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School-to-Home Resources

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Grades K-2)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Guiding questions for learning at home:

● What do you know about sounds, letters, and words? How do we use sounds, letters, words at home?● What types of books do you like to read? What topics do you enjoy reading about?● What do you like to write about? Are there stories you haven’t finished telling yet?

Take advantage of the following learning opportunities daily:● Practice sight words until your child knows them in a “snap” along with vocabulary and spelling words.● Spend time each day reading together.● Parents/Guardians, spark conversation with questions like these:

○ Who is the main character? Would you be friends with him or her? Why? ○ What is the major problem in the story? ○ Does the story remind you of anything you’ve experienced or read about before? Explain.

● Draw and write about books you have read, experiences you have had, and topics your child knows about or would like to learn more about.

Resources for reading and writing to use at home:

East Valley School District will inspire all students to achieve academic excellence and to become responsible citizens.

MATHEMATICS

Students in grades K-2 are currently learning in their math class:● Grade K: identify and describe 2-dimensional shapes● Grade 1: 2-digit addition & subtraction and measurement● Grade 2: money & time

Math resources to use at home:

Go Math!/Think Centralhttp://bit.ly/ElemGoMath

Bedtime Mathhttp://bit.ly/EVBedtimeMath

Khan for Kidshttp://bit.ly/EVKhanKids

EV Math Resourceshttp://bit.ly/EVSDMath

EVSD Teaching and Learning, 2020

Reading Wonders (Grades K-2)

CCS Login: http://bit.ly/WondersCCS

East Farms Login: http://bit.ly/WondersEF Otis Login: http://bit.ly/WondersOtis

Trent Login: http://bit.ly/WondersTrent

Trentwood Login: http://bit.ly/WondersTW

Starfallhttp://bit.ly/EVStarfall

Scholastic Newshttp://bit.ly/EVScholastic

PBS Kidshttp://bit.ly/EVPBSKids

ADDITIONAL ONLINE RESOURCES

SCIENCEScience for Kids Clubhttp://bit.ly/Science4KidsClub

SOCIAL STUDIESBrainPop Social Studieshttp://bit.ly/BrainPopSS

FITNESS & HEALTHBrainPop Health & SELhttp://bit.ly/BrainPopHealth

ART & MUSICBrainPop Art & Musichttp://bit.ly/BrainPopAM

TECHNOLOGY SKILLSTyping.comhttp://bit.ly/EVDanceMat

READINGSpokane County Libraryhttp://bit.ly/SpokaneCL

http://bit.ly/ElemGoMath

http://bit.ly/EVBedtimeMath

http://bit.ly/EVKhanKids

http://bit.ly/EVSDMath

http://bit.ly/WondersCCS

http://bit.ly/WondersEF

http://bit.ly/WondersOtis

http://bit.ly/WondersTrent

http://bit.ly/WondersTW

http://bit.ly/EVStarfall

http://bit.ly/EVScholastic

http://bit.ly/EVPBSKids

http://bit.ly/Science4KidsClub

http://bit.ly/BrainPopSS

http://bit.ly/BrainPopHealth

http://bit.ly/BrainPopAM

http://bit.ly/EVDanceMat

http://bit.ly/SpokaneCL

School-to-Home ResourcesK-2nd Grade

Directions: East Valley School District encourages students and families to engage in optional learning together. The materials included provide options for practicing important skills and strategies in the areas of reading, writing, and math. Refreshing your memory of the concepts learned and keeping your mind engaged will help you hit the ground running upon returning to the classroom. We look forward to seeing you back in class!

Suggested Activity Overview

❏ Read for 20-30 minutes each day, independently or with someone.

❏ Choose an activity to complete for each book read.

❏ Practice sight words.

❏ Write a story from one of the suggested prompts.

❏ Choose a math activity to do each day.

❏ Complete one math page each day.

East Valley School District will inspire all students to achieve academic excellence and to become responsible citizens.


K-2 Reading and Writing Practice


Reading Activities:Reading Tic Tac Toe Board Directions: Read 20-30 minutes each day. Choose one activity from the board to complete each day. Some activities could be completed by yourself, with a family member, or others.

Reading Tic Tac Toe!

Read the title and look at the cover

of your book.

Predict what will happen in the story.

Find:5 nouns, 5 verbs, and 5 adjectives

in your story.

Write them down.

Who is/are the main character(s)

in your story?

Draw & label or

Write the beginning, the middle,

and the end of the story.

Read the story to 3 different people.

Is this story fiction or nonfiction?

How do you know?

Why did you choose this book to read?

Would you recommend this story to a friend?

Why or why not?

Draw a picture anddescribe the setting.

Label or write a few sentences

for your description.

Draw & label or

Write about your favorite part of the story.

Other Reading Activity Suggestions:

❏ Read the sight word list. Cross out the words you can read without pausing. Practice reading the other words each day until you can read them without pausing. (Good idea for the Alphabet too!)

❏ Create and play the Alphabet or Sight Word Concentration – If you have two sets of cards you can play concentration. Choose several pairs of matching letters or sight words and spread them out face down on the floor/table. As the child turns over each letter or sight word, they must tell you what it is. If they match, he/she wins them. If they don’t, you must turn them back over.

❏ Sight Word Treasure Hunt! Choose 5-10 sight words each day from your list. Look for those words throughout your home and in your books. See if you can find all the words on your list!

❏ Hide and Go Seek – Hide the letters around the room when your child is busy elsewhere. When the child returns have them find the letters one at a time and tell you what the letter is.

❏ Practice handwriting by using words from your list to make silly sentences.

❏ Rainbow Letters – Have you child draw their letters then trace over the letters with all the colors of the rainbow using crayons, colored pencils, or markers.




Writing Activities:Directions: Choose a writing prompt. Use the writing process outlined below as you write your story.

Suggested Writing Process Schedule:Day One: Choose a writing prompt. Tell your story to one or two people. Day Two: Write your story using your best spelling. Day Three: Reread your story and add details-think about clear words and more description in your details.Check for capitals and punctuation.

Day Four: Use your best handwriting to create your final draft. For fun, you can type your story! Day Five: Add illustrations and captions to your pictures.

Kindergarten through Second Grade Writing Prompt Suggestions

Think about your five senses: seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. Explain how you use these senses every day.

Think about a time when you had fun with a friend. Who were you with, and what did you do? Write a story about that time. Give enough details so that your readers can picture this fun experience.

There are four seasons: winter, spring, summer, and fall. Which season do you like best? Draw and write which season is your favorite and why. Give examples to support your reasons.

We all have things that we like to do: games we like to play, things we like to do at school, and things we like to do with our family. What do you like to do? Draw a picture of something you like to do. Then write a story and tell what you like to do and why you like it.

There are different jobs in your neighborhood, including police officers, store clerks, bankers, and restaurant workers. Think about all of the different jobs people have in your neighborhood. Write an explanation of what job you would like to have and why.

Most people have a favorite book. It is a book that they know well and have probably read more than once. What is your favorite book? Why do you like the book as much as you do? Write about your favorite book, and tell why you like it so much. Give examples to support your opinion and to try to convince other kids to read it.

Each of us is a special and unique person. We have features and talents that make us different from each other. These are the things that make us special. Draw a picture of yourself. Think about yourself, including how you look, how you act, and what you do that makes you special. Write about yourself using words that best tell about you.

Free Choice! You choose what you would like to write about.

Kindergarten With support from adults, use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing.

First Grade With support from adults, write a story with a beginning, middle, and end.

Second Grade Write a story with a beginning , middle, and end. Use elaborative details.



can the I we see a this like look has have of for

to and go you do my what are good come the want where

with he is little she was help me who play said here does

K-2 Sight WordsKindergarten

First Grade

school not down out up very be animal

good pull fun make they jump move carry

run two again help new there use eight

could live one then three eat no give

under who all call day her around our

by many place walk away now some because

today way why green grow pretty should blue

together water any from happy nice so into

upon ago boy girl how old people or

after buy done every soon work about other

small food more over start warm caught flew

know laugh listen were found hard near woman

would write four large none only put round

another climb full great poor through began better

guess learn right sure color early instead nothing

thought above build fall knew money toward answer

brought busy door enough eyes brother father friend

love mother picture been children month question their

year before front heard push young your favorite

few gone surprise wonder tomorrow



K-2 Sight Words Continued...

Second Grade

ball both even yellow find funny green sounds

show year goes number says rough cold family

off took change cheer five open won yes

almost saw sky straight wash baby eight isn’t

seven these try bird far field flower leaves

light orange ready until great idea ofter part

second world also apart begin either hundred places

those which without group long started won’t first

hear hurt special America beautiful climbed country didn’t

turned below colors don’t morning sleeps building from

Saturday watch certain everyone heavy outside problem behind

strager house neither stood among bought never sorry

talk touch body head minutes myself pushed else

I’ll maybe please several air along always draw

during ever meant story city o’clock own terrible

ahead though anything window paper person voice whole

words order probably scientist someone what’s worry anyone

alone became besides hello notice suppose follow soft

trouble song who’s wind against anymore complete river

sometimes happened afternoon searching

Mathematics Enrichment Activities for K-2


Focus: Addition and Subtraction (Concepts skills and problem solving); Place Value

Fluency: Students can use efficient, accurate and generalizable methods to compute.

Kindergarten Know the numbers and count through 100; Work with numbers through 19

Add/Subtract within 5

First Grade Develop understanding about addition and subtraction within 100; Develop understanding about place value including grouping in tens and ones.

Add/Subtract within 10

Second Grade Extend understanding about the base-ten system working with numbers up to 1000

Add/Subtract within 100Single digit sums and differences from memory.

Here are some math activities to do at home. Try one or two a day to get a bingo or blackout. Some are to be completed by yourself, others with a family member.

Play How Many. “I see one dog,” then “I see two trees”. See how high you

can count looking for groups of objects.

Use a ruler or tape measure to

measure the length of objects.

Choose an object in the home (ie Pictures).

Count how many are in each room and create a

table to keep track

Sort a handful of change into

different types of coins

Complete a dot to dot game.

Choose an object (legos, lucky charms,

M&Ms). Sort and then count the objects.

Play a board gameSet a timer.

Countdown aloud with the timer.

Play “Addition War” with cards. Each player turns two cards instead of one and adds them. Largest

sum takes all four.

Play dominos memory match.

Turn all the dominos upside down and then try to match

dominos with the same sum

Complete a maze (or build one

yourself)

Create your own set of of addition

flash cardsFree Space! Do a math dance!

Build a lego creation

Choose a shape. Take as many pictures of

that shape as you can find around the house.

Create a memory game out of index cards. Write a

number on one half and draw dots on the other.

Cut in half and then try to match

Estimate the number of steps from the front door to a bedroom.

Test your guess

Play a board game

Go for a walk. Look for the numbers 1 to ? on

signs, license plates etc.

Write a math story problem involving

addition

Draw a picture illustrating your story problem

Memorize some important numbers like

phone and address.

Create your own set of of

Subtraction flash cards

Play a board gameMake a paper

airplane

Mathematics Skills Review for Kindergarten


The following math problems are a review of standards learned throughout the year. There are many ways to think about and solve the problems. Ask your students how they think it should be solved. This promotes critical thinking and reasoning.

Mathematics Skills Review for First Grade



Mathematics Skills Review for Second Grade



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