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Monday (Phonics & Writing): MEMORIAL DAY—NO HOMEWORK

Tuesday (Math): Draw a picture showing a simple subtraction problem. Now turn the problem around and use the same numbers to create a different subtraction problem...ex.) 8-3=5, then 8-5=3

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been doing a chapter on Day and Night. We've learned many things like opposite pairs of day and night, morning and evening, full Moon and new Moon, plus many other vocabulary words like sky, cloud, and stars. Cut and paste or draw pictures to illustrate your choice of 6 of these terms. Write labels for your pictures.

Thursday (Language Arts): 1.) Write the following words: hug, bug, jug, nut, and hut. 2.) Read and write this sentence 2 times: I like to hug my bug, then Illustrate using colors and details. 3.) Write a silly sentence using the words, hug, bug, jug, hut, and nut.

Friday (Fun Stuff): Practice tying your shoes this weekend.

Write neatly!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names using correct capitalization and spelling. 2.) At the top of the page, write the words: ape, dog, seal, and snake. Below each of those words, you will make a list of rhyming words. For example, under “ape” you may write grape or tape. How many rhyming words can you think of for each? Write neatly!

Tuesday (Math): Subtraction word problem: Draw a spring picture with objects such as eggs, birds or trees to create an interesting. Then make up a subtraction story to go with your pictures (i.e. There were 5 baby birds; four flew away. How many were left?) Write a number sentence, such as 5 - 4= 1, and cross out with a crayon what is taken away (subtracted). [Parents: remind your child that when they hear "How many are left?” that means we will be subtracting and not adding!]

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): 1.) Observe different jobs you see this week at home and in the community, and make a list the jobs. Find or draw a picture for each job on your list. 2.) Keep practicing your first & last name, address, and phone number so you could tell a policeman or firefighter.

Thursday (Language Arts): 1.)We have been reading a bird anthology, and we learned the names of many beautiful birds. Look in a book or online and find pictures of a parrot and a woodpecker. Write two sentences that compare the birds (i.e. Both birds have strong beaks.) Draw each bird.

Friday (Fun Stuff): How many animals and insects can you find while playing outside this weekend?

Work hard!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names using correct capitalization and spelling. 2.) Make a list of everything you know about elephants (i.e. “They are big. They are grey”). Write neatly!

Tuesday (Math): Using cheerios or some other small item, glue them onto paper to make the following number sentences. Write the number sentences beside each sentence made with your item.

1 + 1 =

2 + 1 =

3 + 1 =

4 + 1 =

5 + 1 =

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Day and Night is our new unit. Find, observe and classify magazine pictures of the daytime sky and put them on a blue colored paper. You can write a sentence to go with your pictures.

Thursday (Language Arts): Write 5 sentences describing how to take care of a baby kitten or puppy. Draw a picture of a person walking a baby puppy and draw a picture of a person bathing a baby kitten. (you may use a computer for your drawings or trace pictures from a coloring book) Have fun!!.

Friday (Fun Stuff): While riding in the car, taking a bath, doing your hair, etc. have a parent help you practice spelling the Kindergarten sight words out loud. How many can you spell correctly?


Work hard!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names using correct capitalization and spelling. 2.) Choose 5 sight words from the back of this page. Write sentences using all of the words. You can put more than one sight word in a sentence. Write neatly!

Tuesday (Math): Make homemade paper flash cards with the numbers 0-10 written on each one. Flip them over so you can't see the numbers. Flip over 2 cards and create a math "subtraction" number sentence in your journal. Draw a picture to represent your number sentence. Now do this again two more times to create more subtraction sentences. Remember that the biggest number should always come first! Explain to an adult why the biggest number must come first.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Compare and contrast needs and wants. Name 3 things you need to live and 3 things you want.

Thursday (Language Arts): Draw a picture of your favorite animal. Write a short story about your animal use as many Kindergarten Sight Words that you know. Be creative in your drawing and use some silly sentences about your animal. Have Fun!!

Friday (Fun Stuff): While riding in the car, taking a bath, doing your hair, etc. have a parent help you practice spelling the Kindergarten sight words out loud. How many can you spell correctly?

Monday (Phonics & Writing): On the back of this sheet are Kindergarten Sight Words. 1.) Read each of the sight words on the list; 2.) Choose 10 of the words you were able to read. Ask a parent to read each of those words aloud and write the word in your journal, like a spelling test. (Parents: Do not help them spell it, but see if they can write the words independently from memory.) 3.) When finished, underline any words that you misspelled, and write each misspelled word three more times at the bottom of the page.

Tuesday (Math): Write 3 different number sentences to make ten and draw pictures to match. For example: Draw 6 apples and 4 pears, then write 6 + 4 = 10.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Practice saying your address and telephone out loud. Don’t forget the zip code!

Thursday (Language Arts): In class the students will read Pig Can Get Wet. Write a short story about a pig using the following words in your story: wet, hen, get, pet, and ten. Draw a picture using colors and details.

Friday (Reading): Find a book that you can read all by yourself. Read it aloud to someone in you family this weekend.

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*
Work hard!
The K-Team

Put the date at the top of each journal page! Parents, please work with your child, but do not do the work for you child. Let them show you what they know!

Monday (Phonics & Writing): We are learning about rhyming poems this week. Write a poem that has four lines with rhyming words. EX: “One day I saw a cat; He was fat, fat, fat; He went to see the rat; they both had a chat.” Be creative!

Tuesday (Math): Count the adults that live in your home. Next, add (+) using this symbol, the number of kids who live in your home. Write a number sentence to show your whole family. Draw a picture of your family. For example: 2 + 3 = 5 people in my family.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Find a picture of a map in a magazine, book, or on the internet. Label your map (i.e. United States Map) and write one sentence about what you can see on the map.

Thursday (Language Arts): This week we will be reading about The Tortoise and The Hare. Write a short story about a turtle and a rabbit that are best friends. Use these words in your story: here, she, he, like, said, the, play, a, friend, and have. Ex. “The rabbit is my friend. She said she likes to play with me here in the back yard,” etc. Illustrate your story using colors and details. Have fun!

Friday (Social Studies): Try to memorize your home address, and practice saying it throughout the day, i.e. when you do your hair, when you take a bath, or during breakfast.

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Work hard!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last name, then write your telephone number below. 2.) Make a list of words with the short /o/ sound that rhyme with NOT.

Tuesday (Math): Make a piece of toast or sandwich at home. Cut it into 4 equal size parts. Describe in a few sentences how to share your sandwich with one person, two people, and four people. Can you share it equally with 3 people? Explain and draw pictures about your ideas.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We are using action words like walk, run, roll, etc. to describe how objects can move. Write any 5 actions words you want and then list 3 objects for each action word that move that. For extra credit you may write a sentence for each object/action word. For example: fly/kite -- The kite can fly.

Thursday (Language Arts): Write 4 words for each of these sounds: _ot, _ig, and _ug.. Example :_ ot-- hot, pot lot; _ig---big, fig, pig

Friday (Reading): Find words that you don’t know in a book this weekend. Look those words up in a dictionary to find out what they mean. How many new words did you learn?

Work hard!
The K-Team

Put the date at the top of each journal page! Parents, please work with your child, but do not do the work for you child. Let them show you what they know!

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names, then have an adult help you say your address (house number, street name, city, state, zip code. 2.) Write your address below your name. Practice saying your address to a family member.

Tuesday (Math): 1.) Fold a piece of paper perfectly in half. With the folded edge at the bottom, cut out a fun shape. Open the paper to see two sides that are equal (symmetry). Last, color both sides exactly the same and glue your symmetrical shape into your homework journal. 2.) Practice saying your address to a family member.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Find the street sign on your street and read it. Practice saying your address to a family member.

Thursday (Language Arts): DICTATION WEEK: Read the following sentence aloud to your child. Repeat slowly. Have your child independently write what they hear you read (Don’t’ help them!!!) When finished, compare your child’s sentence with the real sentence and talk about how they did. Practice reading and writing any words your child had particular trouble with.

Friday (Family Fun Project): The K-Team kids have been reading books about the farm. Using a shoebox and creative ideas, construct an exhibit (diorama) of farm life on a farm. You could use clay, sticks, toys, magnets, magic markers, or anything else your imagination can think of. Make it *awesome*, and bring it to school when you return from Spring Break.

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Keep practicing your address!
The K-Team

Put the date at the top of each journal page! Parents, please work with your child, but do not do the work for you child. Let them show you what they know!

Monday: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday (Phonics & Writing)1.) Write your first and last name using correct capital and lowercase letters and today’s date; 2.) Write a short story (2-4 sentences) about a dog, a hog, and a frog. Use the word “said” in your story. Draw an illustration using colors and details.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Draw or cut out three pictures of objects that will stick to a magnet.

Thursday (Language Arts): April showers bring May flowers! Using High Frequency Words and, a, I, is, the, and to, write a story about a rainy day. In the story tell why you like or do not like a rainy day. Illustrate your story with a picture of clothing you could wear in the rain.

Friday (Science): How do you know it is Spring? While you are playing outside this weekend, look for signs of spring. On Monday, tell your teacher what you found.

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Have fun!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last name using correct capital and lowercase letters and today’s date; 2.) Write a story(2-4 sentences) about a vehicle that has wheels. Give your vehicle character a name. Illustrate your story and make sure your sentences have capitals, finger spaces and punctuation.

Tuesday (Math): Draw a picture showing 4 quarters to equal one dollar. Use the equals sign between your quarters and the dollar. Color them the correct colors.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): As we enter Spring, it still feels like winter sometimes. We need to dress the right way for the weather each day to stay healthy. Identify the different types of March weather in order to tell what people should wear in each type of weather by drawings or using pictures.

Thursday (Language Arts): Using the High Frequency Words for.have.go.my. and to, complete the following sentences using the correct words:1.Can a pig_____out and play today? 2. This is _____toy! 3. The girls did not _____ a turn. 4. The treats are _____ all the students. 5. Al gave the papers ______ the boys. Be sure to use capitals, finger spaces and punctuation.

Friday (Reading): How many different types of vehicles can you find this weekend? Make a list!

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Have fun!

The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last name using correct capital and lowercase letters; 2.) Write a short story (2-3 sentences) about Zelda the Zebra who lives in the zoo using fingerspaces and punctuation. Illustrate using colors and details.

Tuesday (Math): Draw a picture using coins to show 3 different ways to make 10 cents. Label your coins with the correct amount. Practice counting coins for 10 minutes up to 10 cents.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We learned about inventors in Social Studies. Write two sentences about a famous inventor. Include the inventor’s name, and the name of their invention.

Thursday (Language Arts): We are practicing dictation in class. Read the sentence below aloud to your child. Repeat it slowly. Ask him/her to write the sounds they heard to make a sentence. Remind them to use capitals at the beginning, spaces between words, and punctuation. When finished, compare your child’s sentence to the sentence on the homework sheet. Practice writing the words they missed, paying attention to the letter sounds they hear.


Friday (Reading): Read three books this weekend for fun. Which was your favorite?

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Have fun!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): Lowercase d and b are easily confused. On you paper, randomly make 5 d’s and 5 b’s. Circle all the d’s. Write a sentence at the bottom “D is for _____ and ______ and _______ and ________.” Make sure your d’s are correct!

Tuesday (Math): Trace a penny 5 times and color them brown. Now draw one more and color it. How many do you have in all? Write a sentence to tell about this story. Next, write another sentence to tell how many pennies are in one nickel.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been talking about United States Celebrations. Some of the special people and holidays we celebrate in our country are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Presidents' Day, the Declaration of Independence, Abraham Lincoln, Betsy Ross, and George Washington. Find one picture from a book, newspaper, or internet and write the name of a holiday and the date that we celebrate. Write a sentence to tell why it is important as a U.S. celebration.

Thursday (Language Arts): Take a walk inside of your home and make a list of 5 words and their opposites. Ex. empty-full, clean-dirty.

Friday (Reading): Read three books this weekend for fun. Which was your favorite?

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Have fun!
The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your name and your birthday (i.e. “Johnny James, December 20”) Use finger spaces, and make sure that only the first letter of the name is capital and all the rest are lowercase. 2.) Make a list of words that begin with Q. Write one sentence using some of your Q words.

Tuesday (Math): Trace 10 pennies in a row into your journal. Write "1" and make the sign for a cent mark on top of each. Color them brown. Write a sentence to tell how many pennies you have in all.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been using describing words to compare objects. Look at things in your room or house and choose a category with a parent to put 3-5 objects in it...like things that are brown, things that are hard, soft, shiny, dull, red, yellow, etc. Write the names of the objects, and draw or cut & paste a picture. If you really want to shine, number them.

Thursday (Language Arts): We are practicing dictation in class. Read the sentence below aloud to your child. Repeat it slowly. Ask him/her to write the sounds they heard to make a sentence. Remind them to use capitals at the beginning, spaces between words, and punctuation. When finished, compare your child’s sentence to the sentence on the homework sheet. Practice writing the words they missed, paying attention to the letter sounds they hear.


Friday (Phonics): Play the “How Many Sounds?” game this weekend when you are out and about. Name an object you see, say all the sounds that are in that word, then count the sounds (i.e. “Fence…/f/ …/e/…/n/… /s/…fence has four sounds!”)

*Remind your child to turn in their Homework Journal this week. They are due on Fridays.*

Have fun!

The K-Team

Monday (Phonics & Writing): NO SCHOOL

Tuesday (Math): Get cereal pieces (or any identical group of manipulatives) and three objects. Measure the objects using your cereal pieces. Make sure the objects and the pieces both start at the beginning or starting point. Draw your objects and write how long each object is.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been talking about the 4 seasons. Find a picture for each season, and paste it in your journal. Write a sentence of what you like about that season, or draw or paste a little picture that goes with that season, like sunglasses for summer, pumpkin for fall, umbrella for spring, and snowman for winter.

Thursday (Language Arts): Some animals make their homes in snow and ice. Label and draw pictures of 3 animals that live in snow and ice.

Friday(Fun Family Project): Martin Luther King,Jr. Day was on Monday! Each child will be given a coloring sheet of Martin Luther King,Jr. Construct a poster using the coloring sheet of Martin Luther King,Jr. Write 3 sentences with important facts about Martin Luther King,Jr. You may get info from history books, library books, news articles or the internet. Parents, please assist your child in celebrating this great historical event.

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write the following sentence: “My name is (first name) (last name).” Use fingerspaces, and make sure that only the first letter of the name is capital and all the rest are lowercase. 2.) Think of words that end with the letter “G” (i.e. pig) and make a list. Write the number of words below your list.

Tuesday (Math): Draw 3 triangles using different sizes in order to show big, bigger and biggest. Next draw 3 pencils to show long, longer, and longest. Discuss with your family how the words big and long are similar. Write one sentence to tell about these words.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Draw lines to divide the paper into 4 boxes and label each with a type of weather we have: rainy, sunny, windy, or snowy. In each labeled box draw something that you might wear when the weather is like that.

Thursday (Language Arts): Turn your homework journal sideways and write the words “Happy New Year” across the top, putting extra space between each letter. Under each letter write 2 words that begin with that particular letter. Your answers may include animal words reading words, fruits, objects in your home, etc. Here is an example:

H           A           P           P           Y           N           E           W           Y           E           A           R

hat        ape      pizza       pig        yes         nine      eagle      why         yet        ear        able        rug

Friday(Reading): Pick a book, and before reading it, look for words you know. Then take turns reading with someone in your home (i.e. Mom reads one sentence, you read the next, etc.)

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Happy New Year!!!
The K-Team

*BE SURE TO WRITE NAME AND DATE ON EACH PAGE OF HOMEWORK*


**ALL ARTWORK, DRAWING AND WRITING MUST BE COMPLETED INDEPENDENTLY BY THE STUDENTS.**

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names 3 times. Make sure that only the first letter is capital and all the rest are lowercase. 2.) Write 3 sentences using the words I, like, to, a and my. Use capitals, punctuation and finger spaces.

Tuesday (Math): We have been practicing numbers through 30 in math. Make paper numbers on small squares. Place them on paper plates or inside bowls. Toss a penny and see which number you land on. Write the number in your journal. Draw an easy picture to show that many objects.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been learning about weather. Look in magazines or on the internet and find one picture of each. Cut out the pics and paste in the homework journal.

Thursday (Language Arts): Write the upper case letter P 5x's. Write the lower case letter p 5x's. Name, write and illustrate five (5) fruits that begin with the letter Pp.

Friday(Reading): Practice tying your shoes and zipping your coat over the weekend.

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Have a splendid week!
The K-Team

*BE SURE TO WRITE NAME AND DATE ON EACH PAGE OF HOMEWORK*

**ALL ARTWORK, DRAWING AND WRITING MUST BE COMPLETED INDEPENDENTLY BY THE STUDENTS.**

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) Write your first and last names 3 times. Make sure that only the first letter is capital and all the rest are lowercase. 2.) Think of some words that start with the /k/ sound and make a list. Stretch out the words so you can hear and write all the sounds. Then write 3 sentences using 3 of your words.

Tuesday (Math): Make a list of all the things around you or at home that come in pairs, such as 2 gloves or 2 hands. Next, draw these groups of 2's several times to show pairs, and write 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 next to the pictures. Can you figure out why they call this “skip counting”?

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Make a list of different types of weather that can be found on the earth. Draw a picture of all of them and label your pictures.

Thursday (Language Arts): 1.) Write a sentence using as many words that begin with the /k/ sound as you can (i.e. “Can cuddly cats kiss kangaroos?”)Silly sentences are fine! Be sure to use a capital at the beginning of the sentence, finger spaces between words, and end with punctuation. 2.) Illustrate your sentence using colors and details.

Friday(Reading): Pick three of your favorite books. Scan through each book to find words that you already know, then read your books aloud to a family member.

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Have a splendid week!
The K-Team

*BE SURE TO WRITE NAME AND DATE ON EACH PAGE OF HOMEWORK*



**ALL ARTWORK, DRAWING AND WRITING MUST BE COMPLETED INDEPENDENTLY BY THE STUDENTS.**

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) In class, we have been learning how to stretch out words to listen for letter sounds. Find 3 things in a book, magazine or internet that begin with "V". Stretch out each word (i.e. “vase” would sound like vvvvaaaaassssss). Write the sounds you heard to make the word. Have a parent write the true spelling below your word. 2.) Write your first name 5 times. Make sure that only the first letter is capital and all the rest are lowercase.

Tuesday (Math): Use an object in your home to show a group of ten, such as ten cheerios. Using paper, glue them into a box with ten squares. Discuss why ten is less than 12...etc.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): We have been learning about families, things we do together and places we go. Now write two sentences to tell where you like to go with a friend and what you like to do. Check for finger spaces, capitals and punctuation. Draw a picture of your best friend!

Thursday (Language Arts): 1.) Make a list of _at words (like cat, that, hat, etc.) Draw little illustrations next to the words if you can. How many words can you think of?

Friday: FAMILY FUN PROJECT: Cut out pictures of food that your family eats for Thanksgiving and glue them onto a paper plate. On a strip of paper, write one sentence to describe how your family will celebrate this Thanksgiving holiday. Be sure to use finger spaces, capitals and punctuation.

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Have a splendid week!
The K-Team

*BE SURE TO WRITE NAME AND DATE ON EACH PAGE OF HOMEWORK*


**ALL ARTWORK, DRAWING AND WRITING MUST BE COMPLETED INDEPENDENTLY BY THE STUDENTS.**

Monday (Phonics & Writing): 1.) In class, we have been learning how to stretch out words to listen for letter sounds. Find 3 things in or around your house that begin with "H". Stretch out each word (i.e. hat would sound like hhhhaaaaat). Write the sounds you heard to make the word. Have a parent write the true spelling below your word. 2.) Write your first name 5 times. Make sure that only the first letter is capital and all the rest are lowercase.

Tuesday (Math): Draw a picture of 10 feathers. Write the numbers 1-10 on each feather. Color the first feather red, the second feather brown, the sixth feather green, the seventh feather orange and the ninth feather yellow. Follow the correct order and read your feathers aloud to an adult at home. Say the ordinal number words: first, second, third, fourth, fifth...tenth.

Wednesday (Science/Social Studies): Make a picture of an animal in its home. For example, a bird’s home is a nest; foxes live in dens; a bear lives in a cave, etc. You can draw your pictures, find pics on the computer, or cut out a picture from a magazine.

Thursday (Language Arts): 1.) Draw a picture of you and your classroom friends using colors and details. Label the pictures. 2.) Write2 (two) sentences about your friends. Remember to use capitalization, punctuation and finger spaces when you write your sentences.

Friday (Reading activities): Go to the library and find some books about Thanksgiving this weekend.

*Homework Journals are due on Fridays.*

Have a splendid week!
The K-Team