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.
Which types of house have you see?
HOUSE🏡/ MANSION / BIRDHOUSE / CHICKEN COOP / COW BARN
Your child started with Red Ro-bot from Letterland and listened to the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6it9EqiCbko After listening to the song, your child traced a capital R and a lower case r, starting at the top (song – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJnZePnDo-U), go down, jump back up and do a curve line around, then a diagonal line down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBwJnjbRbro
Now, Now, let’s listen to the story from the Letterland Corner: Red Robot and the Recycling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMquclX7cnE After listening to the story, help your child retell the story using lots of R 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 R (rabbit, race, radio, rain, rascal, rat, read, ready, really, red, ride, right, ring, road, robber, robot, rock, roll, roof, rope, roses, round, rubber, rule, run, ruler.) You might want to add a picture of a bee, so that your child can say bee does not start with R! Here is a book of R word pictures: https://www.first-school.ws/t.asp?t=http://www.first-school.ws/images/alpha/ap1/r1.gif Also, you can add new objects/pictures starting with the letter R every day and let your child explore the container all through the week.
Science
For the Soft and Hard Items Survey, you need (1) soft and hard little objects from your home, (2) a sheet of paper, and (3) marker. Encourage your child to sort objects into 2 groups (hard or soft) on a sheet of paper divided into 2 columns labeled “hard” and “soft”. For further exploration, have your child count objects in each column and draw tally marks in each column (advanced – write numbers) and ask your child what your child could use to build a house/shelter.
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.
Kitchen Science
in the story of Goldilocks, there are bowls of porridge. In the classroom, I prepare oatmeal, a type of porridge, with children using a bowl, a spoon, water or milk, and salt, in a microwave. With your child, you can cook plain oatmeal with milk or water (1 serving: 1 cup of boiling water, 1/2 cup of oatmeal, and a dash of salt) in a pot or in the microwave (adult only) or use a single serve bag of oatmeal with apple pieces and cinnamon from a brand name, for which you only need to add water or milk and cook in a pot or microwave. As soon as the oatmeal is cooked your child will be able to observe water vapor rising from the hot oatmeal, the gaseous phase of water!
Language Arts
Goldilocks Literature:
1. Goldilocks and the Three Bears retold by Sarah Delmege https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCxHYwl5tJ8.
2. Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett (advanced) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ273emGkhc.
3. The Three Bears retold by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVTvWKmY7Ck
Either in the classroom environment or in your home with members of your family, the story of Goldilocks and the three bears is an excellent book to act out (readers’ theater).
After viewing a book, help your child sequence the story of Goldilocks and the three bears: what happened first, next,… at the end. Brainstorm with your child how you and your child could change the ending of the story like baby bear asked Goldilocks to play and both became the best friends ever!
Teddy Bear Song with Movement
Teddy bear, teddy bear, turn around!
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the ground!
Teddy bear, teddy bear, reach up high!
Teddy bear, teddy bear, touch the sky!
Teddy bear, teddy bear, show your shoes!
Teddy bear, teddy bear, that will do!
Teddy bear, teddy bear, go upstairs!
Teddy bear, teddy bear, leave your chair!
Teddy bear, teddy bear, go to bed!
Teddy bear, teddy bear, rest your head!
5 Little Bears Fingerplay
One little bear wandering without a clue.
Along came another and then there were two.
Two little bears up in a tree.
Along came another and then there were three.
Three little bears happy to be out the door.
Along came another and then there were four.
Four little bears eating the honey in the hive.
Along came another and then there were five.
We are Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riHxoHgphhU Have your child repeat verses!
Math
For the Building and Measuring Activity, your child will need to decide which material or object to use to build a house/shelter:
1. Duplos or legos;
2. Cardboard;
3. Table and chairs;
4. Tent; and
5. Cotton sheet, comforter or blanket.
After the house is built, provide your child with a measuring tape or ruler and help your child to measure different parts of the house and compare sizes: Is the door bigger than the window? My child and I had fun building building a fort with Discovery Kids Construction Fort Kit.
Independent Practice: Jelly Beans Sort by Size https://twistynoodle.com/jelly-bean-sort-by-size-coloring-page/
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 Letterland Letter R for Rain Art Project, you need (1) Letter R template https://twistynoodle.com/my-letter-r-2-coloring-page/, (2) blue and white construction paper, (3) scissors, (4) cotton balls, (5) glue, and (6) white yarn.
Directions:
1. Cut Letter R with template out of white construction paper.
2. Take a sheet of blue construction paper and glue letter R.
3. Cut yarn pieces and water drops out of blue construction paper.
4. Glue cotton balls as clouds, yarn pieces and raindrops on letter R.
5. If you have a Letterland Binder, add this craft to the others in the binder.
For Goldilocks and the Three Bears Art Project, you need (1) blue and brown construction paper, (2) scissors, (3) glue, (4) sticks and brown leaves from outside.
Directions:
1. Harvest sticks and leaves from outside and make 1 big, 1 medium, and 1 small bed.
2. Cut 3 brown construction paper bears (https://www.themailbox.com/magazines/flannelboard-piecesbr-2-pages/goldilocks-and-the-three-bears)
3. Take sheet of blue construction paper and glue beds and bears.
Small Motor Skills
R is Rainbow Coloring Book https://twistynoodle.com/r-is-for-rainbow-4-coloring-page/
Letter R Bookmark https://twistynoodle.com/letter-r-bookmark-coloring-page/
Cut and Paste the Letters R U L E R https://twistynoodle.com/cut-and-paste-the-letters-r-u-l-e-r-coloring-page/
Gross Motor Skills
Outside time with climbing, jumping, bicycling, running, walking are great ways to develop the whole child.