{"id":3018,"date":"2020-10-29T12:41:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-29T17:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/?p=3018"},"modified":"2020-10-30T11:29:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T16:29:03","slug":"halloween-celebrations-letter-u-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/?p=3018","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Celebration – Letter U (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favorite Closing Song<\/strong> sung on \u201cTwinkle, Twinkle Little Star\u201d tune with movement:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 \ud83d\ude42) either in all uppercase letters or just first letter in uppercase and the rest in lowercase.<\/p>\n\n\n\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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is your favorite celebration?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HALLOWEEN \ud83c\udf83 \/ CHRISTMAS \ud83c\udf84 \/ HANUKKAH \ud83d\udd4e \/ DIWALI \ud83e\ude94 \/ EID <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making Letter U shape:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. 2 big lines and 1 big curve for capital U\/ 2little lines and 1 little curve for Lowercase u<\/strong>. Your child use a finger to trace the letter starting at the top, going down and going back up from left to right and going straight back down (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0gosWhkMwf8<\/a>). In order to start learning letters, your child will need a set of big curves, little curves, big lines and little lines in wood.<\/strong> You can purchase them at https:\/\/www.lwtears.com<\/a> or make them your self. Here is a picture: http:\/\/cdn.lwtears.com\/images\/uploads\/1_787_large.png<\/a>)<\/li>
  2. Wet-Dry-Try on small chalkboard<\/strong> (Handwriting Without Tears) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q6p4LUEGbwM<\/a><\/li>
  3. Play dough<\/strong> with small chalkboard (recipe: https:\/\/www.thebestideasforkids.com\/playdough-recipe\/<\/a>) or you can purchase the Roll-A-Dough<\/strong> Set from Handwriting without Tears https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=spjVLDXDixI<\/a><\/li>
  4. If you have My First School Book <\/strong>from Handwriting Without Tears<\/strong> methodology https:\/\/www.lwtears.com\/hwt<\/a>. Have your child complete page 32 and 33.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    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 start with the letter U (umbrella, uncle, ugly, up, under, underneath, understand, upstairs, upside down, us for short \/U\/ and unicorn, university, uniform, United, unicycle, use, useful for long \/U\/.) You might want to add a picture of ice-cream, so that your child can say that ice-cream does not start with U! Here is a book of U word pictures:     https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/letter-u-minibook\/<\/a> Also, you can add new objects\/pictures starting with the letter U every day and let your child explore the container all through the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    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. Some activities will be repetitive to create a routine that brings comfort to your child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Kitchen Science <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    In the classroom, I love baking with children and see them learn with fun activities. The choice<\/strong> is wide between boxed cupcakes<\/strong> mixes from Duncan Hines, Pilsbury, Betty Crocker and others, with few ingredients needed (eggs, oil, water\/milk), and recipes with ingredients in my kitchen. It is the same for icing. Therefore, I found many websites with a wide variety of cupcake recipes from scratch like https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/search\/results\/?wt=Cupcakes&page=2<\/a>. The choice is yours and your child\u2019s! Happy baking day!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Language Arts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Happy Halloween<\/strong> to all! Here are cute stories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Mouse\u2019s First Halloween<\/span> by Lauren Thompson https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tJ0T1a3pAT8<\/a><\/li>
    2. Happy Halloween Stinky Face<\/span> by Lisa McCourt https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g-oEOLWDEGo<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      After viewing a story, help your child to sequence the story<\/strong>, what happened first, next,… and at the end. If you are going trick or treating, brainstorm with your child expectations<\/strong> or what is safe to do and what is unsafe when trick or treating. The more prepared your child is with expectations, the better your child\u2019s experience will be!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Jack-O-Lantern Song<\/strong> (\u201cMary Had a Little Lamb\u201d tune)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Jack-O-Lantern smiling bright, smiling bright, smiling bright.
      Witches flying in the night. It\u2019s Halloween!
      Ghosts and goblins, cats and bats, cats and bats, cats and bats.
      Witches with their funny hats. It\u2019s Halloween!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cTrick or Treating\u201d Song<\/strong> (\u201cAre You Sleeping\u201d tune)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Trick or treating, treat or treating.
      Boo, Boo, Boo!
      Boo, Boo, Boo!
      Halloween is near. Halloween is here.
      You scare me. I scare you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \u201cFive Little Jack-O-Lantern\u201c Fingerplay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Five little Jack-Lantern sitting on a gate.
      The first one said, \u201cOh, my, it\u2019s getting late!\u201d
      The second one said, \u201cI hear a noise!\u201d
      The third one said, \u201cIt\u2019s just girls and boys!\u201d
      The fourth one said, \u201cCome on. Let\u2019s run!\u201d
      The fifth one said, \u201cIt\u2019s Halloween fun!\u201d
      \u201dWooooo\u201d went the wind and out went the light.
      And away went the Jack-O-Lanterns on Halloween night!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Math<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Halloween Sorting https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/halloween-sorting-coloring-page\/<\/a> and Halloween Graphing https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/halloween-graphing-coloring-page\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The last week of October! 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\/october-calendar-setbr4-pages\/october-calendar-set-3<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      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?<\/strong> How many more (count with fingers)?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Art<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      For Letter U Art Project<\/strong>, you need (1) scissors, (2) colored construction paper, (3) glue, (4) different colored yarn, (5) googly eye, and (6) brown marker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Directions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Cut letter U out of white construction paper and medium oval for unicorn head. Stencil https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/my-letter-u-2-coloring-page\/<\/a><\/li>
      2. Cut strands of different colored yarn for unicorn hair.<\/li>
      3. Cut 4 strips of white construction paper for unicorn feet.<\/li>
      4. Cut 1 small triangle out of yellow construction paper for unicorn horn.<\/li>
      5. Take a sheet of colored construction paper and glue Letter U, hair, feet, horn and googly eye.<\/li>
      6. Use marker to color the tips or hooves of unicorn feet.<\/li>
      7. Picture https:\/\/www.funwithmama.com\/printable-letter-u-craft-unicorn\/<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        For the Masking Tape Mummy Art Project<\/strong>, you need (1) person cut-out, (2) scissors, (3) masking tape\/white tape, (4) 2 googly eyes, (5) glue, (6) scissors, (7) sheet of black construction paper. Picture at http:\/\/easypreschoolcraft.blogspot.com\/2014\/06\/easy-halloween-tape-mummy-craft.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n\n\n\n

        Directions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        1. Glue googly eyes on person cut-out and glue on sheet of black construction paper.<\/li>
        2. Put pieces of tape on cut-out.<\/li>
        3. Cut around cut-out.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Small Motor Skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Halloween Tracing https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/halloween-tracing-coloring-page\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Yummy Treats Coloring Page https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/yummy-treats-coloring-page\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          I See Halloween Book https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/sight-word-see-halloween-minibook\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Gross Motor Skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          Outside time with climbing, jumping, bicycling, running, walking are great ways to develop the whole child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Your child will benefit from a walk<\/strong> in his\/her costume around the neighborhood. If you stay home, let\u2019s dance on Halloween Stomp <\/strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-jieCxKqPk0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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