Friday, May 8th!
Updates
· The second Learn at Home Packet is still available for pick up at the school from 9am-1pm every day this week. Teachers are currently working on a new Learning packet that may be used for the remainder of the school year.
· Online learning will continue for the rest of this school year.
Instructional Theme:
Plants
Question for the Week:
What are some different kinds of plants?
Weekly Foundational Read-Aloud:
An Orange in January by Dianna Hutts Aston
Questions to ask your child in response to the read-aloud:
· How did Julie Maren illustrate the sun? Why do you think she did that?
· How would you show the sun in a picture?
Learn at Home activity for today:
Ramps
If available, use a cardboard tube (e.g. paper towel tube) or a flat surface such as a book, to create a ramp. Invite your child to tilt the ramp to various angles and roll a small toy car, ball, or other round object through the tube/down the ramp. Talk with your child about how quickly/slowly the objects roll depending on how they angle it.
Open ended questions:
· What did you observe here/when ____?
· I notice that you ____. How did you do that?
· What will you try next?
· I wonder what would happen if ___?
· How do you know?
· How could we find out?
Continued Weekly Activity
Watch the video, Parts of a Plant and have your child draw a picture with the different parts of a plant. They can also practice the plant movements mentioned in the song! Please email or text your drawing to: msserbonescovid19@gmail.com
Thank you to all the students and parents that have sent me pictures of the children's work!
Movement Activity:
I will be calling parents twice a week to check in. If you would like to share any resources with other families, please let me know and I will add it to the blog!
Some resources that have been shared by parents:
Apps:
MarcoPolo
Khan Academy Kids
MarcoPolo
Khan Academy Kids
ABC Mouse
TinyBots (one time $2.99 fee)
Websites:
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Miss Megan's Camp Kindergarten (facebook)
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (facebook)
Miss Megan's Camp Kindergarten (facebook)
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (facebook)
Other Useful Resources / Tips / Ideas
Scholastic Learn at Home - The website offers multiple days of content including read-alouds, movement activities, STEM activities, drawing activities, building activities, etc.
One of the parents suggested to set up a free Zoom account and have one family member or friend teach their child something new each day via a Zoom call!
If you have any questions or concerns that are not addressed during our weekly phone calls, please feel free to email me at
msserbonescovid19@gmail.com
As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information located, HERE!
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