November 14-22

• Safe Student Educational Games

(Click on the links below)

• Starfall- ABC's, songs, letters -http://www.starfall.com/

• Kindergarten skills (numbers, colors, shapes, letters, ABC's)

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/preschool/preschool.htm

• Connect the Dots (ABC's) http://www.abcya.com/connect_the_dots_abc_order.htm

• Math (10 frame)- http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=75

• Math (Enrichment- sum to 18)- http://www.sadlieroxford.com/math/enrichment/gr1/ch6/0106.htm

Tuesday, November 22- Early out

Students dismiss at noon. Sack lunches available if ordered ahead of time.

November 23-25

NO SCHOOL- Thanksgiving Break

Mini Book

This Week: Thanksgiving Dinner- "The turkey is on the plate. The bread is on the plate." Play matching or Go Fish with the following words- is, on, the, my, a

• Click on the link to find the big and little book and more activities. http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/fall_sight_word_booklets.html#ThanksgivingDinner

Last Week: Fall is Here (Words to know- the, is, a, here)

• http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/fall_sight_word_booklets.html#FallIsHereoriginal

Math This Week

Students will...

-Use the words, over, under, and on to describe the position of objects.

-Use the words top, middle, and bottom to describe position.

-Use the words left and right to describe position.

The students will identify and describe squares and other rectangles.

• At home ideas- Have your child draw a picture using only rectangles and squares. He/she could also draw the rectangles and squares and identify which shape is the square or rectangle.

The students will identify and describe circles and triangles

• At home ideas- Have your child draw a picture using only circles and/or triangles.

- Go on a scavenger around the house and find all the shapes (square, circle, rectangle, and triangle). Ie. "The table is a circle. The TV is a rectangle. The window is square."

8-1- Objective- identify spheres, cubes, cones, and cylinders.

• At home idea- Find household objects (tissue box, soccer ball, tin can, box, etc.) and have your child figure out which object is a sphere, cube, cone, and cylinder.
• At home idea- use the same household items from the previous activity and ask your child to show and name the objects that rolls (sphere, cone, or cylinder), stacks, and/or slides.

8-3 Objective- describe the shape of a flat surface of a solid figure.

• At home idea- Have your child take each of the solid figures (cubes, cones, and cylinders) and trace its flat surfaces. Label the drawing/shapes with your child. Ie. The cube has six squares.

8-7 Objective- Recognize that shapes can be combined to make different shapes.