Friday June 19

Morning Messages by Emily M., Ava, Leyla and Ayla

Emily M's message and Ava's morning message and Leyla and Ayla's morning message

Literacy Learning Intentions:

1. I can respond to text.

2. I can discover and explore and make connections between books and real world experiences.

3. I can talk about ideas, experiences and familiar events. 

Math Learning Intentions:

1. I can subitizes (recognize at a glance) and name familiar arrangements of 1 to 5 objects or dots.

2. I can relate a numeral, 1 to 10, to its respective quantity.

Environment and Community Awareness:

1. I can use materials in the environment and community.

2. I can demonstrate a curiosity, an interest and a willingness to learn about the environment and community.

3. I can explore familiar places and things in the environment and community.

Literacy: Build a Fun Park 

Materials:  paper tubes, cardboard, egg cartons, cereal boxes, scrap paper, tin foil, and anything else you might find in your recycling bin, glue, scissors or if you are not up to a messy project challenge your child to make a park out of Lego or other similar small building toys

Listen to the read aloud: Be A Maker

Step 1: Gather materials

Step 2: Build, tinker, mess around and play.  Encourage children to make and remake a fun park using the materials you've gathered.  Invite them to find more or different materials as they continue to build.  This could take 10 minutes or it could take all morning.

Step 3: Have your child play with their park.  Are characters emerging? Problems? Solutions?  Ask you child to tell an imaginary story about friends who have an adventure at the park!  Take a picture of your park and upload it to IRIS for us to enjoy!

Math: Cover up the Stars

Materials: piece of paper, pencil, dice, 20 small manipulatives (objects could include bingo chips, buttons, rocks, etc.)

How to Play the Game: Cover up the Stars
Version 1:
1. Draw 20 stars anywhere on your page.
2. Roll 1 die and then cover up the corresponding number of stars with some of your manipulatives.
3. Continue play until all the stars are covered up.

Version 2:
1. Cover all the stars.
2. Roll 1 die and then take away the corresponding number of manipulatives.
3. Continue play until all the stars are uncovered.

Challenge:
*Roll a pair of dice and add up the total before you cover up the stars.


Check out your classmates scavenger hunts:  Scavenger Hunt

Challenge: Make a Father's Day Card
Materials:  paper, pencil, colors

Please listen to the 2 stories about Dads!

My Daddy and Me.   Up On Daddy's Shoulders

Please make a Father's Day card for your dad.  Here is a picture of an idea for the front of the card.

Make a list of 5 things you love about your dad. Try drawing a little picture to go with each item. Make sure you sign your name on the inside. Hide the card away (if you can!) and give it to Dad on Sunday for Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all our Kindergarten dads! We hope you have a great day!