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S is for Sunflower s is for sunflower
Sasha is proud of her sunflower garden. Circle the sunflower that is the biggest. Draw a square around the sunflower that is the smallest. LOOK SHARP: Can you find the little mouse hiding in the garden?
Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter S . Say the letter as you trace it. How many words or pictures can you find on this page that have the sound that the letter S makes in the word sunflower ?
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“Shall I sing?” says the Lark. “Shall I bloom?” says the Sunflower. “Shall I come?” says the Sun. “Or shall I?” says the Shower.
Learning Buddies: Trace and say the number. Read the questions. Touch and count to find the answers.
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Wad up several pages of newspaper to make a large ball. Cover with masking tape. Set up nine paper cups the way bowling pins are set up for a game of bowling. Count the number of pins (cups) your child knocks down with each roll. Ninepin News
With your child, look through the newspaper to find pictures of things that start with the same sound the letter S makes in the word sunflower . Letter Identification
Point to the number 9 in the newspaper. Have your child say the number and, if it’s large enough, have your child trace the number. Math Play
Plant or Animal? Look through the newspaper and circle pictures of plants with a green marker or crayon. Circle pictures of animals with a blue marker or crayon.
Select a picture in the newspaper that catches your child’s attention. Make up a story about the picture. Ask, “Who is in the picture?” “What is (name) doing?” “Where is (name)?” “When is (name) doing this?” W hat’ s Happening?
Look at a page of the newspaper with more than one photograph. Ask your child which photo is the biggest? Which is the smallest? If there are three or more photos, cut them out and put them in order from smallest to biggest. Which is Bigger?
Look through the newspaper for pictures of things that are round. When you find something, have your child trace the shape and name it. Say, “This is a circle. A plate is round like a circle.” Round and Round the Newspaper
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