Thursday, April 2nd 2020
Good morning KG1- B :)
I'm looking forward to seeing you all today at 5:15!!
Can't wait to see all the happy faces.
School Family :
Activity 1: Story (20 minutes)
Materials needed: computer, paper, pencil.
Beginning: Today our story is going to be read on Youtube and I want you to use your listening ears… READY??
Middle:
- Click on the link below to play the story.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCs66HaouFU
- Listen to the story attentively.
- Talk about the author and the illustrator’s job
- Talk about what they understood from the story
- After finishing the story, ask your child to retell what sounds the girl heard?
End: Give your child a piece of paper and ask them to either go for a walk (if possible)or open the window and draw what sounds they hear.
Give 5 minutes warning.
Extension: Ask the child to write the words of the things they drew.
Activity 2: (10 - 15minutes)
Math: Comparing Heights.
Beginning: provide the materials (paper roll, marker, scotch tape)
Middle:
- Stick 2 good length rolled paper or the ground.(one for mom, other for the child)
- Lay on the paper and ask the child to trace you and then vice versa the child
- Compare the heights.
- Acknowledge and repeat what the child is saying.
- Ask: “I wonder who is taller? Who is shorter?
End: You can cut and decorate the people figures and hang them on the wall. Give 5 minutes warning before the time finishes.
Extension: You may ask your child to use blocks, markers or any item to measure from the starting point to the end point. Count and use the sentence, (How many more and how many less?)
Activity three:
Fine motor skills: (5 minutes)
Materials needed: playdough, spaghetti sticks, cheerios
Provide the materials to the child and ask, “I wonder what will the activity be?”
- Create two mountain shapes in play dough
- Stick one spaghetti stick in each ( you can make them different size)
- Fill the cheerios in the stick
Count how many cheerios does each stick have, compare. Give 5 minutes warning before time is over.
GoNoodle Song:
Artical from Ms. Zarmeena
DEVELOPING LANGUAGE AND LITERACY SKILLS IN EARLY YEARS
Literacy skills develop gradually in early years. Oral language is a foundation for early literacy and its development begins at birth. Infants listen to caregivers talk and sing to them. Older infants and toddlers talk to communicate their needs to the people around them. By the time children are in preschool, there is a significant increase in their use of conversation to create and sustain relationships. Three and four year olds ask questions, listen, refer to things that are not present, and talk about desires and imaginary situations. Their vocabulary grows and they master the basic rules of grammar. Young children are also beginning to read and write, at first in unconventional ways (such as reading pictures and drawing horizontal lines or scribbles) and later in more conventional ways. Unfortunately, our children are unable to attend school at the moment, but that doesn’t mean that learning needs to stop. Adults at home may use these following strategies to support early learning in language, literacy and communication through the activities sent out by the teachers on their blogs;
Strategies to support comprehension: - Engage in extended back and forth conversations with children. - Create stories with children. - Read and discuss books with children. - Incorporate ideas from stories and books throughout the day.
Strategies to support speaking: - Model appropriate speech. - Listen to children speak. - Use open ended questions. - Encourage children to talk instead of using gestures. - Encourage children to talk to one another.
Strategies to support vocabulary: - Encourage children to describe their thoughts and experiences. - Read books and tell stories with both basic and unusual vocabulary. - Provide opportunities for children to use new materials and ideas.
Strategies to support phonological awareness: - Explore and identify sounds with children. - Make rhyming words. - Build syllable recognition (by breaking words into syllables)
Strategies to support alphabetical knowledge: - Build letter recognition. - Build letter-sound awareness.
Strategies to support reading: - Provide reading materials that cater to the child's interest. - Read interactively with children every day. - Encourage children to read to adults.
Strategies to support book knowledge: - Explore the book with children. - Help children distinguish between pictures and print.
Strategies to support writing: - Provide a variety of writing and drawing materials. - Expect and support various forms of writing and developmental spelling. - Encourage children to write for a wide variety of reasons. - Take dictation from children. (Children dictate their ideas to adults to write)
Following are some links for your better understanding: https://youtu.be/L11jA1IRkUA https://youtu.be/vJgl3-sIEBM
Kindly email me if you have any further queries regarding this article and I’d be happy to provide you with more details.
Regards, Ms Zarmeena Aamir (eys.coordinator@mls.com.sa)
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