Kindergarten, week 14, day 1

New sound: w says /w/

1. Say the sound /w/ together, the sound at the start of web, wig and wet. Keep it short and crisp, without an "uh" after it.
2. Show big W and small w. Trace each with a finger, then write a row of each.
3. Hunt for three things at home that start with /w/.

• Trace letters on screen (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/art/trace
• Alphabet strip with a word for each letter (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/desk-and-door/alphabet-strip-with-words

Putting together

1. Tell a story: 2 ducks swim, 1 more duck comes. How many now? Act it out with toys.
2. Adding means putting groups together.

• Two-color counters on screenteach.peabody.kids/manipulatives/counters

Push or pull?

1. Act out pushes and pulls: open a door, pull a wagon, push a swing.
2. Is opening a drawer a push or a pull? Closing it?

Read-aloud: The Enormous Turnip

1. Read “The Enormous Turnip” aloud. It is above what your child reads alone, on purpose: hearing longer stories builds words and understanding.
2. Before reading, look at the title and the first page and ask: what do you think this story is about?
3. On the read-along you can show the pages on a big screen, or let it read the words aloud while each one lights up.

• The Enormous Turnip, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-enormous-turnip