Day 20.

Go through the A activity again.

Today we are learning about ants.  Watch this video about ants.

Count the ants in this photo.

Here is an ant coloring sheet with a review of the capital A letter.

Watch this story, “The Ants and the Grasshopper”. What is the lesson in this story?

Learn the word “ant” in American Sign Language. Explain to your child why some people use sign language to communicate. What are different ways that people can communicate?

Practice writing lower case a by printing out a finished work sheet from this page. When you are done put it in your  Green Book.  (Use the handwriting work sheet maker for free worksheets.  I would suggest that you put FIVE letters with TWO spaces in between each letter to make an evenly spaced worksheet.  You can experiment with this worksheet program to fit your own preference.  Be sure to put handwriting work with the rest of the Green Book exercises for record keeping. )

Say your Alphabet.
(Have your child point to individual letters of the alphabet while reciting it. This connection needs to be concrete.)

Day 19.

Learn about the letter A in this interactive activity.

Today you will be learning about apples.  Look at this picture of some different types of apples.  What colors of apples have you eaten?

There is an apple tree activity in your Green Book to complete today.

Go over the parts of an apple.

Watch this animation on the life cycle of an apple.  How does an apple become an apple tree?

Watch this video about the letter A.

Practice writing upper case A by printing out this page. When you are done put it in your  Green Book.  (Use the handwriting work sheet maker for free worksheets.  I would suggest that you put FIVE letters with TWO spaces in between each letter to make an evenly spaced worksheet.  You can experiment with this worksheet program to fit your own preference.  Be sure to put handwriting work with the rest of the Green Book exercises for record keeping. )

Say your Alphabet.
(Have your child point to individual letters of the alphabet while reciting it. This connection needs to be concrete.)

Day 18.

Practice writing your numbers 1-10 in your Green Book.

Today we will begin with keyboarding practice.  Practice typing the letters A-C on this keyboarding practice game.

Practice counting to twenty with Allie.

In your Green Book there is a counting activity with bugs.  Follow the directions carefully.

Work your problem solving muscles!  Complete the puzzle.  What’s the animal?

Say your Alphabet.
(Have your child point to individual letters of the alphabet while reciting it. This connection needs to be concrete.)

Day 17.

Count the suns in your Green Book.

Watch the count to ten video.

This is a sand castle.

Build a sand castle with Curious George.

Have you ever seen a hermit crab?  They live in the sand at the beach.

Count the hermit crabs shells in this picture.

Watch this video about 5 facts about hermit crabs.  What were the five facts?

Work on your matching skills with Diego’s Hermit Crab Rescue Game.

Or…
Play this Hermit Crab Game.

Say your Alphabet.

Day 16.

Practice writing the number 9 in your Green Book.

Today is pattern day!  Watch this video about Bert and Ernie playing “Guess What’s Next” a pattern game!

Do the pattern completion activity in your Green Book.

Play this pattern game.

Listen to the story “Marvin and Sweetie“.  Summarize the story.

 

Day 15.

Write the number 8 in your Green Book.

Today we will be learning about the moon!  The moon is out at night with nocturnal animals.

Watch this three part documentary about the moon.  Tell someone that didn’t watch the video three things that you learned about the moon.

Here is a page with moon crafts.  If you would like to, pick one to do.

Count your fingers.
Count your toes.
How many eyes do you have?
How many ears do you have?

What street do you live on? What are some streets around where you live? Why do you think streets have different names?

Day 14.

Practice writing the number 7 in your Green Book. Circle the best one.

Watch this counting to 7 video.

Today we will be learning about a bug that is very active at night.  The lightning bug!  Do lightning bugs live where you live?  Sometimes people call them fireflies.  What do you call them? Why do you think some people use different words for the same thing in different areas?

Listen to this song about fireflies.

Look at these pictures of fireflies. Can you count how many pictures of fireflies there are on the page?

Play this firefly game to practice patterns and learn about the special language that fireflies use.

Complete the firefly jar activity in your Green Book.  Carefully follow directions.

Spell your name out loud.
Say your Alphabet.

Day 13.

Practice writing the number 6 in your Green Book.   Circle the best one.

Watch the count to six video.

Find the hidden nocturnal animals.

Today you will be learning about another nocturnal animal, the bat.

Listen to the story “Stellaluna” about a baby bat and her mother.  Find someone to tell about the book (summarize). How was Stellaluna different from the baby birds?

Play this game about nocturnal animals to see how they see at night.

Make an “Itsy Bitsy Bat Book”.  Color it and learn the facts about bats.

Count to 6 out loud.
Spell your name out loud.

Day 12.

Practice numbers 1-5 in your Green Book.

Have you ever heard the word “nocturnal”?  Nocturnal animals stay awake at night and sleep during the day, the opposite of humans!  For the next three days we will be learning about nocturnal animals.

Try to complete the owl jigsaw puzzle. This will help with problem solving.

Make an owl.  Cut out the shapes.  Glue them to the body.  Color your owl.  What shape is the owl’s beak? Make sure to give the owl big circle eyes.

Listen to the story “Lilly, the Wild Cat“.  Summarize the story.

 

Day 11.

Practice numbers 1-5 in your Green Book.

Today you will be going on a virtual field trip to Italy!  Italy is on the continent of Europe.  It has many famous cities like Milan, Florence, Rome, and Venice.   But, today you will be exploring Venice.

Here is a video about Buster the Bunny exploring Venice.  It’s from a show called “Postcards from Buster”.  Answer these questions after watching the video… What country is Venice in?  How do people get around in Venice?  What are the special masks for?

Pretend that this picture is a postcard.  You want to write home to tell people about the time you are spending in Italy.  What would you tell them about Venice?

Count the Murano glass beads.  Do you remember when Buster went to Murano?  It’s the special place where they make glass.  These beads are from Murano.

In your Green Book color the Murano Glass vase.  Decorate it with your favorite colors. Explain to someone how they made the glass in Murano.