change shapes and look like different objects.
It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw.
Informational Video:
The Cloud Book-Watch, Listen and Learn about Clouds and Weather- Tomie dePaolo
Types of Clouds Poster
Activities:
1- Use the posters and try to say their names. Some of them have very long names. Find out what each type of cloud looks like. Make your own clouds out of cotton, tissues or tissue paper. Try labeling the clouds.
2- Work on Seesaw and Happy Numbers
3- Practice singing your song for our special celebration. Moving Up to Kindergarten
Seesaw -
Cloud counting On
Little Cloud
Music and Movement:
Cloud Song- Use Your Imagination
How to Be a Cloud- Relaxation for Kids
Pictures
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Good morning boys and girls. It was wonderful to see some of you on Zoom Tuesday and Wednesday. Have you been enjoying this warm weather? Today’s number is one more than ten. Can you figure out what the number is ? Correct it is eleven. Yesterday you worked on the life cycle of a frog. That helps to answer the question -
What kinds of changes happen in nature?
Today we are going to look at another animal. It also looks different at different stages of development. It is the lifecycle of a butterfly.
In our class PKA1, Jayden took pictures of his caterpillars to butterflies. You can look back and see the different pictures he sent and match them to the life=cycle pictures.
Informational Video:
Read Aloud:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqpWHU778_Y
Create butterfly wings with the children using tag board, paint, markers and/or other decorations. Encourage children to talk about their unique designs. Children can wear them on their backs and pretend they are butterflies, using string and tape to create shoulder straps. Talk about metamorphosis and how butterflies might feel about their wings. Children can later wear their wings as they dance in the Music and Movement area or as they write a butterfly story in the Writing Area.
Symmetrical Butterfly painting:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=042uDqg2k3g
Butterfly Wing Symmetry: Invite children to look carefully at pictures of butterfly wings and note how the designs on the wings are symmetric, or mirror each other. Was the butterfly symmetrical when they were a caterpillar? Invite children to create symmetric designs for butterfly wings by drawing a thick line down the middle of a piece of paper and inviting children to use pattern blocks to create symmetrical designs on each side of the line. Talk about the shapes children are using and where they place them on the paper.
Supply pictures of each phase of butterfly metamorphosis. Invite children to look at the pictures and use their bodies to represent each phase. This could be done as a series of poses or as a dance. Use words such as butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis, egg, life cycle, metamorphosis and pupa frequently throughout the activity.
Butterfly life cycle poster
Seesaw
Butterfly Symmetry
Music and Movement
Pictures
June 10, WednesdayGood Morning boys and girls, today is Wednesday, June 10. Using a tens frame and different objects (pennies, buttons, small blocks) find all the different ways to make ten. To warm up let us count to 10 doing a drum beat on the table. Today we continue to have our fashion shows
Come to the Zoom Junk to Funk Fashion Show at 10:30 am or 1 pm wearing your fabulous creation. We hope to see you there.
Read Aloud
Informational Video:
Activities
1- pictures of the life cycle of a frog to print out and sequence.
2- Frog Life Cycle Recycle Craft Transformation
Seesaw:
Life cycle of a frog
Word Family OG
Songs:
Movement:
Cosmic Yoga - Frank the Frog
Practice this for Graduation: Moving Up to Kindergarten
Pictures
Tuesday, June 9Good morning boys and girls. Today is Tuesday June 9th. If you have 9 bananas how many ore do you need to make 10. Correct one more. Nine and one more makes 10. Can you prove it with your collection. Try it. Today try doing 9 jumping jacks. Enjoy it. We are still working on the question - How Do Objects Change? Today you will see how a project goes from an idea to a building.
Don’t forget today we have our Zoom Fashion Show: 11 am. We hope to see you there.
Read Aloud:
Young Frank Architect: Build Something.
I Want to Be An Architect -Imagine that
Activity:
Draw a blueprint of a structure you imagine. A blueprint is a guide for making something.
Try and build your structure from items in your home or garden. Take Pictures of your blueprint and structure.
Get ideas by looking at some amazing buildings on Seesaw. Tell us about your design and construction using the voice caption.
It is good to plan.
Here are some things to think about when you are designing a building or structure:
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How strong the materials are
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How wide it should be
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How tall it should be
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Do you want your building to be plain or fancy
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Do you want your building to be straight or curvy
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What the structure is for - an office, a store, a home, or other use.
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Parts of a House label your blueprint
Seesaw Activity
Iggy Peck Architect
Architecture and BlueprintsLetter A is for Architect
Another book you might like about building and changing structures is:
Changes, Changes by Pat Hutchins
Music and Movement
This is the House that Jack Built
My House
Pictures
June, 8 Monday
Good morning boys and girls. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Today’s number is eight. Can you hop on one foot eight times? Can you switch your foot? That is hard to do. Maybe you can hop four times and then another four. That would be eight hops.
We are still working on how we change matter.Our fashion show will show you changed ordinarily recycled materials and made it into a piece of clothing. I can’t wait to see what you came up with. In today’s story the main character, Joseph did the same thing. He made new things out of his old coat. I hope you enjoy it.
Read Aloud
Central values: Not wasting, recycling, cherishing objects
Asking questions about stories helps your child to recall information, think strategically and extend their thinking to connect the story to other information they have learned.
Questions to ask your child after the Read Aloud:
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What did Joseph do when he lost his button?
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What was the biggest thing Joseph made from his overcoat?
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Joseph made things that he needed. Which item would be most helpful for you: a jacket, a vest, a scarf, a necktie, a handkerchief or a button? Why? Which item would be least helpful? Why?
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Joseph reused his overcoat many, many times. What are some materials you can reuse? What are some materials you can recycle?
Activities:
1- Prepare your outfit for the “Junk to Funk” Fashion Show (Click link for instructions.) Tomorrow at 11 am or Wednesday at 10:30 am or 1 pm. Zoom links will be sent via Remind.
Use items you find around your house or garden. Make sure that they are safe to wear.
2- Seesaw - recycle sort.
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat Sequence and Retell
3- Happy numbers
4- Play bowling using recycled materials. Do you have a different idea for recycled bowling pins?
Pictures
Friday June 5Good morning boys and girls. Today is Friday, June 5. Yeah it is Friday! 5 is a special number.It is a great number to play our finger game. Children make numbers with their fingers (hands should be placed in their laps between tasks). Ask children to show 5 with their fingers, and discuss responses: How many did you show on one hand? How many did you show on the other? How many fingers are showing altogether? Ask them to show another way to make 5, using both hands if they have not yet, and repeat the questions.
Today we will continue to work on the question.How do objects change? We will be looking at dough today. This should be real fun.
Read Alouds:
What Should I Make? By Nandini Nayar Read Aloud
What I Shall I Make? by Nandini Nayar Tips for parents
Informational Video:
Activities:
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Make dough, play dough or cookie dough. See how the ingredients change when mixed together, then rolled and shaped. If you cook it, does it change again? Super Soft Play Dough -craft
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Dramatic Play:
Set up a pretend bakery. What do you need?
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A mixing bowl and spoon.
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Baking tins and trays
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Rolling Pin
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Apron
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Recipes
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An empty box could be your oven
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Try using a timer to see how long to leave your baked goods in the “oven”
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Make some signs
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You can roll up socks or find other things in the house to make cupcakes and other items
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Can you think of anything else?
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Have your child help with the cooking and baking this weekend. Show them the recipe for the food you are making. Have them help by weighing, mixing, pouring, and counting out ingredients. This can be a fun family math and science experience.
Music and Movement
Play dough Happy and You Know It
Today is Thursday, June 4. Can you do 4 jumping jacks? I had fun making some origami fish. Did you make something out of paper?There is no school for children, only for teachers. Today is a fun day. Do some experiments, get some exercise, play with your favorite toys, catch up on some things you missed or start on your Junk to Funk outfit for the fashion show next week.
“Minute to Win It” games.
Try some of these fun experiments that make things change.
Parents: Provide an assortment of materials for your child to try to mix together such as oil and vinegar and flour and water. Invite your child to predict what will happen when they combine the materials. Once they mix materials, ask them to reflect on their predictions and what occurs. Do the materials change? How?
Try and learn a new skill or some words in a different language.
Learn and practice this song. We will sing it together at Graduation from our cars.
Butterfly Update
Jayden’s family released the butterflies yesterday.
Pictures
Wednesday, June 3, 2020Good morning boys and girls. Today is June 3rd. Third is an ordinal number. That means it tells the position in a line of objects. Everybody always ask to be first on line. Did you ever ask to be third. Can you put your collection of objects in a row? Can you then count them in the position they are in? First, second, third, forth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth, and tenth.
Today we start a new question in our transformation unit. How can objects change?
Parents the vocabulary to use when having conversations with your child should include the following.
Vocabulary: after, bigger, camouflage, combine, continue, darker, develop, disguise, evaporate, feet, freeze, grow, harder, heavier, inches, less, lighter, magnify, more, newer, off, older, purpose, recycle, repurpose, reuse, shrink, smaller, softer, stages
Read Aloud
: I Can Change Matter ( https://youtu.be/UaZVPEHO9FA )
Seesaw “I Can Change Matter” Activity:
Activities:
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Try one of the fun projects on the Metropolitan Museum website. I would love to try all three!!
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Making fish out of paper.
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Find some different shaped plastic containers to play with in a large bowl of water or sink. Have fun pouring, measuring and seeing how the liquid changes shapes.
Movement:
Pictures
Tues. June 2Good morning everyone. Today is Tuesday, June 2. When things come in twos, we call it a pair. A pair of pants, it has two legs. A pair of gloves has two one for the right hand and one for the left. Can you think of anything else that comes in pairs?
Another thing that changes around us is the weather. Weather changes according to the seasons. There are four seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall. We sometimes call fall by another name autumn. Soon we will enter a new season. We change from spring to summer. The calendar date for that is Saturday, June 20th for us. Today while you are doing your activities think about the changes in weather the season makes.
Look at the caterpillars Jayden has been taken care of. They turned into butterflies.
What transformations.
Read Alouds:
A Book of Seasons by Alice and Martin Provensen
What Makes the Seasons by Megan Montague Cash
Activities:
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The sun makes the seasons. Make Sun Prints: put a piece of construction paper outside in a sunny spot. Place some small, interesting shaped objects on it. Leave for a few hours. Lift up the objects to see what happened.
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Draw a picture of what you will be doing in the next season - Summer. Try to write what it is you are doing. Post a photo on Seesaw
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Seesaw: Season Sort
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6. On seesaw prepare your bingo card for this week’s zoom.
Videos :
Songs:
Four Seasons by ABC Mouse
Pictures
June 1Staten Island, Then and now
Good morning boys and girls. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I was able to watch the lift off of the Spacex rocket on Saturday. On Sunday I saw it dock with the International Space Station. I always find it amazing to watch astronauts go out in space. Here are some pictures for you to see.
Today is the first of the month of June. June is the last month of our school calendar but it is the 6th month of the calendar year. Since today is one can you name the things on your body that comes only one of? Yes your nose and your belly button.
Today we are continuing our transformation unit. We are going to talk about Staten Island and how it has changed over the years. Look at this news article. Look at all the pictures. Can you tell how the places on Staten Island changed and transformed.
https://www.silive.com/news/erry-2018/11/450f318b4d878/a-flashback-to-staten-island-i.html
Here are two pictures of the Staten Island Ferry. The first picture was taken around the 1960’s about 50 to 60 years ago and the other picture was taken recently.
Notice the difference, the first one also carried cars back and forth from Staten Island to Manhattan. Now the ferry only carries people.
Read Aloud
Then and Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y90bCBmZNVMActivities.
On Seesaw Look at the pairs of photos carefully. Describe how the pictures are the same and different.
Things change around us all the time. School changed from September to now. You used to come together in the classroom and now you are doing your school work at home safely with your family. Your teachers miss you but they love to see all of your photographs and work that you send. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom (and Flipgrid).
Why Can’t I Go to School PDF
Video:
Here is a picture of your classroom:
Can you take a picture of where you do your work now:
Movement
Pictures
May 29 Friday
Good morning boys and girls, we are getting to the end of May. Today is the 29th and tomorrow is the 30th. On Sunday we start a new month. Can you name all 12 months? Try.
Today we will continue our talk about change. We will look at crayons and how they are made and how we mix colors to make new colors.. This can be a lot of fun. I hope I get to see some of you on our Storytime Zoom.
Informational video
The Life of an American Crayon
How to Make Crayons From Recycled Crayons
Seesaw:
Color graph
Color mixing
Activities:
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Science: Cooking Experience. Use a child friendly cookbook to find a recipe suitable for your classroom resources and children’s interests and make the recipe together. Talk with the children about the changes that occur throughout this cooking experience. For example, “When combined, the milk and flour transformed into mush!”
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Literacy: Supply a white crayon as well as white paper and a highlighter. Invite children to write with the white crayon on the white paper. Encourage them to press hard with the crayon. After children have created a picture or message with the white crayon invite them to color over their work with a highlighter or watercolor paint. What happens? What changes do they notice?
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Technology: If an iPad or similar tool is available take a picture then use the editing feature to change the photo.
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Math: Tape two cardboard tubes diagonally onto a wall facing each other. Place a basket or container below the tubes so that when items are dropped into the tubes they will both fall into the basket. Drop cotton balls or small colored pom-poms into one tube, then into the other tube, saying how many you put in each side and then how many there are in the basket (all together). For example, “Two on one side and two more on the other side made four in the basket.”) Talk with children about how adding items together changes the quantity. Highlight the use of the word more throughout the activity. Invite your child to write the numbers or number sentences they create.
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Art: Use colored water on paper towel or paint on paper to create a picture, mixing colors together .
Songs:
Movement:
Count to 100 with Spiderman
Pictures
Thursday, May 28
Good morning boys and girls. Today is May 28th. 28 is a large number.
I know if you put on your thinking caps you can count to 28. Clap it out or maybe give your parents 28 kisses. We are talking about transformation or change. Have you looked around and seen things that change?
Parents:
Activities in week one help children express what they already know and extend their learning through play, literature and discussion. Children might notice that trees change with the seasons, or a neighborhood change such as the building of a new store. Children will begin to explore how they are agents of change in a variety of ways, including activities where they can change the shape of an object or objects. Children will also explore how their feelings change and how their actions and words can impact others’ feelings. These discussions and activities will help children develop concepts and skills related to self-awareness, self-regulation and relationship with others that will be key as they transition into Kindergarten.
Read Alouds:
A Good Day by Kevin Henkes
Read the foundational text Little Tree by Loren Long. Read the book without pausing so that children hear the cadence of the words and hear the story in its entirety, or pause to ask a few inquiry or critical thinking questions.
Questions:
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Why did Little Tree finally decide to let go of his leaves?
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Why do you think the animals in the forest tried to help Little Tree drop his leaves?
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How do you think Little Tree felt about staying the same when all of the other trees were growing and changing?
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What do you think the other trees and the animals in the forest thought about Little Tree keeping his leaves and staying the same?
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If you were going to try to help Little Tree drop his leaves what would you do? Why?
Activities:
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Ask your child to think about a time they experienced a difficult or uncomfortable emotion (nervous, sad, angry, etc.). What did they do about this emotion? How did they begin to feel better (from sad to happy or frustrated to calm)? What happened to help them feel better? Record their experiences by taking pictures of the students expressing the emotions or have them draw and/or write about the experience.
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Statues: Invite children to use their bodies to create statues. Use an auditory signal such as a hand clap or bell to change their positions and create a new statue. Suggest various transformation related words (e.g. grow, shrink, stretch) and invite children to use their bodies to represent these words.
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Provide various materials such as twigs, straws, string, chopsticks, tongue depressors, etc. and invite children to transform these materials into letters. Challenge them to see how many letters they can create. Be sure to have printed letters available for children to reference throughout the activity. Take photos of the letters to post on Seesaw.
Songs:
StoryBots Change Your Emotions
Seesaw --
Ask your child to think about a time they experienced a difficult or uncomfortable emotion (nervous, sad, angry, etc.). What did they do about this emotion? How did they begin to feel better (from sad to happy or frustrated to calm)? What happened to help them feel better? Record their experiences by taking pictures of the students expressing the emotions or have them draw and/or write about the experience.
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Statues: Invite children to use their bodies to create statues. Use an auditory signal such as a hand clap or bell to change their positions and create a new statue. Suggest various transformation related words (e.g. grow, shrink, stretch) and invite children to use their bodies to represent these words.
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Provide various materials such as twigs, straws, string, chopsticks, tongue depressors, etc. and invite children to transform these materials into letters. Challenge them to see how many letters they can create. Be sure to have printed letters available for children to reference throughout the activity. Take photos of the letters to post on Seesaw.
Songs:
StoryBots Change Your Emotions
Seesaw - Happy/ Sad
Building Blocks Math
Using this worksheet (shapes) in documents.
Cut out shapes and sort. Try to sort in different ways. Then transform your shapes into a picture.Glue to paper and label your new picture.
Happy Numbers.
The butterfly update.
pictures
May 27
Good morning everyone, I hope you were able to catch up on some of the projects we have assigned yesterday. Today is a special day for us. We are starting our new and last unit for this school year. This means you have grown up and learned much this year. You learned in the classroom and in your homes. Our new unit is called Transformation, which means change.
Transformation.
Welcome to Unit 10: Children conclude the year by investigating how things change over time. This final pre-K unit is an opportunity to apply knowledge and skills children learned in previous units, and to help children prepare for upcoming transitions. To transform means to make a thorough or dramatic change in form, appearance or character.
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In week one, children will begin the unit by considering the question “What changes around me?” Activities in week one help children express what they already know and extend their learning through play, literature. Children will also explore how their feelings change and how their actions and words can impact others’ feelings. These discussions and activities will help children develop concepts and skills related to self-awareness, self-regulation and relationship with others that will be key as they transition into Kindergarten.
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In week two, there are opportunities to investigate how objects change and why. Building on skills they learned in Unit 7: Water, children will explore changes in state (e.g. water to ice) as well as repurposing, reusing and recycling materials. Children will begin to explore how they are agents of change in a variety of ways, including activities where they can change the shape of an object or objects.
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In week three children will build on learning from Units 7 through 9 by investigating changes in nature. There are opportunities to discuss and learn about metamorphosis through studying the life cycle of insects such as butterflies as well as to notice changes in weather and seasons. Neighborhoods throughout New York City provide opportunities to observe change.
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In week four, children will have the opportunity to reflect on their personal growth and consider how they will continue to change. This builds on learning they have done throughout the year to develop a strong self-concept. Children may bring up or be thinking about changes in their life that may be sensitive, complex or challenging such as moving homes or changes in their family structure. Children may also have different feelings about preparing to leave the pre-K classroom and entering Kindergarten.
Week 1 Vocabulary: appearance, change, date, feelings, larger, longer, narrower, objects, state, shorter, seasons, transform, transition, weather
This week we will be working on the question What changes are around me?
Read Aloud
An Egg is An Egg by Nicki Weiss Can you think of something that can be changed like in the story?
First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger How did the beginning and the end of this story connect?
Activity:
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Play a family storytelling game for two or more people. The more people the more creative the story becomes.
The first person starts eg “Once upon a time I went on a trip”. The next person adds the next line, etc. Keep taking turns until the person who began the story, decides it is complete and says “The End”. Try again using the same first line and see how the story changes.
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Give your child a piece of string that is about 36 inches long. Tell them they can wiggle and squiggle and change the string a lot. Ask them to use their squiggly string to make a picture or design on the floor. Invite them to share about what they created. After your child shares, ask them to change their picture. Repeat according to interest. Talk with children about how they changed the shape of the string into many different things. You or a sibling could also play along and compare the pictures you make.
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Draw a squiggly line on paper with a pencil or black crayon/marker . Use a different color(s) to add to the line and change it into a picture of something or ask someone to play with you and draw a line for each other to change. Post your work on Seesaw. You could also do this activity on the Seesaw app.
Songs:
Movement:
Building Blocks Math:
Finger Games Children make numbers with their fingers (hands should be placed in their laps between tasks). Ask children to show 5 with their fingers, and discuss responses: How many did you show on one hand? How many did you show on the other? How many fingers are showing altogether? Ask them to show another way to make 5, using both hands if they have not yet, and repeat the questions. Repeat, always asking children to describe their actions, and alternate the following: show 4 on both hands, and show 4 a different way; show 4 with the same number on each hand; and show 4 with one more on one hand than the other. Repeat with other numbers, adjusting finger combinations as needed.
Seesaw
Math - Matching Numeral to Quantity 10-20
Happy Numbers
Pictures
May 26, Tuesday
Good morning boys and girls. I hope you were able to remember our men and women who have forght for our freedom and those who forght for our well-being.
Today is Catch up day. Look through the website and Seesaw activities and choose some activities that you missed. (Crafts, read alouds, yoga or movement etc.)
We are back on Zoom. Join us for one of the sessions TO play LETTER AND NUMBER BINGO. all PKFA classes are invited together
WEDNESDAY 10:30am or 1pm, or THURSDAY 1pm. BINGO CARDS WILL BE ON SEESAW TO PRINT OR USE ONLINE.May 21, Thursday
May 22, Friday
School Spirit Week
Take a picture of you dressed in your favorite sport team. Tag @sacredheartschoolsi.
Memorial Day
Good morning boys and girls. Today we are going to remember our armed forces that have fought for our freedom. Monday is Memorial Day. Today you will learn about what that means. On Monday tell your family what you learned today. Help them to remember the meaning of Memorial Day. To warm up today, let us stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance.
Read Alouds:
Epic Books:
Informational Videos:
Songs:
Movement: Dance to
Activities: 1. Make an egg carton flag or paper towel roll windsock.
2. Seesaw:
Draw poppies for Memorial Day
Letter P for poppy
This holiday weekend play some fun family “Minute to Win It” games.
Relax and enjoy!!!!!
Pictures
Jayden sent a picture of the caterpillars.
Look how they are growing.
In our next unit of study, we will learn about the life cycle of a butterfly.
School Spirit Week.Today, Thursday, dress in your Sacred Heart clothes. Post on Instagram and tag @sacredheartschoolsi.org.
Good morning boys and girls Today is Thursday May 21st. Let’s review the days of the week and the months of the year.
Seven Days The Months of the Year Song
Today we will be talking about children all over the world. How do they grow? Are they the same as you? Are they different? Enjoy the stories.See how much you can learn from them.
Read Alouds:
Non Fiction: This is the Way We Go to School by Laine Falk
Informational Videos:
How classrooms around the world look
Watch carefully. What do you notice about Burundi, Rafah, Kuala Lumpur and Harrow that is the same? (Only boys)
How were Jalabad, and Manacapuru the same? (Both outside classroom)
What did you notice about the teacher in Rabat? (wearing a white doctor coat)
Did you notice that some of the classrooms had lots of children.
Which was your favorite classroom?
Are there any that you would not like to go to school at?
How children get to school around the world
This is an incredible video to show the determination of some children to get an education.
Activities
1- Use children around the world cards. How are the children the same? How are they different?
2- Ask your parents where your ancestors came from. Ask them to tell you about that country or countries? What was special about it?
Draw yourself as a child from that country. Add details. To show about that country.
3- Seesaw Where I Came From
W is for world https://app.seesaw.me/pages/shared_activity?share_token=dZgub-pFTmSTl6qWS74Rhw&prompt_id=prompt.73af4ae3-7a34-4949-8118-d1478494be07
Songs:
Hello to All the Children of the World
The Seven Continents | Jack Hartmann
Pictures-
May 20, Wednesday
School Spirit week: Lip Sync Day- Dress as a rockstar and take a video of you singing along to your favorite song. Post on Instagram and tag @sacredheartschoolsi
Good morning boys and girls. Today is May 20. The meteorologists (people who study the weather) are saying today is supposed to be a cloudy day. We will have to see if they are correct. Twenty is a large number for us. It comes after 19. Twenty means 2 tens. Find two people in your house. Have them hold up their hands . Count all the fingers. Did you get to 20? Good job. Now march in place to the count of 20.
Our question today is - What will you be when you grow up? When I was a little girl I wanted to be Ms. Rosemary on the TV show Romper Room. She was a teacher on tv. She had a magic mirror that saw all the children. I think our Zoom meetings are just like that. The laptop is my magic mirror to see all of you. I want you to think hard about what you want to be? When we were in school and working on the planets some of you said you wanted to be an astronaut. Maybe a superhero like a nurse, doctor, fireman, policeman or ems workers. I can’t wait to hear all about it
Boys and girls, Jayden has caterpillars at his home. He will share through pictures their development.
So far, the eggs were laid and hatched into caterpillars. They are busy eating and storing their energy to be ready for the next phase of their development.
Read Aloud:
Whose Hat is This? by Sharon Katz Cooper
When I Grow Up by Al Yankovic - Go to Seesaw
Poem:
Activities
Seesaw
1 When I grwo up
2 My time line
3- Selfie - rockstar
Happy numbers
Building Blocks Math
I Want to Be a Chef-Building Blocks Math: Play Hidden toppings. You need a paper plate or paper circle as the pizza base. Use coins or something similar as toppings. Place four toppings on the pizza. Cover them with a paper towel. Show your child one more and place it under the cloth. Ask your child how many toppings there are now. How do they know? Uncover and have your child count to check. Repeat with new numbers. If your child masters this, try adding two more
Songs:
Dancercise Kids, When I Grow Up
Believe in Yourself -NSync
Pictures
May 19, 2020People who take care of you and animals. Adults in your life. Parents, Pediatrician, Nurse, Teacher, Veterinarian
Good morning all. Today is Tuesday, May 19. Some of you were able to do your math shapes outside. That looked like fun. For today's warm up, I need you to put on your thinking caps. Yesterday was 18, Today is 19 so tomorrow’s number is _____. Can you fill in the blank? What are you thinking? Does counting on help? How? Wow We are asking a lot of thinking questions, today.
Today we will be talking about the people who take care of us and baby animals. There are many people who are here to help us to grow up. Can you name a few? Yes, your parents and grandparents, your doctor and nurses, your teachers, and any adult who is involved with your care. A special doctor who takes care of animals is called a veterinarian. What do all these people have the same? They are adults. That means they are grown ups.
Read Aloud
Informational videos:
How a doctor gives us a checkup.
Activities:
1. -Science. Make a DIY stethoscope. How do you think it works?
2. Art. Doctor Bag Craft
3. Dramatic Play. Pretend that you are someone who takes care of a baby or baby animal. Act out what you would do. For example, you could be a mom, a dad or a vet or pediatrician. You can use your doctor bag and stethoscope.
Click on “Your Check Up” Or Vet Checklist to print out.
Seesaw:
Be an Everyday Hero -Spirit week
Who Takes Care of Me?
H is for Hero
Math: Happy Numbers
Songs:
Movement:
Captain America Count to 100
Pictures
Monday May 18 - Then and Now
Good morning boys and girls. I hope you had a nice weekend and are all well and safe. Today is Monday, May 18th. Eighteen is a big number. It has one group of 10 and eight more. Check it out. Find someone in your home. Have them hold up their two hands. That is 10. You hold up 8 fingers. What do you have? Count? Yes 18. Keep practicing.
This week we are continuing to work in our babies unit. Our question this week is …. HOW DO BABIES CHANGE?
In the few short years that you have been alive you have changed. Look around your home for pictures. I am sure you were adorable. How have you changed?
Read Aloud
Miss Dana, one of our teachers at Sacred Heart will read to you - Your Growing Body https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHYyXvt_Mi0&t=36s )
This week’s Foundational Text: When I Was Little by Jamie Lee Curtis This book captures a little girl's celebration of herself. She looks back on her life.
Questions to ask about this book are:
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When the girl was little she cried a lot. What does she do now?
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What is a memoir?
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What are some things babies need help with?
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What are some ways you are the same now as when you were little?
Activities I'm Big!
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Draw pictures of something that you can do that you could not do when you were a baby. (for example: use the toilet, eat apples, ride a bike) and write down what they describe. I made a Seesaw for that: https://app.seesaw.me/pages/shared_activity?share_token=xEB30f9GSIW_wDOilPM6-g&prompt_id=prompt.3b2ffa30-ee2a-4671-ad4d-8143014b9e1c
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Draw round one hand of each person in your family. You can use different color paper or color each hand a different color. Make sure you use all right or all left hands. Stack them in size order to create a family collage.
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Building Blocks Math: Make large shapes that your child can step on. Inside: paper cut outs. Outside: masking tape or chalk.
Square, rectangle, rhombus (diamond with all sides the same length), trapezoid. Call a rule. Your child should step on a shape that matches the rule. Ask your child to explain why they chose that shape. “It has …” (we learned about parallel lines and right angles but might need a reminder of what the definitions mean). Parallel means side by side and having the same distance continuously between them. Parallel lines never meet. A right angle looks like capital L.
Here are some rules to call.
Step on a shape that has:
a) All sides the same length = squares and rhombuses (diamonds)
b) Four right angles = squares and rectangles.
c) Parallelogram (two pairs of equal sides) = square, rectangle, rhombus.
d) Trapezoid= one pair of parallel sides
e) A shape with right angles = square, rectangle
f) A shape with no right angles = rhombus, trapezoid
Songs:
I Can Do it by Myself
What I Am
Growing Up Song
Big, Strong, Smart, Wonderful Me-by David Kisor
Letter N for growing
Now I am big
Happy Numbers
Pictures
May 15 Baby animals - marsupials (kangaroos)
Good morning boys and girls. It was so good to see some of you yesterday on Zoom. Maybe I will see more of you today. We are in the middle of May. The number of the day is 15. Can you jump like a Kangaroo 15 times? Did you get out of breath?
Today’s baby animals belong to a class, or group of animals called marsupials. Marsupials. are a group of mammals that are known for carrying their young in a pouch. Kangaroos, koalas, and opossums are well-known marsupials. Marsupials live in forests, lakes and streams, grasslands, and even underground. More than 170 species, or kinds, live in Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands. Do you remember another animal that has a pouch, lives in the ocean and is not a marsupial? Yes! A seahorse.
Read Aloud
Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too?
Activities:
Finish Up Project to post by Monday
Building Blocks Math: Have your child line up some toys (about 5) in a row as if they are baby animals following mom. Count them with ordinal numbers: first; second; third; fourth; fifth. Ask your child to give you the second one. Have them put it back. Ask them to give you the fourth one then put it back etc. Keep practicing until your child has mastered this skill.
Information
ZooBorns This webpage has wonderful pictures of baby animals your child might be interested in.
Why Do Kangaroos Have Pouches? | Animal Science for Kids
Seesaw and Happy Numbers
Pictures
May 14 -
Good morning. I hope everyone is doing well. I saw that some of you did your work outside yesterday enjoying the beautiful weather. Can you tell me what the number after 13 is? Yes it is 14. 13 and one more is 14.Try touching your toes then touching your head to the count of 14.
What can we learn about animal babies?
Don’t know a gator from a crocodile? You’re probably not alone. Although these large reptiles belong to different families, they share a number of similarities, including long snouts, powerful tails, short legs, and bony-plated backs. But there are some easy ways to tell them apart. The first is the shape of the snout. In alligators it’s broad and U-shaped, while in crocodiles it’s narrow and V-shaped. Next are the teeth. In the case of alligators, the lower teeth are typically not visible when the mouth is shut. In crocodiles, however, some teeth in the bottom jaw appear, most notably the large fourth tooth. Another difference is color. Gray or black? It’s probably a gator. Olive or tan? A crocodile. The two reptiles also differ in location. Crocodiles are usually found in saltwater habitats, while alligators prefer freshwater areas. And last—but definitely not least—is behavior. Crocodiles are typically more aggressive than gators.
LYLE LYLE CROCODILE- by Bernard Waber
SNAKES by Kate Riggs
Informational Videos:
Crocodile mom carries babies in her mouth to the water (see if you think this is scary she looks like she is going to eat them but she holds them)
Activities:
Zoom Scavenger Hunt: 10:30 am or 1 pm
Crafts ideas: choose one
Songs:
Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree
Movement:
Colonel Crockles the Crocodile | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure!
Alligator Chomp - Jack Hartmann
The Crocodile Song - The Learning Station
Wiggle Willy - Dr. Jean
Seesaw: ??
Snakes and ladders game (math)
Letter S
Pictures
May 13What can we learn about animal babies?- Animal babies in water ( fish shark whale shark)
Good morning boys and girls. Today is Wednesday, the middle of the week. It was nice to see the sun shining yesterday. I hope the same happens today. The number of the day is 13. In your collections you are making at home, do you have more or less than 13 items? How many more or how many less? Try doing 13 jumping jacks to warm up today.
Today we are going to learn about animal babies in water. There are different kinds of water bodies that animals live in some are salt water and some are fresh water. There are oceans, lakes, rivers, streams,and ponds. Can you think of any others? Different animals live in each habitat. Some of you might have picked an animal that lives in water for your research project. I hope you have started planning it. We are so excited to see them when they are done.
Read Alouds:
Informational video:
Ocean Animals for Kids - Whales, Sea Otter, Orca, Sea Lion + more
There’s a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea
Whose Egg Is It? | Animals Song for Kids | Seahorse, Lobster, Whale and Sea Turtle | Juny&Tony
Movement:
Norris the Baby Seahorse | A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure!
Activities:
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Make an edible sensory bed for water animals Please do this only if you have the materials.
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Look at these crafts with your child. Find something you have the materials for to make together:
Ocean Crafts for Kids from Household Materials -
Make a handprint whale. Have an adult in your home make one too. Compare. Here is an example in a picture.
Science: Yesterday we were learning about oviparous animals. Those who hatch. Did any of you start to make a bouncy egg? Here is another eggs-periment. Instructions: Fill the two glasses with tap water. Add about 6 tablespoons of salt in one container and stir it well with a tablespoon until the salt has completely dissolved in the water. Place one egg in each of the containers and observe which one of the eggs float in the container and which one sinks.
Building Blocks Math: Gone fishing: use fish or other crackers and a paper plate for a lake. Have your child pretend they are a fish eating dinosaur. Ask how many fish are in the lake right now. (0). Say “Three fish swam near the dinosaur”. Have them put three fish on the plate. Say “Two more fish swam near the dinosaur”. Have your child add two more. “Ask “How many fish altogether are in the lake now?” (5). Tell them the dinosaur is so happy to have five fish near him that he/she eats them all! Practice with other number stories. When your child is ready, do subtraction problems by having them eat only some of the crackers in the lake. (If you don’t want to use food, you can use small objects or cut some paper fish)
Remember Seesaw and Happy Numbers
Pictures
May 12Good morning, boys and girls. Today is Tuesday, May 12. The weathermen say it will be a sunny day. I hope they are correct. Can you tell me what number comes before 12? Are you sure? How do you know?
Today to explore our question - What can we learn about animal babies? - we are going to look at Oviparous animals. These are animals that reproduce ( have babies) by laying eggs. This is how most fish, amphibians, reptiles, insects, and arachnids reproduce. All birds and monotremes also reproduce like this. The eggs of most animals that live on land are protected by hard shells.Read Aloud
Choose one fiction and one non - fiction. Feel free to read them all.
Fiction choices …..
Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr Seuss
Question to ask - What is the biggest problem in the story and how is it solved?
Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones.
Non - Fiction choices…..
Informational Video:
Chick hatching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F38tIGO5TFY
Turtles hatching and going to the ocean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w82xpBR_Z4A
Movement
Little Chick in the Egg | BST Kids Songs
Activities
1- video gameKids Learn About Animals That Hatch | Fun Animal Egg Game | Mighty Morphin' Learning
2- Oviparous Sort See Document section
3- Seesaw
4-Happy Numbers
Other Ideas
Math- Use your collection to find different ways to make 5: 1 and 4, 3 and 2…
Science- Make a Bouncy Egg
Art and Nutrition- Eat some delicious eggs for breakfast or lunch but save the shells. Crush them up to make an egg-shell collage. You could even dye them first.
STEM: Find some materials to make a nest ( big or small) Can you fit in it or your toy?)
Draw a Baby bird
Pictures
May 11 - mammals (bats puppies cats)
Good morning boys and girls. I hope your mothers had a wonderful day, yesterday. It is Monday. That means we start a new question. Our question this week is ...
What can we learn about animal babies? All week long we will talk about baby animals. Do you have any animals in your home?
Today’s special animals are called mammals. National Geographic tells us Mammals include humans and all other animals that are warm-blooded vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) with hair. They feed theyoung with milk and have a more well-developed brain than other types of animals. Cats, dogs, pigs, bats, and llamas are all mammals.
Informational Videos and Sites
Informational Videos and Sites:
Mammals for kids
ZooBorns
National Geographic Kids
Blippi at the Zoo
Home ScienceRead Aloud
Questions to ask:
1- Why did Stellaluna live with the bird family?
2- Why did Stellaluna think she was clumsy?
3- How do you think Stellaluna felt when she found her own mother again
4- At the end of the story, Flitter wondered how the baby birds and Stellaluna can be so different but feel so much alike. What do you think? How is that possible?
What a special book to read after Mother’s Day!
Activities
1- Research project over the week.
Choose an animal and help your child with his/her animal baby investigation. Do online research, find pictures, read books if you have some available. If not please sign up for Epic books (some of you have). It is free. If you have any animals at home you can use them to study. Draw pictures and record some information to make a poster or book to share with the class
2- Seesaw
3- Happy numbers
Movement
Animal movements
Ask the children how different animals move. For example, a horse can walk, trot, jump, gallop, and rear up. Have the children stand in a circle. Tell them they will be horses or any animal they choose. You will be the trainer. Start the game by having the “horses” walk around the circle for 2 minutes, then change to trotting for 1 minute, then galloping for 30 seconds, and so on. End the game by having the children “freeze” in one position.
Animal action- Greg and Steve
Pictures
Friday, May 8
Good Morning boys and girls. Today is May 8. The weatherman on the news said it is supposed to be a rainy day. I wonder if that is true Tomorrow, Saturday, I will send out special emails for you to give your Mom. Please give her a special hug and wish her a Happy Mother’s Day from Ms. Jean and Ms. Francine.
Today’s activities are about baby safety. Now that you are growing you can help your families to keep younger brothers and sisters safe. You will be writing and drawing your own manual on babies. Have fun today. Think about all the ways you have grown.
Read Aloud:
What were some of the ways the big brother played with the baby?
Watch this video with your child. Stop it at each hazard and ask your child what might happen to the baby and ask what they think could be done to stop that from happening.
Essentials for Baby Proofing Your Home.
DIY trick using pool noodles to keep a toddler safe.
Activities;
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Help a family member who you are with to write a baby safety manual or poster about how to take care of a baby. Dictate the ways for them to write down. You can draw the illustrations.
Think about these things:
What is important? When babies start to crawl around, there are lots of things that could hurt them. What kind of things could you do to make them feel safe? Don’t forget that the small toys you might like could be swallowed by a baby and hurt them. Babies love to put things in their mouths! Would you put a baby on your high bed? Why or why not? How would you keep a baby safe in a car?
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Play red light, green light with your family
3- Seesaw Assignments
4- Happy Number
Safety Songs:
Here are ways to keep you safe now you are bigger:
Informational Video:
Watch the social distancing video at the top of the page if you have not seen it yet. Click on the picture.
Exercise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKVe4Zs6KRk
Freeze dance
Pictures
Thursday, May 7
Good morning boys and girls.
I hope the weather today is sunny. We shall see. The number for today is seven. Use your collection to count out seven things. Do you have seven objects yet? If not, how many more do you need? How do you know?Today we are going to talk about music for babies. This music is usually soothing. We call this music lullabies. Why do you think it is soothing? Yes, that is correct. Babies, especially newborns sleep a lot and need comforting. Lullabies are comforting and soothing. Enjoy this music today. Tell your family how it makes you feel.
Lullabies:
Words to Classic Nursery Rhymes
Read Aloud: Hush! A Thai Lullaby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lAidD8k1lk
Notice the rhyme is repeated. How does that repetition make you feel?
Lull - A- Bye Little One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8krnTvzuyc
Activities
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Lullabies lend themselves to free expressive art. Such as free-flowing painting. Listen to some lullaby music and paint or draw as the music leads you. Let your spirit flow.
Music:
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Make a crib for a baby out of blocks, boxes, or other household items. Use it for a doll or soft toy. Make sure it is a good fit. You might need to plan it first by drawing or measuring. Send us a photo
Seesaw: See posted activities
Movement:
Put on lullaby music and move to the music. Will you do slow or fast movements?
Twilight the Unicorn of Dreams
Peace Out Guided Relaxation for Kids
Pictures
Wed May 6
Today is Wednesday, May 6th. I hope you had fun with some of the activities yesterday.I tried to make the Tres Leches Cake. My family liked it.
Today’s number is 6. You need two hands to make 6. If you put up three on one had and three on another hand you will get six. Any other ways?
Today we are going to work on the question: what do babies do? Andrea, Nathaniel and
Jayden all had new babies come into their families. They are the experts on what babies do. We are going to watch some really funny Videos on what babies do. Then we would like to share with your family some things babies do.Videos
Act like a baby for a short time. See how it feels to crawl to get something you need. Was it easy or hard to get there? Try eating mashed up food. Does it taste different? Why do you think babies cry? Try and tell your family what you want without words? Were you able to make them understand? How did it feel being a baby?
Fingerplay
Here is a fun finger play to help us with our numbers.
5 little infants were playing one day.
One saw a ball so he crawled away.
4 little infants were playing one day.
One saw a rattle and she crawled away.
3 little infants were playing one day.
One saw a kitty and crawled away.
2 little infants were playing one day
One saw a teddy bear and crawled away.
1 little infant was playing one day
he cried and his mommy came and they both played.
Activities
Seesaw: See activities
Ten minutes on Happy Numbers.
Pictures
Can you guess who's babby pictures these are?
If you guessed Ms. Jean and Ms. Francine --- you are correct.
May 5,2020
Today is Tuesday, May 5, 2020. We had three nice days outside. The sun makes me smile. Does it make you feel happy too? Five is a number we have worked on many times this year. How many different ways can you make 5? Can you eat 5 of something? Maybe 5 raisins. The 5 is important for today because in Spanish 5 is cinco. It is Cinco de Mayo. This is a big event in Texas. It was originally established to celebrate the victory of the Mexican army over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. As with many holidays, this one has evolved over time and has now become a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage.
In the Link Section I am putting a recipe for Tres Leches Cake, a traditional dessert. I am also adding some other recipes. It is there for your reference if you so choose.
Recipes:
Look below in the link sectionRead Aloud
Max Celebrates Cinco de Mayo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXShXVgBlR0
Crafts:
Five Cinco de Mayo Crafts https://www.newyorkfamily.com/5-diy-party-crafts-for-cinco-de-mayo/#0
Make an Instrument https://www.kixcereal.com/kix-cereal-5-fun-cinco-de-mayo-inspired-music-party-crafts-for-kids/
Songs:
Kiboomers-Cinco de Mayo https://www.newyorkfamily.com/5-diy-party-crafts-for-cinco-de-mayo/#0
Count to 100 Macarena https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKXZVxAffM
Buenos Dias Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1BoQuS4mx4
Dance:
Mexican Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZHngGx9oss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT5hGD5RTOoCOCO poco loco / Mexican Revolution Dance
La Bamba
Remember to check out Seesaw
Do your ten minutes on Happy Numbers
Pictures
May 4
Good morning. It is Monday, May 4th. Today we are starting a new unit. “BABIES” Since you are no longer babies it will be nice to look back and learn about what it was like when you were a baby.
Let us start with a warm-up. Since today is the 4th, let’s use the number four. How many different ways can you make four with your finger> I will start you off. Two fingers up on my left hand and two fingers up on my right hand equals four fingers up. Can you find other ways?
What do you know about babies? Look at baby pictures of you and your family when you were babies. What do you notice about babies?
Discuss with your family: What are some things you could do when you were a baby? What can you do now that you couldn’t do then?
Read Aloud:
Everywhere Babies by Deborah Heiligman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ylHYsKz77c
Activity:
1-Draw a picture of you as a baby. Try and copy the sentence: “I was a _____ baby” on your picture. Choose a word that describes you. Here are some ideas:
cute, chubby, hungry, tiny.
We would love to see your picture posted on Seesaw.
2- Seesaw rainbow name writing.
Building Blocks Math: show your child a box with 4 items the same in (for example, you can use counters or crackers). Tell them you want 5 and ask them to help you make it five. Follow their suggestion and then count to check. Repeat several times, changing the number.
Note:Informational Video:
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF A NEWBORN BABY - NEWBORN 101
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bjr7DgN_nk
Songs:
B is for Baby https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qy2Dl-Tb0_s
Skidamarink https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZpDqvXiuyU
Pictures
May 1, 2020
April showers bring May flowers!
Good morning everyone. Today is Friday - Hooray!!!
It is our last day of the plant unit. I wonder what our new unit will be? You will find out on Monday. Today is also the first day of May. Can you think of something on your face you only have one of? Have fun with today’s lessons and enjoy your weekend.
A beanstalk is a kind of vine. These plants climb, creep and sprawl, often spreading out horizontally, as well as mounting vertically. They are very strong. Jack and the Beanstalk is a fairy tale about a boy who grew an enormous vine quite by accident. Fairy tales are told over and over and sometimes get changed. Here are two very different stories about the same event: a boy, some beans and a magic beanstalk. We are going to compare and contrast them. What was the same about the two stories? What was different?
Read Aloud:
Two Jack and the Beanstalk stories to compare and contrast:
Activity:- Use paper from your recycling and cut it into strips approximately 2”x10” and form them together to make a ‘beanstalk’ paper chain the same height as you. How many links did you need to use? Use it to measure things in your home. What can you find that is shorter, the same, or longer than your paper chain. Use the words in a sentence.
- Challenge: make a paper chain the same height as an adult in your home. How many more links did you have to use.
- When you have finished measuring. Draw a castle for the top of your beanstalk.
- Click here for some puppets https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/17503/documents/2020/4/jack-and-the-beanstalk-puppets.pdf or draw your own using the pictures to help.
- Retell the story using your puppets.
Informational Videos:
SeeSaw :- Think about all the different kinds of plants you learned about. Trees, bushes, flowering plants, grasses, fruits, and vegetables and tell us in your own words why you think plants are important. Use the informational videos to help you.
- Jack and the Beanstalk counting
Songs:- Jack and the Beanstalk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7QMJpaHcMo
- Garden song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m0LewjkO4s
- Little Bit of Lovehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfERoDwU42g
- Don’t Worry Be Happy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWXUWepSak4
Movement:- Learn a Dance to “Can’t Stop the Feeling”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sxifR0Ltqk&t=9s
Pictures:
April 30, 2020
Good morning. Today is Thursday, April 30. It is the last day of April. Thirty is a big number for us. It is three groups of ten. That means you need three people with their 10 fingers to count to thirty. Can you do it? I’m sure you can. Try it. Can you do 30 jumping jacks? That is a lot.
Today we will discuss grass. How do we take care of the grass? Does the grass look the same in winter as it does in summer? The grass is important. Farmer's dry grass to make hay. They harvest it into bales to last through the winter for their animals to eat. Bales can be cylinders or rectangular prisms. Hay makes a nice warm bed in stables for animals too. Birds make nests out of grass and twigs. We learned about worms last Thursday. You can often find worms in the grass. Today we will hear a story about lots of creatures that you can find in the tall grass.
Read Aloud:
In the Tall Tall Grass by Denise Fleming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEOtKF0WoUoSeesaw: Make a crown of grass. https://www.creativeconnectionsforkids.com/2013/07/a-crown-of-grass/ Use your cutting skills to do this. It does not have to be green. Grasses come in many colors. You can even use recycled magazines or papers.
Choose an Activity:
1. Cut out the pictures, use stickers, or draw your own.
See Pictures Document Section - In The Tall, Tall, Grass.
2. Go to Seesaw to post your work
3. Letter Gg for grass on Seesaw- If you have a safe place to play in the grass, go out and enjoy a fun activity with your toys.
- Draw a picture of some fun things you can do on grass. (Play soccer, picnic, catch, etc.)
- Make a stable out of a box. Pick some grass to go inside. Put your toy animals in there. If you do not have any, you can draw. If you cut a paper towel roll in small rings, you can stick or staple your pictures on to make them stand up.
Songs:
Green grass grows all around https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTbswd1Q3-o
Green Grow the Rushes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1q5PUGGW5E
There’s something in my garden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88reJzTyWv4
Sing a Song of Flowers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAcDUEgMgmY
Movement:
Cosmic yoga-Enzo the Bee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyj5LooYWyg&t=270s
Log on to Happynumbers.com for 10minutes
Pictures
April 29, 2020
Good Morning, It is Wednesday the 29th day of April. What a beautiful day yesterday was! I was able to go outside safely. From my driveway, I was able to see the Blue Angel planes. They flew in a triangle formation. Here is a picture of what I saw.
What stays the same in the forest from season to season, and what changes?
Look at the above picture and ask yourself tell what type of tree it is? It is an evergreen tree. These trees do not lose their leaves.
Today draw a picture of an evergreen tree. Use the picture from above to guide you. It looks like a Christmas Tree to me.
Useful Link: evergreen tree https://ec-prod-sites.s3.amazonaws.com/15940/documents/2020/4/evergreen%20tree.jpg
Informational Videos -
Trees That Never Lose Their Leaves! | Science for Kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwfQEK29Wrg
Deciduous and Evergreen Trees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Ce1vHwA2s
Guess That Tree! | Science for Kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=qFVh2fTR2XA&feature=emb_logo
Read aloud
Winter Trees - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=kQ5XBR69b3M&feature=emb_logo
The Little Fir Tree - https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=zRmgJ6ySUqY&feature=emb_logo
The Little Pine Tree - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFeqVf4LFgY
Choose an activity and show us your work on Seesaw:
Make a tree out of your blocks or tracks ( maybe boxes and cans)
Make an evergreen by drawing around your hands
If you can safely find an evergreen tree. Take some branches and turn them into paintbrushes.
Seesaw: Build a reading fort
Songs
Types of Trees Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJx2xQKIgXU
Movement
The Walking Action Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drS7b6Q78vE
Reach for the Sky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EPmhTumfhE
Walking,Walking, Hop, Hop, Hop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6cJB7k6eEk
Math: Log on to Happynumbers.com for 10minutes
Pictures
April 28, 2020Good morning!
Today is April 28th. It is Tuesday. We are getting close to the end of April. There are thirty days in April. Can you count on from 28 to figure out how many more days are left in April? That is correct - two more days.
Now do you remember what the next month will be? It is May. Here is a fun song to name all the days of the week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPeAo1hz8GA
Today we are going to use a scientific word. It is used to name a certain kind of tree. The word is deciduous trees. Deciduous trees are giant flowering plants. They include oaks, maples, and beeches, and they grow in many parts of the world. The word deciduous means to “fall off,” and every fall these trees shed their leaves. We talked about that during September and October when we were in school.
Most deciduous trees are broad-leaved, with wide, flat leaves. The trees often have a rounded shape, with branches that spread out as they grow. The flowers, called blossoms, turn into seeds and fruit. Deciduous trees thrive in areas that have a mild, wet climate. They also grow in places with a wet and dry season. Can you look out your window and see a tree like this?
These trees show the most change each season. Their leaves fall down in fall. The tree looks empty in winter. Buds and blossoms come in the spring and beautiful leaves to shade us in the summer.
Read Aloud
An Orange in January https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy59Zse9ZN0
Questions for An Orange in January
1- Where was the orange at the beginning of the book?
2- The book says, “The petals fell away and the orange began to grow into what it was meant to be.” What was the orange meant to be?
3- The boy shared the orange. Why do you think he did that?
4- How did Julie Maren illustrate the sun? Why do you think she did that? How would you show the sun in a picture?
Videos
Field trip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=31&v=abVvZLyZAIg&feature=emb_logo
Curious George Tree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=37&v=PqWnno9bmLQ&feature=emb_logo
Activities
1- Draw a picture of a deciduous tree. Use the pictures from this morning for guidance. Tell what season it is in.
Useful Link: https://ec-prod-sites.s3.amazonaws.com/15940/documents/2020/4/decidious%20trees.docx
deciduous trees This can be done through the Seesaw website2-Tree Craft
1- Start by grabbing some cardboard from the recycling bin. Thick cardboard that has ridges, not flat cardboard like you would have on a cereal box, will work best for this craft.
2- Cut the cardboard into the T shape.
3- Talk about the bark on the trees. Most trees have ridges on their trunks.
4- Use a fork to create ridges on our tree trunks. Spend some time dragging the fork down the cardboard and experimenting with pushing softer and harder to make different imprints. When they were happy with the look of their bark we moved on to the next step.
5-Add tissue paper leaves. Don’t worry if you don’t have these materials. Be creative. Find substitutions.
3- Health Tree Snack
Create a healthy tree snack that is sure to be a hit with some pretzel sticks and grapes or other sna
cks you have in your house like cereal.4- Seesaw - 2 assignments - Orange tree assignment and Seasons assignment.
Songs
Head Shoulders - Tree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=14&v=FJqy967xs1c&feature=emb_logo
Seasons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&v=8ZjpI6fgYSY&feature=emb_logo
Remember to spend 10 minutes on Happy Numbers today.
Pictures
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Today is Monday, April 27,We are exploring a new question this week . What are the different kinds of plants?
“Can you name some plants you know?” (grass, seaweed, trees, flowers, etc.)
Today we will look at plants that grow in water.
Lucky Bamboo will grow directly in water or in water beads.
Today we will look at a special plant that grows in water. It is called water lily.
You will watch one of my favorite stories about an artist who drew and painted water lilies. His name is Claude Monet. You will be a little artist today.
Now let's warm-up. The number for today is 27 can you jump from one pretend lily pad to another like a frog to the number 27? Try it.
Read Alouds
Linnea in Monet’s Garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZHO5KZUX1M
Philippe In Monet’s Garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04b2z5IysLs
Katie and Water Lily Garden
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEDh0e5Aydo
Pictures of Monet’s Garden
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1INN7txH1zBJBhmuxMuE3EOk_KtTtIrg1OuoR_MceVok/edit
http://giverny.org/gardens/fcm/visitgb.htm
http://giverny.org/monet/welcome.htm
Activity
Put your work in your Seesaw journal.
1- Pick a plant close to your home or in their backyard to observe what stage of growth it’s in. (Observe the height of the sprout from a plant, etc.) Recall what a plant needs to grow and how we take care of our plants.
2- Make a frog
See document section
3- Paint or draw your own Monet’s Garden
https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/17503/documents/2020/4/floatingFlowers.pdf4- Make a floating flower https://www.lakeshorelearning.com/resources/free-resources/crafts/floatingFlowers/
Songs:- Five Little Speckled Frogs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQTVrxj4l6o
- The Frog Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwDfo2RsJr4
- The Little Frog Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjYkG8jDsJU
Movement:
Cosmic Yoga-Frank the frog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY8xx7c6_z0&t=10s
Work on Happy Number for 10 minutes.
Pictures
April 24, 2020Good Morning everyone. Ms.Jean and I loved all the videos and photos of you with your favorite things. You are doing a great job using Seesaw, Keep it up. We also see many of you started using the Happy Number website. Keep that up too. You are all doing so well on it.
Today is Friday. Yea! April 24, 2020, Who is ready to start your day? Let us warm up by singing This Old Man he played one….
Now let's count to 24. That is one more than yesterday’s number 23. Try jumping up and down 24 times. Can you do it? Sure you can.
Today is a special day. It is a day set aside to plant trees. We can't plant a tree today but Ms. Jean repotted our class plant. You will see her do that today. Be good to your families and stay safe. Ms. Jean and I miss you very much.
We are going to hear a story about a garden that grows along railway tracks that are no longer used. We have a garden just like it in Manhattan called the High Line. It is beautiful. One day it would be fun to visit it.
Parents
Ms. Jean Repots a Plant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgwXZ8E-XE4&t=2sArbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, depending on climate and suitable planting season. For more information, the attached article provides much information.
https://www.arborday.org/celebrate/documents/learn-more.pdf
Videos for Arbor Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzfmeU2cxJo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2vf4-xWcFg
Scavenger Hunt hunt worksheet
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