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Days of the Week
Teach the order and spelling of the days of the week using movement.
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Song
Have students take turns jumping down the mat as the class sings a ‘days of the week’ song.PreKWhat Do You Do?
Ask the students what they like to do on each day of the week. Relate an activity to each day. Then ask, “What day do you _______?” Have them hop...PreK, Kindergarten, Grade 1The Word Hop
Have the student begin on START HERE. Have the student read the first word. Have the student hop on the word while simultaneously saying the word. Be sure that the...Kindergarten, Grade 1Trace the Word
Use the ‘Trace the Word’ worksheet found on the following pages. Have students crouch down on the mat and trace each word with two fingers. After they trace on the...Kindergarten, Grade 1Word Match
Create word cards that match the words on the Days of the Week Hop floor mat (or print the words on the following pages). Put the words in a pile...Kindergarten, Grade 1Word Clapper
Follow instructions for the ‘Word Match’ activity. Instead of shouting the word, the student hops on the word three times, saying the word and clapping simultaneously.Kindergarten, Grade 1Bean Bag Decides
Have a student throw a bean bag on the floor mat. Be sure the bean bag lands on one word. Jump to bean bag alternating between one and two-footed hops....Grade 1Word Hopscotch
Have the student start on START HERE. Have the student read the first word. Have the student hop on the word with one foot while simultaneously saying the word. Have...Grade 1Week Versus Weekend
Have the student hop the days of the week. Have them say the words as they hop along the mat. Then, have the student hop on the weekend days.Kindergarten, Grade 1
