🌱 Growing Start 🌱

Please open your Growing Start notebook to a new page. Write today's date, then complete the three tasks below.

1. Math: Skip Counting 🔢

Write down both number patterns and fill in the missing numbers for each one.

• 20, 30, ___ , 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, ___

• 25, 30, ___ , 40, 45, ___

2. Social Studies: Good Citizens 

Answer this question with a sentence or a drawing: What is one way you can be a good citizen at home today?

3. Science: States of Matter 🧊💧💨

Write each object from the list and write its state of matter (Solid, Liquid, or Gas) next to it.

• Ice Cube

• Water in a cup

• Steam from a kettle

Reading & Literature

1. Pick a Book

Choose a book you’d like to read. It can be a storybook, an informational book, or a favorite you’ve read before.

2. Read for 30 Minutes 

Find a quiet spot and read on your own. If you need help with a word, ask your parent or sound it out slowly.

3. Reading Log

Write the title of your book, how many pages you read, and the time you spent reading.

Story Sequence

What is Sequence?

Sequence means the order in which things happen in a story.

Authors write events in a special order so the story makes sense. If you mix the order up, the story gets confusing.

Do you remember Goldilocks and the Three Bears? Their story has a sequence. Click through the slides below to see the sequence of events in their adventure!

Another example of Sequence:

First: I woke up. Next: I brushed my teeth. Finally: I ate breakfast.

We use words like first, next, then, last, finally to show sequence.

Activities: 

👁   Visual: Make a 3-box comic strip with one picture for the beginning, one for the middle, and one for the end of your book.

🎧 Auditory: Pretend you’re telling your book to an audience. Start with “First…” then “Next…” and finish with “Finally…”

🤲 Kinesthetic: Use toys, dolls, or blocks to act out the beginning, middle, and end of the story.

Language Arts

Write About Reading:

You’ve just practiced sequence in Reading. Now, use that skill in your writing.

What to Do:

In your language arts notebook, write 3 sentences about the book you read. Use sequence words like first, next, then, last, finally.

When you finish, tell your parent:

• The title of the book you read today

• One sentence you wrote
• What sequence means

Remember: Sequence words show the order of events in a story. They act like signposts so your reader knows what happened when.

Math

Addition with Pictures & Numbers

What is Addition?

Addition means putting groups together to find the total. Example: “I have 3 fish and 5 crabs. When I put them together, I have 8 animals. That’s addition!”

We write it like this:

3 + 5 = 8

The “+” means plus, or put together.

The “=” means equals, or the answer.

Hey Super Counters! Let's Learn a New Math Trick!

Do you ever have big numbers to add and wonder how to do it fast? We have a super cool trick called "Counting On!"

It's like this: When you see a number problem like 5 + 3, you don't have to count all the way from 1!

1. Find the BIGGEST number. (In 5 + 3, the biggest number is 5)

2. Put that big number in your brain and say it out loud: "Fiiiive!"

3. Now, count on using your fingers for the other number. (For 5 + 3, the other number is 3, so count on 3 more!)

   • Say "5" (in your brain)

   • Then hold up one finger and say "6"

   • Hold up another finger and say "7"

   • Hold up a third finger and say "8!"

So, 5 + 3 = 8! You just counted on! Isn't that quick?

Want to see 'Counting On' in action? Watch the video below to learn more about this super helpful math trick!

Ready for your math worksheet?

You can either print and write the answers on the worksheet or rewrite the problems and the answers in your math notebook.

Social Studies

Rules, Rights, & Responsibilities

Do you remember what it means to be a good citizen?

Watch the Video:

Watch the video about being a citizen.

While you watch, listen for three important words we learned yesterday: citizen, rights, and responsibilities.

After the video, look at the vocabulary prompts. Read each word and try to remember the meaning before revealing the definition. Then write or say the definition in your own words.

Activities:

👁   Visual: Draw a split picture: on one side, show a right a citizen has (for example, “I get to learn/ask questions”), on the other side show a responsibility a citizen has (for example, “I help clean up / follow rules”).

🎧 Auditory: Use sequence words to explain: “First we have rights, next we have responsibilities, then we live together as citizens.” Retell the video points in your own words.

✍️ Reading/Writing: Write 2-3 sentences about one right and one responsibility you learned from the video. Use sequence words like First…, Next…, Finally…

🤲 Kinesthetic: Role-play two short skits:

Skit A: Pretending someone doesn’t follow a responsibility (e.g. refusing to share or clean up).

Skit B: What it looks like when someone does follow responsibilities (shows respect, helps others, etc.).

Science

Amazing Matter Changes All Around Us!

Have you ever seen an ice cube melt into water? That's matter changing! Everything around us is made of matter (solids, liquids, or gases), and it can transform in super cool ways. Today, you're going to be a "Matter Detective" and discover these exciting changes happening right in your home or yard!

Your Matter Detective Missions!

Let's explore matter changes using different detective skills.

Today you need to complete the Visual Activity along with at least one additional Activity.

Activity:

👁   Visual: Draw Your Discovery!

• Mission: Think about a time you've seen matter change. Maybe butter melting on warm toast, rain turning into puddles, or steam dancing above a hot drink.

• Your Task: Draw a colorful picture of that change! Show what it looked like before and after. You can even add labels like "solid" and "liquid" if you like!

Complete 1 or more Activities from the following:

🎧 Auditory: Tell Your Tale!

• Mission: Chat with an adult (like a parent or guardian) about a change you've noticed at home.

• Your Task: Describe the change using "sequence words" to tell the story!

  • Example: "First, the ice pop was a solid. Then, when the sun shone on it, it started to melt into a liquid!"

✍️ Reading/Writing: Explain the Change!

• Mission: Choose one change you've seen or thought about.

• Your Task: Write two or three sentences to explain what happened.

  • Example: "The ice in my drink was a solid. After a while, it turned into water, which is a liquid." (Bonus: Can you use the words solid, liquid, or gas?)

🤲 Kinesthetic: The Great Matter Hunt!

• Mission: Grab an adult helper and go on a "Matter Hunt" around your home or yard! Look for at least three examples of matter changing.

• Look For:

  • Water boiling for tea (liquid turning to gas!)

  • Frozen veggies thawing (solid turning to liquid!)

  • Wet clothes drying in the sun (liquid turning to gas!)

  • A candle warming up (solid wax softening!)

  • Ice cubes in a drink (solid turning to liquid!)

  • Morning dew disappearing (liquid turning to gas!)

• Your Task: Point out the changes and explain what you see to your helper!

Matter Detective Discussion (Chat with an adult!):

After your missions, let's talk about what you discovered!

• Which changes did you observe that happened really, really fast?

• Which changes seemed to take a long, long time?

• When matter changes (like ice to water), does it disappear forever, or does it just look different? What do you think?

• Can you think of any other amazing matter changes?

Visual & Performing Arts

Boom, Clap, Stomp! My Body is an Instrument!

Did you know your body can make awesome music? It's true! Today, we're going to explore Body Percussion – that's when you use your body to create super cool sounds and rhythms. Get ready to clap, stomp, snap, and pat your way to your very own song!

Your Body Percussion Playbook!

Let's make some noise! Try the fun activities below:

Activities:

👁   Visual: Sound Symbols!

• Watch: Have an adult show you four body sounds: a clap, a stomp, a snap, and a pat (on your lap or chest).

• Draw: On a piece of paper, draw a simple picture or symbol for each sound. Maybe a hand for a clap, a foot for a stomp, etc.!

🎧 Auditory: Listen & Copy!

• Listen: Pay close attention to the sounds your adult makes.

• Practice: Try to copy each sound, then copy them in the order your adult made them. Can you hear how different they all sound?

✍️ Reading/Writing: Design Your Rhythm!

• Code It: Let's use letters to write down our sounds:

  • C = Clap

  • S = Stomp

  • N = Snap

  • P = Pat

• Create & Write: Make up your own rhythm pattern! Write it down, like: C – S – C – P.

• Perform: Now, try to perform your written rhythm!

🤲 Kinesthetic: Your Own Body Beat!

• Arrange: Put the sounds (clap, stomp, snap, pat) in any order you like to make your very own "mini-song."

  • Example: Clap – Stomp – Snap – Clap

• Perform: Try performing your body beat! Can you do it slowly? Can you do it super fast? Show off your rhythm!

Physical Education

Today you are going to be moving your body, basic exercises, doing a balance challenge, and continue your P.E. Log.

Warm-Up (do each for about 10–15 seconds):

• Stretch your arms up high like you’re reaching for the sky.
• Bend down slowly and touch your toes.
• Roll your shoulders forward and backward.
• Take three big breaths in and out.

Main Exercises:

Do each movement slowly at first, then try them at a steady pace. Click on each exercise to see a video example of each.

Balance Challenge: 

Stand on one foot and count slowly to 10. Switch feet and do the same. Extra challenge: Close your eyes while balancing! P.E. Log 

Record in Your Log:

Write down what you did in your P.E. Log (or have your parent write it for you):

• “10 jumping jacks, 10 sit-ups, 10 push-ups, 10 lunges”
• Draw a happy face or star next to your favorite exercise.

End-of-Day Teach-Back

Pretend you are the teacher:

At the end of the day, share one thing from each subject with your parent.

1. Reading: Hold up your book and tell one thing you liked or the part that happened first, next, or last.
2. Language Arts: Read one sentence you wrote that uses a sequence word (like first or next).
3. Math: Use your loudest “teacher voice” to count by tens all the way to 120. Then show a grown up or a sibling how you Count ON.  
4. Social Studies: Say one rule or responsibility you think is important for kids at home, at school, or in the community.
5. Science: Show your drawing of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) and explain what happens when matter changes.

Final Step: