Paper

Hello Families,

Contained in the package are five more lessons focusing around the Science curriculum’s cluster on paper. The format is a bit different than previous learning packages. For each lesson, your child will be challenged with a Science activity that will also incorporate Language Arts and Math into their learning. The lessons will culminate in a design challenge involving constructing a paper product.

Some of these lessons are lengthy and we recommend that your child complete them in short periods of time (no more than an hour to an hour-and-a-half) over the course of the next two weeks. The activities contained do not require special supplies or materials other than scrap paper. At the end of this package, there are optional Science and crafting activities that your child can do to extend their knowledge of paper and its properties.

The lessons contained link to the following curricular outcomes:

Science

Recognize that most paper comes from trees Identify kinds of paper Compare characteristics of different types of paper Use the design process to construct a paper product

Math

Build and describe 3D objects Compare two objects based on weight

Language Arts

Respond to texts in different ways Use different sources to explore ideas and extend thinking Experimenting with conventions of various texts to better communicate Expressing opinions and judgements

As always, please reach out to us if you have concerns about your child completing this material and we can help provide strategies, resources or any other additional support.

All the Best,

Mr. Nathan Mdm. Mary

ngoold@retsd.mb.ca mkorkar@retsd.mb.ca

Lesson 1 – How Paper is Made

In this lesson, your child will be learning about how paper is made by watching education videos. They will retell, in their own words, pictures and writing, the steps involved in making paper. They will also compare the difference in the paper-making process when recycling.

Warm-up Questions:

Where does paper come from? How do you think it is made?

Learning:

Your child will watch the videos below. NOTE: They don’t need to watch all of them, this gives you some options to choose from:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA56TLfEE9k A sesame street video that also discusses recycling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IP0Ch1Va44 This is a short animation that may require someone to read the captions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpmmBBZZU6Q While this one isn’t necessarily meant for children; many kids will like to see real footage of the machinery involved.

These videos show a lot of information in a short time, so your child may want to re-watch them more than once to understand more of the process. Keep in mind they don’t have to understand or memorize all the steps involved, only the overall concept that paper comes from trees (mostly).

Representing their Learning:

Have your child draw a picture showing something they learned form the video(s). Have them apply labels to their drawing (e.g. trees, chips, pulp, cutting, etc.) If they understand and are interested, they can show some of the step-by-steps from tree to paper.

Extending (this can be done on a following day):

Ask you child what they know about recycling. Do they know that paper can also be made from old paper products? (we have talked about this at school before). They can watch the following videos to learn more about paper recycling:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAqVxsEgWIM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c8YxMb0tlk

A question to ask afterwards: Why do we recycle paper? Help guide them towards the understanding that if we recycle paper, we need to cut down less trees to make new paper.

Lesson 2 – 3D Figures

In this lesson, your child will be learning about 3D Figures (also called 3D shapes). This lesson will help them gain familiarity with 3D figures as they will be using this knowledge in future lessons. They will watch a video of Mr. Nathan going over the names of the 3D figures then look for those figures in their homes or think of an object with that general shape. Later, they will try making 3D figures out of paper.

Learning:

Have your child watch the following video that Mr. Nathan has made: https://youtu.be/aWDDF678r8Y

As they watch, you may need to help pause the video at certain points and have a short discussion about what that figure reminds them of, or to help them find an object in your home with that general shape.

They can also watch these videos too:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnZYK83utu0 (Warning, the music in this one is a bit too catchy!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llgKJqudr0I

NOTE: Your child does NOT need to memorize the names of the 3D figures. The curriculum simply requires that they have some familiarity with them before they revisit these concepts in grade 1.

Representing their Learning:

Have your child pick one of the 3D figures they found or thought of. Have them draw a picture of it, then practice writing with the following sentence starters: “Here is a _____. It is a _____.” For example, they may find a cup. “Here is a cup. It is a cylinder.”

Extending (this can be done on a following day):

Give your child some scrap paper. What 3D figures can they make from it? What can they make if they roll the paper? What can they make if they fold the paper? What if they scrunched it into a ball; what figure is that?

Also included with this lesson package are “nets”. These are flattened shapes that when cut out and folded, can be assembled to make 3D shapes. If you and your child want, they can try putting them together.

3D figures can also be made with toothpicks. Using marshmallows or playdoh to hold the corners together, what 3D figures can they make?

Lesson 3 – Paper Products in our Home

In this lesson, your child will be looking around your home to find objects that are made from paper.

Warm-up Questions:

What sort of things are made from paper? If you look around you, do you think you’ll find a lot, or a little bit of things made from paper?

Learning:

Have your child look around the home for different objects that are made from paper. As they look, ask them to write the names of the objects they find, or make a tally for each object that they find. They may need reminders to find DIFFERENT objects (so they’re not just finding multiples of the same object). Let them look on their own at first. Eventually, prompt them to think about other objects they may have missed: e.g. “Did you know that cardboard is made of paper? What things in our home are made of cardboard?” or “What are the paper towels made out of?”.

The list of objects does not have to include EVERYTHING, but they should understand that paper is a widely used material in our homes.

Representing their Learning:

Have your child pick one (or more) or the paper objects they found and draw a picture of it. Have them practice their writing with one of the following sentence starters: “Look at this _____. It is made of paper.” Or “I can see a _____. It is made of paper.”

Extending:

Which of those products they found were 3D figures? (e.g. the tissue box is a rectangular prism). Do they remember the name of the figure?

When that look at that 3D figures, what FLAT 2D shapes can they find? (e.g. a circle on the top of a paper towel roll).

Lesson 4 – Properties of Paper

In this lesson, your child will investigate the properties of paper by experimenting on the strength of three paper products. They will need a thin paper product (e.g. tissue, toiler paper, newspaper, paper towel), regular paper and a thicker paper (e.g. cardstock, thinner cardboard from a cereal or pasta box). They’ll also need three cups and some coins or blocks as weights.

Warm-up Questions:

Which of these three papers do you think is the strongest? Which is the weakest?

Learning:

Have your child cut out circles or squares from the three different types of paper that will fit over the top of a cup. Have them carefully wet the paper before putting them on. You may need to keep the thinner paper in place by wrapping an elastic around it.

Have your child carefully start to put coins (or other similar sized objects they can use as weights) on top of the paper, counting as they do. When the paper eventually breaks, have them record the number on a scrap of paper.

When you finish, have them compare how many weights each paper held. Was their initial prediction right? Why do they think one paper held the most or least?

Representing their Learning:

Have your child draw a picture of diagram of their experiment. Ask them to label their pictures (e.g. tissue, paper, cardboard, etc.) and ask them to write the number of weights each paper held.

Extending (this can be done on a following day):

Using the same type of paper that they previously discovered was the strongest, have them test out which of the following 3D figures is the strongest: a cylinder, a triangle prism, a rectangle prism. Help them roll or fold the paper into the figures (as seen right).

Ask them to slowly add books on top of the paper figure, counting as they go. Which figure can hold the most books?

Lesson 5 – Building with Paper

In this lesson, your child will design and construct an object of their choice using scrap paper.

Warm-up Question:

What could you make with this scrap paper?

Learning:

Your child can choose to build whatever they like, but it should be something that requires some time and effort to accomplish. Explain to them that they can build over more than one day. Sometimes, having too much choice makes it harder to choose a project to build. If they’re stuck for ideas, you can suggest some of these:

A bridge. Can they make something that goes from one object to another? Can they make it strong enough to old hold a toy? Could a toy car drive across?

A tower. How high a tower can they build? How can they keep it from falling over?

Flowers. Using colour paper, egg cartons, etc. can they design and build a flower bouquet? Can they find a way to get it to stand on its own?

Rolled newspaper. Share the image below on the right. It kind of looks like the climbing structure as school. Can they make a structure using rolled sheets or newspaper?

As they build, you can ask them about the 3D figures they are using in their constructions (e.g. “You used a pyramid for the top of your tower.”)

Representing their Learning:

Your child can draw a picture of their final construction and practice their writing with the following sentence starter: “Here is my _____.” As an alternative, help your child compose an email to their teacher. They would love to see what they’ve made!

Optional Paper Activities

These activities require materials that you may or may not have at hand at home. As such, they are optional, but we’ve included them as they look like a lot of fun and a good way to expand on your child’s knowledge of paper and its properties.

Make your own paper shapes: https://artfulparent.com/handmade-paper-shapes-tutorial/

Marbled mild paper: https://babbledabbledo.com/science-art-for-kids-marbled-milk-paper/

Scratch-Art paper: https://www.science-sparks.com/make-your-own-scratch-art-paper/

Make your own opening water lilies: https://playtivities.com/water-lily-experiment/

Making circle flyers: https://www.redtedart.com/straws-circle-paper-planes-s-t-e-m-kids/

Paper airplanes (not just for boys…): https://frugalfun4boys.com/how-to-make-awesome-paper-airplanes/

Paper spinners: https://www.science-sparks.com/easy-paper-spinners/

Paper Mazes: https://buggyandbuddy.com/paper-plate-marble-maze/

Early Years Phys Ed Mini Lessons for kindergarten to grade 2 studentsHi Vipers,

For the week of April 20-24, I will be making only 1 video, but it will be a bit longer. There will be a variety of challenges for you to try. If at any point you get tired or feel hot, that is a good sign. Your body is working hard!!! If you feel like you need a break, no problem. You can always pause the video and move to the next challenge in a few minutes. You can even take a break and come back to the video another day. It’s completely up to you.

This week, we will go back to another skill that we were practicing quite a bit during the winter months. We took out the skipping ropes a few times, not only to skip, but we jumped over them in various ways. With that in mind, we will be JUMPING THIS WEEK.

Before we get started, make sure that you have a safe space to move. For some of the tricks, you will need a skipping rope, a string, or masking tape. We will also make our own “skip it” using an old sock, or a plastic bag, and a rope or string.

WARM UP: Jumping requires our whole body to be warmed up, so let’s do one our favorite dances…HOT, HOT, HOT or CAR WASH or BABY SHARK… 3 dance choices, as we would have been practicing for the Folk Dance Festival

SKILL PRACTICE: Place your skipping rope on the floor. Try to stretch it out as straight as it will go. If you are using tape, make sure the piece is a good length, at least one metre.

Can you stand FACING your rope and tap your right foot over to the other side. Now tap your left foot forward to touch the other side. Try 10 taps.

Can you walk forward ON the rope? Try to walk from one end to the other without losing your balance. When you get to the end of the rope, turn around and walk back.

Walk sideways on the rope from one end to the other. Can you walk backwards? Remember to look over your shoulder to make sure you place your feet on

the rope. Can you stand on one side of the rope, feet together? Now can you jump over the rope to the other

side? Can you jump over the rope 5 times? If you can jump from side to side, now you can jump side to side FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER…zig

zag, zig zag, zig, zag. Try going forward and moving backward with the zig zag pattern. Put one foot on the right side of the rope, the other foot on the left side of the rope. (The rope should

be between both of your feet). Can you jump and land with both feet ON THE ROPE? Jump up again and land with both feet on each side of the rope (apart, together, apart, together)

Make your last trick just a bit more challenging. Start with your feet on each side of the rope again. This time when you jump, your feet will land on the opposite side of the rope. Your feet will be crossed and so will your legs. You will be making the letter X!!! Now, jump back with feet side to side.

Can you stand behind your rope and jump FORWARD over it? Make sure that you bend your knees on your landing to absorb some energy. Turn around and jump over the rope, back to the other side.

Can you jump sideways over your rope? Can you jump backwards over your rope? Can you jump over several lines in your house? Maybe you can jump into your living room, then move

to a different room, but instead of just moving into the room, JUMP INTO IT!!! Can you do a LEAP JUMP? Use one leg to lead the jump over the rope. This is also known as a split jump.

For the next activities, you will need a rope or string. If you can, try to tie the rope to two objects in your house. I will use 2 chairs. Try to tie the rope to the LEGS of your chair. You don’t need the rope to be very high. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A ROPE, YOU CAN USE VEGETABLE CANS OR ANY TYPE OF BOTTLE TO JUMP OVER

Can you jump over the rope forward, sideways and backward? Can you jump sideways over the rope? Move the rope up just SLIGHTLY higher. Try again with forward, sideways…be careful with backward. Can you take a few steps and jump over the rope?

If you have a family member who can help you, try these next tricks. This time the rope will move slightly. You will need to untie one end of the rope. Your family member will sit on the floor and hold the loose end (the end that just got untied). Your family member will be the one moving the rope, while you get to jump over it.

Your family member will slowly move the rope from side to side. The rope should be touching the floor the entire time, but it should be coming closer to you then moving away. When the rope comes close to you, JUMP over to the other side. Turn around and wait for the rope to swing TOWARDS you again. When you are ready JUMP!!! Mom or dad try not to go too quickly to allow your child time to watch the rhythm of the rope.

Your family member will now move the rope up and down to look like ELECTRICITY! Try to jump over the rope without touching the rope.

Your family member can now stand up. Instead of moving the rope slowly on the floor, you can swing the rope slowly from side to side. (the rope should still be touching the floor while moving. IT IS NOT TURNING OVER …. REMEMBER TO JUMP OVER THE ROPE WHEN IT IS COMING TOWARDS YOU THAT WAY THE ROPE WILL MOVE UNDER YOUR FEET. YOU SIMPLY HAVE TO JUMP!!! TRY TO JUMP OVER THE ROPE IN A FORWARD DIRECTION FIRST…THEN TRY JUMPING SIDEWAYS.

JUMPING CHALLENGES WITHOUT A ROPE

LADDER CHALLENGES…

There is one last jumping challenge that I am sending to you. These are called LADDER CHALLENGES because you are trying to to get up the ladder by successfully accomplishing a task.

The first ladder that you should attempt is the BASIC LADDER. It asks you to do 5 jumps. If you can do that, then move on to 10 jumps, 15 jumps…all the way to 30 jumps. This is also something I use with the older students with skipping ropes. We haven’t talked about skipping much in this lesson, but you can try this challenge with a rope if you would like.

If you were able to get throught the basic ladder, then there are 2 more to try.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Pr

• I can keep the beat

Row, row, row your boat,

Gently down the stream.

If you see a croco - dile

Don’t for get to scream. Aaah!

Primary Lesson … BEAT Lesson #2Keeping the beat is important to learn in Kindergarten music. Try these activities to help practice keeping the beat with Row, row, row your Boat!

1. Sing the song, Row, Row, Row your boat. I used silly crocodile words instead of “merrily, merrily.” While you sing, pat the beat on your legs.Try tapping the beat on your head. How else can you keep the beat? Try keeping the

beat in different ways (tap head, pat belly, tap shoulders, wiggle side to side, stand and stomp, march).

2. Pretend to row a boat with a partner. Sit on the floor facing a partner (your child) and take their hands. While you sing, row with your partner back and forth. (pull both hands towards you and then push back) Try rowing and singing slowly. Then try rowing and singing fast! Which way do you like best?

3. Tap on the hearts while you sing. When you tap on the hearts, keep a steady beat.We use hearts to show the beat, because your heart keeps a steady beat. Sing slow and sing fast. Can you still tap the hearts when you change tempo?

4. Count the beats in the song. How many beats are there?

5. Color all the hearts.

6. Sing other songs and keep the beat in different ways: Twinkle Twinkle, ABCs, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Are you Sleeping.

Draw a picture of something you can find in the house to keep the beat with!

To extend your learning visit www.musicplayonline.com

Sing other songs and keep the beat: PreK #1 Time for Music, #4 Monkeys, #5 Shake it!Listening Section (left menu): Kit 1 #28 create movement - and keep the beat!