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This Week in Preschool
Week 26
Colors
Colors
This week is all about color words! Practice pointing out the colors in everyday objects to your child on your day-to-day adventures.
Irregular plurals can be extra challenging for young readers. Help students commit them to memory using games and activities!
Red, Yellow, Blue, I Love You
Lesson plan
Red, Yellow, Blue, I Love You
Give early learners a solid foundation for school by introducing colors in this lesson. Learning the names of primary colors, and applying color knowledge to familiar objects is a great way to start building communication readiness skills.
preschool
Lesson plan
Color Scavenger Hunt
Activity
Color Scavenger Hunt
Your preschooler is familiar with the colors in their crayon box, but can they find these colors in the world? Take them on a scavenger hunt to find out!
preschool
Science
Activity
The Color Blue
Worksheet
The Color Blue
What color is the sky or the ocean? Learn about the color blue with a fun project, where your child can create her own color book!
preschool
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Patterns
Patterns
Make beads, colorful cereal, and pattern-friendly toys or construction blocks available for your child to play with at home. Your child will love creating their own patterns while crafting jewelry or designing towers and other structures.
Make beads, colorful cereal, and pattern-friendly toys or construction blocks available for students to play with during free time. Children will love creating their own patterns while crafting jewelry or designing towers and other structures.
Identifying Patterns
Worksheet
Identifying Patterns
What comes next? Your kindergartener will have fun recognizing patterns—an important part of early math—with this colorful worksheet.
kindergarten
Math
Worksheet
Construction Patterns
Worksheet
Construction Patterns
Take patterning practice to the construction zone! Kids will work on basic ABAB and AABB patterns.
preschool
Math
Worksheet
Snake Coloring Patterns
Worksheet
Snake Coloring Patterns
These sneaky snakes are hiding, but your kindergartener can crack the code to color them in and reveal their patterns.
kindergarten
Math
Worksheet
Elements of a Nonfiction Book
Elements of a Nonfiction Book
Take time to review the various parts, or elements, of a book, such as the cover and table of contents, as well as good book-handling habits and etiquette.
Take time to review the various parts, or elements, of a book, such as the cover and table of contents, as well as good book-handling habits and etiquette.
It's all on the Book Cover!
Worksheet
It's all on the Book Cover!
Find out who wrote and illustrated the book that introduced these beloved characters. The answers are on the book cover.
kindergarten
Worksheet
Are You a Text Detective?
Lesson plan
Are You a Text Detective?
Kindergarten students will become text feature detectives as they hunt for the different text features found in nonfiction books in this fun reading lesson.
preschool
Reading & Writing
Lesson plan
Layers of the Rain Forest: Level A
Story
Layers of the Rain Forest: Level A
In this leveled book, kids can learn a little bit about the rain forest and, in the process, work on the skills they'll need to start reading.
preschool
Reading & Writing
Story
Planning for Words
Planning for Words
Even young children can learn to plan their writing! Encourage your child to plan and brainstorm as part of the writing process.
Even young students can learn to plan their writing! Encourage children to plan and brainstorm as part of the writing process.
Create a Family Coat of Arms
Activity
Create a Family Coat of Arms
A homemade coat of arms is a great way to get your child thinking about your family's values, and it makes a fun addition to the costume box as well!
preschool
Arts & crafts
Activity
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Worksheet
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Help your preschooler understand the definitions of yesterday, today and tomorrow on this drawing worksheet.
preschool
Social studies
Worksheet
My Friends
Worksheet
My Friends
Children will enjoy reflecting on a few of their favorite people with this fun drawing and writing prompt.
preschool
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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