Monday
Miss Annette’s Weekly Preview: Take a few minutes to watch Miss Annette’s Weekly Video with your child. In this short video, Miss Annette introduces the theme and letter of the week, shares five fun facts about WATER, and previews a few engaging activities designed to support the six areas of child development.
Gratitude for Water: Take a moment with your child to talk about how important water is in our lives—then model gratitude by saying something like, “I’m so thankful we have clean water to drink,” and invite your child to share something they’re thankful for about water too.
The WHY: This activity helps your child learn that water is important and encourages a thankful heart. It also builds language skills as they share their thoughts and ideas.
Colored Water Art: Fill several spray bottles with water and a few drops of food coloring, then give your child a large poster board or sheet of paper to spray and create their own colorful art masterpiece!
The WHY: This activity strengthens hand muscles, hand-eye coordination, and creativity while giving your child a fun way to explore colors and create art.
Tuesday
Watch the “All About the Letter Gg” video. Ask this question after watching, “What are three words beginning with the /g/ sound?”
- Creative Letter Gg: Complete the “hands-on” letter Gg worksheet by choosing one of the four suggested creative activities or come up with your own unique idea.
- G is for Grapes: Complete the G is for Grapes worksheet with your child. Let your child set the pace. Speed should not be a factor. The alphabet series is perfect for slipping into a protective sleeve, allowing for repeated practice and engagement.
Wednesday
Water Cup Addition Fun: Start with 1 2 ounce cup of water on the table. Have your child drink the water. Then add another cup beside it. Count together: “1 cup plus 1 more cup equals 2 cups.” Continue adding one new cup at a time, counting how many cups are on the table altogether: “2 cups plus 1 more cup equals 3 cups.” Keep going until you reach 5 cups. Your child gets to enjoy a drink of water while practicing counting and simple addition.
- Water Sensory: Fill a bin with water and add items like measuring cups, sponges, plastic animals, funnels, and floating toys. Look for anything like these around your house. This can be hours of hands-on fun and learning!
The WHY: Water play helps young children develop fine motor skills, explore cause and effect, and engage their senses.
- Sink or Float: Watch the “Sink or Float” video with your child, then gather a few safe household items together and try your own fun experiment to see which ones sink and which ones float!
The WHY: This activity helps your child learn basic science by predicting, testing, and observing what sinks or floats. It builds curiosity, observation skills, and early problem-solving.
Thursday
- Letter Box G: Watch our fun “Letter Box” video about the letter Gg. After watching, go on an “expedition” to find one thing around your house for each year your child is old, all beginning with the letter G. It’s a fun way to keep the learning going at home.
- Find the letter g’s: Encourage your child to find and underline each letter “g” in the list of words. After they underline, ask them to count how many “g’s” they found. This activity builds letter recognition and counting skills in a fun, hands-on way! Hint: there are 7.
Keep this printable below and slide it into a plastic sleeve. We’ll be using it each week this month!
- Sponge Squeeze Transfer: Fill one bowl with water and give your child a sponge. Have them soak up water with the sponge and squeeze it into an empty bowl.
The WHY: This activity builds hand strength, grip control, and coordination.
Friday
- Water Relay: Create a fun water relay by giving your child a small cup, setting up two buckets—one filled with water and one empty—and having them run back and forth to transfer water from one bucket to the other using only the cup!
The WHY: This activity builds hand strength, coordination, and gross motor skills while your child practices careful pouring and control.
- Water Cycle in a Bag: Draw clouds, the sun, and waves on a ziplock bag, then add a small amount of water with food coloring, seal it, and tape it to a sunny window to observe evaporation and condensation.
The WHY: This activity helps your child explore basic weather concepts like evaporation and condensation through hands-on observation. It also builds curiosity and early science understanding.
- Water Art: Give your child a bucket of water and a paintbrush to “paint” on the fence or sidewalk—no mess, just fun! As the water dries, watch together and talk about how it “disappears” (evaporates) in the sun.
BONUS CONTENT
Together We Learn: Work together with your child on the printable, guiding them through the activities as a team to make learning fun and engaging!
PHONICS: If your child is ready for more, explore our bonus phonics content for extra practice and fun! These activities help build confidence and strengthen early reading skills.
Weekly Sight Word: Ask your child to find and circle the sight word of the week on the printable to reinforce recognition and memory.
We’ll be using this printable throughout the month.
This week’s word is could.
Related Excursions:
— Visit a Pond. Let’s look for ducks, lily pads, and ripples on the water.
— Walk by a Stream. Listen to the water trickle and watch it move over rocks.
— Go to a Car Wash. Watch the water spray and the brushes swish and swirl.
— Visit a Water Fountain. Toss in a coin and watch the water splash and sparkle.
— Go to the Beach or Lake. Feel the waves, dig in wet sand, and talk about how big water can be.
Books You May Enjoy: Reading to your child strengthens their language skills, builds a love for learning, and helps reinforce the theme of WATER—through engaging stories and memorable lessons. Here are some books you may be able to find at your local library.
