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Kindergarten Parents and Students, This activity calendar is meant to provide enrichment reading, writing and math activities

for students working above grade level as assigned by your teacher. The Enrichment

Kindergarten Calendar is to replace the reading, writing and math activities for ONE of

the Kindergarten calendars. The list of activities for the day does not need to be

completed all at once. Please make sure your child is taking breaks as needed.

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Reading: Read with your child at least 15 minutes a day. Suggested topics and texts

have been provided. Choose 1 or 2 things from the list below as you read with your child.

Before reading: Point out some of the text features including:

role of the author

role of the illustrator or photographer

letters vs. words vs. sentences

During reading: Talk about how the illustrations or photographs help you understand the

text. Ask your child to make predictions about what will happen next

After reading:

Fiction

Ask your child about the characters, setting, and major events

Ask your child to retell key details from the beginning, middle, and end of the

story (children can use the pictures to help)

Ask your child to talk about or draw their favorite part

Non-Fiction

Talk about the topic of the text

Ask your child to recall details from the text

Connect the information to real life experiences

Independent Reading: Encourage your child to decode or figure out unknown words

in text at their level using one of the following strategies:

Check the picture for help

Get your mouth ready to make the first sound

Look for a known word or word part inside of a larger word

Cover the ending

Go back and re-read

Does it look right?

Does it sound right?

Does it make sense?

Re-reading familiar text helps to increase reading fluency.

Writing: Encourage your child to write daily using the activities on the calendar. As your

child is writing remind them to:

Use a capital letter at the beginning of each sentence

Put a space in between each word

Write any sight words you know

Stretch out the sounds and write what you hear

Put punctuation at the end of your sentence

Math: Follow the activities on the calendar.

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Kindergarten Enrichment

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Reading

Read a book or watch a video about the ocean.

Illustrate in your Journal on Day 1 what life near the top of the ocean looks like (include plants and animals.)

Read a book or watch a video about habitats.

Illustrate in your Journal on Day 2 whales and dolphins in the ocean.

Read a book or watch a video about Rain Forests.

Illustrate in your Journal on Day 3 a macaw in the rain forest.

Read a book or watch a video about one specific animal and its habitat.

Illustrate in your Journal on Day 4 the animal you are reading about and researching in its habitat.

Read a book or watch a video about that same animal and its habitat to learn more about it.

Illustrate in your Journal on Day 5 a cover of a new story starring the animal you are researching.

Read “What Lives in the Ocean?” with an adult.

Reread “What Lives in the Ocean?” independently.

Read “Rain Forest Animals” with an adult.

Reread “Rain Forest Animals” independently.

Reread any of the texts you have read these last two weeks that would give you more information on your chosen animal with an adult.

Complete Comprehension Questions 1 – 5.

Find the following words and highlight or underline them: algae coral reefs coasts

open ocean Use these words in a discussion with an adult that tells what you learned about “What Lives in the Ocean?”

Find the following words and highlight or underline them: macaw poisonous spider monkey Use these words in a discussion with an adult that tells what you learned about “Rain Forest Animals.”

Complete Comprehension Questions 1 – 5.

Review all of the vocabulary words from the last two weeks.

Use these words in a discussion with an adult that tells what you learned about animals and their habitats.

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Writing

Complete 15 minutes on a reading app.

Complete 15 minutes on a reading app.

Complete 15 minutes on a reading app.

Complete 15 minutes on a reading app.

Complete 15 minutes on a reading app.

Write in your Day 1 journal entry why there is less life deep in the ocean.

Use information from the text to support your answer. Make sure to complete 2 sentences and use punctuation.

Write in your Day 2 journal entry what kinds of things make up an animal’s habitat?

Use information from the text to support your answer. Make sure to complete 2 sentences and use punctuation.

Write in your Day 3 journal entry what probably happens to the animals who try to eat poison dart frogs?

Use information from the text to support your answer. Make sure to complete 2 sentences and use punctuation.

Write in your Day 4 journal entry what you have learned about your chosen animal and its habitat.

In your Day 5 journal finish the sentence starter. Continue the story for 2 – 3 sentences.

Once upon a time an (animal) named was walking down the street.

Optional

Project Let’s create a habitat

for one special animal!

Choose any animal. (You

can use the same

chosen animal from the

lessons we will be using

at the end of this week.)

Do research on your chosen animal. What does it look like? What does it eat? Who eats it? Does it do anything interesting?

Do research on the habitat of the chosen animal. Where does it live? How does it use camouflage?

Form a plan for how you want to present your project to others. Am I going to draw it, or build it out of materials I have around the house? Gather all of the supplies you will need to create your chosen animal in its habitat.

Begin creating the chosen animal in its habitat presentation. Remember to check your notes from the last two weeks of work to see if you are correctly creating your presentation.

Finish your habitat presentation. Please share any pictures with your teacher and/or the Learning Resource Teacher. If possible, please keep them with your other portfolio work.

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Instructions Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

M A T H

Number Bonds: Are like fact families, just visually different. Students should work towards memorization of each number bond. 10 + 5 = 15 5 + 10 = 15 15 – 5 = 10 15 – 10 = 5

Write the number that makes each number bond true. Write the 4 facts of the fact family.

Write the number that makes each number bond true. Write the 4 facts of the fact family.

Write the number that makes each number bond true. Write the 4 facts of the fact family.

Write the number that makes each number bond true. Write the 4 facts of the fact family.

Write your own number bond true. Write the 4 facts of the fact family.

How high can you count?: Can you count to 100? This week you will be asked to count many objects. Use the Hundreds chart provided to help you keep track as you count. Choose items that can fit on a tabletop.

Counting coins: Can you count all the coins you have? Place each coin on the 100 chart as you count it. How many of each coin do you have? Which do you have the most of? Which do you have the least of? Record what you count on a piece of paper.

Counting books: Can you count all of the books you have? Find all of your books and count them. How many books are Fiction (books that are made-up)? How many books are Non-Fiction (books based on facts)? Which do you have more of? Record what you count on a piece of paper.

Counting wheels: Can you count all the objects that have 4 wheels in your home? How many things? List the things. How many wheels all together? Are there more things or more wheels? Record what you count on a piece of paper.

Counting blocks: Can you count all of the blocks you have? How many blocks do you have? How many types of blocks do you have? How many of each type of block do you have? Which do you have the most of? Which do you have the least of? Record what you count on a piece of paper.

Choose an object to count: Choose an object that is small enough to arrange on a tabletop. How many of that object do you have? Which do you have the most of? Which do you have the least of? Record what you count on a piece of paper.

Skip Counting: Practice counting by numbers other than one. Students will practice arranging the objects in an array (a set of objects or numbers arranged in order, often in rows and columns.) Arrays often make counting easier.

Skip counting coins by 2’s: Arrange your coins two by two in an array. Start counting by 2’s…2,4,6…

Skip counting books by 3’s: Arrange your books in an array with 3 in each row. Start counting by 3’s…3,6,9…

Skip counting wheels by 4’s: Arrange your objects in 1 row. (this is a more like counting groups as each car has 4 wheels). Start counting by 4’s…4,8,12,16,20…

Skip counting blocks by 10’s: Arrange your blocks in columns of 10. Start counting by 10’s…10, 20,30,40…

Skip counting objects by 5’s: Arrange your objects in rows of 5. Start counting by 5’s…5,10, 15,20…

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What Lives in the Ocean?

What Lives in the Ocean?

A coral reef

The ocean is full of life. What are some things that live in the ocean?

Lots of things live near the top of the ocean. For example, algae grows there. Algae are like tiny plants. They are food for many animals.

Coral reefs often live in the water near coasts. Seaweed and water plants grow there. Many kinds of fish live there too.

Other things live in the open ocean, farther from land. Some whales and dolphins live in the open ocean. They still live near the top of the water, though.

Deep in the ocean, there is less life. There is less food for animals. And the only light comes from animals that glow!

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ReadWorks®WhatLivesintheOcean?-ComprehensionQuestions

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1. Whattinyplantgrowsnearthetopoftheocean?a. Coralreefsb. Algaec. Seaweed

2. Thistextdescribescoralreefs.Whatkindsofplantsgrowthere?

a. Seaweedandwaterplants

b. Algae

c. Plantsthatglow

3. Readthesesentencesfromthetext:

“Lotsofthingslivenearthetopoftheocean.Deepintheocean,thereislesslife.”

Whatdoesthistellusabouttheocean?

a. Itiseasierforplantsandanimalstolivenearthetopoftheocean.

b. Itiseasierforplantsandanimalstolivedeepintheocean.

c. Itiseasierforplantsandanimalstoliveatthebottomoftheocean.

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ReadWorks®WhatLivesintheOcean?-ComprehensionQuestions

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4. Whatisthemainideain“WhatLivesintheOcean”?a. Mostoceanlifelivesnearthetopoftheocean.b. Theoceanishometomanydifferentplantsandanimals.

c. Deepintheocean,thereislesslife.

5. Wherecanyouusuallyfindacoralreef?

Coral reefs are often near the .

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Rain Forest Animals

Rain Forest Animalsby Susan LaBella

Rain forests are warm, wet places. Many trees and plants grow

there. Many animals live there.

Macaws live in rain forest trees. Macaws have bright colors. These

birds use their beaks to open the nuts they eat.

Colorful poison dart frogs live in rain forests. These frogs have a

special skin. It gives off a poisonous juice when enemies get near.

Spider monkeys live high in rain forest trees. They swing quickly

from branch to branch. Spider monkeys eat fruits and seeds.

Rain forests are full of amazing animals!

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ReadWorks®RainForestAnimals-ComprehensionQuestions

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1. Whatanimalsliveintherainforest?a. Deer,ants,andsquirrelsb. Macaws,poisondartfrogs,andspidermonkeysc. Crows,bullfrogs,andgorillas

2. Howdoesthetextdescriberainforests?a. Cold,snowyplacesb. Dry,hotplacesc. Warm,wetplaces

3. Spidermonkeyslivehighinrainforesttrees.Theyeatfruitandseeds.Whatdoesthisinformationtellusaboutwherefruitandseedsprobablygrowintherainforest?a. Highinrainforesttreesb. Inlakesandstreamsc. Ontheforestfloor

4. Whatis“RainForestAnimals”mostlyabout?a. Spidermonkeysb. Animalsthatliveintherainforestc. Theweatherintherainforest

5. Whatdomacawseat?

Macaws eat .

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Name: ___________________________

Day 1 Journal Illustrate what life near the top of the ocean looks like, including

plants and animals.

Why is there less life deep in the ocean?

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Name: ___________________________

Day 2 Journal Illustrate whales and dolphins in the ocean.

What kinds of things make up an animals habitat?

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Name: ___________________________

Day 3 Journal Illustrate a macaw in the rain forest.

What probably happens to the animals who try to eat poison dart frogs?

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Name: ___________________________

Day 4 Journal Illustrate the animal you are reading about and researching in

its habitat.

What have you learned about this animal and its habitat?

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Name: ___________________________

Day 5 Journal Illustrate a cover of a new story starring the animal you

are researching.

Finish this sentence starter. Continue the story for 2-3 sentences.

Once upon a time an _____________(animal) named ____________

was walking down the street.

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