Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Home Preschool (Ages 2.5-4) Week Nine: Letter I and Number 9

I have started to include a lot of the pictures you will need in the printable version of the lesson plan to make life easier for you! Make sure you click on the printable version and check out what I've added!

Here is the printable version: Letter I and Number 9 Lesson Plans

Links found in the lesson plans:
"I'm A Little Teapot" YouTube Video
Letter I Worksheets
Number 9 Worksheets
Gioachino Rossini's "The Barber of Seville - Overture" YouTube Video
Iguana Images
Iguana Coloring Pages
India Images

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!



Home Preschool
Age 3: Letter and Number of the Week
Week 9: Lesson Plans for the Letter I and the Number 9

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 (or musical term) 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 keeping 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 I: Show the child the poster of the letter and make the sound you are teaching (choose one sound to teach at a time).
o   -/i/ as in igloo
o   Teach the child the sign (ASL) for the letter I.
·         Introduce/Review the theme words for the week:
o   Igloo, insect, iguana, instrument, inch, inchworm, Optional: invention (an original creation), Optional: invierno (winter)
o   Show the child the word while you say it. Explain that the word starts with the letter I 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 I poem allowed, following along with your finger on the paper/poster: “Itsy Bitsy Spider”
·         Sing the letter I song with child: “I’m A Little Teapot”
·         Introduce/Review the number 9: Show the child the poster of the letter and say “nine.”
o   Count to 9.
o   Give the child nine objects. Help them count the objects.
o   Optional: Teach the child how to say 9 in Spanish: nueve.

Monday (Language Arts Emphasis):
·         Give the child a tracing or coloring page for the letter I. 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 A (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 I 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 I. Or I search for books about the theme words. Any I book will do.
o   Examples of books to use:
§  The Igloo by Charlotte & David Yue
§  Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni
o   Ask the child to find the letter I 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 9. 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.
·         Inches: Measure distances and/or objects using inches. Show the child how big an inch is.
·         Show the child your composer flashcard that says “Gioachino Rossini” and explain that he has Is in his name and that he is from a country called “Italy,” which also starts with I. Play this song, called “The Barber of Seville – Overture” for the child. (The last few minutes will be the most recognizable to you. If your child has a short attention span, like most toddlers and preschoolers, just play this part.)

Wednesday (Science Emphasis):
·         Show child the “I is for Iguana” page and the image you printed out of an antelope.
·         Discuss the “Facts about Iguanas” 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 India.
·         Discuss the “Facts about India” page (included).
·         Art Project: Rhythm Instrument
o   Supplies: a small container (margarine tub, oatmeal canister, etc.), markers, glue or tape, dry beans or rice
o   Fill the container with the dry beans or rice, glue or tape it shut, decorate, and shake!
o   OR Make a drum. Simply cut the bottom off (or don’t) and glue/tape the lid on. Decorate and drum!

Friday (Physical Activity Emphasis):
·         Play “I Spy with My Little Eye” and then practice in the car or while out of the house with the child.
·         OR Use your imaginations (take this opportunity to teach your child the meaning of the word “imagination”) to tell a pass-on story (i.e. you start the story and then your child tells the next part and you go back and forth for a while).

Outing Ideas:
·         Visit an igloo (if it’s winter and your community has ice sculpting, there may be one available)
·         Visit an animal museum and look at the insects.
·         Go outside and find insects.
·         Teach your children about the word “imagination.” Take them outside and image that the clouds are different shapes.

Snack/Cooking/Baking Ideas:

·         Cook foods from Italy or India together.

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