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Prerequisite: This Home-School Connection should be assigned after reading one or more classic stories of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Children should be aware of the characters and sequence of events in the classic story. Saturate room with teddy bears, books, posters, etc.
Target Audience: Kindergarten students and family members. This is a computer-based home assignment.
Time Frame- One week: Students will receive the "Take-Home Backpack" on Monday which will be returned on Friday.
Materials Needed: Materials needed should be in a small backpack.
Small backpack with the following:
1. Cover letter - Refer to sample below
2. Storybook: Somebody and the Three Blairs written by Maureen Tolhurst
3. Teddy Bear Folder: For students' completed Scavenger Hunt activity
4. Small Teddy Bear - optional
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Dear Family, Enclosed is a Home - School Activity for you and your child to complete using your home computer. This activity will help to enhance you child's understanding of characters and events in a story. Please link onto our school website to access the Kindergarten webs Enjoy,
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| Goals and Objectives | Assessments | Learning Outcomes |
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1 Students will be able to recognize story characters |
Completion of Scavenger Hunt Activity* |
Respond and recognize story characters through critical thinking |
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2.Students will be able to recount the key events |
Teacher observations during class discussion * Completion of Scavenger Hunt Activity |
Respond to key events expressed in story, through observations |
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3. Students will be able to retell and recount the story sequence |
Teacher observation during class discussion* |
Respond to story sequence using auditory and visual senses |
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4. Students will work collaboratively with a family member |
Parent feedback during Parent-Teacher Conferences, Completion of Scavenger Hunt Activity |
Respond to family partnership by completing activities through teamwork |
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6. To allow family members to become actively involved with school-related lessons through technology |
Completion of home-based activities |
Students and family members will become involved as a learning unit using technology as a learning tool |
| 8. Students will be introduced to website technology | Observations of students during Technology Center time | Students will increase their technology background |
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9.Students will strengthen their ability to control movements using the mouse control |
Observations of students during Technology Center Time | Students will begin to gain better control using the mouse control |
| 10.Students will be introduced to navigating on-line activities | Observations of students during Technology Center Time | Students will increase their technology skills |
*Teacher observes and assesses the students'' understanding of the role illustrations play in books, along with the narrative recount.
New Jersey Curriculum Standards
1. Language Arts
3.1 (Reading) All students will understand and apply the knowledge of sounds, letters, and words in written English to become independent and fluent readers, and will read a variety of materials and texts with fluency and comprehension.
3.2 (Writing) All students will write in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes. 3.3 (Speaking) All students will speak in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.
3.4 (Listening) All students will listen actively to information from a variety of sources in a variety of situations.
3.5 (Viewing and media literacy) All students will access, view, evaluate, and respond to print, nonprint, and electronic texts and resources
2. Technology
8.1 (Computer and information literacy ) All students will use computer applications to gather and organize information and to solve problems.
8.2 (Technology Education) All students will develop an understanding of the nature and impact of technology, engineering, technological design, and the designed world as they relate to the individual, society, and the environment.
