Home Learning May 19-22

What wonderful weather we have been having! I hope you had a chance to get outside and relax and enjoy! If there is anything I may be able to help you with please contact me at natalie.corcoran@nbed.nb.ca.

Here are some ideas for Week 7 of Home Learning.

Speaking and Listening

Choose from the following:

Listen to a story on https://www.storylineonline.netor have an adult read a book to you. Tell someone your favorite part of the story.

*Interview members of your family and ask them what they like and dislike about Spring.

*Play ‘Telephone’. Take turns whispering a sentence in a family member’s ear. The person listening has to repeat what they heard.

*Ask a family member to play ‘Simon Says’. Take turns being Simon.

*Listen to these songs about rhyme:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAUdQZ8Xivw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSPmGPIyykU&t=41s

Have fun doing the calendar on www.starfall.com

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Alphabet

*Let’s review vowels (a, e, i, o, u):

Listen to these vowel songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2hXa8dbK3o&list=PLdfMVCaQaWEBv3yU1ePUMdWDNHyOzxewn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUSCz41aDug

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arQxkdRYyE4

*Write down the names of your family members.  Circle and count the vowels in each person’s name.

Review your letters and sounds by playing these songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sySEGRm8TQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi1dwHp1ppU&pbjreload=10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP85wRv3M40

Review your letters on https://www.starfall.com/h/abcs/

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Sight Words

*Using old newspapers or magazines cut out the letters needed to build 3 of your sight words and build them.

*Play ’Sight Word hopscotch’. Create a hopscotch board.  Write sight words in the squares and call out the words before you hop on the square.

Review your A-C Level sight words:

I, a, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the,

to, dad, he, in, it, look, mom, my, on, up, we,

and, are, come, for, got, here, not, play, said, you.

Review these sight words with these videos:

Level A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qIxhNe5_S0

Level B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O5aHNnQLgE

Level C: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDBKwChlunQ

If your child knows the A-C sight words here are the D-F sight words:

day, down, into, looking, she, they, went, where, will, your, all, away, back, big, her, over, this, want, who, with, came, have, help, next, now, one, some, then, was, what.

Review these sight words with these videos:

Level D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4LB3fqFMjM

Level E: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_893KdHDbB0

Level F: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUhczekj93Y

If your child knows the D-F sight words, they can try the G-H:

didn’t, don’t, eat, from, give, good, make, of, out, saw, were, when, again, because, could, does, every, laugh, many, new, night, very, walk, why.

Review these sight words with these videos:

Level G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSi9MaLFdLM

Level H: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sGmUv7Abuo 

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Reading

* Grab some books and a blanket and read outside on the lawn.

*Kids A-Z. Be sure to have your child “read” the books, and not just “listen” to the books. They can only gain points and incentives when they read the books. If your child would like more books assigned to them, please email me to let me know. 

Login Instructions:

Step 1: Go to www.kidsa-z.com  (there is also an app available)

Step 2: Enter or choose the teacher's username, NatalieCorcoran

Step 3: Your child finds his or her username on the class chart.

Step 4: Your child enters his or her password.

Our class is the “rabbit” symbol.

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Writing

* What is your favorite animal?  Draw a picture and label the body parts. Write 1 or 2 sentences about the animal. Ex: Butterflies eat nectar. They can fly.

* Read or listen to a non-fiction book about your favorite animal. If you do not have a non-fiction book you can find lots on YouTube. Just search non-fiction book about the animal you chose. Draw a picture and write one new thing you learned about the animal.

*Remember to use your sight word list to help you spell your sight words accurately. Continue to sound out unfamiliar words slowly so that you can record the sounds that you hear. Please leave a finger space between each word.

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Math

Choose from some of the following suggestions:

Representing numbers:

*Listen to the song ‘I Can Show Numbers in So Many Ways’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAQ2HTqTl2w

Then choose your 2 favourite numbers between 1-10 and show them in as many ways as you can.

Number Lines:

*Listen to ‘The Number Line Song’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OS0wzijcxg

Create a big number line. Practice placing numbers in the correct order. Talk about the numbers that come before/after. Practice counting forward and back.

*Practice questions:https://ca.ixl.com/math/kindergarten/number-lines-up-to-10

One More and One Less:

*Listen to the ‘One More and One Less’ songs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du6JHupzwVo (One More)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3b-kcK3Eg8 (One Less)

*Practice questions: https://ca.ixl.com/math/kindergarten/count-one-more-and-one-less-up-to-10

*Please continue to use the Splash Math website.

Click on the Splash Math link below.

Click the Sign In button.

Click on Class.

Enter the Class Code JRFWES.

Click on your name.

Enter your password Math.

Click Sign In.

Choose an activity.

Enjoy!

https://www.splashlearn.com/

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Click on the Splash Math link below.

Click the Sign In botton.

Click on Class.

Enter the Class Code JRFWES.

Click on your name.

Enter your password Math.

Click Sign In.

Choose an activity.

Have fun!

KSE Student Supply

     Pick up Schedule

Please Note:   If your child is in a split class please go by their current grade level in the chart above.

Student Supply Pick up will be next week May 4 to 6^th

It is organized by grade & last name, date and time slot for pick up.

Please note that if you have more than one child at KSE, pick up is on the day of your youngest child’s schedule. We will have the other siblings’ materials ready to go.

Plan for Distribution:

We must follow strict safety guidelines put in place by Province.

1.      Refer to chart for pick-up date & time slot.

2.      Please line your car in the Bus Loop in front of the school. Overflow can park in the soccer parking lot.

3.      Door A will be the only door used for pick-up.

4.      There will be a table set up outside the school where your child's belongings will be put for you to retrieve.

5.      Come forward toward the table, where there will be a mark (line) for you to wait.  Once we see you, we will come out and put the belongings on the table, then you can proceed to retrieve them.

PLEASE WAIT INSIDE YOUR VEHCILE if there is someone already at the table or waiting.

Try to honour your time slot to reduce traffic congestion.

Home Learning April 27- May 1st

Please contact me at any time if you have any questions or concerns at natalie.corcoran@nbed.nb.ca.

I hope you have a great week and the weather is nice so you can enjoy some time outside having fun!

Speaking and Listening

Choose from the following:

Listen to a story on https://www.storylineonline.net. Tell someone about the setting.

Line up 5 of your favorite teddy bears/toys. Describe one of them using descriptive words and see if the other person can find the one you described. Do it again and switch roles.

Listen to a story and tell a family member who the characters in the story were.

Do the calendar on www.starfall.com

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Alphabet

Find objects in your house that begin with the letters r,s,t and m.  Write or draw a picture of some things you find.

Review your letters and sounds by playing these songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sySEGRm8TQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi1dwHp1ppU&pbjreload=10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP85wRv3M40

Review your letters on https://www.starfall.com/h/abcs/

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Sight Words

Review your A - C Level sight words:

I, a, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the,

to, dad, he, in, it, look, mom, my, on, up, we,

and, are, come, for, got, here, not, play, said, you.

Review these sight words with these videos:

Level A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qIxhNe5_S0

Level B: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O5aHNnQLgE

Level C: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDBKwChlunQ

If your child knows the A-C sight words here are the D-F sight words:

day, down, into, looking, she, they, went, where, will, your, all, away, back, big, her, over, this, want, who, with, came, have, help, next, now, one, some, then, was, what.

Review these sight words with these videos:

Level D: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4LB3fqFMjM

Level E: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_893KdHDbB0

Level F: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUhczekj93Y

If your child is having trouble with any of the sight words they can build the word with playdoh, rainbow write it (print the word tracing it in many different colored crayons), print them in the driveway with chalk or cut the letters out and practice building the word and mess it up and build it again. 

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Reading

Gather up your favorite teddy bears and read them a story.

Continue using Raz-Kids. I've assigned each student some new books for the week but feel free to let your child choose their own book around the same level. 

Login Instructions:

Step 1: Go to www.kidsa-z.com  (there is also an app available)

Step 2: Enter or choose the teacher's username, NatalieCorcoran

Step 3: Your child finds his or her username on the class chart.

Step 4: Your child enters his or her password.

Our class is the “rabbit” symbol.

Please note:  If you are having trouble accessing this site, you can also try these:

http://www.clarkness.com/Single%20Sheet%20Books%20by%20Reading%20Level.htm

https://pioneervalleybooks.com/pages/resource-center-free-downloadable-books

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Writing 

Write a story to your family about what you like about Spring?

Create a kind poster and put it your window for your neighbors to see.

How many small words can you make out of the word “Spring Flowers” List them.

Treasure Hunt: Hide or find a treasure or secret sport outside.  Make a detailed map that will guide someone to it.

Remember to sound out the words you do not know and put your spaces between the words and use your sight words to help!

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Math

Choose from some of the following suggestions:

Counting song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c63GSu3oWns&list=PL-8VPysCNVem5RUtBRv8XCZkzXqjJ6Fxy

Go on a shape hunt in your house? Is it a 2D shape or a 3D shape?

Can you find all the shapes?

Here are a few songs to review shapes before you get started on your hunt:

2D shapes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lKTEBQkpR4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gepEhdI7418

3D shapes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guNdJ5MtX1A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cg-Uc556-Q

Play the following songs “What makes 1?” and “What makes 2 song?”

What makes 1?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzJmlP6DzXM 

What makes 2?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwLW_mRjhW0

If you have a deck of cards at your house there are fun games you can play (7-up, crazy eights). If you do not know how to play you can search the instructions online.

Try some of these math games (the abcya links are not accessible from a cell phone or an iPad. They only seem to work on home computers or laptops):

https://www.abcya.com/games/counting_fish

https://ca.ixl.com/math/kindergarten/tall-and-short

https://ca.ixl.com/math/kindergarten/light-and-heavy

Home Learning April 20-24, 2020

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!! Here are some ideas for Week 3 of Home Learning. Please contact me at any time if you have any questions or concerns at natalie.corcoran@nbed.nb.ca.

Speaking and Listening

Choose from the following:

Listen to a story on https://www.storylineonline.net

Hide a mystery object in a box or bag. Give clues to a family member about what is inside the box. See if they can guess what the object is and then, switch roles.

Call a friend and ask them 3 questions about what they have been doing. Have them ask you 3 questions as well.

Take a walk around your yard/neighborhood. Record or tell someone the things you hear, see, smell, and touch.

Do the calendar on www.starfall.com

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Alphabet

Find objects in your house that begin with the letters b,c,d and f.  Write or draw a picture of some things you find.

Review your letters and sounds by playing these songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sySEGRm8TQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gi1dwHp1ppU&pbjreload=10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP85wRv3M40

Review your letters on https://www.starfall.com/h/abcs/

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Sight Words

Review your A - C Level sight words:

I, a, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the,

to, dad, he, in, it, look, mom, my, on, up, we,

and, are, come, for, got, here, not, play, said, you.

Review these sight words with these videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG3yhheaqq8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDBKwChlunQ

If your child knows the A-C sight words here are the D-F sight words:

day, down, into, looking, she, they, went, where, will, your, all, away, back, big, her, over, this, want, who, with, came, have, help, next, now, one, some, then, was, what.

If your child is having trouble with any of the sight words they can build the word with playdoh, rainbow write it (print the word tracing it in many different colored crayons), print them in the driveway with chalk or cut the letters out and practice building the word and mess it up and build it again. 

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Reading

Read your favourite book in the dark with a flashlight.

Build a reading fort. Bring your favourite books inside to read them.

Continue using Raz-Kids. I've assigned each student some new books for the week but feel free to let your child choose their own book around the same level. 

Login Instructions:

Step 1: Go to www.kidsa-z.com  (there is also an app available)

Step 2: Enter or choose the teacher's username, NatalieCorcoran

Step 3: Your child finds his or her username on the class chart.

Step 4: Your child enters his or her password.

Our class is the “rabbit” symbol.

Please note:  If you are having trouble accessing this site, you can also try these:

http://www.clarkness.com/Single%20Sheet%20Books%20by%20Reading%20Level.htm

https://pioneervalleybooks.com/pages/resource-center-free-downloadable-books

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Writing

Make a card for someone special and give it to them.

or

Watch an episode of your favorite tv show. Draw/write about your favorite part or your favorite actor/actress in the show.

Remember to sound out the words you do not know and put your spaces between the words and use your sight words to help!

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Math

Practice writing your phone number and your address.

Find 3 things in your house that are taller than you. Find 3 things that are shorter than you.

Find 3 things in your house that are heavier than you. Find 3 things that are lighter than you.

If you have a deck of cards at your house there are fun games you can play (7-up, crazy eights..). If you do not know how to play you can search the instructions online.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c63GSu3oWns&list=PL-8VPysCNVem5RUtBRv8XCZkzXqjJ6Fxy (this is a counting song the kids love to do)

Try some of these math games (the abcya links are not accessible from a cell phone or an iPad. They only seem to work on home computers or laptops):

https://www.abcya.com/games/counting_fish

https://ca.ixl.com/math/kindergarten/tall-and-short

https://ca.ixl.com/math/kindergarten/light-and-heavy