Jaybirds/Birds
Weekly Newsletter: Jaybird /Birds
January 11-15,2021
Here are samples of activities that your child may be participating in this week.
Monday – Letter “J”
Parent as Teacher: It is always a sign of development when preschoolers learn to play with sounds and language. Take turns coming up with words that start with the sound of “J” (even if it’s giraffe, it’s okay). Jaybird
Book – Birds, Butterfly, Eel (The Reading Tub)
Action – Jumping Jacks to 6
Art – Painting Birds
Science/Measuring – “J” is for Jug
Music – Copy Cat
Tuesday – Sing a song of sixpence
Parent as Teacher: Help your child look for items around the house that starts with the letter “J”.
Book – Jack and the Beanstalk (Amazon)
Phonics –“J says, j,j,j,j,j, jaybird…I talk until I’m heard.”
Art – Pie Plate
Science – “J” Taste Test
Music – On the Move
Jack and the Beanstalk Read Aloud
Jack and the Beanstalk Activities
Wednesday – Shape: Diamond
Parent as Teacher: Play “I Spy” with your child at home or at the grocery store and see how many Diamonds they can find.
Book – Drum Dream Girl (Amazon)
Action – Parachute with diamonds
Art – Jewels on “J”
Math/Movement – Jacks and Diamonds
Music – 1 and 2
Thursday- Jack & Jill
Parent as Teacher: Repeat the rhyme, Jack & Jill, at home and on the road.
Book – One Bean (Amazon)
Phonics –“J says, j,j,j,j,j, jaybird…I talk until I’m heard.”
Art – Water paint a pail
Math – Measuring water/fill the bucket
Music – Something in my shoe
Friday- Jellybeans
Parent as Teacher: Build your child’s math skills by counting and sorting jellybeans together.
Book – The Jellybean and the big art adventure (Amazon)
Action – Taste jellybeans
Art – Jellybean Flowers
Science – Jellybean Experiment
Music – Pull my ears
The Jellybean and the big art adventure Read Aloud
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