Free pre-K lesson plan · Unit 2: Friends and feelings
Pre-K 4, week 5: the letter t and numbers 0 to 5
This week your learner will hear the t sound, find t in their world and match the numbers 0 to 5 to groups of things. They will also name four feelings on faces. Each activity takes about 10 minutes. Print the pages, or do them with things you already have at home.
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5-minute parent prep
- Write a big T and a small t on a sheet of paper.
- Write the numbers 0 to 5 on six scraps of paper, and gather 5 blocks or toy cars.
- Print pages 2 to 5, or skip printing and use the no-supplies swaps.
Household supplies only: Paper, crayons, 5 blocks or toy cars, a mirror if you have one. No supplies? Every activity has a no-supplies swap.
The week at a glance
| Day | Focus | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Letter t | Letter t page, Tap and say card |
| Tuesday | Math | Numbers 0 to 5 page, Number match card |
| Wednesday | Explore | Feeling faces page, Mirror faces card |
| Thursday | Make and move | Train track trace page, Tiptoe turns card |
| Friday | Story and review | Song of the week, Parent notes page |
| Every day | Read, sing, play | Read a picture book together, sing the song of the week, play outside and check in on feelings with the free feelings cards. |
Printable pages
Letter t
Say: "T says t, t, t, like a ticking clock. Tree, turtle, train." Your learner traces the big T and the small t, then colors the pictures that start with t.
tree
turtle
train
tree
turtle
train
Numbers 0 to 5
Say: "Count the dots in each frame. Zero means none at all." Your learner counts the dots in each ten frame, touches the number above it and says it out loud.
Feeling faces
Say: "How does this face feel? Can you make that face too?" Your learner names each feeling, makes the same face and colors the pictures.
Train track trace
Say: "Drive the train along the track. Start at the green dot." Your learner traces each track from left to right with a crayon, holding it with fingers and thumb.
Activity cards
Tap and say
- Tap the table and say "t, t, t" together.
- Say a word. If it starts with t, your learner taps the table.
- Try: tree, sun, toes, ball, table, turtle.
Easier: Use only tree and ball.
Next step: Your learner says a t word for you to tap.
Say this: "Toes starts with t. Tap, tap."
No supplies: Needs nothing.
Literacy: phonological awareness
Number match
- Put the number scraps in a row, 0 to 5.
- Your learner puts the same number of blocks next to each scrap.
- Point to 0 and ask "How many blocks go here?"
Easier: Use 0, 1, 2 and 3.
Next step: Mix up the scraps and put them back in order.
Say this: "Zero blocks. None at all."
No supplies: Hold up fingers for each number instead of blocks.
Math: counting and cardinality
Mirror faces
- Sit in front of the mirror together.
- Name a feeling: happy, sad, mad or scared.
- Both make that face and look at your eyes and mouths.
Easier: Use happy and sad.
Next step: Ask "What could make someone feel that way?"
Say this: "Your mouth goes up when you feel happy."
No supplies: No mirror? Look at each other's faces instead.
Social-emotional: emotional functioning
Tiptoe turns
- You tiptoe across the room while your learner watches.
- Say "Your turn" and your learner tiptoes back.
- Keep taking turns: tiptoe, then tall and tiny steps.
Easier: Walk instead of tiptoe.
Next step: Tiptoe and count each step out loud.
Say this: "My turn, then your turn. Tiptoe, tiptoe."
No supplies: Needs nothing but space.
Physical: gross motor
Song of the week: Tap, tap, t
Tap, tap, t, tap on your toes,
Tap on the table, tap on your nose.
Tree and turtle, train on the track,
T, t, t, and tap right back.
Actions: Tap each body part as you say it. Try next: Tap once for each t word you can think of.
Parent notes for Friday
Not a test. Notice what your learner does this week, and practice the rest later. Nothing here is sent to UpOnly Learning.
- Says the t sound
- Finds t on a page
- Matches the numbers 0 to 5 to groups
- Names happy, sad, mad and scared
Want the bigger picture? Use the free kindergarten readiness checklist.
Safety for this week
- Use objects too big to fit in your learner's mouth, and stay close during any counting with real objects.
- Child-size scissors only, with an adult watching. Hand scissors over handle first.
- Choose crayons, markers and paint labeled for young learners (look for the AP seal).
- Adults handle anything hot or sharp.
Questions parents ask
Show each number next to a group your student can touch, like 3 blocks beside a 3. Count the group, then point to the number. Include zero by showing an empty cup: none at all. Short games every day work better than long drills, and fingers count as a group too.
Zero helps your student understand that numbers tell how many, even when there are none. An empty bowl or an empty ten frame makes it easy to see. Saying "zero means none" a few times this week is enough, and it comes back when your student starts kindergarten math.
Keep them short and playful. Make faces in a mirror, name the feeling on a picture, and talk about a time you felt that way too. Use simple words like happy, sad, mad and scared. This week your student only needs to name the feelings, not explain them.
Paper, crayons, up to 5 blocks or toy cars that are too big to fit in the mouth, and a mirror if you have one. Every activity also has a no-supplies swap, such as holding up fingers instead of blocks, so you can start with what you already have.
Related pages
- Free Pre-K curriculum for 4 year olds, week by week
- Child development guide: preschoolers, 3 to 5
- Free kindergarten reading practice and kindergarten math practice for when your learner is ready for more
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