At Home Learning Packet April 2-9 Table of Contents

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At Home Learning Packet April 2-9

Table of Contents

Parent letter explaining at home learning expectations ELA ? Reading Activities Math Activities Word Work and Writing Activities Optional Enrichment Activities for those who want more ideas Resources for Reading, Math, Word Work and Writing Activities Optional ? Additional papers for writing (only print if you need these)

2 - 3 4 5 6 7

8-14 15-25

Please note: If you are printing at home, you can print in black & white. You also might want to look through the packet before printing. The last 10 pages are not required.

Kindergarten Remote Learning for Families

Your family's health is of the utmost importance to us at this time. We also realize social-emotional development is crucial at this age level, but especially during this time of crisis. Young children are resilient and take their social-emotional cues from the adults around them. Providing information and explanations to our young children in an age-appropriate way will help ease some of their uncertainty. Ensuring our children are supported emotionally during this time of uncertainty is the foundation of any instruction we may provide.

Overall Goals of Remote Learning for Kindergarten:

Based on recommendations from the Illinois State Board of Education and guidelines from our district, we have established a plan for remote learning. We have put together this letter outlining our goals and letting you know what to expect as we move forward.

Kindergarten staff will plan and support 45 minutes of learning each day that targets reading, writing and math, with the emphasis on play-based family learning experiences, not on the mastery of a finite list of skills.

Teachers will...

Parent/Caregiver/ Family Suggestions for supporting learners...

? Make remote learning activities available in a timely manner. ? Be available at scheduled times to answer student/caregiver questions. ? Communicate regularly with students. ? Provide a range of meaningful learning opportunities that meet the needs of all learners during the period of closure. ? Provide regular feedback to students.

? Review work assigned to the student. ? Reserve a space for students to complete remote learning work. ? Encourage students to get enough sleep. ? Set sensible time limits for technology use. ? Talk to students about their work every day. ? Help students establish and follow regular daily routines. ? Create meaningful, family interactions.

The format of activities will be similar to our initial remote learning packet. As we move through the upcoming weeks, you will notice that much like the classroom, we try to make things routine and familiar. We hope that you are able to use these activities to develop a consistent flow of the day that fits into your family routine.

Student work will not be graded or have due dates, however we will do our best to give you feedback and support the learning your child engages in. Please let your classroom teacher know if you need any help or have questions as they come up.

You will also find a list of enrichment activities. These activities are not mandatory, but can be used to add to your learning experiences and activities at home.

Supplies & Paper Copies of Learning Materials

If you are in need of supplies at home to complete classroom activities, please let your classroom teacher know.

If you need printed copies of student work, the methods for pick up are the same. Mr. Martin will send out a whole school email with pick up times. This will be similar to the format parents picked up packets for the Act of God days.

Office Hours-

These are the times in which we will solely be devoted to answering emails, questions, etc. You are welcome to email at ANYTIME but this is what we are designating for communication. We will respond by the following school day within our office hour times (Your teacher will communicate with you their 2 hour time slot)

Morning Message-

As a Kindergarten team we value the importance of a Morning Message being sent out each school day. This Morning Message time is not part of the 45 minute academic time but we feel it is crucial. It is a way to touch base, check-in, and say hello. Teachers can stay connected to students and students can stay connected to their teacher. It allows everyone a sense of community while encouraging students and families to share about their lives.

Web-based Interactions-

We will not be adding any new ways of communication but rather use what has been in place for your classroom so far this year. We will be supporting learning through a variety of platforms including email, skyward, google (or Remind, if your teacher has been using this already).

We will NOT be holding interactive, web based morning meetings at the Kindergarten level. Instead, we are committed to a daily touch point through a morning message.

*Some information in this document is provided by the Illinois Board of Education Recommendation

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ELA at Home #1: APRIL 2-9

Learning Targets: I can ask and answer questions after I listen to or read literature.

Reading

During your child's 20 minutes of reading each day they can choose to:

Read to self Read to someone Listen to Reading

Choose any favorite books from home or use our books links below. Rereading loved stories is always encouraged.

Let's Talk About Books

Fiction (stories)

Nonfiction (informational)

Discuss the characters in the story. How were they alike or different to other characters you know from books? Did they change during the story?

Where did the story take place?

What happened in the story? Was there a problem and a solution?

What did you learn from this book? Anything else?

Why did the author write

this book?

Poetry Poem is on page 14.

Book Links

Song Links

One Seed by Laurie Berkner

Tops and Bottoms -

How a Seed Grows -





April by Jack Hartman



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MATH at Home #1: APRIL 2-9

Learning Target: Knows number names and counting sequence.

THURSDAY APRIL 2

FRIDAY APRIL 3

MONDAY APRIL 6

TUESDAY APRIL 7

WEDNESDAY APRIL 8

THURSDAY APRIL 9

Using the 100 chart close your eyes and touch a number. Count forward from that number to 100. You can do this over and over with different numbers counting to 100.

Resource page 8

Practice writing your numbers on the April writing grid. How far can you go without using the 100 grid as a model? Now you can finish up your

numbers to 100 using the grid. Resource page 8 & 9

Read 10 Black Dots by Donald Crews. Get 10 pennies and see what you can create with 10 pennies.

Click the image to hear the story.

Try it each day and try to get further than the last time.

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Listen to this number song and move and count to 100.

Pick your favorite Math activity and do it again.

Click the image to sing

along!

OR

Play a board game with your family.

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Have an adult write numbers 0-20 on paper and put inside plastic eggs and hide them around the house or in the yard. Have your child

find them and then put the numbers in order. If you don't have plastic eggs you can write your numbers on paper and they can find them and put the number order.

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