Week One: Welcome!

Week 1 Objectives:

Number of the Week:  0
Letter of the Week:  Aa
Colors of the Week:   Blue, Black, White
Sight Word:  I 
Song of the Week:  "Five Little Monkeys"
Book of the Week:  "Five Little Ducks" (any publishing will do) 

Materials:

Printouts: 

• Number 0 Poster: 
• Number 0 Tracing Page: 
• Letter Aa Poster: 
• Letter Aa Coloring Page:
• Letter Aa Tracing Page: 
• Color Caterpillar/Ice Cream Cone Template: 
• Sight Word Card: I 

Books: 

• "My A Book" by Jane Belk Moncure
• "Five Little Ducks" by any author 

Craft and Other Supplies: 

• Crayons
• Scissors
• Glue
• Aluminum foil, acorns, or animal crackers (to glue onto Letter Aa Poster)
• Flashlight 

Number Activities: 

• Number 0 Poster
• Print, color, and save for later
• Tracing Number 0 Page
• Just print and go
• Number 0 Poster Puzzle 
• Cut the Number 0 Poster into your own little puzzle to put together. Keep it simple (4-6 pieces)

Letter Activities:

• A is for Apple Coloring Page 
• Print and color, emphasizing the A sound in Apple 
• Tracing Worksheet: Letter Aa
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• Read "My A Book" by Jane Belk Moncure
• Collect items for "My A Box" from around the house
• Letter A Poster 
• Print and fill with items that start with the letter A. 
• You can glue these to the poster: Aluminum, Acorns, Animal crackers
• Snack Ideas: Apples, apple sauce, apricots, ants on a log, animal crackers

Color Activities: 

• Color, cut and glue the color caterpillar/ice cream cone together (black, white, blue)
• Flashlight Scavenger Hunt
• Pick one color each day and go through the house with a flash light looking for items that color. Have your child shine the light on whatever he/she finds. You may also place those items in a sensory box. 
• Snack Ideas: Oreos, 

Song Activities: 

• Sing "Five Little Monkeys" with finger play
• Color, cut, and glue "Five Little Monkeys" finger puppets
• Sing the song using the finger puppets

Book Activities: 

• Read "Five Little Ducks" 
• "Five Little Ducks" finger play
• Number- show the number of ducks on your fingers
• "Over the hills"- move hand in front of you like you're going up and down hills
• "far away"- hold hand over your eyes like you're looking for something far away
• "quack, quack, quack"- move hand like a duck's beak saying "quack"
• Duck Hand Print Craft
• Need: scissors, glue, paper, crayons
• Trace child's hand print onto a sheet of paper. Add a wing, eyes and bill to the thumb, and feet under your duck. 
• Tip: Tilt your child's hand and keep fingers together so it doesn't look like a turkey
• Color and cut out your duck