Kindergarten, week 3, day 1

New sound: p says /p/

1. Say the sound /p/ together, the sound at the start of pig, pan and pot. Keep it short and crisp, without an "uh" after it.
2. Show big P and small p. Trace each with a finger, then write a row of each.
3. Hunt for three things at home that start with /p/.

• Trace letters on screen (peabody.kids)peabody.kids/art/trace
• Alphabet strip with a word for each letter (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/desk-and-door/alphabet-strip-with-words

Writing 0, 1 and 2

1. Show how to write 0, 1 and 2 big, in the air and then on paper.
2. Your child writes each one and draws that many dots beside it.

• Number strip 0 to 20 (printable)teach.peabody.kids/printables/desk-and-door/number-strip

Light helps us see

1. Go into a dark room together, then switch on a flashlight. What can you see now that you couldn't before?
2. We need light to see colors and shapes.

Read-aloud: The Little Lantern

1. Read “The Little Lantern” 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.

• The Little Lantern, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-little-lantern