Image by Erin Arrowsmith, Cowichan Bay, BC, April 2020
Les Activités Hebdomadaires - Weekly Activities
May 4-8, 2020
1. Literacy:
- Read every day – English and/or French. You can log in here to Je Lis! Je Lis! Littératie, to have French books read aloud to you (login information and password for your child sent to you by email).
- Watch our calendar time and new letter "Jj" video here. You can find the Jolly Phonics printing page for the letter "Jj" here. If you are able to print at home, your child can practice printing lower case “j” and colour the picture.
- Printer-free printing practice: Your child can practice printing "J majuscule" and "j miniscule" (upper and lower case “Jj”) and draw a picture of something that starts with the letter "Jj" on a plain piece of paper (see Virtual Word Wall here; see French words that start with the letter Jj here). You can also practice printing your "Jj"s in a container or salt or sand, or .you can build the letter "Jj" out of toys or natural materials.
- Rhyme time! Can you say these rhyming words? Can you think of any others? They can be in French, English or nonsense words (like our song, Willoughby Wallaby Woi)
Les Mots de "Jj" et les mots qui riment!
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jeu - je, feu, yeux, veux, deux
jus - roue, boue, loup, kangourou, igloo, hibou joie - trois, moi, toi, soi, voit, roi, doigt, froid, quoi, loi |
2. Numeracy:
Number of the Week: 9
Number of the Week: 9
- Under Weekly Math Resources, can you complete the "number of the week" page for the number 9? You can find the number of the week page here, as well as an example that explains how to complete the page.
- The number 9 is a special number: it can be divided into 3 equal groups. Can you find 9 small things (e.g. buttons, Lego pieces) and figure out how to make 3 equal groups? What shape can you make with this number? Challenge: Are there any other numbers for which you can make equal groups, e.g. 2 groups of 2, 4 groups of 4, etc.? What shape do these numbers make?
- Play the dice game "AVANT" with two dice. Roll the dice and colour the box with the number that comes BEFORE (AVANT) the one that you rolled. Find the game board here.
- Keep observing your seed or plant in your seed booklet once a week if possible. Keep track of the date (or how many days it has been growing) and draw a picture of what you see!
3. Cross-Curricular Project:
Inquiry question to guide learning this week: Who are the helpers in our community?
Inquiry question to guide learning this week: Who are the helpers in our community?
Indigenous Connections:
Learning involves generational roles and responsibilities (see First Peoples Principles of Learning here). Our Big Idea from the Kindergarten Social Studies Curriculum states that "Rights, roles and responsibilities shape our identity and help us build healthy relationships with others." Children have rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. You can read a child-friendly version here. Children have different roles in their family, on a sports team, as a friend or as a student. Children also have responsibilities, to themself, to others and to the environment. Have a discussion with your child about how they see themselves being a helper in their family, school and community! New Song: Qu'il y ait toujours le soleil
Find a link to the words and tune to this Charlotte Diamond song here, in both English and French. |
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4. Wellness:
- When we're stressed, thinking about the things that we are grateful for can help us refocus on what is most important. Draw a picture of something that you are grateful for right now, in this time of so many people helping in our community.
- Visit Mme. Susan's webpage for the Ecole Cobble Hill library. In her most recent blog post, she reads a story in French called "C'est ma cabane!" and gives you some ideas for building a blanket fort! I would love to see a photo of your fort. Did you see Mme. Susan's dog in her fort?
- Dance the Boogie Woogie with Pat le Chat - you can learn the steps here!
- If you have a jump rope, see if you can jump over it! How many times can you jump in a row? For ideas and tips, take a look at Jump Rope for Heart's jump rope posters.
On Friday, send Mme. Erin a photo of your favourite activity this week, along with an email or video telling me about it. For more information, you can check out my Learning Resources page:
- What did you learn?
- How did it go?
- Where do you think you might go next?