Art

Day 32

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Today is a fun day! We will expand geometric patterns, measure capacity, answer questions about a graph, investigate how 3D shapes move, learn new words, answer questions about the story that we read, talk about our five senses, and build a body with the things we can find in and around our homes. There is also a speaking activity if Afrikaans is your additional language. Come on! Let’s go!

If you’re new here, the resources used for counting in multiples, sounds learnt (to be cut into sound cards to build words), phonics lists and reading sight words (to be cut out in order to flash the words) can be downloaded here. There are also some practice assessments available on the page.

There were some technical issues with the Downloads page, but these have been resolved. Click on the link above to go there.

A note to parents: Allow your child to copy down by him-/herself as much as possible. Besides keeping them busy for longer, this allows them the opportunity to learn to copy correctly – a skill that they would ordinarily spend a lot of time perfecting in the classroom. Also, many of the tasks are a bit challenging. Instead of giving the answers, give clues or guide your child through the steps to discover the answer themselves. They will surprise you with just how clever they are!

Geometric patterns:

Measurement – Capacity:

Data handling:

3D shapes – How they move:

Phonics: Learn the -op words. Sound them out, build them with your sound cards and when you’re ready, ask Mom or Dad to test how well you know them.

Reading comprehension: Read the story about the big dog one last time and then answer the questions that follow. You don’t need to write your answers – just say them.

Life Skills – Five senses: Talk about the page and think about the way that you use your senses in the blocks at the bottom. Can you smell a flower? Can you taste a flower? Can you see it? Can you hear it?Can you touch it? Do this for all the objects that are there. Also think about other things that you find in your home, like your food, or your television, etc. If you are running low on time, you can just talk about this without writing anything in your book. This page was taken from the Department of Basic Education’s Life Skills book for Terms 1 and 2. 

Art – Build a body: See what things you can find in and around your house with which you can build a body – sticks from the garden, toilet rolls, or anything else you can find. Also think how you will decorate it and what features you will add – maybe a face or clothes?

Afrikaans First Additional Language – Vocabulary: Today is the last day that we will use this video, so try your very best to say all the words and sentences without the sound. You can do it!

That was fantastic!

Now go and have lots of fun!

Lisa

Day 27

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Today is going to be a great day! We are going to expand geometric patterns, learn more about measurement, do a data investigation, show how well we understood the story that we read this week, work on a TOP SECRET project, and learn emergency numbers and talk about safety in our homes. There is also a speaking activity if Afrikaans is your additional language. Let’s jump right in!

If you’re new here, the resources used for counting in multiples, sounds learnt (to be cut into sound cards to build words), phonics lists and reading sight words (to be cut out in order to flash the words) can be downloaded here. There are also some practice assessments available on the page.

A note to parents: Allow your child to copy down by him-/herself as much as possible. Besides keeping them busy for longer, this allows them the opportunity to learn to copy correctly – a skill that they would ordinarily spend a lot of time perfecting in the classroom. Also, many of the tasks are a bit challenging. Instead of giving the answers, give clues or guide your child through the steps to discover the answer themselves. They will surprise you with just how clever they are!

Geometric patterns:

Measurement:

Data handling:

Read the story one last time, then do the activity that follows.


TOP SECRET project. No grown-ups allowed!!! Ask Mom or Dad to leave you alone for a while to watch the video and work on the top secret project.

Emergency numbers: See how well you know the emergency number. Can you say them all correctly?

Help, help! Call the police!

1-0-1-1-1, so they can come!

Emergency, emergency! Call the ambulance!

1-0-1-7-7, to the rescue then!

Safety in the home: Read these pages with your child and chat about them. Read one fact at a time and then stop to ask their thoughts about why this is necessary. The resource is from the Life Skills Term 1 & 2 book provided by the Department of Basic Education.

Afrikaans First Additional Language – Vocabulary: Turn the sound off completely today. Can you say all the words and sentences without help?

The book I used for the Afrikaans vocabulary is the following:

Wow! What a fun day! Thanks for all your hard work!

Now go have lots of fun!

Lisa

Day 19

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We’ve been working very hard, so today is a fun day! We are going to take a look at how our feelings are doing, sequence numbers, extend geometric patterns, explore capacity in our homes, compile a graph, learn about how different 3D shapes move, answer questions about a story, and make a book! There is also a speaking activity if you’re learning Afrikaans as an additional language. Grab on! Here we go!

Emotions: We will make a feelings tree to help us talk about our feelings. You can use this any day, but especially on days when you are struggling to say how you feel.

If you’re new here, the resources used for counting in multiples, sounds learnt (to be cut into sound cards to build words), phonics lists and reading sight words (to be cut out in order to flash the words) can be downloaded here. There are also some practice assessments available on the page.

A note to parents: Allow your child to copy down by him-/herself as much as possible. Besides keeping them busy for longer, this allows them the opportunity to learn to copy correctly – a skill that they would ordinarily spend a lot of time perfecting in the classroom. Also, many of the tasks are a bit challenging. Instead of giving the answers, give clues or guide your child through the steps to discover the answer themselves. They will surprise you with just how clever they are!

Sequence numbers – First from smallest to biggest, and then from biggest to smallest:

Geometric patterns. Be sure to pay attention to the size of the shapes – if it is big in the example, then your shape must be big; and if it’s small in the example, then yours must be small too. You can use any colours you have available.

Measurement – Capacity: First write and draw in your book and then go explore in your kitchen or bathroom.

Data Handling:


Space and Shape – 3D shapes and how they move:

Reading comprehension. Read the story one last time and then answer the questions.

Art – Make your own book!

Afrikaans First Additional Language – Vocabulary. Switch off the sound from the beginning to show your mom or dad how well you’ve learnt the words and sentences this past week.

The book I used for the Afrikaans Vocabulary is the following:

Wow! Thanks for having fun with me today!

Now go and play!!!

Lisa

Day 14

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I have kept all the best activities of the week for today! We will sequence numbers, go on an exploration to our closets and then to the kitchen for some measurement, practice handwriting, sort words into their families, and then we become illustrators, plus make a family album! There is also a speaking activity if you’re learning Afrikaans as an additional language. There’s no time to waste! Let’s go!

If you’re new here, the resources used for counting in multiples, sounds learnt (to be cut into sound cards to build words), phonics lists and reading sight words (to be cut out in order to flash the words) can be downloaded here. There are also some practice assessments available on the page.

A note to parents: Allow your child to copy down by him-/herself as much as possible. Besides keeping them busy for longer, this allows them the opportunity to learn to copy correctly – a skill that they would ordinarily spend a lot of time perfecting in the classroom. Also, many of the tasks are a bit challenging. Instead of giving the answers, give clues or guide your child through the steps to discover the answer themselves. They will surprise you with just how clever they are!

Maths – Sequence numbers from small to big, and then from big to small. If this is a bit difficult, you can write the numbers on pieces of paper to move them around to check where they need to go.

Data handling – Count how many of each item you have in your closet and answer the questions:

Measurement – Head to the kitchen to see how many of each you will need to fill a small cup with water. Remember that you can use the water for your plants or pet when you have finished instead of wasting it. 😀

Handwriting:

Phonics – Word families:

Reading comprehension – Read the week’s story one last time and then you will be the illustrator who must draw the pictures to show what happened in the story!

Writing and Life Skills – Make a family album and write the name for each family member with your picture:

Afrikaans First Additional Language – Vocabulary. This is the last day that we will practice these words – we will have new words in our next lesson. Do you know all the words yet? Keep trying if you don’t. I know you can do it!

The book I used for the Afrikaans Vocabulary is the following:

You worked so hard this week! Well done!

Now go have fun with your family!

Lisa