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  • W w is the Kindergarten "Letter of the Week"

    Letter of the Week – W w

    During the week, please learn to identify this letter, it’s sound, and formation. At home please make a list of words that begin with this letter.
    Also identify the high frequency words “little” and “have.”

    W w Activities

    1. Look for signs of winter.
    2. Walk around your house five times. 
    3. Count the windows in your kitchen.
    4. Walk like an elephant.
    5. Wiggle like a worm.
    6. Try to whistle.
    7. Eat or drink something warm.
    8. Look outside. What is the weather like?
    9. Count the number of wheels on your car.
    10. Write your name.
    11. Make a wish upon a star.
    12. Watercolor (or crayon) pretty picture for the classroom.

    Activity: Play this game. Say, “I am going to say a word, listen carefully to it. Put your hands on your head if the word starts with /w/ sound. Keep your hands at your side if the word you hear does NOT start with the /w/ sound.”
    Word List: water, wet, rain, waves, surf, windy, winter, snow, warm, dirt, Wednesday.
    This lesson was taken directly from the homework assignments of a Massachusetts kindergarten teacher.
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  • G g is the Kindergarten "Letter of the Week"

    Letter of the Week – G g

    During the week, please learn to identify this letter, it’s sound, and formation. At home please make a list of words that begin with this letter.
    Also identify the high frequency words “my” and “we.”

    G g Activities

    1. Roll like a grape.
    2. Wear green on Wednesday.
    3. Give someone you love a big hug. 
    4. Play a game with Mom or Dad.
    5. Move like a grasshopper.
    6. Talk about things that can grow in the garden.
    7. Count the green things you see in nature. 
    8. Gallop around the backyard or the park.
    9. Make someone giggle.

     
    Activity: Play this game.  Say, “I am going to say a word, listen carefully to it. Clap your hands if the word you hear starts with the /g/ sounds. ”
    Word List: gorilla, good, game, banana, go, happy, green, grapes, grow, bear, girl.
    This lesson was taken directly from the homework assignments of a Massachusetts kindergarten teacher.
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  • K k is the Kindergarten "Letter of the Week"

    Letter of the Week – K k

    During the week, please learn to identify this letter, it’s sound, and formation. At home please make a list of words that begin with this letter.
    Also identify the high frequency words “little” and “have.”

    K k Activities

    1. Read a book about kittens.
    2. Play kickball outside.
    3. Watch Mom or Dad cook in kitchen.
    4. Make a colorful kite wit ha paper bag.
    5. What is the name of baby kangaroos?
    6. Use kleenex when you sneeze.
    7. How many keys are in your Mom’s purse?
    8. Kiss your Mom and Dad. 
    9. Be a King and wear a crown. 
    10. What do you like about kindergarten?

    Activity: Play this game. Be sure your child has a YES and NO card. Say, “I am going to say a word, listen carefully to it. If you think it starts with the /k/ sound, hold up your YES card. If you think it does NOT start with the /k/ sound, hold up your NO card.” ”
    Word List: kite, kindergarten, girl, kiss, kitchen, jet, kids, ketchup, hair, kind, apple, keys.
    This lesson was taken directly from the homework assignments of a Massachusetts kindergarten teacher.
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  • O o is the Kindergarten "Letter of the Week"

    Letter of the Week – O o

    During the week, please learn to identify this letter, it’s sound, and formation. At home please make a list of words that begin with this letter.
    Also identify the high frequency words “my” and “we.”

    O o Activities

    1. Open and close your mouth.
    2. Draw one picture for Mom or Dad.
    3. Put your socks on your feet.
    4. Use an orange crayon and draw ten O‘s.
    5. What does an orange taste like?
    6. Climb over two pillows.
    7. Go outside and play.
    8. Hop on one foot.
    9. How old are you?
    10. What are the opposite words for:

    On          hot         up         day
    slow         left        happy   low
    Activity: Play this game. Say, “I am going to say a word, listen carefully to it. Put your hands on your head if the word you hear starts with the O o sound. Keep your hands at your side if the word you hear does not start with the O o sound.”
    Word List: open, orange, jelly, on, little, big, love, good, off, often, tree, lamp.
    This lesson was taken directly from the homework assignments of a Massachusetts kindergarten teacher.
    My Town Tutors connects parents with teachers who tutor. It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.

  • L l is the Kindergarten "Letter of the Week"

    Letter of the Week – L l

    During the week, please learn to identify this letter, its sound, and formation. At home please make a list of words that begin with this letter.
    Also identify the high frequency words “look” and “see.”

    L Activities

    1. Listen to a story.
    2. Hop on your left foot.
    3. Look up in the sky. How many stars do you see?
    4. Draw ten long lines.
    5. Tell your family that you love them.
    6. Make yourself large and make yourself small.
    7. Help sort the laundry.
    8. Write the letters of the alphabet that you know.
    9. Send a “love letter” to someone.
    10. Look at the leaves on the tress. What color are they?

    Activity: Play this game. Say, “I am going to say a word, listen carefully to it. Put your hands on your head if the word you hear starts with the L l sound. Keep your hands at your side if the word you hear does not start with the L l sound.”
    Word List: lollipop, lick, jelly, lemon, little, big, love, good, lightning, leaf, tree, lamp.
    This lesson was taken directly from the homework assignments of a Massachusetts kindergarten teacher.
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  • R r is the Kindergarten "Letter of the Week"

    Letter of the Week – R r

    During the week, please learn to identify this letter, the sound, and formation. At home please make a list of words that begin with this letter.

    Also identify the high frequency words “but” and “it.”

    R Activities

    1. Draw a rainbow for someone you know.
    2. Count all the red toys in your room.
    3. Listen to the radio.
    4. Hop like a rabbit.
    5. Draw five red ballons.
    6. Ring your doorbell.
    7. Have fun rhyming words.
    8. Read your favorite nursery rhymes.
    9. Crow like a rooster.
    10. Roar like a lion.
    11. Run in your back yard or park.

    Activity: Play this game. Say, “I am going to say a word, listen carefully to it. If it starts with the R r sound, give me a thumbs up! If it doesn’t start with the I i sound, give me a thumbs down.”
    Word List: rail, roadrunner, elephant, rest, run, girl, really, ring, rope, big, rain, boy, cold, road, rabbit
    This lesson was taken directly from the homework assignments of a Massachusetts kindergarten teacher.
    My Town Tutors connects parents with teachers who tutor. It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.

  • H h is the Kindergarten "Letter of the Week"

    Letter of the Week – H h

    During the week, please learn to identify this letter, the sound, and formation. As home please make a list of words that begin with this letter.
    Also identify the high frequency words “but” and “it.”

    H Activities

    1. Tell Mom what makes you happy.
    2. How many pennies make ten cents?
    3. Draw your house. Practice your address with someone.
    4. Hop ten times on one foot.
    5. Cut out a square and then a triangle. Put them together to make a house.
    6. Gallop like a horse.
    7. Hoot like an owl.
    8. How many stars are there in the sky?
    9. Pretend it is Halloween. What costume will you wear?
    10. Hug a friend.

    Activity: Play this game. Say, “I am going to say a word, listen carefully to it. If it starts with the I i sound, give me a thumbs up! If it doesn’t start with the H h sound, give me a thumbs down.”
    Word List: happy, heavy, elephant, horn, house, girl, helicopter, hop, hug, big, hippo, boy, help, hot, cold, hungry, hundred
    This lesson was taken directly from the homework assignments of a Massachusetts kindergarten teacher.
    My Town Tutors connects parents with teachers who tutor. It is FREE for parents to search for a teacher in their area.