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Painted Lady caterpillars - Day 1
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Hello Busy Bee Families-
We are just starting the first week of our two week pilot of distance learning. I have loved Zooming with you and seeing your smiling faces. Your have done a great job with the activities on Seesaw. I love seeing how thoughtful and creative you are and hearing your voices!
I've added a little information to our recommended learning activities including information provided by our amazing school Occupational Therapist, Jessica Lague, about Handwriting Without Tears (HWT). That is the program that she was using every Thursday with our class to teach handwriting. HWT has made the site free for the next 90 days because of the distance learning happening across the country.
I will be checking my email on weekdays between the hours of 8am and 3pm. If you have any questions I will get back to you within these hours.
I hope that you and your family stay safe and healthy during this time and find fun ways to maintain student learning from home.
Miss you!
Mrs. Templeton
Suggested Learning Activities During School Closure
Ongoing Recommendations
**NEW** Handwriting
Handwriting Without Tear's Online Access:You can now access the Handwriting Interactive Teaching Tool for 90 days at no cost!
Step 1: Click on link and sign up!Step 2: Select ORANGE workbook "Letters and Numbers for Me"Step 3: Watch the tutorial and explore the workbookStep 4: Check out the app in the sidebar called Wet-Dry-TryGreat Schools Coronavirus Support- greatschools.org: worksheets, booklists, and parent cue cards by grade level!
Reading
Read 20 minutes a day with an adult. Discuss what you read.
Take comprehension test for all books that you read1) Click HERE to go to Raz-Kids2) Click on the Green Student Login Button on the right side3) Login instructions have been emailed to you separately.
https://www.storylineonline.net
1) Choose from the list of read aloud books.
2) When you are done listening to the story, choose from some of the following comprehension questions. You can discuss them with your parent.
- Describe the main character in the story. Tell about where they live, what they like or dislike, and what their personality is like.
- What was the problem in the book and how was it solved?
- Did anyone in the book do something you did not like? Why?
- Re-tell the story including what happened in the begining, middle, and end.
- How did the main character feel during the book? How do you know?
- Did this book remind you of anything that has happened to you? What?
Phonics
1) Go to lalilo.com and turn on your sound2) Click on the Blue "Log In" button up on the top right3) Click "I am a Student"4) Click on the "Play button Arrow"5) Type in school code NUUGMA6) Click on Mrs. Templeton's Busy Bees7) Click on your name8) Click on the "Play Button Arrow" (make sure your sound is on)9) You will begin with a skill assessment (which they call "training), it only takes about 10 minutes.10) Keep going and learning!Sight Words
Review the 100 Dolch Sight words!If it is too easy, try it with the sound OFF.Math
Visit freckle.com and login to your account. All students in my classroom now have a Freckle account. Here are instructions for logging in.
1) Click on 'Sign In' in the upper right corner, sign in as a student
2)Enter our class code: JC9YZB
3) Select your name from the list
4) Select "Math"
5) Select the area you'd like to practice. *Students may need assistance reading instructions*
Fun Card Games to Practice Math
Some fun videos for math practice:
Jack Hartmann's youtube channel has some great resources for practicing math facts, skip counting, and reading. You can visit it HEREArt
Directed draw with Mo WillemsScience
Choose a wonder to explore. Be sure to watch the video and read the facts page. Parents can help with this.
Share what you learned with your parent.
Mystery Science has some great Science lessons that are aligned to grade-level Science curriculum. Mrs. Ignoffo uses many of their resources for regular Science lessons. They have made many lessons free to support student learning during school closures.
Fluency and Fitness
Click HERE for 21 days of free access to K-2 content!Let me know if you like it. We might get a subscription for our classroom!ABCmouse:Math, Reading, The World Around Us--Science and Social Studies, and FUN!!!
This online resource is filled with choices, learning, and fun!The host company (Curriculum Associates) is VERY respected in the education sector and is providing classroom subscriptions FREE of charge to classrooms affected by district closure.Go to abcmouse.com/redeem and enter our District Code: SCHOOL1446Scholastic Learn at Home Website:
Every day includes four separate learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video.
Approximately three hours of meaningful learning opportunities per day, including projects based on exciting articles and stories, virtual field trips, reading and geography challenges, and so much more!
You will need to set up login information for your student.
Offline Activities
Limited internet access? No problem, check out these fun activities.
- Read, read read!!! Read your favorite books and discuss with your parent, practice retelling the story: what happened first, in the middle, at the end.
- Draw, paint, create pictures
- Cook and bake, help with measuring, mixing and of course tasting!
- Make playdough, click here for one recipe, there are lots of options online so if you don't have all of the ingredients at hand just look for a different recipe.
- Puzzles
- Board Games
- Cards Games
- Write letters and draw pictures for friends, grandparents, relatives and mail them.
- Get outside, get some fresh air and let off some steam.
P.E.
Check out Coach's website
Check out GoNoodle.com for great indoor physical activities.
Music
Check out Ms. Lelake's website
Week of March 16-20
Reading
https://www.storylineonline.net
1) Choose from the list of read aloud books.
2) When you are done listening to the story, choose from some of the following comprehension questions. You can discuss them with your parent.
- Describe the main character in the story. Tell about where they live, what they like or dislike, and what their personality is like.
- What was the problem in the book and how was it solved?
- Did anyone in the book do something you did not like? Why?
- Re-tell the story including what happened in the begining, middle, and end.
- How did the main character feel during the book? How do you know?
- Did this book remind you of anything that has happened to you? What?
Phonics
1) Go to lalilo.com and turn on your sound2) Click on the Blue "Log In" button up on the top right3) Click "I am a Student"4) Click on the "Play button Arrow"5) Type in school code NUUGMA6) Click on Mrs. Templeton's Busy Bees7) Click on your name8) Click on the "Play Button Arrow" (make sure your sound is on)9) You will begin with a skill assessment (which they call "training), it only takes about 10 minutes.10) Keep going and learning!Phonics
Watch the Zoo Phonics video and teach your parent the actions that go with each sound:
Zoo Phonics Who let the letters out?
If you have forgotten the actions that go with the sounds, check out this video:
Sight Words
These sight word songs are about sight word recognition. One of the most powerful and effective reading strategies is sight word recognition. Sight word recognition is recognizing by sight the words that appear with high frequency in books and texts.
Math
Subitize to 10. Subitize is the ability to tell the number of objects in a set, quickly, without counting. Subitizing develops math fluency, when students recognize sets without having to count each object and it helps develop number sense and the ability to perform mental math.
Subitize Rock with Jack Hartmann
Fun Math Activities
Fluency and FitnessClick HERE for 21 days of free access to K-2 content!Let me know if you like it. We might get a subscription for our classroom!ABCmouse:Math, Reading, The World Around Us--Science and Social Studies, and FUN!!!This online resource is filled with choices, learning, and fun!The host company (Curriculum Associates) is VERY respected in the education sector and is providing classroom subscriptions FREE of charge to classrooms affected by district closure.Go to abcmouse.com/redeem and enter our District Code: SCHOOL1446Scholastic Learn at Home Website:Every day includes four separate learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video.
Approximately three hours of meaningful learning opportunities per day, including projects based on exciting articles and stories, virtual field trips, reading and geography challenges, and so much more!
You will need to set up login information for your student.
Offline Activities
Limited internet access? No problem, check out these fun activities.
- Read, read read!!! Read your favorite books and discuss with your parent, practice retelling the story: what happened first, in the middle, at the end.
- Draw, paint, create pictures
- Cook and bake, help with measuring, mixing and of course tasting!
- Make playdough, click here for one recipe, there are lots of options online so if you don't have all of the ingredients at hand just look for a different recipe.
- Puzzles
- Board Games
- Cards Games
- Write letters and draw pictures for friends, grandparents, relatives and mail them.
- Get outside, get some fresh air and let off some steam.
P.E.
Check out Coach's website
Music
Check out Ms. Lelake's website
Possible Schedule while at home:
