Day 26

Literacy: Letter Sort
Objectives	Materials	Method
Learn the name and sound of a letter	Paper Marker Scissors	Cut 20 or 25 small squares (2” x 2”) from the paper. Pick two or three letters you want to work with, such as B and T. Write these letters on the squares. You might have 10 B squares and 15 T squares. Jumble the letters together and place them in a pile. Have you child select a letter and say the sound of the letter. Repeat. If the letter is the same as before, place these letters together. Otherwise, make a new pile. Within a short time, you should have two (or three, depending on how many letters you are focusing on) piles of letters. Once these piles are established, have your child guess which pile the letters should go in.
Math: Ziplock Numbers
Objectives	Materials	Method
Developing a basic concept of addition	Ziplock Bag Marker Card Scissors	Cut five small (2”) circles from the card. Place them in the ziplock bag. Using the marker, draw a line down the center of the bag. Place all the circles on the one side of the line and have your child count the circles. Now move on circle to the other side of the line. Have your child count how many are on each side of the line and how many circles there are in total. Repeat after moving another circle to the other side of the line so that there are three on one side and two on the other. Keep moving the circles and have your child count. The goal is to have them realize that 4 circles and 1 circle makes up 5 circles, but so do 2 circles and 3 circles.
Fine Motor Development: Hammering
Objectives	Materials	Method
Hand-eye coordination	Wood Nails Hammer	Hammer several nails in some wood so that they are firmly in the wood, but not completely hammered into the wood. Help your child hammer. When they are ready, allow them to hammer the nails alone.
Music: Dance Ribbon
Objectives	Materials	Method
Dance to music	Key chain Long piece of ribbon Music	Tie the one end of the ribbon to the key chain. Play music and encourage your child to dance and twirl while holding the ribbon.
Physical Education: Bulls Eye Bowling
Objectives	Materials	Method
Coordination of Movement	Masking tape Ball	Using masking tape create three concentric circles on the floor. Have your child stand 6 feet away and roll (or throw) the ball towards the circles. The aim is to get the ball into the center circle. Take turns rolling the ball.