Kindergarten, week 12, day 2

New sound: j says /j/

1. Say the sound /j/ together, the sound at the start of jam, jug and jet. Keep it short and crisp, without an "uh" after it.
2. Show big J and small j. Trace each with a finger, then write a row of each.
3. Sort toys or pictures into two piles: k words and j words.

• Letter wheel A to Zteach.peabody.kids/wheel/letters
• Copywork maker: print a line to copyteach.peabody.kids/homeschool/aids/copywork

Counting to 40

1. Count to 40 on the hundreds chart. Each row is a new ten.
2. Read the first number in each row: 1, 11, 21, 31.

• Hundreds chartteach.peabody.kids/hundreds-chart

The dark cup

1. Plant a third bean and put it in a dark cupboard.
2. What does your child think will happen to it? Write down the guess.

Read-aloud: Jack and the Beanstalk

1. Read “Jack and the Beanstalk” aloud, with your child beside you where they can see the pictures.
2. Stop halfway and ask: what do you think will happen next?

• Jack and the Beanstalk, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/jack-and-the-beanstalk