MAY 2016

Ms. Morris's Pre-K Family Calendar

SUNDAY

MONDAY
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TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

"How am I feeling?"
Notice letters in your Movement challenge: put
game. Players take turns environment. Ask your on some good music and
saying things in a way child to identify letters in challenge your child to
that conveys an emotionhis/her name.
get their body moving!
angry, sad, happy, silly.
"How many jumping
Other players guess.
jacks can you do? How
many star jumps? How
long will it take you to run
to the other bench in the
park and back?"

Read together! Choose Play "Guess the Shape."

any book and read.
Describe a shape and
see if your child can
guess.

15

16

10
Notice letters in your
environment. What
sounds do the letters
make?

17

THURSDAY
4

FRIDAY
6

Identify shapes in your

Cook or eat a meal
Read together! Choose
environment. The cereal together. Ask your child
any book and read.
box is a rectangle! The "Where do you think your
table top is a circle!
food came from?" "How
Some children like to
could you make it?"
play this game in an "I
"What would you do
spy" format. You say "I
first?"
spy a circle" and they
guess. Then it's your
child's turn to be "it." For
children who are not yet
ready to play this game,
simply noticing shapes in
the environment is great.

What is the weather

today? Look at the
weather forecast together
and talk about what you
might wear or do that day
because of the weather.
Will you take a jacket?
An umbrella? Sun
glasses?

11

12

22

23

24

13

14

Journal prompt: What is

"How am I feeling?"
Play with water. Fill a Movement challenge: put
your favorite thing about game. Players take turns large container and add a on some good music and
the spring?
saying things in a way few smaller containers. challenge your child to
that conveys an emotion- Predict: how many small get their body moving!
angry, sad, happy, silly. scoops will it take to fill
"How many jumping
Other players guess.
the big containers?
jacks can you do? How
many star jumps? How
long will it take you to run
to the other bench in the
park and back?"
18

19

What is the weather

"How am I feeling?" Take a pen and notebook Notice letters in your
Read together! Choose
today? Look at the
game. Players take turns (provided) with you on environment. Ask your
any book and read.
weather forecast together saying things in a way
public transportation. child to identify letters in
and talk about what you that conveys an emotion- Encourage your child to
his/her name.
might wear or do that day angry, sad, happy, silly.
write what they see.
because of the weather. Other players guess. Scribbles and letter-likeWill you take a jacket?
forms are OK! This is an
An umbrella? Sun
important first step in
glasses?
learning to write!

Movement challenge: put

Cook or eat a meal
Read together! Choose
on some good music and together. Ask your child
any book and read.
challenge your child to "Where do you think your
get their body moving! food came from?" "How
"How many jumping
could you make it?"
jacks can you do? How
"What would you do
many star jumps? How
first?"
long will it take you to run
to the other bench in the
park and back?"

SATURDAY

25

26

What is the weather

Notice letters in your
today? Look at the
environment. Ask your
weather forecast together child to identify letters in
and talk about what you
his/her name.
might wear or do that day
because of the weather.
Will you take a jacket?
An umbrella? Sun
glasses?

20
FAMILY MARKET
2:00-3:30

21
Identify shapes in your
environment. The cereal
box is a rectangle! The
table top is a circle!
Some children like to
play this game in an "I
spy" format. You say "I
spy a circle" and they
guess. Then it's your
child's turn to be "it." For
children who are not yet
ready to play this game,
simply noticing shapes in
the environment is great.

27

28

Take a pen and notebook "How am I feeling?"

(provided) with you on game. Players take turns
public transportation.
saying things in a way
Encourage your child to that conveys an emotionwrite what they see.
angry, sad, happy, silly.
Scribbles and letter-like- Other players guess.
forms are OK! This is an
important first step in
learning to write!

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31

Cook or eat a meal

Notice letters in your
together. Ask your child environment. Ask your
"Where do you think your child to identify letters in
food came from?" "How
his/her name.
could you make it?"
"What would you do
first?"

29

Movement challenge: put

on some good music and
challenge your child to
get their body moving!
"How many jumping
jacks can you do? How
many star jumps? How
long will it take you to run
to the other bench in the
park and back?"

NOTES
This month, we are studying MARKETS in Room 109! We are excited to have our own market on May 20th. We
encourage you to take your child with you as you do your shopping this month. As you shop, find letters and numbers
in your environment.
CALENDAR KEY
- Green activities support social-emotional/physical skills
- Red activities support literacy skills
- Purple activites support math skills