Here are the week 2 plans for September. Looking for week 1? Keep scrolling!
You will notice that some of the activities are the same as last week, just changed according to the new letter/theme. This is intentional for many reasons:
-Kids love repetition. They want to watch the same show over and over. They want you to read the same book 50 times. Sometimes it's annoying, but it's a good thing. It helps them really master a concept.
-It will allow you to get into the rhythm of teaching. It's good to not feel lost and overwhelmed! Mondays are always for dot art. Tuesdays are messy crafts. Wednesdays are always fun snacks. Try to set apart a specific time each day so that you and your kids can look forward to working together! :)
-The repetition allows your children to begin to be confident with each activity, and slowly gain independence while they work. The whole goal of these activities is to prepare your kids for school, where they will need to sit and follow instructions.
-I have 3 kids ages 3 and under. I can't possibly create 30-50 unique activities every month. In fact, I'm glad that I'm wearing pants. But I do love you!
Week 2 Plans: September
B Dot Art *
Directions: print file. Allow child to decorate the uppercase and lowercase B. (You can use circle stickers, dot stampers, play dough pieces, or pom poms) Read Dr. Seuss's ABC book, and discuss which letter is "Big B" and which one is "Little b" Hang paper on fridge for the week to reference.
Circle Search:
Directions: Give your child some sort of container (basket, big bowl, grocery bag, etc) and go on a circle search around the house! Look all around and gather all of the circles you see in your container. Use your finger to trace around the circle shape, and describe the attributes of the object. (A key ring, a plate, Cheerios, a coin, a bowl, CD, clock, puzzle piece, etc. They are everywhere!) Make it fun! Act excited and gasp when you find one! Discover a square and check to see if they correct you! It's only as exciting as you allow it to be.
Directions: Give your child some sort of container (basket, big bowl, grocery bag, etc) and go on a circle search around the house! Look all around and gather all of the circles you see in your container. Use your finger to trace around the circle shape, and describe the attributes of the object. (A key ring, a plate, Cheerios, a coin, a bowl, CD, clock, puzzle piece, etc. They are everywhere!) Make it fun! Act excited and gasp when you find one! Discover a square and check to see if they correct you! It's only as exciting as you allow it to be.
Apple Tree Craft:
Directions: Trace your child's hand and forearm on brown construction paper. Cut it out. Cut out a fluffy cloud shape on green construction paper. Glue all of these down onto manilla/plain paper into the shape of a tree. Use your child's thumb to paint down "apples" with red paint. Describe the parts of a tree/plant and introduce the vocabulary terms: tree, leaves, branches, and trunk. Ask the child if they can verbally identify each part of the tree. ("What is this part called?") or for younger, less verbal children, ask ("Can you point to the trunk?")
B snack:
Directions: Draw quadrants on a plain piece of paper. Label the quadrants 1, 2, 3, and 4. Ask the child to place 1 snack in the 1 quadrant. (You can use teddy grahams as bears or Annie's bunnies, or any snack that begins with B!) Continue with the 2 quadrant and ask them to put 2 pieces on it. Continue until all quadrants of the paper are filled. Then they can eat the snack and fill up the page again!
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Red Bubble Art:
Directions: add a few drops of red food coloring into a bowl and add bubble soap into it. (Remember, red is the color of the month!) Allow your child to dip their wand and blow red bubbles onto plain paper. It makes fun, colorful circles on their paper. (Circles?!?! Yes, the shape of the month!) You can also dye the bubble solution other colors if you want.
Directions: print file. Cut apart the red, white, and green bear pieces on page 2. Mix them up, and allow the children to place the corresponding small colored bear on the large bear.
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Red Bubble Art:
Directions: add a few drops of red food coloring into a bowl and add bubble soap into it. (Remember, red is the color of the month!) Allow your child to dip their wand and blow red bubbles onto plain paper. It makes fun, colorful circles on their paper. (Circles?!?! Yes, the shape of the month!) You can also dye the bubble solution other colors if you want.
***If you are confident that your child will not suck inwards, you can
use a straw instead of the bubble wand to blow and make this art.
Bear Sorting Mat*:Directions: print file. Cut apart the red, white, and green bear pieces on page 2. Mix them up, and allow the children to place the corresponding small colored bear on the large bear.
B letter recognition*
Directions: print file. Allow children to find the letters Bb on the sheet. (use bingo stampers, crayons, stickers, etc)
3 Number Collage*
Directions: print file. Cut out the number 3 outline. Find small items from around the house (beans, stickers, cheerios, beads, sequins, etc) Ask the child to find and count out 3 of each item. Glue down sets of 3 items onto the 3 collage.
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