'K' is for Kite

I don't know about you guys, but we have been enjoying some absolutely gorgeous Fall weather!  So I am very excited to spend some time out enjoying it this week! 

This week we will cover:
The letter 'K'
'K' is for Kite
The color Gold
The number 11
Diamonds
Different Tastes

Monday:  The letter 'K'
-color a letter 'K' coloring page
-while you are coloring, watch this, this, this, this, and this
-have your kiddo trace the letter 'K' on their coloring page with their finger
-glue your coloring page to a piece of gold paper and hang it on the wall (if you don't have gold paper, use a gold crayon to color on a white piece of construction paper, or use gold paint to paint the edges of a piece of white construction paper)
-make a set of letter 'K' memory cards (one with the letter 'K' on it, and the other with a picture of a kite on it)
-go through the letter 'K' section of Starfall
-do this letter 'K' worksheet
-talk about the letter 'K' and the sounds it makes
-for a fun snack, make mini Kabobs out of pretzel sticks and fruit.  (While you are making the Kabobs, your kiddo can use the pretzel sticks to make the letter 'K' too!)  This is a great time to introduce the concepts of sweet and sour!  Make most of the kabobs with sweet fruit, but sneak in a few tastes of sour like lemon, lime, or grapefruit slices.  Talk about the difference between sweet and sour.  What makes food sweet? (sugar)  What makes food sour? (acid) etc. 

Tuesday:  'K' is for Kite
-color a Kite coloring page
-while coloring, watch this
-glue your coloring page to a piece of gold construction paper and hang it on the wall
-talk about these fun Kite facts
-Kite craft (Cut construction paper into a diamond shape--to be a kite.  Use yarn, streamers, or ribbon for the string.  Decorate your kite with stickers and color it.  You can pretend to fly your Kite by holding it up in the air and running around your yard with it.)
-sing Lets Go Fly a Kite

Wednesday:  Kite Flying Day
-buy or make a kite to fly at a local park today.  Take a nice picnic lunch, and enjoy some Fall weather! 
-While you are out and about, search for other things that start with the letter 'K'
-for your lunch, use a salty and sweet theme.  Pack foods that are salty like nuts or trail mix and foods that are sweet like fruit leathers or cookies.  Talk about the different tastes.  Talk about what makes food sweet (sugar) and what makes food salty (salt).
-If you really want to delve into things, talk about how both sugar and salt are good for you in moderation, but both things can be really bad for you if you eat too much of them!

Thursday:  The Number 11
-color a Number 11 coloring page
-while you are coloring, watch this and this
-have your kiddo trace the Number 11 on their coloring page with their finger
-glue your coloring page to a piece of gold construction paper and hang it on the wall 
-Number 11 Sorting Game (Put groups of 11 different items into a big tub--or just pile them in the floor.  You can use things like blocks, crayons, cars etc.  Have your kiddo sort them and count them.)
-Leaf Hunt (Go on a hunt in your yard for 11 pretty fall leaves.  Once you have found them, you can string them together, glue them to a piece of paper to make a collage, or glue them to a paper plate with the center cut out of it to make a wreath--just have fun!)

Friday:  Diamonds
-color a diamond coloring page
-while you are coloring, watch this
-glue your coloring page to a piece of gold construction paper and hang it on the wall
-make a set of diamond memory cards (both with diamonds on them)
-talk about the difference between a square and a diamond--I know it is tricky to talk about angles with preschoolers, but just give it a try.  :0)  They just might remember it someday...and if they don't that's OK too. 
-make a diamond collage (cut diamond shapes in different sizes out of different colors of construction paper.  Glue them to a piece of white paper to make a collage) 

I hope you had fun learning the letter 'K' this week!  If you have missed a previous week, you can find it under the ABC Lesson Plans link at the top of this blog.  I hope you will check back next Sunday for 'L' is for Lion!