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Volume 26

August 2, 2021

Movement / Play

Movement: Practice different movement with the song Listen and Move https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5fa591db5e102 . (1-5 times a week for 15 minutes)

Language / Literacy

Literacy: Beginning letter-sound recognition activity

Step 1: Identify the 2 items in photo

Step 2: Say it out loud

Step 3: The Help child read sentence, focus on underlined word and review initial let-sound recognition

Step 4: Draw picture of underlined and copy word on a separate piece of paper.

1-3 times a week for 20 minutes)

Math / Science

Math: This week we will focus on size (small medium large)

Step 1: Collect rocks of all different sizes.

Step 2: Sort rocks into piles of small, medium and large.

Help you child by using sentence stem: This rock is bigger than_____ and smaller than.

(10 minutes 3 times a week)

Science/Art: Mud Painting Activity

Materials:

  • Painting tool (can use hands or woodchips)
  • Soil
  • Water
  • Paper (can use cement outside)

Step 1: Grab a handful of soil and try to draw something.

Step 2: Now add water to your soil and try to draw something.

Step 3: Use your hand or wood chip as your painting tool to draw the thing you see outside.

Questions: Which was your favorite, dry soil painting or wet soil painting? How did it feel on your hands? What did the water do to the soil when you mixed it together?

Social Emotional

Social Emotional: Watch this video on Learning about bullies from Howard B Wiggle Bottom, https://safeshare.tv/my/safeviews/ss60142f1965a47/play Talk about ways to identify bullies and what they can do to stop bullying.

Problem Solving

Challenge of the Week:

Draw a map of your kitchen (15 minutes)