Friday, February 5, 2016

Home Preschool (Ages 2.5-4) Week 21: Letter U and Number 30

A suggestion if you're teaching younger children, or if your child hasn't mastered counting to ten yet: Instead of venturing on past 15, start over with 1 again and go through 10 to solidify those numbers. The larger numbers get harder and confusing, so if you're child isn't following when you get into the higher numbers, just start over with 1.

I have included 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 to get all the content you will need! 

Here is the printable version: Letter U and Number 30 Lesson Plans

Links found in the lesson plans:
"Under the Sea" YouTube Video
Letter U Worksheets
Number 30 Worksheets
Umbrella Craft Tutorial

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 21: Lesson Plans for the Letter U and the Number 30

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 U: Show the child the poster of the letter and make the sound you are teaching (choose one sound to teach at a time).
o   -/u/ as in umbrella          
o   Teach the child the sign (ASL) for the letter U.
·         Introduce/Review the theme words for the week:
o   up, under, umbrella, uncle, umpire, unicycle, Optional: unkind (not nice), Optional: universidad (Spanish for “university”)
o   Show the child the word while you say it. Explain that the word starts with the letter U 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 U poem allowed, following along with your finger on the paper/poster: “The Lion and the Unicorn”
·         Sing the letter U song with child: “Under the Sea”
·         Introduce/Review the number 30: Show the child the poster of the letter and say “thirty.”
o   Count to 30. Count to 30 by tens.
o   Optional: Teach the child how to say 30 in Spanish: treinta

Monday (Language Arts Emphasis):
·         Give the child a tracing or coloring page for the letter U. 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 U (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 U 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 U. Or I search for books about the theme words. Any U book will do.
o   Examples of books to use:
§  Great Day for Up by Dr. Seuss
§  Umbrella by Taro Yashima
o   Ask the child to find the letter U 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 30. 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.

Wednesday (Science Emphasis):
·         Show child the “U is for Umbrella Bird” page and the image you printed out of an antelope.
·         Discuss the “Facts about Umbrella Birds” page.
·         Have your child color the umbrella bird 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 an umpire.
·         Discuss the “Facts about Umpires” page (included).
·         Art Project: 3D Umbrella Card
o   Supplies: sturdy paper for making a card, construction paper, scissors, glue stick, markers
o   Cut a rectangle out of a piece of construction paper (this will be your umbrella). Fold it like a fan, pinch in the middle and tape one of the sides together. Glue the flat side to the inside of the card.
o   Either color or use construction paper to make a person holding the umbrella and draw raindrops and the umbrella handle in. Write a note and give it to a friend!
o   Here is the source of the idea and better instructions: http://www.craftymorning.com/3d-umbrella-rainy-day-card-for-kids-to-make/

Friday (Physical Activity Emphasis):
·         Play hide and seek by hiding only under things.
·         Play in the rain with an umbrella.

Outing Ideas:
·         Umbrella store.
·         Take a walk in the rain with an umbrella.

Snack/Cooking/Baking Ideas:
·         Make upside down cake together.

·         Make unicorn cookies or unicorn themed cake with colorful sprinkles.

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