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 earthworms do?
DRIVE A CAR 🚗/ EAT COMPOST / HELP SOIL / WORK IN ZOO
Make Letter Z Shape:
- 1 big line and 2 little lines for capital Z/ 3 little lines for Lowercase z. Your child use a finger to trace the letter starting at the top, going straight across, going diagonally down, and straight across. 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 have the letter Z (zebra, zero, zip, zoo, zoom, crazy, dizzy, fizzy, lazy, puzzle). You might want to add a picture of yarn, so that your child can say Yarn does not start with Z! Here is a book of Z word pictures: https://twistynoodle.com/my-letter-z-minibook/ and https://www.first-school.ws/t.asp?t=http://www.first-school.ws/images/alpha/ap1/z.gif Also, you can add new objects/pictures starting with the letter Z every day and let your child explore the container all through the week.
Science
Nature Walks are in this week! Have you ever seen earthworms on the road after rain? Don’t hesitate to do a nature journal entry! Have your child make a drawing that you can label and date. What eats earthworms? (Birds, fish when placed on a hook, …)
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
Worm Literature:
1. Worm Weather by Jean Taft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX3VZ7r-I60.
2. Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3-3CYftTY0.
3. Wonderful Worms Linda Glaser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccfh7k5TYGM.
4. Wiggling Worms at Work by Wendy Pfeffer (advanced) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmiaWZ0nHFc&t=1s
After viewing a book, help your child sequence the story: what happened first, next,… at the end. Brainstorm with your child what you know about earthworms. One major theme is Being Different. Brainstorm with your child the differences you see and how it is ok to be different.
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.
Wiggling Worms Song (“Row, Row, Row Your Boat” tune).
Wiggling, wiggling, wiggling worms,
Wiggling all around!
Wiggling here, wiggling there.
Wiggling in the ground.
Crawling, crawling, crawling worms,…
Digging, digging, digging worms,…
”I’m a Little Wiggle Worm” Song (“I’m a Little Teapot” tune).
I am a little wiggle worm,
Watch me go!
I can wiggle fast.
I can wiggle slow.
I can wiggle all around.
Then back, I go.
Down into the ground,
To the burrow I know!
Math
If you have gummy or toy worms, encourage your child to measure worms using a ruler. Explain how a ruler works and have your child read you the length of worms!
Spring is in the air in March! 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/march-calendar-set/march-calendar-set-4
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 Inchworm Pipe Cleaner Art Project, you need (1) green pipe cleaner, (2) green pompom, (3) glue, (4) googly eyes, plastic beads/Cheerios and wooden stick, optional.
Directions:
1. Curl one end of green pipe cleaner to glue green pompom on for worm’s head. Your child can put googly eyes too.
2. Put beads on pipe cleaner and wrap around stick for worm’s body.
For Worm Painting Art Project, you need (1) tempera paint, (2) paper, (3) little paper plates, and (4) strips of yarn.
Directions:
1. Pour different tempera paint on plates.
2. Pass yarn strips in paint and print on paper.
Small Motor Skills
Worm Help the Planet Coloring Page https://twistynoodle.com/worms-help-the-planet-coloring-page/
Help the Bird Find the Worm https://twistynoodle.com/help-the-bird-find-the-worm-coloring-page/.
Count to 11 https://twistynoodle.com/count-to-11-2-coloring-page/
Gross Motor Skills
Outside time with climbing, jumping, bicycling, running, walking are great ways to develop the whole child.