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Kindergarten, week 2, day 3

Day 8 of 180 · Science: My five senses · about 70 minutes

Reading20 min

Blend and read words

  1. Blend these words: say each sound, then slide them together. at, mat, am and sat.
  2. Mix them up: point to a word at random and see if your child can read it.
  3. New sight words: “the” and “see”. These are read by sight, not sounded out. Write each on a card and read the cards every day this week.
Math20 min

Five and some more

  1. Fill the top row of a ten frame: that is 5. Add 2 on the bottom row: 5 and 2 more is 7.
  2. Make 6, 8 and 9 the same way, saying five and how many more each time.
Science15 min

Smelling

  1. With eyes closed, your child smells five things from the kitchen (a lemon, cinnamon, soap, an orange, coffee) and guesses each one.
  2. Which smell did they like best?
Read-aloud15 min

Read-aloud: Can I Pet It?

  1. Read “Can I Pet It?” aloud. Give the characters different voices; it helps a young listener follow who is talking.
  2. Afterward, ask your child to tell the story back to you: first, next, last.

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