Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Home Preschool (Ages 2.5-4) Week Six: Letter F and Number 6

Remember that the "Facts about..." pages and other extras are not included in the blog text, but they are included in the printable version. Some of the ideas in these plans came from Brightly Beaming Resources. Each daily session of "School Time," as my son calls it will last about half an hour. Adjust the lessons for your child's age and level of education. Enjoy!

Here is the printable version of this week's lesson plans: Letter F and Number 6 Lesson Plans

Links found in the lesson plans:
"The Farmer in the Dell" YouTube Video
Letter F Worksheets
Number 6 Worksheets
Flamingo Images
Flamingo Coloring Pages
Firefighter Images


Home Preschool
Age 3: Letter and Number of the Week
Week 6: Lesson Plans for the Letter F and the Number 6

Preparation:
·         Print out large letter and number sheets (included) and post them somewhere the child can see them all week.
·         Create theme word flash cards with the theme word on one side and a picture depicting the word on the other.
·         Print out the poem of the week (included).
·         Create a flashcard with the name of the composer of the week on it.
·         Print out animal/plant word sheet (included), “facts about” page (included), coloring page, and image of the animal/plant of the week.
·         Print out social studies fact sheet (included) and an image of the subject of the week.
·         Collect supplies for art project.
·         Optional: Plan a day for an outing in keep with the theme (ideas included) and buy ingredients for snacks, baking, or cooking in keeping with the theme (ideas included).

Opening (Do this first every day.):
·         Introduce/Review the letter F: Show the child the poster of the letter and make the sound you are teaching (choose one sound to teach at a time).
o   -/f/ as in football
·         Introduce/Review the theme words for the week:
o   fish, foot, football, funny, fire, flag, optional: friendly, optional: flor (Spanish for “flower”)
o   Show the child the word while you say it. Explain that the word starts with the letter F and help your child spell the words if they are able. If not, just read the word, show them the picture on the back and move on.
·         Read the letter F poem allowed, following along with your finger on the paper/poster: “Little Fred”
·         Sing the letter F song with child: “The Farmer in the Dell”
·         Introduce/Review the number 6: Show the child the poster of the letter and say “six.”
o   Count to 6.
o   Give the child six objects and ask them to tell you how many items there are. Help them count the objects if you need to.

Monday (Language Arts Emphasis):
·         Give the child a tracing or coloring page for the letter F. You can find books of these at the dollar store or Target. There are also many resources online. If you don’t have a tracing/coloring page for them. Just draw the letter F (upper and lower case) and help them trace it or draw it on their own.
·         Read the child a book that has a lot of the letter F in it. I always just go to my local library’s website and search for children’s books that have titles starting with the letter F. Or I search for books about the theme words. Any F book will do.
o   Examples of books to use:
§  The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
§  The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
o   Ask the child to find the letter F in the title and say the word with them, emphasizing the sound the letter makes in the word.

Tuesday (Math and Music Emphasis):
·         Give the child a tracing or coloring page for the number 6. Again, you can find books like this at the dollar store or Target (still for a dollar) or Google them and you can find some free resources.
·         Teach child the meaning of the word “fraction.” Do this by writing out a fraction like ½ or 1/3 and then dividing something like a piece of paper or slice of bread into halves or thirds. Explain that “1/2” means half of something and that it is a fraction.
o   Optional: Ask child to divide something in halves or thirds for you and explain that these are fractions of the original piece.
·         Teach child the meaning of the word “forte” in music. Write it out on a card so you can show the child the word as you explain it. Explain that when someone is playing music “forte,” it means that they are playing very loudly. Practice singing a song very loudly (like “Farmer in the Dell”).

Wednesday (Science Emphasis):
·         Show child the “F is for Flamingo” page and the image you printed out of an antelope.
·         Discuss the “Facts about Flamingos” page.
·         Have your child color the antelope coloring page.
o   Put the finished coloring page in the book and flip through the pages.

Thursday (Social Studies and Art Emphasis):
·         Show child an image of a firefighter.
·         Discuss the “Facts about Firefighters” page (included).
·         Art Project: Make a Paper Fan
o   Color/decorate a piece of paper and teach child how to fold it accordion-style into a fan. Make sure to emphasize that the word “fan” starts with “f.”

Friday (Physical Activity Emphasis):
·         Play Frisbee, football, or leapfrog.

Outing Ideas:
·         Emphasize that “fun” starts with “f” and ask your child what they think would be fun to do this week.
·         Go to a football game.
·         Visit a field of any kind.
·         Visit a farm or a place where you can see and learn about farm animals.
·         Visit an aquarium and see the fish.

Snack/Cooking/Baking Ideas:

·         fruit, fruit salad, French fries, fried food, fish fingers, French toast, fruitcake

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