Monday, August 22, 2016

Home Preschool (Ages 2.5-4) Week 25: Letter Y and Number 70

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 Y and Number 70 Lesson Plans
Links found in the lesson plans:
"Yankee Doodle Dandy" YouTube Video
Letter Y Worksheets
Number 70 Worksheets
Yanni YouTube Video

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 25: Lesson Plans for the Letter Y and the Number 70

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 Y: Show the child the poster of the letter and make the sound you are teaching (choose one sound to teach at a time).
o   -/y/ as in yellow
o   Teach the child the sign (ASL) for the letter Y.
·         Introduce/Review the theme words for the week:
o   Yo-yo, yarn, yellow, yawn, yodel, yes, Optional: young (having lived or existed only a short time), Optional: yo (Spanish for I)
o   Show the child the word while you say it. Explain that the word starts with the letter Y 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 Y poem allowed, following along with your finger on the paper/poster: “You Shall Have An Apple”
·         Sing the letter Y song with child: “Yankee Doodle Dandy”
·         Introduce/Review the number 70: Show the child the poster of the letter and say “seventy.”
o   Count to 70.
o   Count to 70 and then count to 70 by tens.
o   Optional: Teach the child how to say 70 in Spanish: setenta

Monday (Language Arts Emphasis):
·         Give the child a tracing or coloring page for the letter Y. 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 Y (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 Y 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 Y. Or I search for books about the theme words. Any Y book will do.
o   Examples of books to use:
§  Yard Sale by Mitra Modarressi
§  Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni
o   Ask the child to find the letter Y 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 70. 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.
·         Yesterday: learn about the meaning of yesterday.
·         Year: discuss the length of a year using a calendar and starting with days.
·         Yard: measure things with a yardstick.
·         Show the child a flashcard with the composer Yanni’s name written on it. Explain that the name starts with Y and that the composer wrote this song. Play the song for the child.
o   You Tube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE1o_uUXTvo     

Wednesday (Science Emphasis):
·         Show child the “Y is for Yak” page and the image you printed out of an antelope.
·         Discuss the “Facts about Yaks” page.
·         Have your child color the yak coloring page.

Thursday (Social Studies and Art Emphasis):
·         Show child an image of New York.
·         Discuss the “Facts about New York” page (included).
·         Art Project: Yarn Art
o   Supplies: yellow construction paper, scissors, glue, crayons, yarn.
o   Cut out pieces of yarn for gluing. Draw a shape or object on the construction paper. Glue yarn on paper in the shape already drawn, perhaps a yo-yo or yak.

Friday (Physical Activity Emphasis):
·         Play with a yo-yo.
·         Learn about yoga and do some together.

Outing Ideas:
·         Shop for yarn together at the store.
·         Go out anywhere and search for yellow objects or animals.

Snack/Cooking/Baking Ideas:

·         Yogurt, yams, or bake bread and teach child about yeast.

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