SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
This Week’s Motivational Video: “What I Am” - Sesame Street & Will.i.am
Morning Positive Affirmations Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud_eeFkzH4w
Word of the Week: UNIQUE (Click word for definition.)
Watch “What Makes You Special” video
MATH
Numbers of the Week: 8, 9, 89
PreK-K:
Review the value of numerals 8 and 9. Click the numerals a video on each.
Write the numerals of the week (8 and 9). Draw a picture to show HOW MUCH each numeral is worth. (Example: 2** 7 $$$$$$$)
K-1st:
Solve the following:
4+4=
4+5=
2+6=
3+6=
1+8=
2+7=
REVIEW & CONTINUED PRACTICE: Click here for and addition and here for subtraction worksheet. (Use homemade counters, like cereal or toys to help add and subtract. Start with simple addition worksheets and move on to the more complex worksheets. It’s okay if you don’t finish them all this week!!)
2nd - 3rd:
Find as many ways as possible to make the number 89. (Example 89: 10 x 9 -1 or 90-1 or 80 +9).
Review multiplication facts. Click the number for multiplication fact review: 8’s and 9’s. (Additional skip counting video for 8’s and 9’s.)
Write out multiplication facts for 8’s and 9’s
REVIEW/CONTINUED PRACTICE:
Math bingo (multiplication): https://www.abcya.com/games/math_bingo
LANGUAGE & READING
Letters of the Week: Ll, Nn, Ww (Click each letter for a video.)
PreK-K: Find items around your home, in a book, or outside that begin or end with one of the letters of the week.
1st: Find three items that begin with each of the letters of the week. Use them in a sentence. (Example: Ll is for lamp. Turn on the lamp.)
2nd - 3rd: Find three items that begin with each letter of the week. List three adjectives (describing words) for each item. Use one pair of words in a sentence. (Example: L is for light. My three adjectives are bright lamp, dim light, mysterious light. My sentences is: He was trying to find out where the mysterious light was coming from. ;)
Vowel of the Week: “Short o” (Click here for “short o” song.”)
PreK-1st: “Short o” (Click here for short vowel song.) (Click here for blending “short o” video). Draw and label a picture of 3 things that begin with the short o sound.
2nd - 3rd: Write 3 sentences that contain a word that contains the short o. (Example: Jan has a pet frog.)
Syllables: Review the syllable videos: Identifying Syllables: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S7DY2lgJlU; Months of the Year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSl-SbVz2oA
How many syllables are in each your family members' names? (Clap out the sounds if it helps.)
Reading Focus: CHARACTER TRAITS
Watch lesson on characters. Click here for video.
Watch lesson on describing characters. Click here for video.
2nd - 3rd grade: Review the list of character traits and a practice activity. Click here for free list on. (*Parents see note on resource list for more information about the source. #)
Book of the Week: Elmer by David McKee (Click the title to hear the story.)
Draw and label the CHARACTERS in the story.
Draw a picture of Elmer. Around the picture, list some character traits about Elmer.
Write one to three sentences explaining what makes Elmer unique. (Sample sentence: I know Elmer is unique because…”)
More Practice: Listen/Read the following stories. Identify the main character. Identify his/her character traits. Explain what makes him/her unique.
Odd Velvet by Mary E. Whitcomb
This Week’s Writing Focus: Descriptive Writing/Using Adjectives (Describing Words)
Watch adjective video:
Write an adjective that describes each word below.
rock
book
boy
girl
pizza
cookie
car
bus
movie
story
sink
Click here for free adjective worksheets for more practice.
For review a from last week, click on each word to watch videos: Sentence video, Punctuation, Capitalization, and Quotation Marks.
Writing Assignments:
PreK-K: Draw a picture of yourself. Add details to your picture that give more information about yourself (hair style, favorite outfit, eye color, etc.) Around the picture of yourself, draw things you like or show things you like to do.
1st - 3rd:
Draw
Draw a detailed picture of yourself. Add details to your picture that give more information about yourself (hair style, favorite outfit, eye color, etc.)
Draw yourself doing something you are enjoy doing.
Draw yourself in your favorite place to go.
Draw five of your favorite things (can be food, toys, books, etc.)
Write SEVEN OR MORE SENTENCES about yourself. Include at least one thing that makes you unique. Start your writing off by introducing yourself. Include 5 ADJECTIVES (describing words) in your writing. They don’t all have to be in the same sentences. Some sample sentence starters that you can include in your writing are:
My name is ______________.
I am ___ years old.
I have ____ brothers and ____sisters.
I like…
I like to…
I do not like…
I sometimes worry about…
I feel sad when…
I feel happy when…
I am good at…
One day, I would like to…
I am unique because…
BREAK ACTIVITIES
Brain Break: Check out these Hidden Picture Activities
Movement Break:
ART
This Week’s Art Project: Making Elmer
How to Draw an elephant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYCh0lre-Cw
SHARE YOUR WORK WITH THE CLASS!
Parents: I’d love to celebrate your child’s hard work! Feel free to share pictures of their hard work. Tag me @piecesofajm #communityclassroomw/ZoraBea I’ll pick one or two to post and celebrate!
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Online Teaching Resources for Teachers and Families/ Common Sense Media: http://wideopenschool.org
Online Preschool by the Atlanta Speech School: https://www.coxcampus.org/onlinepreschool/
Atlanta Speech School Resources for children (birth to 5 years of age): www.coxcampus.org/talkreadplay
TeachersPayTeachers: (Downloadable/Printable resources) This is a great source for worksheets, lesson plans, center ideas, and more. Some items are free.
Common Core Standards (41 of the 50 states use these) The standards are a good baseline for what your child should learn in each subject and in each grade.
Reading A to Z - not free, but 14 day free trial (This allows you to access books on your child’s reading level as well as have access to corresponding comprehension/recall questions for each story.) https://www.readinga-z.com/
Reading Response Worksheets (Click the links and download FREE reading response forms):
SLAM - Reading response: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/SLAM-Response-Guided-Reading-Response-163519
Fiction Reading Response Sheets: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Responses-153661
PreK/K Reading Response Sheets: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Response-Worksheet-Free-2266573
Reading Response Choice Boards: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Reading-Response-Choice-Boards-3216841
Sight word worksheets, games, and videos: https://www.education.com/resources/first-grade/sight-words/