by Jackie & Marci | Jun 14, 2020 | Kindergarten News
Pet Venus Fly Trap
Science 
Favorite plant entry
Growing a garden from kitchen scraps
This week we will finish our domain with two lessons. One on how plants benefit people and the other on the scientist George Washington Carver.
Our objectives will be to:
- Identify things that plants provide us: oxygen, food, and important products
- Understand the life and achievements of George Washington Carver
Future entomologist
History and Geography
Royal band in the making
Cinderella’s slipper made from things around the home
We will finish our Kings and Queens unit this week by listening to the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
carriage architect
Our objectives will be to:
Cinderella’s carriage
- Describe the characters, settings, and plots in the stories
- Discuss the lesson in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs that shows that goodness prevails and is rewarded
Frying pan begins with “fr”
English Sight Words
flowers, frying pan, craft and clip
off, think
We will be reviewing the “X,Y, and Z” sight words. Our poem of the week will be If I Were King. Our sorts this week are words that begin with “br” “bl” “gr” and “gl” sounds. There is an additional sort for future practice this summer.
The Google Classroom will continue to be available this summer if the Kindergartners would like to review or catch up on any unfinished work they may have.
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I can’t believe that it is our last week of kindergarten. It was a beautiful experience to have had you as students and despite the circumstances, you managed to get ahead and everything has been a success. I am proud of all of you for how you have finished kindergarten. Thank you for all your smiles and energy that inspired me during our online classes.
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Our learning goals for this week are:
-Review words with the U vowel.
-Review sight word “mucho” (a lot) and “ese”(that).
-Read the book “Mi corazón se llena de alegría”.
-Make words with the Spanish word games.
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by Jackie & Marci | Jun 7, 2020 | Kindergarten News
Science
This week we will be learning about interesting plants and plant facts. We will be writing in our journals about the plant that we think is the most interesting or unusual plant we know about. Our experiment will be to try and grow plants from kitchen scraps.
Our objectives will be to:
- Understand that there are many different kinds and sizes of plants
- Understand that different kinds of plants grow in different environments
- Identify the parts of specific plants that are eaten by people
History and Geography
A royal instrument!
This week in our King and Queen unit we will be learning about Cinderella. Students will have the opportunity to read and listen
to different versions of the story. Our focus will be on main characters and setting. We will continue to work on our vocabulary booklet.
Royal shaker
The project this week will be to design and create either a pumpkin carriage or a glass slipper from things found around the home and yard.
Royal drums
Our objectives will be to:
- Describe the characters, settings, and plots in the stories
- Discuss the lesson in Cinderella that goodness prevails and is rewarded
Royal musician
Old King Cole called for his fiddlers three!
Sidewalk chalk sort practice lesson
English Sight Words
sort sound: blanket
Our sight words this week are made, more. We will also be reviewing U, V, and W sight words. Our poem this week is “The Queen of Hearts”. For spelling we are working on cr, cl, fl, fr blends.
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Our learning goals for this week are:
-Review words with the “I” and “E” vowel.
-Review sight word “Casa” (House) and “Vida”(Life).
-Read the book “La gallinita roja”.
-Make words with the Spanish word games.
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-Trace, write, and draw ten frames.
-Subitizing
-Subtraction
-Coloring according to the geometric figure
-Geometric figure identification
by Jackie & Marci | May 31, 2020 | Kindergarten News
deciduous tree scavenger hunt, leaf and bark rubbings
Science
Leaves and snails
making apple cider
Leaf collecting
Finding Different leaves
This week we will be learning about the evergreen trees. We will have the chance to do two experiments. One with conifer cones and one with leaves to show how they produce oxygen.
Our objectives will be to:
Tea with “Jonathan Bing”
History & Geography
This week we are listening to two rhymes that have to do with kings and queens, “Old King Cole” and “Sing a Song of Sixpence”. We will have two projects for this week. We will be making royal instruments to go along with “Old King Cole” and we will be making a class book about what we
A tea party with friends fit for a queen!
would do if we were a king or queen.
The queen is served
A beautiful scepter
Our objectives will be to:
The king and his royal tea
- describe the behaviors that reinforce that kings and queens are royal
The crown prince and princess have friends for tea
- recite “Old King Cole”
- understand that kings usually possess gold and other treasures
- describe the behaviors that reinforce that kings and queens are royal
- recite “Sing a Song of Sixpence”
English Sight Words
Sort sounds: pear, plate, leaves
Our sight words this week are their, grow
We will be reviewing our “T” sight words this week. Our poem is “Old King Cole”. Our sort this week will be on the blends sounds “sl” “pl” “bl”
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Our learning goals for this week are:
– Review words with the “o” vowel.
– Review sight word “Tienen” (they have), “Todos” (all).
– Read the book “El pez arco iris y la ballena azul”.
– Read, write and sequence.
-Make words with the Spanish word game.
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Our weekly learning objectives are:
-Subitize.
-Addition and subtraction.
-Write the numbers in order.
by Jackie & Marci | May 24, 2020 | Kindergarten News
Apple experiments
Science
We will be learning about deciduous trees this week. Students will have the opportunity to go for a 
scavenger leaf hunt and find different kinds of deciduous trees.
Apple strudel
Our objectives will be to:
Apple bird feeder
Apple print painting
Their royal highnesses
History & Geography
A royal package arrives
Decorating my crown
This week we will be hearing the poem “Jonathan Bing”. Our project for this lesson will be to create a royal tea party.
Our objectives are to:
- Describe appropriate dress and manners used in meeting and/or talking with kings and queens
- Explain that proper dress and manners in the presence of a member of the
royal family is a sign of respect for the importance of that person
- Demonstrate familiarity with the poem “Jonathan Bing”
English Sight Words
their, grow
Our poem is called “It is Springtime”. We will be reviewing the R and S sight words. Our sort this week is on p, l, pl sounds.
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This week’s plan does include activities for Monday but you can, of course, do the activities when it works best for you.
Our learning goals for this week are:
- Review words with the ‘a’ vowel.
- Review sight word “cada”/each.
- Read the book “Hurra, pecesito”
- Learn the names of ocean animals through song.
- Read, write, and sequence.
- Subitize.
- Addition and subtraction.
- Using the clock.
Have a great Memorial weekend!
by Jackie & Marci | May 17, 2020 | Kindergarten News
Fruit salad, yummy, yummy!
Science
This week it’s all about the apples. We will be learning more about Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman) and his legacy of apples in the north eastern part of 
our country. We will have a chance to do a science experiment with apples and students can be creative with an apple project.
Our objectives will be to:
- understand that people eat the fruit of apple trees
- explain that seeds are the beginning of new plants, and specifically that apple seeds are found inside the core of the apple
- demonstrate familiarity with the tall tale “Johnny Appleseed”
Rainbow fruit salad
History & Geography
Home is her castle
We will be moving on to fictional stories and poems in our Kings and Queens unit this week. Students will have the chance to hear the story of “King Midas and the Golden Touch”. We will be working on some journal
writing, our Kings and Queens vocabulary booklet, and students will get to decorate their royal crowns.
His royal scepter
Our objectives will be to:
- understand that kings usually possess gold and other treasures
- discuss the difference between valuing relationships with people and valuing wealth understand contemporary references to someone having the Golden Touch or the Midas Touch
English Sight Words
Putting on a kingly face
really, turn
We will be reviewing our “O and P” sight words this week. For spelling we have the sc, sn, and sw sounds. Our poem this week is “I’m Blooming”
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The kids are doing such a great job continuing to learn remotely!! (I am so impressed with YOU parents! Supporting distance learning is one thing, supporting it in another language is another level that is very impressive!!)
This week our learning objectives are:
- Use the words of the week in written and spoken sentences: hace (he/she does or makes), otro (other)
- Play word games with syllables.
- Read, write, and count syllables.
- Use our writing conventions for a journal entry.
- Listen to and read stories about our theme: el océano
- Read outloud daily to practice fluency.
- Practice subitizing in many different ways.
- Practice addition and subtraction.
- Identify coins.
What is subitizing? Subitizing is the ability to recognize a small group of objects without counting. It is a fundamental skill in the development of number sense.
by Jackie & Marci | May 10, 2020 | Kindergarten News
Science
Learning about Polly the Pollinator
This week we will be learning about the fruits of Polly’s labor, fruit! The class will learn about different kinds of fruit, observe seeds in fruit, create their own fruit salad recipe, and begin to learn a little about Johnny Appleseed.
Our objectives will be to:
Re purposed bee project
- explain that seeds are the beginning of new plants
- understand that some plants produce fruit to hold seeds
- compare and contrast fruits and seeds of different plants
- recognize that people eat some fruits
Stone Soup
Acting out “Stone Soup”
Preparing some stone soup
History & Geography
We are beginning our next unit this week, Kings and Queens. In this unit we will learn about queens and kings and their royal families. Through both nonfiction and fictional reading selections, we will learn about 
responsibilities, lifestyle, and customs associated with royalty throughout history. This week students will be invited to create a royal scepter, read about some castles and palaces around the world, and write about what it would be like to be a king or queen.
Bakery shop
Trades-person shop signs
Out objectives this week are to:
creating “Stone Soup” Star Wars version
- describe what a king or queen does
- describe a royal family
- identify and describe royal objects associated with a king or queen
- identify important factors that ensure a royal family’s success
- indicate that queens and kings still exist today, but that there were many more long ago
Ocean poem leads to finding oceans
English Sight Words
happy, dear
Our poem for the week is “You Are My Sunshine” Mother’s Day version.
This week in spelling we are working on the sk, sm, sp sounds. Sight word review will be M and N words.
Thank you everyone for the wonderful postcards this week. They put a smile on our faces and warmed our hearts each day. We miss our students so very much!
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I so LOVE receiving pictures of the students throughout each week. I look forward to seeing you learning!!
Our learning objectives for this week are:
- To use the words of the week in sentences: había – there was, aquí – here
- To listen to stories about whales.
- To read, construct and write words
- To color (in the lines, no white spaces) the ocean
- To identify, color and cut syllables
- To correctly put words in the correct order to make a proper sentences
- To become more proficient in subitizing
- To practice addition and subtradction
- To identify coins and to practice with money
by Jackie & Marci | May 3, 2020 | Kindergarten News
Life cycle of a turnip from ‘The Gigantic Turnip’
Science
This next week we will be learning more about plants, specifically about flowers and their purpose. Students will have a chance to watch a short video on bees. In Brainpop Jr. we will continue to learn about conservation.
Our objectives will be to:
- Identify the petals on a flower
- Describe how bees collect nectar and pollen
- Understand how bees make and use honey
Seed experiment
- Describe the important role bees play in plant pollination
- Understand what the terms extinct and endangered mean
History & Geography
Next week we will be learning about teachers and schools during colonial times. Students will also get to hear the story ‘Stone Soup’. They will be invited to
Tradespeople charades
create their own “stone” soup as an enriching project.
Carpenters can build hummingbird houses
Our objectives will be to:
- Describe a teacher as a townsperson responsible for educating young children
- Identify some characteristics of colonial common schools
- Compare and contrast common schools with today’s schools
- Recall the different kinds of tradespeople found in a colonial town
English Sight Words
too, but
We will be reviewing sight words K and L by using Spell City or Robot Flashcards. For spelling we will be working on s, t, and st sounds.
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Here is a link to our weekly plan for Spanish lessons:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1VTyA2QoKQLpJPgE0VmyKufQ2w_v6Pb7aFLCxlAFs_q4/edit?usp=sharing
Our learning objectives this week are to:
- Use our sight words in oral and written sentences: Estaba (I was) Fueron (They were)
- Read books about our El Mar / The Sea unit: En el mar and Humphrey: La ballena perdida
- Separating syllables
- Combining syllables
- Building number sense through place value and subitizing
It was so wonderful to see all of you! We miss our Kindergartners so much!
We loved seeing you!!
by Jackie & Marci | Apr 26, 2020 | Kindergarten News
“I have a question, is my plant still germinating?”
Science
seeds in the window
seeds in the closet
This week we will hear the story ‘The Giant Turnip’ and do a project illustrating the life cycle of a turnip. We will also be learning a little about conservation in honor of Earth Day last week.
learning about plants
Our objectives will be to:
- understand that seeds are the beginning of new turnip plants
- explain that turnips grow when they have water and light, and can grow to be different sizes
- identify the root of a turnip, and understand that the turnip’s roots and leaves are eaten by people
- understand ways that you can be a conservationist
I am a carpenter
History & Geography
A tile builder
brick layer
This week we will hear two stories: ‘The Little Gray Pony’ and ‘The Merry Wives’. We will be listening for different tradespeople in each. You will have a chance to play a game to help you remember about the tradespeople you have learned about.
Our objectives will be to:
learning about house builder project
- recognize the
necessity of heating objects before a blacksmith can shape them
- identify reasons why people who lived in the country traveled to town
- describe the different kinds of tradespeople in colonial towns
- identify and associate with the appropriate trade, the tools used by colonial tradespeople
- describe the tailor, carpenter, and blacksmith in a colonial town
English Sight Words
I’m, better from our two poems next week on picking up litter
Please practice your I and J words using Spell City or your Robot flash cards.
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(We’re having technical difficulties but the weekly plan will be posted in Google Classroom.)
Have a great weekend!
by Jackie & Marci | Apr 19, 2020 | Kindergarten News
My little seeds
Science
Science experiment
Next week our focus will be on the life cycle of plants. Students will have a couple of lessons, a variety of books to read, and project they can work on.
Discovering roots
Our objectives for the week:
‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’ inspired clothing
History & Geography
Learning about Hatters
We will be learning about house builders; bricklayers, masons, and carpenters as well as the blacksmith next week. The class will have the opportunity to “visit” a blacksmith in his workshop, read several fiction and nonfiction books to go along with our lessons, and do a project or two.
Our objectives for the week:
- describe the bricklayer, mason, and carpenter in a colonial town
- describe the blacksmith in a colonial town
- explain the essential role of the blacksmith in making tools for other tradespeople
- identify, and associate with the appropriate trade, the tools used by bricklayers masons, carpenters, and blacksmiths
Sharing “kinder likes” activities
English Sight Words
Reading in to my teacher
hear, every
Students should work on the sight word list “G and H” either in Spell City or by practicing with their Robot Flash Cards
We will be on Sort 16 this week for spelling
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Our learning objectives for next week are to:
- recognize and use the words of the day in oral and written sentences (era-was, después-after, muy-very)
- Read short stories fluently.
- Identify words that indicate action (verbs!)
- Solve addition and subtraction problems more fluently.
- Works with the numbers 24 and 25.(Identify how many tens and how many ones are in these numbers.)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jBNShoJQMFFtnce_L0PyAFl3MJ3Onftn5oCW9JYGLTg/edit?usp=sharing
