Dear Kindys:
Your first summer vacation has arrived. I hope you will spend a lot of time outside and enjoy nature and your family. But sometimes you might want to play on the computer. Therefore, I have found games for you that are not only fun but also teach you things. And guess what, they are in a software that you are already familiar with: Brainpop Jr. Game Up Remember to login with ad12stargate and starpass. The "Sortify" games might be quite suitable for kindergarteners, but you can pick whichever ones interest you. I hope to see you all in August when you are BIG first graders. I miss you! Ms. Stephenson
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Welcome back, my dear Kindys:
Two more weeks in the school year before summer break. It sure does not seem like summer right now. But what does summer look like anyway? Let's go back to Brainpop Jr. and find out. This new video will show you how to find the unit on summer and how to draw about it? Go ahead and click on my homepage above labeled "Resources". Then scroll down to Brainpop and login with ad12stargate and starpass. Here is last week's video again just in case you forgot how to navigate Brainpop. Have you finished Typing Club Jr? If not, go ahead and work on that as well to strengthen your fingers and improve your fine motor skills. Have fun, Ms. Stephenson Glad you have returned to my blog. I hope everyone is healthy and doing well emotionally.
Let's talk emotions. It is important to learn to recognize and vocalize our emotions. Everyone is going through ups and downs in these strange times, and also our littlest ones are sometimes struggling. Please help your child login to Brainpop Jr. Our username is: ad12stargate Password: starpass This video explains how to navigate this software and what the assignment is (Health: Emotions). Please have your child explore and enjoy. Happy Mother's Day from this mom ;-) Dear Kindys and Parents:
Glad you are back for another week of technology specials. This week, I have you work on the Shutterbugs website (also linked to my Kinders website) which teaches students how to describe movement and motion while visiting rare animals at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. Please allow flash to run on this site. After giving the permission you will have to click the "play" button again. Watch this video before you get started to understand how you can earn all 16 certificates! Continue with Typing Club Jr. If you already finished the lessons and wish you practice keyboarding more, please send me an email and I can open up other classes. Big virtual hugs to all my little friends, Miss Stephenson Wow, you Kindys are rockstars. I looked at your progress in conditionals and you have done a fabulous job.
OPTIONAL: If you enjoyed Kodable and would like to continue, I opened up the next lesson for you, called "Loopy Lagoon". A loop means you repeat certain commands (like in multiplication: go 4 x north and east. This is pretty advanced and you might need some help from a parent, but I have seen Kindys do it before individually. 1. Practice 15 min typing club 2x this week. Remember to login with password (your first name and last initial and the password is "stars"). If your child gets done with the lessons in Typing Club Jr., s/he can practice keyboarding in Abcya Cup Stacking 2. Abcya: Build a House Students drag and drop house parts from the menu to create a structure. Enjoy, until next week. Hugs, Miss Stephenson I hope everyone is doing well. We continue with typing and coding this week.
1. Practice 15 min typing club 2x this week. Remember to login with password (your first name and last initial and the password is "stars"). If your child gets done with the lessons in Typing Club Jr., s/he can practice keyboarding in Abcya Cup Stacking 2. Begin coding conditionals (if... then... commands) in Smeeborg World in Kodable 30 min. this week. There are instructional videos included in the software and after 3 failed attempts. If you wish to download the app instead, please login with our school code: mfk46xd. For technology class, your student will spend 1 hour each week on the computer. It is entirely up to you how you want to break up the time over the course of the week. I put the links for this week's assignment on the very top of our Kindergarten website (please bookmark the page for your student):
1. Practice 15 min typing club 2x this week. Remember to login with password (your first name and last initial and the password is "stars") 2. Begin coding in Kodable 30 min. this week (this is new to your student, but I am confident s/he can figure it out. There are instructional videos included in the software and after 3 failed attempts, your student will get a hint. The sequencing lessons I assigned are found in the Smeeborg World. If you want to use the app instead, please login with the school code which is mfk46xd. We are using the Kodable to learn about computer science this trimester and focus on age appropriate coding concepts. The drag and drop programming in Kodable is great for our littles to learn about programming logic and critical thinking Dear Kindy Friends,
I hope you have had a fun couple of weeks with your family, and are ready to learn again. Don't be afraid, you are starting on a school adventure and I promise you, your parents did not know how to do that when they were your age. Let's start simple. All I ask you this week is: Practice 15 min typing club 2x this week. Remember to login with password (your first name and last initial and the password is "stars") Then go to Unite for Literacy and read at least 2 books of your choice. Do not forget to click on the speaker icon to hear it read out loud. Have fun my friends! |
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