Kinder Learning Resource
Dear Parents,
As we work through our school closure, we want to provide you with a list of grade-level appropriate resources for you to access with your child. We have compiled a list of resources. As a reminder, your child will not be returning any of this work to his/her teacher. Nothing on this list is mandatory, rather it is a compilation of activities to keep kids reading, thinking, and thriving, and active.
Grade Level: Kindergarten
Language Arts-Reading |
Choose a grade-level appropriate reader/ informational text. Read 15 minutes each day. (independently or read aloud) After 15 minutes of reading
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Language Arts-Writing |
Speaking: Use complete sentences to share thoughts and feelings. Ask questions when possible. Speaking in complete sentences helps prepare students to become good writers.
Suggested Speaking Prompts: 1. What is your favorite book? Why? 2. What is a talent that you have? 3. My best friend is_____ because____. 4. At recess, I like to_____. 5. Write about your best day ever. What would you do? 6. If you received three wishes, what would you wish for? Why? 7. If I could be an animal, I would be____. 8. My favorite movie is_____. I like it because_____. 9. What do you like best about your classroom? 10. My favorite thing to do with my parents is____ because____. |
Math |
Number Recognition: Practice counting out loud, writing numbers to 100, and counting by 10s to 100. Count the number of shoes at your house. Count the steps.. Show a number (1-10) in various ways: i.e., in a tens frame, tally marks, addition sentence, subtraction sentence, in a number line, write/draw an equation ( * * * = 2+1) draw a picture, etc.
Word Problems: Practice making story problems with items around the house. For example, “I have 4 red legos. I have 6 blue legos. How many altogether?” “I read 2 books today. I need to read 5 books. How many more books do I need to read?” “I have __ beds in my home. I have __ doors in my home.How many beds and doors do I have all together?” These problems can be written with sentences/ drawn with pictures. |
Health/PE |
Practice good hygiene: Wash hands for 20 sec., use a tissue, brush teeth 2x a day, get good nights rest. Be active every day for 20 minutes: You can run outside, run in place, dance, do push-ups, sit- ups, jump rope, skip, garden, bounce a ball, use a hula hoop or anything else that keeps your body moving. Count steps when you walk from one place to another. Make sure to warm-up and cool down by stretching. -Move forward, sideways, curved and in zig-zag pathways. -Use the concepts - slow, fast, under, over, behind, next to, through, right, left, up, down, forward, backward and in front of. -Locomotor skills —run, hop forward 8 times, jump in place, gallop Keep a list of healthy foods you eat each day: A food journal can be fun and helpful. Write down sentences such as, “I like ____ and it tasted____.” |
Social Studies |
Citizenship: Social studies means being part of a community. Talk about and write a list of things you can do to be part of a kind community. What are things you can do to help your family? Try to do some of those.
Sharing and Caring: Practice Kindness and Gratitude for your family. Write notes and share your thoughts. |
Science |
Weather Log- Keep track of the weather on a calendar everyday. Make a journal to show kinds of weather and write a sentence to tell what you can do in that kind of weather.
Look for Signs of Spring: Weather changes, plants/leaves growing, animals growing, and discuss with your family. Share your opinions and ideas. Write some of the most interesting things you see. Draw them. |
Online Resources |
Accessing the WVUSD District Resources: Go to the Evergreen Eagles Website- www.evergreeneagles.org then go to the dropdown/STUDENTS- myportal.wvusd.org go to BOOKMARKS- Evergreen- here is a list of live links to different websites. Some of these are only active from 8-3 PM. |