Reading Choices Phonics/Phonemic Awarenessand Vocabulary Choices

Writing Choices Math Choices Kindergarten Skills & Technology Choices

This one is NOT optional Read for at

least15 minutes DAILY!

Snuggle up on the couch with an adult helper and read a book from your home library, Bag-of-Tools, or a new one from teacher webpage.

Phonics/Phonemic Awareness:Using sidewalk chalk write your sight words throughout the neighborhood read and reread them as you take your daily walks.

Go on a letter scavenger hunt/hike. Can you find something that begins with each letter of the alphabet?

Play: “Change My Word” Use white board and have student change 1 letter to make a new word. (cat to hat then to had then to hid…)

Play: I Spy (syllable style) Just as music can be divided into beats, words can be divided into syllables. Review examples clapping at each syllable to show your child where the “breaks” are. With your child’s help, tear a piece of paper into a bunch of small strips, write a number from 1-4. When you’re finished, throw them all into the hat. Take turns drawing a number and “spying” something that has that number of syllables

Have adult help you make Playdough (see attached recipes) Use to build words.

Write 10 Sight words on index cards 1 word per card. Cut cards into puzzle pieces for child to rebuild.

Have student complete a 2 sentence Journal page. Remember to illustrate a picture that goes with sentences. See Weekly Journal Topics below

Write a letter/email to your teacher, family member or friend.

Make a card for someone special have an adult help you address and mail it.

Remember our“STAR Writing Rules”

Using any small object (M&M’s cereal, Skittles, pennies, buttons…) help student do Math word/story problems.Scroll down for math story problems.Remember, have them explain how they got their answer.

Practice: Writing your first AND last name (neatly), tying your shoes, zipping coat, brushing your teeth, learning your parents full name, phone number and address, draw a picture, color a picture, get out playdough, paint with water colors, use sidewalk chalk, play dress up, play with Legos, dolls, cars…

PRETEND & PLAYBe a 6 year old!

Check out teacher web page for your weekly Reading A to Z book.

Remember, for Daily attendance you MUST log on to:

Waterford, IXL

Go for a walk with your adult helper and count how many (trees, houses, garage doors, mailboxes) are in your neighborhood. Which house has the most windows? Least windows?How many more/less than yours?

After you have read: Discuss: Setting, Characters, Main idea. Discuss how you could change the story/ending? Is it like another story you may have read/heard? Compare the two. How can story relate to student’s life? Is there a lesson you can learn? Was your story Fiction(fake) or Non-Fiction (not fake)? What did you like best?

Squirt shaving cream onto the counter, table, or even the showerwall. Have your child write c.v.c. or sight words in it.

Make a family Gratitude Jar:First, define gratitude to your child. Next, help them fill out notecards with examples of what they are thankful for.

Have your child write out their favorite recipe for lunch/dinner.Take a picture of it and e-mail it to Ms. Nelson for her to try.

Weekly Game Ideas:Play: Add it up: Shuffle cards (have them show you the “kindergarten shuffle”) Place all cards face down between players.Player 1 turns top 2 cards over and adds both numbers togetherPlayer 2 does the same.If a player makes a mistake opponent may “steal” both cards by correcting them Note to parents: Even adults make mistakes and it is always fun for young ones to correct us GOAL: become comfortable/confident adding numbers between 0-10Play: More/Less (AKA High/Low or War) shuffle cards and deal out all face down Decide before you begin play is it for more or less? Each player turns their top card over (at the same time)Player with the decided “more or less” number wins both cards. Play until all cards have been turned over Re-Shuffle and deal, if you played for more the first time now play for less.

GET OUTSIDE ! Scroll down to see list of

outside activities

Technology Time: Go to any of the sites listed on my

teacher webpage. Remember this should be limited to

NO MORE than 15-30/day

SIGHT WORD WORK:Using sidewalk chalk write your sight words throughout the neighborhood read/ reread them as you take your daily walk

Sight Word Egg Hunt: What a great way to reuse your plastic Easter Eggs. Write Sight words on strips of paper, stuff in eggs and hide for another hunt.

Check out Weekly Homework on siteProvides extra math problems, writing and rhyming. Get out your instruments and “Jam” like in your story. No instruments use pots/pans

Strongly R ecommended Have your child keep a daily journal.What was the weather like?What is your favorite T.V. show?What games do you like to play?What did you read today? Did you like it? Was it easy or difficult?What are your feelings about what is going on at this time?

Journal about this timeWhat do you think you are learning at this time?How can you help others at this time?

Build a fort out of couch cushions, blankets & pillows. Have a family “fortnite” (haha, bad pun I know) Read stories, play games, make up stories or even spend the night in it.

Make Sock puppets from pair-less socksPut on a puppet show for your family.

Make your own puzzles using what you have at home

Suggested Outside Activities:😊 Have your child help clean up the yard. 😊 Rake those pesky leaves. 😊 Find rocks to paint 😊 Wash the car don’t forget to get your bike too😊 Give the Dog a bath 😊 Take a walk and look for signs of spring.😊 Find worms for the garden 😊 Go fishing😊 Make a Fairy Garden (check out Pinterest for ideas) 😊 Make a bird feeder (check out Pinterest for ideas)

Math Stories:You will need small objects (pennies, cereal, M&M’s, buttons) for child to count and a “Math Mat” for them to use as a work space.

1. Place 5 on your math mat, how many more do you need to make 13?2. Place 8 on your mat, if you add 4 more how many will you have? Did you add or take away?3. Put 3 more than 6 on your mat, how many do you have? What did your brain tell you to do to figure

this out?4. If you have 9 on you mat and you give 3 to your friend how many will you have left?5. “ Place 6 on your mat, how many more do you need to make 9? What about 11? Explain how you

figured this out.6. If you have 8 on your mat and your mom asks you to share “half” with your cousin how many will each

of you have? How did you get that answer?7. If you have 3 on your mat how many more do you need to make 10? How did you get that answer?8. If you have 7 on your mat and I want you to have 13 how many more do you need to have? What did

you do to get that answer?9. If you have 7 on your mat and you eat “some” leaving you with 3 how many did you eat? (this might

be difficult for some). Explain how you got your answer10. If you have 10 on your math mat and you give “some” away and now you have 4 how many did

you give away? How did you figure this out?

11. If you have 5 on your mat and you want 12 how many do you need to add? How do you know? Explain what you did.

12. If you have 8 on your math mat and you want to have 13 how many more do you need? How did you get that answer?

13. If you have 12 and you need to “share” (equally) with your friend how many will each of you have? How did you get that? What if another friend comes over? How many will each of you get? How did you get that answer?

14. If you have 13 and someone ate 3 how many would you have left? How did you get that answer?

Other Activities to try:

Homemade SlimeIngredients:

1/4 cup instant pudding mix 1 cup corn starch 1/3 cup warm water

Add instant pudding mix and half of your cornstarch to a mixing bowl. Add 1/3 cup water and stir until slime begins to form ( it wil l be

pretty sticky at this point) Slowly add the rest of your cornstarch, stirring as you go. When slime thickens and is hard to stir with a spoon, finish kneading by hand.Making slime isn’t an exact science, and sometimes I need to add a bit more water if the slime is dry, or a bit more corn starch if it is sticky (sometimes you need to keep working on it until you have the perfect consistency ) It usually takes us about 3-5 minutes to get just the right slime texture.Keep in mind that this edible pudding slime won’t behave exactly like stretchy glue/borax slime, as they have different properties and react differently. However, I feel that the safety aspect of an edible slime is well worth the trade, especially with younger children .

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Parents PLEASE feel free to share any cool ideas or fun activities you are doing. We are all in this together and can learn from each other.