By Election

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

My favorite Closing Song sung on “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” tune with movement:

Twinkle, twinkle little stars! Time is over and we say goodbye. (Open and close hands)
We had fun with all our friends. Let’s come back and do it again! (Arm moved up and back)
Twinkle, twinkle, little stars! What a wonderful bunch you are! (Blow kisses)

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.

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.

Which word starts with the letter C?
CAT 🐈/ RAINBOW 🌈/ CASTLE 🏰/ CAR 🚘/ CLOCK ⏰

On Monday, we started with Clever Cat from Letterland and listen to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY4vqYK8ohM and your child traced the capital/uppercase C and lowercase c. Let’s listen in the Letterland Story Corner, Clever Cat and the Cake https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX9S_iM6TOg After listening to the story, help your child to retell the story using lots of C words.

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 C (cake, car, cat, candle, cap, castle, clean, clever, climb, clock, clothes, cold, color, come, cook, count, cross, cuddle, cup, custard, cut.) You might want to add a picture of a unicorn, so that your child can say that unicorn does not start with C! Here is a book of C word pictures: https://twistynoodle.com/my-letter-c-minibook/ Also, you can add new objects/pictures starting with the letter C every day and let your child explore the container all through the week.

Science

Voting for Kids – The science behind Voting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrG7zBUDiqQ

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

Children hear people about elections. Here are three books explaining the process:

1.The Night Before Election Day by Natasha Wing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvoTbS4Slcg
2. Duck for President by Doreen Cronin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB6NfdT-v14.
3. V is for Voting (alphabet-advanced) by Kate Farrell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3z7DhEyIDo

After viewing a book, review how adults vote and answer your child’s questions.

Many patriotic songs are available and the Pledge of Allegiance is said in every public school https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ0C1aOpO4Q Jack Hartmann also wrote a song “America to Me” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oex3j_9AhGA (your child can repeat the lyrics).

To extend your child’s knowledge of the states, here is Jack Hartmann “50 States Song” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luNbXJ5QoKY

Math

Each week has 7 days and children can remember with this fun song (“Adams’ Family” tune) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrG7zBUDiqQ

With colored blocks, your child can make different patterns. Make patterns (ABAB, ABCABC, ABBA, ABBCABBC,….), have your child copy them, make his or her own, and decide which pattern is the best. With more children, take a vote!

November is here! 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/november-calendar-setbr4-pages/november-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

“Vote” Stickers to Color https://www.woojr.com/election-day-kids-craft/election-day-craft-2/

For Voting Box to Elect the President’s Pet Project, you need (1) shoe box, (2) paper, (3) scissors, (4) markers, (5) glue, and (6) website https://www.prekinders.com/presidents-day-activities-preschool/

For Letter C Art Project, you need (1) white construction paper, (2) C cut-out and 3 little triangles in black construction paper https://twistynoodle.com/letter-c-cutting-practice-coloring-page/, (3) 2 googly eyes, (4) scissors, (5) glue, (6) light brown pipe-cleaner, (7) black marker, and (8) either brown pompons or brown construction paper circles.

Directions:

  1. Cut light brown pipe cleaners in small pieces for cat’s whiskers.
  2. Take sheet of white construction paper and glue eyes, 2 triangles for cat’s hears and 1 for cat’s nose, and brown pompoms/circles.
  3. Draw cat’s mouth with black marker.
  4. picture http://www.preschoolcrafts.us/letter-c-crafts-for-preschool/
  5. Add this art project to Letterland Binder if you have one.

Small Motor Skills

United States of America Coloring Page https://twistynoodle.com/united-states-of-america-9-coloring-page/

ABC Election Day Order http://www.primaryjunction.net/2012/10/election-day-freebie.html

Letter C Activity Book https://twistynoodle.com/letter-c-activity-book-minibook/

Letter C Dot Painting https://twistynoodle.com/letter-c-dot-painting-coloring-page/

Gross Motor Skills

Outside time with climbing, jumping, bicycling, running, walking are great ways to develop the whole child.

Fun Dance Song for Preschoolers – “Tooty Ta” by Jack Hartmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea4TVg0_8Dk