Wednesday, April 22nd!

Updates

• The second Learn at Home Packet is still available for pick up at the school from 9am-1pm every day this week.

• We have been approved to use Zoom until a replacement has been approved.  Zoom meetings will continue next week.  

Instructional Theme:

Plants

Question for the Week:

What are plants?

Weekly Foundational Read-Aloud: 

Up in the Garden, Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner

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

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

• Why do the little girl and Nana water the garden?
• What happens in the garden in the fall?

Learn at Home activity for today:

Wednesday: 

And Then... 

Take turns imagining what comes next in a story. Start a story, then pass it to your child to determine what comes next with a line such as, “and then...” You and your child can pass the story back and forth until it comes to an end.

Continued Weekly Activity
Have your child draw a picture of their favorite plant that they eat.
I would love to see the drawings! Please text me or email a picture of your child's drawing to MsMcGarryCOVID19@gmail.com. 

Open ended questions:

• Tell me about your art. 
• What did you notice about ____? 
• I notice that you ____. 
• How did you do that? 
• What will you try next? Why? 
• How does this picture, painting, drawing, etc. make you feel?

Movement Activity:

Exercise, Rhyme, and Freeze

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:
                  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)

FunBrain
StarFall
Time For Kids

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!