Literacy and Math Behaviours
Listen to Dear Zoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rudDGRQ9QGA
You should have received a letter and self-addressed envelope from Mrs. Bennett-Jervis.
Write Mrs. Bennett-Jervis a letter back stating which animal you would keep as a pet from the
zoo. Remember writing includes pictures and words. If your parents will allow it, take it
to the post office and mail it back to me.
Write Mrs. Bennett-Jervis a letter back stating which animal you would keep as a pet from the
zoo. Remember writing includes pictures and words. If your parents will allow it, take it
to the post office and mail it back to me.
CH Sound
Here is a list of Ch words. You can copy 5 of these or come up with 5 of your own.
You can draw pictures of 5 of these words.
Egg Upper Case Letter Game
Please pick one of these literacy options that best suits your child's ability
and/or interest:
and/or interest:
Write out the letters of the alphabet down a page. See if you can think of and write an animal that begins with each letter.
Create a map of your zoo so the people in your house know how to find each exhibit.
Please pick one of these numeracy options that best suits your child's ability
Create a map of your zoo so the people in your house know how to find each exhibit.
Please pick one of these numeracy options that best suits your child's ability
and/or interest:
Gather a collection of toy animals. Pick your favourite animal out of the group.
How can we show how big our animals are? We could measure how tall!
When measuring things in kindergarten, we use non-standard measurement. That
means we take everyday objects to use as our "unit of measurement". You can use
anything that you find around your house like pencils, lego, blocks or anything else of
uniform size.
Rules of Measurement
means we take everyday objects to use as our "unit of measurement". You can use
anything that you find around your house like pencils, lego, blocks or anything else of
uniform size.
Rules of Measurement
We have 2 simple rules when measuring:
Use the same unit of measurement and leave no spaces.
Now google the real-life size of your animal for comparison. Bonus, you can order your
toy animals from smallest to largest.
toy animals from smallest to largest.
Belonging and Contributing
There are many important people in our lives. Ask a parent for permission to call
someone special to you and share what you have been learning about through our
remote learning activities and anything extra you have been doing at home.
Please remember to use your phone manners by saying hello, asking how the other
person is and listening for their response. Have fun connecting with your family and friends
this week.
Our environment is important for all living things, including people and animals. What can
you do to help sustain our environment? Pick one of the following activities:
Plant your sunflowers in a cup and then watch them grow in the next few weeks; or
Create a Nature Wand by decorating a stick with things you fin in your yard--leaves, small cones, feathers; or
Sit outside and keep track of all of the different sounds you hear.
someone special to you and share what you have been learning about through our
remote learning activities and anything extra you have been doing at home.
Please remember to use your phone manners by saying hello, asking how the other
person is and listening for their response. Have fun connecting with your family and friends
this week.
Our environment is important for all living things, including people and animals. What can
you do to help sustain our environment? Pick one of the following activities:
Plant your sunflowers in a cup and then watch them grow in the next few weeks; or
Create a Nature Wand by decorating a stick with things you fin in your yard--leaves, small cones, feathers; or
Sit outside and keep track of all of the different sounds you hear.
Self-Regulation and Well-Being
Jack Hartmann: Animals in Action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT86Dl442jA
Go on a nature walk. Count how many animals you see. Take pictures of the different types of animals and look them up on google when you go home.
Problem Solving and Innovating
Gather a collection of animals that might belong in the zoo. Build your own zoo
exhibit using boxes, a shelf, lego, anything you wish. Label all of the animals by name.
Make pretend tickets to "sell" to your family members. Share any special
information you have learned over the course of our zoo learning.
exhibit using boxes, a shelf, lego, anything you wish. Label all of the animals by name.
Make pretend tickets to "sell" to your family members. Share any special
information you have learned over the course of our zoo learning.
Extensions for learning: You could include an hours of operation sign and practice
writing times to the hour and days of the week. You could create a sign with rules like
"Don't feed the animals" or directional arrows to exhibits.
**Please note, you will use this "Zoo" dramatic play for the next two weeks. Play as much
you can and enjoy the experience.
Also remember that your learning apps can be played daily as well as reading and writing.
writing times to the hour and days of the week. You could create a sign with rules like
"Don't feed the animals" or directional arrows to exhibits.
**Please note, you will use this "Zoo" dramatic play for the next two weeks. Play as much
you can and enjoy the experience.
Also remember that your learning apps can be played daily as well as reading and writing.
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