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Kindergarten, week 14, day 5

Day 70 of 180 · Science: Pushes and pulls · about 70 minutes

Reading20 min

Reread: Get Up, Gus!

  1. Reread “Get Up, Gus!” from last week. The second time is smoother and quicker: that is fluency growing.
  2. Find this week's sight words, “not” and “one”, in the book or on their cards.
  3. Let your child pick one page to read to someone else in the family.
Math20 min

Adding on paper

  1. Do part of an addition sheet with counters nearby, only the sums to 5.
  2. Read each one aloud before solving it: three plus one equals…
Science15 min

Pushes and pulls at home

  1. Go room to room and list things we push (a button, a door) and things we pull (a zipper, a handle).
  2. Which list is longer, and why might that be?
Read-aloud15 min

Read-aloud: Paul Bunyan and Babe

  1. Read “Paul Bunyan and Babe” aloud. If your child asks to hear it again, say yes: hearing a story twice is how it sticks.
  2. This is an old tale, told for a long time. Afterward, ask: what did someone in the story learn?

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