Posted: November 9, 2021
Home Learning November 9th
The weather looks great for today. I hope you can get outside to play and enjoy these beautiful Fall days. I miss you all and I cannot wait to be back together with you at school!
I would love to see a picture of you, as you are busy with your home learning or any fun activities you may be doing. Please share them with me at melanie.lamkey@nbed.nb.ca and I will add them to my teacher page to share with your friends.
Literacy
Reading
Listen to a story on https://www.storylineonline.net
or
I have signed the class up for epic books if you are looking for books for your child to read or to listen to (I have not used this site before so I am not sure how user friendly it is). I have just learned that there is a catch, this program is only available to students until 3pm.
Instructions for a computer:
1- go to www.getepic.com/students
2- Enter class code ucb4648
3- Select their name (if it takes you to an ad where it’s asking you to subscribe, just x out)
4- Click on the GRL or F&P tab and read some A level books
Instructions for an IOS/Android: After opening the Epic app:
1- Tap on “STUDENTS”
2- Enter class code ucb4648
3- Select their name (if it takes you to an ad where it’s asking you to subscribe, just x out)
4- Click on the GRL or F&P tab and read some A level books
Letters
Play Alphabet Phonics Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhX064AiyGg
Continue working on letter Mm (we usually spend 2 days on each letter)
Letter m song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFMI-cV9sq8
If you did not finish the m printing sheet yesterday, practice printing letter Mm on the sheet that I sent home in the home learning package.
Draw a picture of something that starts with M.
Review letters by playing a couple squiggle park games in the ABC world.
Unity WebGL Player | Squiggle Park
Rhyming
Rhyme Review • Listen to these Jack Hartmann rhyming songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAUdQZ8Xivw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVophT8naUM
-Complete the Rhyming Words sheet that was sent home in the home learning package.
- How many words can you think of that rhyme with cat?
Sight words
Try these fun sight word games https://www.abcya.com/games/dolch_sight_word_spelling
https://www.roomrecess.com/mobile/SightWordSmash/play.html
Practice the words in their word wallet. If they have difficulty with a particular word, go to youtube and Jan Richardson and Jack Hartmann have a song for each word.
Song for the word “up” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4SkjeWHATY
Level A words – a, I, am, at, can, go, is, like, me, see, the, to
Level A sight word song Jan Richardson's Sight Word Review | Level A | Jack Hartmann Sight Words - YouTube
If your child knows all the level A words, they can begin level B.
Level B words – dad, he, in, it, look, mom, my, on, up, we
Level B sight word song Jan Richardson's Sight Word Review |Review Level B | Jack Hartmann Sight Words - YouTube
Math
Get up and move and Count to 100 with Jack Hartmann
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dkPouLWCyc
Patterns
Go outside and find some objects to create 2-part (AB) patterns with. Make some patterns with leaves, rocks, sticks, etc.
Number 4 (if they did not complete this yesterday)
Number 4 song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzlfPXwy1YY
Splash Math: you can continue to explore splash math
Visit: https://www.splashlearn.com/signin OR Download: SplashLearn iPad app (Steps to follow are on yesterday’s Math plan).