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Kindergarten, week 21, day 1

Day 101 of 180 · Science: Land on Earth · about 70 minutes

Reading20 min

New: th

  1. This week: th. /th/, with the tongue peeking out, as in thin, bath and with.
  2. Read these words together, running a finger under each one as you say it: thin, thick, bath and path.
  3. Your child finds a th word in a book or on a box at home.
Math20 min

What makes 10?

  1. Put 6 counters on a ten frame. How many boxes are empty? 6 and 4 make 10.
  2. Try it with 8, then 3.
Science15 min

Mountains and hills

  1. Look at the up-and-down view on Planet Earth and find the tallest mountains.
  2. Which is taller, a hill or a mountain?
Read-aloud15 min

Read-aloud: Gus and the Big Rock

  1. Read “Gus and the Big Rock” 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.

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