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 word start with E?
ELBOW TREE 🌲 ENVELOPPE PLANE ✈️
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 (you could draw 🙂) either in all uppercase letters or just first letter in uppercase and the rest in lowercase.
If you have My First School Book from Handwriting Without Tears methodology https://www.lwtears.com/hwt. Have your child complete pages 27-28.
A whole week activity:
For the phonetic part, have a big yogurt container with a lid filled with small objects or pictures that start with the letter E (Elephant, egg, enveloppe, exit, elbow). You might want to add a picture of a puppy, so that your child can say that puppy does not start with E! Here is a book of E word pictures https://twistynoodle.com/my-e-e-book-3-minibook/ Also, you can add new objects/pictures starting with the letter E every day and let your child explore the container all through the week.
Science
Yesterday, your child observed the moon. Today, your child can do an advanced experiment with family members to explain why your child see different parts of the moon in the sky each day. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/moon-phases/
On the tune of “Oh, my Darling 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
Pete the Cat collection of books is a favorite to preschoolers. Here is Pete the Cat The Wheels on the Bus by James Dean. This book gives us an opportunity to talk about position words. Here is a bus (better if you have a toy bus) https://twistynoodle.com/school-bus-9-coloring-page/ and Pete template https://coloringhome.com/pete-the-cat-printables you can print. After you color and cut print-outs (or use toy bus), explore with your child these position words by asking: where is Pete the cat? And encourage your child to respond: Pete the Cat is ….. (positional word) the school bus.
1. Above
2. Under
3. Between
4. Behind
5. Inside
6. On top
7. Front (you can also add more)
The Jolly Postman and Other People’s Letters by Janet and Allan Ahlberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpeo_0yoD0k is about letter writing. Encourage your child to write a letter to a friend or family member and to go through the mailing process.
My Mail Carrier Song (Tune of “My Bonnie lies over the Ocean”)
I get to sort the mail,
Then carry it to your home.
The mail comes from all over,
Like New York, Paris, and Rome.
Mail, mail, mail, mail,
I love to deliver the mail, mail, mail.
Mail, Mail, Mail, Mail,
I love to deliver the mail.
Other community helpers are nurses, plumbers, painters, florists, store owners, waitresses…
Mrs. Wobble the Waitress by Allan Ahlberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Ul6vVELN4
Nurse Clementine by Simon James https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V3TVINNOGo
Math
Magna-Tiles are popular with preschoolers and let them explore 2 and 3 dimensional shapes. You can find them at Amazon and other stores. You can also start introducing these 3D-shapes while playing with blocks or recyclables: sphere, cube, (rectangular)prism, cylinder, cone and (square) pyramid.
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/october-calendar-set/october-calendar-set-2
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? How many more (count with fingers)?
Art
Today is Free Watercolor Painting. You need paper, watercolor and a brush. Encourage your child to describe the painting.
For this STEAM Project, you need (1) recyclables, (2) piece of cardboard as a base, and (3) colored tapes. Engage your child to build with recyclables and tapes on the cardboard base and encourage your child to verbalize the process of building.
Small Motor Skills
Bus Safety Coloring Page https://twistynoodle.com/bus-safety-2-coloring-page/
Color Each Letter E https://twistynoodle.com/color-each-letter-e-coloring-page/
Circle the Word that Begins with E https://twistynoodle.com/circle-the-words-that-begin-with-e-coloring-page/
Color the Square with the Letter e https://twistynoodle.com/color-the-squares-with-the-letter-e-coloring-page/
Gross Motor Skills
Outside time with climbing, jumping, bicycling, running, walking are great ways to develop the whole child.
Learn the Letter E while dancing with Jack Hartmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMLtpWCdBeY