Monday, April 27
Go outside and gather some rocks. What kind of animals or pictures can you paint/draw on them? Check out Selkirk Rocks on Facebook! |
Tuesday, April 28
1. Tape a piece of paper to the ground (or weigh/pin it down with something heavy). You may want to put the paper onto a clipboard or flat surface first. 2. Place a toy on your paper. Tape it down if it is a windy day. 3. Starting from early in the morning, trace the toy's shadow 4. Observe what happens to the shadow as the day progresses. |
Wed., April 29
Clean up your yard! Get out a rake and some bags and clean up the leaves. How many bags of leaves can you fill? |
Thursday, April 30
Write a secret message! Write with a white crayon and have a family member colour overtop with markers to reveal the message. |
Friday, May 1
Create your own outdoor game using equipment you have at home! |
Friday, April 24
Show an act of kindness! Do something special for a parent.
Thursday, April 23
Help fold the laundry. How many pairs of socks did you fold?
Wednesday, April 22
Go on a walk, around your neighbourhood and pick up any garbage that you see and think of ways to help keep the Earth clean. Be safe and wear gloves!
Tuesday, April 21
Go outside and look at the sky. Can you draw the clouds? What kind of shapes do you see?
Monday, April 20
Create your own outdoor scavenger hunt! Hide at least 5 objects and ask a family member to find them.
Show an act of kindness! Do something special for a parent.
Thursday, April 23
Help fold the laundry. How many pairs of socks did you fold?
Wednesday, April 22
Go on a walk, around your neighbourhood and pick up any garbage that you see and think of ways to help keep the Earth clean. Be safe and wear gloves!
Tuesday, April 21
Go outside and look at the sky. Can you draw the clouds? What kind of shapes do you see?
Monday, April 20
Create your own outdoor scavenger hunt! Hide at least 5 objects and ask a family member to find them.
Friday, April 17
Dress up for dinner and have a dance party!
Thursday, April 16
Work on your Spring Window Walk.
Wednesday, April 15
Go on a walk, take
pictures of any words
or letters you see on
the way.
Tuesday, April 14
Get out your bike (or the like) and set up a washing station. How many bikes/outdoor toys can you wash?
Monday, April 13 challenge
Create or find a joke and share it during our next Zoom meeting!
(Tuesday, April 14)
*BONUS POINTS for French jokes!
Dress up for dinner and have a dance party!
Thursday, April 16
Work on your Spring Window Walk.
Wednesday, April 15
Go on a walk, take
pictures of any words
or letters you see on
the way.
Tuesday, April 14
Get out your bike (or the like) and set up a washing station. How many bikes/outdoor toys can you wash?
Monday, April 13 challenge
Create or find a joke and share it during our next Zoom meeting!
(Tuesday, April 14)
*BONUS POINTS for French jokes!
Joyeuses Pâques!
Thursday, April 9th challenge - Let's dance!
Wednesday, April 8th - Easter eggs!
1. Decorate Easter eggs (real eggs or paper cut outs - templates provided!) and write out sight words, rhyming word families or letters that you know on them.
2. Have someone hide the eggs for you
3. Go on a Easter egg hunt and read the words as you find them!
1. Decorate Easter eggs (real eggs or paper cut outs - templates provided!) and write out sight words, rhyming word families or letters that you know on them.
2. Have someone hide the eggs for you
3. Go on a Easter egg hunt and read the words as you find them!
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Tuesday, April 7th
Your challenge today is to take a walk to your mailbox.
While on your walk count (in French) how many steps or pushes on your bike peddles it takes to get to your mailbox.
* Bonus Challenge* Leave a kind note on your mailbox!
On your way back, can you do it in more or less steps? How did you change the number of steps it took?
Your challenge today is to take a walk to your mailbox.
While on your walk count (in French) how many steps or pushes on your bike peddles it takes to get to your mailbox.
* Bonus Challenge* Leave a kind note on your mailbox!
On your way back, can you do it in more or less steps? How did you change the number of steps it took?
Monday, April 6th
Welcome back from Spring Break! It's supposed to be a beautiful day, and the snow wont be around for much longer - so today's challenge is to get outside and create something with the snow that is left in your yard. It could be the Easter bunny, a fort, a piece of art, anything you would like!
Welcome back from Spring Break! It's supposed to be a beautiful day, and the snow wont be around for much longer - so today's challenge is to get outside and create something with the snow that is left in your yard. It could be the Easter bunny, a fort, a piece of art, anything you would like!
For those who are interested, here is a link to print out some coloring pages for the Winnipeg Jets.
Spring Break
Please remember take some well deserved time to relax and reset with your family over Spring Break. The following are a few ideas to try if you have some free time over the break put together by the Kindergarten and grade 1/2 teachers at EB. Have fun!
Window Art /Community Walk Challenges
March 29th - Flowers
April 1st - Jokes
April 4th - Easter Eggs
Challenges
Some questions you could ask are:
* About their Career
* Their Favorite Childhood Memory
* What was I like as a baby
* Come up with your own questions
Have a great break and don't forget to take pictures. I would love to see what everyone has been up to!
Please remember take some well deserved time to relax and reset with your family over Spring Break. The following are a few ideas to try if you have some free time over the break put together by the Kindergarten and grade 1/2 teachers at EB. Have fun!
Window Art /Community Walk Challenges
March 29th - Flowers
April 1st - Jokes
April 4th - Easter Eggs
Challenges
- As a family, try out a new recipe for supper or desert and share the recipe with your teacher!
- Interview a family member!
Some questions you could ask are:
* About their Career
* Their Favorite Childhood Memory
* What was I like as a baby
* Come up with your own questions
- Build an outdoor (or indoor!) fort, try and spend a good part of your day in it reading, coloring and playing with your favorite toy
- Build a bridge using lego or blocks or any other recycled materials. Your goal is for a car toy to be able to drive over your bridge.
- Ask your parents to teach you their favorite card game.
Have a great break and don't forget to take pictures. I would love to see what everyone has been up to!
Friday's challenge - Nature walk
Take a walk around your community and see what you can find using your five senses!
Write or draw as many examples as you can of things you can touch, hear, smell, see and taste. Remember not to put anything in your mouth! Feel free to use the template provided to record your observations.
Take a walk around your community and see what you can find using your five senses!
Write or draw as many examples as you can of things you can touch, hear, smell, see and taste. Remember not to put anything in your mouth! Feel free to use the template provided to record your observations.
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Thursday's challenge - Join the kindness club!
After watching the video, discuss the different ways your family shows kindness.
Can you think of more examples?
Your challenge today is to show kindness in as many ways as you can. As an extension to this activity, feel free to write about it in a list or a journal.
After watching the video, discuss the different ways your family shows kindness.
Can you think of more examples?
Your challenge today is to show kindness in as many ways as you can. As an extension to this activity, feel free to write about it in a list or a journal.
Wednesday's challenge -
Keep calm and stay mindful! Change in routines can be stressful for students (and parents too!) Try a calming activity like coloring or yoga together. Happiness is Homemade offers free coloring pages, and students really enjoy having classical music or nature sounds play in the background while working. Try the Youtube link to listen to the Disney Piano Collection and see if you can recognize the different Disney songs! Cosmic Kids Yoga - Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation designed especially for kids, and can be used in school or at home. A student favorite is Frozen: a Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure |
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Tuesday's challenge
Part of our daily morning routine is Calendrier. Have your child show you his/her knowledge!
Students love participating and sharing their ideas when it comes to changes in weather, days of the week, and important dates marked in our classroom calendar. Feel free to use the gallery of calendar routines provided online, or print out a student calendar located below for independent use!
Tuesday's challenge
Part of our daily morning routine is Calendrier. Have your child show you his/her knowledge!
Students love participating and sharing their ideas when it comes to changes in weather, days of the week, and important dates marked in our classroom calendar. Feel free to use the gallery of calendar routines provided online, or print out a student calendar located below for independent use!
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