{"id":5230,"date":"2021-01-28T11:43:46","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T16:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/?p=5230"},"modified":"2021-02-11T13:47:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T18:47:20","slug":"winter-family-needs-food-letter-k4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numbertwopencil.org\/?p=5230","title":{"rendered":"Winter – Family Needs: Food – Soup – Letter K(4)"},"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

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

Would vegetables would you put in your soup?
ONIONS \ud83e\uddc5\/ LETTUCE \ud83e\udd6c\/ CARROTS \ud83e\udd55\/ TOMATOES \ud83c\udf45 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making Letter K Shape:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. 1 big line and 2 little lines for capital K and Lowercase k<\/strong>. Your child use a finger to trace the letter starting at the top, going down, jump back up, and 2 diagonals down. (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><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    For Making Number 3 Shape<\/strong>, you need 2 little curves. For writing number 3: start at the top, go down and around twice https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yuHFOuopiKQ<\/a> Encourage your child to trace with pointer finger.<\/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 K (kangaroo, keep, kennel, ketchup, kettle, key, key, kick, kid, kilo, kind, king, kiss, kitchen, kite, kitten, kaleidoscope). You might want to add a picture of a rainbow, so that your child can say rainbow does not start with K! Here is a book of K word pictures:     https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/my-letter-k-minibook\/<\/a> Also, you can add new objects\/pictures starting with the letter K every day and let your child explore the container all through the week. More K words https:\/\/www.first-school.ws\/t.asp?t=http:\/\/www.first-school.ws\/images\/alpha\/ap1\/k.gif<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

    What is your child\u2019s favorite vegetables<\/strong>? For any Basic Soup <\/strong>Recipe, you need (1) onion, (2) potatoes, (3) garlic, (4) oil, (5) vegetable broth\/chicken broth, (6) water, (7) salt, (8) pepper, (9) vegetables of choice, (10) spices, (11) pot, and (12) any cooked meat\/cream\/cheese\/pasta if needed. For onion soup, I use beef broth.
    Directions:
    1. In your pot, heat oil. Chop onions, potatoes and any other vegetables.
    2. Cook onions in oil until translucent, add garlic and cook for 2 minutes.
    3. Add potatoes, other vegetables, salt, pepper, spices, broth and water to cover vegetables.
    4. Bring to a boil and lower temperature to simmer.
    5. When all vegetables are soft, add any other ingredients. Your soup is ready!
    6. When I make butternut squash soup, I use a food processor to blend all pieces and have a smooth thick soup and then I add cream.<\/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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

    Soup Literature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Growing Vegetable Soup<\/span> by Lois Ehlert https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LRDynkCgAj4<\/a><\/li>
    2. The Vegetables We Eat<\/span> by Gail Gibbons (advanced) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LN5pUArHKlw<\/a><\/li>
    3. Stone Soup<\/span> retold by Kama Einhorn https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9QGs-euvPhw<\/a><\/li>
    4. Seaweed Soup<\/span> by Stuart J. Murphy (advanced) https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RJw5hnav9ko<\/a> After reading, encourage your child to set up the dinner table.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      After viewing a book, encourage your child to share<\/strong> (sequence) what the book was about<\/strong>: what it describes, what happens,… Brainstorm with your child what are your favorite vegetables and, if you were making soup, which vegetables would you put in your soup. The major theme in Stone Soup<\/span> and Seaweed Soup<\/span> is sharing<\/strong>. Brainstorm with your child what it means to share and how you, your child or people share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Soup Song<\/strong> (\u201cThe Farmer in the Dell\u201d tune).
      We stir the soup around.
      We stir the soup around.
      Hi-ho, the Derry-o!
      We stir the soup around.
      In the pot goes the carrot.
      In the pot goes the carrot.
      Hi-ho, the Derry-o!
      In the pot goes the carrot.
      In the pot goes the ……. (celery, onion, potato,….)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

      For the Vegetable Memory Game<\/strong>, you need (1) dish towel or small blanket and (2) vegetable toys or vegetable pictures. Lay out 5 vegetable toys (10 for advanced) in front of your child and name them. Then ask your child to observe them: colors and shapes. Cover toys with blanket and take 1 vegetable toy without your child seeing it. Uncover the toy vegetables left and ask your child which one is missing. Play the game taking away a different toy vegetable each time or taking away 2 vegetable toys at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

      For the Veggie Print Art Project<\/strong>, you need (1) white construction paper or paper plate, (2) little plates, (3) tempera paint, (4) vegetables (carrot, potato, Brussels sprout, broccoli, cauliflower, celery).
      Directions:
      1. Pour tempera paint on plates: brown for potato, green for broccoli, Brussels sprout, celery and green beans, orange for carrot, red for radish, …..
      2. Dip each vegetable into one color paint and print on white construction paper or paper plate.
      3. Use bubble wrap instead of vegetables by cutting it in the same shape and painting bubble wrap shapes. Then, print them on paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For the Veggie Collage on a Pot Art Project,<\/strong> you need (1) white and black construction paper for pot, (2) grocery fliers or magazines for veggie pictures, (3) scissors, (4) glue, and (5) color markers.
      Directions:
      1. Cut a half circle out of construction paper for cooking pot.
      2. Cut veggies out of fliers and magazines.
      3. Glue paper pot on white construction paper as well as all cut-out vegetables on and above pot.
      4. Use markers to draw handle, spoon and fire under pot if needed and decorate.
      5. Write \u201cStone Soup<\/span>\u201d at the top of collage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

      Veggie Colors Book https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/veggie-colors-3-minibook\/<\/a>.
      Carrot Puzzle       https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/carrot-puzzle-coloring-page\/<\/a>.
      Practice Writing Letter K       https:\/\/twistynoodle.com\/practice-writing-the-letter-k-coloring-page\/<\/a> or https:\/\/www.first-school.ws\/t.asp?t=http:\/\/www.first-school.ws\/images\/alpha\/dino\/trace-zb\/k.gif<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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