Friday April 17

April 17, 2020

Please click on the link to add pictures: Signs of Spring

Learning Intentions for the week - Early Literacy
1. I can recall events and characters in familiar stories read aloud by others.
2. I can begin to use language prediction skills when stories are read aloud.
3. I can use drawings to illustrate ideas and information, and talks about them.

Learning Intentions for the week - Mathematics
1. I can say the number sequence 1 to 10 by 1s, starting anywhere from 1 to 10 and from 10 to 1.
2. I can represent and describe numbers 2 to 10, concretely and pictorially

Thank you to all of our families this week for helping your child get set up on google meet. It has been so great to connect with everyone and see those smiling faces! We sure do miss all of you. We will be sending out an email today with a sign up genius link for next week. For our meet, we will be asking the children to do a show and share with their classmates. Please have your child practice speaking about the one item that they will be sharing. (ie. what is it? where did you get it from?, what do you like to do with it? why is it special?)

Morning Message - Please watch and enjoy!
April 17 morning message

Literacy
Materials - Paper, pencil, materials to create a bridge, toys

Watch Video here: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Listen to the story, The Three Billy Goats Gruff. After the story, you will take your pencil and paper and draw your own troll. What does he look like? Is he big or small? Is he friendly or grumpy?
After you have drawn your troll, you need to create a bridge for the troll to live under. What materials will it be made out of? Can it hold up the billy goats gruff?
After you have made your bridge, find 3 toys to go over the bridge. Will the bridge hold up?

Extension: Retell the story of The Billy Goats Gruff. Use your troll, the bridge and toys to act out the events in the story. Have fun retelling the story and try using different voices for the characters.

Math
How many snowballs?
Materials - blue math journal and a pencil

Please watch here:

Math Snowball Problem

In your math journal, answer question #1 by drawing out the total number of snowballs. Then answer question #2 by drawing out the total number of snowballs.

Extension: What if Mr.Watterson came by with 1 (one) more snowball? With 2 (two) more snowballs?

Challenge of the Day
Build a Mandala

Materials - a variety of small materials (popsicle sticks, buttons, pompoms, clothes pins, wooden blocks, lego, beads, jewels, etc)

Can you make a mandala? These simple and repetitive geometric designs involve focus, concentration, and creativity. Be creative with what you have! Each mandala will be as unique as the person making it.