Good Morning Kindergarten,
We are going to work on some math today. We are going to write some addition number stories. Remember that add, plus, and +, mean we are putting numbers together to get a bigger number.
This, = , is called the equals sign. Here are two addition number stories.
I had 5 monster trucks. I got 3 more monster trucks. How many do I have in all? 8.
Matthew made 4 cakes.
Nate made 3 cakes.
How many cakes in all? 7
4 + 3 = 7
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Good morning kindergarten. For the last few weeks, you have been
learning how to make different things and how to write a how to or procedural
story. Today I am going to show you how to make playdough. Remember to pay
close attention to the steps so we can write them down together later.
My making playdough videos are split into two parts.
After we have cleaned up the kitchen it is time to talk
about how to write about making playdough. Watch this video to see how I wrote
about making playdough.
For today’s activity try writing another how to story
teaching us how to make or do something that you know how to do. Think about 3-4
steps that are needed to complete the activity and draw and write the
instructions so someone else could follow them. I look forward to seeing your
how to stories today.
Good Morning Kindergarten! Today’s author study is one I always
save until the end of the school year, Eric Carle. Many of you have read his
stories before, but did you know he has a unique method for making his
illustrations? Here are some of his most famous stories, one even read by the
author himself!
When Eric Carle makes his illustrations, he first paints pieces
of paper with different colors and patterns. Then he lets them dry and cuts them
up to make a collage. Check out this video about how you could paint or color
your own Eric Carle paper: https://youtu.be/huGGpLYitTQ
This video is very long, but even the first 5 minutes of it
are worth watching. It is an interview with Eric Carle where he shows how he
makes pictures and books and why he decided to be an author or picture writer. https://youtu.be/0wXWLaVX8Mw
There is no assignment to turn in to your teacher today, but
if you would like to make your own Eric Carle collage pictures we would love to
see them. Enjoy the weekend!
Here's a cute song from Mrs. Kibbey https://youtu.be/1EQeYA5Qbic
Good Morning Kindergarten! Today I want to focus on a couple
of tricky sight words that we should be practicing as much as possible to make
us better readers. As a quick reminder to our parents, when we practice sight
words, we do not sound out the word saying each letter sound. Instead we should
be able to shout it out in less than 5 seconds. If we don’t know what it is, it
is better to just tell us instead of asking us to figure it out.
Our focus words today are said, are, and here. First
watch these videos to help you practice the sight words.
Now let’s see if you remember those words. Watch this video
and shout out the sight words as I write them. I’m going to mix in a few others
that you should know too.
For today’s activity, I would like you to practice writing
the sight words 3 times on a piece of paper and reading them back to a parent
or sibling. If this is too easy because you already know these words, I would like
you to write me sentences with each word in it. For example, “There are 3
ducks in the pond”
Here are some other sight word practice videos to help you remember
more words.
Challenge! For all those students who already know all of
the sight words that we sent home to practice, I would like you to learn this
new list of words using flashcards or videos like the ones I showed you.
Remember on Monday how we measured using LEGO minifigs and crayons. Today we are going to choose one measuring tool and compare the length of some toys.
So my LEGO A-wing is 10 pennies long. My LEGO Snowspeeder is 8 pennies long. The A-wing is longer than the Snowspeeder. The Snowspeeder is shorter than the A-Wing.
Here are Jessie and Woody from Toy Story. Which one is longer? I am going to use LEGO to measure. All my Legos are the same size.
Jessie is 5 Legos long.
Woody is 6 Legos long.
Woody is longer than Jessie.
Assignment: Compare the length of 2 toys using a nonstandard measure (pennies, paper clips, lego etc.) Draw a picture of your work. Write the length of each. Write which one was longer. Send a picture to your teacher on Remind.
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Spend 15 minutes doing math online - IXL, Starfall, etc.
Happy May the 4th be with you day! So as you all know, Mrs. W. is a BIG Star Wars fan. Today is May 4th, it is Star Wars day because when you say May 4th, it's sounds like the famous line from Star Wars, "May the force be with you." Anyway, to celebrate Star Wars day I want to do a lesson with on nonstandard measure using Star Wars LEGO.
So I chose to use minifigs as my nonstandard measure. It took 11 minifigs to measure the Millenium Falcon. When you choose something to measure with, they all have to be the same size. Also, it is important the you start at one end of the item you are measuring and that you measure all the way to the other end. Make sure there are no spaces between your measuring tools.
The next nonstandard measure I am going to use are crayons. Which is longer the crayon or the minifig? I bet you noticed the crayon is longer. Do you think I will need more crayons than minifigs to measure? Let's see!
So the Millenium Falcon is 11 minifigs long. It is 5 crayons long. The crayons are longer so you don't need as many of them to go across the Falcon.
Pick a toy to measure. You are going to measure it twice, using two different nonstandard measures. Draw a picture and tell how long your toy is.
Send your work to your teacher on Remind! May the 4th be with you!!!
Good morning, kindergarten! Today we’re going to practice more how-to writing. Last week Mrs. W. showed you how to make a pizza, and some of you even got to make your own pizzas, or made other delicious snacks in your kitchens. The teachers loved seeing your writing last week!
Today I’m going to teach you to make something you can play with. I’m going to show you how to make homemade playdough. Then, I’m going to write about how to make playdough. I want you to pay close attention to some special words that I use when making the playdough and writing about it. These words, like first, next, then, and last, are called transitional words or time-order words, and they help learners and readers know the order in which to do things. Are you ready to make some playdough?
Directions for Making Playdough
You will need:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup salt
3/4 cup of water minus 3 tablespoons
3 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 tablespoon cooking oil
1 packet Kool-Aid (optional for fragrance and coloring)
Measure the water and lemon juice into a heatproof, microwavable 2-cup measuring cup and heat in the microwave until just boiling, about three minutes. When you remove it, mix in the Kool-Aid (if using)
Mix together the flour and salt.
Slowly pour the liquid into the flour and salt mixture, and stir with a large spoon until it just begins to form a dough.
Drizzle the tablespoon of cooking oil over the dough and stir again until it forms a ball. At this point, you may want to knead the dough with your hands.
Allow the dough to cool on aluminum foil, parchment paper, or wax paper.
Now that I’ve made my playdough, I have written the steps to teach someone else to make it. The purpose of how-to-writing is to teach someone to do something. One way to teach someone to do something is to show them, like in the video you just saw. But you can also teach someone how to do something by writing down the steps and illustrating them. At the top, I wrote the title: “How to Make Playdough” so my readers know what I’m going to teach them to do. Then, you can see that I divided my paper into four boxes because I have four steps.
This first box explains what I need. I wrote “First, gather all materials.” Did you notice that I used the word “first?” Then, in my illustration, I drew pictures and wrote labels for all the different things you need to make playdough: flour, salt, water, lemon juice, and oil. I also drew a bowl, a measuring cup and a spoon because I needed those things, too.
In this next box, I wrote, “Next, heat up the water and lemon juice in the microwave.” I drew a picture of the measuring cup in the microwave, and on the microwave I wrote three minutes, because that’s about how long I needed to keep the water in there.
The third box says, “Then, slowly pour the hot water into the flour and salt. Stir everything together.”
This final box says, “Last, add the oil, mix together, and let cool.”
On my paper here, I wrote out all the steps that I showed you in the video of how to make playdough.
Today, I want you to show or teach someone in your house how to do something, and then I want you to write the down the steps, just like I did. You can try cooking something, but you can also show someone how to wash hands, brush your teeth, play a game, or anything else that you’re good at. Try to include some labels in your pictures. Make sure to send your writing to your teacher. We can’t wait to see everyone’s hard work! Don’t forget to work on your activity calendar and practice Raz-Kids and math online today!
