TERM SUMMARY FOR DANICA. GRADE K.
Bible- Danica is learning Bible truths in our day to day life (see previous entries). She has memorized John 3:16 and Mark 13:30. We also use the scripture discussions in Come Sit by Me.
Fine Arts- Danica has created using multiple mediums including, but not limited to, playdoh, felts, paints, glass, glue, pipe cleaners, crayons, paper and multiple recycled items from our recycle bin. She has also created using blocks, sticks, rocks, leaves, flowers, threads, yarn and legos. She continues to love to dance and sing.
Healthy and Career- Danica completed all the lessons from units 1,2,3 & 4 in her Healthy Horizons book since the last summary. She has learned about feelings, families, sharing, co-operating, listening, using manners, and the five senses.
Language Arts- From The Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading Danica has completed up to lesson 72 (see reading sample videos below) For writing Danica has completed the K Handwriting Without Tears. She is now working out of the grade 1 workbook and has completed up to pg 41. She is copying full sentences. She no longer reverses any letters if she is copying them. (see samples in L.A. picture file).
Math- In Right Start Math she has completed up to lesson 40. She can count to one hundred with the regular language that we use to count (see video sample below). She can also count in the method that most Asian countries use (eg. ten-one, ten-two…….eight ten-seven, eight ten-eight, eight ten-nine…etc.) from one to ten ten. She can do single digit addition with the equation equalling ten or less. She knows the even numbers from 2-10 and the odd from 1-9. She understands estimating though she is not very accurate yet. She can compare quantities, 1 to 10, using one-to-one correspondence. She can easily recognize 1 to 5 objects or dots and name them readily. She can relate the numbers from 1-10 to each other.
PE- Danica is active every day. She loves to run and jump and do somersaults. She rides her bike indoors and outdoors. She loves sledding and going for walks in our neighbourhood. She also loves to dance, balance, and suspend herself between furniture pieces.
Socials, Science- In Come Sit by Me Danica has done the units Days Gone By (pg 83-114), Cycles Go ‘Round and Round (pgs 115-148) , and Grand World Tour (pgs 149-186). She learned about many things including silk trains, wartime Canada, hibernation, water cycles, South America, Africa, and China.
In her newly acquired My First Map Book, Danica has completed activities 1-6. The book teaches the fundamental map concepts of shape, symbols, position, and direction.
Danica can identify Mountain Ash and Maple trees. She has been taught the difference between conifers and deciduous trees. There are lots of birds in our neighbourhood due to a bird loving neighbour. Danica loves to watch the flocks of song birds swoop through the winter sky. She calls it “bird ballet”. She can identify some local birds such as flickers, magpies, crows, bald eagles, swans, ducks, and ruffed grouse. She has observed and recognized many types of BC animals at the local wildlife park.
Work Samples- There are samples of Danica’s work within the picture files. I posted video samples at the beginning of January with memory verse, her explaining a map she drew, and her explaining the hibernation cycle of bears. I have also linked some reading and counting to the bottom of this post.
This is Danica reading a simple story.
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