Tuesday, March 31st!

Zoom Calls This Week:

Alani, Lila, Tecla, Rosalind, Harper, and Beatrix : Wednesday @ 1:00

Meeting ID: 567-069-165 

Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/567069165

Lucia, Madison, Joenliz, Enrique, Matthew, and Ian: Friday @ 1:00 

Meeting ID: 567-069-165 

Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/567069165 

Chris, Arianna, Julian, Sebastian, Gabriella, and Jaxsen: Friday @ 1:30

Meeting ID: 837-887-150 

Join URL: https://zoom.us/j/837887150

If you are unable to attend your scheduled Zoom call, please let me know, so you can attend a call at a different time!  You may email me at MsMcGarryCOVID19@gmail.com 

Question for the Week:

What is darkness?

Weekly Foundational Read-Aloud: 

Can't You Sleep Little Bear? by Martin Waddell

The YouTube Link to the weekly Read-Aloud is located:HERE

Questions to ask your child in response to the read-aloud:

• What did Big Bear and Little Bear use to light their cave? 
• What do you use to light the place you live?
• Why did Big Bear and Little Bear go home when it got dark outside?

Learn at Home activity for today:

Tuesday:
     Breathe. Place a light object (e.g. cotton ball, feather, piece of paper, round pencil, small ball, etc.) on one end of a table and see if you and your child can blow it to the other side. Repeat with other objects of differing weights.

Questions to ask your child:

• What did you observe here/when ____? 
• What did your sense of ____ tell you about ____? 
• What will you try next? 
• I wonder what would happen if ____? 
• How do you know? 
• How could we find out?

Movement Activity:

YouTube: Cosmic Kids Yoga

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

(This link brings you to introduction on the Cosmic Kids homepage.  From there you may choose one of countless yoga videos for your child.

Please choose a different video for each day of the week.)

For additional Music and Movement Activities, please look at Ms. Alma's Blog, located HERE!

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:  
                  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)

FunBrain
StarFall
Time For Kids

Make your own lava lamp!

Other Useful Resources / Tips / Ideas

Animated Story About Social Distancing

Brain Pop Jr. - Math Games

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 MsMcGarryCOVID19@gmail.com

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information located, HERE!

Monday, March 30th!

Question for the Week:

What is darkness?

Weekly Foundational Read-Aloud: 

Can't You Sleep Little Bear? by Martin Waddell

The YouTube Link to the weekly Read-Aloud is located:HERE

Questions to ask your child in response to the read-aloud:

• Where does Little Bear sleep?
• Why couldn't Little Bear sleep?
• What did Big Bear do to help Little Bear sleep?

Learn at Home activity for today:

Monday:
      Draw and Build. Look outside with your child at the area near where you live. Select a building or structure that looks interesting to both of you. Draw a picture of the building/structure together. Talk about what you see as you draw together. Hang the picture at your child’s eye level, or place it on the floor near where you will build, and then use materials you have available to build the building/structure together. For example, you might use blocks, connecting blocks (e.g. Duplos, Legos), cardboard boxes, pots and pans, cups, or other household items to build together.
Questions to ask your child:

• Tell me about your work. I notice that you ____. 
• What are some other things you could add? 
• I wonder what would happen if ____. Why? How do you know? 
• How could you build ____? 

Movement Activity:

YouTube: Cosmic Kids Yoga

https://www.youtube.com/user/CosmicKidsYoga

(This link brings you to introduction on the Cosmic Kids homepage.  From there you may choose one of countless yoga videos for your child.

Please choose a different video for each day of the week.)

For additional Music and Movement Activities, please look at Ms. Alma's Blog, located HERE!

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:  
                  Khan Academy Kids

                  ABC Mouse

                  TinyBots (one time $2.99 fee)

                  SimplyE

Websites: 
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Miss Megan's Camp Kindergarten (facebook)
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (facebook)

FunBrain
StarFall
Time For Kids

Make your own lava lamp!

Other Useful Resources / Tips / Ideas

Animated Story About Social Distancing

Brain Pop Jr. - Math Games

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 MsMcGarryCOVID19@gmail.com

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information located, HERE!

Friday, March 27th!

Question for the Week:

What kind of lights are around us?

Weekly Foundational Read-Aloud: 

Round Trip by Ann Jonas

The YouTube Link to the weekly Read-Aloud is located:HERE

Questions to ask your child in response to the read-aloud:

• What color does the illustrator use to show light?
• What color does the illustrator use to show darkness? Why?

Learn at Home activity for today:

Friday:
      Fun Friday. Using a toy/ toys of choice, create something special.  Have your child create a story about their creation.  Children are not limited to one toy.  Please use as many toys as necessary to create a meaningful story.  

Movement Activity:

YouTube: (Sing along) Fire Truck by Ivan Ulz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emv-Yn6g1r4

For additional Music and Movement Activities, please look at Ms. Alma's Blog, located HERE!

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:  
                  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)

Make your own lava lamp!

Other Useful Resources / Tips / Ideas

Brain Pop Jr. - Math Games

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 MsMcGarryCOVID19@gmail.com

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information located, HERE!

Thursday, March 26th!

Question for the Week:

What kind of lights are around us?

Weekly Foundational Read-Aloud: 

Round Trip by Ann Jonas

The YouTube Link to the weekly Read-Aloud is located:HERE

Questions to ask your child in response to the read-aloud:

• The people in this book rode in a car and on the subway.  Do cars and subways have lights? Why?
• What do you notice about the pictures in this book? Why do you think the illustrator only used black and white?

Learn at Home activity for today:

Thursday:
      Crayon fun. Using a coloring sheet of your choice, you can sit with your child and emphasize coloring within the lines.  Children can work on coloring slowly and thoughtfully.  Ask your child to practice coloring with varying types of pressure.  Ask how the drawing changes when they apply more pressure to the crayon versus when they color lightly.

Movement Activity:

YouTube: Dancing Robots Song - Brain Breaks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mZHBSxfamk

For additional Music and Movement Activities, please look at Ms. Alma's Blog, located HERE!

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:  
                  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)

Make your own lava lamp!

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 MsMcGarryCOVID19@gmail.com

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information located, HERE!

Tuesday, March 24!

Question for the Week:

What kind of lights are around us?

Weekly Foundational Read-Aloud: 

Round Trip by Ann Jonas

The YouTube Link to the weekly Read-Aloud is located:HERE

Questions to ask your child in response to the read-aloud:

• The trip started as soon as it was light. What does that mean? What time of the day did the trip start?
• Why was the neighborhood quiet, the houses dark, and the stores closed when the trip started?

Learn at Home activity for today:

Tuesday:
      Play dough fun. Using play dough with a variety of play dough toys, (cookie cutter, rolling pin, etc..) you can make a creation.  Children can roll balls, roll snakes, create different shapes as examples.  Children can also use play dough to make different types of food - pizza meatballs, spaghetti, etc... Use your imagination! 



Movement Activity:

YouTube: Patty Shukla- Stand up, Sit Down

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9WAGkQUUL0

For additional Music and Movement Activities, please look at Ms. Alma's Blog, located HERE!

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!

If you have any questions or concerns that are not addressed during our weekly phone calls, please feel free to email me at MsMcGarryCOVID19@gmail.com

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional information located, HERE!