HOME SCHOOLING Our Head Start Class
Thursday, May 7, 2020
QUESTION OF THE DAY
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO AT THE
BEACH? Work with your child to create a
list of their favorite things to do at the
beach. If your child has never been to the
beach make a list of things they would want to
do at the beach.
LETTER OF
THE WEEK H
Make a craft of something that starts with the
letter H, such as a house or a horse. Letter
H Craft Examples
SHAPE OF THE WEEK DIAMOND Diamond
Worksheet
Work with your child to color diamond
images, trace diamonds, and connect the dots
to make diamonds. You can print out our
diamond sheet or draw your own. While
completing the task discuss the number of
sides of a diamond.
COLOR OF
THE WEEK BROWN
Go on a color brown hunt around the house or
in your yard. Then discuss other items that
could be brown.
READ ALOUD NORMAN THE SNAIL WITH A SILLY SHELL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4BcBtKHaO8
Listen to the book, Norman the Snail
with a Silly Shell, and discuss the
story with your child. Ask him/her questions
such as "Do you think Norman’s silly shell
will work ?" or "How do you think Norman will
give himself wings?"
READING
ACTIVITY PAPER PLATE SNAIL SHELL
Work with your child to create a snail
using a paper plate as the shell. Allow
your child to use supplies from around the
house to decorate the shell. Paper
Plate Snail Shell Examples
MATH CHALLENGE SHAPES ARE ALL AROUND
Watch this video with your child and discuss
what they know about different shapes and
where we can find them around our
environment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcl8uB2AWM0
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE TIC TAC TOE
Work with your child to make a large tic tac
toe game using paper plates as the X’s and
O’s. You can play this game anywhere outside
with your child! Outdoor
Tic tTac Toe Example
CONSCIOUS
DISCIPLINE BUTTERFLY BREATHING
Today talk about how to control your emotions
by using breathing techniques. You will be
learning a new technique today called
butterfly breathing. Your child will take deep
breaths in and then release their breath
slowly. While doing this breathing have your
child raise their arms up and down calmly to
match their breathing. Practice this technique
3 times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VXknVjy1T0
