Updates
- · Parent teacher conferences will be held via zoom or phone call on June 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. Please let me know which day and time works best for you!
- · End of the year celebration will be on Thursday, June 25th. Further information will be send to your email.
- · Student's last group zoom call will be this Thursday.
- · Please complete the Remote Learning Survey located HERE!
- · Daily remote learning resources will be added to the blog every day until June 25th!
Zoom Meetings for This Week:
Group 2: On Wednesday, June 17th at 11:45 A.M.
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Denise, Anaya, Richard, Jelanni, Elias and Zoe Suarez.
JOIN URL:
Meeting ID: 945 2249 8816
Password: 561338
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Group 3: On Thursday, June 18th at 11:00 A.M.
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Isabella, Jaisabel, Mattias, Jean Luis, Melanie and Amelia Isabel .
JOIN URL:
Meeting ID: 911 8948 1922
Password: 669043
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Instructional Theme:
Transformation
Question for the Week:
What changes around me?
Weekly Foundational Read-Aloud:
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Questions to ask your child in response to the read-aloud:
· How can you tell if you are growing?
· What can you do to help you grow?
· Why do you think the illustrator made a hole in each food that the caterpillar ate?
Learn at Home activity for today:
Wednesday
Popcorn:
If possible, make popcorn with your child. Show them the popcorn kernels in advance and talk about how the kernels change when heated.
Butterfly Metamorphosis:
Use a search engine to pull up images and information about butterfly metamorphosis and discuss. Also consider investigating insect and amphibian metamorphosis (i.e. ladybugs, toads) with your child in this manner.
Orange Juice Challenge:
Supply fresh oranges and challenge your child to figure out how to turn the oranges into orange juice. Guide them through the experience with open-ended questions. This activity could be implemented over the course of two days. On the first day ask children to plan how they will turn the oranges into juice, including making a list of what they might need. On the second day supply, some of the materials they will need in order to accomplish this challenge. When children are ready to drink their orange juice talk with them about making healthy food choices.
Continued Weekly Activity
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Have your child draw and label the life cycle of a butterfly. Discuss each phase as they draw it.
Some facts about the lifecycle of a butterfly:
• Butterfly eggs are very small. The female butterfly lays her eggs on leaves or stems of plants that the young will feed on.
• The larva or caterpillar hatches from the eggs. Caterpillars have huge appetites and eat almost constantly.
• The caterpillar attaches itself to a twig and the exoskeleton splits to reveal the chrysalis. The chrysalis (or pupa) hangs down from the twig. Inside, the body of the caterpillar is transforming into the butterfly.
• The chrysalis casing splits and the adult butterfly emerges.
• The butterfly will go on to lay eggs so the cycle can begin again!
Please email a picture of any completed work to MrsGonzalezCOVID19@gmail.com
Thank you to all the students and parents that have sent me pictures of the children's work!
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Butterfly Life Cycle |
Music / Movement Activity:
I will be contacting 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:
Miss Megan's Camp Kindergarten (facebook)
Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (facebook)
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 MrsGonzalezCOVID19@gmail.com
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