Remote Learning 2020-2021
Welcome back! We are so excited to read with you! For now, we will be meeting with students virtually and providing supplemental reading activities on an individual basis. Please use the lessons and links below if your child completes his/her learning activities early or as supplemental reading and writing activities. There are a variety of lessons for all grade levels.
Tuesday, May 26
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Pam Likes to Nap https://portal.flyleafpublishing.com/wp-content/uploads/books/6-Pam-Likes-to-Nap/mobile/index.html#p=1
- Activity: Sight Words Hopper Game https://www.education.com/game/jump-in-sight-word-mud/
First Grade
- Book: Second Grade, Here I Come https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdwMvsjjxDM
- Activity: Write a short letter to your teacher to say thank you for everything you learned and the fun things you did in First Grade. Work hard and do your best! You rock!
Second Grade
- Book: The Best Teacher in Second Grade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LShjcIaVUEM
- Activity: Write a short letter to your teacher to say thank you for everything you learned and the fun things you did in Second Grade. Work hard and do your best! You’re on fire!
Taking Care of Our Health Thursday, May 21
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Healthy Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBqDV0usVxI
- Video: Good Foods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dR22hbln6w
- Activity: It’s time for a break - choose a fruit or vegetable for a snack and go outside and play! Don’t forget to drink lots of water!
First Grade
- Book: Sophia’s Jungle Adventures - Yoga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzqmQsBsRiI
- Video: Squish the Fish Yoga https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhYtcadR9nw
- Activity: Try some of these yoga moves. They can be done inside or outside on a mat or blanket. Maybe you can have an adult do them with you. Namaste!
Second Grade
- Book: The Market Mystery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beaoMedIZyM
- Activity Choice #1: You read about the importance of eating healthy foods from the five food groups. Keep a list of things you eat for an entire day. Are you eating something from every food group? Good for you!
- Activity Choice #2: Help an adult make a shopping list and go to the grocery store and help find the items on the list. Please wear a face mask! Did you think about where the items came from? Farmers, packers, truck drivers, stores, and many others work hard to get our food to us!
Wednesday, May 20
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: No Jumping on the Bed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuI9FGDnbns&feature=youtu.be
- Video: Opposites https://watch.vooks.com/new-releases-1/videos/opposites
- Activity: Find 5 things that are opposites in your house or outside. Example, find something long and something short. Have fun!
First Grade
- Book: Bad Kitty Wash Your Paws https://www.badkittybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Bad-Kitty-Wash-Your-Paws.pdf
- Activity: You can print Bad Kitty Wash Your Paws and color it or draw a comic of yourself washing your hands.
Second Grade
- Book: The Watcher - Jane Goodall and the Chimpanzees https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeGXFfZAdCc
- Activity: Chimpanzees are much like humans. They show emotions like we do through facial expressions. Draw human or chimpanzee faces that show happy, angry, sad, and silly, then label them.
Tuesday, May 19
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: The Cat and the Rat - Rhyming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xzad9Wp1kc
- Video: Letter Sounds Practice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4fqp52FiUQ&feature=youtu.be
- Activity: Get on Your Feet - Exercise, Rhyme, and Freeze with Jack Hartmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSPmGPIyykU
First Grade
- Book: The Good Egg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5q2Z30Vi5U
- Activity: What are some ways you can show that you are a “good egg?” Some ideas are: You can help an adult clean the house, dust, put away your toys, rake, or pick up trash when you take a walk. What will you do?
Second Grade
- Book: Bad Kitty Wash Your Paws https://www.badkittybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Bad-Kitty-Wash-Your-Paws.pdf
- Activity: You can print Bad Kitty Wash Your Paws and color it or draw a comic of yourself washing your hands.
- Video: Compound Words https://youtu.be/xvjfqsOEWq8
Monday, May 18
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Ten Magic Butterflies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBi_RoXKVo0
- Video: Sight Words Practice https://youtu.be/JfqgJE1eFWUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKRhGyk8-3Y&feature=youtu.be
- Activity: How to Make a Butterfly With Paper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVvMqf5w6FE
First Grade
- Book: Duck on a Bike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_JnpP5rKjs&feature=youtu.be
- Activity: How to Make a Bicycle From Colored Paper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CatJ8n66ES0
Second Grade
- Book: The Whales’ Song https://youtu.be/2hbomf34XVw
- Video: Learn About Whales - Fun Facts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFMh8roaipU
- Activity: How to Make a Paper Whale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPqzHmHdilE
Travel Thursday, May 14
All Grade Levels
- Virtual Field Trip to an Aquarium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ioux65pohQ&feature=emb_title
- Video: How to Draw a Clownfish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV3BgiwPCik
- Activities:
- Draw your favorite fish from the field trip. Examples are clownfish, sharks, stingrays, jellyfish, turtles, alligators, penguins, trout, starfish, seahorses, and crabs.
- Items you can use to make a fish: paper plates, construction paper, pasta shapes, pipe cleaners, markers, craft paint, glues, scissors. Be creative!
Cooking Wednesday, May 13
Kindergarten and First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Froggy Bakes a Cake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24ZoBJLUnnA
- Activity: Cakes aren’t just for birthdays. They can make any day special. Ask an adult to help you make a cake to celebrate the day. Or you can go outside and make a mudpie. Or you can make a pretend cake with items you find inside or outside, just use your imagination!
Second Grade
- Book: Carla’s Sandwich https://www.storylineonline.net/books/carlas-sandwich/
- Activity: You can make a sandwich with any foods that you enjoy. What are some foods you like that you haven’t had on a sandwich? How about peanut butter and pickles, jelly and bacon, sun butter and potato chips, or cheese and peaches? What can you use instead of bread? Try making a sandwich with something different, with adult approval, of course! Bon appetit!
Talented Tuesday, May 12
Kindergarten
First and Second Grade
- Book: Pom Pom is Super! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-mp_kfiZdk
- Activity: What is your superpower or talent - do you run fast, play a musical instrument, dance, read, cook, sing, jump high, ice skate, build amazing things with Legos, do gymnastics, or Hula Hoop? We all have something we do well. What is your special talent? Would you like to put on a talent show for your family? You can even dress up! Remember, you have to practice to get better!
First and Second Grade
- Book: The Berenstain Bears and the Talent Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01_U6QJ1ltE
- Activity: What is your superpower or talent - do you run fast, play a musical instrument, dance, read, cook, sing, jump high, ice skate, build amazing things with Legos, do gymnastics, or Hula Hoop? We all have something we do well. What is your special talent? Would you like to put on a talent show for your family? You can even dress up! Remember, you have to practice to get better!
Bubbles Monday, May 11
Kindergarten
First and Second Grade
- Book: Alfi Blows Bubbles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3pUCdmXFlo
- Video: Twenty Bubble Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRwUMD8UQK4
- Activity: Roll a die, then blow the number of bubbles you rolled. Roll the die again and blow that number of bubbles you rolled. How many total bubbles did you blow? You are bubblicious!
First and Second Grade
- Book: Alfi Blows Bubbles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3pUCdmXFlo
- Video: How to Make Homemade Bubbles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg9nF8yXtww
- Activity: Make a batch of bubble solution or use some that you may already have. Now go outside and blow bubbles. How many can you blow at one time? Can you catch one?
Shapes Thursday, May 7
Kindergarten
First and Second Grade
- Book: Round is a Tortilla- A Book of Shapes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeSgq7p0jUg
- Activity: Go on a scavenger hunt either inside or outside and see if you can find some of these shapes: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, ovals, and stars. Give yourself a hug!
- Sidewalk Shapes Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGhgIysnrbg
First and Second Grade
- Book: The Greedy Triangle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPuI4XyyZUE
- Video: 3D Shape Songs for Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnZYK83utu0
- Activity: Drawing Animals with Shapes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrG33P1lwdI Have fun!
Wacky Wednesday, May 6
Kindergarten
First and Second Grade
- Book: Wacky Wednesday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRZXKzY-Nqc
- Activities:
- Do some wacky, but safe, things today. Some ideas are to wear mismatched clothes, put your shoes on the wrong feet, fix your hair in a funny style, eat cereal with a fork, or talk wacky! Haha!
- Video: The letter W https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQZ-c3_EDj4
First and Second Grade
- Book: Wacky Wednesday https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRZXKzY-Nqc
- Activity: Do some wacky, but safe, things today. Some ideas are to wear mismatched clothes, put your shoes on the wrong feet, fix your hair in a funny style, eat cereal with a fork, or talk wacky! Haha!
Tuesday, May 5
Kindergarten
First and Second Grade
- Book: Making Salsa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqzm9U3pyBM
- Activity: Gather the ingredients to make salsa, if you don’t have them you can pretend to make salsa by telling the steps in order https://mindovermunch.com/recipes/kid-friendly-salsa/
First and Second Grade
- Book: Chicks and Salsa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXa3m34Dww0
- Activity: Gather the ingredients to make salsa, if you don’t have them you can pretend to make salsa by telling the steps in order https://mindovermunch.com/recipes/kid-friendly-salsa/
Monday, May 4
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Spring is Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKAyvvJwG8U
- Activity: Pretend you are a bear and snore as loud as you can! Then make a bear with things you find outside like leaves, sticks, stones, grass, feathers, or you can use sidewalk chalk. If you want to make it inside you can use paper, stickers, play-doh, buttons, craft sticks, or anything else you can find. This is beary fun!
First Grade
- Book: Plant the Tiny Seed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHRDM5nb8Ks
- Activity: You learned about verbs, or action, words this week. There were many verbs in this book such as point, tap, and touch. Act out some verbs, for examples, throw a bean bag or a ball, and spin around. Can you think of three more actions? These can be done inside or outside.
Second Grade
- Book: Let’s Look at Spring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcZgH7tFA1E
- Activity: Choice #1 - Act out these things we see in spring: flowers growing, birds chirping, and rain falling from the sky. Choice #2 - Kick a ball or throw it up in the air each time you name something you see in spring.
Thursday, April 30
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: How Many Bites? https://www.getepic.com/app/read/11103
- Activity: What food do you not like? Draw a picture of your favorite food and label it. You are great, great, great!
First Grade
- Book: Broadway Barks: https://www.getepic.com/app/read/5658
- Activities:
- I enjoyed this book, did you? Would you make the story about a different animal? Please write a short paragraph describing how you would change the book.
- Phonics: Sight words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCkxiQgcRQY
Second Grade
- Book: Maggie’s Second Chance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yxrh1j-NmU
- Activities:
- Please read these Tricky Trouble words to an adult: grumbled, twinkle, permission, decision, sanctuary and talk about their meanings.
- Phonics: Word endings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nipQ0bNcpBg
Wednesday, April 29
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Watching the Seasons https://www.getepic.com/app/read/12754
- Activity: What are some things you notice as we step into spring? Please talk to an adult about them. I noticed many birds returning from places where the weather was warmer. They are back to my bird feeders and are building nests in my birdhouse! Draw a picture that reminds you of spring. I love spring, don’t you?
First Grade
- Book: A Tale of Two Beasts https://www.storylineonline.net/books/tale-of-two-beasts/
- Activities:
- Did you notice the vowel teams ea and ee in the story? How do they sound in the words you read? That’s right, they make the long e sound. Remember, the first vowel does the talking and the second vowel does the walking, but of course, there are always exceptions to every rule! Please list 5 words that you found that have ea in them and five that have ee in them. Please read them to an adult. You’re awesome!
- Phonics: Verbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3EYciNco58
Second Grade
- Book: The Best Teacher in Second Grade https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LShjcIaVUEM
- Activities:
- Write a short paragraph on why your teacher is the best teacher in the 2nd grade.
- Phonics: What is a blend? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQgJnpE7IL8
Tuesday, April 28
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Me and My Cat https://www.storylineonline.net/books/me-and-my-cat/
- Activities:
- Practice reading these words with short vowels - mom, cat, bus, sat, it, at
- Practice saying saying these words with long vowels - go, me, he, she
- Vowel Sounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Au0bE0WxBc
- Read the Linking Chart https://youtu.be/0K--mcIHW0M
First Grade
- Book: How I Learned Geography https://www.storylineonline.net/books/how-i-learned-geography/
- Activities:
- Review OI and OY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdWkgYQnFcw
- Practice OI and OY with Mrs. Ferland https://youtu.be/lRGO4nZUa_A
Second Grade
- Book: May I Pet Your Dog? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCc6k3eBJt8
- Activities:
- Name three things you learned about how to pet a dog safely.
- Read these Tricky Trouble words: scratched, favorite, guarding, interrupt, wiggling
- Phonics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K16MPqAo4Qo
Monday, April 27
Kindergarten
First & Second Grade
- Book: When a Dragon Moves In https://www.storylineonline.net/books/when-a-dragon-moves-in/
- Activities: Put a thumb up if the following are real, and a thumb down if they are NOT real:
- Are there really dragons?
- Can you make sandcastles at the beach?
- Do dragons eat brownies?
- Did the boy really have a dragon in his sandcastle?
- Now you may draw a picture of a sandcastle!
- Practice the letter sounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsV1wD4x1mg
First & Second Grade
- Book: How Full is Your Bucket? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5R6-2m_qHk&list=PLvlkzX1j60llpfn93A22ZxXEURGblPgkS&index=38
- Activities:
- You’ve listened to the story and you’ve heard in school how to fill someone’s invisible bucket. Please find a special way to fill someone’s bucket today. Some examples are: help with the dishes, make your bed, water the flowers, give someone a compliment, thank someone for something they do everyday, help to rake the yard, play with your brother or sister in a kind way, brush your cat or dog or fill their water bowls. Everyone wins!
- Phonics: Digraphs with Jack Hartmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK8_Tvu6bJk&list=PLMapJqSTwfhA_L3yN2SmHbMzts9ergkpz&index=27&t=0s
Thursday, April 23
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Ben Gives a Gift https://www.getepic.com/app/read/65087
- Activities:
- This story has many sight words you know. How many can you find? Please write them down on paper, on a whiteboard, or show them to an adult. You are a rock star!
- Phonics: Review short vowel sounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUSCz41aDug
First Grade
- Book: No More Noisy Nights https://www.storylineonline.net/books/no-more-noisy-nights/
- Activities:
- Read these words: boy, noisy, enjoy, coin, toy, voice, joy, choice
- Phonics: Practice OI and OY with Mrs. Ferland https://youtu.be/lRGO4nZUa_A
Second Grade
- Book: Here Comes the Garbage Barge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb3bXKAkeek
- Activities:
- There are many words in the book with -ar, such as garbage and hard. Please read these two words. There are at least 7 more -ar words in the book. Hint: some of them are in two-syllable words. Can you find them? I bet you can!
- Phonics: Practice Bossy R with Mrs. Ferland https://youtu.be/Hv437GyEbvw
Wednesday, April 22
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Video: Try this repeat after me song with Mrs. Ferland then find the words that rhyme https://youtu.be/kGkIeWf19Vk
- Activity: Now try these rhymes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVophT8naU
First Grade
- Book: Fall Fun for Kit https://www.getepic.com/app/read/65097
- Activities:
- Which season of the year does this story take place? That’s right, it’s fall. What clues showed you that it’s fall? Yes, the pictures of pretty yellow and red leaves.
- Your job now is to see how many words you can list that include -all, like the word fall. Can you think of 5? Please write them down and read them to an adult. You are fantastic!!
- Phonics: Practice the -all sound with Mrs. Ferland https://youtu.be/8EFLvAFHQtQ
Second Grade
- Video: Contractions by Jack Hartman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqiBOfIpcRA
- Activities:
- Please write the contractions for these words: are not, he had, that is, let us, is not
- Please write the words for these contractions: they’d, it’s, they’ll, can’t, doesn’t
Tuesday, April 21
All students!
Kindergarten
b __ t, r __ g, c __ b, p __ n, r __ n
Nice work friends - kiss your brains or choose another cheer!
First Grade
Second Grade
- Read a book with Mrs. Hersey! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZtwY9jfcRo&feature=youtu.be
Kindergarten
- Video: CVC words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAZ74S0vPqs
- Activity: Please write these words and fill in the missing vowel. They must be real words, not nonsense words. Some may have more than one choice. Example: p __ t could be pit or pot or pat.
b __ t, r __ g, c __ b, p __ n, r __ n
Nice work friends - kiss your brains or choose another cheer!
First Grade
- Book: Life Under the Sea - Sea Otters https://www.getepic.com/app/read/36785
- Activity: Writing in complete sentences, please answer these questions:
- How do sea otters survive in cold water?
- What does a mother sea otter do with her baby when she needs to eat?
- What was the most interesting fact you learned about sea otters?
- Remember, every sentence begins with an uppercase letter, has finger spaces between words, and has punctuation at the end. Keep up the good work!
Second Grade
- Book: A Playmate for Jack https://www.literacyfootprints.com/digital/teacher/books/42
- Activity: Jack wanted a playmate but he had a difficult time finding one. Please answer these questions in complete sentences:
- What animals did he see along the way?
- Did you recognize any of them from other stories that we’ve read?
- Who finally played with Jack and what did they have in common?
- Have you ever wanted someone to play with but couldn’t find anyone? If so, what did you do?
- Wow - you worked hard!
Monday, April 20
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Mice Twice https://www.storylineonline.net/books/mice-twice/
- Activities:
- Read the Linking Chart https://youtu.be/0K--mcIHW0M
- Let’s make a list of words that rhyme with mice and twice:
- ice, nice, dice, rice
- Draw a picture of your favorite animal from the book and try to write a sentence about it. It’s okay to ask an adult for help. Have fun!
- Phonics: Practice -ice words with Mrs. Ferland https://youtu.be/vg93Xm3hmpM
First Grade
- Book: Animals in Spring https://www.getepic.com/app/read/42036
- Activities:
- Besides baby animals being born, many wonderful things happen in spring! Have you noticed any changes outside since winter is over? What birds do you see or hear? Have you noticed robins looking for worms? Are the trees starting to bud? Have you seen some tiny flowers popping up from the ground? Please draw a picture of one thing you’ve noticed and write a couple of sentences about it. Great work!
- Phonics: Practice -ice words with Mrs. Ferland: https://youtu.be/vg93Xm3hmpM
Second Grade
- Book: Manatee Calves https://www.getepic.com/app/read/5475
- Activities:
- List three reasons a manatee is considered to be a mammal. Then, list three facts that you learned about manatees; Examples: where they live, how much they weigh, or what they eat. You may draw or build a manatee with legos, play-doh, or objects you find around the house. You are so talented!
- Phonics: Review the vowel teams EE and EA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPEsNchLQao
Thursday, April 16
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: I Want to Go First! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SweSXYs6DZc
- Activities:
- Did you notice all of the sight or snap words in this book? Here is a list of some of them:
- an, is, at, he, my, go, for, be, look, up
- After you read the words to an adult, practice writing them on paper, on a whiteboard, in shaving cream on the table, or make them with play-doh or with wikki stix. You can use anything your parent or guardian says is okay to use. Have fun!
- Did you notice all of the sight or snap words in this book? Here is a list of some of them:
First Grade
- Book: The Night I Followed the Dog https://www.storylineonline.net/books/the-night-i-followed-the-dog/
- Activity: Every story has a beginning, middle, and end. As you think about the story you just heard, how would you change the ending? Write a paragraph with your new ending. Fantastic!
Second Grade
- Book: The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake https://www.storylineonline.net/books/missing-carrot-cake/
- Activities:
- Did you enjoy this mystery book? Do you remember a time when you solved a mystery with your friends? We’ve learned that the vowels ou and ow often sound the same as in the word ouch! What vowel sound do you hear in ouch? Please read this list of words to an adult. Do you remember these vowel teams from the Phonics Dance you’ve seen and practiced? around, town, found, scowled, flour, frowned, snout, hound, mouse
- Practice OU and OW the Phonics Dance way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seZ-HdpPzhI
Wednesday, April 15
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: The Rainbow Fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9mryuEKkKc&list=PLxwKUUycbHTrrr0VGpejrV0FZNm42SUXk&index=10&t=0s
- Activities:
- This book shows that sharing is caring. What have you shared with a friend, brother, or sister? Draw a picture of what you shared and, with an adult’s help, write a sentence about what you shared. Fantastic!
- Phonics: Practice the short i and short u sounds: https://youtu.be/ueNsWKKo3tk
First Grade
- Book: The Tooth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZyBGZY6560&t=193s
- Activities:
- Please notice the sound that the oo says in the word tooth. These words have the same sound - please read them to an adult: balloon, zoo, zoom, boo, boot, fool, cartoon. You rock!
- Phonics: 3 ways to get the /oo/ sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G2IeZwESjg
Second Grade
- Book: If I Ran for President https://www.storylineonline.net/books/if-i-ran-for-president/
- Activities:
- We will have a presidential election in November. In a paragraph, give three changes you would make if you were elected president. Be thoughtful and serious.
- Practice all of you hunks and chunks in The Phonics Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMpD2INLHIc
Tuesday, April 14
Kindergarten & First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: The Popcorn Book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCp59TLWmZI
- Activities:
- Do you like popcorn? Can you jump up and down like a piece of popcorn 25 times?
- Did you notice lots of sight words in this book? Please read the following to an adult:
- a got on to
- and I of too
- be in that up
- came into the with
- Review the short O and short E sounds with Mrs. Ferland: https://youtu.be/6obf-gp6fXk
Second Grade
- Book: Strega Nona https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGVXwMX0e5w&vl=en
- Activities:
- What would you want your magic pot to make? Draw a picture of it and write a paragraph using lots of adjectives, or describing words, that will give readers a vivid picture of your wish. Don’t forget to use an uppercase letter at the beginning of each sentence, finger spacing between words, and punctuation at the end. Nice work!
- Watch and learn what adjectives are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkuuZEey_bs
Monday, April 13
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Boats https://www.getepic.com/app/read/59290
- Activity: Blending short O CVC words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZdidh8FNYc
First Grade
- Video: Magic E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XucGUi35rZg
- Activity:
- Write these words in a column on a piece of paper or a white board.
- cut
- cub
- hid
- at
- Add a second column, rewrite the words and add e at the end of the words.
- What words do you have now? What did the e do to the sound of the vowels?
- Can you think of five more magic e words? You are the teacher - explain to an adult what the magic e does to the vowel sound in a word and read all the words to him or her. Nice work, first graders!
- Write these words in a column on a piece of paper or a white board.
Second Grade
- Book : A Tale of Two Beasts https://www.storylineonline.net/books/tale-of-two-beasts/
- Activities:
- Did you notice the vowel teams ea and ee in the story? How do they sound in the words you read? That’s right, they make the long e sound. Remember, the first vowel does the talking and the second vowel does the walking, but of course, there are always exceptions to every rule!
- Please list 5 words that you found that have ea in them, and five that have ee in them. Please read them to an adult. You’re awesome!
Thursday, April 9
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Harry the Dirty Dog https://youtu.be/7j0OY3236jw
- Activity: Read the Linking Chart https://youtu.be/0K--mcIHW0M
First Grade
- Book: When a Dragon Moves In https://youtu.be/6s7aSNUCthink kiM
- Activity: Use your imagination and invent an animal, think of a name for it, draw it, and then write two sentences about it. Be creative and have fun!
Second Grade
- Book: Private I. Guana https://youtu.be/19bMQeCvgrk
- Activities:
- What genre would you consider Private I. Guana to be? That’s right, it’s a mystery book. Please tell an adult the answers to these questions:
- What is a mystery story?
- What is a detective?
- What is a mystery story?
- Write a short mystery story where you are the detective and include clues that helped you solve the unknown. Have fun!
- What genre would you consider Private I. Guana to be? That’s right, it’s a mystery book. Please tell an adult the answers to these questions:
Wednesday, April 8
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Funny Things https://youtu.be/QR8YCSAZcys
- Activity: Blending letter sounds: https://youtu.be/sGz8x1n3AnA
First Grade
- Book: Aliens Love Dinopants https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDc41FYUToU&feature=youtu.be
- Activities:
- Make a list of all the rhyming words you heard in the story!
- Review short e and short o sounds with Mrs.Ferland: https://youtu.be/6obf-gp6fXk
Second Grade
- Book: Diary of a Worm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0xdFPrQ8S4
- Activities:
- Practice all of your hunks and chunks in The Phonics Dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMpD2INLHIc
- Try keeping a diary just like Worm did! Write something new each day. Imagine what it’ll be like to read it in a few months or even a year!
Tuesday, April 7
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Kitty Cat Catnap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjpuul7yWak
- Activity: How many cats do you need to take a catnap? Draw a picture and number all of the cats.
- Activity: Practice your rhyming and sounding out words with this fun video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAQ9rYamYGo
First Grade
- Book: What to Do With a Box https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88U5pZgAmUQ
- Activity: Decorate a box and send us a picture of you with it. What can you do with your box?
- Phonics: Short O CVC words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkYDoNKit6o
Second Grade
- Book: Grandma Went to Market: https://youtu.be/I2DTOOm3aBE
- Activities:
- Write a story about where you would travel on a magic carpet. What would you see there? Send a picture of your story to your RTI teacher if you can!
- Phonics: Here are some more Bossy R sounds: AR and OR: https://youtu.be/Hv437GyEbvw
Monday, April 6
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Clark the Shark https://youtu.be/lgZRMptA0Lk
- Activity: Did you notice rhyming words in this book? What were they?
First Grade
- Book: Hey That’s My Monster https://youtu.be/Hh-ju18EoG0
- Activity: What would your monster look like? Draw a picture of them and write a sentence to tell why they’re so scary!
Second Grade
- Book: The Hula Hoopin’ Queen https://youtu.be/op9Bc7GWCuw
- Activities:
- What’s your favorite outdoor activity? Write a list of your favorite things to do outside and then get outside.
- Practice the OO vowel team like in Hoopin’ and other ways to make the OO sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G2IeZwESjg&list=PLGpMT45tLLF4go0sePeTlvzkAMjgNyYxt&index=4
- Don't forget that OO sometimes makes a different sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU-dm3yX-zk
Thursday, April 2
Kindergarten
First Grade and Second Grade
- Book: Just Me and My Babysitter https://youtu.be/56pw8AHZm-w
- Activity: Play sight word I-Spy! See if you can find sight words written on anything around your home.
- Read the ABC Linking Chart: https://youtu.be/0K--mcIHW0M
First Grade and Second Grade
- Book: The Little Beaver and The Echo https://youtu.be/CO10krDCMZg
- Activity: Play sight word I-Spy! See if you can find sight words written on anything around your home. Read the word then say it again like you have an echo.
- Phonics:
- Grade 1: Practice short e: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lM8cVG_xoQ
- Grade 2: Practice Bossy R sounds of ER and UR: https://youtu.be/5l9Xr0WpCzQ
Wednesday, April 1
A video for all students and families. Idlehurst misses you!
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Kindergarten
- Book: When Spring Comes by Kevin Henkes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IMQguIVLL4
- Activity: Draw a picture of your favorite parts of spring, then label the parts!
First Grade
- Book: Where Are My Books? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSBVQ7E3G-M&feature=emb_title&app=desktop
- Activity: Draw some squirrels with Debbie. Can you make up a story to go with your squirrels?
- Activity: Dance to the music with Debbie. Send us a picture or video doing your best squirrel dance moves!
- Phonics: -it, -in and -at https://youtu.be/LA9LuM-oFJg
Second Grade
- Book: The Bad Seed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uK-gIul8DU
- Activity: Want to be a good seed? Try writing a note to a friend or teacher you miss!
- Practice the EA and EE vowel teams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzIwKfFPYbc
- What other words have ee in the middle? seed, bee, ???
Tuesday, March 31
Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade
- Book: Don’t Let the Pigeon Ride the Bus. https://vimeo.com/315349500
- Activity: Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems. It’s a longer video, with Mo giving a tour of his studio. Skip to 16:30 and learn to draw Pigeon from Mo Williems himself!. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmzjCPQv3y8
- Challenge yourself: Can you make your own pigeon book or comic book? What funny things might pigeon be doing in your book? Have fun!
- Learn how to fold towels with Mrs. Loiselle! https://youtu.be/2MwD9t49ytA
Monday, March 30
Kindergarten & First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Groovy Joe: Ice Cream & Dinosaurs Username: Learning20 Password: Clifford https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0137pr/story?authCtx=U.600047075
- Activity: Make your own ice cream! https://youtu.be/Yd0b6ZNtuAA
- Phonics: -an and -it words https://youtu.be/EXRADgiWJpQ
Second Grade
- Book: Milk to Ice Cream Username: Learning20 Password: Clifford https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0137pr/book?authCtx=U.600047075
- Activities:
- Make your own ice cream! https://youtu.be/Yd0b6ZNtuAA
- Practice the hunks and chunks ICE and ACE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbK-VYB5Tt8&list=PL5YY7pgDEKzzhrPlF4o_ni6TT_tLifRYm&index=13
- Can you write some ICE and ACE words?
Friday, March 27
Kindergarten
First Grade & Second Grade
- Book: LLI Book Read Along https://youtu.be/spzvzNbIJds
- Activity: Practice your letters! https://youtu.be/n4fqp52FiUQ
First Grade & Second Grade
- Book: Elephant and Piggie Lets Go for a Drive https://youtu.be/tdmYj11oEAQ
- Activities:
- Practice your sight words! Watch the video 3 times to secure these sight words. https://youtu.be/tKRhGyk8-3Y
- Phonics: Short a, -at and -am https://youtu.be/KBG5KDHv8jI
Thursday, March 26
All Grade Levels
- Video: https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals
- Activity: Pick an animal from the San Diego Zoo that starts with the letter A. Watch the video about the animal. Then draw a picture of the animal. Then write or share 3 facts about the animal that you learned from the video with someone at home.
- Phonics
- Kindergarten and First Grade
- Short a: https://youtu.be/iv76qA5JJ9o
- Second Grade
- Practice all your hunks and chunks in the phonics dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMpD2INLHIc
- Kindergarten and First Grade
Wednesday, March 25
Open to any grade level
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Watch Susan Verde read from her I Am series live on Facebook today at 1pm.
Kindergarten
- Book: Library Lion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18NCobS43c
- Activity: Do you think Lion would earn a snowball at our school? Why or why not?
- Draw a picture of Lion when he is happy.
First Grade
- Book: My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogoEpqfdVaw&list=PLxwKUUycbHTrrr0VGpejrV0FZNm42SUXk&index=15
- Activity: Please tell an adult what this book reminds you of - perhaps a brother, sister, or a grandparent, for example. What was your favorite part of the story and why? Please clap the number of syllables in these words:
- rotten relish sour brother mouth bushes
Second Grade
- Book: Dinosaurs for Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dktnOPfE7Dc
- Activity: Tell an adult 3 new facts that you learned from the video. Then draw a picture of your favorite dinosaur.
- Practice your OW and OU sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekut5B1qwrw&list=PL5YY7pgDEKzzhrPlF4o_ni6TT_tLifRYm&index=4
- Can you think of some words that have OW and OU in them?
Tuesday, March 24
Open to any grade level
Kindergarten
First Grade & Second Grade
- Watch Susan Verde read from her I Am series live on Facebook on 3/26 at 1pm.
Kindergarten
- Book: We Don’t Eat Our Classmates https://youtu.be/V8rQsLjSewU
- Activity: What would you do if one of your classmates was a dinosaur? Draw a picture to show!
First Grade & Second Grade
- Book: No Jumping on the Bed https://youtu.be/DuI9FGDnbns
- Activity: Walter fell through a lot of rooms! Make up your own room for him to fall into! Write a sentence and draw a picture to tell about it.
- Practice SH, CH and TH sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G2IeZwESjg&list=PL5YY7pgDEKzzhrPlF4o_ni6TT_tLifRYm&index=10
- Can you make a list of words that start with these sounds?
Monday, March 23
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Dinosaur Bones - Username: Learning20 Password: Clifford https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0020pr/story?authCtx=U.600047075
- Activity: Draw your own dinosaur footprint! Is it going to be big or small? How many toes? Are the nails long and sharp or short and round? - Label (write) the words toes, nails, heel and write what color your dinosaur would be!
First Grade
- Book: Do Unto Otters - Username: Learning20 Password: Clifford
https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0092pr/story?authCtx=U.600047075 - Activity: Write or read these sights words that were found in the video
- The you your
Of that i
And it what
A on if
To are we
In as get
Is with do
Do you remember what the “Golden Rule” is? Answer: Treat others as you want to be treated. Do you want other kids to be nice to you? If so, be nice to them!
- The you your
Second Grade
- Book: Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors? - Username: Learning20 Password: Clifford https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0122pr/story?authCtx=U.600047075
- Activity: Think about something you can’t do or be right now. Do you want to be a famous athlete or rock star? Do you want to be an astronaut or veterinarian? Right now you’re a kid but one day you’re going to grow up and be an adult. Think about what you have to do to be that famous athlete or astronaut. What can you do now that will help you reach that goal?
- Draw a picture of yourself grown up as that figure.
Friday, March 20
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: The Day the Crayons Quit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZttMDho5HMw
- Activity:
- BEFORE you listen to the story, think about why crayons would want to quit their jobs. Think about your favorite color and find out what problem that color is having in the story.
- Color a picture using ONLY your favorite color crayon.
First Grade
- Book: Rosie Revere Engineer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f41od1y5MN4
- Activity: Listen for rhyming words. Can you come up for rhyming words for the following list:
- What rhymes with true, day, rose, done, sky, seems?
Second Grade
- Book: Kindness is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et4KluESo0o
- Activity: While we are all learning from home, create a list of 5 acts of kindness that you can do for someone at home. Then DO THEM :) Maybe clear the table, sweep the floor, pick up clothes off the floor, or clean your room. Kindness is Cooler!
Thursday, March 19
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Chicka Chick Boom Boom https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0076pr/story?authCtx=U.600047075
- Activity: Sing and then write your ABC’s. You can even draw a picture of the coconut tree. Add the letters in the tree.
First Grade
- Book: That New Animal - Username: Learning20 Password: Clifford
- https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0077pr/story?authCtx=U.600047075
- Activity: How does Fudge Fudge and Marshmallows thoughts about that “new animal” change from the beginning of the book to the end of the book? What evidence do you have from the book?
Second Grade
- Book: Duck for President https://bookflix.digital.scholastic.com/pair/detail/bk0029pr/story?authCtx=U.600047075
- Activity: How many syllables are in the following words: pineapple, elephant, dice, caterpillar, orange, beast, pepperoni, dinosaur, alphabet, and computer?
Wednesday, March 18
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Chester’s Way https://youtu.be/iC8YpmnzbU8
- Activity: Make a card for your best friend(s), tell them what you appreciate about them then send it to them!
First Grade
- Book: Quackenstein Hatches a Family https://youtu.be/xoiS5ZFtqVg
- Activity: Do these words rhyme?
- Quack & shack
Scroll & all
Duck & dog
Litter & bitter
Zoo & go
Fair & bare
Baby & boy
Nook & book
Nest & belt
Claws & paws
Second Grade
- Book: A Tale of Two Beasts https://youtu.be/cutROw_NJvE
- Activity: Think about your characters’ point of view. Who is telling the story in the first part? Who is telling the second part of the story? How are the point of views different from the little girl and Fang?
Tuesday, March 17
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
- Book: Pete the Cat and the Great Leprechaun Chase https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUiAnNXxvHc
- Activity: Name as many words as you can that start with the letter “P”
First Grade
- Book: Jack and the Leprechaun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0we7sU20HBA
- Activity: Name as many words as you can that rhyme with “Pat”
Second Grade
- Book: Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0NmOjsrihg
- Activity: Write a sentence about why you like Saint Patrick’s Day.