Language Arts

The sound this week is the blend - /st/ at the end of nest or the beginning of stamp.
Emphasize the /st/ sound often through the day.  Have your child repeat the sound with you.

Put up your sound wall poster.

The main theme for the week is:  Stamps

Books to read aloud that support the theme:

(These books are mainly books just to look through and discuss with your child, rather than read word for word.)

Stamps! A Young Collector's Guide by Brenda Ralph Lewis
Stamps by Jennifer Abeyta
Stamp It! The Ultimate Stamp Collecting Activity Book by Leslie Jonath
Start Collecting Stamps by Samuel Grossman
Focus on Stamps by Michael Briggs
Stamp Collecting For Canadian Kids by Elizabeth MacLeod

Poems that support the theme:

"The Postman"  (From Favorite Poems Old and New)

Songs that support the theme:

"If Your Letter Needs a Stamp"
by Katrina Lybbert

(sung to If You're Happy and You Know It)

If your letter needs a stamp,
Stick one on!
If your letter needs a stamp,
Stick one on!
If your letter needs a stamp,
Quickly choose your very best one!
If your letter needs a stamp,
Stick one on!

Handwriting Assignments:

Day 1:  Practice writing the letter "s" on one line of handwriting paper.

Day 2:  Practice writing the letter "t" on one line of handwriting paper.

Day 3:  Practice writing the blend "st" on one line of handwriting paper.

Day 4:  Practice writing the word "stamp" one or two times.

Day 5:  Practice writing any of the other theme words one or two times.
 

Activities and/or Art Projects

Begin your own stamp collection!

Stamp Collecting for Kids

Teaching With Stamps

Use rubber stamps to decorate a card, wrapping paper, or any piece of paper.  Be creative!

Write a letter to a friend or family member, put a stamp on the envelope and mail it.
 

Other Theme Words and Ideas

Other theme words - stop, star, station, steam, still, story, stone, stand, stem, blast, mast, fist, mist, nest, west, dust, trust

Books to read aloud that support the other theme words or the blend /st/:

Stop That Ball! by Mike McClintock
The Best Nest by P.D. Eastman
Stone Soup by Ann McGovern
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
Wagons West! by Roy Gerrard

Poems that support the other theme words or the blend /st/:

"The Steam-Engine" by Maud Keary (from Enchanted Tulips and Other Verses for Children)

Songs that support the other theme words or the blend /st/:

"Still, Still, Still"
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
"The Bible is the Best Book"
"Down By the Station"