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.
What do you like on your pancake?
BLUEBERRIES 🫐 / CHOCOLATE CHIPS / NUTELLA / STRAWBERRIES 🍓
If you have My First School Book from Handwriting Without Tears methodology https://www.lwtears.com/hwt. Have your child complete pages 52 and 53. Your child can also practice writing number 3 on page 80.
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 K (kangaroo, keep, kennel, ketchup, kettle, key, key, kick, kid, kilo, kind, king, kiss, kitchen, kite, kitten, kaleidoscope). You might want to add a picture of a rainbow, so that your child can say rainbow does not start with K! Here is a book of K word pictures: https://twistynoodle.com/my-letter-k-minibook/ Also, you can add new objects/pictures starting with the letter K every day and let your child explore the container all through the week. More K words https://www.first-school.ws/t.asp?t=http://www.first-school.ws/images/alpha/ap1/k.gif
Kitchen Science
For Easy Pancake Recipe, you need (1) bowl with whip, (2) pan, (3) butter/oil, (3) 1 egg, (4) 1 cup of buttermilk/milk, (5) 1 cup of all-purpose flour, (6) 1 tsp baking powder, (7) 1/2 tsp salt, (8) 1/2 tsp baking soda.
Directions:
1. whip all ingredients together to make a batch for 6-7 pancakes.
2. Butter pan and pour some batter in pan.
3. Top with blueberries, chocolate chips,…
4. Once golden brown underneath, flip the pancake and cook until golden brown.
5. Enjoy with butter or maple syrup!
Science
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
Pancake Literature:
1. If You Give a Pig a Pancakes? By Laura Numeroff https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNiAktHBZa4.
2. Pancakes, Pancakes by Eric Carle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YkDoLIX2bU.
3. Pancakes for Breakfast by Tomie de Paola https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMTCDk90lNs
After viewing a book, help your child sequence the story: what happened first, next,… at the end. Brainstorm with your child how you and your child prepare for breakfast and what else you could eat or prepare.
Pancake Rhyme.
Mix a pancake.
Stir a pancake.
Pour it in a pan.
Fry the pancake.
Toss the pancake.
Catch it if you can!
Pancake Song (“Here we go Round the Mulberry Bush” tune)
This is the way we make pancakes, make pancakes, make pancakes.
This is the way we make pancakes so early in the morning.
This is the way we stir the batter….
This is the way we had the flour….
This is the way we pour the batter….
This is the way we flip the pancake….
This is the way we eat the pancake…
Math
For Make Your Own Shape Memory Game, you need to print https://twistynoodle.com/make-your-own-memory-game-coloring-page/ Once cards cut out, lay cards face down and ask your child to turn over 2 cards of the same shape. If cards are not the same, turn them face down and try again!
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
Free watercolor day for your child! Need only paper, watercolor, brush and water!
For the Paper Shape Pancake Art Project, you need (1) brown, yellow, blue, red construction paper, (2) scissors, (3) glue, (4) big paper plate, and (5) brown yarn.
Directions:
1. Cut out of construction paper: 3 large brown ovals for pancakes, red small triangles for strawberries, blue small squares for blueberries, yellow small rectangles for butter, brown small circles for chocolate chips, yellow small diamonds/rhombus for bananas, …..
2. Cut pieces of brown yarn for maple syrup.
3. Glue on big paper plate 3 big ovals and all other toppings with pieces of brow yarn.
Small Motor Skills
Pancake Coloring Page https://twistynoodle.com/pancakes-coloring-page/.
Star Puzzle https://twistynoodle.com/star-puzzle-coloring-page/.
Three Book https://twistynoodle.com/three-minibook/
Gross Motor Skills
Outside time with climbing, jumping, bicycling, running, walking are great ways to develop the whole child.