Welcome to learning at home! As we navigate these times of uncertainty together, my hope is to provide you and your family with flexible and meaningful learning opportunities. Please choose activities from the weekly menu or follow the weekly schedule in a way that works for you! Think of the following activities as opportunities, not obligations. This page will always have the current week's options. Click on the drop down menu under "LEARN AT HOME" for the previous weeks.
*Monday, April 13 is Easter Monday. Take the day off and spend time as a family. If you want to listen to an Easter story, check out this one called P’tit Loup fête Pâques. The main character goes on an Easter egg hunt!
This week I would like to connect with each student over the phone or on a video chat. Please sign up for a time slot that suits your family. If you cannot find a time that works for you, please email me with a suggested date and time so we can arrange a meeting.
*Monday, April 13 is Easter Monday. Take the day off and spend time as a family. If you want to listen to an Easter story, check out this one called P’tit Loup fête Pâques. The main character goes on an Easter egg hunt!
This week I would like to connect with each student over the phone or on a video chat. Please sign up for a time slot that suits your family. If you cannot find a time that works for you, please email me with a suggested date and time so we can arrange a meeting.
W E E K L Y M E N U
Week 2: April 13-17
APPETIZERS (5 minutes/activity)
Short and sweet (or salty) Happy Easter from Mme (and a story!) Oral Language Sing a song or say a poem in French *New Song This Week* ♫ Savez-vous planter les choux? ♫ Click here for printable lyrics with an added verse! STARTERS (10-15 minutes/activity) Healthy like salads, but not hearty like main courses Literacy Skills Practice dictée and/or sight words Reading Just for Fun Epic Books in French Stretch Break | Move your body! Sunny/Cloudy/Drizzling = play outside Pouring Rain = play inside or listen to music & dance *NEW* Stenersen PE Website French equivalent to GoNoodle Help with a Household Chore - Help load/unload the dishwasher - Help wipe the table or counter tops - Help sweep the floor - Fold and/or put away some laundry - Help tidy a room by putting away toys or shoes or picking up garbage on the floor |
MAIN COURSES (20 minutes/activity)
Filling and hearty, the most important "academics" Reading Just Right Books (Levelled) Je lis, je lis, littératie! or Boukili Writing & Drawing *NEW resources added* Journal - Aujourd’hui, je me sens… (Today I feel…) - Je suis reconnaissant(e) pour… (I am thankful for…) Story Writing - Start writing a story with a Beginning, Middle & End - Continue story with a Beginning, Middle & End Math Lessons & Activities: 2D & 3D Shapes - 2D Shapes Lesson Video* - Activity: 2D Shape Drawing - Addition Game Play your favourite version of the Addition Game from last week! - 3D Shapes Lesson Video* In the video I say there are 8 shapes, but there are actually 9 if you count the 2 types of pyramids! - Activity: 3D Shape Hunt - Counting: This week, practice counting by tens from 0-100 en français! |
DESSERTS (15-30 minutes/activity)
All the fun stuff Art Projects Draw the plants in your backyard (or a familiar park/green space if you don’t have a backyard). Science Observations Take a look at the plants that live near you! (More instructions when you click on Science.) Baking | Board Games/Card Games STEM Challenges (Stenersen Stem on Facebook or click here) Passion Projects etc. BEVERAGES (10 minutes/upload) Virtually "going for coffee" SHARE your learning on Seesaw Click here for Seesaw FAQs - Record a short message/song/poem in French - Write the dictée and take a picture - Record yourself reading a sight word list - Choose a piece of writing from the week to upload (take a picture, then use the record button to read what you wrote) - Record yourself reading a book you’ve practiced - Take a picture of yourself playing a math game or doing a math activity - Record yourself counting in French - Extension: Make up a shape hunt for a member of your family! - Take a picture or video of yourself doing one of the fun activities under "DESSERTS" - Upload your scientific observations to Seesaw and record an explanation of what you found |
W E E K L Y S C H E D U L E
Click on the buttons below for the weekly timetable for your desired week. It is essentially the same information (including all the links) in a more structured format. If you are interested in some curriculum connections, those are also listed at the very bottom of the document.