Good Morning KG1A!
Morning Message:
- See you at our meeting today. Don't forget to bring your 'pet'
- Please check the Performing Arts tab for an update
- Please expect an email from us over the weekend explaining our move to a new platform
Let's start the day with our favourite song! I Wish you well
Activity One
Literacy (20 minutes)
Wiggly Worms!
Materials needed: computer, colored paper, stick/ straw, wiggly eyes/ marker, scissor.
Beginning: Remind your child of the letter for this week “Ww”. Ask them, “I wonder what activity we are doing to do now?”
Middle:
· Accept different answers
· Play the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oes1PE58WQE
· Discuss the author and the illustrator’s work.
· Ask “What other ways can we use to keep our story books neat and clean?”
· Acknowledge their answers.
· Ask the child to give some rhyming words (from the story or made up words)
Extension: The child can create a wiggly worm. Check the link below to have an idea but don’t copy it.. BE CREATIVE :)
Materials needed: computer, colored paper, stick/ straw, wiggly eyes/ marker, scissor.
Beginning: Remind your child of the letter for this week “Ww”. Ask them, “I wonder what activity we are doing to do now?”
Middle:
· Accept different answers
· Play the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oes1PE58WQE
· Discuss the author and the illustrator’s work.
· Ask “What other ways can we use to keep our story books neat and clean?”
· Acknowledge their answers.
· Ask the child to give some rhyming words (from the story or made up words)
Extension: The child can create a wiggly worm. Check the link below to have an idea but don’t copy it.. BE CREATIVE :)
End: Give your child a 5 minutes warning. Ask if s/he would like to send a picture of the wiggly worm to their teacher.
Activity Two
Math (10 minutes)
Fruit count
Materials needed: apples, bananas (or any fruits available at home) (not more than 10 each), pencil and paper
Beginning: Tell your child, “Today we are going to use apples and bananas in our activity, what do you think the activity will be about?
Middle:
· Be open to all answers
· Create/ print the graph paper
· Ask your child to count how many apples and bananas are there
· You may ask which fruit is more and which is less?
· Color each square in accordance, for example there are 5 apples, the child colors 5 squares.
· Read the graph, for example, bananas are more than apples by 2 pieces.
Extension: You can ask your child to write the numbers they got using tally marks.
End: Give 5 minutes warning. Ask your child to help in tidying up.
Fine motor skills (5 minutes)
Materials: a jacket/ shirt with buttons, or create your own felt material and buttons.
Ask your child to create a chain by doing the buttons and then s/he can unbutton
Materials needed for next week
Materials needed: apples, bananas (or any fruits available at home) (not more than 10 each), pencil and paper
Beginning: Tell your child, “Today we are going to use apples and bananas in our activity, what do you think the activity will be about?
Middle:
· Be open to all answers
· Create/ print the graph paper
· Ask your child to count how many apples and bananas are there
· You may ask which fruit is more and which is less?
· Color each square in accordance, for example there are 5 apples, the child colors 5 squares.
· Read the graph, for example, bananas are more than apples by 2 pieces.
Extension: You can ask your child to write the numbers they got using tally marks.
End: Give 5 minutes warning. Ask your child to help in tidying up.
Activity Three
Fine motor skills (5 minutes)
Materials: a jacket/ shirt with buttons, or create your own felt material and buttons.
Ask your child to create a chain by doing the buttons and then s/he can unbutton
Tips for parents by Ms. Zarmeena
Materials needed for next week
- Baking soda, vinegar, brown paint
- Art materials and materials from the kitchen
- Please start collecting cartons, toilet rolls, tissue boxes etc. Anything which can be recycled as we get ready for Earth Day!
- Number cards and yarn
Final thought of the day
- We will be starting some exciting new things next week. Keep checking your email for more details!
- Don't forget to check the Our Class and Special tabs for updates
- Look forward to meeting you and your 'pet' at 3:45 today
- Let's end with some movement to stretch those muscles! ( Here)
