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 pet has 4 legs?
DOG 🐕/ BIRD 🐦/ RABBIT 🐇/ CAT 🐈/ FISH 🐠
If you have My First School Book from Handwriting Without Tears methodology https://www.lwtears.com/hwt. Have your child complete pages 60 and 61. Your child can also practice writing number 6 on page 84.
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 N (nails, name, nap, near, neck, need, needle, nest net, never, new, next, nice, night, nine, no, noise, nose, not, now, number, nurse, nursery, nuts). You might want to add a picture of an Mouse, so that your child can say mouse does not start with N! Here is a book of N word pictures: https://www.first-school.ws/t.asp?t=http://www.first-school.ws/images/alpha/ap1/n.gif Also, you can add new objects/pictures starting with the letter N every day and let your child explore the container all through the week. Practice letter N: https://www.first-school.ws/t.asp?t=http://www.first-school.ws/images/alpha/ap4_zb_tracers/n5.gif
Science
Let’s review Color Mixing with making a simple Color Wheel with three primary colors (yellow, red, blue) and 3 secondary colors (orange, green and purple)! For the Color Wheel, you need (1) big white paper plate, (2) black marker, and (3) paint with brush.
Directions:
1. Divide the big paper plate into 6 slices (like 6 pizza Slices).
2. Paint the first slice yellow, the second orange, third red, fourth purple, fifth blue, sixth green. This way a secondary color is between the 2 primary colors and is an excellent visual support for color learning. You can hang it with a piece of yarn on your door knob or wall.
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
Rabbit/Bunny Literature:
1. The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSBqgBmnyjU
2. White Rabbit Color Book by Alan Baker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgr8Yh5NJ8k.
3. It’s not Easy Being a Rabbit by Marilyn Sadler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou13iHibrRU
After viewing a book, help your child sequence the story: what happened first, next,… at the end. Brainstorm with your child what are the characteristics of a rabbit/bunny (4 legs, fur, animal, long ears, whiskers,…) and what it needs to live.
For an advanced activity, have your child fill in a simple story map. Take a sheet of paper and divide it into 3 equal size parts. Write “Beginning”, “Middle”, and “End” and encourage your child to make a drawing about the beginning, the middle and the end of the story.
“Little Bunny Foo Foo” Song and Movement
Little Bunny Foo Foo was hopping through the forest (make moving bunny ears with fingers).
Scooping up the field mice and bumping them on the head (scooping movement with other fist bumping).
Down came the good fairy and she said, “Little Bunny Foo Foo, I don’t want to see you, (“no” movement)
Scooping up the field mice and bumping them on the head. (scooping movement with other fist bumping).
I give you three chances and if you don’t stop. I’m going to turn you into a goon!” (Show 3 fingers, point to other, and make a silly face).
Repeat song going from 3 chances to 2 chances and 1 chance.
Last part is:
Little Bunny Foo Foo……
“I gave you three chances and you didn’t stop. Now, I’m going to turn you into a goon! Poof! Here today, goon tomorrow!”
Math
For Bunny Roll and Cover Math Game, you need (1) sheet, (2) empty toilet paper roll, (3) tempera paint, (4) small paper plate, (5) black marker, (6) die (dice – advanced).
Directions:
1. Drop some tempera paint on small paper plate.
2. Dip empty paper towel end in paint.
3. Print on paper sheet, three painted circles together for rabbit’s head and ears.
4. Make 6 to 12 painted rabbits or more.
5. Once dry, label each rabbit with a number: 1-6 (1-12 for advanced).
6. Roll die (dice) and cross out number corresponding to the number of dots on die rolled (dice).
7. Continue rolling until all numbers are crossed out.
Independent Practice:
Bunny Number Matching https://twistynoodle.com/bunny-number-matching-coloring-page/
February is here to stay! 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/february-calendar-setbr-4-pages/february-calendar-set-3
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 Painting! Your child just need paper, watercolor, water and a huge imagination!
Make a Paper Bunny https://twistynoodle.com/make-a-bunny-coloring-page/ you need (1) scissors, (2) glue, (3) black marker, (4) 2 googly eyes, (5) 1 pompom, (6) construction paper of any color. You can transform into a bunny headband if you glue all on a strip of construction paper fitting around your child’s head.
For the Marble-Painted Bunny Art Project, you need (1) box without top (cover of printing paper box), (2) marbles or anything rolling, (3) tempera paint, (4) glue, (5) googly eye, (6) big pompom, (7) scissors, (7) construction paper color of choice and (8) bunny template https://twistynoodle.com/my-colorful-rabbit-coloring-page/.
Directions:
1. Cut template out of construction paper of choice.
2. Put paper bunny in box with a few drops of tempera paint and marbles.
3. Move the box side to side to make marbles roll in the paint side to side, up and down,…
4. Once dry, glue googly eye, big pompom for tails and you can use marker for any other detail.
Small Motor Skills
Rabbit Coloring Page https://twistynoodle.com/rabbit-11-coloring-page/.
Rabbit Dot Painting https://twistynoodle.com/rabbit-dot-painting-coloring-page/.
Bunny Puzzle https://twistynoodle.com/bunny-puzzle-coloring-page/
Gross Motor Skills
Outside time with climbing, jumping, bicycling, running, walking are great ways to develop the whole child.
Social-Emotional Development
Every child feels and responds differently in various situations like a challenge, a disappointment, or a failure. Out of love, a parent tries to comfort a child in different ways. This story shows the power of listening as an alternative to comfort a child.
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHPoj53dy8o
After viewing the book, brainstorm with your child how you and your child react when faced with a challenge.