Suggested Schedule for the Week:
MONDAY: Introduce the Weekly Theme
This week's theme is the SUN.
~Sun Pictures/Printouts~
Norma Jones Sunrise
Sunrise Time Lapse
The Tale of the Sun and The Moon
You Are My Sunshine Worksheet with Traceable Name---sooo cool, type in your name
My Sunshine Traceable
- Introduce the weekly theme with pictures and post one or two on your learning poster.
- Choose one story to read based on the theme.
- Share a poem based on the theme with your child.
The Sun Shines Down
by Katrina Lybbert
The sun shines down on me,
On flowers, grass, and a bumblebee.
The sun shines down on you,
On trees, birds, and lakes so blue.
The sun shines down on everyone,
How happy we are to play in the sun!
- Sing a song based on the theme.
- Do the gross motor skills activity with your child.
Play outside in the sun. If Monday is not sunny, wait till another day of the week. Talk about how the sun makes it warm and nice to be outside.
- Introduce the vocabulary word & post a picture for it on your learning poster.
TUESDAY: Introduce the Shape/Color
This week you will teach the color yellow.
- Introduce the color by coloring in the star (previous week's shape) on your learning poster with a yellow crayon.
- Put on a yellow article of clothing.
- Point out objects around your home of the color yellow.
- Add the color to a meal by choosing a yellow food, or using a plate, cup, or utensil of the color yellow.
- Let your child color in a coloring book or on a printout using a yellow crayon.
Weekly Theme
- Choose one story to read based on the theme.
- Share a poem based on the theme with your child.
- Sing the song based on the theme that you chose on Monday.
- Review the vocabulary word and use it as you talk to your child about the theme.
WEDNESDAY: Introduce the Letter for the Week
"Reagan is a Helper" worksheet (change the text on the right)
The letter this week is the letter H.
- Give your child a printout of the (capital) letter H to color. ~Letter Printouts~
- Teach your child to trace the shape of the letter H using her finger. You can trace in pudding, finger paint, a shallow tray (cookie sheet) filled with rice or beans, etc.
- Point out the letter H in signs, cereal boxes, etc.
- Post the letter H on your learning poster.
Review the Weekly Theme
- Choose one story to read based on the theme.
- Share a poem based on the theme with your child.
- Sing the song based on the theme that you chose on Monday.
- Review the vocabulary word and use it as you talk to your child about the theme.
Review the Shape/Color
- Point out the shape and/or color on your learning poster and discuss with your child.
THURSDAY: Introduce the Number for the Week
The number this week is the number 8.
- Show your child 8 objects to count, or eat 8 crackers, 8 cheerios, etc.
- Show your child the written symbol (numeral) for 8 and put on your learning poster.
- Add 8 stickers to your counting book.
- Show your matching index cards for the number 8 to your child.
- Draw 8 stars on a piece of paper and count them with your child.
- Walk around your home counting 8 of many different objects.
Review the Weekly Theme
- Choose one story to read based on the theme.
- Share a poem based on the theme with your child.
- Sing the song based on the theme that you chose on Monday.
- Review the vocabulary word and use it as you talk to your child about the theme.
Review the Shape/Color
- Point out the shape and/or color on your learning poster and discuss with your child.
Review the Letter
- Point out the letter on your learning poster and discuss with your child.
FRIDAY: Introduce the Nursery Rhyme for the Week
***Continue to recite this rhyme daily till the next Friday***
The nursery rhyme this week is Hickory Dickory Dock. Recite often! VIDEO OF IT
Hickory, dickory, dock!The mouse ran up the clock;
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock.
- Post the words to the rhyme on your learning poster.
- Sing and/or recite the nursery rhyme for your child.
- If possible, read a book based on this nursery rhyme.
Review the Weekly Theme
**Do theFine Motor Skills Activity for the Weekly Theme on Friday
Paint a yellow sun! You could paint the circle and then let your child paint the rays with finger paint.
- Choose one story to read based on the theme.
- Share a poem based on the theme with your child.
- Sing the song based on the theme that you chose on Monday.
- Review the vocabulary word and use it as you talk to your child about the theme.
Review all Shapes, Colors, Letters, Numbers
- Review all the shapes, colors, letters, and numbers previously learned.
- Point out the current ones on the learning poster.
- Use the matching index cards of all the previously learned numbers and play a matching game.
- Create a small booklet that has a page for each week in the program. Each page of the booklet will have the shape/color, letter, and number for one lesson(week). Add to the booklet as you work through the program and look through this booklet every Friday.
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