Computers & Tech: Week of March 23, 2020
Virtual Park Shore
With Miss Krystal
Continuing your child’s Park Shore preschool and Kindergarten education from home.
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Week Of March 23rd
Dear Park Shore Families,
During this time, I know you all are doing your best to continue your child’s education at home. Park shore is working on creating virtual learning for our students and in the meantime, I have a few selections from my curriculum that you can add to your daily routine to help continue what I was doing with the students in the classroom. I will also be providing some videos and lessons to use with your kids during this time as well. I am currently working with ABC Mouse to get free membership during this time away from school for all the students.
I hope these options and references keep your days full of fun and learning! I will be continuing to find great resources for you all to be using in your homes and provide tools to assist in your learning adventures with your children. I miss seeing all the kids smiling faces and interacting with their big personalities every day. Stay healthy and I can’t wait to see them all again!
Miss Krystal
Computer and Technology Teacher
iPads
Slate Math K-1
I use this program with Pre-K and Kindergarten. It has great math concepts in fun, interactive games.
Monster Math
I use this with Kindergarten. It enforces math sentences and problem-solving.
Tiny Hands
Tiny Hands has so many amazing sorting concept applications. I use them all. Great for Three’s.
Writing Wizard
I use this app for every age level. Children can trace letters, numbers and even some sight words for Pre-k and Kindergarten.
Sight Words 1
I use this with Kindergarten and Pre-K. They can listen to the sight words and trace them.
Fox Spellings
Great for introducing and reinforcing word families. Children and trace sight words that fall into a word family such as words that end in -an or -at.
Memory Match Games
There are a few memory games I use, but they love playing them and finding the matches!
Fisher-Price Baby Color Paint
Great for toddlers and young threes. Helps with eye/hand coordination and fine motor skills.
Where’s Puppy’s Nose?
Toddlers and threes can work on body part locations and words.
Shapes and Colors Music Show
Toddlers and Three’s can work on their knowledge of shapes and colors while also using them to create music.
Spelling Bug
Amazing app for Pre-K kids starting to read and Kindergarten kids reinforcing their spelling abilities with simple sight words. Kids listen to the word, see a picture of the word and then put the letters given in the correct order while sounding out the word by each letter.
Coding Apps (Pre-K and Kindergarten)
Code Safari
Code Spark
Code Carts
Kodable
Code and Go Caterpillar
Lightbot
Computer
JumpStart
Jumpstart has programs for each age level. It’s offered as an app for a tablet but downloading it for free on your computer helps build mouse skills and practice for when they go to public school and use computers there.
Click here to download JumpStart Academy Preschool. Click here to download Jumpstart Academy Kindergarten.
Hour of Code
Frozen, Kodable, Lightbot or Code Spark
Also offered as apps, using them on the computer enforces mouse use while also offering some different mazes.
Scholastic
Scholastic is offering 20 days’ worth of videos and activities to enhancing your schooling at home.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Watch live feeds from the aquarium’s exhibits and do fun activities on the website. Play here.
YouTube
I use many videos to enhance the lesson I’m working with the kids on. Here are some links for great additions to your day.
Bounce Patrol Letter of the Week
Jack Hartman Letter of the Week
Generation Genius – Great science videos!