{"id":1,"date":"2020-03-31T18:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T18:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/?p=1"},"modified":"2021-03-17T20:27:14","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T01:27:14","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/?p=1","title":{"rendered":"Reptiles Week – Snakes – Letter Y(1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My family and I go for walks daily to explore the Rock Creek Park with its creek and woods at the end of our street. Our adventure will start with ssssssssssnakes and continue with many reptiles.\u00a0<\/span>Here are all the reptiles we will cover https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/my-reptile-book-minibook\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Let\u2019s sing together our song \u201cRise and Shine – Welcome to School Today\u201d by Dr. Jean https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jyAD2OoFuoY<\/a> and our greeting song \u201cHello to all the children of the world\u201d: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2nYjGy_ZUG8<\/a><\/div>\n
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My favorite Closing Song<\/strong> sung on \u201cTwinkle, Twinkle Little Star\u201d tune with movement:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Twinkle, twinkle little stars! Time is over and we say goodbye. (Open and close hands)
We had fun with all our friends. Let\u2019s come back and do it again! (Arm moved up and back)
Twinkle, twinkle, little stars! What a wonderful bunch you are! (Blow kisses)<\/div>\n
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For the writing\/reading process,<\/strong> have your child trace or copy (advanced skill) daily<\/strong> 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 \ud83d\ude42) 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\u2019s name with a highlighter and your child can use a crayon to trace it.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
I realize that you might have to survey other members of your family for the question of the day<\/strong> so that your child have enough tally marks to count or have your child put more than one tally mark.<\/div>\n
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What is your favorite reptile? \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLIZARD \ud83e\udd8e\/ SNAKE \ud83d\udc0d\/ TURTLE \ud83d\udc22\/ ALLIGATOR \ud83d\udc0a\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Let\u2019s start with \u00a0from Yo-yo Man\u00a0Letterland<\/strong> and listen to the song: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LeBAgjw-5f4<\/a>\u00a0After listening to the song, have your child trace a capital Y and a lower case y, starting at the top (song – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BJnZePnDo-U<\/a>), do a diagonal line down, jump back up and do a diagonal line down the other way.<\/a> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GQFlIyKAuNI<\/a><\/div>\n
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A whole week activity<\/strong>:
For the phonetic<\/strong> part, have a big yogurt container with a lid filled with small objects or pictures that have the letter Y (yacht, yawn, year, yell, yellow, yes, yesterday, yo-yo, yogurt, yolk, you, your). You might want to add a picture of a xylophone, so that your child can say Xylophone does not start with Y! Here is a book of Y word pictures: https:\/\/www.first-school.ws\/t.asp?t=http:\/\/www.first-school.ws\/images\/alpha\/ap1\/y.gif<\/a>\u00a0Also, you can add new objects\/pictures starting with the letter Y every day and let your child explore the container all through the week.<\/div>\n
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Science<\/h1>\n
Today, we are going on a field trip <\/b>to see reptiles. Ask your child what he\/she knows about reptiles. Here is a video about reptiles\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l9CsBSPR14c<\/a>\u00a0After the video, ask your child which reptile(s) they like and why.<\/div>\n
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Try to help your child discover characteristics<\/b> like:<\/div>\n
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  1. backbone (have him\/her touch his\/her backbone),<\/li>\n
  2. cold blooded and needing the sun to warm up (compare with touching his\/her arm to show she\/he is warm blooded),<\/li>\n
  3. scales,<\/li>\n
  4. carnivores and herbivores (we eat meat and plants too).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Children learn best when they can compare new things to what they already know best: themselves.<\/div>\n
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    Here comes the experiment. We will find out what a snake egg feels like. You will need:<\/div>\n

    1. An egg
    \n2. A transparent cup
    \n3. Vinegar<\/p>\n

    Fill the cup with vinegar and put the egg in it. Ask your child what will happen to the egg in the vinegar. If you want, have your child draw a journal entry for you to label. Check every day how the egg shell is changing and feel it too!<\/div>\n
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    On the tune of \u201cOh, my Darling Clementine\u201d, we can sing: what\u2019s the weather, what\u2019s the weather, what\u2019s the weather like today? Is it cloudy, is it rainy, is it sunny, is it cold?<\/strong> (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.<\/div>\n
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    Language arts<\/h1>\n
    Ask your child what they know about snakes and show your child the cover of the book:<\/div>\n
    1. The Greedy Python<\/u>\u00a0by Richard Buckley and illustrated by Eric Carle read on<\/div>\n
    https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MaW1aaO1TB0<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0a 6 year-old.<\/div>\n
    2. Where are You<\/u>? by Sarah Williamson https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=34UihBwASD8<\/a><\/div>\n
    3. Snakes<\/u> (nonfiction) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xTYZ-Hhev2g<\/a><\/div>\n
    4. Verdi<\/u> by Janell Cannon (advanced) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XkIFQQruHGU<\/a><\/div>\n
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    At the end of the story, help your child remember the sequence of the story, like the 10 animals the python swallowed in The\u00a0Greedy Python<\/u>, and what happened at the end.<\/div>\n
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    For an advanced activity<\/strong>, have your child fill in a simple story map<\/strong>. Take a sheet of paper and divide it into 3 equal size parts. Write \u201cBeginning\u201d, \u201cMiddle\u201d, and \u201cEnd\u201d and encourage your child to make a drawing about the beginning, the middle and the end of the story.<\/div>\n
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    Snake Song<\/b> (\u201c1 little, 2 little, 3 little Indians\u201d tune)<\/div>\n
    One little, two little, three little snakes,<\/span><\/div>\n
    Four little, five little, six little snakes,<\/div>\n
    Seven little, eight little, nine little snakes,<\/div>\n
    Ten little snakes slithering away.<\/div>\n
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    \u201cSilly Snake\u201d\u00a0Song<\/b>
    \nOh, I wish I was a silly, slippery snake!<\/div>\n
    Oh, I wish I was a silly, slippery snake!<\/div>\n
    Oh, I\u2019d slither across the floor.<\/div>\n
    And I\u2019d slip under the door.<\/div>\n
    Oh, I wish I was a silly, slippery snake!<\/div>\n
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    Reptiles Song<\/b> (\u201cMulberry Bush\u201d tune)
    \nReptiles bath in the scorching sun.
    \nSnakes, lizards, turtles, and gecko.
    \nReptiles cold-blooded, reptiles skin-scaled.
    \nAlligators and crocodiles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Art<\/h1>\n
    For the Paper Plate snake Art Project<\/b>, you need (1)\u00a0paper plate, (2) dot\u00a0<\/span>paint or paint with a bottle cork, any color, (3) scissors, (4) red construction paper, (5) black marker, and (6) glue. Let\u2019s make the snake very colorful too!<\/span><\/div>\n
    Directions:
    \n1. Paint\u00a0the paper plate with dot paint or with a cork dipped in paint. \u00a0 \u00a02. Once dry, cut painted paper plate in a circular motion.
    \n3. Cut\u00a0the snake\u2019s tongue out of red construction paper and glue it.
    \n<\/span>4. Draw snake eyes in the middle of the paper plate with black marker or glue 2 googly eyes.<\/span><\/div>\n
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    For the Paper Snake Art Project,<\/b> you need (1) construction paper, (2) glue, (3) scissors, and a black marker.
    \nDirections:
    \n1. Cut\u00a0a long and wide strip of construction paper rounding the end for the snake\u2019s head.
    \n2. Cut many different shapes (square, rectangle, triangle,….) out of different color construction paper.
    \n3. Glue the shapes on the snake in a pattern.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    For the Paper Chain Snake Art Project<\/b>, you need (1) green and red construction paper, (2) scissors, (3) stapler, (4) glue, (5) 2 googly eyes.
    \nDirections:
    \n1. Cut strips of green construction paper for snake\u2019s body, 1 green oval for head and 1 green triangle for tail too.
    \n2. Staple strips into rings\u00a0and rings together to form a chain.
    \n3. Cut small triangle out of construction paper for snake\u2019s tongue.
    \n4. Glue green head with googly eyes and red tongue on first ring, and green tail at the end of the chain.<\/div>\n

    Math<\/h1>\n
    For a Fun Dice Game<\/b>, you will need 1 to 2 dice. Take turn with your child rolling the die\/dice and counting the dots. With practice, your child will be able to subitize, which is knowing the number on the die\/dice without counting. You can invite a sibling who can add the numbers every time the dice are rolled.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Spring is in the air in March! The calendar<\/strong> is a daily<\/strong> 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<\/a><\/div>\n
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    Daily counting of tally marks<\/strong> 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)<\/strong>?<\/div>\n
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    Small motor skills<\/h1>\n
    Here is a snake booklet\u00a0https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/snake-booklet-3-minibook\/<\/a>\u00a0, a king snake coloring page\u00a0https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/king-snake-coloring-page\/<\/a>,\u00a0colorful reptiles coloring page\u00a0https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/colorful-reptiles-coloring-page\/<\/a>, and cut and paste the letters SNAKE\u00a0https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/cut-and-paste-the-letters-s-n-a-k-e-coloring-page\/<\/a>.<\/div>\n
    Shapely Snake Squares Worksheet<\/div>\n
    https:\/\/www.themailbox.com\/magazines\/math-worksheet-identifying-squares\/shapely-snakes-squares<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Large motor skills<\/h1>\n
    Outside time with climbing, jumping, bicycling, running, walking are great ways to develop the whole child.<\/div>\n
    Here is a game you can play and can involve siblings.<\/div>\n
    Supplies:<\/div>\n
    1. Open space<\/div>\n
    2. 10 to 20 cans\/bottles or large blocks<\/div>\n
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    Set up:<\/h2>\n
    Place about 10 cans in a straight line with spaces in between. You might want to make a second line if you have a sibling or you want to do it too.<\/div>\n
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    Playtime:<\/h2>\n
    Have your child\/children do a slalom (left of the can, then right, then left,…) around the cans (just like ski slaloms in the olympics). At first, have you child walk a slalom, then run a slalom, and slither (on their bellies or backs) like a snake a slalom. You can have a competition between siblings to see who is the fastest or slowest. Enjoy!<\/div>\n
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    Before we end, I thought I could include a little yoga exercise to relax. Here is a link for you\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S2owM2ogGb8<\/a><\/div>\n
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