Asik : Getting Ready 1

Getting Ready 1

Day 1 & Day 2 (A,B,C)

1. Listen to the alphabet song.
2. Learn about the letter A.
3. Read about Abraham the Alligator OR April the Alligator. Click on the little speaker to hear the sounds and story. Click on the arrow to turn the page.
4. Listen to the Alphabet Song. Sing along!
5. Learn about the letter B.
6. Listen to a story about Bobby the Bee or Betty the Bee.
7. Listen to the alphabet song.
8. Learn about the letter C.
9. Listen to a story about Caleb the Cat or Cathy the Cat.

• Listen to a story about Abraham, Bobby and Caleb  or  April, Betty and Cathy.  
  

Day 3 & Day 4 (D,E,F)

1. Listen to the alphabet song.
2. Learn about the letter D.
3. Listen to a story about David the Dog or Danielle the Dog.
4. Learn about the letter E.
5.  Watch this E video to practice the sound of E.
6. Listen to a story about Eli the Elephant or Elizabeth the Elephant.
7. Learn about the letter F.
8. Read a story about Frank or Faith.

Day 5 & Day 6 (G,H,I)

1. Sing the alphabet song.
2. Learn about the letter G.
3. Listen to a story about Greg or Grace.
4. Listen to the alphabet song!
5. Learn about the letter H.
6. Listen to a story about Harold or Hillary.
7.  Learn about the letter I.
8. Look at the letter I.
9. Listen to a story about Isaac the Iguana or Irene the Iguana.

Day 7 & Day 8 (J,K,L)

1. Learn about the letter J.
2. Watch this alphabet video.
3. Listen to a story about John the Jaguar or Joanna the Jaguar.
4. Listen to an abc song and learn about the letter K.
5. Learn about the letter K.
6. Listen to a story about Keith the Kangaroo or Karen the Kangaroo.
7. The letter K starts the word, Kindness. Listen to this K for Kindness song.
8. Sing about the letter L.
9. Learn about the letter L.
10. Listen to a story about Lee the Lion  or  Lea the Lion.

Day 9 & Day 10 (M,N,O)

1. Listen to a song about the letter M.
2. Learn about the letter M.
3. Listen to a story about Michael the monkey or Michelle the monkey.
4. Listen to a song about the letter N.
5. Learn about the letter N.
6. Listen to a story about Ned the Nuthatch or  about Nicole the Nuthatch.
7. Learn about the letter O.
8. Listen to a story about Owen the Octopus or Olivia the Octopus.

Day 11 & Day 12 (P,Q,R)

1. Learn about the letter P.
2.  Listen to a story about Paul the Parrot  or  Pauline the Parrot.
3. Listen to an alphabet song.
4. Learn about the letter Q.
5. Listen to a story about Queenie the Queen Bee, Queenie the Queen Bee.
6. Learn about the letter R.
7. Listen to a story about Robert the Rabbit  or  Roberta the Rabbit.

Day 13 & Day 14 (S,T,U,V)

1. Listen to an abc song and learn about the letter S.
2. Learn about the letter S.
3. Listen to a story about Sammy the Snake  or  Sarah the Snake.
4. Listen to an abc song.
5. Learn about the letter T.
6.  Listen to a story about Timothy the Turtle  or Tabitha the Turtle.
7. Learn about the letter U.
8. Listen to an abc song.
9.  Listen to a story about Ulysses the Unicorn  or  Uma the Unicorn.
10. Learn about the letter V.
11. Listen to a story about Victor the Vulture  or  Victoria the Vulture.

Day 15 & Day 16 (W,X,Y,Z)

1. Listen to an alphabet song.
2. Learn about the letter W.
3. Watch some videos about the letter W.
4. Listen to a story about William the Walrus  or  Winnie the Walrus.
5. Listen to an abc song and learn about the letter X.
6. Learn about the letter X.
7. Listen to a story about Xavier the X-ray Fish  or  Xahlia the X-ray Fish.
8. Listen to an abc song.
9. Learn about the letter Y.
10. Listen to a story about Yosef the Yak or Yolanda the Yak.
11. Listen to an abc song.
12. Learn about the letter Z.
13. Listen to a story about Zach the Zebra  or  Zoe the Zebra.

• Play with Dr. Seuss. Try Games and Activities, Fox on Socks.

Day 17

• Listen to the whole alphabet  (or for girls)!
• Watch the color video.
• *Alphabet review game – You have to scroll down, down, down, past the spoon match to Alphabet Fun Game.

Asik: Mc Guffey Primer

McGuffey Primer

This is Days 172 – 222 of Getting Ready 1, the beginning of the reading portion after learning the alphabet sounds. Before beginning this page, your child should be able to recognize all of the letters of the alphabet, knowing their names and basic sounds.

Day 172

• Now we are going to start reading our first book!

1. Look at your words. 
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson I.

Day 173

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Put the starting sound on the word.
4. Look at your words and read lesson II.
5. Put shapes on the gingerbread man.

Day 174

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson III.
4. What colors can you make?

Day 175

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Put the starting sound on the word.
4. Look at your words and read lesson IV.
5. You are learning to read! That’s wonderful!

Day 176

1. Today is review, lesson V. Don’t worry about the cursive. Just skip over it.
2. Listen to a color story.
3. Paint a picture. Use as many colors as you can!

Day 177

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson VI. If your child is stuck on a word, another way to help is to remind your child that the story matches the picture. Maybe the picture has a clue as to what the word is.
4. Build a snowman.

Day 178

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.  (The word “on” is missing from the #4 practice, but they learn it in the #1 and 2 practices.)
3. Put the starting sound on the word.
4. Look at your words and read lesson VII.
5. Play a game.

Day 179

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson VIII.
4. Count the rabbits.

Day 180

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson IX.
4. Make music. Use the arrow to find Horton the Elephant.

Day 181

1. Read lesson X. Choose one sentence to read again fast!
2. Put together this puzzle. First you have to make the pieces right-side up! To turn the pieces click on them and then click on an arrow key.
3. Play this counting game.
4. Watch this counting song.

Day 182

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XI.
4. Play Monkey  Jump.

Day 183

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XII.
4. Ready for a race?

Day 184

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XIII.
4. Count the animals.

Day 185

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XIV.
4. Sort the colors.

Day 186

1. Read lesson XV. Choose one sentence to read again fast!
2. Watch this counting video.
3. Play lemonade stand.
4. *Make a five fish craft (paper plate–can use crayon instead of paint for the water) or an egg carton craft (egg carton and cereal or coins or something else small).

Day 187

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Put the starting sound on the word.
4. Look at your words and read lesson XVI. Turn the page.
5. Watch the alphabet video.

Day 188

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XVII.
4. Create an ocean.

Day 189

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XVIII.
4. Sort the colors.

Day 190

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XIX.
4. Be a bug catcher.

Day 191

1. Read lesson XX. Choose one sentence to read again fast!  (Parent: If you are having to tell your child words, please consider stopping and going back to the last lesson he can read perfectly and start from there. It’s fine to have to point out a wrong word or to have to remind them by asking, “What letter does it start with?” as long as they can figure it out eventually. You can also encourage your child to use the picture for clues.)
2. Watch this counting video.
3. Play this jungle counting game.
4. *Put together this caterpillar. (craft)

Day 192

1. Look at your words. I forgot a word on the lesson! Here it is, but. Click on the link and find it at the top of the page in dark letters, but. Next to it is a little speaker. If you click on it, it will read the word to you.
   
2. Look at your words. Don’t forget this one, but.
3. Put the starting sound on the word.
4. Look at your words and read lesson XXI.
5. Make music.

Day 193

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Put the starting sound on the word.
4. Look at your words and read lesson XXII.
5. Play shape shadows.

Day 194

1. Look at your words. I missed a word again! Here it is, sun. Click on the link and find it at the top of the page in dark letters, sun. Next to it is a little speaker. If you click on it, it will read the word to you.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXIII. Don’t forget this one!  sun
4. Count the fish.

Day 195

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXIV.
4. Create a forest.

Day 196

1. Read lesson XXV.  Choose one sentence to read again fast!
2. Watch this counting video.
3. Play this farm counting game.
4. Watch the animal sounds video.

Day 197

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXVI.
4. Can you find your way through the zoo maze?

Day 198

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXVII.
4. Can you make a match?

Day 199

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXVIII.
4. Count the chickens.

Day 200

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXIX.
4. Sort the colors.

Day 201

1. Read lesson XXX.  Choose one sentence to read again fast!
2. Play this forest counting game.
3. Put together this puzzle.
4. Watch this counting video.

Day 202

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXXI.
4. Can you make matches?

Day 203

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXXII.
4. Make music.

Day 204

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXXIII.
4. Count the bunnies and find the match.

Day 205

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXXIV.
4. Create a jungle.

Day 206*

1. Read lesson XXXV.  Choose one sentence to read again fast!
2. Listen to the story. Click on the first page.
3. *Do this counting lapbook. You don’t have to finish today. You can do more tomorrow and the next day.

Day 207

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXXVI.
4. Go food shopping. Buy healthy food by matching the pictures.

Day 208

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXXVII. Turn the page.
4. Make music.

Day 209

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXXVIII.
4. Watch the lonely vowel video.

Day 210

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XXXIX. Turn the page.
4. Count the shapes.

Day 211

1. Read lesson XL. 
2. Do this counting game. Count to 10.

Day 212

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XLI.
4. Do the senses lapbook.

Day 213

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XLII.
4. Do this senses game.

Day 214

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XLIII.
4. Watch the color song.

Day 215

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XLIV.
4. Paint the shapes.

Day 216

1. Read lesson XLV. Parent, read the new words listed on lesson XLVI to your child. Don’t worry about the cursive. Just skip it.
2. Play this counting game.
3. Play this word game.
4. *Can you find your way?

Day 217

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XLVII.
4. Make a farm.

Day 218

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XLVIII. Turn the page.
4. Sort the shapes.

Day 219*

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson XLIX.
4. *Color the shapes and count the different shapes.

Day 220 

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words. Read lesson L. Turn the page.
4. Make music.

Day 221

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words and read lesson LI.
4. Watch the lots of shapes video.

Day 222

1. Look at your words.
2. Look at your words.
3. Look at your words (mute the audio and read it to the child) and read lesson LII.
4. Listen to a rhyme.
5. Congratulations! You read a whole book!

April : Catherina

SCIENCE (Spend 40 minutes on this subject)

Materials

Learn about the experiments that make the properties of solids, liquids and gases change.

Read each topic in this section then take the quiz. 

If you do not get full marks on the quiz, read the section again and repeat quiz until you get full marks. To begin, please click here.

MATHEMATICS (Spend 40 minutes on this subject)

Handling data

Spend 30 minutes before moving on to XtraMath
Read each topic in this section then take the quiz.
If you do not get full marks on the quiz, read the section again and repeat quiz until you get full marks.

Daily Math Drills - Practice Makes Perfect! 
1. Click on the link for XtraMath. It is in the right column, under the heading of "Resources"
2. Spend 10 minutes doing your math practices. 

ENGLISH (Spend 40 minutes on this subject)

Reading, writing and spelling and grammar skills can help you tell a story, share your ideas, write a letter and make sense of instructions. We use them everyday and they help us understand each other. Make sure you learn a section from all three categories daily.

Reading

This section looks at reading fiction and non fiction texts including adverts, dictionaries and poetry. Learn how to look at language, layout and meaning.

Click on this link to get your daily lessons on reading. Make sure you complete 3 sections of a topic (Read, Watch, Quiz) before you move on to the next topic . 

Example:

 Deduction  (Read, Watch, Quiz) complete this then move on to Dictionary
 Dictionary  (Read, Watch, Quiz) complete this then move on to Poetry

 Poetry (Read, Watch, Quiz)  complete this then move on to Finding Information

Continue until you finish all topics in this section on Reading. Then move on to Writing section

Writing 

Writing is an important part of communicating with others. You need to write in a way your reader can easily understand what you are trying to tell them.

Click on this link to get your daily lessons on writing. Make sure you complete 3 sections of a topic (Read, Watch, Quiz) before you move on to the next topic.

Spelling & Grammar   

Poor spelling and grammar can be really confusing! A good understanding of spelling and grammar will make you a better writer, reader and all round communicator. 

Click on this link to get your daily lessons on spelling & grammar. Make sure you complete 2 sections of a topic (Read, Quiz) before you move on to the next subject.

When you have completed all 3 sections (Reading, Writing, Spelling & Grammar), you will be given a new set of instructions.

April : Monika

ENGLISH (Spend 40 minutes on this subject)

You will begin at Grade 2. Complete each section for Grade 2 before moving on to Grade 3.
Grade 2: Reading Comprehension
Story Sequencing
Figurative Language
Writing Strategies
Grade 3: Synonyms antonyms
Grammar
Capitalisation
Grade 4: Welcome to Desert (pronouns)
Synonyms
Grade 5: News Room (punctation and grammar)
When you have completed Grade 5, please click here and do ALL the quizzes for Reading, Writing, Spelling & Grammar. Record your scores in your journal. 

MATHEMATICS (Spend 40 minutes on this subject)

During each session, spend 30 minutes on Numbers and then another 10 minutes on Xtra maths

Numbers (spend 30 minutes on this section before you move on to Xtra math)

Knowing simple sums and learning useful calculations can help you with everyday tasks. In this section you will be learning about decimals, fractions, money, percentages etc.

Start with the 1st topic (Addition & Multiplication) and make sure you complete 2 sections (Read & Quiz) and get full marks for the quiz before moving on to the next topic. If you do not get full marks, read the whole section again and repeat the quiz until you get full marks.

To begin this section, click here.

Daily Math Drills - Practice Makes Perfect! 
1. Click on the link for XtraMath. It is in the right column, under the heading of "Resources"
2. Spend 10 minutes doing your math practices. 

SCIENCE (Spend 40 minutes on this subject)

Materials

Learn about the experiments that make the properties of solids, liquids and gases change.

Read each topic in this section then take the quiz. 

If you do not get full marks on the quiz, read the section again and repeat quiz until you get full marks. To begin, please click here.

April : Jessica

MATHEMATICS (Spend 40 minutes on this subject)

Handling data

Spend 30 minutes before moving on to XtraMath
Read each topic in this section then take the quiz.
If you do not get full marks on the quiz, read the section again and repeat quiz until you get full marks.

Daily Math Drills - Practice Makes Perfect! 
1. Click on the link for XtraMath. It is in the right column, under the heading of "Resources"
2. Spend 10 minutes doing your math practices. 

ENGLISH (Spend 40 minutes on this subject)

You will begin at Grade 2. Complete each section for Grade 2 before moving on to Grade 3.
Grade 2: Reading Comprehension
Story Sequencing
Figurative Language
Writing Strategies
Grade 3: Synonyms antonyms
Grammar
Capitalisation
Grade 4: Welcome to Desert (pronouns)
Synonyms
Grade 5: News Room (punctation and grammar)
When you have completed Grade 5, please click here and do ALL the quizzes for Reading, Writing, Spelling & Grammar. Record your scores in your journal. 

SCIENCE (Spend 40 minutes on this subject)

Materials

Learn about the experiments that make the properties of solids, liquids and gases change.

Read each topic in this section then take the quiz. 

If you do not get full marks on the quiz, read the section again and repeat quiz until you get full marks. To begin, please click here.

E-Learning Goals For March 2014

All the lesson plans here are for the month of March. Try to complete all of them within the time given, and if possible earlier. There will be new lesson plans posted each week. Read all instructions carefully before you begin your work daily.

To keep track of your lessons, make sure you record what you do daily in your notebook.Please click on your name in the column to your right to begin your lessons. Enjoy!

March : Monika

ENGLISH (Spend 1 hour on this subject)




You will begin at Grade 2. Complete each section for Grade 2 before moving on to Grade 3.

Grade 2: Reading Comprehension
Story Sequencing
Figurative Language
Writing Strategies

Grade 3: Synonyms antonyms
Grammar
Capitalisation

Grade 4: Welcome to Desert (pronouns)
Synonyms

Grade 5: News Room (punctation and grammar)

When you have completed Grade 5, please click here and do ALL the quizzes for Reading, Writing, Spelling & Grammar. Record your scores in your journal.

This section was completed on 18th March 2014.

Reading, writing and spelling and grammar skills can help you tell a story, share your ideas, write a letter and make sense of instructions. We use them everyday and they help us understand each other. Make sure you learn a section from all three categories daily.

Reading

This section looks at reading fiction and non fiction texts including adverts, dictionaries and poetry. Learn how to look at language, layout and meaning.

Click on this link to get your daily lessons on reading. Make sure you complete 3 sections of a topic (Read, Watch, Quiz) before you move on to the next topic . 

Example:

 Deduction  (Read, Watch, Quiz) complete this then move on to Dictionary
 Dictionary  (Read, Watch, Quiz) complete this then move on to Poetry

 Poetry (Read, Watch, Quiz)  complete this then move on to Finding Information

Continue until you finish all topics in this section on Reading. Then move on to Writing section

Writing 

Writing is an important part of communicating with others. You need to write in a way your reader can easily understand what you are trying to tell them.

Click on this link to get your daily lessons on writing. Make sure you complete 3 sections of a topic (Read, Watch, Quiz) before you move on to the next topic.

Spelling & Grammar   

Poor spelling and grammar can be really confusing! A good understanding of spelling and grammar will make you a better writer, reader and all round communicator. 

Click on this link to get your daily lessons on spelling & grammar. Make sure you complete 2 sections of a topic (Read, Quiz) before you move on to the next subject.

When you have completed all 3 sections (Reading, Writing, Spelling & Grammar), you will be given a new set of instructions.

MATHEMATICS (Spend 1 hour on this subject)

During each session, spend 30 minutes on Numbers and then another 30 minutes on Xtra maths

Numbers (spend 30 minutes on this chapter before you move on to Xtra math)

Knowing simple sums and learning useful calculations can help you with everyday tasks. In this section you will be learning about decimals, fractions, money, percentages etc.

Start with the 1st topic (Addition & Multiplication) and make sure you complete 2 sections (Read & Quiz) and get full marks for the quiz before moving on to the next topic. If you do not get full marks, read the whole section again and repeat the quiz until you get full marks.

To begin this section, click here.

Daily Math Drills - Practice Makes Perfect!
1. Click on the link for XtraMath. It is in the right column, under the heading of "Resources"
2. Spend 30 minutes doing your math practices.

This section was completed on 18th March 2014.

Shapes, Space, Measures: (spend 30 minutes on this chapter before you move on to Xtra math)

Measures

 

Read about Measures by clicking here then take the quiz. 

If you do not get full marks on the quiz, read the section again and repeat quiz until you get full marks.

Time

Read about Time by clicking here then take the quiz. 

If you do not get full marks on the quiz, read the section again and repeat quiz until you get full marks.

SCIENCE (Spend 1 hour on this subject)

** Complete all reading assignments and do your test before you do your next section online.
 

This section was completed on 18th March 2014.

Living things

Humans, plants and animals have many similarities and differences. Find out what they are in this section.

PLANTS

1. Read about plants here
2. When you have finished reading all 3 pages, take the quiz by clicking here
If you do not get full marks (10/10) in the quiz, please read the section and take the quiz again. Repeat this until you get full marks.

Plant Life Cycles

1. Find out more by clicking here
2. Take the quiz
If you do not get full marks (10/10) in the quiz, please read the section and take the quiz again. Repeat this until you get full marks.

Revision:

1.Watch a video on plant life cycles by clicking here.
2. Take the quiz

Plant and Animal Habitats

1. Read about this here
2. Watch a video by clicking here
3. Take a quiz
If you do not get full marks (10/10) in the quiz, please read the section and take the quiz again. Repeat this until you get full marks.

HUMAN LIFE CYCLES

1. Read about human life cycles here
2. To take a quiz, click here
If you do not get full marks (10/10) in the quiz, please read the section and take the quiz again. Repeat this until you get full marks.

Circulation

1. Read about circulation here
2. Now take the quiz.
If you do not get full marks (10/10) in the quiz, please read the section and take the quiz again. Repeat this until you get full marks. 

Skeletons and Muscles.

1. Read about this here
2. Take the quiz
If you do not get full marks (10/10) in the quiz, please read the section and take the quiz again. Repeat this until you get full marks.

Teeths and Eating

1. Read about teeth and eating here
2. Take the quiz