New Concepts:
Theme: Weather & SeasonsABC's: Letter A
Math: Introducing #1; Same vs. Different
Color: Red
Theme Activities:
1. Read a book about the seasons.
2. What are the seasons?
Use a large
piece of paper and divide it into 4 sections. Talk about each of the seasons.
Using pictures cut out from magazines or the Internet, talk about various
things that belong in each season. Be sure to include holidays that occur in
each season, what the weather is like, what clothing people wear, and what
activities people enjoy doing. You could also use this Four Seasons
Sorting Activity.
3. Paper Dolls
3. Read a book about apples.
Print out a set of paper dolls
and a variety of clothes for all seasons. Talk about in what season the
doll would wear each item of clothing and have your child dress the doll appropriately.
4. Read a book about weather.
5. Weather Words
Use these Weather Word
Picture Cards to play a matching game. Print 2 sets, then turn them all
upside down and have students take turns finding 2 that match. Use the cards to
continue discussions on weather.
6. Tree for All Seasons
Talk about how the trees look during the different seasons of the year. What is the weather like in each season? Then create your own trees, one for each season, illustrating what the weather is like during each.
ABC & Handwriting Activities:
1. Letter A Introduction:
Review letters D, K, and Q. Show "A" Flashcard. Use Foam Letter Builders to build letter A. Show a collection of items that begin with A (at this time focus only on the short A sound, although you could mention that A has other sounds, as well): astronaut, apple, axe, alligator.
Color the Letter A Words Coloring Page
2. Letter A Words
Cut out the Letter A Words cards from Raising Rock Stars and talk about each word. Mix them up with the K and Q Words and help child sort the words based on their beginning sound.
4. A is for Apple Craft
There's no instructions for this one-- just cut out the shapes as seen in the picture below and help child glue them on like an apple and an apple tree.
5. More Letter A Activities:
A Words 2-Part Puzzles
6. Write the letter A.
Help child draw the lines that form "A" in "Getting Ready for A" and then practice tracing the letter A.
7. Review A, B & C
Letters A, B & C Sorting (Part 4)
ABC Which is Different? (Part 3)
Math Activities:
Remind child of the Opposites book you read in Week 1. Review big vs. small as opposites. Tell child another set of opposite words is "same" and "different." Show several of 3 different types of coins. Make a row of nickels, a row of dimes, and a row of pennies. Ask if the ones in each row look the same? Then mix it up a little to make one coin different in each row. How is the coin different? (Talk about size or color or picture.)
Help child complete the "Which One is Different?" Worksheet in Part 1 of the Apple Pack.
2. Introduce #1.
Begin a Numbers Book. Color a cover page. Talk about the differences between letters and numbers. Show this #1 Poster with a fun rhyme to help learn how to write the number. Go over the rhyme several times. Display the poster for review. Find things in the room that you have only 1 of.
Cover this #1 Template with 1 piece of yarn or ribbon. Add to your Numbers Book.
Color the #1 Coloring Page
3. Review the color RED
If you have color flashcards, review brown and purple. Add red. Go on a "red" hunt around the room. Find objects that are red on this worksheet.
4. Dot Marker Pages
Use these pages with small dot stickers, pom poms, or Dot Markers.
#1 Dot Marker Page
"Find the #1" Page (Part 3)
A is for Apple Dot Marker Page
Dot the A's on the Apple (Part 1)
5. Write #1
Part 2 of the Rompin' & Roarin' #1 Pack has some practice with writing the number one.
Here is some more practice writing #1.
6. Apple-Themed Math Review Activities:
A for Apple Shapes Matching Puzzles
Apple Size Sorting (Part 2)
Color by Size A's & Apples (Part 4)
Apple Pattern Cards
Hands-On Activities
Apples provide so many opportunities for learning science. If there's an orchard near you, go pick apples! Taste several different kinds of apples together. Cut an apple open and show the seeds. Talk about how they grow.
1. Apple Life Cycle Photo Cards
2. Apple Observations
Introduce the Scientific Method with this very basic Apple Observation sheet.
3. Cook something with apples.
Easy Crockpot Applesauce
Apple Tree Snack
Apple Pie
Materials Needed:
- large butcher paper- photos from magazines that show different seasons (weather, clothing, etc.)
- construction paper for trees & for apples: brown, green, blue, orange, red
- cotton balls, leaves (real or fake)
- paint & paintbrushes for trees
- stack of nickels, dimes & pennies
- 1 piece of yarn or ribbon
- Dot Markers or dot stickers
- apples
- Flashcards: Letters C, D, K, Q, A; purple, brown, blue & red, #1, crescent, diamond, oval & rectangle
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