Kid’s Corner

{Week 3: Opposites}

Activity: Black and White Collage

Lesson by Annie

Theme: Blooming Days    Color: Purple

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Daily Opener:  

1.             Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}

2.            Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.

3.      ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}. 

Description:  Your child will learn the meaning of "opposites" while making a black and white collage.

Materials:

• Grey or Red Construction Paper
• Black and White Items {Items that can be glued to the paper}
• Glue
• Sharpie

Directions:


1.  Fold a piece of grey {or red} construction paper in half. On one side write BLACK and on the other side write WHITE
2.  Explain to your child that you will be discussing the “opposite” of BLACK is WHITE, and that you will be sorting out black and white items into piles.
3.  Once all items are sorted out, have your child glue all the black items on the BLACK side and all the white items on the WHITE side. 
4.  Review the finished collage, pointing out all of the opposite items.
5.  Hang collage up and reflect on it throughout the week! Don’t forget to praise your little one for all the hard work they accomplished doing this lesson!

Learning Opportunity:

1. Your child will learn the meaning of “opposite.”
2. Your child will practice sorting opposite items.
3. Your child will create a collage using opposite black and white items.

Read Aloud: 

Opposite Song

We can do opposites, opposites, opposites.

We can do opposites follow me.

   Top and bottom          

   Front and back  

   Happy and sad

   Left and right

   Up and down

   LOUD and soft

   Open and shut

   Stand and sit

   and put them in your lap!

 Directions at the bottom

 {Point to top of head, then bottom of foot.}


{Touch front, then back.}

{Make a happy face, then look sad.}

{Extend left arm, then right.}

{Point up and then down.}

{Shout and whisper.}

{Open and close fists.}

{Stand up and sit down.}

{Put your hands in your lap.}

www.songsforteaching.com

Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

*Stallone Tested and Approved:  Stallone enjoyed sorting the opposite color's of Black and White. He loved gluing them on the paper, especially the numbers. What a great and simple activity that you can do while introducing opposite colors! We will definitely do this one again! 

Black and White Items found with the rest of the materials needed

Words used for today's lesson

Identifying the opposite's of "Black" and "White"

Finished Piece

Kid’s Corner

{Week 3: Math}

Activity: Petal Counting

Lesson by Annie

Theme: Blooming Days    Color: Purple

Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child!

Daily Opener:  

1.             Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}

2.            Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.

3.       ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}. 

Description:  Your child will practice counting petals while creating blooming flowers!

Materials:

• Construction Paper
• Scissors
• Markers
• Glue

 Directions:

1. Cut out three or four 1-2 inch circles and glue them to a piece of paper.
2. With a green marker, draw stems and leaves connecting to the petals.
3. Write numbers in the center of the circles 3, 6, 9 etc.
4.  Cutout the petals of the total amount of numbers you have listed {3+6+9= 18 petal}.
5. Have your child read one number at a time, then count out the same number in petals and have them glue the petals to the flower.  Continue this activity until all flowers have bloomed. Happy Counting!

      Learning Opportunity: 

1.             Your child will learn how to say the numerical number shown.

2.            Your child will learn how to count out petals to the matching number.

3.            Your child will learn how to create a mathematical “blooming flower.”

Read Aloud: 

Flower

{Tune of I'm a Little teapot}

I'm a Little Seedling

I love Spring

I need sun and watering

Put me in soil

If you with all your power

When I grow up

I'll be a blooming flower

-Annie 

Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

*Stallone Tested and Approved:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5... There's nothing more warming then your child counting and saying their ABC's on top of all the other heartfelt things they do. This was a fun activity, Stallone loved to count out the petals, but when we did get to 9 he did need a little assistance, for he had glue on his fingers from the previous flowers. I think next time we will just count out all the flowers then glue on all the petals. We will definitely be doing this activity again!! 

Materials Needed

Circles with the numbers

Drew the stems and leaves, all ready to go!

Counting leaves

Finished Piece

Kid’s Corner

{Week 3: Sorting}

Activity: Colorful Sorting

Lesson by Annie

Theme: Blooming Days    Color: Purple

Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child!

Daily Opener:  

1.             Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}

2.            Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.

3.       ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}. 

Description:  Your child will learn how to sort various colorful triangles into their proper families. 

Materials:

• Construction Paper
• Muffin Tin
• Scissors
• Sharpie

Directions:

1. Choose 4-5 colors to work with. With those colors cut one circle for each color, big enough to fit at the bottom of a muffin tin out of construction paper.
2. Cut out 5 triangles per color.
3. Write the names of the colors on five homemade word strips.
4. Read aloud each word strip and have child trace each letter of the colors with their index finger.
5. Place all triangles into a pile next to the muffin tray, have child sort all the colors together by placing all the triangles in its’ correct matching muffin tin. {You may have to only concentrate on 2 or 3 colors at a time, depending on your child’s knowledge. Happy sorting!! 

Learning Opportunity: 

1.             Your child will learn how to sort colors together.

2.            Your child will learn practice spelling the words of the colors.

3.            Your child will gain confidence in participating in this sort activity.

Read Aloud: 

 FLOWERS EVERYWHERE

{Tune: "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"}

Flowers, flowers everywhere,

In the garden, in my hair.

In the vase, at the store,

On the table, on the door.

What a lovely time of year,

Flowers blooming, bringing cheer.

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Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

*Stallone Tested and Approved:  What a fantastic activity! Stallone loved sorting the triangles. He sorted all the colors together, I learned I could of definitely added a few more colors. Great sorting activity! 

Materials Needed

Ready to start sorting

Sorting away

"This one goes..here!"

Kid’s Corner

{Week 2: Coordination}

Activity: Scissor Practice by Briana

Theme: Blooming Days         Color: Purple

Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child!

Daily Opener:  

1. Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}
2. Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.
3. ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}. 

Description:  Your child will practice their scissor skills by cutting out various shapes.

Materials:

·         Scrap pieces of colorful paper

·         Scissors

·         Pen

·         White piece of paper

·         Tape or glue

Directions:

1. Using the pen, draw a few different simple shapes on different pieces of paper.
2. Example: Square / Circle / Rectangle / Triangle
3. Using the pen, draw a few zig-zag lines on a piece of paper.
4. Use a piece of tape, tape the ends of the six clothes pins.
5. Place the pieces of paper on the table.
6. Have your child practice their scissor skills, but cutting out the various shapes and lines.
7. Once they have cut out the shapes, have your child tape or glue the shapes on a white piece of paper.
8. At the bottom of the paper, write your child’s name, the date, and the words “scissor practice.”
9. When you are finished, praise your child for a job well done.  Next, hang the finished piece on the wall for display! 

 Learning Opportunity: 

1. Your child will practice their scissor skills by cutting out various shapes.
2. Your child will improve their fine motor skills.
3. Your child will gain confidence while completing the activity. 

Read Aloud:  

Scissors {By Briana}

Scissors are a necessity,

They help us cut out everything,

Scissors are an important tool,

To practice and use at school,

Scissors must be used carefully,

So we must use them responsibly,

Scissors are a necessity,

They sure help us cut out lots of things!

Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

*Stallone Tested and Approved:  Stallone loved using his scissors today.  This activity helped him learn how to hold his scissors for a proper cut.  He enjoyed cutting out the circle and the zig-zag lines.  We will definitely practice this lesson on a weekly basis to continue to improve his scissor skills! 

Materials

Various Shapes and lines to practice with

Example of finished piece!

Kid’s Corner

{Week 2: Nutrition}

Activity: Learning Colors by Briana

Theme: Blooming Days         Color: Purple

Please visit the link Kid’s Corner to learn how easy it is to complete our lessons with your child!

Daily Opener:  

1. Prayer {Say a prayer with your child}
2. Calendar {Click on the link to learn how to use the calendar}.
3. ABC / 123 Song {Sing the ABC’s with your child & sing numbers 1-10 with your child}. 

Description:  Your child will learn to associate a color with the correct word and food.

Materials:

·         One white piece of paper

·         Six clothes pins

·         Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and black  marker

·         Tape or glue

·         Fruits or vegetables

Directions:

1. Using the black marker, divide the white paper into six squares. 
2. Write the name of each color on each individual square.
3. Use a piece of tape, tape the ends of the six clothes pins.
4. Color the ends of each clothes pin with a color. Repeat until you have all six colors of the rainbow.
5. Note: Be sure to leave some tape unmarked, so your child can grip the clothes pin without getting any marker on their hands.
6. Place the paper and clothes pins on the table in front of your child.
7. Explain to your child that they will be learning his/her colors of the rainbow today.  Introduce the six colors by using them in a sentence and spelling them. 
8. Have your child match the clothes pins to the correct square. 
9. Each time they match the clothes pin correctly, have them spell out the word {and be sure to praise them for a job well done!}
10. Next, have your child find some fruits and vegetables that are around the house, to match each color.
1. Example: Red: Strawberry / Orange: Orange / Yellow: Banana / Green: Veggies / Blue: Blueberry / Purple / Grape.   
11. Discuss the nutritional importance of each fruit/vegetable he/she found.
12. Have your child pick a few colors and use those fruits/vegetables in his/her snack for the day!  

 Learning Opportunity: 

1. Your child will learn to associate a color with the correct word and food.
2. Your child will practice spelling each word, and using it in a sentence.
3. Your child will gain confidence while completing the activity. 

Read Aloud:  

Colors {By Briana}

Colors make the world so bright,

Like red, blue, and green,

They help us see,

Lots of things more beautifully,

Colors make the world so grand,

Like yellow, orange, and purple,

They help this land,

Be the prettiest that it can,

Oh Colors make the world so bright!

Daily Craft: Activity Jar {Click on the link to learn about using the activity jar}

*Stallone Tested and Approved:  Stallone loved the Learning Colors lesson today.  He had such a fun time clipping the clothes pins to the correct square.  He really loved saying the word blue and red! He had a fun time finding fruits and vegetables to match the correct color.   This activity helped build his self esteem, as he was so excited when he matched up the clothes pins to the correct color!  This is a great activity to try with your child! 

Materials