Theme 3- My Community

Week1- Places We Go

• Practice Syllables
• Story Sequences
• Using Longer sentences
• Vocabulary words- Building, Neighborhood, energy, fire, heat, fussy, laundromat, firehouse, bawl, errand
• letter Ff
• Learn about the Library
• Retelling Stories
• Using pictures to tell stories
• Parts of a book (spine, pages, front and back cover, title, illustrations)

What can you do at home:

• Search for the letter Ff.
• Practice writing the letter Ff.
• Find things that begin with the letter Ff.
• Practice location words (next to, beside, above, below, etc.)
• Name different buildings that you see in the community (grocery store, police station, fire station, bank, school, home, etc.)
• Talk about the people that would be inside of those buildings or why people go to those buildings.

Week 2- People We Meet

• Community workers
• Letter Gg.
• Using picture clue
• Practice writing the letter Gg.
• Counting objects
• Acting out stories
• Counting syllables in words
• Practicing rhyming words
• Vocabulary: doctor, firefighter, librarian, mail carrier, policeman, work, workers, alarm, discover, explore, heal, closer, farther, electricity, safety

What can you do at home:

• Find the letter Gg.
• Practice writing the letter Gg.
• Practice Stop, Drop, and Roll
• Practice a fire escape plan
• Practice memorizing your address in case of an emergency.
• Practice (on a play phone) recognizing the number 9 and 1.
• Count Everything!!
• Practice writing and spelling name.
• Use and review some vocabulary words

Week 3- Things that Move

• Letter Hh.
• Writing the letter Hh.
• Creating patterns
• Rhyming words
• Separating syllables
• Vocabulary words: motion, speed, factory, sweeper, scoop, transportation, driver, passenger, safety, traffic, taxi, position, travel, vehicle.

Things you can do at home:

• Keep practicing the emergency routines.
• Keep practicing home address memorization.
• Use some vocabulary in their familiar home environment so that it is related to something they are used to.
• Practice clapping syllables:
  • Example- "fire"- one clap=one syllable word
  • "Com-mu-ni-ty"- four claps=four syllable word
• Look for different types of vehicles and machines in your community. Examples: firetruck, police car, bulldozer, car hauler, tractor.
• Talk about the types of people that will drive those vehicles.
• COUNT EVERYTHING!

Week 4- Going Green

Things you can do at home: