September Count all the cans in your cupboard or pantry. Find 5 shapes in your house. Name 3 things you have learned at school. Count the total number of fingers and toes of the people in your house. Sort your laundry by color. Draw a picture of the people in your family and label it. Write your first and last name 3 times. Draw a picture of yourself. Tell the name of your school and draw a picture of it. What are some things you can hear, smell, taste, feel, and see? Draw a picture of 3 things we use at school. Try sounding out each word. Make a pattern using items in your kitchen. (cereal, pasta, silverware, etc.) Name the 4 seasons and draw a picture to go with each season. Write the alphabet in lowercase letters. Write the numbers 1-20 and draw a picture to represent each number. Find all the letters/words you know on a page in your favorite book. Write the alphabet in uppercase letters. Practice saying your address and phone number. Say 10 words that start with the same letter. List 5 qualities of a good friend. Draw a new friend in your class. Draw a picture and write about something you have learned this
October Write 5 color words. Draw a picture for each color. Read a story. Draw a picture about a character from the story. Make a circle map of all the words that start with the first letter in your name. Make up a new story. Use your favorite toy as a character in your story. Practice your High Frequency Words. Build them from something in your house (playdough, pasta noodles, beads, etc) Read a story. Now make up a different ending for the story Say 10 words that start with the same letter. Write a letter to someone special in your family.. Make up a story using these words chick, click, pick, Find a picture in a magazine. Make up a story about the Count to 100 doing jumping jacks! Write as many words as you can in one minute! List 5 things you know about animals. Draw a Act out the words above, under, before, after, and between with your family. List 5 sets of rhyming words. Name 3 things you have learned at school. Draw a Fall Write about it. Think of 5 words that begin with n and 5 words that end in n.
November Draw a scarecrow. Label all the parts of the scarecrow. Grab a handful of cereal. Estimate how many pieces. Now count to see if you were right. Name the basic food groups. Think of a food that belongs in each group. Draw a Write 5 words that begin with the same letter as your last name. Write your address 3 times and draw a picture of where you live. Read a story. See if you can identify the characters, setting, the problem and solution. Cut out a magazine Write a sentence about your Place a stuffed animal on, under, beside, to the right of, to the left of, things in your room. Write down 5 ways to travel. Draw a picture to illustrate each. List your favorite vegetables by color. Draw a picture of something you are thankful for and write a sentence about it. Tell someone 3 facts you know about Thanksgiving. Write a story about what you are doing for Thanksgiving break. Draw a Compare numbers. Do you have more or less shoes than shirts? Do you have more or less plates than cups? Write your birthday 3 times and then draw a picture of you on your birthday.
December Name 3 things you have learned at school. Say 10 words that start with the same letter. Write a sentence using the word winter. Illustrate your sentence. List 5 pairs of rhyming words. Write your number words 11-20. Draw a set to go with each number to show how many. Make a list of healthy choices to eat. Draw pictures. Look through a magazine. Cut out 8 words you know how to read. Make a picture using the shapes, circle, square, rectangle, and triangle. Write the alphabet using upper and lowercase letters. Make a list of your favorite toys. Finish this sentence: If I had a reindeer, I would Draw a picture to illustrate. Write a sentence about the holidays your family celebrates.
January Read a story. Draw a picture about a character from the story. Think of a word that starts with -ch, -sh, -th, and -wh. Draw a picture of each word. List 5 things you would wear in the winter. Illustrate each one. Look through a magazine. Find pictures that end with the sounds n, p, and s. Draw and label three things you did on your break. Draw a snowman. Write 2 sentences about it. Count the coins in your mom s purse. Sort and name the different coins. List 5 words that rhyme with mat. Put each one into a sentence. Write 5 addition problems that will equal 10. Practice saying the months of the year. List 5 sets of opposite words. Write your numbers 0-20. Draw a set to show how many for each number. Make penguin using shapes. Write a letter to a person in your family. Read your favorite story. What do you think the characters will do after the story ends? Why? Make a graph to show how many people in your family like hot dogs or hamburgers. List all of the words that rhyme with net. Count all the way to 100! Write your numbers to 100. List 3 animals that hibernate in the winter. Write a sentence about how community helpers help our community. Illustrate your work.
February Make up a new story. Use your favorite toy as a character in your story. Draw and label three different arctic animals. Say 10 words that start with the same letter. Draw a picture of what happened on Groundhog Day. Write about it. If you had $100 what would you do with it? Write about it and draw a Write a sentence about how you showed kindness to someone. List 5 characteristics that make a good friend. Name 3 things you have learned at school. Make a picture using 2D shapes. Cunt how many of each shape you used Draw and label 5 things in the -at family and 5 things in the -am family. List all the words that rhyme with nap. Make a valentine for someone special. Draw and label 7 things in your house. Write down 3 ways to keep your teeth healthy. Write 3 sentences. One with a period, an exclamation mark, and a question mark. Look around your house and find 5 different shapes. Draw a picture and label each object. Show the numbers 7, 9, 10, and 15 using tally marks.
March Make up a new story. Use your favorite toy as a character in your story. What is your favorite place to go and why? write to explain. Help an adult write a shopping list. Practice sounding out your words. List all the words that rhyme with bed. Measure 3 objects in your house and compare them. Which object was the longest? Shortest? List 3 sets of rhyming words. Write 3 sentences about what you will do for your break. Pretend you found a leprechaun. Write down and illustrate your three wishes. Draw a springtime Label your How would you make a sandwich? Write down each step you would use. Write 3 sentences. Use a period, exclamation point, and question mark. Read a story. Now make up a different ending for the story. Practice telling your parent your address and phone number. Read a story. See if you can identify the characters, setting, the problem, and the solution. Make a graph of the people in your home to show who likes Summer or Winter better. Use objects in your home to show all of the different ways you can make the number 10. Make up a story using the words let, jet, and vet.
April Measure how many steps it is from your bedroom to the kitchen. To your bathroom. Which one is longer? Shorter? Think of 5 words that end with the chunk -en. Pick 4 objects at your house. Describe how the objects are alike and different. What changes do you see in the Spring? label it. Measure 3 objects in your kitchen using paper clips. How long are they? Pretend you are an animal. Write about it and draw a Think of 3 words that end in -og. Put each word in a sentence. Write as many words as you can in one minute! Write a letter to someone special in your family. Read your favorite story. List all of the important characters. Find a picture in a magazine. Make up a story about the write a story. Count how many days are left in school on the calendar. Think of 3 words that end in -ock. Put each word in a sentence. Name 3 things you have learned at school. Count to 100 doing jumping jacks! Use objects in your home to show all of the different ways you can make the number 10. Make a subtraction problem using animals.
May Make up an addition problem using bears. Draw a frog. Now write a story about the frog. Use objects in your home to show all of the different ways you can make the number 10. Write to 20 by 2s, 50 by 5s, and 100 by 10s. Say 10 words that start with the same letter. Guess how many spoonfuls of rice it takes to filla glass. Try it! Draw a picture of an animal habitat. Describe it Draw an object. Write 3 clues about it. See if your parent can guess it. Practice your High Frequency Words. Have a parent time you and see how fast you can go. Cut out a picture in a magazine. Write 3 sentences about your Think of 5 words that begin with -ch and 5 words that end in -ch. Read a story. Now make up a different ending for the story. List 5 animals that hatch from eggs. Draw a What was your favorite part about our field trip? Write about it and draw a Poll your family: What is your favorite color? Graph your results. List 5 things you know about ocean animals. Draw a Think of three words that end in -ip. Put each word in a sentence. Make a subtraction problem using flowers.