Week of
4/13/20 - 4/16/20
This week's Theme: SPRING
The letter & sound /s/
Below are learning opportunities, activities and links separated out for each subject area. Try to do a few activities every day! Remember- Take Monday, April 13th as a "Ketchup" catch -up/recharge day.
Are You Ready to Learn?
What Zone Are You In?
If you are not in Green, you can use a strategy to change it:
Deep Breaths
Squeeze Ball/Stress Ball
Drink of water/eat a snack if hungry
Take a break
Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube
Zones:
Green: Focused, Calm, Happy
Yellow: Anxious, Nervous
Blue: Sad, Tired
Red: Mad, Angry
From/Credit: Zones of Regulation
HANDWRITING
Practice tracing/writing your first name EVERYDAY. Write it with shaving cream, chalk or paint if you want to switch it up!
Draw/Write in your Home journal. Below are some JOURNAL IDEAS for this week.
Draw/List "What I like to do on a rainy day"
Draw/List "What I like to do on a sunny day"
Letter/Sounds
Zoo Phonics
Encourage your child say the letter, sound, and make the action- we do this often at circle time!
Count 1-20
with the Singing Walrus
Encourage your child to count along!
READING
Theme: SPRING & The Letter /S/
Below are links to a few books about SPRING Click on a different book each day!
Letter Trace ( in Preschool Packet) -Have your child say the letter and trace with finger or write. You can also put the letter mats in a page protector and trace with a dry erase marker. OR build the letter with beans or cereal, etc..
Online Reading Games:
Starfall is an educational site for kids to practice letters, sounds and much more!
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
IMG_6029.MOVTJ Higuera (a former 2nd grade student of mine) reading The Kissing Hand
Excercise, Rhyme, and Freeze with Jack Hartman
If it Rhymes- Exercise
If it does not Rhyme- Freeze
MATH
Try to complete one per day
Patterns: Make a pattern with Legos, blocks, cereal, noodles or color a pattern
Write #'s 1-10 on cards. Lay them out on the floor. Toss a bean bag or small stuffy friend onto a card and have your child read the # on the card.
Write #'s 1-10 on cards. Lay them out on the floor all mixed up. Have/help your child put in order 1-10.
Use your #'s 1-10 cards. Have your child match objects to the #. Ex: 2 Legos next to the card with 2 on it.
Trace Numbers or Shapes ( in Preschool Packet) -Have your child say the # or shape and trace with finger or write. You can also put the # or shape mat in a page protector and trace with a dry erase marker. OR build with beans or cereal, etc..
Art & Sensory Ideas
Draw a Self Portrait - Have your child follow the video below and draw with me!
Tin Foil Sculpture- Watch the video below.
Check out: https://www.artforkidshub.com/ for fun drawing tutorials! I posted one below on drawing a rain cloud :-)
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