Mrs. Kehoe ~ Reading Specialist  ~

Gayman Elementary 

Distance Learning Phase 2  - New

Please review the 2 documents below for a explanation of and a schdule for Distance Learning Phase 2.  

Distance~Learning Phase 2~Information

Mrs. Kehoe - Distance Learning - Phase 2 - Schedule

• What's New in the World of Reading

• This week’s Distance Learning activities are limited to math and special (please see your child’s homeroom teacher’s website).  Please use the remainder of the time to catch up on activities posted during the previous two weeks or feel free to visit some of the websites posted on my website.Elementary teachers and Reading Specialists will be conducting conferences and planning new learning for next week’s launch of Phase 2 of the CB Distance Learning Plan. Thank you!
• Scholastic Learn at Home is a resources with ideas and activities for at home learning in grades K-9.  This is a wonderful resources for at home learning.  The link is https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html.
• Mo Willems, author of the Piggy and Elephant and the Pidgeon series, is hosting a daily Lunch Doodle on the Kennedy Center Website.  Each day at 1:00, he does lessons on how to draw characters.  These lessons are geared toward kids.  Each session is about 20-25 minutes long.  Previously aired sessions can be viewed as well.   The link is https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems. 

Reading and Writing Resources 

Reading Activities - NEW

• 15 ideas for practicing reading skills 

Reading Bookmark - NEW

• Bookmark with questions for fiction and nonfiction

Electronic Resources

• Websites - Grades K-2
• Websites - Grades 3-6

Letter Formation 

• Letter Formation and Sound Prompts
• Lowercase Letter Formation Practice Sheets

Letter Practice

• Baloon Letter Cross Out
• Letter Race Blank Template
• Letter Race with c, r, p, m
• Letter Tag

Sound Practice 

• First and Last Sound Bingo with CVC Words
• First and Last Sound Bingo Blank Template for CVC Words
• Sound Dash

Word Writing Practice 

• Word Writing Template
• Word Writing Game with CVC Words

Writing Paper 

• Lined writing paper

Word Wall Words 

• Alphabetical List of Word Wall Words - Grade 1
• Organizer for Word Wall Words

Sight Words 

• Fry First 100 Words 
• Fry Second 100 Words

Story Map ~ Character, Setting, Problem and Solution 

• Story Map

Book Conferenes ~ Grades 3-6

• Fiction Book Conference Questions
• Nonfiction Book Conferene Questions

Fun Reading Actitvites 

• Reading Menu of Activities - K-6