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Week 03 · Strong and Gentle

Monday

Tap or shove?
// Big pushes, small pushes
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Tap or shove?

Rocket taps a ball. It barely rolls.

Raven asks, "What do you notice?"

Nova hints, "Try a bigger push."

Zoom! The ball rolls far.

Pushes can be big or small

A gentle push is soft and small.

A strong push is big and hard.

The size of a push matters.

GENTLE OR STRONG?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You tap a bell with one finger.
You kick a ball across the yard.
SentenceTrue or false?
A tap is a gentle push.?
All pushes are the same size.?
A big kick is a strong push.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEGentle and strong pushes are different sizes.
Try it
Blow gently on a feather or tissue.
Now blow a little harder.
What changed?
PUSH SIZES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You blow softly on a tissue.
You shove a heavy box hard.
You pat a puppy softly.
Rocket's tap made the ball roll...
SentenceTrue or false?
A gentle push is soft and small.?
A strong push is big and hard.?
A tap is a strong push.?
The size of a push matters.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEPushes come in different sizes.
Draw a gentle tap and a strong kick.

Word Spot: big, little

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Big: B-I-G.

Little: L-I-T-T-L-E.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
Look at the ___ tree.
I see a ___ seed.

Good thinking about pushes!

Tomorrow we see what big pushes do.