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 an emoji 🙂) 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 wear 2 socks that are the same color and shape?
YES / NO

Make Letter B Shape:

  1. 1 big line, 2 little curves for capital B/1 big line and 1 little curve for Lowercase b. Your child use a finger to trace the letter starting at the top, going down, jump back up, and go around down. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1MfdgzzdHo) 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)
  2. Wet-Dry-Try on small chalkboard (Handwriting Without Tears) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6p4LUEGbwM
  3. 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 B (baby, bad, balance, ball, bar, beautiful, bed, bee, big, bird, birthday,biscuit, blue, boat, bounce, bread, breakfast, bridge, brown, bubble, bun, bus, butter, butterfly.) You might want to add a picture of a pig, so that your child can say Dog that does not start with B! Here is a book of B word pictures: https://www.first-school.ws/t.asp?t=http://www.first-school.ws/images/alpha/ap1/b.gif Also, you can add new objects/pictures starting with the letter B every day and let your child explore the container all through the week.

Science

For the Balloons Science Experiment, you need (1) 2 clear water glasses, (2) 2 water balloons (red and blue), (3) cold water, and hot water (adult only). What happens if you put lightly inflated water balloons on hot and cold water?
Directions:
1. Blow some air in both balloons.
2. Pour cold water in 1 clear glass and hot water in another clear glass (adult only).
3. Put blue lightly inflated balloon on cold water. What happens to the balloon?
4. Put red lightly inflated balloon on hot water. What happens to the balloon?
The air in the balloon on hot water expands and contracts on cold water.

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.

Language Arts

Socks Literature:
1. A Pair of Socks by Stuart J. Murphy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye1PgKhZIow.
2. Simon Sock By Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qI7P0YL8aw.
3. Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss (advanced) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JQORXkblaM

After viewing a book, help your child sequence the story: what happened first, next,… at the end. The major theme is pair of socks and rhymes. Brainstorm with your child what other pieces of clothing come in pairs (earrings, earmuffs, shoes, mittens, …) and which word rhymes with socks (advanced).

Socks Song (“The Wheels on the Bus” tune)
The socks on my feet are cozy and warm, cozy and warm, cozy and warm.
The socks on my feet are cozy and warm all through the winter time.

”Warm Socks” Song (“If You’re Happy and You Know It” tune) with Movement
If you’re cold and you know it, wear your socks (clap, clap).
If you’re cold and you know it, wear your socks (clap, clap).
If you know you’re cold, if you know you’re cold,
If you know you’re cold, wear your socks. (clap, clap).

Math

A Math Activity with socks: Put all your child’s socks together and encourage you child to put 2 socks together that are the same or make pairs and then count the pairs.

Letter B Memory Game https://twistynoodle.com/letter-b-memory-game-coloring-page/ After cutting, put cards face down and encourage your child to take 2 cards that make a pair!

January just started. 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/january-calendar-set/january-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 Pair of Socks Art Project, you need (1) construction paper, (2) scissors, and (3) markers/paint/color tape/strips of color construction paper.
Directions:
1. Fold sheet of construction paper into two and draw/cut shape of sock.
2. Open up sheet of construction paper to see socks back to back.
3. Design a pattern going across both socks with tape/markers/paint/strips of construction paper on both sides of construction paper.
4. Cut and separate both socks. You have got a pair!


For the Fox in Socks Art Project, you need (1) small paper plate, (2) orange tempera paint with brush, (3) scissors, (4) black marker, (5) stapler, (6) brown pompom, (7) googly eyes, (8) glue, and thin strips of brown construction paper.
Directions:
1. Cut 2 triangles out of small paper plate and staple to top as fox’s ears.
2. Paint the paper plate with orange tempera paint and brush.
3. Once dry, glue brown strips for whiskers and on top pompom for nose, and googly eyes.

If you would like to transform the project into a mask, use a big paper plate, cut 2 holes for eyes and glue/staple a large popsicle stick at the bottom for your child to hold the mask.

Small Motor Skills

Ock Mini Coloring Page https://twistynoodle.com/ock-minibook/
Letter B Placemat https://twistynoodle.com/letter-b-placemat-coloring-page/.
Practice Writing Letter B https://twistynoodle.com/practice-writing-the-letter-b-coloring-page/
Alphabet Letter B https://www.first-school.ws/t.asp?t=http://www.first-school.ws/images/word-search/alphabet/b2.gif

Gross Motor Skills

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