KG1B: Sunday, March 15th

Good Morning KG1 B,

Small group activities

Literacy: (20 minutes)

Magazine Letter Hunt

Beginning: Today for small group, we’re going to be looking at old magazines and flyers from supermarkets.

Middle: Look in a magazine for letters you know. Highlight them, cut and paste them on a paper to create a collage.

· I wonder how many ‘L or name any other letter’ you have found?

· You can say ”Oh, I found my letter” (Your child will be encouraged to find his/ her own)

· Acknowledge your child’s work by stating what they are doing.

· Offer your child scissors, allow them to cut what they want and place them in a bowl or basket.

· Ask your child, “What do you think we can do with these letters?”

· Offer them a glue stick and a piece of paper.

End: Give your child a 5 minutes warning to end the activity.

Math: (5 minutes)

Count the number of steps you take from your room to the kitchen.

Fine motor skills: (10 minutes)

Making play dough:

Playdough ingredients:

Mix and knead until consistent in texture.

Beginning: Today we will be working with play dough. I wonder what you will make with your chunk of play dough?

Middle:

Imitate what your child is doing by stating their work. Use words as ‘big, small, mold, fold, hard, soft, twist, pat, roll.’

End:

Give your child 5 minutes warning to end the activity and start cleaning up.

Let your child know that the play dough will be preserved in a zip lock bag or a container

for when they want to get back to it later.

Dance and movement: (3 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpD9kRyBn8o

Video from Ms. Suad our school counselor:

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