Kindergarten, week 6, day 1

New sound: c says /k/

1. Say the sound /k/ together, the sound at the start of cat, cup and can. Keep it short and crisp, without an "uh" after it.
2. c usually says /k/ (cat), the same sound k makes.
3. Show big C and small c. Trace each with a finger, then write a row of each.
4. Hunt for three things at home that start with /k/.

• 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

Circles and squares

1. Find circles and squares around the house: a plate, a clock, a window, a cracker.
2. Trace a cup for a circle, and draw a square with four sides the same length.

• Shapes wheelteach.peabody.kids/wheel/shapes

The sun warms the ground

1. On a sunny day, touch a sidewalk or a rock in the sun, then one in the shade. Which is warmer?
2. Sunlight warms whatever it shines on.

Read-aloud: The Sun Is a Star

1. Read “The Sun Is a Star” aloud. It is above what your child reads alone, on purpose: hearing longer stories builds words and understanding.
2. This one is true. Afterward, ask: what is one new thing you learned? Then find one more fact in it together.
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 Sun Is a Star, read-along on screenteach.peabody.kids/read-aloud/the-sun-is-a-star