Monday 4th May - A for Ants

A for Ants

Calendar

Tena Koe | Maori Hello Song with Lyrics | Children Love to Sing

Days of the Week Song | The Singing Walrus

Months of the Year Song | Song for Kids | The Singing Walrus

Alphabet 

Say Letter sound. Write letter while saying the sound 10 times.

"a" - Jolly Phonics Songs

Letter 'a' Worksheets (SB11)

Handwriting

Letter A

Online Story

Children Learn About The Ant

Art Choice

• Fingerprint ants
• Design an ant farm

Writing Choice

Hey, Little Ant

• Go hunting for ants outside. What can you see. What are they doing?
• Write about what you find.
• Own choice

Sight words/Spelling

• Choose 2 to 5 words from your word card for the week.
• Read the word, write the word, check your spelling.
• Re-Write any errors. (Be creative write in pen, sand, play dough etc).
• Free Sight Word Worksheet – (play)
• Magenta Sight words
• Red sight words

Singing

Mahunga, pakihiwi, puku, hope, waewae | Head Shoulders Knees and Toes in Maori | Waiata tamariki

The ants go marching one by one song

Ants in My Pants | Dance Along | Pinkfong Songs for Children

Herman the Worm ♫ Camp Songs for Children ♫ Kids Brain Breaks Songs by The Learning Station

Reading

• Read poem together
• Someone read to you
• Home readers

Maths

• Go hunting to ants and see how many you can count. Count in groups of 10.  How many groups of ten can you find?
• Basic Ant problem solving with subtraction. If you have two ants and one walks away how many ants do you have left?  (And other problems….)
• Beginner Subtraction – 2 Kindergarten Picture Subtraction Worksheets / FREE Printable Worksheets
• Subtraction – 1 Digit – 1 Worksheet / FREE Printable Worksheets