Friday May 29

Happy Friday:

The Theme for Yoga and Movement Friday is “We Can Make Our Bodies Move”:

BECC Favorite Shake Breaks : 

Get Your Body Moving

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpD9kRyBn8o

Movement Friday: 

Go Noodle:Push all the Buttons

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDvIFly4io4&list=PLlVrmtOHA7daU-FhIoDPTxV3hxORc9EfT

“Yoga”

Cosmic Kids Yoga Dance Party

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23VdtT0vQUY

Thursday May 28

Thursday

Hope everyone has been having fun with this week's activities so far! Check out what we have for today!  

1. Handwriting Formation Review (Magic C Letters)

Get a small container or cookie tray.  Fill it.  (ie. sand, salt, flour, oatmeal, hair gel, shaving cream-whatever you have at home) and have your child use their finger, a paintbrush, closed marker, or anything that they can hold in their alligator fingers to make the letters. Remind them to use the correct formation.  If you use sand, salt, flour, or oatmeal, hair gel, save it in a baggie or in the container to use again next week)

C- “Start at the top in the Center, Big Curve down to the bottom”

G- “Start at the top in the Center, Big Curve down to the bottom, Little line up to the middle, Little line toward the magic C.”

O- “Start at the top in the Center, Big Curve down to the bottom and back up to the top.”

Q- “Start at the top in the Center, Big Curve down to the bottom and back up to the top. Frog jump, little line diagonal at the bottom.”

S-“Start at the top in the Center, Little curve toward the middle, Little curve to other directions toward the bottom.”

J-” Start at the top in the center, Big Line straight down, Little curve at the top up, Jump to the top, Little line at the top.”

D-”Start at the top, Big Line down, Frog jump up, Big curve to the bottom.”

P- “Start at the top, Big Line down, frog jump up, Little curve to the middle.”

B-“Start at the top, Big Line down, frog jump up, Little curve to the middle, Little curve to the bottom.”

 

2. Newton and Me Story or  Oscar and the Cricket Story: Science Exploration: 

Below are two stories about forces of motion: Choose 1 or listen to both stories: 

(Review from yesterdays books)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=py7QoZO0b30&t=190sr 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeAXdsVtIug

After watching this story about pushing and pulling, find 3-5 toys that you like to play with. (ie: toy car, ball, lego). Then make your child predict how they can get the object to move. (“Do you think you need to push the car or pull the car to make it move?”)  Experiment with these concepts.  Reinforce the vocabulary of push and pull.  “We use our muscles to push and pull objects to make them move.” 

3. Kick the Cup Letter Game - ELA

Materials: Disposable cups, dry erase markers (other any markers), a ball

How to play: 

-Have your child or write a letter on each cup(ie: letters in their name, Magic C letters). 

-You might want to play this game outside

-Place the ball a few feet away and encourage them to kick the cups.  After they kick the cups over, ask them to label the letters on the cups.  

-This can be played over and over using different variations. (For example: Kick the letters in your name

over in order, Challenge them to say the letter sound, or write numbers on the cups instead)

Wednesday May 27 (Make It Move Stories)

Wednesday: 

Book: Newton and Me

Written By: Lynne Mayer

Read by: Miss Lisa

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N37yz8-1qw&feature=youtu.be

Story Comprehension Questions:

-Who did the boy in the story play with?

-Who helped the boy push the heavy wagon?

-What happened when the boy rolled the ball on the rough grass?

-What happened when the boy rolled the ball on the smooth sidewalk?

-Where did the ball go when the boy rolled the ball too hard?

-What did the boy help his mother move?

-How did he help his mother?

Journal Prompt Idea:

-Find a ball or car in your house.  Give it push on different surfaces (ie. hardwood floor, a carpet). How does it move?  Draw a picture of what you observed.  

Book: Oscar and the Cricket: A Book About Moving and Rolling

Written by: Geoff Waring

Read by: Miss Courtney

Link: https://youtu.be/iTyu_Cmu-6o 

Story Comprehension Questions:

 - What did Oscar (the cat) find on the hill? (hint: it was red)

- What blocked the ball from rolling down the path?

- What did the ball bounce off of?

- Who helped teach Oscar about rolling and moving?

- Who did Oscar meet that wanted to play with him?

- Who can pull a branch down with his trunk?

- Where did Oscar find the red ball?

- Where did the ball slow down while it was rolling?

- How did Oscar make the ball move?

Journal Prompt Idea:

- Find a ball or car in your house.  Give it push on different surfaces (ie. hardwood floor, a carpet). How does it move? What made it stop moving?  Draw a picture of what you observed.  

Weekly Activities, Social Skills, and Letterland Activities

Burlington Early Childhood Center Extended School Activity Suggestions

Click on the link below to see the activities for the week:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14ua1igaz5RiTgBOHjdvknTXLGFyXFCqc71ybSCR14BE/edit?ts=5ec547a5

This week’s social skills lesson is about taking turns during conversations and practicing how to have a conversation with someone even if it isn’t exactly what you want to talk about. When you have a conversation with someone, remember to:

- have your body facing the other person

- have your eyes looking at their eyes

- keep your body still and calm

- keep your words off while they are talking

For today’s lesson, first watch the video below. Miss Courtney and Miss Katelin will read a silly story about friends having a conversation with each other. Then, Miss Courtney and Miss Katelin will demonstrate how to take turns during a conversation. The cool thing about having conversations with someone is they work even if you’re talking to someone through the computer!

Link: https://youtu.be/5hIDHYXIb5c 

Activity: Find a family member and have a back and forth conversation with them. First, you pick the topic you want to talk about and see how many turns you can keep the conversation going about that topic. Then, let your family member pick the topic of the conversation and practice having a conversation by asking them questions and making related comments.

BONUS activity: draw a picture of you and your family member having a conversation by using the thought bubble template below (or add your own thought bubbles to your picture). Inside the thought bubbles draw what your conversation was about.

And now we’re off to LETTERLAND!

Letterland:Magic C Letters Review

We will be reviewing the Magic C letters C, G, O, Q, S, and J.  We will also include letters that include straight lines and curved lines such as D, B, and P.  The letters are associated with the following Letterlanders: Clever Cat, Golden Girl, Oscar Orange, Quarrelsome Queen, Sammy Snake, Jumping Jim, Dippy Duck, Bouncy Ben, and Peter Puppy.  

Video to Introduce Magic C Letter Review:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkJDbjz3ywg&feature=youtu.be

Magic C Letterland Activity Cards:   

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ftwWtLrgFLoH23kfAeGuUTzaZ5oVNrvi6cIErN8LvAw/edit?usp=sharing

1. Print out these cards (or write the letters on a piece of paper/index card if you don’t want to print them) and use them in the following ways: These games are not meant to be played all this week. Pick one game to play each week based on your child’s interest or the level they are at with their letters/letter sounds. These games will continue as we review our letters over the next few weeks.  You can play them multiple times

1. Match the uppercase letters with their same letter pair.
2. Place all the letters face down and play a memory game
3. Do a “Quick Dash” game. (Show the letter. They say the name of the Letterlander they see. Then say the letter. Last, the letter sound. “Clever Cat, C, /C/”)

Quick Dash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ4POKP8xvg&feature=youtu.be

Friday May 22

Happy Memorial Day Weekend!! You will receive next week's activities on Tuesday.

Friday

Today you should have received an email for Deborah for Ms. T's Social/Emotional Activities.

Here are some fun ways to move your body on Friday:

Movement Activity- Animal Dance and Freeze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpOe8lngp_o

Yoga- Kickapoo the Kangaroo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGNHLzZhX6c&disable_polymer=true 

Thursday May 21

**Don't Forget to email me a picture of you holding your animal pictures.  I'll post them to the blog for your friends to see.  

Thursday

Hope everyone has been having fun with this week's animal activities so far! Check out what we have for today! Lots of great options.
You can try all the activities if you want or just pick the one that interests you the most. The most important thing is to have fun!

1. Handwriting Formation Review (Straight Line Letters)

Get a small container or cookie tray.  Fill it with some kind of material that can be “written in” (e.g., sand, salt, flour, oatmeal, hair gel,
shaving cream-whatever you have at home)
and have your child use their finger, a paintbrush, closed marker, or anything that they can hold in their alligator fingers to make the letters.
Remind them to use the correct formation. 
If you use sand, salt, flour, or oatmeal, hair gel, save it in a baggie or in the container to use again next week)

L- “Start at the top, Big Line Straight Down, Little Line across the Bottom

F- “Start at the top, Big Line Straight Down, Frog Jump Up, Little Line across the Top, Frog Jump, Little Line across the Middle.”

E- “Start at the top, Big Line Straight Down, Frog Jump Up, Little Line across the Top, Frog jump, Little Line across the Middle, Frog jump,
Little Line across the Bottom.”

H- “Start at the top, Big Line Straight Down, Frog Jump Up to the Top, Big Line Straight Down, Frog jump, Little Line across the Middle.”

I-  “Start at the top in the Center, Big Line Straight Down, Frog Jump Up, Little Line across the Top, Frog jump, Little Line across the Bottom.”

U-  “Start at the top, Big Line Straight Down, Curve at the Bottom and Straight Line back to the Top.”

2. Math: Count and Sort Animals 

- Look around your house to see how many different “animals” you can find and collect
(e.g., stuffed animals, toy animals, Lego animals, etc.). 

- Once you’ve made your animal collection, count how many animals you found
(Note**If you found a lot of animals, you may need someone to help you count the higher numbers.
Ask a parent or an older sibling for help!)

- Try sorting your animals in different ways using some of the ideas below
(or come up with your own idea of how you can sort them)

- Where they live

- Color

- Size

- How many legs they have

- How they move (e.g., walk, run, swim, fly, etc.)

- Have Fun!

3. Fine Motor Fun- Save the Animals

Find a set of animal toys around your house. 
(If you cannot find animals, this can work with any kind of toys.) 
Place rubber bands around the animals and have your child “Save the animals” by removing the rubber
bands using their alligator fingers.  If you do not have rubber bands, use tape around them or tape them
to a surface.  The goal of this activity is to help strengthen their fine motor muscles and have fun.  

Wednesday May 20 (Animal Books)

Animal Stories This Week:

Since there are so many great stories about animals, Miss Lisa,  Miss Katelin, and Miss Lauren were all very excited to read one this week! Take a look at what your options are for today and make a choice of which one you’d like to listen to. When you’re done, try answering some questions about the book and completing the journal activity. Enjoy!

Story: “Curious George Makes A Pizza”

Written By: Margret & H.A. Reys

Read by: Miss Lisa

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9-Q37BNH0s

Story Comprehension Questions:

- Who wanted to go out for pizza?

- Who made a mess with pizza dough?

- Who climbed over the fence to deliver the pizza?

- What landed on top of Tony’s head?

- What did Tony spread onto the pizza dough?

- What did Tony make for George and the Man in the Yellow hat at the end of the story?

- Where did Tony the pizza man need to deliver the pizza to?

- Where did George hide?

BONUS: How did Tony feel when George was throwing pizza dough around and making a mess?

Journal Prompt Idea:

- If you were a pizza chef, what kind of pizza would you make?

- Draw a picture of your pizza (you can draw yourself too if you want)

- Try writing some of the sounds you hear in your pizza topping words

Story: “Who Will Be My Pet?” 

Written by: Stan Tusan

Read by: Miss Katelin

Link: https://youtu.be/u_Vu12lV3GU 

Story Comprehension Questions:

- Who ran away?

- Who flew away?

- Who knocked on the little boy’s door?

- What animal did the little boy get for free from the basket? 

- What animal did the little boy win?

- How did the fish get away?

BONUS QUESTION: What was the smallest animal the boy got?

Journal Prompt Idea:

If you could have any animal as a pet, what animal would you choose?

• Draw a picture of the animal
• Trying writing some of the letters that you hear in the animal’s name!

Story: “Where Bear?” 

Written by: Sophy Henn

Read by: Miss Lauren

Link: https://youtu.be/zBq_cEI4--I 

Story Comprehension Questions:

- Who did the bear live with when he was a bear cub? 

- Who were best friends?

- What did the bear and the boy use to talk to each other?

- Where did the bear NOT want to live? (Can you remember more than 1 place?)

- Where did the bear want to live?

BONUS QUESTION: Why did the bear have to move out of the house?

BONUS: What made the bear excited to live in the arctic? 

Journal Prompt Idea:

If you were a bear, where would you want to live?

• Draw a picture of your “bear home”
• Tell a family member why you’d want to live in the place you chose.