This Week’s Learning Targets

I can identify and read high-frequency words. I can identify key details in books. I can name and sort digraphs. I can compare the length/height of two or more objects. I can put objects in order by their length/height (ex. from shortest to

tallest). I can identify objects in the day sky/night sky. I can name and identify American Symbols.

Required Weekly Tasks

Istation Reading –30 minutes per week

MobyMax Math or istation Math- 30 minutes per week

Read or be read to for 20 minutes each day

Read 1-2 leveled readers on kids a-z or EPIC

Kindergarten Learning Tasks: Day 16

English Language Arts

New Sight Words: water, been, called

Play Paper Plate Toss to practice sight words:

Write sight words on paper plates. Use like Frisbees to throw after reading the word.

Reading: Identifying key details

Read The Moon Book on getepic.com or another book from your home library. After reading, discuss 2 important details from the book.

Phonics: Digraphs

Listen to song about digraphs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK8_Tvu6bJk

(A digraph is a combination of 2 letters that make one sound)

After watching the video, make a t-chart for sh and th on a piece of paper (example below)

Put the following words into the correct category:

shop, thumb, thick, shark, think, ship

Math

Watch the measurement video (click here)

Choose three different items. Put them in order from shortest to tallest. Draw the toys in order. Circle the tallest toy.

Play Height Measurement Game (click here)

ScienceView Brainpopjr Sun and then take quiz. Write 2 objects you see in the day sky.

Kindergarten Learning Tasks: Day 17

Please note: the activities listed in red will be submitted to your child’s teacher on Friday.

English Language Arts

Use play dough to practice spelling sight words

Reading: Parts of a story

Read Pig Jumps Over the Moon on getepic.com or a book from your home library. Draw a picture of the characters and setting. Label the picture.

Phonics: Digraphs

Phonics: Listen to song about digraphs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK8_Tvu6bJk

(A digraph is a combination of 2 letters that make one sound)

After watching the video, make a t-chart for ch and wh on a piece of paper (example below)

Put the following words into the correct category:

whale, cheese, whistle, check, chop, white

Math

Watch Nonstandard Measurement on Brainpop Jr. (Username: duny180, Password: dekalb)

https://jr.brainpop.com/math/measurement/nonstandardmeasurement/

Draw something that is shorter than you pencil. Draw something that is longer than you pencil.

Draw a picture of yourself. Draw a tree that is taller than you are. Draw a flower that is shorter than you are.

Social Studies

Draw a picture of the bald eagle. The bald eagle is a symbol of strength which means it is strong. Write the following sentence: The bald eagle Is a symbol of strength.

Kindergarten Learning Tasks: Day 18

English Language Arts

Practice sight words by trying to hunt for them in books. See how many you can find!

Reading: Decoding words with digraphs

Read Whose Shoes Would You Choose from getepic.com

After reading, find all the digraphs in the story and write them down. Practice decoding the words.

Phonics: Digraphs

Practice reading this poem & see how many digraphs you can find! Practice reading those words.

There was a white ship,

that left the shore.

They were chased by a whale,

who flipped its tail

and rocked the ship.

Math

Listen to Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni (click here).

Draw a tall flower and a short flower. Measure each one using pennies (or other nonstandard form of measurement).

Draw two trees with new spring leaves. Make one tree tall and the other tree short. Measure the height of each using pennies (or other nonstandard form of measurement).

Science

View Brainpopjr Moon and then take the quiz. Write 2 objects you see in the night sky.

Kindergarten Learning Tasks: Day 19

English Language Arts

Practice sight words by playing Beat the Clock:

how many times can a word be written in 1 minute, 2 minutes, etc?

Reading: Identifying key details

Re-read The Moon Book. Discuss 3 key details from the book and draw a picture to represent each detail.

Phonics: Digraphs

Read Where the Wild Things are (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALmNPxNehYE)

Point to the digraphs you see in the title. And then put a thumbs up when you see or hear a digraph in the story!

Math

Watch Inches and Feet on Brainpop Jr. (Username: duny180, Password: dekalb):

https://jr.brainpop.com/math/measurement/inchesandfeet/

Draw two umbrellas of different lengths. Color the longest one blue and the shortest one yellow.

Ben wants to make 4 rectangles. How many long straws does he need? How many short straws does he need?

Social Studies

Yesterday, we learned about the Lincoln Memorial which is an American monument. The Lincoln Memorial honors Abraham Lincoln. Draw a picture of the president, Abraham Lincoln and label your picture with the word, Abraham Lincoln.

Kindergarten Learning Tasks: Day 20

MAKEUP DAY

Optional Choice board Activities

Read a story to your favorite stuffed animal.

Find two things longer than your foot. Find two things shorter than your foot.

Watch the story Happy Birthday Moon

Use recycled materials like boxes, bottles, rubber bands and wire to make an instrument. Play a concert for your family.

Place several bowls/buckets at various distances and see if you can toss a ball into each one.

How many things can you find around the house that begin with sh? ch?

Take Flight: Make a paper airplane. Use non-standard measurement tools to see how far it flies.

Make a sock puppet and put on a play.

Find three things that are different colors. Put them in order from shortest to longest. Draw them in that order.

Make moon craters. Click Here for directions