MRSD Distance Learning for Kindergarten 

Dear MRSD Families, 

As we release this final Distance Learning Activity Packet, please allow us to express our heartfelt appreciation for the efforts you’ve put forth during these past two months. Your ongoing partnership during this uncertain time has been the key to success and we can’t thank you enough. 

You will see this final packet looks similar to prior ones, with an added component. Concluding the packet is this year’s Summer Reading Challenge (page 52 of this packet). Depending on your child’s grade, there is a goal amount of time to spend reading each day. This ensures your child is able to hit the ground running at the beginning of the school year with limited academic loss. Please hang the challenge up on the fridge, or somewhere you all will be able to see it, and to initial it each day. Read over the summer. The challenge will be turned in when school resumes for a prize. 

As summer begins, we hope it finds you well and full of memory making opportunities with family. We are looking forward to reconnecting with you in the fall, and please don’t hesitate to reach out with any remaining questions that you may have. 

In gratitude, 

K-5 Staff    

 Teacher-Led Learning 

Learning and Supplemental Activities  

Meeting Nutrition and Wellness Needs 

45 Minutes Maximum  1-2 Hours Recommended  2 Hours Recommended 

Instruction, tasks, and activities as assigned by teachers in this document. 

Suggestions: ● 15+ minutes of independent 

reading or reading to family member (books of student choice) 

● Counting and sorting ● Drawing ● Flashcards ● 30-60 minutes of 

imaginative play ● Journaling (write/draw) ● Arts and crafts ● Listening to music ● Board games, puzzles, dice, 

cards 

Suggestions:  Meal Time ● Integrate hand washing ● Invite children to help ● Include all members of the 

family if possible ● Connect/talk during meals 

 Outside Play ● Walk together ● Bike rides ● Jump rope ● Sidewalk chalk drawing 

 

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● Drama/acting/singing ● Listening to a read aloud ● Watching educational 

programs or videos 

Inside Play ● Puzzles ● Games ● Stretching 

 Quiet Time ● Snuggling with a pet/stuffed 

animal ● Resting or napping ● Listening to calm music 

 Please schedule your day as it makes sense for you and as it works best for family schedule and student needs. Each activity or subject does not need to occur in one sitting. Remember to take breaks, and enjoy the time with each other!  Please see our Online Resources for Families to help with supplemental activities and wellness needs.  Translate this Document   

Reading  Math 

“Time spent reading books is the best predictor of a child’s growth as a reader. Students who read more, read better.” —Anderson, R. et al. Reading Research Quarterly. 1988. 

“What books are to reading; games are to math.” Dan Finkel - Mathematician 

Brightly Storytime  Read, Ask, Chat is a downloadable story app with a beautiful digital library for children 6 months-4 years old. They have opened up their typically paid for library temporarily for free with this access code: 5RVLD4 Download and enjoy.  IRLA/Bookshelf: You can download the ARC Bookshelf app for iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. You can search for “American Reading Bookshelf” in the App Store or visit schoolpace.com/bookshelf.   

Math/Strategy Games - Suggested simple low-tech games Games with Playing Cards Math Games Math/Strategy Games and Activities Math Before Bed Bedtime Math  Math Games in Spanish/Juegos matemáticos en español Juegos matemáticos Eureka Tarjetas con problemas matemáticos  

     

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Week #1  ✓  Tuesday-Jun 2 

  English Language Arts: Read the Tiger story labeled Day 1. Tiger story (p.11 of your packet) This story can be read to your child or they can read it to you. After reading the story, have your child complete the worksheet. They can draw pictures or write words in the boxes. Tiger Worksheet (p.11 of your packet) Pictures need to have detail and color, words need to be written neatly.    Music: Today we are going to listen to a story called ‘Peter and the Wolf’. It is a pretend story that has a happy ending. Each character in our story has a special musical sound. We are going to use our hands to show the music sound.     As you hear each character being introduced, listen carefully to the sound of the music. If the music is high, hold your hand up high. If the music is low, hold your hand down low. If the music is loud, hold both hands out wide, and if the music is soft, hold your hands close together. If it is more than one of these, such as loud and low, just choose one word to describe the music with your hands.  Bird (flute)    Duck (oboe)  Cat (clarinet)  Grandfather (bassoon) Wolf (3 horns)  Peter (strings) Hunters (drums)   Listen to the rest of the story, and as you sit, use your hands and arms to move to the music played for each character (bird flying, cat crawling, duck swimming, etc.)  

STORYBOOK VERSION Parents, here are the main scenes to help you guide your child through the story.   Peter playing in the meadow. Cat crawling slowly. Birds flying up to the tree, Grandfather taking Peter home. Wolf sneaking across the meadow. Cat climbing up the tree. Duck running across the field. Wolf pacing around the tree. Wolf staring up at the bird and cat in the tree. Bird flutters above the wolf. Peter climbs across the tree branch with rope. Bird distracts/teases the wolf. Wolf gets caught by rope. Hunters march on to the field to catch the wolf. Peter waves to the hunters to not shoot. Peter leads everyone out of the meadow to the zoo.   Go to this link < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ueGfjBKbiE > for the video “Peter and The Wolf”. The link can also be accessed at Google Music Classroom (Class Code 2hxhc5m). 

  Math:   ● Watch Jack Hartman’s Name the Shape Game and Shapes, Sides and Vertices 

(version 1) on Youtube. ● Practice: Color by Sides (p.13 of your packet) and 2D Shapes Worksheet (p.14 of 

your packet)  

✓  Wednesday-Jun 3 

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  English Language Arts: Reread Tiger story from day 1. Remember this story can be read to them or they may read to you.   Ask questions about unfamiliar words. Also, check for understanding. What does largest mean in the story? What does it mean to do something really well? What does unique mean? What does hunt mean?   

  Math:   ● Watch the Youtube video by Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County, called 

Read Aloud: “Cones, Cubes, Cylinders & Spheres.” (Written by Tana Hoban) ● Find objects around the house-one cone (ice cream cone), cube (block), cylinder 

(soup can) and sphere (ball). Experiment and play to see what objects can roll, which can stack and which slide. 

● Practice your new knowledge of 3D shapes: Identify 3D shapes (p. 15 of your packet) and Stack/Roll/Slide (p.16 of your packet) 

✓  Thursday-Jun 4 

  English Language Arts:  If you can, watch Tiger video  Have your child write sentences about what they read. Tiger Writing (p.17-19 of your packet) Color Tiger picture and add it to the top of your writing piece. Hang up and share with the family (p. 19 of your packet).  

  Math:   ● Listen to Jack the Builder-Counting on Math (on Youtube Stemhax) by Stuart Murphy. ● Using playdoh, marshmallows or gumdrops as vertice,s and toothpicks as sides, 

create different shapes. Record your shapes by drawing your creation and identify the shape on the worksheet (p. 20 of your packet).  

  

 Music:  

Today we are going to watch a ballet of the story ‘Peter and the Wolf’. A ballet is a story that is told through movement (dance) and music. Watch the movements of the ballet dancers to help you learn how to use your whole body to tell a story.    During the story, stand up and practice moving your body to the sound of the music. Try to imitate some of the ballet dancers’ movements, especially when they feel happy, afraid, angry, determined. Let the music guide your movements.   

BALLET VERSION Parents: you can narrate the following to prompt your child on the character to act out and specifically how the character expresses themselves to the music.   

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Peter plays happily in the green meadow. Bird flies up high in the tree. Duck swims joyfully in the pond. Cat sneaks up slowly to the bird. Bird flutters quickly up to the tree. Duck quacks loudly at the cat. Grandfather angrily tells Peter to go back home. Wolf sneakily comes out of the forest. Cat climbs quickly up the tree. Duck races out of the pond, then gets caught. Bird quickly joins the cat in the tree. Wolf slowly walks around the tree. Peter runs home to get some rope. Peter slowly climbs up the stone wall and across the tree branch to help the bird and cat. Bird flutters quickly around the wolf. Wolf angrily snaps at the bird. Wolf has an angry tantrum. Peter carefully lets the rope down to sneakily catch the wolf by his tail. Wolf jumps trying to get loose. Wolf stomps his feet in anger. The Hunters walk across the field with their hunting guns looking for the wolf. Peter waves his hands to not shoot. He invites everyone to help him take the wolf to the zoo. They all march triumphantly to the zoo.   AFTERWARDS: Who was your favorite character and why? Which ending of ‘Peter and the Wolf’ did you like best, the Storybook version or the Ballet version? Why?   Go to this link < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJSfhqB43nw  > for the video “Peter and The Wolf”. The link can also be accessed at Google Music Classroom (Class Code 2hxhc5m).    

✓  Friday-Jun 5 

  English Language Arts:   Create the book, All about Tigers (p.21-28 of your packet). This will be a multiple day project so have them only do 2-3 Pgs a day. Sentences must have capitals and periods. Pictures need to have details and more than three colors used.   

  Math:   ● Listen to Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban on Youtube. ● Complete the 3d Shape Book (p. 29-36 of your packet) 

  Wellness: Growth Mindset  Teacher: What is “growth mindset”?   Student: “I don’t know”.  Teachers: “You don’t know, YET”.    Growth Mindset is a way of thinking, learning and taking on challenges. Challenges are opportunities for us to grow. With a growth mindset you understand that you can improve your abilities by pushing yourself. You keep trying even when something is hard. You don’t give up. You develop...GRIT!  Examples of Growth Mindset: Remember when you didn’t know how to zip up your jacket or tie your shoes? We would hear students say, “I can’t do it”. We would show you how and have you try again. Then comes the response, “I can do it!” Imagine if you had never tried to zip that jacket or tie your shoes again?  

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As you got older you started to learn how to add, subtract, multiple and divide. You began to read picture books, short stories and chapter books. Some things were a challenge, while other things were easier for you. You probably didn’t know, you had a growth mindset. With each lesson you learn you are growing. Yes, some things may be more challenging and you think you’ll never learn, but keep trying, you will get it. You might not know it YET but you will and we will be there to help you.  Practice: Think of something challenging for you right now?  

 Practice: What are some things you can say to yourself to keep you going through this 

challenge?    Still want to learn more about growth mindset, here are some videos you can watch. K-1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWp6kkz-pnQ      

✓  Monday- Jun 8 

  English Language Arts: Continue working on, All About Tiger Book. 

  Math:   ● Review 2-D shapes by coloring them in on this shape find worksheet (p.37 of your 

packet).  ● Now be creative! Make your own drawing using as many of the shapes as you can 

from this past week. Record how many of each shape you used. The shape drawing worksheet (p.38 of your packet) can help you get your ideas started. 

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✓  Tuesday-Jun 9 

  English Language Arts: Continue working on, All About Tiger Book.  

  Math:  ● Using the printable blocks (p.39 of your packet) and I can make shapes out of 

shapes cards (p.40-44 of your packet) to see how many pattern blocks it takes to 

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make a new shape.    

 Music: Today we are going to play a music game called ‘Doggie, Doggie Where’s Your Bone?’. Find a pen or marker to be a pretend ‘doggie bone’. Choose one person, the doggie, to hide the doggie bone while the others close their eyes.     There are two rules: only hide the bone in the room you are in and only in a place a dog could reach (so not in a drawer). After the doggie hides the doggie bone, the others sing the following words to the tune of ‘London Bridge Is Falling Down’.     “Doggie, doggie where’s your bone, where’s your bone, where’s your bone?  Doggie, doggie where’s your bone - - in your home?”   Each person gets 3 guesses. Try singing your guesses and your replies. Trade places until everyone has a turn being the doggie. Music games are so much fun! Don’t forget to feed your doggie!   Go to this link < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCSb571Pf-k > to hear the tune to “London Bridge is Falling Down”. The link can also be accessed at Google Music Classroom (Class Code 2hxhc5m). 

✓  Wednesday-Jun 10 

  English Language Arts: Finish Tiger book if you are still working on it. Read your Tiger book to someone in your house.  

  Math: ● Check your math knowledge and progress by doing the Math Skill Assessment. 

(p.45-48 of your packet) When you are finished, check your answers using the answer sheet. (p.49 of your packet) Which skills did you master? Which skills do you need to continue to practice this summer before beginning first grade?  

  Wellness:  Careers 

    

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hQx_RPg9Ro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnfVrwp1lOI  

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✓  Thursday-Jun 11 

  Optional end of the year activities: ● Sea you next year packet.  ● ABC Countdown list and record sheet ● Summer Bucket (p.49-50 of your packet) 

 

  Music: Over the past few weeks we have made songs about animals in the ocean, forest, farm, and North Pole. Today we are going to make up another song about animals near our home and at the City Zoo.   Read the verses below and fill in each blank with an animal name. Use the tune to ‘Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star’ to sing your new song:   SKY Twinkle, twinkle little star how I wonder what you are.   Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky.   HOME  Mousie, mousie please tell me in the backyard what you see.   _______, _______, little dog. _______, _______, baby frog.    *Here are some ideas: kitty, duckie, birdie, goosey, pony, owl, squirrel.   ZOO  Monkey, monkey please tell me in the City Zoo what you see.   _______, _______, baby moose. _______, _______, baby goose.     *Here are some ideas: lion, tiger, zebra, brown bear, elephant, kangaroo   Awesome job writing your animal songs! Now draw some more pictures for your animal picture songbook! You can staple your pages together to keep forever!  Have an amazing, fun and safe summer. See you next year!  

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Summer Reading Challenge

● Kindergarteners, 1st, and 2nd graders: read every day for at least 15 minutes! ● 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders: read every day for at least 30 minutes! ● Have an adult initial on the calendar each day you read. ● Bring calendars and the checklist back in the fall - the more you read the bigger the prize!

***Email prize ideas to your teacher!!***

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