What are we Learning?

(Please hang on your fridge to help with daily practice!) Week 1: August 22-26, 2011

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Words of the day: Words of the day: red orange one two
Number of the day: Number of the day:

Friday
Words of the day: blue five
Number of the day:

Words of the day: yellow three

Number of the day:

Words of the day: green four

Number of the day:

1
Letters of the day: Aa, Bb

2
Letters of the day: Cc, Dd

3
Letters of the day: Ee, Ff

4
Letters of the day: Gg, Hh

5
Letters of the day:

Ii, Jj, Kk

How to help your child practice:

Monday: Look for things you only have ONE of in your house. Tuesday: Find red and orange things in your house, draw a picture of each thing on a piece of paper. Wednesday: Look in a book for the letters Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff Thursday: Use your flashcards to play a memory game with the number and number word cards. Friday: Practice counting objects to five. Count cereal, noodles, toys, shoes, etc.!! Weekend Fun: Help your child to notice numbers, colors, and letters when you are out and about! The grocery store is a great place for practicing. Use the ad flier to sort fruits and vegetables by color. Practice counting and finding numbers using the prices.

What are we Learning?

(Please hang on your fridge to help with daily practice!) Week 2: August 29- September 2, 2011

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Words of the day: Words of the day: purple pink, white six seven
Number of the day: Number of the day:

Friday
Words of the day: gray ten, zero
Number of the day:

Words of the day: black eight

Number of the day:

Words of the day: brown nine

Number of the day:

6
Letters of the day: Ll, Mm, Nn

7
Letters of the day: Oo, Pp, Qq

8
Letters of the day: Rr, Ss, Tt

9
Letters of the day: Uu, Vv, Ww

10, 0
Letters of the day:

Xx, Yy, Zz

How to help your child practice:

Monday: Draw a picture of the five little monkeys. Give them each different color shirts. Tuesday: Write your color words and then color them using the correct color. Wednesday: Sing your ABCs in different voices (robot, monster, opera, cat, etc.) Thursday: Make a Number Nine museum. Count to nine using nine different things and glue them all to a piece of paper. Friday: Trace your hands. Write a number and number word in each of your fingers. Color each finger a different color. Weekend Fun: Help your child to notice numbers, colors, and letters when you are out and about! Street signs are a great place to find colors and numbers. Go for a walk and then have your child draw their own street signs using different colors and numbers.

Dear Parents: During the first few weeks of school we will be doing an overview of the alphabet, numbers 1-10, and color/number words. This overview is meant to be a refresher for our students who attended Pre-K and a chance for those who have not been in school before to see numbers and letters. The more you practice these skills with your child at home, the more successful they will be throughout the rest of this school year. Every day we will cover the letters, numbers, and words listed on the above chart. Please make sure you practice not only the items from that day, but also the items from previous days. Please take out the weekly, What are we Learning?, sheet and place into the page protector in the folder. Then, hang the page protector on your fridge. These pages will serve as a daily reminder to practice the important skills that your child will be learning in kindergarten! In this folder I have included flash cards as well as several other activities which you can complete as a family over the next two weeks. Each day please return this folder to school with all of the enclosed activities, and make sure to sign the Daily Practice Log each night. Students will receive a sticker for each signature and after they have five stickers they will be able to choose a prize from the treasure box. Have fun learning with your child! Ms. Buffa