This week our book was Katy No Pocket by Emmy Payne. Each day I read the book to K. Below are some activities that go with the book. Most of the activities are from Games with Books.
- Talk about Perseverance.
- Katy didn't give up until she had solved her problem of no pocket.
- She didn't let failed tries stop her.
- Who's Hiding in Katy's Pocket?
- Tell your child you know an animal that is hiding in one of Katy's pockets and you are going to give them clues so they can guess what animal it is.
- The first clue is always the SOUND of the first letter of the animal's name.
- If they don't guess it, then give other clues -- like where they live, how they move, distinctive characteristics (stripes, spots, etc.), the sound they make, etc.
- Be an Official Master Pocket Counter (you can make a badge for them to wear from construction paper with a safety pin taped on the back)
- Have your child count Katy's pockets.
- Then have them count your pockets, their own pockets, etc.
- Eat Them if You Can
- Cut 10 "pockets" of different sizes out of scrap paper.
- Have a handful of edible things (you need at least 20) like jelly beans or pretzels or chocolate chips. We used cheese crackers.
- Place some of the "pockets" on the table. Ask your child to count them.
- Then ask say, "If there were 2 crackers in each pocket, how many crackers would we need?"
- Have them put 2 of each item on each pocket and then count them.
- After you are done, let your child eat the food.
- One day we went on the internet to find out information about kangaroos.
- They live in Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Tasmania
- They live in all kinds of climates from rain forests to arid (new word) places
- They are nocturnal (so wouldn't really have woken the owl up during the day)
- Baby kangaroos are called Joeys (we also saw pictures of them)
- Kangaroos are marsupials
- Reviewed our Catechism and Psalm 139:1-10
- Reviewed Math concepts:
- Solid Shapes -- played Solid Shape Bingo
- Time (with the clock I made)
- We went from 4:00 to 5:00, making 4 stops along with way, with K. telling me the time at each stop.
- Then I made a ring and taped it to our clock that has minute lines. I wrote the minutes on the ring: 5, 10, 15, etc.
- We finished reading The Bravest Dog Ever.
- Monday, pages 22 - 27
- Tuesday, pages 28 - 33
- Wednesday, pages 34 - 39
- Thursday, pages 40 - 43
- Friday, pages 44 - 48
- Here are all the words we ended up with on our "New Words" paper: lead dog, frontier, diphtheria, relay, mayor, panic, calm (opposites), famous, and hero
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