Anansi - Day 1

Reading Core Standard Key Ideas & Details 3
Preparation
Divide paper into three columns, with three sections in each column.
Materials
Anansi Does the Impossible by Verna Aardema
Markers
Teaching
1. Read Anansi Does the Impossible by Verna Aardema.
2. Ask your child what the three things were that the Sky God asked Anansi to bring to him.
3. Write each one at the top of each column.
4. Ask your child "How did Anansi capture the python?"  In the second section of the column draw, or have your child draw how Anansi captured the python.  In the final section of the column write what your child says.
5. Repeat for the fairy and the hornets.

Phonics Core Standard Phonological Awareness 2.a.
Preparation
Write "Snake" at the top of two pages.  Divide the sheet into eight sections writing "__ake" in each section
Cut a piece of paperinto small squares writing each consonant on a square, also add "st," "sh"
Put squares in a baggie
Materials
Baggie with letters
2 sheets of paper with "Snake' written at top and "__ake" in the eight sections
Teaching
This is a game!!
1.  First person pulls a letter from the bag and puts in front of "ake."
2. If this makes a word, they keep the letter in front of "ake."
3. Second person pulls a letter, puts it in front of word.  If it doesn't from a word they put it in the cast off pile (we called it the "eh-eh  pile")
4. The first person to create eight words wins.
5.After you are done creating words, use a marker and write the letters you pulled in front of "___ake" to make the words.
**To watch me teach this go to

Writing Core Standard
Preparation
Pour colored sugar or jell-o in a thin layer on a plate
Materials
jell-o/sugar
Teaching
1. Show your child how to form the letter "A," and "a."
2. Let them write the letters, one at a time, in the sugar.
3.The fun is being able to lick your fingers as you write the letter!

**This sis great for tactile learning!

Math Core Standard - Counting & Cardinality 4.a.
Preparation
Make a mini book writing the numbers 1-20 with one number on each page
Materials
Mini book
Stamps or stickers
Teaching
1. Have your child stamp the number of animals that are written on the page (stamp one bunny for the number one, 2 cats for 2, etc).
2. Do this for each number up to 20.

Art
Preparation
Get a paper plate or large paper bag
markers or crayons
Materials
Get a paper plate or large paper bag
markers or crayons
scissorsTeaching
1. Have your child create an Anansi mask.
**My son really doesn't like art, so his mask was as simple as he could make it. A circle cut out of bag, circles cut out for eyes and he was Anansi.  He thought for sure he was going to scare his older sister when she came home from school.

Bats - Day 3

Writing/Phonics
Preparation
Make lined paper for your child to form the letters in Bat.
the lined paper should look like this:
________________________________________
-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
________________________________________

You can make this in word, and save it. That's what I have done, so anytime I need it I can print anothre sheet. You can also buy paper printed like this already. 


Materials

• Lined Paper
• Pencil

Teaching

1. Say, "We are going to write 'Bat,' but we need to do it right!"
2. Teach your child how to form the letters.  Watch the video below to see how I do it. Make sure you always Start at the top.

(Just so you know this is a condensed version of what I do, but it gives an idea of what I do)

Reading

Preparation
Write 3-6 simple sentences on a piece of paper (It's a good idea to illustrate, too) Sample sentences:
Bat is on the hat.
Hat is on the cat.
Cat is on the mat.
Bat is off the hat.
The hat is off the cat.
The cat is off the mat.
Materials

• Illustrated sentences
• Crayons (Yellow, green, and red)

Teaching

1. Point to the first letter of the first word. Color is yellow.

2. Say, "This is the first letter of the first word we are going to read.  We always start here,on the left side of the page when we read or write.  This letter makes a sound.  We put it together with the otheer letters next to it and it tells us a word! 
3. Have your child tell you the sound of each letter. Put the sounds togther to form the word. Underline the word in green.  Say, "This is the word 'Bat.'"
4. Say, "This space next to the word tells us the word is done." Color the space red.
5. Repeat for each word on the page.
6. Say, "You read a sentence!" Underline the sentence in green.
7. For the word "the" tell them "This is the word 'the.'  We use this word often, but it doesn't look the way it sounds, so we just memorize t-h-e is the."
8. Repeat this for each sentence.

Modification
Let your child color letters,underline words and sentencees and color spaces red.
Always point Left to Right as you read.

Math

Preparation
No prep!
Materials

• NONE!

Teaching

1. Tell your child they get to fly around like a bat.
2. Say, "I will tell you a number and as you 'fly' around you need to flap your arms that many times."
3. Tell them "Flap one time, then come back to your cave home." "Flap two times, then come back to your cave home."

Book

Preparation

Materials

• Bat book
• Paper
• Pen
• Post-it notes

Teaching

1.  Say, "Today when we read the book I want you to tell me something you learnd on this page."
2. You might have to encourage them by pointing the first facts out yourself . Example: "Wow! Bats are awak at night.  That is cool.  Should we put a sticky note on it?"  

3. Read the book to your child placing post-it notes near facts your child liked.

4. Write the facts on paper.

Art

Preparation

Materials

• Fact sheet from Book read today and yesterday.
• Paper
• Crayons, markers, etc

Teaching
1.  Using the "favorite fact sheet" direct your child to draw a picture using the facts. Remind them of the facts you wrote together.  Have them draw big ideas first (Nighttime, the bat)Use only 3-5 facts in the picture, as a parent, review the sheet and see if any of the facts can be combined easily. I used post it notes in the picture below to show you what facts were in our art.