Tuesday, March 17th

Good Morning KG1 A!

Science (20 minutes)

Exploring Fossils 

Beginning: We discussed dinosaurs in class.  Today, we will be making fossils! Fossils help us discover how animals lived in the past.  

Middle:  Hunt for plastic animals in the house.  Take the playdoh you made on Sunday.
Divide the playdough into small balls, rolling them out flat.  Imprint the animals into your playdoh.  

• Ask- “I wonder what you see when you press the animals onto the playdoh.” 
•  Ask your child to predict what would happen when the playdoh dries. 
• Acknowledge your child’s work by stating what they are doing 
• Discuss how volcanoes work (we did an experiment in class, ask your child to recall it)
• Relate to any fossils they may have seen on their trip to a museum

End: Give your child a 5 minutes notice to end the activity. 

Ask them to keep the fossils in the sun and return to them the next day to observe if their prediction was correct.  

Math: (10 minutes)

Be a explorer- Go around your house and point to 5 of each shape- circles, squares, triangles and rectangles. 

Find a paper and pencil and draw out the shapes you can discover!

Fine Motor skills (10 minutes)

Fill half a cup with beans (or rice or corn).  Take another empty cup. Transfer two beans at a time to the empty cup.  Remember to only use your thumb and two fingers.      

Challenge yourself by doing the same activity, this time picking up three beans at a time.   

Thought of the day..

We will finish the day off with some movement.  You may know this song, give it a try at home!

Dance and movement (5 minutes) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFmu1y-TUhw

Materials needed for tomorrow

• Foil
• Old magazines/papers 

Our class at work!

Final Notes:

For any questions, please email Ms. Ayesha.  She is available between 9:00-2:15 for all your queries

Do send in pictures of the kids doing their work to the teacher.  She will post them on the blog at the end of the week.  Please ensure that no faces are shown