Monday
3 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Play with the sound of
letter “Vv”
Sing this song to the tune of The Wheels On the
Bus. Ex: “The V on the bus says VVV (make the
sound of letter V three times).” Look for the song
at the end of the packet.
Math
Use words to describe
empty and full, with
prompting
• Run water into the kitchen sink or bathtub.
Provide containers so that your child can
practice making containers full or empty. Make
comments to your child such as: “This container is
full “ or “ This container is empty”
Pre-writing
Draw circles that go
counter clockwise
• Put a small amount of flour on a cookie sheet.
Have your child make circles in the flour using
their finger.
4 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Say the sound of letter
“Vv”
• Sing this song to the tune of The Wheels On the
Bus. Ex: “The V on the bus says VVV (make the
sound of letter V three times).” Look for the song
at the end of the packet.
Math
Use words to describe
empty and Full
• Run water into the kitchen sink or bathtub.
Provide containers so that your child can practice
making containers full and empty. Ask you child
questions: “Is this container empty or full?”’
Pre-writing
Use letter strokes to
draw a cow
• Provide a piece of paper and something to write
with (marker/crayons/pencil) for your child. Follow
the directions for drawing a cow on the “I Can
Draw A Cow” page at the end of the packet.
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Tuesday
3 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Say word that start
with the sound of the
first letter of name
with support
Help your child say words that start with the same
sound as the beginning sound of their name.
If you child’s name is “Bobbie” you would choose
words like: “Ball”, “Basket”, “Black” and “Bee”.
Math
Do a movement
activity 2 times
• Have your child do a variety of movements in
sequence 2 times each. Ex: “jump, jump, clap,
clap.”
• Possible movements: jumping, clapping, turning,
blinking, stretch to the sky, touch your nose,
touch the ground, wave your arms like a duck,
etc.
Gross motor
Review : run with
coordination
• Go outside and have your child practice
running. Make a race out of it. Time them and
see how long it takes them to run to “the fence”
or “run to the driveway” and run back.
4 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Say words that start
with the first letter of
name
• Help your child say words that start with the same
sound as the beginning sound of their name.
• If you child’s name is “Bobbie” you could choose
words like: “Ball”, “Basket”, “Black” and “Bee”.
Math
Put numerals in order
1-6
• Cut the number cards out from the back of the
packet. Have your child practice placing them
in the right order (1-6).
Gross motor:
Review: Walk
backwards a least 5
steps
• Go outside and have your child practice
walking backwards. Make it more fun by saying.
“on your mark, get set, go”.
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Wednesday
3 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Use or connect 2-3
new theme based
words weekly
Look at the back of the packet to find
vocabulary words. Help your child say and
understand these words. Review the words with
them throughout the week.
Math
Name the shapes
circle and square
• Go on a shape hunt in your house to find things
that are shaped like circle’s and/or squares. Ex:
“the mirror is a circle, the window in a square”
Science
Be aware of the
changes that happen
in the spring time
• On a piece of paper write down the changes
that will happen during the spring and then have
your child draw a picture. ( Ex: if you write down
“the grass gets green” your child would draw a
picture of green grass.)
4 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Use or connect 2-3
new theme based
words weekly
• Look at the back of the packet to find vocabulary
words. Help your child to say and understand
these words. Review the words with them
throughout the week by asking them what the
word is before you tell them.
Math
Practice measuring
things around the
house
• Use yarn or string to measure items in your house.
Such as : books, chairs, towels, toys, etc. Have
children compare strings. For instance: see
whether the book is longer or shorter than the toy
fire engine.
Science
Be aware of changes
that happen in the
springtime
• On a piece of paper write down the changes
that will happen during the spring and then have
your child draw a picture. ( Ex: if you write down
“the grass gets green” your child would draw a
picture of green grass.)
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Thursday
3 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Recognize what
letters look like vs.
numbers
While reading a book with your child, have your
child point to different letters on each page.
Math
Understand the
prepositions: on,
beside, under , in and
out
• Gather a container and a small toy. Have your
child place the toy where you ask them to in
reference to the container. Ex: “Put the car in the
bowl, put the car under the bowl.”
Social/Emotional
Review the names of
different emotions
• Make faces for your child to guess how you feel.
(Happy, sad, mad, scared). Talk with your child
about when/why you would have those feelings.
4 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Recognize the
difference between
letters and numbers
• Ask your child to find letters or numbers in grocery
adds, cereal boxes or junk mail or other print
around the house.
Math
Name Numeral 1-10
• Write the numbers 1-10 on a sheet of paper for
your child. Point to each number and have your
child name that number. If your child is slow to
respond, tell them what the number is.
Social emotional
Review the names of
different emotions
• Make faces for your child to guess how you feel.
(Happy, sad, mad, scared). Talk with your child
about when/why you would have those feelings.
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Monday
3 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Review letters and
sounds of previously
taught letters
(with support)
Write letters of your choice on scraps of paper.
Put them on a table or the floor. Place a basket or
container a few feet away from the child. Name
a letter or sound and have the child find that
letter. After they have found the letter they can
crumple up the paper and throw it into the
container to play “letter basketball”
Math
Name square,
rectangle, triangle
(with support)
• Cut several sizes of rectangles, triangles and
squares out of paper. Have your child use the
shapes to design their own picture. Have them
tell you the name of each shape as they use it.
Pre-Writing
Tear paper into small
pieces
• Give your child scraps of paper or junk mail.
Encourage your child to tear the paper into as
many small pieces as possible.
4 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Review letters and
sounds of previously
taught letters
• Write letters of your choice on scraps of paper.
Put them on a table or the floor. Place a basket
or container a few feet away from the child.
Name a letter or sound and have the child find
that letter.. After they have found the letter they
can crumple up the paper and throw it into the
container to play “letter basketball”
Math
Name square,
rectangle, triangle
• Cut several sizes of rectangles, triangles and
squares out of paper Have your child use the
shapes to design their own picture. Have them
tell you the name of each shape as they use it.
Pre-Writing
Tear paper into small
pieces
• Have you or your child write their name with a
pencil. Have the child trace each letter several
times with different colors of crayon (rainbow
writing)
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Tuesday
3 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Identify sounds &
letters previously
taught with support
• Find items with letters on them (magazine
pages, cereal boxes, newspapers, junk mail).
Show your child the letter “W” and tell them the
name of the letter and the sound it makes. Then
have the child find as many “W’s” as they can.
They can either point to them or circle them.
Math
Counting objects
• Have your child look at the farm picture provided.
Ask them to help you count how many horses
they can see. Then help them recognize the
number six. Continue with the other objects on
the “seek and find” page.
Book Knowledge
Answer questions
about the story
•Read a story to your child. Ask them question
such as “what did you like most about the story”,
“who was your favorite character”, “where did
the story take place,” etc.
4 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Identify sounds &
letters previously
taught
• Find items with letters on them (magazine pages,
cereal boxes, newspapers, junk mail). Show your
child the letter “W” and tell them the name of the
letter and the sound it makes. Then have the
child find as many “W’s” as they can. They can
either point to them or circle them.
Math
Counting objects and
recognizing the
numeral
• Have your child look at the farm picture provided.
Ask them to count all of the horses in the picture.
Then have them trace the number 6 on the page.
Continue with the other items in the picture.
Book Knowledge
Tell favorite part of the
story, name
characters
• Read a story to your child. Ask them question
such as “what did you like most about the story”,
“who was your favorite character”, “where did
the story take place,” etc.
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Wednesday
3 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Identify sounds &
letters previously
taught with support
Write individual letters on small scraps of paper.
Put the papers on the floor across the room. Say
the name or sound of a letter and have the child
run across the room and bring the letter back to
you. You can change the activity up by having
them stomp on the letter or slap the letter.
Math
Counting
• Cut 5 small squares of paper. Write the number 1
on one square, the number 2 on another, etc.
Put the squares in a container. Have the child
pick one square and say the number. Choose
an action (clapping, jumping, hopping, etc.) to
do that many times.
Pre-Writing
Use a combination of
writing, scribbling,
drawing to tell a story
•Have your child draw a picture of their favorite
activity from this week’s lesson plans. Have them
dictate what the activity was so you can write it
at the top of their page.
4 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Identify sounds &
letters previously
taught
•Write individual letters on small scraps of paper.
Put the papers on the floor across the room. Say
the name or sound of a letter and have the child
run across the room and bring the letter back to
you. You can change the activity up by having
them stomp on the letter or slap the letter.
Math
Counting
• Cut 10 small squares of paper. Write the number
1 on one square, the number 2 on another, etc.
Put the squares in a container. Have the child
pick one square and say the number. Choose an
action (clapping, jumping, hopping, etc.) to do
that many times.
Pre-Writing
Use a combination of
writing, scribbling
,drawing to tell a story
• Have your child draw a picture of their favorite
activity from this week’s lesson plans. Have them
dictate what the activity was so you can write it
at the top of their page.
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Thursday
3 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Identify sounds &
letters previously
taught with support
Cut out 15 small squares of paper. Write the letter
“W” on 10 of them and other letters on the
remaining 5 squares. Using the monster picture
provided with these plans, have your child pick
up one square at a time and “feed” the monster
only the squares with the letter “W”. Have your
child say the name of the letter and the sound
each time they feed the monster.
Math
Predict what comes
next in an established
pattern
• Use the farm animal pictures provided. Cut
them out individually. Show your child a pattern
such as pig, sheep, pig sheep, etc. Leave off the
two pictures of the pattern and have your child
tell you which one would come next. Continue
with other animals.
Social Studies
Identify farm animals
and sounds
• Sit with your child and discuss farm animals. Help
them write a list of all the animals they think they
would find on a farm. Then talk about the
sounds each animal make.
4 yr. Old Skill Activity
Literacy
Identify sounds &
letters previously
taught
• Cut out 15 small squares of paper. Write the letter
“W” on 10 of them and other letters on the
remaining 5 squares. Using the monster picture
provided with these plans, have your child pick
up one square at a time and “feed” the monster
only the squares with the letter “W”. Have your
child say the name of the letter and the sound
each time they feed the monster.
Math
Creating a simple
pattern
• Use the farm animal pictures provided. Cut them
out individually. Give your all the sheep and pig
pictures. Show them how to create a pattern
such as sheep, pig, sheep pig. Encourage them
to use the other animals to continue making
patterns.
Social Studies
Identify farm animals,
sounds and baby
animal names
• Discuss with your child the types of animals they
think would live on a farm. Help them make a list
of all the animals. Talk about the sounds each
animal makes and what the name of the baby
animal is. Ex: cow/calf, sheep/lamb.
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