Happy Monday Kindergarten Families!
I miss you and I just love seeing your smiling faces in your emails!
Last week we learned about the number 10!
Last week we learned about the number 10!
I was impressed to see how many ways you came up with the make the
number 10!
And...I love seeing your number 10 caterpillars!
This week we are going to change gears, but before we do that, you might want to do this quick little 'assessment' activity with your child to see how his/her number sense is developing:
Hold 10 small objects in your hand. Count them with your child to show them that you have 10. Tell them you are going to hide some behind your back. Hide some behind your back and show them how many you have left in your hand. Ask them how many you have behind your back.
For example, hide 3 behind your back, show them 7 in your hand and see if they can tell you that you are hiding 3.
Repeat this several times hiding different amounts.
- If your child can easily and quickly tell you how many objects you are hiding, then his/her number sense is well developed and he/she is showing the ability to engage in mental math.
- If your child uses his/her fingers to count to figure out the answer that is great...he/she is using a strategy! Your child's number sense is developing and over time and with more practice the answers will become more automatic.
- If your child guesses the answer or does not give realistic answers then this is simply a sign that your child needs more practice and support with working with numbers to 10, breaking them into their parts and playing the card games I have posted so far. This is ok too...it just means that more practice is needed!
Now....it is time to learn about 3D shapes!
Here are the 3D shapes that we will be learning about over the next few weeks:
To start we will learn about each shape in detail by having a shape of the day! You will be creating a shape museum by adding one shape each day!
Please find this weeks schedule by clicking here
Please find this weeks schedule by clicking here
Day 1: Cube
- Have one example of a cube (dice, container, box) and one 2D square (cut out from paper) for your child to look at. Discuss how the square and the cube are different. See if your child can explain how they are different.
- During your discussion, introduce this vocabulary to your child (they aren't expected to memorize these but it's great to introduce them and use them in your discussions):
- 3D shape, which mean 3 dimensional...it has a sides (width), goes up and down (height) and goes front to back (depth)
- Faces (flat sides): how many faces does the cube have?
- Edges: how many edges does the cube have?
- Points (vertices): how many points does the cube have?
- Put a small trinket inside a small cube shaped box. Sing this song together (to the tune of Farmer in the Dell) while you pass the box back and forth between you (or between siblings). When you stop singing the person holding the box can open it and see what's inside. Then that person can hide something in the box and you can sing it again!
A cube is like a box
A cube is like a box
Heigh-Ho this I know,
A cube is like a box!
- Watch this video about an ice cube and this song about cubes.
- Go on a Cube Hunt around your house. Gather as many cube shaped items as you can and place them together on a mat or a piece of paper. Have your child label the collection with the word cube and snap a picture for your shape museum!
- Print out the Shape Sheets. You won't need them all today, but you will over the coming days, or you can just print out the cube one for today.
- Help your child to complete the sheet. Help them to describe the cube. They can try to do the writing themselves, but if they have a LOT to say then have them write one part and then write down the rest of their ideas for them. Examples of what they might say are:
- It is like a box
- It has 6 faces that look like squares
- It has 8 points
- Lastly have your child draw something that is a cube in real life. They can draw several things or just one thing and label it with a word. If your child would like to know how to draw a cube have them draw along with this video.
Day 2: Cylinder
- Have an example of a cylinder for your child to look at. Ask your child to describe the cylinder.
- During your discussion ask your child
- Faces (flat sides): how many faces does the cylinder have?
- Edges: how many edges does the cylinder have?
- Points (vertices): how many points does the cylinder have?
- Introduce a new term: Base: where is the cylinders base? What shape is the base?
- Put a small trinket inside a cylinder (can, water bottle etc.). Sing this song together (to the tune of Farmer in the Dell) while you ROLL the cylinder back and forth between you. When you stop singing the person holding the cylinder can open it and see what's inside. Then that person can hide something in the cylinder and you can sing it again!
Heigh-Ho this I know,
A cylinder is like a can!
- Watch this video about cylinders!
- Go on a Cylinder Hunt around your house. Gather as many cylinder shaped items as you can and place them together on a mat or a piece of paper. Have your child label the collection with the word cylinder and snap a picture for your shape museum!
- Print out the cylinder page from the Shape Sheets.
- Help your child to complete the sheet. Help them to describe the cylinder. They can try to do the writing themselves, but if they have a LOT to say then have them write one part and then write down the rest of their ideas for them. Examples of what they might say are:
- It has a circle on the top and the bottom
- It can roll
- It does not have any points
- Lastly have your child draw something that is a cylinder in real life. They can draw several things or just one thing and label it with a word. If your child would like to know how to draw a can have them draw along with this video.
Day 3: Sphere
- Have one example of a sphere (ball) and one 2D circle for your child to look at. Discuss how the sphere and the circle are different.
- During your discussion ask your child
- Faces (flat sides): how many faces does the sphere have?
- Edges: how many edges does the sphere have?
- Points (vertices): how many points does the sphere have?
- Base: does the sphere have a base?
- Sing this song together (to the tune of Farmer in the Dell) while you ROLL the sphere back and forth between you.
A sphere is like a ball
A sphere is like a ball
Heigh-Ho this I know,
A sphere is like a ball!
- Watch this video about spheres!
- Go on a Sphere Hunt around your house. Gather as many spheres as you can and place them together on a mat or a piece of paper. Have your child label the collection with the word sphere and snap a picture for your shape museum!
- Print out the sphere page from the Shape Sheets.
- Help your child to complete the sheet. Help them to describe the sphere. They can try to do the writing themselves, but if they have a LOT to say then have them write one part and then write down the rest of their ideas for them. Examples of what they might say are:
- It is round like a ball
- It does not have any sides
- It does not have any points
- Lastly have your child draw something that is a sphere in real life. They can draw several things or just one thing and label it with a word. If your child would like to know how to draw a beach ball have them draw along with this video.
We will learn 3 more 3D shapes next week! As the week goes on you may notice cubes, cylinders and spheres all over the place...inside and outside!
Day 4: Build the shapes
- Today you will construct a cube, a cylinder and a sphere out of materials in your house! Get creative! Here are some ideas of materials you might have that you might use:
- toothpicks or skewers
- marshmallows
- playdough / clay
- paper & tape
- toys such as fort building sets (sticks and balls) or magnetic tiles
- anything else that your child may think of
- If you would like a new card game to play this week you can try Addition War. To add two numbers together in this game, your child can count on using his or her fingers, use mental math if he/she is ready, or use this printable Number Line. To use the number line show your child to start at a number and count on from there by pointing to each number.
I hope you have a wonderful week and you have fun learning about these 3D shapes. We will learn about some more shapes next week!
💖 Mrs. Seddon 💖
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