PS_PK_TK AT HOME LEARNING MODULE #7 Week 7 Write and draw in your home journal each day! Send photos/video to your teacher!

Monday-What are the characteristics of tubes and tunnels?

Shared Discussion

Provide different kinds of tubes

and tunnels (paper towel rolls,

toilet paper rolls, toothpaste tube,

pool noodle, any cylinder). Look

at pictures of tubes and tunnels

online or in books. Explore the

characteristics of tubes and

tunnels. Discuss how they are the

same or different? Write in your

journal!

Letters and Sounds

Have your child search through

newspapers, magazines, and

grocery ads for letters. Have

them cut out the letters and glue

them on another paper in order!

Math

Gather several cylinders from

around the house (cans, jars,

empty toilet paper/paper towel

rolls, straws, cups, markers, etc.)

Line them up in order from smallest

to biggest.

Fine Motor

Have your child string rigatoni,

penne, or macaroni onto a straw,

shoelace, or string. This will help

them develop better control of

their fingers and hands which will

help with their writing.

Sensory

Use a dish pan or plastic

container filled with rice, rocks,

dirt, dry beans, small toys, or

marbles. Provide tubes (empty

paper towel or toilet paper rolls,

turkey baster, funnels, etc.)

Allow your child to experiment

with the materials to explore how

things move through tubes.

Sing song- Tubes and Tunnels

*attached

Edible Art

At snack time, give your child

graham crackers, vegetables, and

fruits. Ask your child to design a

train. Talk about the train and how

it rolls down the track through the

tunnels.

Tuesday-Where can we find tubes and tunnels?

Shared Discussion

Discuss where tubes and tunnels

can be found. Research tubes

and tunnels online or in books.

You can talk about rain spouts,

tunnels that animals make, tubes

and tunnels you may see at pet

stores. Really big waves make

tubes and tunnels too! Write in

your journal!

Sing song- The Itsy Bitsy Spider

*attached

Letters and Sounds

Write capital letters in random

order all over an empty paper

towel tube. Write lowercase

letters on small pieces of paper

or use alphabet cards

*attached. Mix up the papers

with the lowercase letters. Have

your child pick a paper, read the

letter, then locate its capital

partner on the paper towel tube.

Math

Have your child make sets. You

can use small toys, rocks, beans,

crafting pom-poms (you can

count anything). Pick a number

card*attached and ask, “What

number is this?” Then have them

count out that many items.

Change the number and make a

new set!

Fine Motor

Have your child decorate a toilet

paper roll with a face. Cut the

top 1/3 of the roll to look like hair

Art

Binoculars! Tape two toilet

paper rolls together, side by side.

Punch a hole at the top of each

Discovery

Tape strips of paper to a table or

floor to make tunnels. Have fun

(see above). Have your child use

scissors to give their TP friend a

haircut.

tube and tie a string to make a

strap. Decorate and use on your

next adventure!

driving toy cars in and out, around,

and through the tunnels.

Wednesday- How do we use tubes and tunnels? How can we make them?

Shared Discussion

Discuss different ways we use

tubes. Ask: “What are some ways

people use tubes?” Tubes can be

used as slides, ramps, or marble

runs. Talk about how tubes and

tunnels can be used to redirect

things such as water or air. With

your child, brainstorm ways to

make tubes and tunnels. What

materials do we need? Write in

your journal!

Play tubes and tunnels matching

game with your child and discuss

tubes and tunnels on the pictures.

As you child if they’d like to try

and make some of the activities

*attached

Letters and Sounds

Play letter and sound “I Spy”.

Take turns choosing an item in

the room. Begin the game by

saying “I spy something that

begins with the /b/ sound.” The

“guesser” tries to find something

that starts with that sound. Take

turns being the “spy” and the

“guesser.”

Sing song- The Cars in the Tunnel

*attached

SEL: It is important for children to

understand that some actions

are simply accidents. This helps

children not jump to conclusions.

Go over the lesson on Accidents

and read with your child the

story *attached.

Math

Roll strips of paper into tubes and

tape them to a flat surface. Write

numbers 1-10 on the tubes. Have

your child weave a string through

the numbers in order. You can also

call out a number, your child finds

that number, and runs the string

through. Challenge: If you put the

tubes inside a small box or on the

floor, your child can roll a

ball/marble through the tubes.

Fine Motor

Punch holes in a toilet paper tube

using a hole puncher or

something sharp to poke through.

Give your child straws and ask

them the thread the straws

through the holes. This can also be

done with a colander.

Sensory

Have your child experiment how

things move through tubes by

pouring or putting things in

different sized tubes. You can

use water, rice, dirt, cars,

marbles, etc. Ask: Does the size

of the tube change based on

how things move through the

tube? What happens if you tilt

the tube up taller? What can

you do to make things move

through the tube faster or

slower?

STEM

Provide straws and toilet paper or

paper towel rolls with holes

punched in them. Have your child

build using those materials. Take a

picture and share with your child’s

teacher!

Thursday-Who works with tubes and tunnels?

Shared Discussion

Make a list of jobs/people that

use tubes and tunnels (doctors,

cooks, construction workers,

etc.) What tubes or tunnels can

you find in your house? (rain

gutter, pipes, hose, etc.) Make

a list or draw the tubes and

tunnels you find. Write in your

journal! Sing song- The Band

Begins to Play *attached

Letters and Sounds

Spell Your Name Scavenger Hunt!

Write the letters of your child’s

name on a card or paper that it is

big enough for them to see. Cut

apart the name and hide each

letter around a room. Have your

child search for the letters and bring

each letter up as they discover

them. Once all letters are found,

scrambled them and have your

Math

Using straws, sticks, pencils, or

string to make shapes. Ask: What

shape did you make? How many

sides does your shape have? How

many corners does your shape

have? What does your shape

remind you of? If you cut your

shape in half, what shape would it

be?

child build their name. Talk about

the sound each letter makes.

STEM

Give your child different kinds of

tubes, paper, scissors, and tape.

Challenge your child to design

a marble run to move a marble

or small ball from the top to the

bottom.

Art

Put droplets of watercolors onto a

piece of paper. Use a straw to

blow the droplets around the

paper. Add more colors, one at a

time. Once it’s dry, use markers or

crayons to add to the picture.

Discuss by saying, “Tell me about

your painting. How did you make

it?”

Gross Motor

Build an obstacle course! Use

whatever you can find in your

home or yard to make an

obstacle course for your child to

run through. Make sure to include

tunnels (chair/table so they can

crawl through the legs) and tubes

(such as a paper towel

tube/wrapping paper tube to run

toys through). Use your phone to

film them as they run the course.

View together and talk about

what they did using words like

over, under, around, and through.

Friday-How do we make sounds with tubes and tunnels?

Shared Discussion

Discuss ways tubes and tunnels

can be used to make sounds

(blowing in them, hitting them

on something, with something,

or against each other). Can you

think of something that is a tube

or tunnel that makes sounds?

(instruments, windchimes, etc.)

Write in your journal!

Letters and Sounds

Letter hunt in the living room! Hide

letters in the living room & have

children hunt for the letters. Have

children say the sounds as they

discover the letters. You can also

have children match uppercase

letters to lowercase letters.

Sing song- Windchimes *attached

Math

Sort a deck of playing cards by

color, number, or suit. To add fine

motor practice, cut a slit in the lid

of an oatmeal container or box.

Have your child put the playing

card through the cut as they sort.

Fine Motor

If it is a nice day, go outside

and practice writing! Use

sidewalk chalk or just plain

water with a paintbrush or a

sponge. Encourage your child

to draw pictures. They can label

their drawings with the first letter

and any other letter they hear

in that word.

Art and Sensory

Water bottle maracas!

Have your child decorate a clean

empty water bottle with markers,

stickers, ribbon, etc. Fill the water

bottle with popcorn kernels, beans,

rice, rocks, toothpicks, or anything

that makes noise.

Scavenger Hunt

Ask questions to encourage your

child to look for tubes and tunnels

around your home. Do you think

there are any tubes in the

kitchen? Can you find a tunnel in

the backyard? Talk about what

each tube and tunnel is used for

and about any special

characteristics it has such as the

material it is made of or its size.

Apps to Try SORA

Brings books to life.

https://tinyurl.com/SORA-LINK

Handwriting Without Tears

Handwriting Practice

https://tinyurl.com/HWTvideos

Starfall

Learn about letters and sounds

https://tinyurl.com/STAR-FALL

Websites to Get Kids Moving

GoNoodle!

Dance-along, yoga, and more

https://tinyurl.com/GO-NOODLE

Jack Hartman

Sing & dance to children's songs

https://tinyrl.com/JACK-SONGS

Cosmic Yoga

Yoga & mindfulness for kids.

https://tinyurl.com/COSMIC-YOGA

Songs and Chants About Tubes and Tunnels

April 27- May 1

Tubes and Tunnels

Day 1

Tune: “Oh, My Darlin’ Clementine”

Tubes and tunnels are cylinders

That are used for many things

They move things from one place

To another in a wink!

The Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Day 2

The Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Went up the waterspout

Down came the rain

And washed the spider out

Up came the sun

And dried up all the rain

And the Itsy-Bitsy Spider

Climbed up the spout again

The Cars in the Tunnel

Day 3

Tune: “Wheels on the Bus”

The cars in the tunnel go

Beep, beep, beep

Beep, beep, beep

Beep, beep, beep

The cars in the tunnel go

Beep, beep, beep

As they drive through

The trucks in the tunnel go

Honk, honk, honk

Honk, honk, honk

Honk, honk, honk

The trucks in the tunnel go

Honk, honk, honk

As they drive through

The Band Begins to Play

Day 4

Tune: “Oh, When the Saints Go

Marching In”

Oh, when the band

Begins to play

When the band begins to play

They will play on a tuba

When the band begins to play

Oh, when the band

Begins to march

When the band begins to march

They will play a clarinet

When the band begins to march

(repeat with trumpet, saxophone, flute,

French horn, trombone, oboe)

Windchimes

Day 5

Tune: “I’m a Little Teapot”

See the pretty windchimes

Hanging down

They are made of tubes

Long and round

When it gets windy

They move around

They bump each other

And make a sound

Tubes and Tunnels Pictures

animal tunnels

burrows

rainspout

Gerbel cage

digestive system

circulatory system

tuba

trumpet

clarinet

saxaphone

flute

oboe

Trombone

wave

Guinea pig in a tunnel

This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under

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Lesson Time

Your child is learning how to tell when something happens by accident. An accident is when we do something we didn’t mean to do.

When something happens by accident, your child can: •Say, “It was an accident. I didn’t mean to

. Are you okay?”•Do something to help

Understanding that sometimes things happen by accident helps your child get along with others.

Play Time

Play a pretend game with your child to practice responding to accidents.

Say: We’re going to play a pretend game. We’ll take turns pretending something happened by accident. Pretend I spilled milk on your drawing. Model what to say: It was an accident. I didn’t mean to. Say how you’ll help: I’ll wipe it up.

Take turns using other pretend accidents. Say:• You accidentally tore a page out of my book.• I accidentally dropped your toy and it broke.•You accidentally got mud on the floor

with your dirty shoes.

Story Time

This week’s story is about Adam and Miles. Adam accidentally runs into Miles’s bike. Ask your child about this story.• What do you see in this photo?• How do you think Miles feels about being run into? (Mad, surprised, sad.)• Did Adam mean to run into Miles? (No. It was an accident.)• How do you think Adam feels? (Sorry, surprised, sad.)

Let’s take turns practicing what Adam can say to Miles. (It was an accident. I didn’t mean to run into you. Are you okay?)

Home Link 11

Adam

Miles

Early Learning Unit 2Week 11: Accidents

Accidents

An accident is when we do something we didn’t mean to do.

When I have an accident I can say, “It was an accident. I didn't mean to do that. I’m sorry.” Then I do something to help.

That was an accident. I’m

sorry. I didn’t mean to knock

you down. Can I help you ?

When I accidently spill something, I say “That was an accident. I didn't mean to do that. I’m sorry. Let me clean it up.”

When I accidently break something, I say “That was an accident. I didn't mean to do that. I’m sorry. Can I clean it up?”

When I accidently get mud on the floor, I say “That was an accident. I didn't mean to do that. I’m sorry. Can I help clean the floor?”

Everybody has accidents. I know that when I have an accident, I will say, “I am sorry,” and do something to help. This makes my family and friends happy.

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Tubes and Tunnels Memory Match Game

Directions: Cut out the set of matching cards and then place face down on a flat surface. Take turns with your child finding

the match.

Directions: Cut out the set of matching cards and then place face down on a flat surface. Take turns with your child finding

the match.

Tubes and Tunnels Journal diario de Tubos y Túneles

Monday/lunes

Tuesday/MarTes

Wednesday/Miercoles

Thursday/Jueves

Friday/viernes