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Day 2: Our Rules

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Play with your child: Think Like a Scientist

Today’s goals

  • Phonics: Letters A, B RF.K.1d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.2
  • Reading: listen to a story and answer questions RL.K.1, SL.K.1a
  • Math: Matching, sorting and counting 1 to 3 K.CC.B.4a
  • Science: What scientists do: look closely and ask questions NGSS practices 1 and 3

Materials

  • What If Everybody Did That? (or another rules book)
  • Socks, mittens or picture cards in pairs
  • A leaf or rock; a magnifying glass if you have one
  • Paper and crayons

Swaps in [brackets] use things most homes have.

The day, step by step

  1. 10 min Morning meeting

    1. Greeting: sing a hello song or choose a greeting (wave, high five, elbow bump).
    2. Calendar: "Today is ___. Yesterday was ___." Point to the date.
    3. Count the days of school: add one straw to the ones cup. Today is day 2.
    4. Weather: look outside together and mark the weather chart (sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy or snowy).
    5. Question of the day: "What is one way to be kind?" Everyone answers in a full sentence.

  2. 15 min Phonics and letters RF.K.1d, RF.K.3a, RF.K.2

    1. Quick review: show the A card. Name? Sound? (A, /a/.)
    2. Thumbs up if it starts with /a/: apple, moon, ant, sun, alligator.
    3. Letter hunt: find A and a in names, book titles and food boxes.
    4. Build or write A and a: play dough, a salt tray or a finger on the table.

  3. 15–20 min Read-aloud RL.K.1, SL.K.1a

    What If Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick (or any book about rules)

    1. Before: "This book is about choices. Let’s think about each one."
    2. During: on each page ask: "Is that a safe choice? What could they do instead?"
    3. After: pick one rule from the book and act out the good choice.

  4. 20–30 min Math K.CC.B.4a

    1. Match pairs: socks, mittens or picture cards.
    2. Count the pairs, touching each one: "1, 2, 3."
    3. Ask: "How many pairs?" Your child answers with the last number counted.

    Math center: Memory game with 3 pairs of cards, face down.

  5. 15–20 min Science NGSS practices 1 and 3

    1. Say: "Scientists look closely and ask questions."
    2. Look at a leaf or rock with a magnifying glass (or just your eyes).
    3. Take turns: "I notice ___." "I wonder ___."

  6. 15 min Writing W.K.2, L.K.1a

    Draw one of our rules. Help your child label it with one word, like "kind".

    Drawings, scribbles, letter-like marks and invented spellings are all real writing at this age.

  7. 30 min Centers and play

    • Blocks: build our school
    • Play dough: roll the letter of the day
    • Book nook: look at books and find the front cover
    • Sorting tray: buttons, beads or toy cars

    Device time (5 to 10 minutes, together): Think Like a Scientist.

  8. 5 min Closing circle SL.K.1a

    Ask: "Which rule helps us stay safe?" Each child shares one thing.

Make it easier: Count one pair at a time with your hand on top of theirs.
Make it harder: Make 4 or 5 pairs and play memory with them.
Look for: Does your child touch one object for each number word?

Half day? Do the morning meeting, phonics, read-aloud and math. Fold science or social studies into the read-aloud talk.