Kindergarten at Home

Week 8 - ​(May 25 - May 29)

 Music activities with Mrs. Dixon:​ ​https://musicwithmrsdixon.weebly.com/
Reading / Writing Math Science / Social Studies

Mrs. Campbell reads ● Practice singing the

Bye Bye Butterfly
Bye Bye Butterfly
● Jolly Phonics Songs to
practice alphabet letters
and sounds. Practice ● Make a ten frame. It can
songs and actions daily.
​Jolly Phonics Sounds
● Sign-in each day: Print
your name (first and
last) and the weather.
● Use items from nature to
make each letter of the
alphabet. Sticks, stones,
flowers, branches….
could all be used to
make your letters!
● Count how many doors
● Listen to three stories
from ​Storyline Online
and discuss the”
setting”. The setting is
where and when the
story takes place. ● Throw a paper airplane
● Write the numbers 1-5
on a post it note. Go and
find an item in your
home with the number
of syllables on each post
it note. Clap your items
out to double check! (eg.
BA-NA-NA is 3 claps or
syllables)
● How to make a paper
● Name activity! Write
your name in many
ways. ​Name Fun
● Log onto TumbleMath
numbers to 100 rap
and print your
numbers to 20 daily
Rap to 100
be large or small. (Some
ideas? Make 1 with tape
on the floor or on paper
with a marker.) Fill it 3
times with different
objects
are in your home. Draw
a square or rectangle for
each door and write the
number on top.
(probably outside!)
Measure how far it went
by using your steps
(place one foot in front
of the other, heel to toe).
Throw it 2 more times
and measure again.
Which time did the
airplane fly the farthest?
airplane
books and read a book;
Username: tumble2020
Password: A3b5c6
Note: please don’t share
this username or
password :-)
● Watch and read the slideshow
below. Discuss the facts.
All About Butterflies
● Complete the Parts of the
Butterfly worksheet below.
● Make a “thankful” poster! Write
the word THANKFUL in the
middle of a piece of paper. Have
each person in your family draw
things that make them thankful.
Display the poster on your fridge
or in a window.
● Design and build a bridge. How
long can you make it? How can
you test how strong it is? How
can you test how stable it is?
● Science World is offering free
videos for kids. Choose a video
and watch it. Tell a family
member what you learned!
https://www.scienceworld.ca/onli
ne-films/
● Directed Drawing of an iguana
with Mrs. Place ​Iguana
● Google Map Virtual Tour of a
Dinosaur Museum ​Royal Tyrrell
Museum
● Disappearing Penny Science
Experiment ​Have someone help
you then show it to another family
member! They will be surprised!
Trace your hands to make bees! What
can you use for wings? Antenna?
● Do some Ice Cream Stripes?
Math! ​Ice Cream Math “Bee” creative!

● Match Tallies and Ten

Frames ​Matching

● Make a number line out

of chalk; call out a
number and run to it. Or
call out “one more
than/less than” a
number and see if they
can find it.

● Go on a shape
scavenger hunt! Draw
shapes on pieces of
paper and see how
many you can find for
each. Which one had
the most? Which one
had the least?
 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
● Write an affirmation on paper (ie. I am kind, I am strong, I am brave, etc….) and put it
on your bathroom mirror. Repeat your affirmation to yourself each time you see it this
week.
● Cuddle up in a blanket and read your favourite book with your favourite stuffy.
● Listen to some inspiring music. Draw or paint what it makes you feel or what it makes
you think of. Maybe you could create some collage art?
● Call or send a video message to a family member or a friend who might need a smile.
Remind them just how much you love them.
● Do 5 minutes of stretching and breathing exercises
https://copingskillsforkidsom/deep-breathing-exercises-for-kids
● Do some stick wrapping and some deep breathing. Find a stick, wrap it with colourful
yarn, wool, string, beads or whatever materials you have! Display your new art
somewhere special.
● Talk about what you are grateful for with these ​Gratitude Conversations​.

(​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 your family

● Make homemade playdough and build the letters, numbers and shapes
● Find a recipe and make kinetic sand (moon sand) - Pinterest has many recipes
● Do an art lesson with ​Art Hub
● Write a card or letter to a friend or family member
● Go for a drive, walk or bike ride and see if you can find an object with symmetry like
butterflies
● Choose a fun Science experiment ​https://mysteryscience.com/
● Play a board game with your family
● Make a tower out of pillows, cards, dominoes, books, legos.. Don’t go too high!

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