Reading and Writing

Resource

Reading Task

Writing Task

Select a book to read from https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ 

or use a book you have at home

Please help your child find the title of the book, author, and illustrator (if there is one).  Click on the speaker to have it read the book or have someone read the book to your child.  Please help your child decide if the book is fiction (pretend) or non-fiction (true facts).

Practice writing his/her first name (and last if ready) (be sure to hold the pencil with a 3 finger grip).  If your child is unable to write his/her name, you can write it and let him/her trace over it or make dots to spell it and let him/her trace the dots.  

Practice tracing letter pages.

alphabet hunt upper and lower separate pages.pdf 

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Phonological/Fluency

click on the links to sing two of our favorite letter songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP1blVh1ZQM  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyKdUpJQBTY 

 or 

“Sing” the Alphabet song, then “say” the alphabet slowly without singing it.

Use the alphabet cards to play a matching game for upper and lowercase letters.

A-J upper and lower case matching cards.pdf

Have your child close his/her eyes, make 2 sounds (like ring a bell and clap hands).  Have your child decide if they are the same or different and identify what the sounds are.

Help your child make up (can be silly and not real words) words to rhyme with names of family members.

Use the rhyming cards for a matching game.

rhyming cards.pdf

Math

Click on the link to sing two of our favorite songs that review colors.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl4rxxiJ2Js

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQASh8bbkUY

or 

* Sort toys or clothes into groups by colors

* Choose a color & have your child find 5 objects that match the color

Reading and Writing

Resource

Reading Task

Writing Task

Select a book to read from https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ 

or a book you have at home

Please help your child understand that words/text are read from left to right and top to bottom.

Please help your child count the letters and words on each page.

Draw a picture of something you like to do when it snows.  Have them describe their pictures.  Please write what they say on their picture so they see you model using letters to make words.  

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Phonological/Fluency

click on the links to sing two of our favorite letter songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP1blVh1ZQM  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyKdUpJQBTY 

 or 

sing the Alphabet song, then “say” the alphabet slowly without singing it

Play a matching game with the letter cards or make your own.

alphabet trace cards multiple pages.pdf 

Have your child close his/her eyes, make 2 sounds (like ring a bell and clap hands).  Have your child decide if they are the same or different and identify what the sounds are.

Help your child make up (can be silly and not real words) words to rhyme with toys.

Use the rhyming cards for a matching game.

rhyming cards.pdf

Math

Click on the link to sing a song that reviews counting to 10 and backwards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk9Yt1PqQiw

or

Practice counting to 10 and backwards using their fingers.  Practice counting toys or objects in the house.  Discuss which toy or item has more, less, the same, etc.

Trace the numbersnumbers 0-10 trace with ten frame.pdf 

Reading and Writing

Resource

Reading Task

Writing Task

Select a book to read from https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ 

or a book you have at home

Go on a letter hunt for letters A-C in the book you choose.  Which letter did you find more of or less of?

Practice writing (or tracing) the letters A-C.

letter hunt upper and lower.pdf

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Phonological/Fluency

click on the links to sing two of our favorite letter songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP1blVh1ZQM  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyKdUpJQBTY 

or 

sing the Alphabet song, then “say” the alphabet slowly without singing it

See if you can name a family member or friend or toy that starts with each letter.

Use the alphabet cards to play a matching game for upper and lowercase letters.

A-J upper and lower case matching cards.pdf

Have your child close his/her eyes, make 2 sounds (like ring a bell and clap hands).  Have your child decide if they are the same or different and identify what the sounds are.

Help your child make up (can be silly and not real words) words to rhyme with body parts (chin, chest, knees, elbows, shoulders, ankles, heels, wrist, waist, hips).

Use the rhyming cards for a matching game.

rhyming cards.pdf

Math

Play a game that deals with counting, numbers, or shapes (memory- count how many matches you get, Uno, Candyland, etc)

Make patterns with toys or items like spoons, forks, socks, etc.

Reading and Writing

Resource

Reading Task

Writing Task

Select a book to read from https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ 

or a book you have at home

Go on a letter hunt for letters D-F in the book you choose.  Which letter did you find more of or less of?

Practice writing (or tracing) letters D-F.

letter hunt upper and lower.pdf

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Phonological/Fluency

click on the links to sing two of our favorite letter songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP1blVh1ZQM  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyKdUpJQBTY 

 or 

sing the Alphabet song, then “say” the alphabet slowly without singing it

Play a game where you have your child pick out 5 toys, identify what the toys are, and decide what letter each toy begins with.

Use the alphabet chart to practice naming the letters and their sounds.

alphabet chart.pdf

Have your child close his/her eyes, make 2 sounds (like ring a bell and clap hands).  Have your child decide if they are the same or different and identify what the sounds are.

Help your child make up (can be silly and not real words) words to rhyme with favorite foods.

Use the rhyming cards for a matching game.

rhyming cards.pdf

Math

Click on the link to sing two of our favorite songs that review shapes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkZs2_1-YJU#t=1.24686

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cg-Uc556-Q

or

Play I Spy Shapes- “I spy with my little eye something that is……a circle” (use 2D and 3D shape pages as a guide- can also practice tracing the shapes or drawing them).

2 D shape trace pages.pdf

3 D shape trace.pdf

Reading and Writing

Resource

Reading Task

Writing Task

Select a book to read from https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ 

or a book you have at home

Go on a letter hunt for letters G-I in the book you choose.  Which letter did you find more of or less of?

Practice writing (or tracing) letters G-I.

letter hunt upper and lower.pdf

Foundational Skills

Phonics

Phonological/Fluency

click on the links to sing two of our favorite letter songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP1blVh1ZQM  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyKdUpJQBTY 

 or 

sing the Alphabet song, then “say” the alphabet slowly without singing it

Play a game where you have your child name 5 animals and decide what letter each animal begins with.

Use the alphabet chart to practice naming the letters and their sounds.

alphabet chart.pdf

Have your child close his/her eyes, make 2 sounds (like ring a bell and clap hands).  Have your child decide if they are the same or different and identify what the sounds are.

Help your child make up (can be silly and not real words) words to rhyme with animals.

Use the rhyming cards for a matching game.

rhyming cards.pdf

Math

Practice naming and writing (or tracing) the number pages.

numbers 1-20 trace.pdf 

Practice positional words- put the toy under the table, jump over your hand, behind you, above your head, beside you, between us, in front of you, etc.