I love planning educational activities for my children. Since my older daughter is in grade four, she has a more structured curriculum. However, with my youngest daughter starting kindergarten, I have begun to plan some more structured activities for her. While I like to follow her lead for certain activities, I do like to plan out some basic learning objectives for each day.
I don’t want to overwhelm my daughter with a lot of structured learning time, so I plan a few “themes” to span over the entire month. From these themes, I’ll schedule 2 – 3 activities per day, as well as do a lesson from the book: Teach Your Child How to Read in 100 Easy Lessons. I also ensure that she has large blocks of time open for play and free exploration.
Within this post, you’ll find our focal points for the month. You will also find links to any of activities that I have found online.
Are you excited yet?! I know I am! Here’s what’s planned for September!
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THEME FOR THE MONTH: About me
INVESTIGATE: Apples, Bananas
NUMBERS: 1, 2
LETTERS: A, B
COLOURS: Red
CELEBRATIONS: Grandparent’s Day
SEPTEMBER CALENDAR
WEEK 1
TUESDAY
- Look in a mirror and draw a self-portrait
- Sing “Special Me” song
WEDNESDAY
- Sing A Song for Grandma & Grandpa (the lyrics are here)
- Work on our Grandparent’s Day craft (handprint craft with grandparents’ poem)
THURSDAY
- Read: Red is Best
- Discuss our favourite colours
- Fill out this FREE All About Me Poster
FRIDAY:
- Complete “Who Am I” on Starfall (Internet Connection needed)
- Bake homemade granola bars for Grandparents
WEEK 2
MONDAY
- Read: One Red Apple
- Practice writing the number one
- Sing: Way Up High in an Apple Tree
TUESDAY
- Play Apple Memory Game (download is in our Subscriber Library)
- Watch and do “A” video on Starfall (need a computer with flash and a mouse for the free version)
- Provide “A” playdough placemat and make an A shape (download is in the Subscriber Library)
WEDNESDAY
- Read: The Apple Pie that Papa Baked
- Go apple picking (or go to the grocery store to buy apples)
- Bake an apple pie
THURSDAY
- Start making our alphabet book; write the letter “A”.
- Apple art – draw or paint a picture of an apple
FRIDAY
- Read: 10 Red Apples
- Watch / sing along to Ten Apples Up on Top
- Counting apples (real ones or the pictures from the memory game)
WEEK 3
MONDAY
- Read: The Boy Who Loved Bananas
- Discuss our favourite foods
TUESDAY
- Sing: Apples and Bananas
- Provide “B” playdough placemat and make a B shape (download is in the Subscriber Library)
WEDNESDAY
- Read: Pete the Cat and the Bad Banana
- Field trip to the grocery store to buy items for baking activity
- Bake banana muffins (use the recipe and baking cards provided in the link)
THURSDAY
- Watch and do “B” video on Starfall
- Have a letter scavenger hunt (try to find A’s and B’s); letter printable is in the subscriber’s library
FRIDAY
- Read: Tikki, Tikki, Tembo
- Research the meaning of our names in a name book
- Practice writing our names
WEEK 4
MONDAY
- Read: A Birthday for Frances
- Discuss birthdays
- Fill out this FREE birthday chart together
TUESDAY
- Go for a neighbourhood walk
- Discuss where we live in relation to other buildings and landmarks
- Draw or paint a picture of our home
WEDNESDAY
- Practice writing the number two
- Bake a cake (look at numbers in the recipe)
- Play “birthday party” use birthday bin items
THURSDAY
- Read: The Night Before My Birthday
- Discuss birthday traditions / look at past birthday photos
FRIDAY
- Write the letter “B” and add it to our alphabet book
- Do this balloon painting activity
So there you have it! A full month of learning and fun for a preschool or kindergarten child! Feel free to use any or all of these activities in your homeschool plans for September. Also, if you want the downloadable calendar listing all of these activities, simply subscribe to my newsletter and you’ll get access to my exclusive subscriber library full of printable downloads like this one!
Reflect:
Do you plan some structured activities for your children? What kind of activities do you like to do?
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Love the variety of activities you have here, Jennifer. A little bit of craft, a little bit of reading, even a bit of research. What a diverse curriculum for your kindergartner! Will you be doing more of this? I always love looking through your activities with your kids, and saving some of them for when daughter gets older. Thanks for sharing, as always xoxo
Hi Maria! I’m delighted you enjoyed this! I try to have variety in my planning… it keeps the kids (and mom) excited for learning.
TO answer your question, this is the start of a year-long series of monthly calendars. I thought since I’m already planning it out, I might as well share it with my readers. I also hope to update each post with pictures of the activities as we do them. My goal is a year of “curriculum” for someone with a preschool or kindergarten-aged child :)
I love this! Especially including Pete the Cat – my boy loves Pete the Cat.
We love Pete the Cat too! I’m so excited for this month of “kindergarten” with my youngest – today I was gathering materials in a bin so everything is ready to go next Tuesday!
I just put all the books on hold at my library that you recommended for September – at least the ones I didn’t already have :)
Oh yay! I’m excited to hear what you think of them. Thanks for sharing Amanda!