Letter of the Week
Our letter this week is D. We have listened to many words that start with D in songs and we have written the letter D as well. Here is one more D song to finish off the week.
Write capital D 5 times. Write lowercase d 5 times.
Math
For our math activity we are going to work on the concept of zero. I would like for you to ask your child the following questions:
- How many chairs are in the dining room?
- How many people live in your house?
- How many real penguins live in your house?
- How many windows do you have in your house?
- How many real dinosaurs live in your house?
If your child responds with the word “none” remind them that the number for nothing is zero!
Work Time
Turn off those screens and play with some toys, color, paint… anything you can think of!
Planning Time (5 minutes): Build your child’s ability to organize their time by having them make a “plan” with you about what they would like to play with. Children do this everyday with us at school. It helps children learn to organize their thoughts. Adults make plans all the time to organize their thoughts (shopping lists are made before going to the grocery store, to do lists are made to help plan your day etc..).
Work Time (45-60 minutes): During work time kids play WITHOUT ELECTRONICS. Kids can use toys to pretend play, build, and create.
Clean Up (about 15 minutes): Kids clean up the mess they have made while playing.
Recall Time (5 minutes): Build your child’s memory of events by having your child tell you what they did while they played (ask “tell me how you did that” or “what did you do next?”)
Story Time
This is another one of our classroom books. I hope you have seen your child’s face light up as they listened to these stories that they are familiar with. This is how the joy of reading begins. They are feeling like they are readers already!
Movement/Outside
Make sure you get outside today if the weather cooperates. Here is a movement activity song to start you out. The kids love Tooty Ta! It is so so silly!
Have a great day!