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 capital/uppercase and the rest in lowercase. If your child is starting to write on paper, you can write your child’s name with a highlighter and your child can use a crayon to trace it.
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.
Do you have a veteran in your family?
YES/NO
Folded American flag given to our Veteran’s family that I put in a frame to remember and commemorate our Air Force grandpa, Gerard Powers.
Make letter O shape:
- 2 big curves for capital O/ 2 little curves for Lowercase o. Your child use a finger to trace the letter starting at the top, going down, around from left to right and back up. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmpV-h9Imj4). In order to start learning letters, your child will need a set of big curves, little curves, big lines and little lines in wood. You can purchase them at https://www.lwtears.com or make them your self. Here is a picture: http://cdn.lwtears.com/images/uploads/1_787_large.png)
- Wet-Dry-Try on small chalkboard (Handwriting Without Tears) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6p4LUEGbwM
- Play dough with small chalkboard (recipe: https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/playdough-recipe/) or you can purchase the Roll-A-Dough Set from Handwriting without Tears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spjVLDXDixI
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 O (object, October, octopus, odd, off, of, or, office, often, on, opposite, orange, ostrich, otter.) You might want to add a picture of a cat, so that your child can say that cat does not start with O! Here is a book of O word pictures: https://twistynoodle.com/my-oo-book-5-minibook/ Also, you can add new objects/pictures starting with the letter O every day and let your child explore the container all through the week.
Science
Veterans Day – How it Started – Kid History by Broadcast Cal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP40EFzPR5c Review to help your child understand and answer any question your child has.
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
We remember! Thank you to all veterans for protecting us and our country! Here are:
1. Veterans: Heroes in our Neighborhood by Valerie Pfundstein (advanced) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1JUotwHLRU
2. Hero Dad by Melinda Hardin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atk03iVvITg and Hero Mom by Melinda Hardin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcH3voFlCsg
The National Anthem or Star-Spangled Banner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWMy7Rpk5Bo
Math
Two games:
- If a (1) Domino Set is available, play a game with your child and family.
- Otherwise, for a (2) Roll and Cover Game, you need (1) sheet of paper, (2) crayon, and (3) die or dice. Depending of your child’s skills, write numbers from 1-6, 1-10, or 1-20 on the sheet of paper. Each player roll a die or dice, depending on the numbers written. Cross out the number on the paper corresponding to the amount on the die or dice each time. The winner is the player crossing out the last number(s). For more advanced play, a player can do simple additions. For instance, if a player rolls a 7, a player can cross out 3 and 4.
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
For the Thank You for Your Service Art Project, you need (1) heart print out (https://twistynoodle.com/the-heart-is-pink-coloring-page/) and blank sheet of paper, (2) white, red and blue tissue paper, (3) scissors, (4) glue, and (5) black marker.
Directions:
- Cut and glue heart print out on a blank sheet of paper.
- Cut little squares of white, red and blue tissue paper.
- Crumble up little squares and glue them on the heart in pattern of choice.
- Write “Thank You for Your Service” at the top of the page with marker, sign it and give it to a veteran.
- Picture https://veteransdayblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Veterans-Day-Crafts-Ideas.jpg (where you can glue a blue paper at the back and cut one end to make the shape of a flag.)
For the Painted Flag Art Project, you need (1) sheet of white construction paper, and (2) white, blue and red paint with brush.
Directions:
- Trace the flag on white construction paper. (https://dbsenk.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/flag.jpg)
- Paint the top left square with blue paint in blue.
- Paint stripes in red leaving a white one in-between.
- Once dry, dot paint on top of blue square with white paint using tip of finger.
Small Motor Skills
Veteran’s Day Coloring Page https://twistynoodle.com/veterans-day-coloring-page/
Color Each Letter O https://twistynoodle.com/color-each-letter-o-coloring-page/
Letter O Maze https://twistynoodle.com/letter-o-maze-coloring-page/
Gross Motor Skills
Outside time with climbing, jumping, bicycling, running, walking are great ways to develop the whole child.
Social-Emotional Development
A “ feel good” book is The World Needs More Purple People by Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE29HgL3Lqo After viewing the book, share with your child how you are a purple person and ask how your child is purple too.