Kinder Week 30 (T/TH)

 

Five weeks left! This makes your kindergarten teacher very sad! I have thoroughly enjoyed your children, and am SO proud of how much they have grown this year. Even though I know they are ready for 1st grade, it will be hard to say goodbye. Thank you for allowing me the chance to be a small part of their lives. You co-teachers (many of you first timers!) have done an AMAZING job this year!

Important Dates:

4/11 - Spirit Day

4/20 - Fortis Nerf Tournament! 5-7:30 @ Glad Tidings Church, Liberty Hill

5/2 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day

5/9 - Spirit Day (Last Day of Kindergarten)

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! 

-Psalm 127:3-5

Math 

Objectives:

 1.  To be able to order numbers

2.  To recognize and order ordinal numbers (1st - 10th)

3.  To understand different ways to measure time.

• This week we continue to focus on ordering, and will introduce ordinal numbers. We are also focusing on understanding the different ways to measure time (our day, time, calendar).
• PLEASE continue reviewing at home the bigger topics we have touched on : adding/subtracting, tens/ones, numbers up to 40, number bonds. Repetition is so important for our young kiddos!

Reading

Objectives:

 1.  To begin reading and accurately blending words and sentences with hard and soft c/g.

2.  To be able to verbalize understanding of the spelling rule applying to the sounds of c/g.

3.  To continue to grow in reading fluency.

• 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 the hard and soft sounds of "c" and "g". We learned in AAS that when "c" is followed by e, i, or y, it makes the soft sound. The same rule applies for "g".
• 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 words that have "nk" at the end.

• We have already been practicing the phonogram nk in reading. In this lesson students will build upon their knowledge to apply the phonogram to spelling.
• Remember to begin each lesson by going over yellow phonogram cards and blue key cards.  

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.

• Click here for the Geography songs for the year.
• Pacific States will be the last Geography song for the year! Due 5/2

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 30	4/8/2024	4/9/2024	4/10/2024	4/11/2024	4/12/2024	4/15/2024	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Self Control: Choosing Christ-like behaviors to help reach my goals. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline. ~2 Timothy 1:7
Read Aloud	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.	Oral Narration: Read any story to your child then have them retell the story to you with as much detail as they can remember.
Bible		Discuss: Going Home	Read aloud: God sends help from JSB.	Discuss: "Going Home" and "God sends help"	Read aloud: A new way to see from JSB.
Math	Practice addition facts using flashcards. Links can be found here.	EM-B p129-130	EM-B p131-132 and Day 3 math journal	EM-B p 133-134	EM-B p135-136 and Day 4 math journal		*For flash cards: if your child is not ready to do these in their head, add dots to the cards so they have a visual of what the number sentence means.
Spelling		AAS-Step 21	AAS-Step 21 p96-97 (or Lesson 20 in NEW AAS) "Spell on Paper" and "Dictate Phrases" 1-3 in spelling journals to return tomorrow.**	AAS-Step 21	AAS-Step 22 p99-100 (or Lesson 21 in NEW AAS) through "Spell with Tiles"		**Your child is ready to move beyond writing phrases. I encourage you to expand these phrases into short sentences so they can practice starting with a capital letter and ending with punctuation. Link to optional activity directions
Writing			CB pgs 64-65	Oral narration and copywork	CB pgs 66-67	CB pgs 68-69	*Extention opportunity: Have your child give you a sentence that tells what the read aloud story was mostly about. Write it 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.
Reading		OPG L77	OPG L77 and 15 minutes from a leveled reader.	OPG L78/79	OPG 79 and 15 minutes from a leveled reader.	read pages 20-27 from the Unit 10 Phonics Reader (online)
Enrichment	Read Aloud: An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni Art Selection: An Old Woman Cooking Eggs by Diego Velazquez Music Selection: Pictures at an Exhibition "Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks" by Modest Mussorgsky Poem: "Baby Chick" by Aileen Fisher
Geography	United States: Pacific States Due 5/2
Memory Work	Above the Bright Blue Sky Due 5/2

Kinder Week 29 (T/TH)

  

Important Dates:

4/2 - No School-Easter Tuesday

4/8 - Solar Eclipse Party 

4/11 - Spirit Day

4/20 - Fortis Nerf Tournament! 5-7:30 @ Glad Tidings Church, Liberty Hill

5/2 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day

5/9 - Spirit Day (Last Day of Kindergarten)

Math 

Objectives:

 1.  Identify, write, and name numbers to 40 with an understanding of what the tens and ones mean in each number.

2.  Understand that numbers have order and be able to order numbers up to 40.

3.  Understand the order of events and the concept of "first".

• Please continue reviewing addition and subtraction as well as tens and ones place! (ex: use beans to show number 36: 3 groups of 10 and 6 ones; Can you write down the number that has 2 tens and 7 ones?; How many tens and ones does number 42 have?; What does 3 tens really mean? 30!) This can be a difficult concept for some students. 
• This week we are ordering. Please make sure that you are doing the activities in the Introduction at the bottom of the page. Remind students that we can order from beginning to end, end to beginning, largest to smallest, smallest to largest. 

Reading

Objectives:

 1.  To begin reading and accurately blending words and sentences with all long vowels/silent e pattern.

2.  To be able to differentiate between a short vowel and a long vowel sound.
3.  To be able to read words/sentences with the short vowel 'ck' changing to long vowel 'k' with silent e.

 4.  To continue to grow in reading fluency.

• Remember to begin the lessons by reviewing our current sight words and reading over words/sentences from previous lessons. *Reviewing and repetition is key!
• Sight words: to, two, and too are introduced this week. 
• 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!

Spelling

Objective

1.  To be able to spell words that have "ng" at the end.

• We have already been practicing the phonogram ng in reading. In this lesson students will build upon their knowledge to apply the phonogram to spelling.
• Remember to begin each lesson by going over yellow phonogram cards and blue key cards.  
• Please make sure to return Spelling Journals.

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.

• Click here for the Geography songs for the year.
• Pacific States will be the last Geography song for the year! Due 5/2

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. 
•    Please take a few minutes each homeschool day to review memory work! (Poem, geography song)

K week 29	4/1/2024	4/2/2024	4/3/2024	4/4/2024	4/5/2024	4/8/2024	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Self Control: Choosing Christ-like behaviors to help reach my goals. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline. ~2 Timothy 1:7
Read Aloud	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.	No School-Easter	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.
Bible	Read aloud: The Sun Stops Shining from JSB.		Read aloud: God's Wonderful Surprise from JSB.	Discuss: God's Wonderful Surprise and The Sun Stops Shining	Read aloud: Going home from JSB.
Math	EM-B p115-118 and Math Journal Day 6 and 7.		EM-B p119-122 and Day 1 math journal	EM-B p123-126	EM-B p127-128 and Day 2 math journal	Practice addition facts using flashcards. Links can be found here.	*For flash cards: if your child is not ready to do these in their head, add dots to the cards so they have a visual of what the number sentence means.
Spelling	AAS-Step 20 p91-92 (or Lesson 19 in NEW AAS) through "Spell with Tiles"		AAS-Step 20 p92-93 (or Lesson 19 in NEW AAS) "Spell on Paper" and "Dictate Phrases" 1-3 in spelling journal to return tomorrow.	AAS Step 20	AAS-Step 21 p95-96 (or Lesson 20 in NEW AAS) through "Spell with Tiles"		Link to optional activity directions
Writing	CB pgs 58-59		CB pgs 60-61	Oral Narration and Copy work	CB pgs 62-63
Reading	OPG-L74 and 15 minutes from a leveled reader		OPG-L75 and 15 minutes from a leveled reader	OPG L-75/76	OPG L 76 and 15 minutes from a leveled reader
Enrichment	Read Aloud: He is Risen Art Selection: Pieta by Michelangelo Music Selection: "Ave Verum Corpus" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Poem: "Every Day" by Felix Mendelssohn
Geography	United States: Pacific States Due 5/2
Memory Work	Above the Bright Blue Sky Due 5/2

Kinder Week 28 (T/TH)

                                          

Spring is here, and your little ones are certainly growing before my eyes! Do not grow weary as you continue your task of teaching at home! The seeds you are planting, and the time with your children is something you will cherish for years to come.  

**On Thursday, Kindergarten will be making Resurrection Eggs together.  Please have your child bring in 12 plastic Easter eggs. You will need to number the eggs from 1-12 (using a Sharpie).  Please label the bag/baggie that you use to transport the eggs with your child's name.

**Please check Alma weekly @ www.fortis.getalma.com to see how your child is progressing in language arts and math.  Any objectives that your child has a 1 or 2 in (for last quarter and this quarter) will require extra practice at home. Please ask for ideas to help your child master these concepts if needed.

Important Dates:

3/23 - Fortis Lap-a-Thon!

3/28 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day

4/1 - No School-Easter Tuesday

4/11 - Spirit Day

4/20 - Fortis Nerf Tournament!

5/2 - Spirit/DOGS/Pizza Day

5/9 - Spirit Day (Last Day of Kindergarten)

Math 

Objectives:

1.  Identify, write, and name numbers to 40 with an understanding of what the tens and ones mean in each number.

2.  Understand that numbers have order and be able to order numbers up to 40.

• We are working with numbers to 40 this week - ordering, counting, writing, and understanding the tens place.  While working with numbers, continue to address the pattern that our number system follows. We see this order (0-9) in the tens places as well as the ones place. A number chart is particularly helpful for recognizing the patterns. You can find two different number charts here.

Reading

Objectives:

 1.  To begin reading and accurately blending words and sentences with all long vowels/silent e pattern.

2.  To be able to differentiate between a short vowel and a long vowel sound.

3.  To continue to grow in reading fluency.

• We are continuing our study of long vowels with silent e and open syllable (we will cover this later in All About Spelling, but OPG provides a friendly way to explain it to your child right now in lesson 73). 
• We have covered all vowels with silent e!
• Transitioning from reading just short vowel words to reading long vowel words can require extra time and practice; that is why we are slowly working our way through these lessons. Please use the All About Spelling key cards to guide your child if they are missing words. For example, "A vowel's first sound is short. Is there anything in this word that will make this vowel long? A silent e? The last and only vowel? So, will this vowel make its long or short sound? Good! Let's try that word again!"
• 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!
• Please do not allow sloppy or rushed work.  Setting the expectation of quality work on everything that they do is helping to form good habits now that will serve them their entire lives.

Spelling

1.  To be able to spell words that have a 'k' or 'ck' at the end.

2.  To be able to verbalize when and why we would use each one.

• It is so exciting to see our kinder kiddos learning and memorizing spelling rules! It will serve them well in the years to come! 
• Introduce blue key card 10
• Remember to begin each lesson by going over yellow phonogram cards and blue key cards.

Geography

Objectives:

1.  To be able to sing the names of the southern states of the US.

2.  To be able to sing the names of the pacific states of the US.

3. To begin learning to draw the world map.

• Click here for the Geography songs for the year.
•  Southern States of the US:  Due Thursday!
• Pacific States will be introduced next and will be the last geography song for the year.

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 28	3/25/2024	3/26/2024	3/27/2024	3/28/2024	3/29/2024	4/1/2024	Co-Teacher Notes
Discipleship	Justice: Taking personal responsibility to uphold what is pure, right, and true. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. - Isaiah 1:17
Read Aloud	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.		Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.		No School: Good Friday	Read aloud or audio book for at least 20 minutes and then have your child narrate.
Bible		Discuss: The Servant King	Read aloud: A dark night in the garden from JSB.	Discuss: A dark night in the garden and Make Resurrection Eggs.		Read aloud: The Sun Stops Shining from JSB.
Math	EM-B p103-104	EM-B p105-108	EM-B p109-111: Math journal Day 5	EM-B p112-114		EM-B p115-118 and Math Journal Day 6 and 7.
Spelling		AAS-Step 19	AAS-Step 19 p90 (or Lesson 18 in NEW AAS) "Spell on Paper" and "Dictate Phrases" 1-3 in spelling journal to return tomorrow.	AAS-Step 19		AAS-Step 20 p91-92 (or Lesson 19 in NEW AAS) through "Spell with Tiles"
Writing	CB pgs54-55	Oral Narration and copywork	CB pgs 56-57	Oral Narration and copywork		CB pgs 58-59
Reading	Review L69-71 and read "The Fire" (an online story found here.)	OPG-L72	OPG-L73 and 15 minutes from a leveled reader.	OPG-L74		OPG-L74 and 15 minutes from a leveled reader
Enrichment	Read Aloud: What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Art Selection: Eric Carle's art in Animals, Animals Music Selection: Andantino-Allegretto "The Trout" by Franz Schubert Poem: "Giraffes" by Mary Ann Hoberman
Geography	United States: Southern States - Due 3/28(Thursday)
Memory Work	Above the Bright Blue Sky Due 5/2