Monday, April 6th!

Calendar Change
Spring Recess will begin on Thursday, April 9th.  Online Learning will resume on Monday, April 20th.

Question for the Week:

What are shadows?

Weekly Foundational Read-Aloud: 

Moonbear's Shadow? by Frank Asch

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

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

·               What was Bear doing when he first noticed his shadow?

·               Why did Bear want to get rid of his shadow?

Learn at Home activity for today:

Monday: 

My Shadow Does That Too: Point children’s shadows out to them. Show them how their shadows move in the same way and at the same time they do. Encourage children to watch their shadows as they move their bodies. Ask children to pause and pose. If possible, take pictures of the children’s shadows or outline their shadows with chalk. Ask your child to tell you about their shadow.

Open ended questions:

·               I saw you ____. What will you do next?

·               If you try ____, what do you notice? 

·               How did you do ____? 

·               How does it feel outside today? 

·               What do you see?

Movement Activity:

https://www.gonoodle.com

(This link brings you to the GoNoodle homepage.  From there you may choose one of countless 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

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 MrsGonzalez@gmail.com

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