downloadable materials

This week is Moana, the 2016 film by Disney. I thought it would be nice to be able to go star-gazing when it’s not too cold but gets dark a little bit earlier. And this week has great viewing opportunities for Jupiter and Saturn at the beginning of the week (Mon-Wed), along with a full moon.

Here is the link for the downloadable materials. (I hope this works…please let me know if you have any problems so I can fix it!)

Summary of the week

Daily details:

Dance

Ballet and martial arts on alternate days

Music

Singing, listening to different pieces, learning piano, learning guitar

Crochet

The project he is working on (currently he is making himself a poncho)

Basic Information

We talk about the days of the week and play games with the cutouts of the names. We do the same thing with the names of the months of the year. You can find the print-outs here.

Printing words

Download material

Counting objects/math-type activities

Practice counting objects and writing how many of each type –(in download material)

Storytime

Activity

Star gazing – Best days to view Jupiter and Saturn this week are Mon-Wed 2023 (just check weather first!) plus the full moon, add in some planet worksheets for colouring and talking about the planets (web link, web link). Count and talk a bit about the planets (before going star gazing!) Youtube link/ French Youtube link

Bake with coconut – cookies? Any option you like

Objects floating in water (experiment link, printable worksheet in downloadable materials)

Next week: Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo!

This week, we will be focussing on Nimona, released in 2023. This is a new favourite in our house.

Here is the link for the downloadable materials. (I hope this works…please let me know if you have any problems so I can fix it!)

Summary of the week

Dance

Ballet and martial arts on alternate days

Music

Singing, listening to different pieces, learning piano, learning guitar

Crochet

The project he is working on (currently he is making himself a poncho)

Basic Information

We talk about the days of the week and play games with the cutouts of the names. We do the same thing with the names of the months of the year. You can find the print-outs here.

Printing words

Download material

Counting objects/math-type activities

Practice counting objects and writing how many of each type –(in download material)

Storytime

Activity

Nature walk – look for different kinds of leaves, acorns, maple keys, flowers, etc
Sewing a button
Play charades

Next week: Moana (2016)

This week, we will be focussing on Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie, released in 2023. This is a new favourite in our house.

Here is the link for the downloadable materials. (I hope this works…please let me know if you have any problems so I can fix it!)

Summary of the week

Dance

Ballet and martial arts on alternate days

Music

Singing, listening to different pieces, learning piano, learning guitar

Crochet

The project he is working on (currently he is making himself a poncho)

Basic Information

We talk about the days of the week and play games with the cutouts of the names. We do the same thing with the names of the months of the year. You can find the print-outs here.

Printing words

Download material

Counting objects/math-type activities

Practice counting objects and writing how many of each type –(in download material)

Storytime

Activity

Bake bread
Make butterfly (akuma) bookmarks: link to instructions
Design a superhero costume and kwami (in downloadable materials)

Next week: Nimona (2023)

This week, we will be focussing on Tangled, the Disney movie released in 2010. We are starting on September 6, even though it’s a holiday, because Dragon loves to bake as well.

Here is the link for the downloadable materials. (I hope this works…please let me know if you have any problems so I can fix it!)

Summary of the week

Dance

Ballet and martial arts on alternate days

Music

Singing, listening to different pieces, learning piano, learning guitar

Crochet

The project he is working on (currently he is making himself a poncho)

Basic Information

We talk about the days of the week and play games with the cutouts of the names. We do the same thing with the names of the months of the year. You can find the print-outs here.

Printing words

Download material

Counting objects/math-type activities

Practice counting objects and writing how many of each type –(in download material)

Storytime

Activity

Baking – cookies

Painting – free-style with Crayola washable paint on paper (please note that this might be a good outdoor activity – check weather in advance and move days if necessary)

Make a paper lantern – need paper bag, stencil (in download material), cardboard box, paper towel folded in fourths, and screwdriver (instructions are Number 11). Put the paper bag over the cardboard box, and slide the folded paper towel in between the box and the bag. Place the stencil overtop of the bag/paper towel. Use the screwdriver to punch holes in the stencil/paper bag. Be careful not to move the stencil, or you will mess up your design.

Next week: Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie (2023)

The first week, we will be focussing on Encanto, the Disney movie released in 2021. We are starting on August 28, even though the French Public board doesn’t start until the 29th, because I thought it would be nice for Dragon to participate on Pegasus’s first day of school.

I thought it was fitting to start the year off with one of his favourite movies.

Here is the link for the downloadable materials. (I hope this works…please let me know if you have any problems so I can fix it!)

Summary of the week

Dance

Ballet and martial arts on alternate days

Music

Singing, listening to different pieces, learning piano, learning guitar

Crochet

The project he is working on (currently he is making herself a poncho)

Basic Information

We talk about the days of the week and play games with the cutouts of the names. We do the same thing with the names of the months of the year. You can find the print-outs here.

Printing words

Download material

Counting objects/math-type activities

Practice counting objects and writing how many of each type –(in download material)

Storytime

Activity

Make paper flowers (link to how to)
Make empanadas (link to recipe)
Make a paper plate toucan (link to how to)

Next week: Tangled (2010)

Kindergarten education through genre media

We have chosen to keep Pegasus home from Jr Kindergarten (Maternelle) this September. There are several reasons for this, but the main one is that I really want to give him the same learning opportunities that Dragon had when she went through this program. We have nothing but the highest respect for the teachers in the school system, but I’m really looking forward to spending this year with just Pegasus.

I have looked at the Ontario curriculum for Kindergarten and its overall expectations. You can see them here.

To this end, we will be following a home-based curriculum around a different movie each week. Pegasus helped me come up with the movies and ideas for the activities, and is super excited to do these.

I will be posting the weekly lessons here the week before, including any worksheets I plan on printing out.

When I was teaching Dragon, we watched the movie on Mondays. We are switching that to Tuesdays for family reasons.

Each day will include the following:

• Dance (ballet and martial arts on alternate days)
• Music (singing, listening to different pieces, learning piano, learning guitar)
• Crochet on the project he is working on (currently he is making himself a poncho)
• Basic Information about the days of the week and months of the year. You can find the print-outs here.
• Printing words related to the movie of the week (English and French templates available here) (both in Word; if you want a different format, let me know and I’ll see what I can do) You will need the KG Primary Dots font in order to see these properly. The weekly words will be PDFs, so you don’t need the font for those, only if you want to make your own.
• Counting objects/math-type activities related to the movie of the week, including printing numbers (templates available here) You will need the KG Primary Dots font in order to see the printing part properly. Again, the weekly worksheets will be PDFs, so you won’t need the font unless you choose to make your own.
• Storytime
• An activity outlined in the chart (subject to change)

We are start the 29th August in the French Public school system, so the August-September movies are:

• Encanto (2021)
• Tangled (2010)
• Ladybug & Cat Noir: The Movie (2023)
• Nimona (2023)
• Moana (2016)