Good morning, Kindergarten! Happy Friday! Today is the first day of May, and I have an author study for you. Today you are going to listen to several stories by Laura Numeroff. In each of these fictional books, an animal is given some type of treat, such as a cookie or a donut. When they get that treat, it makes them want something else. That something else makes them want another thing, and that pattern keeps repeating itself until the end of the book. As you listen to these stories, I want you to pay attention to what causes the animals in these stories to want all these different things and activities.
Did you notice that at the end of every story, the animal wanted the same thing he or she wanted at the beginning? I hope you enjoyed these stories. After listening to all of them, now I want you to write your own! Don’t forget to send your teacher a picture of your story. We can’t wait to see all of them! Make sure that you also log into Raz-Kids and IXL or Khan Academy today. Have a great weekend!
Good morning, kindergarten! Today is Thursday, April 30th , and before we begin, I want to remind you that, in addition to doing this lesson, you should be making sure to log into Raz-Kids for at least fifteen minutes today. The kindergarten teachers can’t wait to see all the books you are reading! You should also be practicing math on IXL or Khan Academy.
Today we are going to be practicing subtraction. Many of you have already been practicing addition. With addition, you put numbers together, so your total gets bigger; but when you subtract, you take away, so your total gets smaller. You have less than what you started with. Sometimes, instead of the word subtraction, you might hear the words “minus” or “take away.”
We’re going to practice some subtraction number stories. I’m going to start with four cookies. Now I’m going to take one of these cookies away by eating it. How many cookies do I have left? If we count them, we can see that I have one…two…three cookies. I started with four cookies, took one away, and ended up with three cookies. So, four minus one equals three. (4-1=3)
Now I have six colored pencils. But I don’t need all of them, so I am going to put three of them away. See, I’m taking away one…two…three. Now let’s count the colored pencils that I have left: one, two, three. Remember, I started with six colored pencils, I subtracted, or took away, three of them, and I ended up with three colored pencils. So, six minus three equals three. (6-3=3)
Do you see how I’m using real objects to practice all these story problems? You can do the same thing at your house! Let’s try one more together. Here I have five books. But I don’t need all of them right now, so I’m going to put four of them away. I am subtracting, or taking away, four books. Now I only have one book left. I started with five books, took away four of them, and ended up with one book. Five minus four equals one. (5-4=1)
Remember, when we practice subtraction problems, we always start with the biggest number. That’s our whole. Then, when we subtract, we take some away, which means that we end up with fewer than we started with. Subtraction means to separate, or to take away. Check out this Jack Hartmann video for more fun subtraction stories! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwQKugrFmJQ
We’ve been practicing subtraction problems using real objects. At home today, I want you to make up your own subtraction problems using things around your house. Then, after you have practiced with real objects, I want you to draw a picture of two of your subtraction story problems. It should look something like this. I took a piece of paper and folded it in half. Then, I did one problem on the top and one problem on the bottom. On the top is the story problem I showed you about the cookies. I drew these four circles to show my four cookies, and then I drew an “x” over one of them because I ate one. Now you can see, there is one cookie crossed out and three cookies are not crossed out. At the bottom of my picture, I wrote out the number sentence. 4-1=3.
On this bottom picture, I drew the story problem about books. First, I drew five books because that’s how many books I started with. Then, I crossed out four of the books because I put them away, so I have to take away four books. There is one book left. At the bottom of this picture, I write the number sentence that goes with it: 5-4=1
Now it’s your turn to try on your own. Make sure to send two number story pictures to your teacher. We can’t wait to see all your hard work!
Good Morning Kindergarten! Today you are going to practice reading with Mrs. Montgomery. Don't forget to log into Raz Kids or read some books from your house for about 15 minutes today.
Good Morning Kindergarten! Today we are going to talk about
a very important math concept, comparing numbers. When we compare two numbers
or quantities of things, we say that one has more or is a greater number, that
it has less or is a smaller number, or that they are equal or the same. Take a
look at some of these pictures. Which ones have more? Which ones have less? How
can you tell? Now try this game around your house. Use your toys or other items
to make a collection. Which one has more? How can you tell?
Sometimes people talk about using an alligator to eat the
bigger number. They call it an alligator because the math symbol we use for
greater than and less than looks like an alligator about to eat something. Here is a short video about the alligator eating
the bigger number. Were you able to guess the bigger number before he was? https://youtu.be/xGvrG6049wE
For today’s activity, I would like for you to draw your own
story problem that compares two numbers. For example, I drew 3 apples on one
plate for me and 4 apples on another plate for Mike. Then I wrote Mike has more
apples than me because 4 is greater than 3. I look forward to seeing your
number stories.
Good Morning Kindergarten,
I bet you have spent some time helping your mom or dad in the kitchen these last few weeks! I thought it might be fun to write about something we do all the time - cook. A recipe is a type of writing called "How-to." How-to writing tells the reader how to do something. A recipe tells the reader how to cook something. Today I'm going to show you a video of Matthew and I making a pizza. Then I'm going to show you how to write a "How-to."
After we ate our yummy pizza, I wrote "How to Make a Pizza." The first thing you do in a how-to is to think of your steps in order. I had four steps so I drew four pictures. Then you write down your steps in order. For kindergarten it helps if the sentence you use repeats. I used time order words - first, next, then , last. I also used a repeated part in my sentence, like a pattern book. I used "put on the ______."
Another way to tell about something you know how to do is to draw a picture and write about what you did.
Chooose one of these ways to write about what you have been making at home. Take a picture and send it to your teacher so she can see your great writing!
Good Morning Kindergarten! All week we have been learning
about different types of life cycles. We have looked at frogs, butterflies, and
turtles. So far, all three of these animals are hatched from eggs, but not all
animals hatch from eggs. In fact, there are hundreds of animals that give birth
to live babies just like humans. Mammals are a large group of animals that give
birth to little versions of themselves as babies. Animals like elephants,
horses, lions, tigers, dolphins are all mammals. Let’s learn a little more
about mammals in this video: https://youtu.be/kACaok7DRlM
I could not find a good video about the life cycle of
mammals, but I did find this picture. Take a look at this life cycle model. It
shows that babies are born and their mom feeds them and takes care of them.
Then the babies grow up and mom shows them important skills like how to hunt or
hide. Finally, when the babies are all grown up, they become adults and leave
their moms to start their own families.
There is special kind of mammal called a marsupial.
Marsupials carry their ababies in a pouch until they are big enough to venture
out on their own. Let’s learn a little more about marsupials. https://youtu.be/4s0Ewd3pG4s
Now we are going to listen to the book Does a Kangaroo
Have a Mother Too? By Eric Carle. This
is a pattern book. That means that it has mostly the same words on every page
and only the animal changes. Let’s listen for that pattern in the story.
For today’s activity I would like you to add your own page
to Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother Too? by writing “Does a ___________
have a mother, too? Yes! A ____________ has a mother just like me and you.” You
can pick any animal you want to fill in the blank then draw a picture of that
animal and its mother. I look forward to seeing what animal you will add to the
book!
Spend 15 minutes doing math online - IXL, Starfall, Khan Academy etc.
Good Morning Kindergarten! Today we are going to learn about
another animal’s life cycle, sea turtles! Sea turtles are similar to the kinds
of turtles we see in lakes and ponds around us, but they live in the ocean and
travel many miles throughout their life. One of the coolest things about sea
turtles is that the temperature of the sand they are laid in determines if they
are going to be boys or girls. That means the whole nest is either all sisters
or all brothers. Here is a video about sea turtles. https://youtu.be/5Rmv3nliwCs
Sea turtles have a life cycle just like all other animals.
They begin as tiny eggs buried in the sand and then grow up to be as big as
2000 pounds. Here is a short video explaining the sea turtles’ life cycle: https://youtu.be/7RLcUWu_QfA
Unfortunately, many sea turtles are endangered because of
the people who live around them. Endangered means that there are not very many
of them left and if people don’t do something, they could go extinct. Here is a
video about some turtles at the turtle hospital. https://youtu.be/aSPppmnTrWE
Now let’s listen to a story about sea turtles called One
Tiny Turtle. This is a non-fiction story that sounds more like a fiction
story. See if you can identify the facts the author weaves into the story. https://youtu.be/hTinkBluIJQ
We have just learned so much about sea turtles! For today’s
activity I would like for you to draw and write about one way that you could
help the sea turtles so they are not endangered anymore. Use your imagination, your
solution could even be something that is not invented yet! Make sure to send a
picture to your teacher so they can see all your hard work.
When you get there, click login then click "I am a student" and put in the password starkind3273
Click the video link.
Click the "read and listen" tab under the issue There is a button at the top that says "read aloud," it will read each page, you will still have to use the arrow on the right to turn pages.
Close out the presentation view on the top tab. Go back to the main page, "Don't be a Litterbug!" Click on the game, "Clean the Park."
Wow! Some ways we learned to help the Earth are pick up trash, recycle, plant a tree, clean up our yards and parks, turn the lights off, and use reusable grocery bags. How will you help take care of the Earth? Draw a picture and write how you will help the Earth. Send the picture to your teacher in the Remind app. You can use this sentence stem, if you like.
I can help the Earth by _________________________________________________.
Good morning, Kindergarten! Today is Tuesday, April 21 st . Before we start today’s lesson, I want to remind everyone that sometime today you should be practicing reading on Raz-Kids, your math on either IXL or Khan Academy, depending on whose class you are in, and working on writing. You should be doing each of these things for approximately twenty minutes. Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Witoslawski, and I are excited to see all of your hard work!
Today we’re going to be learning about the life cycle of a butterfly. We’re going to start by listening to a read aloud of the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. This is a fiction book about a caterpillar who is super hungry so he eats and eats and eats. Then, at the end of the book, something amazing happens. Let’s listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btFCtMhF3iI
By the end of the book, the very hungry caterpillar wasn’t a caterpillar anymore; he was a beautiful butterfly! But, in order for him to become a butterfly, he had to go through a special process called metamorphosis. Metamorphosis is a fancy way of saying that the caterpillar changed form. He looked different when he was a caterpillar than when he was a butterfly. Yesterday you learned about frogs, and frogs go through metamorphosis, too. A tadpole looks different than an adult frog. Animals that go through metamorphosis begin their lives looking one way, but end their lives looking very different.
(If you are having difficulty accessing this Scholastic video, make sure you use the password starkind3273)
Did you notice that all butterflies start out as eggs? That’s the first part of the life cycle. Then the egg hatches, and out comes a caterpillar. That’s the second stage. The caterpillar starts out really small, but it eats and eats, and then it gets bigger. Unlike the caterpillar in the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, real caterpillars only eat plants, mostly leaves. When the caterpillar gets big enough, it molts, which is a fancy way of saying that it sheds its skin, and then it turns into a chrysalis, or a pupa. That’s the part where it is in the cocoon and hanging upside down from a plant. Inside that chrysalis, the caterpillar’s body is changing, and it is becoming a butterfly!
So, the butterfly’s life cycle has four parts: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and butterfly. Let’s do that together, ready? Egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly. Check out this fun song to help you remember those stages! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rvGUevGxDk
A cycle is something that happens over and over again. For a butterfly, it starts out as an egg, and out hatches a caterpillar. The caterpillar becomes a chrysalis, and out comes a butterfly. Then, that butterfly lays an egg, and everything happens all over again. Use this link to practice putting the stages of a butterfly’s life cycle in order: https://letsfindout.scholastic.com/issues/2019-20/040320.html
For today’s lesson, I want you to draw and label the life cycle of a butterfly. I know that the words for the different stages can be tricky, so I put them at the bottom of this post to help you. Don’t forget to send a picture of your work to your classroom teacher! I am also attaching the link to a website that shows you pictures of all different types of butterflies. Check it out, and I can’t wait to see everyone’s work! https://www.kidsbutterfly.org/photos
Spend 15 minutes doing math online - IXL, Starfall, etc.
This week will will learn about life cycles. Today we are going to learn a bit about frogs from our "Let's Find Out" magazine from Scholastic. Here is a video on how to login.
When you get there, click login then click "I am a student" and put in the password starkind3273 Click the video link.
Click the "read and listen" tab under the issue There is a button at the top that says "read aloud," it will read each page, you will still have to use the arrow on the right to turn pages. On the back page you will use the graph to answer the question. You can click on the pictures to answer.
Close out the presentation view on the top tab. Go back to the main page, "A Frog Grows Up." Click on the game, "What's the Order.?" Put the frog life cycle in order and match the label with the pictures.
Good Morning Kindergarten! Today we are going to focus a bit
more on the fiction side of space. So far you have learned lots of wonderful
true information about space and the planets and stars that are in it. Today we
are going to learn some about aliens! So far aliens are just pretend.
Scientists wonder if there might be other creatures living way out in our
galaxy, but they have not found any evidence that they exist yet. Here are a
few videos about whether or not scientists think aliens exist: https://youtu.be/PpWP7GGjJ6k
Since all of the aliens we are used to thinking about come
from our imagination, we are going to be reading some fiction books today about
aliens. The first book is Aliens Love Underpants, listen for the rhyming
words while we listen to this story and pay close attention to the pictures,
they have lots of hidden little details. https://youtu.be/HmYqb4mJO7Y
Our next story is a fractured fairytale. That means it is a
different version of a familiar story. Can you figure out which story this one
sounds like? The book is called The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad
Robot. https://youtu.be/5-FJVYaxuRg
If you said The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf,
you are right! This story sounds a lot like the three little pigs, but the
author changed the setting, that’s where the story takes place, to outer space.
Today for your activity I would like for you to create your own alien from your
imagination. You can draw it any color or shape or design you want! When you
are done drawing your alien label it’s parts like the diagrams we have done of
animals and write two sentences about what your alien can do. I look forward to
seeing what you create!
Hi Kindergarten,
This week we have been learning about the solar system. You've learned about the planets, the moon, and the stars. Today I thought it would be nice learn a bit about our own planet, Earth.
Click the link for the Brainpop Jr. video.
Wow! I hope you learned something new about our planet, Earth! I learned about the different types of environments and water on Earth. I wrote about one of my favorite places on Earth, the forest.
I like the ________________________ because_____________________________________.
I can't wait to see your favorite places on our planet, Earth! Send pictures in Remind.
Good morning, kindergarten! Today is Wednesday, April 15th, and we’re going to continue learning about space. You have already learned that our solar system has the moon and different planets. Today we’re going to learn about something else in the sky: the sun and stars. Did you know that the sun is a star?! I want you to think about what you already know about the sun. Then, when you’re ready, click on this first link to watch a video that will give you a little bit of information about the super special star we know as our sun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQSECrMIygg
The sun is so important. Without it, nothing on Earth could survive. This book that you’re going to listen to is all about how important the sun is, and it’s narrated by the sun. That means that the sun is who tells the story. Of course, we know the sun can’t really talk, and there are some silly parts in this book, but it also shares lots of true and interesting facts about our most important star.
We know that the sun is our closest star and it is the most important star for life on Earth, but there are hundreds of billions of other stars in the galaxy. Sometimes people see pictures in stars, kind of like connect the dots. These pictures are called constellations. Check out this next video all about stars: https://youtu.be/ZrS3Ye8p61Y
For today’s activity, I want you to draw a picture and write one or two new facts that you learned about the sun or the stars. What did you think was interesting, or what surprised you? I thought it was interesting that the middle of the sun moves faster than the top and the bottom. I used to think that all of the sun moved at the same speed. Don’t forget to send a picture of your work to your teacher!
I am also including directions for an art activity so you can make sun paper. This is not required, but if you have foam shaving cream, food coloring, and help from a parent, it looks like a fun project! I would love to see the completed paper if anyone does it!
Good morning kindergarten! Today is Tuesday, April 14th , and we’re going to continue learning about space. Yesterday you learned a little bit about our moon and the solar system. Today we’re going to learn about the people who go into space. People who travel to and work in space are called astronauts, and they have many very important jobs. Watch this video to learn about what astronauts do and how to become an astronaut.: https://youtu.be/jhD8GFwy734
Did you know that most astronauts are scientists?! It takes a lot of hard work to become an astronaut, but it looks very fun and exciting. This next video is a read aloud of a book called If I was an Astronaut. It’s especially neat because the book shows all different things that astronauts do and it’s read by a real astronaut while she’s in space. While she’s reading the book, the astronaut in the video shares some of her own experiences in the space station. She even reads part of the book while she’s floating upside down! https://youtu.be/9wV8yw7iV8w
Wasn’t that neat? Someday maybe some of you will become astronauts and be able to read books in space; but, for now, you can pretend to be one while you listen to this song all about traveling through space. The song lyrics even talk about the moon and planets that you learned yesterday! https://youtu.be/SAHy_2IFFGA
For today’s activity, I want you to draw a picture of yourself as an astronaut and write about what you would do in space. Use the sentence stem If I was an astronaut, I would______________________. You can choose something astronauts do that is helpful and important, like fixing the space station or doing science experiments, or you can choose to draw or write about something funny or silly astronauts do in space, like sleeping upside down or eating different kinds of food. Mine shows me reading a book upside down because I love to read and I think that sounds like an interesting experience. Make sure to take a picture of your work and send it to your teacher!
Dear Kindergarten Second Step students and parents,
I hope you are doing well, staying safe and staying home. This week your child(ren) will complete the first Second Step Passport, which can be printed and/or responses can be written on a separate piece of paper if you are unable to print. Please keep in mind that Second Step Lessons are only provided to kindergarten students once a week. Therefore, you can choose the day of the week that works best for your child(ren) to complete the lesson.
For the week of April 13-17, students should only complete the first passport (see first link below) which covers, Being Kind, Following Directions, Being Assertive, and Identifying Your Own Feelings. Your child(ren) should try to write their own response, but they can also draw a picture or you can write their response for them.
Good Morning Kindergarten! I hope you enjoyed your Spring
Break! When I talked to my class last Friday, I asked them what they wanted to
learn about. Lots of my friends asked to learn more about space, so this whole
week we are going to be exploring our solar system in space. Today we are going
to start with an overview of our solar system. Check out this video all about
our solar system: https://youtu.be/w36yxLgwUOc
This fun video is very long, but the song is cute. You can
honestly listen to just the first minute or two instead of the whole thing: https://youtu.be/Vb2ZXRh74WU
Now we are going to read the book Me and My Place in Space.
This book is written by the same author as Me on the Map which we read
earlier. https://youtu.be/d6othEERKKU
For today’s activity, draw me a picture of our solar system
and label the planets. Here is a picture of our solar system to help you. Mrs.
W created a lesson all about our moon, check it out.
Good Morning Kindergarten,
I hope you had a nice time with your families this week! I hope you got to see some signs of spring while you were home. Here are some of the flowers that grew by my house. These are the same plants I showed you a couple of weeks ago when I first went out looking for signs of spring.
This week we are going to learn about the Earth and space. We are going to listen to two stories about the moon Follow this link to Scholastic's Learn at Home website. https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Click on Prek -K
Scroll down to day 4 Earth and Space - The Moon Click on Take me there. Click "Watch the Story." to see the video of the story. The first story is fiction. It is a funny story about how a young bear has a misunderstanding. Let's see what happens when he tries to talk to the moon.
Click "Read the book" to hear the nonfiction book. You can click "read along" in the blue box above the book to have it read aloud.
Check your knowledge of fact and fiction by Clicking "Fact or Fiction" on the left side of the page. Remember, a fiction story is a make-believe story. Stories that have talking animals or animals that act like people are fiction stories. Non-fiction books have facts in them. Facts are true things about a topic.
Another thing we do when we read stories is called sequencing. When you sequence a story, you put the events in order. See if you can tell what events happened first, next, and last. Click "Which came first?"
There is a nice video about the night sky on the week 1 Scholastic page. Scroll down to day 4 and click on the video link, "What's in the Night Sky?"
Enjoy!
See you tomorrow,
💜,
Mrs. W.
Good Morning. Today we are going to do another author study
by listening to Andrea Beaty’s stories about some amazing children. While you
are listening, see if you can here the rhyming words in the story.
I hope you enjoyed these inspiring stories. You can draw
what you want to be when you grow up if you like, but there is no need to send
me anything today. Since next week is Spring Break there will be no lessons
posted or messages from the kindergarten team all week. Enjoy spending time
with your family and relax together. We will be back on Monday April 13th
with some updates on what is coming next.
Good Morning Kindergarten! Since we talked about 2D or flat
shapes yesterday while doing our Picasso drawings, I decided we should review
3D or solid shapes today. Here are a couple quick videos to review what we already
learned about 3D shapes.
Now let’s take a look at whether each shape can be stacked,
slid, or rolled. These are important features of 3D shapes, especially if you
are building with them.
Now you can go on a 3D shape scavenger hunt around your
house. How many 3D shapes can you find? For example, what shape is the refrigerator?
What else can you find? When you are done looking for 3D shapes around your house
draw one of the objects you found and label it with what shape it is.
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Good Morning Kindergarten,
Today we are going to read about baby animals. We will compare fiction and nonfiction books.
Click on Prek -K
Scroll down to day 3 Life Cycles - Animal Babies Click on Take me there. Click "Watch the Story." to see the video of the story. Listen for rhyming words in this sweet story about a llama looking for his mama.
Click "Read the book" to hear the nonfiction book. You can click "read along" in the blue box above the book to have it read aloud.
Check your knowledge of fact and fiction by Clicking "Fact or Fiction" on the left side of the page. Remember, a fiction story is a make-believe story. Stories that have talking animals or animals that act like people are fiction stories. Non-fiction books have facts in them. Facts are true things about a topic.
Another thing we do when we read stories is called sequencing. When you sequence a story, you put the events in order. See if you can tell what events happened first, next, and last. Click "Which came first?"
If you would like to watch a cute video about baby animals go back to the main page and click the video "Taking Care of Baby."
Have a great day!
💙, Mrs. W.
