Language Arts

The sound this week is the soft sound of c /s/ as in circus.
Emphasize the soft c /s/ sound often throughout the day.  Have your child repeat the sound with you.

Put up your sound wall poster.

The main theme for the week is:  Circus

Books to read aloud that support the theme:

Tree Ring Circus by Adam Rex
Peter Spier's Circus
Circus Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
If I Ran the Circus by Dr. Seuss
Miss Bindergarten Plans a Circus with Kindergarten by Joseph Slate
Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer
Circus Train by Joseph Anthony Smith
The Circus Surprise by Ralph J. Fletcher
Sidewalk Circus by Paul Fleischman and Kevin Hawkes
The Circus is Coming by Hilary Knight
You See a Circus, I See... by Mike Downs
Emeline at the Circus by Marjorie Priceman

Poems & Songs that support the theme:

Circus Poems & Songs

The Circus Song

The Circus

Handwriting Assignments:

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

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

Day 3:  Practice writing both capital and small letter "Cc" on one line of handwriting paper.

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

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

Activities and/or Art Projects

Circus Coloring Pages

More Circus Coloring Pages

Circus Crafts

Circus Crafts at Kid Crafts Magazine

Make your own circus with stuffed animals and toys.  Play and pretend together.

If possible... go to the circus!
 

Other Theme Words and Ideas

Other theme words - circle, Cinderella, cymbals, cent, centipede, ceiling, cereal, cyclone, city and so on...

Books to read aloud that support the other theme words or the soft sound of c /s/:

Cinderella by Ruth Sanderson
Circle City by Dana Meachen Rau
We Go in a Circle by Peggy Perry Anderson
I Like Cereal by Jennifer Julius
Curious George in the Big City by H. A. Rey

Poems that support the other theme words or the soft sound of c /s/:

"Block City" by R. L. Stevenson

Songs that support the other theme words or the soft sound of c /s/:

"Centipede"
"Cindy"