Weekly Challenges - March 30 - April 3

1. Draw a picture and write in your journal about how you know it is springtime. What do you see outside that tells you we are at the beginning of spring? (Hints: temperature, rain, birds, etc.)  Don't forget to write your name using upper and lower case letters. (JKs - first name only, SKs - first and last names). 

2. Find an item in your house that begins with the letter "Jj". Practice sounding it out using "rocking fist" every day.

Today's Challenges

1. Letter Jj Scavenger Hunt - The list of items is at the bottom of this page. Look for these items around your house, out the window, in books and magazines, or on-line! Let me know if you were able to find all 15 items. Good luck!

2.  Lego Challenge - Build a Lego tic-tac-toe board and play a game with it. 
(Source: Free Home School Ideas)

3.  Jumping Jacks - In 2 minutes, see how many Jumping Jacks you can do! Try this in the morning, afternoon and evening. Then challenge someone at home, or a friend online, to beat your highest score. (Source: Prodigy-activity-calendar)

4. Practice Your Balance! - Create a balance beam inside or outside using masking tape. Challenge yourself with zigzags or spirals! (Source: Prodigy-activity-calendar)

5. Snapsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask To Be In This Book) by Julie Falatko - Watch David Harbour read this story at https://www.storylineonline.net/books/snappsy-the-alligator/ . What kind of animal is an alligator? Research alligators online or in books. Draw a colourful picture and write one or two sentences about what you have learned. SKs may create their own sentences or copy from their source. JKs may dictate their stories to a family member. You may write their dictated stories in highlighter and children may trace with a pencil. I would LOVE to see your research!

Guide for Parents

Here are some activities that you can be doing at home every day to ensure your child's skills are maintained.

• Read to your child every day. Ask them to tell you about the story, ask them their favourite part and why.
• Have your child present PAT items every day.
• JK: practice writing your first name.
• SK: practice writing your first and last names.
• Keep writing in the journals we sent home.
• Practice counting toys and items around the house.  This develops one-to-one correspondence, each item is counted once.
• Play board games with dice as this develops subitizing skills, the ability to recognize quantities without counting.
• Ask your child to estimate how many objects they have, for example "how many grapes do you have left?"
• Practice adding and subtracting with their toys, "I have 5 cars and you have 3 cars. How many cars do we have altogether?"
• Set up an art corner for your child to draw pictures, paint, create chalk pictures, tape paper to a wall and create a mural.
• Learn at home resources are available at https:\\www.ontario.ca/page/learn-at-home.

Letter Jj Scavenger Hunt

1. juice
2. jewelry
3. jaguar
4. jeans
5. jam
6. jelly
7. jellyfish
8. jar
9. Jeep
10. joey
11. jingle bells
12. Japan
13. jug
14. jet
15. jump rope