Thank you all for logging onto our first Zoom class! It was so good to see everyone!! I missed you all. Hope you enjoyed my crazy dogs Dolly and Ellie! They were just like the dogs in the book I read. Mrs. Meier's dogs were much more behaved!
APRIL IS THE MONTH OF THE YOUNG CHILD. WE WILL HAVE A MYSTERY READER ONCE A WEEK. WE ARE STARTING THIS FRIDAY WITH OUR FIRST MYSTERY READER FOR THE CHILDREN! WEDNESDAY IS ALSO A SPECIAL DRESS DOWN DAY! WEAR SOMETHING RED, BLACK OR WHITE FOR SPIRIT DAY- SHOW YOUR SCHOOL SPIRIT BY WEARING SCHOOL COLORS TO OUR ZOOM CLASS!
Things needed for the Zoom classes this week- 
Please keep a calendar handy for your child to look at. It may be easier for them to see it at home then on my wall. Also, the alphabet is a good idea as we review letters (you can write it out for your child or print one out on line)
Monday- please have your child have a pair of rosaries so we can pray a decade of the rosary. Have paper and pencil or small white board and marker. Have 19 counters (paperclips, crayons, legos etc.) so we can count to 19.
Wednesday- Please have play-doh so we can make the letter Z and number 19 (thinking out of the box with making letters) Have a hard surface for your child to work.
Friday- Please make pieces of a zebra for your child to do a project on Friday - picture posted on top of the blog. If time allows we will practice counting (have counters available and white board or paper to write)

Please think out of the box this week when practicing the letter Zz and the number 19. In addition to the printables, think where else could you write the letter Zz and number 19? Perhaps the sand box or at the beach in the sand. Possibly in the dirt with a stick, write on the sidewalk with chalk, use markers or colored pencils instead of a regular pencil, dry erase markers on a dry erase board. Come up with a new idea and go crazy writing!!

Religion-
Continue to say our daily prayers-
Lent Prayer
God My Father
Our Father
Hail Mary & Poem- Lovely Lady Dressed in blue
Continue to work on Lenten Star Charts and if you have finished add more stars to the back and see how many good deeds you can do until Lent is over.
Dear Lord, We know Lent is a time to do loving things. Please help us to follow in your footsteps during this season of Lent. Amen

schooltube.com
Language Arts-
Go on this website to listen to the letter Z songs.
Type in letter Z songs. There are 2 songs and also, listen to the ABC Phonics song to review all letters.

https://www.kidzone.ws/
click on kindergarten worksheets ( we have moved past the preschool section)
click consonant recognition and printing practice
click the letter of the week from index on the left hand side of page- week #3 is letter z
Since we are thinking out of the box writing in various ways pick the 1st & 5th activity sheets and the Itsy, Bitsy Book to practice the sound of Z and cutting skills this week.

Math-
Go to Pinterest and type in #19 printables- pick 2-3 and complete.
Go to schooltube to listen to the teens songs.
Type in Teen number song and Numbers in the teens
Review all numbers 1-19
Ask your child to count objects from 1-19


www.storyline.net
Continue with reading one story a day. Ask questions about the story. Who are the characters, where does the story take place, what was your favorite part, what happened at the beginning, middle and end of the story.

Music and Movement- Gonoodle.com
Continue with several activities a day with this website. Moms and dads can even do them!

Science- Here is a science experiment that is fun for all ages! 5 minute ice cream without using an ice cream maker! https://thestayathomechef.com/fast-homemade-ice-cream/

The colors of the rainbow-Even though there are storms, afterwards there are rainbows. Times are crazy now remeber if we trust in God we will have brighter days ahead!
Watch this video and make your own rainbow. Remember to think out of the box. (could be erasable markers on a window, colored chalk on a side walk, make it out of Lego, Play-doh etc.) Bring it to class next week to share with us! Show us when you first get on class!
https://www.google.com/search?q=colors+of+the+rainbow&rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS819US819&oq=colors+of+the+rainbow&aqs=chrome..69i57j46j0l6.6428j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Our daily preschool schedule allows for movement. Participate in table toy activities, use play-doh, build with blocks, pretend play, count small toys or cheerios, make a fort, use magnets to create pictures or words, and keep those fingers moving! Take time to stretch, sing together, allow for movement and playtime, and take a walk outside to observe what is happening in your neighborhood. And don’t forget to break for lunch and rest time.