News

Volume 34

July 26, 2021

WEEK: July 19, 2021

THEME:  Summer Fun

LETTER:  S

VOCABULARY WORDS:  beside, above, below

Language / Literacy

30 minutes

Mouse and her friend Minka are finding some yummy summer treats!

Do you like watermelon?  Do you think Mouse likes it?

Click the link to find out!

MOUSE’S FIRST SUMMER by Lauren Thompson

https://video.link/w/Dhs4c

Mouse's First Summer (Classic Board Books): Thompson, Lauren, Erdogan,  Buket: 9781442458420: Amazon.com: Books


Do you like summer?   Can you see the stars in the sky at night?  The sun shines in summer. Let’s practice making the letter S.

You will need:

Paper

Pencil or marker

Click here to practice the letter s.  https://video.link/w/Svs4c

Art / Writing

30 minutes

MAKE A MUD PIE!

This art project is best for outside. You need

1) dirt

2) water                                                     

3) an old bowl or pie pan

4) a spoon

Mix the water and dirt until it makes sticky mud.  You can stir it with a spoon or with your hands.

Put the mud into a pie pan and decorate with grass, rocks, leaves or flowers.

Set the table and invite someone to your mud pie dinner!

Problem Solving

30 minutes

SINK OR FLOAT                              

Take a walk around your house and find some small things that can get wet.

  1. Have mom or dad help you get big bowl or pan of water.
  2. Gently put one thing at a time in the water.
  3. Does it sink to the bottom? or float on top?
  4. Draw a line down the middle of a piece of paper. On one side draw a picture of all the things that sink.  On the other side draw all the things that float.
  5. Which side has more, the sink side or the float side?

Social Emotional

30 minutes

Who has done something kind for you? Find three people to say thank you to today!

Movement / Play

PARENT – Take a summertime walk outside with your child to look for signs of summer and listen for summer sounds.  Ask questions and help him use his sense of touch, sight, hearing and smell.