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U is for U mbrella Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter U . Say the letter as you trace it. u is for u mbrella How many pictures can you find on this page that start with the sound that the letter U makes in the word umbrella ?
Circle in red the animal that is under the water.
Circle in green the animal that is under the ground. Circle in yellow the animal that is under the umbrella.
How many ?
There was an old woman Lived under a hill, And if she’s not gone She lives there still.
How many How many
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Learning Buddies: Trace and say the number. Read the questions. Touch and count to find the answers.
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Cut out different heads, legs, arms, and torsos from pictures in the newspaper. Let your child rearrange the picture parts to make new people/creatures. Pretend these are new and unusual friends. Give them names and make up stories about them. Unusual Friends
With your child, look through the newspaper to find pictures of things that have the same sound as the letter U in the word umbrella . (Examples: tummy, sun, run, fun, etc.) Letter Identification
Point to the number 4 in the newspaper. Have your child say the number and, if it’s large enough, have your child trace the number. Math Play
Play this game with your child to reinforce the concepts of over and under . Draw a line across the middle of a picture in the newspaper. Ask your child which things are under the line and which things are over the line. Under and Over
Look through the newspaper with your child to find shapes that have four corners. Point out which shapes are squares and which are rectangles . Four Corners
Umbrella News
Give your child a folded newspaper and play Simon Says . Say things like, “Simon Says put the newspaper under your arm,” and “Put the newspaper up in the air.” Tell your child to only follow directions that start with Simon Says. Simon Says
Draw the outline of a large umbrella on one sheet of newspaper. Cut out the umbrella shape. Decorate it by drawing a colored dot on every letter U inside the umbrella outline.
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