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 H?
HAT 🎩 HAIR 👩🏫 KITTY 🐱 HAND 🖐
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.
Let us start with Hairy Hat Man from Letterland and listen to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWLI4x17RMQ After listening, show your child how to write a capital H and a lower case h (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. Lowercase h writing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaIu46w8bdA
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 H (hair, heart, helicopter, horse, hat.) You might want to add a picture of a kitty, so that your child can say that kitty does not start with H! Here is a book of H word pictures https://twistynoodle.com/h-is-for-house-2-minibook/ Also, you can add new objects/pictures starting with the letter H every day and let your child explore the container all through the week.
Science
What would prevent your child from seeing the moon? Clouds? Eric Carle wrote Little Cloud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWVwkdL98Rs
After viewing the book, discuss with your child the clouds he sees in the sky. For this project of reproducing clouds, you need (1) big sheet of blue construction paper, (2) cotton balls, (3) glue and (4) cards print out https://www.pinayhomeschooler.com/2012/04/clouds-for-preschoolers-free.html
After you print cloud cards, have your child glue the cards on the upper-half of your blue construction paper and have your child put glue on paper and reproduce the type of cloud on the lower-half shaping cotton balls. You and your child can make as many or as few as you want.
Remember the cycle of seasons we reviewed earlier. We repeated the names of all seasons with a simple movement. Have your child make a big circle in the air with their arm. At each quarter, have your child repeat a season (fall or autumn, winter, spring and summer.)
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
How do clouds move? clouds are pushed by the …… wind! When the Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bDX7hPnof8 While viewing the book, Use tally marks for all the things the wind picks up. Then, help your child to enumerate all things that the wind picked up. It can be a challenge but excellent for memory practice!
”It is Raining, It is Pouring” Book by Kin Eagle and Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vmAXb3QkvY
“Rain, Rain Go Away“ Song
Rain rain go away,
Come again another day.
Little children want to play;
Come again another day!
“If it’s Windy and You Know it” Song (“If You’re Happy and You Know it” tune) and Movement
If it’s windy and you know it, swing and sway.
If it’s windy and you know it, swing and sway.
If it’s windy and you know it. Then your clothes will surely show it.
If it’s windy and you know it, swing and sway! (Instead of “swing and sway” you can use “close the door”,…)
Math
The Shape Song Singalong by Barefoot Book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umu58RxNL7I This song will encourage your child to draw with shapes!
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-setbr4-pages/october-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? How many more (count with fingers)?
Art
Many art projects are created with letter H or h. You will find various examples below:
- Letter H h Horse Craft https://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/m-letterh-horse.htm
- Letter H Crafts http://www.preschoolcrafts.us/letter-h-crafts/
- H is for House https://thekindergartenconnection.com/h-house-letter-craft/
- Letter H is for Hot Chocolate https://thesimpleparent.com/letter-h-craft/
If you have a Letterland Binder, your child can add the project to the other letters already studied (L, F, E)
For the Bubble Wrap Rain Project, you need (1) blue paint, (2) brush, (3) white construction paper, (4) a piece of bubble wrap, (5) cotton balls, and (6) glue.
Directions:
- Paint bubble wrap piece with brush and blue paint.
- Press the white construction paper On top to do a print and glue cotton balls for clouds. You can also cut a person, a house, …. out of construction paper to glue in the rain that will make the art work personal and highly creative.
Small Motor Skills
Rainy Day Book https://twistynoodle.com/rainy-day-7-minibook/
Match the Umbrella https://twistynoodle.com/match-the-umbrellas-coloring-page/
Letter H Activity Book https://twistynoodle.com/letter-h-activity-book-minibook/
Gross Motor Skills
Outside time with climbing, jumping, bicycling, running, walking are great ways to develop the whole child.
Another scavenger hunt for the letter H in your house! Ask your child to find 5-10 objects starting with letter H.