Kindergarten homeschool plan, week 21
Two letters, one sound: th · Making 10 · Land on Earth
Week 21 of 36 in kindergarten, in quarter 3. Five days, about 70 minutes each.
Reading: th, /th/, with the tongue peeking out, as in thin, bath and with. Words to read and spell: thin, thick, bath, path, with, moth, math and them. Sight words: “he” and “she”. The new story is “The Black Cat”, and the reread is “Chip and the Shell”.
Math: Making 10. Finding the number that makes 10 with any number from 1 to 9.
Science: Land on Earth. Mountains, hills, valleys and plains, and how wind and water slowly change the shape of the land.
Read-alouds: “Gus and the Big Rock”, “Three Rocks in a Shoebox”, “Pecos Bill”, “How the Camel Got His Hump” and “Paul Bunyan and Babe”.
For the whole family: Build mountains and valleys in a sandbox or a tray of soil, then pour water and watch what happens.
The five days
Day 1day 101
- ReadingNew: th
- MathWhat makes 10?
- ScienceMountains and hills
- Read-aloudGus and the Big Rock
Day 2day 102
- ReadingSpell words with th
- MathAll the ways to make 10
- ScienceBuild the land
- Read-aloudThree Rocks in a Shoebox
Day 3day 103
- Readingth in sentences
- MathFingers make 10
- ScienceRain changes the land
- Read-aloudPecos Bill
Day 4day 104
- ReadingRead: The Black Cat
- MathMake-10 pairs game
- ScienceRocks
- Read-aloudHow the Camel Got His Hump
Day 5day 105
- ReadingReread: Chip and the Shell
- MathMaking 10 on paper
- ScienceThe land near home
- Read-aloudPaul Bunyan and Babe