Full Month of Pre-K- Kindergarten- Lessons, Activities, Printables (January)

January Focus- Letter Sounds and Recognition- j, z, w, v,   and a review of the letter sounds from fall term. Concepts of print and Author focus: Robert Munsch. In numeracy; hierarchal inclusion, 5 and 10 frames.  Science learning includes Inquiry of animals, animal tracks, hibernation, winter adaptations and Jan Brett's "The Mitten." STEAM includes symmetry challenge, building a den, making blubber and animal tracks. January is all about New Years and inquiry activities. Be a detective and track prints in the snow! Learn digraphs and practice reading words that are comprised of the letter sounds that were covered.  

Literacy Lessons and Activities:

Week One

• Review of sounds, set 2 and 3 phonics
• Robert Munsch Author Spotlight
• Xx sounds and printing activities
• Xx word families
• Jj sounds and printing activities
• Jj is for Jam story and activities.

Week Two

• Vv sounds and Story
• Paint the Arctic Activity
• Robert Munsch Spotlight
• Ww wounds and activity
• Ww word families

Week Three

• Yy sounds - yesterday, today and tomorrow activity
• Letter Y and Story
• Cold Winter Adaptations Inquiry
• Zz sound and Hibernation Inquiry
• Zz and animals in winter Inquiry

Week Four

• XJ sounds and activities
• XJ initial and ending sounds
• Robert Munsch Story
• Y, Z initial and ending sounds and activities
• Sounds Review and Kaboom Game

 Numeracy Lessons and Activities

Week One

• Hierarchal Inclusion 1-5
• Grouping Numbers
• 5 frames
• 10 frames
• Symmetry

Week Two

• Symmetry activities
• Counting backwards game
• Counting backwards activity
• Give me 5 (groups)

Week Three

• Hierarchal Inclusion 1-10
• Days of the Week
• Math Problems

Week Four

• Picture Match
• Addition Sentences
• Show me Numbers 1-10 activities

Arts/Science/Play Based/ STEAM Learning and Activities

Week One

• The Mitten Story and Activities
• Symmetry Art
• STEAM symmetry challenge
• Book Battle

Week Two

• 3D Polar Bears
• Polar Bear Retell
• Gross Motor Game
• STEAM- making blubber
• ART challenge

Week Three

• Fox Art
• Bat or Bear Gross Motor Game
• Hibernating Game
• STEAM- Make a Den
• Play-Doh Challenge

Week Four

• Tracks
• Art Tracks Activity
• Make your footprint
• STEAM- making SNOW
• Movement Challenge

Minds On Morning Activities

Week One

• How many do you See?
• X marks the spot
• Jj sounds mission
• Symmetry Activity
• Sound Game

Week Two

• Letters V, W hunt
• What is the coldest place on earth?
• Backwards Counting pre think
• Why is the snow white?
• Penguin Inquiry

Week Three

• Igloo Investigation
• Days of the Week pre think
• Adapt, Migrate, Hibernate Intro Activity
• Hibernation Inquiry
• Migration Inquiry

Week Four

• Footprint Investigation
• Design a Track
• Can Animals Laugh?
• Design a Print
• Sounds Review Game

Students will:

• Read words based on Letter Sounds that were covered.
• Introduce digraphs
• Take part in discussions about animals and the tracks they leave.
• Create art to express themselves and their likes
• Respond to predicting and explaining WHY 
• Use a variety of materials to express Literacy and Numeracy behaviours
• Take part in 4 STEAM activities

Sweet Treats Include: (Printables)

Centre Ideas

Songs/ FingerPlays

Sensory

Writing Activities

Art Activities

Numeracy Activities

Arctic Animals and Hibernation Activities and Templates

All Templates and printables that compliment the above activities and lessons.

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