Kindergarten at Home

Week 5 - ​(May 4 - May 8)

Music activities with Mrs. Dixon:​ ​https://musicwithmrsdixon.weebly.com/

 Reading / Writing Math Theme

Mrs. Campbell reads ● Practice singing the PLANTS

Oh The Things My numbers to 100 rap ● Watch the video
Mom Will Do and print your How Does a Seed Become a
numbers to 20 daily Plant
Oh The Things My Rap to 100
Mom Will Do ● Complete the worksheet
● Watch the video and following this chart
● Jolly Phonics Songs to find as many​ ​cones ​ ​as (either print and
practice alphabet letters possible in your home - complete or discuss and
and sounds. Practice draw a picture of 3 work through activity
songs and actions daily. cones you find and verbally)
​Jolly Phonics Sounds have your parents help
you label them. ● Plant a seed in a little
● Practice printing your Experiment with your container and watch it
first and last name and cones. Does it roll or grow! What happened to
the numbers 0 - 12 slide? Can you stack it? your seed this week?
What can you do with a Did it germinate
● Listen to three stories cone? (sprout)? Draw a
from ​Storyline Online ● Let's Talk About Solids: picture of what it looks
Cones like now.
● Draw a beautiful,
colourful picture of your ● Review the attributes of ● Learn about a new
mom and print 5 things a cube and a sphere (ie animal this week, using
you love best about her edges, vertices or a book or the internet
corners, faces) (with parent
● Complete a page from permission).Draw a
the Covid 19 Time picture and write words
Capsule ● Make a HopScotch about your animal.You
Time Capsule using sidewalk chalk. can label your drawing
Write the numbers up to or write facts you
● Create a map of your number ten. Play learned.
house. Label each
room.(Hide something in ● Make a rock and twig
● Make you own or fill out flower
your home, mark in with
an X on your map, and this May Calendar ​Blank
have your family try to May Calendar
find your” treasure”.)
● Listen to ​One
● Letter Museum:​: Watermelon Seed​ read
Choose a letter of the by Mrs. Place and do
alphabet. Now find at the ​Salt Writing Activity
least 5 items that begin
with that letter and
arrange them like they ● Bake something with a
were in a museum. family member. Have ● Listen to the story read
Have a family member them help you measure by Mrs. Place. Draw
attend your museum the ingredients. Then your favourite part.
and try to guess the share your delicious If You Plant A Seed
letter. results with the whole
family. Yum!
 Wellness

Choose at least one activity every day

● Do some yoga exercises with your family ​Cosmic Kids Yoga

● Choose a Song from Channels and dance with your family ​GoNoodle: Home
● Make a family “thankful” jar for the week. Find a jar. Write one thing you are thankful
for each day and add them to the jar. At the end of the week, sit down as a family and
read all the things you are thankful for!
● Go for a family bike ride
● Make up a 30 second dance routine. Perform it for your family. Then teach it to them
and have them join you!
● Do an act of kindness for a member of your family!
● Do 5 minutes of stretching and breathing exercises
https://copingskillsforkidsom/deep-breathing-exercises-for-kids
● Gratitude Scavenger Hunt

(​Rene Langen, Mental Health Lead, Bluewater District School Board​)

 Extensions

● Tumble Books- online books

* Login- : forestpark735 password: books ​TumbleBook Library
● Counting by 5’s ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awKlEMyleA
● Counting by 10’s ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYRTtwZGwj8
● Subitizing Rap ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsScVF6Jo6A
● Write a journal entry and record your story by yourself, using the letters you
hear (“invented spelling”)
● Watch Mr. Daly’s Haggerty lesson ​Haggerty with Mr. Daly

Fun Ideas and Activities

● Draw a picture thanking essential service workers

● Make homemade playdough and build the letters and numbers
● Find a recipe and make kinetic sand (moon sand) - Pinterest has many recipes
● Make a pattern with your socks, then match and count how many you have
● Write a card or letter to a friend or family member
● Take a virtual field trip to the zoo ​https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/videos
● Go for a drive, walk or bike ride and see if you can find the alphabet, in order, on car
licence plates
● Choose a fun Science experiment ​https://mysteryscience.com/
● Build a puzzle with your family

As we navigate this new way of learning, NLPS asks that we work together
ensuring the content we share with your child is accurate and to assist in
monitoring their online activity. Together, we can create a safe learning
environment for your child.