Kindergarten, week 16, day 3

Blend and read words

1. Blend these words: say each sound, then slide them together. zap, zip, ham, net, pit and men.
2. Mix them up: point to a word at random and see if your child can read it.
3. New sight words: “yellow” and “two”. These are read by sight, not sounded out. Write each on a card and read the cards every day this week.

• Dolch pre-primer sight words: flash cardsteach.peabody.kids/sight-words/pre-primer
• Phonics games (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/learning-games/phonics-games

Shake and spill

1. Shake 5 two-color counters in a cup and spill them. How many of each color?
2. Write each spill as a number sentence: 2 + 3 = 5.

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

Snow and frost

1. If there is snow or frost outside, look closely at it with a magnifying glass.
2. If not, look at the frost inside the freezer.

Read-aloud: Why Does Ice Float?

1. Read “Why Does Ice Float?” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
2. This one is true. Afterward, ask: what is one new thing you learned? Then find one more fact in it together.

• Why Does Ice Float?, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/why-does-ice-float