Monday, 3/23 Lessons and Activities

Monday, March 23

Bible: 

Let’s get our hearts ready for our Bible story. We want our hands to be still and our hearts and minds to be focused on our God.  We always start with singing the ‘Be Still and Know’ song. Go to Seesaw for the recording and story.  After singing along with ‘Be Still’ and Know,’ please listen to the Triumphal Entry story and get ready to create your own palm branch! 

Writing:

This week we are starting a new Writing unit on Opinion Writing!  Remember what we’ve learned about facts vs opinions?  We’ve spent time writing facts (things we can prove and are the same for everyone,) now we are going to spend time writing about opinions.

Head to Seesaw and watch the 3/23 writing mini-lesson.  You’ll create a response about your favorite color.  (Download PDF from email or there is a separate writing paper handout in Seesaw.  If needed, create your own writing paper to match!)  Then, send your writing back to me via Seesaw!

Math:

Please head back to Seesaw and find our 3/23 math lesson for today!  We are going to review math symbols and equations and complete addition/subtraction pages from your folder.  Finally, you will practice in Freckle!

Reading:

Start with Phonemic Awareness practice!  This should take about 10 minutes.  (Parents our curriculum provider, Heggerty, has graciously offered three weeks of free lessons during our time away from the classroom.  Please check out the training video and resources.  Parents-please know that teachers spent an afternoon receiving training in this curriculum.  There are several motions for each section of the daily lesson.  No need to master these motions—try your best, but your child will be a great leader for this! 

What is Phonemic Awareness?

Kindergarten Lesson Modeled

**Phonemic Awareness lessons are attached to the email. Work on ‘Monday/Tuesday’ of week 19. 

Kindergartners, be sure to show your family members how we use these motions during our learning!  You can be a great teacher! 

Following the Heggerty lesson…..We are starting a new Reading Unit together!  Before our mini-lesson, head to Epic. Find Mrs. Becksfort’s favorites collection and listen to Chrysanthemum.  Then, head to Seesaw for our mini-lesson and respond with a video about a character from your book.  (Details on Seesaw.)

*Optional* Extras/Additional opportunities:

*Math Game (attached to email)

*Write a letter or card to mail to a friend, family member, or Mrs. Becksfort 

*Play outside

*Check out 'goNoodle' or 'Cosmic Kids Yoga!'

Research something new – this is a great time to learn all about a new topic you've been curious about. Outer space? The Grand Canyon? A famous American? The possibilities are endless! 

*Learn to cook or bake something – there is quite a bit of math involved in cooking and baking!  Read the recipe, find the ingredients, set the oven, measure the ingredients, assemble the dish, and of course try it when it's done. It's also a great time to help with meals at home -assist in making them, setting the table, and washing the dishes afterwards