PK-2 Visual Arts Task: In this week’s lesson you will design and create a character using found materials.

Look at the images above. What do you think is going on in the pictures? What materials are they made of?

RECYCLED MATERIALS SCULPTURE DESIGN PROCESS:

1. Collect Materials: Walk around your household or outside and start collecting interesting objects that could be recycled or reused in your sculpture.

2. Imagine: What is the name of your character? Does she or he have any powers or special abilities? 3. Experiment: Try drawing your character before you put it together. Experiment with how you might

use different materials for different parts of your character. 4. Create: Gather your materials and create your character. Think about how you will attach all the

different pieces together. 5. Refine & Reflect: Share your creation and reflect on the questions at the bottom of the page with

someone in your household.

MATERIAL OPTIONS: cardboard, paper towel tubes, pop bottles or water bottles, tape, glue, buttons, string, cups, recycled jars or tubs, or anything else that is interesting to you! If you have a “junk drawer” in your house, this is a great place to start your search!

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

• What did you create?

• What problem does your machine solve?

• What do you like about your artwork?

• What would you change about your machine?

Made by Joey Russo (2nd Grade) Made by Camilla Coleman (2nd Grade)

Have your child cut out the below mini book and read it together

Help your child count how many people are in the book

Make a list of what you like to do together with your family

My Family—May 2020

May 2020

Keely Kangaroo is the alphafriend for the letter K.

• Help your child sing the Keely Kangaroo song (above) we

sing at school.

• Make the letter K with playdough. Show your child how

to make 2 snakes with playdough and then put them

together to make a K.

• Help your child make a big letter K in the air.

Keely Kangaroo’s

Book

Helping Your Child Get Ready for Kindergarten Parent and Child Together Time (PACT time) Tip for Home

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* The number symbol means this activity helps children meet our preschool number concepts/operations goal.

Parents are partners! Please share your observations of your child’s learning and development with us.

1,2,3 Count With Me!

• Saying the numbers in order is called rote counting and is just one of the math

skills we work on in preschool.

• Help your child understand that when he/she counts, each number stands for one thing,

by pointing to each item as you count. For example, if are counting out 5 grapes, as you

say each number you point to a grape. This kind of counting is called “one-to-one

correspondence” and is an important preschool math skill.

• Using math words like some, more, less, bigger, smaller, part, and whole will also

help your child start to think and learn early math concepts.

• Talking and thinking about numbers and quantity as a regular part of your day is a great

way for kids to practice math. Use number words when you talk to your child “I need

three more spoons on the table” or “Everyone can have two cookies!”

Use the below lines for your child to practice writing their name. Children are at varying levels

with writing and that is perfectly okay. To help your child be successful you may help by having

your child trace their name that you have written, copy their name from a sample, hold their hand

as they write and help form letters, or your child may be able to write it independently.

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Using simple Yoga poses and breathing to help your child calm their body.

•Una vez que se sientan cómodos con las secuencias de las poses de Yoga, puede respirar profundamente y

tomar una respiración profunda en cada pose para ayudar aún más a calmar su cuerpo y su mente.

Brain research shows us that movement and breathing exercises can relieve stress and help children calm down.

Our bodies are designed to move-but we sometimes spend a lot of time sitting still in front of the television and

computer screen. Movement can be exciting-running, jumping, climbing, dancing; but certain kinds of

movement, like yoga can also help children learn to control their bodies to calm down. Both kinds of movement

are great for helping kids feel good! Don't worry if your family hasn't tried yoga before. Your child will feed off

your enthusiasm when you introduce this yoga-pose sequence on the front.

• Explain that it's good for their brain. Introduce the "Move to Calm" strategy when you are both in a good

mood. You might find yourself practicing the yoga pose sequence to manage your own emotions, too!

• Focus on using movement to invite calm, and don't worry about practicing perfect poses.

• Make sure that your child has enough space to practice the poses so that they aren't bumping heads or

stubbing toes. And make sure that they are safe with their bodies.

• Have them focus on gentle movement that feels comfortable. This process will help to increase their body

awareness, too.

• As your child goes through the flow of these five yoga poses, s/he can pretend to be a surfer, tree, skier, dog,

and owl. Using play and pretend skills will help your child stay focused and make the activity fun.

•Once s/he is comfortable with the yoga-pose sequence, s/he can take a deep breath in and a deep breath out

during each pose, to further help to calm his or her body and mind .

Utilizando sencillas posturas de Yoga y de respiración puede ayudar a su hijo a calmar su cuerpo.

Las investigaciones del cerebro demuestran que el movimiento y los ejercicios de respiración pueden aliviar el

estrés y ayudar a los niños a tranquilizarse.

Nuestros cuerpos están diseñados para moverse-pero a veces pasamos mucho tiempo sentados aún frente a la

televisión o la computadora. Movernos puede ser emocionante, correr, saltar, escalar, bailar, pero ciertos tipos

de movimientos como el Yoga pueden ayudar a los niños a aprender a controlar su cuerpo y calmarse. Ambas

clases de movimientos son excelentes para ayudar a los niños a sentirse bien! No se preocupe si su familia no ha

probado el yoga antes. Su hijo alimenta su entusiasmo cuando usted introduce estas poses de yoga.

• Explicar que es bueno para su cerebro. Introducir la estrategia de “Mover a la Calma” cuando están ambos en

un buen estado de ánimo. Tal vez encuentre beneficioso para usted practicar la secuencia de poses de Yoga

para manejar sus propias emociones también!

• Centrarse en movimientos que inviten a la calma, no se preocupe en practicar poses perfectas.

• Asegúrese de que su hijo tenga suficiente espacio para practicar las posturas para no interferir con la otra

persona a lado.

• Que se centren en movimientos suaves que se sientan cómodos. Este proceso le ayudará a incrementar su

conciencia corporal también!

• A medida que el niño pasa por el flujo de estas cinco posturas de yoga, puede pretender ser un árbol, un

esquiador, un perro o un búho. El uso del juego y sus habilidades de pretender ayudarán a su niño a permanecer

enfocados y hacer la actividad divertida.

Summer Creativity, Indoor and Outdoor Enjoyable Activities

Playdough 2 Cups flour 1 Cup salt 2 tablespoons oil 1 tablespoon alum (found in baking/spice area) 1Cup HOT water

Mix all ingredients together, adding hot water last. Mix with wooden spoon, and then knead with hands. NOTE: may be too hot for young children to touch initially. Color by adding food coloring, Koolaid or Jello powder. Keep stored in an airtight container. Will last 2-3 weeks. Make Ahead Bubbles 2 Cups Joy regular dish soap 6 Cups water ¾ Cup Karo syrup

Combine, Shake. Let settle 4 hours. Store in cool place, or even refrigerate. Warm to room or outdoor temperature before using. Bubbles 1 Cup joy dish soap 1 Cup glycerin (found in pharmacy) 3 Cups water

Mix all together.

Shaving Cream Paint Inexpensive white foam shaving cream makes for easy finger painting. Spray a tennis-ball-size blob on a table top and paint with fingers, or brushes. The foam will evaporate and the area can be quickly wiped up with a wet cloth. Shaving cream doesn’t stain table tops or clothes.

Outside Water Painting With a pan or bucket of water, and paintbrushes of all sizes, children can create and paint on sidewalks, driveways, colored paper, on rocks, or on leaves. On a warm day, cardboard boxes provide fun surfaces to “paint”; they will dry without turning soft.

Books Outdoors Take books outdoors, sit or lay on a blanket or towel in the shade and enjoy books Math and Writing Outdoors Lots of nature can be counted: rocks, leaves, flowers, petals, trees, birds, and more! Children can draw 1 of what they see, count how many, and write the number.

Tip: Buy 1 bubble jar at Dollar Store,

Save wand and refill the jar.

More Bubble Wand Tips:

Cut the bottom out of small 2 oz. paper

cup and use it to blow bubbles.

For big bubbles, cut and bend wire

from hanger. Cover sharp ends with

electrical tape.

Avoid direct contact with food

coloring on white surfaces until

fully mixed into the dough.

Actividades Divertidas y Creativas Para Hacer y Disfrutar Adentro y Afuera

Plastilina

2 tazas de harina 1 taza de sal 2 cucharadas de aceite 1 cucharada de alumbre (lo encuentra en la tienda en el área de las especias) 1 taza de agua caliente

Mezclar todos los ingredientes, añadiendo el agua caliente. Mezclar con las manos hasta que se haga una plastilina. NOTA: Inicialmente el material puede estar caliente por lo que no es conveniente dejar que los niños lo mezclen sino hasta después que se ha enfriado. Para darle color a la plastilina, puede usar, Koolaid o gelatina de polvo. Manténgalo en una bolsa de plástico cerrada herméticamente. Tiene una duración entre 2 a 3 semanas.

Cómo hacer burbujas de jabón 2 tazas de jabón líquido para trastes 6 tazas de agua ¾ taza de miel Karo Combine, mezcle. Dejarlo reposar por 4 horas. Almacenar en un lugar fresco, incluso en el refrigerador. No se deja en el refrigerador se conserva a una temperatura natural.

Burbujas 1 taza de jabón para trastes 1 taza de glicerina (la venden en la farmacia) 3 tazas de agua Mezclar todo junto.

Pintura de crema de afeitar La puede comprar a un precio muy económico y la puede usar para pintar con los dedos. Aquí le decimos cómo usarla: En una mesa puede poner toda la crema de afeitar y pueden pretender hacer letras o pintar, pueden usar una brocha pequeña también para hacer figuras sobre la mesa. La crema de afeitar no mancha la ropa o la mesa y se evapora rápidamente.

Pintura de agua para exterior

En una cubeta con agua y con brochas de pintar los niños pueden pretender que pintan pueden hacerlo en las banquetas, o también pueden pintar rocas u hojas de los árboles. En un día soleado pueden pintar cajas de cartón ya que se secarán rápidamente con el sol.

Leer al aire libre- libros Lean libros al aire libre, pueden salir afuera a leer libros, llevar una manta y disfrutar leyendo juntos. Matemáticas y escribir al aire libre Encontramos muchas cosas en la naturaleza que podemos contar: rocas, hojas, flores, los pétalos de las flores, árboles, pájaros y mucho más! Los niños pueden dibujar acerca de lo que ven y al mismo tiempo pueden contar y dibujar también y escribir el número de las cosas que contaron.

Tip: Puede comprar un bote de agua para

hacer burbujas en Dollar Tree.

Tips para hacer burbujas: En un vaso de

papel muy pequeño corte la base del vaso,

sumérjalo en el agua con jabón y soplar para

hacer burbujas,

O con un alambre puede hacer la forma de un

círculo y lo puede sumergir en el agua con

jabón para hacer burbujas.

Añada el colorante artificial en la

plastilina ya que puede manchar.

Physical Education

Weight Transfer This week we are going to practice transferring our body weight from one part to

another for movement. Your challenge is to create an obstacle course. Find a starting line and complete these

weight transfer movements, and combine them with the balances you learned last week to your finish line.

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Your challenge is to create an obstacle course by

combining weight transfer moves with

balances. These pictures show different items

around the house you could use to jump over, go

around, and maybe under. Have fun! Be safe!

Seal Walk

Bear Walk

Crab Walk

Seat Walk

Inchworm

Donkey Kick

Cartwheel

Log Roll

Forward

Roll Backward

Roll

Reflection: Which weight transfer skills were you the best at and which ones were more

challenging? Why do you think being able to transfer your weight with balance is important?

What was fun about making your own obstacle course? What was challenging?

Mindfulness means

paying full attention to

something. It means slowing

down to really notice what

you're doing. Being

mindful is the opposite of

rushing or multitasking.

When you're mindful,

you're taking your time.

You're focusing in a relaxed,

easy way.

Use Square Breathing as

one strategy to focus on

your breathing and be more

mindful throughout your

day.