May 29, 2020

Dear Parents;

I would like to thank the parents and children for all your prayers and support during my husband illness. I was very tough, however he is dong very well, and will be out of the hospital this week.

Tomorrow I will begin making phone calls to see how you and tour child are doing, also to help you with your concerns about your child. If you have any questions I will be happy to answer them. Zoom Lessons will begin. Tuesday at 11:30 AM, Wednesday 11:30, Thursday 2:00 PM, and on Friday at 11:00.

Also,   you could  pick up your child's package at the school office from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. These are activities will be for your child to do classwork at home. It would be a great idea to acquire the rest of the booklets so that your child can use them for classwork and their summer vacation. Please bring shopping bags for the booklets. As you may know school will en on June 24th, 2020.

Lessons for May 29, 2020

Pray:  Our Father

Pledge of Allegiance:

• Ask your child what the colors of the flag means : red means courage; white means peace and purity; blue means justice.
• How many stars are in the american flag (50).

Calendar:

Vocabulary Words: mother, move, Mary, miracles, muffins, mittens, monkey, money, mouse

Strategies:

• First, have your child spell May.
• Then ask him for words with initial sound /m/.
• Then ask: How many days we have in a week?   What day are we in? What is the date? (Say day, month, number, year) Example: Today is Friday May 29, the year 2020.
• Have the children count forward from 1-10, and from 10 to 1.
• Count in ordinals from 1st- 5th.

Religion

Safe Environment

Aim:The children will be able to identify ways to stay safe when approached by stranger.

Vocabulary Words: safe, care, stranger, danger

Strategies:

• First, review story Little Red Ridding Hood with the children.
• Then ask  the following questions: What did Riding Hood’s mother told her? What happened to Riding when she stalked to the stranger? Do you think she will do next time a stranger talks to her? What should have Ridding hood done when the wolf came and ask her where she was going? What should you have done if you were Ridding Hood?
• I will discuss with the children ways to stay safe such as not speaking to stranger, listen to their parents, following class and school rules, what to do if a stranger approaches them, such as  taking candy, money,or toys from stranger, also what to do if they get lost.
• Summarize what we learned what they learned.

Reading

Questions and Statements

Aim: The children will learn to distinguish questions and statements.

Vocabulary words: statement, questions

Strategies:

• First, tell your child that they are going to listen to the story "The Little Red Hen."
• Then have your child the video "The little Red Hen": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E72TZy0LNo
• Then I will ask: What did the Little Red Hen ask the other animals to do? What did they tell the Little Red Hen?
• Then ask your child to continue retelling the story.
• Then explain questions and statement.
• Then I will give examples of questions. Example:Who will help me plant the grains?
• then Give examples of statements. Example:" Not I" said the mouse.
• Then remind your child that in the story The Little Red Hen ask the questions and the other characters tell.
• Then have your child to identify the Little Red Hen and the other story characters.
• Then I will tell the children that in the story the Little Red Hen Stands for asking and the other animals stand for telling.
• I will give your child practice on telling and asking.
• Then ask: What did the Little Hen ask the other animal? Is that a question or a statement?  Can you give me ans example of a question? What did the other animals say? Is that a question or a statement? Can you give me an example of a statement?
• Finally summarize what he/she learned.

Math:

Exploring Patterns

Aim: Identify, copy, and extend a simple color pattern.

Vocabulary Words: Rhythm, pattern, repeat

Strategies:

• First, give your child examples of patterns , such as circle/square, circle/square, or big/small, big/small.
• Then cut small and big circles. Set each size in a separate stack on a table.
• Then give your child a big circle and a small circle to start to create a simple pattern and complete the patterns, such as big/small, big/small.
• Then have your child  say the pattern, and add  to the pattern, and ask: What size comes next? What size completes the pattern? What other ways can you make  a pattern using the same same shape with different sizes.
• Then have your child create by selecting his different size shapes to create his pattern.
• Then have your child say the pattern.

Homework: Write the letters Child's name on the notebook 3 X.

Story Time

James and the Rain

by Karla Kuskin

Strategies:

Aim: The children will learn about what activities they are able to do during a rainy day.

Vocabulary words: rainy, earth, rubber boots, puddle mud, stroll, splash, glunk, poured

Strategies:

• First, discuss  the different types of weather. (sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy)
• Then  talk about how we must dress according to weather.
• Then tell your child to listen carefully so that they can tell all the things that  James and the animals did on a rainy day.
• then have your child listen to the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pywn-KfxP34
• Then go over book parts, print concept, and story elements.
• Then ask the children to retell the story.
• Then I will ask: Who are the characters in the story? What did James ask the animals? What did the _____ answer? What kid of games do you like to play on a rainy day?

Song: The Little Red Hen

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEuRUdjzUT0

Suggestions:

• Have your child draw or color.
• Have your child pray every morning.
• Read to your child every day and ask questions.
• Help in the daily chores.
• Play games on ABCya!
• Play Alphabet or Number Bingo, I Spy, legos, puzzles, exercise, or meditate.
• Starfall. com
• Exercise every day.
• 10 Easy Science Experiments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MHn9Q5NtdY
• Rachael and the Treeschooler

Sincerely,

Mrs. Fundora