Delaware City Schools Kindergarten Activities April 2016

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Mary had a little lamb, Little lamb, little lamb, Mary had a little lamb, Little lamb, little lamb,

Its fleece was white as snow.

Everywhere that Mary went,

Mary went, Mary went Everywhere that Mary went,

Mary went, Mary went The lamb was sure to go!

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13 Say the days of the week.

14 Practice writing first name with different color crayons.

15 Draw and color a picture of the family. Try to use more than one color.

16 Practice counting out loud to 10.

17 Play “I Spy” while going for a walk or riding in the car.

18 Practice saying words that rhyme with the word “cat”.

19 Read the alphabet chart and point to each letter as it is read.

20 Practice telling birthday and age.

21 Find four pictures from a magazine or picture that begin with the same letter as child’s name.

22 Practice saying full name, address and phone number.

23 Sing “Mary Had a Little Lamb”. Draw a picture of Mary and her lamb.

24 Count the windows in the house. Tell the shape of the windows.

25 Look at all of the pictures in a book before its read aloud. Tell the story using only the pictures.

26 Listen to the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. Draw a picture of what happened in the story.

27 Count the number of red things in one room.

28 Use magnetic letters to write first name.

29 Find five things that are green.

30 Sing a favorite song.

Delaware City Schools Kindergarten Activities May 2016

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1 Play “Go Fish” with cards.

2 Practice tying shoes.

3 Write first name. Count the number of letters in name.

4 Sort a handful of coins.

5 Set the table for dinner. Count the plates, cups, and silverware.

6 Name two things smaller than the child. Name two things larger than the child.

7 Use magazines to find pictures that have something in common. Cut them out and create a collage.

8 Tell why these things go together: water, milk, tea, and juice.

9 Practice saying full name, address and phone number.

10 Read the alphabet chart and point to each letter as it is read.

11 Practice counting out loud to 20.

12 Practice writing first name in shaving cream.

13 Count fingers. Count toes. How many altogether?

14 Go for a walk. Draw a picture of five things that were seen.

15 Learn what phone number to call in an emergency. What is an emergency?

16 Listen to the story of “The Three Little Pigs”. What did the wolf say to the pigs? Draw a picture of what happens in the story.

17 Write first name on paper. Cut it up and mix up the letters. Put it back together.

18 Practice writing numbers 1 to 10.

19 Put hands above, behind, and under a chair. Name each hand placement.

20 Find three things that are shaped like a rectangle.

21 Create a pattern using buttons, rocks, shells, coins, etc.

22 Say the rhyme “Humpty Dumpty”. Create a paper puzzle of Humpty Dumpty to put back together.

23 After listening to a story, retell what came first, next, then, and at the end.

24 Clap a rhythm and then repeat it. Try different speeds and durations.

25 Practice saying words that rhyme with the word “ball”.

26 Lay a string or rope on the floor. Walk forward and backward next to it.

27 Sing the alphabet song.

28 Practice saying full name, address and phone number.

29 Place magnetic letters in order of the alphabet. Sing the alphabet song.

30 Play “I spy” with letters in a book.

31 Practice writing first name in shaving cream.

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses, And all the King’s Men

Couldn’t put Humpty together again!

Delaware City Schools Kindergarten Activities June 2016

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Jack and Jill went up the hill

To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown

And Jill came tumbling after.

1 Count objects to 10.

2 Practice tying shoes.

3 While saying the nursery rhyme “Jack and Jill”, clap its rhythm.

4 Retell what has happened in a movie or television show.

5 Sort by color a bag of Skittles or M&M’s.

6 Practice saying full name, address and phone number.

7 Read the alphabet chart and point to each letter as it is read.

8 Sort magnetic letters by colors. Say the letter name and sound while sorting.

9 Talk about a favorite book. Tell why it is a favorite.

10 Practice counting out loud to 30.

11 Select ten magnetic letters. Say the letter name while writing each letter in shaving cream.

12 Play “I Spy” while going for a walk or riding in the car.

13 Read a story. Tell who the characters were in the story.

14 Practice writing numbers 1 to 10.

15 Play a board game.

16 Practice saying full name, address and phone number.

17 Practice saying words that rhyme with the word “hill”.

18 Practice writing first name with sidewalk chalk.

19 Give five compliments to a family member.

20 Name the four seasons. Describe the day’s weather.

21 Go to the library.

22 Draw a picture that shows what was eaten for lunch or dinner.

23 Tell five fun things to do.

24 Help write the grocery list.

25 Say the names of the months in order.

26 Tell someone how to play a favorite game.

27 Write the alphabet in lowercase letters.

28 Find shapes in the clouds.

29 Count objects to 20.

30 Count footsteps from sidewalk to front door.

Delaware City Schools Kindergarten Activities July 2016

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The Itsy Bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout. Down came the rain and washed the spider out.

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain. Then the Itsy Bitsy spider went up the spout again!

1 Act out the song “Itsy, Bitsy Spider”.

2 Write first name on paper. Cut up and mix the letters. Put them back together to make name.

3 Look at the clock. See if it is time for breakfast, lunch, bedtime, etc.

4 Sing “Happy Birthday to America”.

5 Practice saying words that rhyme with “dog”.

6 Gather rocks, sticks, shells, etc. and sort by size and shape.

7 Name five animals that live in the wild. Draw a picture of them.

8 Practice counting out loud to 40.

9 Practice hopping on one foot.

10 Take a walk. Name five things that are alive. Name five things that were never alive.

11 Practice saying full name, address and phone number.

12 Read the alphabet chart and point to each letter as it is read.

13 Practice tying shoes.

14 Sing the alphabet song.

15 Play “War” with cards.

16 Create a collage of pictures with the same color, shape, or size.

17 Play “I Spy” while going for a walk or riding in the car.

18 Practice telling birthday and age.

19 Practice writing numbers 1 to 15.

20 Clap a rhythm and then repeat it. Try different speeds and durations.

21 Count pennies. Take two away. Count again. How many are left? Continue until all pennies are gone.

22 Practice saying full name, address and phone number.

23 Sort by color a bag of Skittles or M&M’s.

24 After listening to a story, retell what came first, next, then, and at the end.

25 Practice saying words that rhyme with the word “book”.

26 Write full name with glue and cover with sand or glitter. After dry, run finger over letters to trace name.

27 Sort magnetic letters by tall/short, uppercase/ lowercase, consonant/vowel, etc.

28 Practice saying full name, address and phone number.

29 Practice writing first and last name.

30 Find something in the house in the shape of an oval, a triangle and a rectangle.

31 Practice tying shoes.

Delaware City Schools Kindergarten Activities August 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Practice writing

first and last name.

2 Use magnetic letters to make common words such as dog, cat, fun, big, hat, like, look, sit, etc.

3 Write first and last names on paper. Cut them up and mix up the letters. Put back together.

4 Read the alphabet chart and point to each letter as it is read.

5 Practice counting out loud to 50.

6 Say the rhyme “To Market, To Market”. Practice saying words that rhyme with the word “pig”.

7 Practice skipping.

8 Practice saying words that rhyme with the word “dog”.

9 Practice writing numbers 1 to 20.

10 Sing the alphabet song.

11 Say the days of the week in order. Say the months in order.

12 Play a board game.

13 Play “I Spy” while going for a walk or riding in the car

14 Sort magnetic letters by tall/short, uppercase/ lowercase, consonant/vowel, etc.

15 After listening to a story, retell what came first, next, then, and at the end.

16 Practice saying full name, address and phone number.

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Staggered Start for

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Staggered Start for

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Staggered Start for

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20 Practice tying shoes.

21 Listen to a favorite bedtime story. Get excited for tomorrow!

22 First Full Day

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28 29 30 31 To market, to market to buy a fat pig, Home again, home again, jiggety-jig.

To market, to market to buy a fat hog, Home again, home again, jiggety-jog.