Aloha! Let’s sing together our song “Rise and Shine – Welcome to School Today” by Dr. Jean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyAD2OoFuoY and our greeting song “Hello to all the children of the world”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nYjGy_ZUG8
I realize that you might have to survey other members of your family for the question of the day so that your child have enough tally marks to count or have your child put more than one tally mark.
What Starts with the letter L ?
LIZARD🦎 APPLE 🍎 LION 🦁 CAR 🚗
For the writing/reading process, have your child trace or copy (advanced skill) daily his/her name on paper/dry eraser board/ mini blackboard (kindergarten handwriting page) starting at the top of each letter, either in all uppercase letters or just first letter in uppercase and the rest in lowercase.
Let us start with Lucy Light from Letterland and listen to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31NAJb5wzWk After listening, show your child how to write a capital L and a lower case l (advanced) starting at the top (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJnZePnDo-U). Have your child first trace the letter(s) you wrote with one finger.
For the phonetic part, have a big yogurt container with a lid filled with small objects or pictures that start with the letter L (lemon, lettuce, lentils, lion, lizard, leaf, leg letter). You might want to add a picture of an apple, so that your child can say that apple does not start with L ! Here is an L book with pictures https://twistynoodle.com/my-letter-l-2-minibook/
Science
Mixing colors is fun! Here are 2 books:
- Mouse Paint by Ellen Stoll Walsh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WukUhcwv3Es
- Mix-It Up by Herve Tullet (Interactive fun) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLxFNtNZa4E
After viewing either one, you might want to mix primary colors with your child either on paper or (less messy) in a small plastic bag. Children love to mix!
On the tune of “Clementine”, we can sing: what’s the weather, what’s the weather, what’s the weather like today? Is it cloudy, is it rainy, is it sunny, is it cold? (You can also change the weather words).
Let your child check the weather and tell you about it. You might want to ask your child to do a weather drawing that you can label. Some activities will be repetitive to create a routine that brings comfort to your child.
Language Arts
All through the year, we will support your child’s social-emotional development with different activities. Together by Jane Simmons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=087z-aQDfH8 shows how we can get along…
After viewing the book, help your child sequence the story: what happened first, next and at the end. then, brainstorm with your child the differences between Mouse and Nut. Explain that Mouse and Nut did not think they could play together because of their differences. In the story, they both accepted their differences because they wanted to play together.
The More We Get Together” Song with movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lldmkrJXQ-E
The more we get together, together, together,
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.
Because your friends are my friends
And my friends are your friends
The more we get together, the happier we’ll be.
”If You’re Thankful and You Know It” Song (Tune of If You’re Happy and You Know It” Song)
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
If you’re thankful and you know it and you really want to show it.
If you’re thankful and you know it, clap your hands.
Five Little Friends Fingerplay
Five little friends went out to play
On a bright and sunny day,
One little friend said, “I can’t stay.”
Then there were four little friends left to play.
Four little friends went out to play
On a bright and sunny day,
One little friend said, “I can’t stay.”
Then there were three little friends left to play.
Three little friends went out to play
On a bright and sunny day.
One little friend said, “I can’t stay.”
Then there were two little friends left to play.
Two little friends went out to play
On a bright and sunny day.
One little friend said, “I can’t stay.”
Then there was one Little friend left to play.
One little friend went out to play
On a bright and sunny day.
One little friend said, “I can’t stay.”
Then there were no friends left to play.
Math
The calendar is a daily activity to do with your child that develop number and pattern recognition. Here is the link to print a calendar to update daily with your child. The set has a weather component, if you like. https://www.themailbox.com/magazines/september-calendar-setbr4-pages/september-calendar-set-3
Daily counting of tally marks and show your child a number card or write the number down to show your child. The numbers of the tallies will be different every day. Extend the concept by comparing numbers: which has more? Which has fewer? Which are the same?
Art
For this Capital Letter L for Lion Art Project, you need (1) yellow and orange, if needed, (2) scissors, (3) glue, (4) Print for cutting/tracing https://cdn.funwithmama.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/l-is-for-lion-craft.jpg
Dress-Up Lucy Lamp Project: http://files.letterland.com/pdf/Step-by-Step-Craft-Guides/LL-Step-by-Step-Craft-Guide.pdf
Small Motor Skills
Color the Pictures Book https://twistynoodle.com/color-the-pictures-minibook/
Secondary Color Book https://twistynoodle.com/secondary-colors-3-minibook/
Letter L Activity Book https://twistynoodle.com/letter-l-activity-book-minibook/
Gross Motor Skills
Outside time with climbing, jumping, bicycling, running, walking are great ways to develop the whole child.
Pink Fung Jungle Boogie Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDcRSutPsE