Flower Mound Virtual Academy (Primary) Assignments

Virtual students are welcome to attend Flower Mound School's inflatable day on May 13. The virtual students will travel as a group with Mrs. Leighow or Mrs. Trent. Students are encouraged to bring a small bag to store belongings, an extra change of clothes, money for concessions (optional), and sunscreen. Email or send us a message as soon as possible if your child will be participating. We need to know by Wednesday, April 21 if they will be at inflatable's day. No parents can come at this time.


Here is the tentative schedule:
PreK- 9:00-12:00
Kinder- 9:00-1:00
1st and 2nd- 9:00-3:00

More details coming soon.

Attached below are videos for directed drawings. Choose one to complete and turn in to Google Classroom for us to check out your creativity!

Attached below are some jokes for May! Can you think of any funny jokes? Have someone record you telling a joke and upload to Google Classroom. We can't wait to hear how silly your jokes are! 

**Pre K, First and second grade: Please be sure you are reading the bottom. 1st grade you are now circling the verbs in your sentences. PreK you are now writing a simple sentence. 

Choose two of the following journal prompts to write about this week:
Journal Prompt 1- You must move to an island with only 10 items in your backpack. Make a list of the 10 items you would take with you.
Journal Prompt 2- Name one thing you couldn’t live without. Explain why.
Journal Prompt 3- Mother’s Day is coming up! List the qualities that make your mom special.
Journal Prompt 4- If you opened a restaurant at your school, what would it serve?
Journal Prompt 5- I’ll never forget the time that I…
Journal Prompt 6- It might seem silly, but I’m really afraid of…
Journal Prompt 7- List three important things you’ve learned this year.


PreK- Draw and color a picture. The student will write a simple 3-4 word sentence about their picture.  Kid spelling is great! Remember a capital letter and correct punctuation. 
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write one sentence (with parental help, kid spelling is great). Don't forget a capital letter and punctuation.
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.
2nd- Write 3 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square. 
**It is a 4 day week.

Complete a Mother's Day craft with your mom! Turn in to Google Classroom.



**Ideas are posted below or you can create your own!

Complete one of the scavenger hunts below. Take pictures and turn in to Google Classroom so we can see all the fun you had on your scavenger hunt! 

This will be our last Google Meet for the year! Wednesday, May 4th!

PreK and Kinder at 3:45- Dress up or create a craft of your favorite zoo animal. Be ready to share 3 facts about the zoo animal. Imitate the sound that zoo animal makes and tell us it’s natural habitat.
1st and 2nd at 4:15- You will be sharing your invention. We can’t wait to see your creativity!

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

**Pre K, First and second grade: Please be sure you are reading the bottom. 1st grade you are now circling the verbs in your sentences. PreK you are now writing a simple sentence. 

Choose two of the following journal prompts to write about this week:
Journal Prompt 1- What do you like most about yourself and why?
Journal Prompt 2-What is something you don't know how to do but want to learn how. 


PreK- Draw and color a picture. The student will write a simple 3-4 word sentence about their picture.  Kid spelling is great! Remember a capital letter and correct punctuation. 
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write one sentence (with parental help, kid spelling is great). Don't forget a capital letter and punctuation.
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.
2nd- Write 3 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.

See the directions below about the assignment for the google meet on Thursday, April 29.

Have your child create an art project to orally share at the google meet. Parental involvement is always encouraged, but the child needs to complete the project so he/she can explain. Some ideas are to color or paint a picture on a sheet of paper, cut and glue construction paper pieces to make a treasure, use stickers to create a picture, use clay or playdough to create a 3D item, etc… The art project can be as elaborate as you would like.

PreK-Kinder-Explain the art project, what materials you used, and why you chose to make that project.
1st-2nd-Write 2 complete sentences explaining your art project.

April 22 is Earth Day! Do something good for the environment! It could be planting a flower, picking up trash, riding a bike, etc. 


Kinder, 1st, 2nd-Write at least 2 sentences about what you did to help the environment. If you aren’t able to do anything, then write at least 2 sentences about how you COULD help the environment. Include a craft to go along with Earth Day. I have included some examples or you can do something on your own. You will be graded on having 2 complete sentences and including a craft.
PreK-You don't need to do sentences.  Just take a picture of something you did to help the Earth, submit a picture of that or a craft you completed for Earth day. 

I would LOVE to see pictures of the kids and what they are doing to help the Earth!

** Last year, I created a trash monster using recycled trash. I posted an example of my trash monster. I even wrote a story about him that I included as well!

Another idea for the craft component: Create a poster for Earth day and include a snappy slogan that will encourage more people to protect Earth.

**Pre K, First and second grade: Please be sure you are reading the bottom. 1st grade you are now circling the verbs in your sentences. PreK you are now writing a simple sentence. 

Choose two of the following journal prompts to write about this week:
Journal Prompt 1- Why is it important to recycle?
Journal Prompt 2- Make a list of everything you can think of to recycle.
Journal Prompt 3- Why do we need to take care of the Earth?
Journal Prompt 4- It's important to have Earth Day because...
Journal Prompt 5- What is pollution? How can you help?

PreK- Draw and color a picture. The student will write a simple 3-4 word sentence about their picture.  Kid spelling is great! Remember a capital letter and correct punctuation. 
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write one sentence (with parental help, kid spelling is great). Don't forget a capital letter and punctuation.
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.
2nd- Write 3 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

Google Meet- Tuesday, April 20!

3:45- PreK and Kinder- Be ready to share your art you created about Earth Day! Also, be ready to tell one way you can help the Earth.

4:15- 1st and 2nd- Be ready to share your art you created about Earth Day! Also, be ready to share your sentences about what you did or can do to help the environment this week!

**Please see Earth Day assignment for more details.

**First and second grade: Please be sure you are reading the bottom.

Journal Prompt 1-Write a fiction story where an animal is the main character.
Journal Prompt 2-Research an animal that interests you.  Write facts you learned about that animal. 

PreK- Draw and color a picture. Have a parent write a sentence. (Parents, point out beginning of the sentence, capital letter, end of sentence, punctuation mark and how there are spaces between words.) If your child is ready have him/her try to write the sentence.  Kid spelling is great!
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write two sentences (with parental help, kid spelling is great). Don't forget a capital letter and punctuation.
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.
2nd- Write 3 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.

Enjoy one of the brain break rooms!

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

Our Google Meet will be this Thursday, April 15!

3:45- PreK and Kinder
4:15- 1st and 2nd

Be ready to read one of your journal assignments you completed this week.  Share the picture as well. 

**First and second grade: Please be sure you are reading the bottom. 1st grade you are now circling the verbs in your sentences.

Choose two of the following journal prompts to write about this week:
Journal Prompt 1- How would you spend a day with no electricity?
Journal Prompt 2- If you could eat anything for breakfast, what would it be and why?
Journal Prompt 3- If you could be any creature that hatches from an egg, what would you be and why?
Journal Prompt 4- Are you afraid of any insects? Why or why not?
Journal Prompt 5- Scientists can study weather, plants, computers, animals, and many other things. If you were a
scientist, what would you study? Why?

PreK- Draw and color a picture. Have a parent write a sentence. (Parents, point out beginning of the sentence, capital letter, end of sentence, punctuation mark and how there are spaces between words.)
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write one sentence (with parental help, kid spelling is great). Don't forget a capital letter and punctuation.
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.
2nd- Write 3 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.

Enjoy one of the brain break rooms!

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

**It is a 4 day week, so you will just need to move 4 items into the squares. :)

Our Google Meet will be on Thursday, April 8th.

We will be doing a scavenger hunt learning game! See you there!

PreK and Kinder- 3:45
1st and 2nd- 4:15

Enjoy one of the brain break rooms!

Choose 2 journal prompts to submit.

**First and second grade: Please be sure you are reading the bottom.

Journal Prompt 1-If the Easter bunny got sick, who would take his place and what would happen?
Journal Prompt 2- When it rains I like to...
Journal Prompt 3-Would an Easter Bunny make a good pet? Why or why not?
Journal Prompt 4-What does Easter mean to you?
Journal Prompt 5-National sibling day is in April. What do you like to do with your siblings?
Journal Prompt 6- Write a rhyming poem about spring.

PreK- Draw and color a picture. Have a parent write a sentence. (Parents, point out beginning of the sentence, capital letter, end of sentence, punctuation mark and how there are spaces between words.)
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write one sentence (with parental help, kid spelling is great). Don't forget a capital letter and punctuation.
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.
2nd- Write 3 complete question sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.

Here are some optional read alouds, brain breaks and crafts for Easter. They are just for fun. Nothing to submit.

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

**It is a 4 day week, so you will just need to move 4 items into the squares. :)

Our Google Meet will be this Tuesday, March 30th!

3:45- PreK and Kinder
4:15- 1st and 2nd

Click on the attachment below for instructions. You will have to provide the egg for your child. (If you do not have an Easter egg, maybe you can find a small box for their hidden item?)

**First and second grade: Please be sure you are reading the bottom. 1st grade you are now circling the verbs in your sentences.

Journal Prompt 1- Tell us about your Spring Break! Did you get to do anything fun? What did you do?
Journal Prompt 2- The first day of Spring was March 20th. Do you like Spring? Why or why not? (Ideas to think about are Spring weather, Spring sports, Spring trees, etc.)

PreK- Draw and color a picture. Have a parent write a sentence. (Parents, point out beginning of the sentence, capital letter, end of sentence, punctuation mark and how there are spaces between words.)
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write one sentence (with parental help, kid spelling is great). Don't forget a capital letter and punctuation.
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.
2nd- Write 3 complete question sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

Google Meet! Thursday, March 25th

3:45- PreK and Kinder
4:15- 1st and 2nd

We would like each student to share something!
Ideas could be:
their favorite book
their journal about what they did over Spring Break
show and tell about something
tell us some jokes
share something they made during this week
or something else!

Have fun experimenting with the activities on the music bingo board.

Attached are videos if your child wants to know about St. Patrick' Day and what a leprechaun looks like.

**First and second grade: Please be sure you are reading the bottom.

Journal Prompt 1- If you met a leprechaun, what you ask him? Where would you take him?
Journal Prompt 2- What would you do if you found a pot of gold?

PreK- Draw and color a picture. Have a parent write a sentence. (Parents, point out beginning of the sentence, capital letter, end of sentence, punctuation mark and how there are spaces between words.)
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write one sentence (with parental help, kid spelling is great). Don't forget a capital letter and punctuation.
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.
2nd- Write 3 complete question sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

**It is a 4 day week, so you will just need to move 4 items into the squares. :)

Watch the Dr. Seuss read alouds before completing the journals.

**First and second grade: Please be sure you are reading the bottom.

You can choose 2 of the following journal prompts to write about.

Journal Prompt 1- What if the Cat in the Hat came to visit your house? What would happen? What would he do?
Journal Prompt 2- Oh...the places you'll go... Write about where you would like to go when you grow up or what career you would like to have.
Journal Prompt 3- What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book and why?
Journal Prompt 4- Who is your favorite Dr. Seuss character and why?

PreK- Draw and color a picture. Have a parent write a sentence. (Parents, point out beginning of the sentence, capital letter, end of sentence, punctuation mark and how there are spaces between words.)
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write one sentence (with parental help, kid spelling is great). Don't forget a capital letter and punctuation.
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.
2nd- Write 3 complete question sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

Wednesday, March 3rd

Pre and Kinder- 3:45
1st and 2nd- 4:15

We will read a Dr. Seuss book! Be ready to share your Dr. Seuss craft that you created this week! (See Dr. Seuss activities for more details.)

We may ask you questions such as:
Who is your favorite Dr. Seuss character?
What is your favorite Dr. Seuss book?
Do you enjoy reading Dr. Seuss books?
Can you tell us some rhyming words like in Dr. Seuss books?

Complete at least one Dr. Seuss activity and turn in to Google Classroom.

You can complete one of the options we attached below, or you can complete an activity that you find!

Be ready to share what you created at our Google Meet!

Watch the videos.

There are optional activities to do.

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

Have fun experimenting with the activities on the music bingo board.

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

**It is a 4 day school week. You only need to move 4 items into the squares.

**First and second grade: Please be sure you are reading the bottom.

Journal Prompt 1- If I were the president, I would…
Journal Prompt 2- If you could hang out at the white house for a day, what would you do?

PreK- Draw and color a picture. Have a parent label.
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write one sentence (with parental help, kid spelling is great). Don't forget the capital letter and punctuation mark.
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.
2nd- Write 3 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.

Google Meet! Thursday, February 18th

3:45- PreK and Kinder
You will be sharing your craft and a fact about George Washington or Abraham Lincoln. (See President assignment on Google Classroom),

4:15- 1st and 2nd
You will be sharing your president facts and art. (See President assignment in Google Classroom.)

There are Valentine's Day read alouds, songs, brain breaks, games and crafts. These are optional. Have fun!

Complete the following activities below for PE this week!

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

**First and second grade: Please be sure you are reading the bottom.

Journal Prompt 1- What/who do you love and why?
Journal Prompt 2- What can you do to show love?

PreK- Draw and color a picture. Have a parent label.
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write one sentence (with parental help, kid spelling is great).
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.
2nd- Write 3 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.

3:45- PreK and Kinder
4:15- 1st and 2nd

Thursday, February 11th is our 100th day of school! For our Google Meet, you can dress like you are 100 years old! (You do not have to dress up, but you can if you would like to!)

You are to create a 100th day of school project. Simply display 100 items (buttons, stickers, googly eyes, etc.) on a small piece of poster board or card stock. We have attached some examples. Be ready to share your 100th day of school project at our Google Meet! Turn in your project to Google Classroom.

PreK- Students should be able to count objects to 10. Parents can count by tens to 100. Students will explain what objects they used and try to count to 10 at the meet.
Kinder-Students can group objects by tens and skip count to 100. Students will skip count by 10's to 100 on the google meet.
First and second- You will need to tell us how you counted your items to 100. For example, "I counted to 100 by 5's."

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

Click on the Kindergarten-2nd Grade Bingo Board. PreK can use the same bingo board. Complete at least 3 activities during the week.

Google Meet! You will need a piece of paper and something to write with.

Thursday, February 4th
PreK and Kinder- 3:45
1st and 2nd- 4:15

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

**First and second grade: Please be sure you are reading the bottom.

Journal Prompt 1- What is your greatest talent?
Journal Prompt 2- If you could invent something, what would it be?

PreK- Draw and color a picture. Have a parent label.
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write one sentence (with parental help, kid spelling is great).
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.
2nd- Write 3 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences. Don't forget to check for capitalization and punctuation.

Google Meet!

3:45- PreK and Kinder
4:15- 1st and 2nd

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

It is a 4 day week, so you only need to move 4 items.

Here are a few videos to watch about Martin Luther King Jr. that you can watch before completing the journal assignments and craft this week.

Complete a Martin Luther King Jr craft and turn in to Google Classroom for a grade. You can create one of the ones we have posted or you can create something of your choice! Be as creative as you would like. :)

First and Second Graders: You also need to include 2 facts about Martin Luther King Jr. Write your facts in complete sentences using correct capitalization and punctuation.

Journal Prompt 1- Free Write! (Write about anything you would like.)
Journal Prompt 2- Write about Martin Luther King. (There are some videos about Martin Luther King to watch first.)

PreK- Draw and color a picture. Have a parent label.
Kinder- Draw and color a picture. The student can write one sentence (with parental help, kid spelling is great).
1st- Write 2 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences.
2nd- Write 3 complete sentences. Draw and color a picture to match. Underline the nouns in your sentences. Circle the verbs in your sentences.

We will have a google meet on Thursday, January 21.

PreK-Kinder at 3:45
1st-2nd at 4:15

Be ready to share your Martin Luther King Jr. craft and at least one fact about him.

After you have completed the reading for the day move an item into the square.

We will have a google meet on Thursday, January 14.

PreK-Kinder at 3:45
1st-2nd at 4:15

Show and Tell
Be ready to share what you did over winter break or what you received for Christmas. You can even show us the item.