As Catholics certain acts of God I do not understand. Weather is one of those things. Sometimes weather seems wonderful, other days it is filled with destruction. A few months ago I read a very interesting G. K. Chesterton book, The Man Who Was Thursday. It was kind of focused on the mystery surrounding why God allows certain weather things to happen in one place and other things happen in a different place. It was filled with mystery and a good read, but it took me half way to think I was comprehending it. Anyway, as I was thinking about what weather topics to delve into more with my child this book kept popping back into my mind....
Anyway, along with weather week it is the letter "Kk" and number 6 week. Every timeI write this little section I always feel like I am a character on Sesame street.....
Monday: Intro Uppercase "K"/ Meteorologist/Clouds
Books: My "k" Sound Box by Jane Belk Moncure
Meteorologist by Saundra J Christian, M. Ed
My First Dictionary
Songs: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
I'm Just A Little Black Rain Cloud from the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
The Weather Song (Tune:oh my darlin, clementine)
What's the weather
What's the weather
What's the weather like today?
Is it sunny? Is it windy?
Is it rainy? It is cold?
(Repeat, but use different weather conditions...stormy, hot, foggy, etc.)
Activities:
Intro uppercase K and do the coloring page.
Go ouside and have fun kicking different sized balls. See which size can be kicked the farthest...
Practice karate skills
Intro weather week...review meteorologists and how important that are as far as weather goes.
Explain clouds. Watch a pre-k video on youtube that helps explain the different types of clouds. Use paper, glue, and cotton balls to have your child create his own cloud shapes.
Use cotton balls for sensory play. Preyemd to be snow clouds and use the cotton balls for snowflakes.
Work on weather puzzle.
Books:Curious George Flies A Kite by H. A. Rey
A Windy Day by Lola M. Schaefer
My First Dictionary
Songs: Let's Go Fly A Kite from Mary Poppins
A Rather Blustery Day from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Activities:
Review "Kk" picture wotds from dictionary
Introduce number six and do coloring page
Kite sorting/counting activity. Cut out different colored or sized kites and six matiching bows for the tails. Have the child sort the bows into the correct piles than work together to put them with the correct kites. Count the bows after they are put on the kite tails
Intro wind. Go outside and blow bubbles together and watch the wind blow them away. Try and listen to the sound of the wind. If it is very noticeable open a conversation up about how it feels.
Play meteorologist...buy green felt and poster board. Glue the green felt onto the poster board to make our own green screen...cut out weather symbols for kids to use to play meteorologist in a more hands on way. Make it even more personal by adding a cutout of the child's state on there to help add a geography lesson too.
Books: Supersaurus Saves Kindergarten by Deborah Underwood
A Rainy Day by Lola M. Schaefer
My First Dictionary
Songs: Kitchen Sing Sing by Raffi
If All the Raindrops Were Lemon Drops and Gum Drops
Rain Rain Go Away
Activities:
Review Kk picture vocab words. Do lowercase k coloring page
Play with the play kitchen
Have child help prepare lunch in the kitchen
Introduce rain. Remind how clouds are made up of water so when they get full the water comesdown as raindrops.
Use dry rice and metal dishes to make the sound of rain
Thursday: Practice Tracing/Practice Scissor Skills/Storms and Tornadoes
Books:Ten Kisses For Sophie by Rosemary Wells
The story of Hesus calming the storm from child's Bible
My First Dictionary
Songs: Knees Up Mother Brown by Raffi
Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
Weather Report by Raffi
Activities:
Review Kk picture vocab words.
Use old keys and playdough. Let children make ket shapes in the play dough
Practice tracing lines page
Practice scissor skills
Intro storms and storm safety. Talk about tornadoes and how they are formed. Practice tornado drill/turtles.
Tornado water activity: take two 2 liter bottles of soda. Fill one up with water 3/4 way full and use food coloring and glitted for added fun. Use lots of duct tape to tape the two bottles openings together. Swirl the water around to make the tornado/cyclone.
Books:Curious Kittens by Ray Volkmann
A Snowy Day by Lola M. Schaefer
My First Dictionary
Songs: If I Were King of the Forrest from The Wizard of Oz
I Just Can't Wait to Be King from The Lion King
If All The Snowflakes Were Candy Bars and Milkshakes....
Activities:
Review "Kk" picture vocab words and color the vocab coloring page
Decorate crowns and play king for a day. Explain how important it is for kings to recognize kindness. Being kind is very important. Explain what kindness is and give scenarios to act out ways to choose kindness.
Intro snow and how when it is cold weather water from clouds gets cold and becomes snowflakes
Play snow cloud with cotton balls and pretend the cotton balls are snowflakes
Have fun with shaving cream for a mini winter wonderland on the table.
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