{"id":4659,"date":"2021-01-05T13:53:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T18:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/?p=4659"},"modified":"2021-01-07T14:17:57","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T19:17:57","slug":"winter-snowflakes-letter-p-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/?p=4659","title":{"rendered":"Winter – Snowflakes – Letter P (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 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.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The<\/strong> question of the day<\/strong> has been part of your routine. Let\u2019s introduce another way for tallying objects. Fill a big container<\/strong>\/jar<\/strong> with small items<\/strong> and ask your child to sort them. For very young children, you might want to explain the sorting categories<\/strong>: by color, by shape, by use, etc. For older children, encourage your child to find ways to sort items. Have a sheet of paper ready with columns reflecting your child\u2019s sorting categories and have your child draw and count the tally marks. Children are so creative; they will surprise you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your child started with Poor Peter Puppy<\/strong> from Letterland<\/strong> and listened to the song: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cuAraEZFaEM<\/a> After listening to the song, your child traced a capital P and a lower case p, starting at the top (song – https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BJnZePnDo-U<\/a>), go down and jump back up. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dBfJ31ZtsvY<\/a>.
Now, let\u2019s listen to the story from the Letterland Corner: Peter Puppy at the Play Park<\/strong> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FMi-nMxi-6E<\/a> After listening to the story, help your child retell the story using lots of P words.<\/p>\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 P (paint, paper, parcel, park, party, pass, paw, pen, pencil, pet, picture, pig, pink, play, please, pond, pony, present, pretty, puddle, pull, puppy, purple, put.) You might want to add a picture of a dog, so that your child can say Dog that does not start with P! Here is a book of P word pictures: https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/my-letter-p-minibook\/<\/a> Also, you can add new objects\/pictures starting with the letter P every day and let your child explore the container all through the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

What is snow?<\/strong> The book Snow<\/span> by Marion Day Bauer https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DdV2dY5Ub4A<\/a> will explain the natural process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the Snowflake Chromatography Experiment<\/strong>, you need (1) coffee filter, (2) color markers, (3) scissors, (4) water, (5) cup, (6) string, and (7) paper towel. Ask: What will happen to the colors when you put the coffee filter in water? (Hypothesis)
Directions:
1. Pour water in cup.
2. Color filter with color marker.
3. Fold coffee filter.
4. Cut little triangles out of folded coffee filter.
5. Dip tip in water for 1 minute and let dry on paper towel. What did you find out? (Conclusion)
6. Hang colorful snowflake(s) with string.
As an alternative<\/strong>, you can fold the coffee filter and cut triangles. Unfold and lay flat on paper towel. Put a couple of skittles on the coffee filter and drop with eye dropper\/pipette warm water on skittles. What happens? <\/p>\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

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

Snowflakes Literature:
1. Let It Snow<\/span> by Maryann Cocca-Leffler https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eN0bC_C1Nek<\/a>
2. Snow Dance<\/span> by Leslie Evans https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uY47vMzj4FA<\/a>.
3. Ten Sparkly Snowflakes<\/span> by https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZbZ146DJrVA<\/a>
4. Snowflake Bentley<\/span> (very advanced) Jacqueline Briggs Martin https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rtyLpo3cWic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After viewing a book, help your child sequence the story<\/strong>: what happened first, next,… at the end. The major theme is snowflakes<\/strong>. Brainstorm with your child what you and your child know about snowflakes and make a story: \u201conce upon a time, there was …… who really loves snow……..\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snowflakes Song<\/strong> (\u201cTeddy Bear, Teddy Bear Turn Around\u201d tune).
Snowflakes, snowflakes, turn around.
Snowflakes, snowflakes, touch the ground.
Snowflakes, snowflakes reach my nose.
Snowflakes, snowflakes freeze my toes.
Snowflakes, snowflakes, in the air.
Snowflakes, snowflakes everywhere!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dI\u2019m a Little Snowflake\u201d Song<\/strong> (\u201cI\u2019m a Little Teapot\u201d tune)
I\u2019m a little snowflake all ice and white.
Watch me fly round in the sky.
Slowly, slowly I do fall,
And I land big and small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dTen Little Snowflakes\u201d Fingerplay<\/strong>
One little, two little, three little snowflakes,
Four little, five little, six little snowflakes,
Seven little, eight little, nine little snowflakes,
Ten little snowflakes falling on my tongue!
Other verses: on my hat, on my mittens, on my boots, on my back, falling in my hands,…..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Independent Practice and Review<\/strong>:
1. Snowflake Sorting https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/snowflake-sort-by-size-coloring-page\/<\/a>
2. Snowflake Graphing https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/snowflake-graphing-coloring-page\/<\/a>
3. Count the Snowflakes https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/count-the-snowflakes-7-coloring-page\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy New Year! January just started. 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\/january-calendar-set\/january-calendar-set-2<\/a> 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 Letterland P Art Project<\/strong>, you need: (1) p p<\/strong>rint out, (2) 2 p<\/strong>ompoms, (3) p<\/strong>urple and p<\/strong>ink tempera p<\/strong>aint, (4) 2 small p<\/strong>aper p<\/strong>late, (5) 2 clothesp<\/strong>ins.
Directions:
1. Print letter P https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/my-letter-p-coloring-page\/<\/a>.
2. Pour some pink paint on one paper plate and purple paint on another paper plate.
3. Attach pompoms to clothespins.
4. Paint pink and purple dots with pompoms attached to clothespins inside the letter P print out.
5. Once dry, put the letter P art project in your Letterland Binder, if you have one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other words start with P and your art project can be a p<\/strong>arrot, p<\/strong>opcorn, p<\/strong>irate, p<\/strong>enguin, p<\/strong>arachute, p<\/strong>ig,…..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Watercolor Snowflake Art Project<\/strong>, you need: (1) watercolor with brush, (2) water in cup, (3) white construction paper, (3) milk in cup and brush.
Directions:
1. Paint snowflake(s) with milk and brush on white construction paper. You can also paint a house, trees, people,….
2. Once dry, have your child cover the whole sheet with blue watercolor paint or other colors. What does your child discover?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Snowflake Coloring Page https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/snowflake-2-coloring-page\/<\/a>.
Snowflake Tracing Practice https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/snowflake-tracing-practice-coloring-page\/<\/a>
Snowflake Activity Book https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/snowflake-activity-book-2-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

Building an obstacle course<\/strong> inside your home with your child\u2019s creativity can be fun, like jumping from a couch, crawling under a table, climbing stairs on all four, …..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s sing together our song \u201cRise and Shine – Welcome to School Today\u201d by Dr. Jean https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jyAD2OoFuoY and our greeting song \u201cHello to all the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-snow","category-winter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4659"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4659"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4788,"href":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4659\/revisions\/4788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}