Kinder Week 33 (T/TH)

                                                    

Hang in there, you are almost done!  It has been such an amazing year and you have all done a fantastic job with these kids.  They are so sweet, so polite, so helpful, and now they are READERS and spellers and mathematicians! Congratulations!


***Now is the time to start thinking about how to maintain your child's progress over the summer.  Please make sure to check your email for a packet of things to do over the summer for review.  It would be a good idea to go ahead and print these now so that they are ready to pull out this summer.  

Important Dates:

5/2:  Grammar Theater Showcase
5/9:  NERF Tournament
5/14: Last Day of Kindergarten!

Math 

Objectives:

1.  To be able to count by 2's to 20.

2.  To understand even and odd numbers.

3.  To understand halves and fractions.

  •  Please make sure that you complete the lesson at the bottom of the pages and extend it by using other numbers/scenarios.
  • We are working on counting by 5's (to 50) and by 2's (to 20). Please work on this orally with your student.
Reading
Objectives:
1.  To review reading and accurately blending words and sentences with long vowel/silent e pattern.
2.  To begin reading and accurately blending words and sentences with the vowel pairs ai and ay.

3.  To continue to grow in reading fluency.

  • Have your child read to you every day! READ,READ, READ!!!!
Writing 
Objectives:
1. To be able to form all upper case letters properly on handwriting lines.
2. To be able to form all lower case letters properly on handwriting lines.
3. To be able to  write first and last name properly on handwriting lines.
4. To be able to accurately copy a sentence (using handwriting lines) correctly

  • Keep monitoring proper pencil grip and correct letter formation! Have your student self-correct any backward letter or number! They should be gaining speed and accuracy in their copywork, by this point in the year.
    Spelling
    Objective

    1.  To be able to identify open and closed syllables.
    • Continue to review all rule cards, along with phonograms at the beginning of each lesson.
      Geography
      Objectives:
      1.  To be able to sing the names of all of the states of the US.
      2. To begin learning to draw the world map.

      Memory Work
      Objectives:
      1. To memorize "true, good, and beautiful" pieces and recite to the class.

      • Above the Bright Blue Sky is  DUE Tuesday.
      •    Please take a few minutes each homeschool day to review memory work! (Poem, geography song).
      K week 335/4/20265/5/20265/6/20265/7/20265/8/20265/11/2026Co-Teacher Notes
      DiscipleshipTemperance - consists in shaping and moderating our appetites to desire what is good.
      Romans 13:14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
      Read AloudRead aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.
      BibleReview Ephesians 6: 10-20Armor of God: Lesson 5 and 6Work on memorizing the Letter Z scripture.Armor of God: Lesson 7 and 8Work on memorizing the Letter Z scripture.Letter Z: Zaccheaus, hurry down! Today is my day to be a guest in your home. Luke 19:5
      MathEM-B p152EM-B p153EM-B p154-155 and practice addition and subtraction math facts.EM-B p156EM-B p157 and practice addition and subtraction math facts.EM-B p158 and practice addition and subtraction math facts.No math journals for the month of May. Please practice math facts using manipulatives or ten frames when needed. Here is a simple game to play to practice as well. Just print gameboard (pages 6-9 would be best) and use any object (penny, rock, etc) and a dice.
      SpellingAAS-Step 24AAS-Lesson 24 "Spell on Paper" and "Dictate Sentences" 1-3 in spelling journal to return tomorrow.ReviewPage 226 : Dictate sentences 4-6 for your child to write in Spelling Journal.These last few lessons have been a bit more challenging. Please review them as well as blue key cards 1-16

      Link to optional activity directions
      WritingCB 78-79Oral Narration and CopyworkCB pgs 80-81Oral Narration and CopyworkCB pgs 82-83CB pgs 84-85
      ReadingReview L85OPG L86OPG L86 and 15 minutes from a leveled readerOPG L 87OPG L87 and 15 minutes from a leveled reader
      EnrichmentRead Aloud: Wonders of Nature by Jane Werner Watson
      Art Selection:       A Girl with a Watering Can by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
      Music Selection: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, by johann Sebastian Bach
      Poem: "Butterfly" by Benjamin Franklin
      GeographyUnited States: Review All
      Memory WorkAbove the Bright Blue Sky Due 5/5 (Tuesday)

      Kinder Week 32 (T/TH)

        


      Important Dates:
      5/2:  Grammar Theater Showcase
      5/9:  NERF Tournament
      5/14: Last Day of Kindergarten!


      Math 
      Objectives:
      1.  To count to 100 in tens and ones
      2.  To count by 5's to 50
      3.  To count by 2's to 20
      4.  To understand even and odd numbers.

      • This week we are learning about the terms even and odd. Please make sure that you complete the lesson at the bottom of the page and extend it by using other numbers/scenarios.
      • We are working on counting by 5's (to 50) and by 2's (to 20). Please work on this orally with your student.
      Reading
      Objectives:
      1.  To review reading and accurately blending words and sentences with long vowel/silent e pattern.
      2.  To begin reading and accurately blending words and sentences with the vowel pair ai.
      3.  To continue to grow in reading fluency.

      • READ, READ, READ! Have your child read to you at least 15 minutes a day! 
      • Remember to begin the lessons by reviewing our current sight words and reading over words/sentences from previous lessons. *Reviewing and repetition is key!
      • This week we focus on reviewing long vowel/silent e words and will introduce the vowel pair ai as long a.
      • Please follow up each lesson and mini book review, by having your child read to you, a book at their appropriate level. This should be done at a separate time of the day from their OPG lesson. 
      Writing 
      Objectives:
      1. To be able to form all upper case letters properly on handwriting lines.
      2. To be able to form all lower case letters properly on handwriting lines.
      3. To be able to  write first and last name properly on handwriting lines.
      4. To be able to accurately copy a sentence (using handwriting lines) correctly

      • Keep monitoring proper pencil grip and correct letter formation! Have your student self-correct any backward letter or number! They should be gaining speed and accuracy in their copywork by this point in the year.
      Spelling
      Objective
      1.  To be able to spell plural words by adding s or es.
      • The lessons are getting a bit more challenging now. Please make sure you are spending extra time making sure your child is confident and secure in the lessons. You may do this by spending extra time dictating More Words and additional phrases (aside from the ones assigned), until you are confident your child is grasping the concept.

      Geography
      Objectives:
      1.  To be able to sing the names of the Pacific states of the US.
      2. To begin learning to draw the world map.

      Memory Work
      Objectives:
      1. To memorize "true, good, and beautiful" pieces and recite to the class.
      • "Above the Bright Blue Sky" is our last poem of the year.
      •   Please take a few minutes each homeschool day to review memory work! (Poem, geography song)
      K week 324/27/20264/28/20264/29/20264/30/20265/1/20265/4/2026Co-Teacher Notes
      DiscipleshipJustice - consists in acting fairly in order to establish peace and treat others with dignity.
      Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
      Read AloudRead aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.
      BibleArmor of God: Lesson 1 and 2Practice memorizing Ephesians 6:10-20 and discuss what the Belt of Truth is. Work on memorizing the Letter Y scripture.Armor of God: Lesson 3 and 4Practice memorizing Ephesians 6:10-20. Work on memorizing the Letter Y scripture.Review Ephesians 6: 10-20*Memorizing this scripture will not be assessed, but you will be amazed at how quickly they CAN memorize it with daily practice! A copy of the scripture will be sent home with your child in their blue folder.

      Letter Y: Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119: 105
      MathEM-B p144-146EM-B p 147EM-B p 148 and Day 7 math journalEM-B p149EM-B p150-151 and Day 8 math journal.EM-B p152
      SpellingAAS-Lessons 22 and 23AAS- Lesson 22 AND Lesson 23 "Spell on Paper" and "Dictate Phrases" 1-3 from lesson 22 in spelling journal to return tomorrow.AAS-Lessons 22 and 23AAS-Leson 24 through "Spell with Tiles". Key Card 14, 15, 16Link to optional activity directions
      WritingCB pgs 72-73Oral narration and copyworkCB pgs 74-75Oral Narration and CopyworkCB pgs 76-77CB 78-79*Extention opportunity: Have your child give you a sentence or two that tells what the read aloud story was mostly about. Write their narration for them, then have them copy the sentence into their spelling journal. They will be allowed to present their sentences to the class if they would like to.
      ReadingRead pages 20-27 from the Unit 10 phonics reader (online)OPG L82OPG L83 and 15 minutes from a leveled readerOPG L84/85OPG L84/85 and 15 minutes from a leveled readerReview L85
      EnrichmentRead Aloud: Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse
      Art Selection:       Umbrellas in the Rain by Maurice Prendergast
      Music Selection:       String Quintet in E Major "Minuetto-Trio" by Luigi Boccherini
      Poem:       "Rain in Summer" by Henry Wadworth Longfellow
      GeographyUnited States: Pacific States Due Thursday
      Memory WorkAbove the Bright Blue Sky Due 5/5

      Kinder Week 31 (T/TH)

       With such a short time left in our school year, We pray that you are able to find the energy and motivation to finish up the year with a bang. Do not become weary, for you are doing Kingdom work by pouring your time, love and energy into your children.

      Image result for Deuteronomy 11: 18-19 with pictures
      Important Dates:
      4/21:  Senior Thesis Night
      4/23:  DOGS/Pizza/Spirit Day!
      5/2:  Grammar Theater Showcase
      5/8:  Fortis Preview Event
      5/9:  NERF Tournament
      5/14: Last Day of Kindergarten!

      Math 

      Objectives:

       1.  To count to 100 in tens and ones
      2.  To count by 5's to 50
      3.  To count by 2's to 20
      4.  To understand ways to measure time
      5.  To tell time to the hour

      • This week we will focus on Numbers to 100. We will focus on making groups of 10 when given a large number of items to count. Students will be identifying and writing numbers through 100.
      • Please continue to review time to the hour at home. Remind your student what each hand stands for (short= hour, long=minutes)
      • We are working on counting by 5's (to 50) and by 2's (to 20). Please work on this orally with your student.
      Reading
      Objectives:
       1.  Begin reading and accurately blending words and sentences with hard and soft c and g.
      2.  Be able to verbalize understanding of the spelling rule applying to the sounds of c and g.
      3.  To read words and sentences with both sounds of /s/.
      4.  To continue to grow in reading fluency.

      • READ, READ, READ! Have your child read to you at least 15 minutes a day! 
      • Remember to begin the lessons by reviewing our current sight words and reading over words/sentences from previous lessons. *Reviewing and repetition is key!
      • This week we are reviewing soft and hard c/g. We are also focusing on long vowel words where /s/ stands for the /z/ sound.
      • Please follow up each lesson and mini book review, by having your child read to you, a book at their appropriate level. This should be done at a separate time of the day from their OPG lesson. 
      Writing 
      Objectives:
      1. To be able to form all upper case letters properly on handwriting lines.
      2. To be able to form all lower case letters properly on handwriting lines.
      3. To be able to  write first and last name properly on handwriting lines.
      4. To be able to accurately copy a sentence (using handwriting lines) correctly

      • Keep monitoring proper pencil grip and correct letter formation! Have your student self-correct any backward letter or number! They should be gaining speed and accuracy in their copywork, by this point in the year.
      Spelling
      Objective
       1.  To be able to spell compound words
      2.  To understand and explain what a compound word is.

      • This week we are focusing on spelling compound words. Sometimes this can be tricky for our students. They might want to leave a space between the two words (ex: sun set). If you see this happening, remind them that the two smaller words have joined to make a brand new word, therefore a space is not necessary.
      • Remember to begin each lesson by going over yellow phonogram cards and blue key cards.  
      • Please make sure to return Spelling Journal  and to reinforce proper letter formation using the handwriting lines.
      Geography
      Objectives:
      1.  To be able to sing the names of the Pacific states of the US. Link to the song can be found here.
      2. To begin learning to draw the world map.

      Memory Work
      Objectives:
      1. To memorize "true, good, and beautiful" pieces and recite to the class.
      • Above the Bright Blue Sky is our final poem of the year.
      •    Please take a few minutes each homeschool day to review memory work! (Poem, geography song).
      K week 314/20/20264/21/20264/22/20264/23/20264/24/20264/27/2026Co-Teacher Notes
      DiscipleshipJustice - consists in acting fairly in order to establish peace and treat others with dignity.
      Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.
      Read AloudRead aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate. and have child do an oral narration.*See writing section for an extension of this read aloud time.
      BibleDiscuss: A new way to seeRead aloud: A dream of heaven from JSB. Work on memorizing the Letter X scripture.Discuss: A dream of heaven.Bible reading catch up day. Work on memorizing the Letter X scripture.Letter X: eXalt the Lord our God and worship on his holy mountain. For the Lord our God is holy. Psalm 99:9
      MathReview math facts with flashcards.EM-B p135-136EM-B p137-138 and Day 5 math journalEM-B p139-140EM-B p141-143 and Day 6 math journalEM-B p144-146
      SpellingAAS- Lesson 21 "Spell on Paper" and "Dictate Phrases" 1-3 in spelling journal to return tomorrow.AAS Step 22AAS-Lessons 22 AND 23 through "Spell with Tiles".AAS has plural words broken up into 2 lessons (22 and 23) but these lessons are easily combined. Just do the "Spell with Tiles" for both lessons on Thursday. Link to optional activity instructions
      WritingOral Narration and CopyworkCB pgs 68-69Oral Narration and Copy workCB pgs 70-71CB pgs 72-73
      ReadingOPG L80OPG L80 and 15 minutes from a leveled readerOPG 81OPG L81 and 15 minutes from a leveled readerRead pages 20-27 from the Unit 10 phonics reader (online)
      EnrichmentRead Aloud: The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman
      Art Selection:       Still Life with Apples and Oranges by Paul Cezanne
      Music Selection: "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin
      Poem: "Wild Beasts" by Evaleen Stein
      GeographyUnited States: Pacific States Due 4/30
      Memory WorkAbove the Bright Blue Sky Due 5/5
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