(Updated 10/2023)
After a couple weeks off for Christmas, we are getting back into the swing of ‘school’ with a fun winter theme!
This week, for my 2 year old we will be working on the letter G and reviewing numbers 1-10. For my 4 1/2 year old, we will be reviewing sight words and reviewing length, capacity and weight as well as comparing them. See below for the 2023 plan for my 3 turning 4 year old.
Fun winter theme books: Snowflake Bently – Jacqueline Briggs Martin; The Mitten – Jan Brett; Snowmen at Night – Caralyn Buehner; The Story of Snow – Mark Cassino
| M | T | W | Th | F | |
| Religion | Read 3 wise men story: Shepherds Visit | Shepherd follows the star worksheet | Dress up like a shepherd (could use wrapping paper roll as staff) Hide a sheep or star and let child find it | Color the Shepherd worksheet | Play/Sing We 3 Kings song |
| Language (2) | Sandpaper & salt letter G | Draw letter G on paper, use white dot stickers (snowballs) to cover it | G is for gloves dot work | Color the glacier and letter G miniatures | Letter G binder |
| Language (4) | Practice sight words & CVC with a winter themed easy reader – then do sight word unscramble | Snowy sounds end sound practice | Snowman sight word sentences (I will help her with this and just do 1 of the pages) | Review short vowel sounds with whats in the middle page | Practice sounding out and writing cvc words with short vowel snowflakes |
| Math (2) | Use a muffin tin and tweezers to count and place 10 marshmallows | Post it Number hunt* | Use lets make 10 worksheet to practice numbers (we will just do the 10 frame, not the addition) | With flashcards 1-10 use tweezers to place the corresponding number of cotton balls | Winter clip cards from Christmas week (I use measured moms, but here are some other free ones) |
| Math (4) | Snow much fun base 10 – build rubix cube to match and compare lengths | Help in the kitchen with dinner and do all the measuring work | Use scale to compare weight of different objects | Using a ruler, pick a number in inches for child to find objects of that length around the room/house | Do an experiment using liquid measurements and compare different cups, beakers etc.. |
| Art/Sensory | Puffy paint snowman | Winter sensory bin – cotton balls or snow, fake trees, snowmen figures, penguin figures etc.. | Draw or print a bare tree on a sheet of construction paper. Use bubble wrap to paint snow on the trees | Tape down aluminum foil and squirt some shaving cream on it. Let child ‘skate’ with their fingers | Make cloud dough (note – this is NOT safe to eat) |
| Science Geography History | Pick a science activity from science bin (we have this) | Look up temperature in different countries and graph differences – can talk about equator | Life cycle & types of snowflakes can also watch a video | Learn about glaciers, iceburgs & icecaps | Science is math today |
Post It Number hunt – Write numbers 1-10 on 10 post it notes and place them throughout a room. Then give child a clipboard with a piece of paper that has the numbers 1-10 written on them. Have the child find post it notes and cross out the corresponding number on the paper.
2023 Winter Theme Plan
Religion Focus: Learn the Guardian Angel Prayer
2Yr Old Options: Coloring pages
| Language | Introduce I; Sandpaper letter; Build an igloo game | Introduce W; Sandpaper letter; Winter first sound sort (E may be new if it is not in name) | Review G; G is for gloves dot page; pick a scene to practice direction following | Snow globe letter match (I will use the blank template for all review letters) |
| Math | Use a muffin tin and tweezers to count and place 0-9 marshmallows | Snowflake search* | Hot chocolate 10 frames | Winter clothespin counting |
| Art/Sensory | Freeze a water filled fruit cup and paint the ice (igloo) with watercolors | Fine motor snowflakes | Hot cocoa slime | Puffy paint snowman |
| S/G/H | The winter list* | Coffee Filter snowflakes | Winter clothing match up | Ice fishing experiment |
Snowflake search – Write numbers 0-9 on doylies (snowflakes) and hide them around the room. Give your child a clipboard with the numbers 0-9 on it. When they find a snowflake, cross off the corresponding number on the paper.
The winter list – Make a list of the clothes that you wear in the winter to keep you warm. Discuss where people don’t have winter and would not need the things on the list.