Mrs. Maiorano Preschool Class Assignments

May 29, 2020  # 26

Dear Parents,

Last Friday of e-learning! This has truly been a unique learning experience for all of us. I could not have done it without you. You are the best. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. 

Sandy

Start Time:

• Good Morning Boys and Girls
• Get ready for the day! Listen and participate along with the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? (Video) Make sure and say “Hi” or “Good Morning” to someone in your house. What letter sound does the letter “Hh” make? Pretend to be panting after running a race, holding hand up to mouth, and saying h, h, h. Feel the air on your hand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M

• Watch the How’s The Watcher ? video 
• Check the weather outside. “Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on the weather chart. Did you remember the Weather Watcher Song? What is the weather outside? Can we play outside?
• What is the weather today?  If it’s Sunny or Snowy, make the letter sound for “Ss”. Weave your hand like a snake, making the “Ss” shape saying ssssss. If it’s Cloudy, make the letter sound for “Cc”. Raise your hands and snap fingers together as if playing the castanets and saying k,k,k,k. If it’s Rainy, make the letter sound for “Rr” pretend to be a puppy pulling a rag, with teeth clenched and shaking head saying RRRrrrrr. If it’s Windy, make the letter sound for “Ww” Blow onto open hands like the wind, repeating wh, wh, wh, wh.  Great job! 
• How’s the Weather ? video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Art Project is a Full Moon:

• Draw a big circle on a piece of paper.
• Cut out the circle and decorate like a full moon.
• Save for a movement activity after the story.

Story Time and Language Activity:

• Listen to the story Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rg3wI0OPRe0 

• Name six items they say goodnight to in the story (examples: moon, cow, light, red balloon, bears, chairs, kitten, mittens, clocks, socks, house, mouse, comb and  brush, nobody, mush room).
• Did you hear any of the words that rhyme?  If they do “Great”! Give them a few examples and see if they can come up with some of their own.
• Have them tell you six items they say goodnight to.

Gross Motor Activity : 

• Need an area with some space.
• Get your full moon that you made earlier.
• Put your moon on the floor.
• Pretend being the cow.
• Jump over the moon like the cow in the story.
• Walk around the moon.
• Stand with one foot inside your moon.
• Stand with the moon between your legs.
• Can you hop around your moon on one foot?
• Hold the moon over your head.
• Stand with the moon behind you.
• Raise your moon up high into the sky and say “Goodnight Moon”.

Check and see if there is a full moon out tonight!!!!!

Boys and girls thank you for working so hard!  Have a great weekend! Go have some fun!

Mrs. Maiorano

May 27, 2020  #25

Dear Parents,

How was your weekend? I hope you had a chance to do something special! The time is winding down for our e-learning to come to an end. The summer weather is definitely here and hopefully we will be enjoying some of  those summer activities soon. Have fun with this fun little activity about going on a Lion hunt! You can do as much as you want and add any ideas you may have to enrich the activity. Thank you once again for all of your support. Have some fun!

Start Time:

• Good Morning Boys and Girls
• Get ready for the day! Listen and participate along with the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? (Video) Make sure and say “Hi” or “Good Morning” to someone in your house. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M 

• Time to check the weather.
• Watch the How’s The Watcher ? video 
• Check the weather outside. “Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on the weather chart. Did you remember the Weather Watcher Song? What is the weather outside? Can we play outside? Is it raining?
• What is the weather today?  If it’s Sunny or Snowy, make the letter sound for “Ss”. Weave your hand like a snake, making the “Ss” shape saying ssssss. If it’s Cloudy, make the letter sound for “Cc”. Raise your hands and snap fingers together as if playing the castanets and saying k,k,k,k. If it’s Rainy, make the letter sound for “Rr” pretend to be a puppy pulling a rag, with teeth clenched and shaking head saying RRRrrrrr. If it’s Windy, make the letter sound for “Ww” Blow onto open hands like the wind, repeating wh, wh, wh, wh.  Great job! 
• How’s the Weather ? video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew 

It’s Story Time: 

• Boys and girls We’re Going on a Lion Hunt! Are you afraid?
• Key words and actions for the children to do during the story. (Mud: Squishing feet in the mud)  (Sticks: stepping on the sticks Snap, Snap, Snap) (Trees:  Climb up) (River: Swim through it) (Grass: Swish, Swish,Swish) (A Cave two big yellow eyes) A Lion run!  
• Listen to the story “We’re Going on a Lion Hunt by Margery Cuyler. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOzQYMiKBHM&list=RDjOzQYMiKBHM&start_radio=1

• Now let’s remember what happened in the story.

1. The children run into the mud and you have to go through it. Slog, Slog, Slog
2. Next comes the sticks and you have to go through them. Snap, Snap, Snap
3. Next comes the trees and you have to go through them. Up we go, Up we go
4. Next comes the river and you have to go through it. Splish-Splash, Splish-Splash
5. Next comes the grass and you have to go through it. Swish, Swish, Swish
6. Last there is a cave and two big yellow eyes. Run, Run, Run, It’s a Lion!

Sequencing the story with pictures:

• Take a piece of paper and divide into six squares. At the bottom of each square write: 

1. Mud, 2. Sticks, 3. Trees, 4. River, 5. Grass, 6. Cave.

• Have children draw or make something to represent the item in each square.
• Example:
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GBPo9kMo8l-HvZU5SibINdQAgv8A6Azx/view?usp=sharing 

Extra activities if you want a few more activities for the children to do:

• Make a safari hat out of a paper plate with the center cut out and glue a paper bowl on the top of the plate to make the hat. Can be decorated.
• Make binoculars using two toilet paper rolls.
• Go outside and go on a pretend safari looking for other animals.

Thanks for all of your help!

May 22, 2020   #24

Dear Parents,

Here it is Friday and a three day weekend. Sounds like the warm temperatures are going to be around all weekend. Yay! This week most of our learning was focused on the alphabet letters. The children have been learning all of the letters throughout the year. We finally made it to “Zz” last week. They have worked on the beginning sound of each letter with the sound action, how to write or trace the letters, how to find the letters in my name when mixed with all of the other letters, identify their name in print, and recognize the names of peers in print. All of which will help in the years to come with reading. Thanks for all of your help and support with e-learning this week and always.Have a nice weekend! Sandy

Start Time:

• Good Morning Boys and Girls
• Get ready for the day! Listen and participate along with the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? (Video) Make sure and say “Hi” or “Good Morning” to someone in your house. What letter sound does the letter “Hh” make? Pretend to be panting after running a race, holding hand up to mouth, and saying h, h, h. Feel the air on your hand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M

• Watch the How’s The Watcher ? video 
• Check the weather outside. “Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on the weather chart. Did you remember the Weather Watcher Song? What is the weather outside? Can we play outside?
• What is the weather today?  If it’s Sunny or Snowy, make the letter sound for “Ss”. Weave your hand like a snake, making the “Ss” shape saying ssssss. If it’s Cloudy, make the letter sound for “Cc”. Raise your hands and snap fingers together as if playing the castanets and saying k,k,k,k. If it’s Rainy, make the letter sound for “Rr” pretend to be a puppy pulling a rag, with teeth clenched and shaking head saying RRRrrrrr. If it’s Windy, make the letter sound for “Ww” Blow onto open hands like the wind, repeating wh, wh, wh, wh.  Great job! 
• How’s the Weather ? video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Story Time:

• Go and get  your favorite Teddy Bear to listen to ALPHABEARS: AN ABC Book Video with you

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d2pkYxq0PE  

• After the story show your Teddy Bear how to make some of the letters of the alphabet   using your body. Maybe you can help your Teddy Bear make the letters with their body.
• Time for you and Teddy Bear to have a quick snack. If you have pretzel sticks, carrot sticks, celery sticks anything that you can show TeddyBear how to make the some alphabet letters .

STEM Time:

• Time to be a scientist!
• Watch Video with our STEM teacher Mrs. Morkes:htthttps://youtu.be/gC0dzc-JZV8                       
• Here is the recipe for Tabletop Bubbles:

1. Pour ½ cup of dish soap into a cup
2. 1½ cups warm water
3. Add 2 teaspoons of sugar to soap and water
4. Gently stir

Zoom meeting:

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May 20, 2020  #23

Hi Parent’s,

It’s Wednesday and the half way point to our week. Since we have finished all of the letters of the alphabet, this week we are reviewing all of the letters. The book we will be reading today is ABC I Like Me! By Nancy Carlson. Thank you for all of your help!

Starting Time:

• Good Morning!
• Get ready for the day! Listen and participate along with the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? (Video) Make sure and say “Hi” or “Good Morning” to someone in your house. What letter sound does the letter “Hh” make? Pretend to be panting after running a race, holding hand up to mouth, and saying h, h, h. Feel the air on your hand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M

• Watch the How’s The Watcher ? video 
• Check the weather outside. “Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on the weather chart. Did you remember the Weather Watcher Song? What is the weather outside? Can we play outside?
• What is the weather today?  If it’s Sunny or Snowy, make the letter sound for “Ss”. Weave your hand like a snake, making the “Ss” shape saying ssssss. If it’s Cloudy, make the letter sound for “Cc”. Raise your hands and snap fingers together as if playing the castanets and saying k,k,k,k.
• How’s the Weather ? video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Story Time:

• Listen to the story ABC I Like Me by Nancy Carlson.
• ABC I Like Me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7tjTMgYFLc  

Language Activity:

• Go on a scavenger hunt in your house.  Use a bag to put five items that begin with your favorite letter. Bring them to the table. Take each item one at a time, say the name of the item and the letter sound it makes. You may have to model for your child the first time. Do all five items.
• Next write your favorite letter on a piece of paper.  If your child wants to decorate the letter, they can decorate anyway they like using anything you have in the house (stickers, cereal, dot paints, pasta etc.). They can practice writing, tracing, copying, the names of items they found.  Only do as much as your child's interest and ability allows.
• Sample picture:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E_46xjdiVt5XOJ6Ru3VmSqet5iTHh0II/view?usp=sharing  

Gross Motor Activity:

• Parents or caregivers may want or need to help with this activity to save time. Write ten letters (upper and lowercase) on 10 small pieces of paper (if you have the plastic or foam letters those would work) and put them in a small bag.  Have the child close their eyes, reach into the bag and take out one letter.  Ask them what the letter is and what sound it makes. Then they should try to use their body to make the letter.  Have them try to do all ten or as many as works for them.  Just have some fun!

Alphabet Song Activity:

• End our day with a song.
• Sesame Street Alphabet song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWvBAQf7v8g 

Hopefully the remainder of the day will be beautiful and you can spend some time outside!

Thank you for all of your help with e-learning today.

Sandy

May 18, 2020  #22

Dear Parents,

Rain, rain go away! Thank you again for helping get through another week of e-learning. This has really been a difficult time for everyone. Especially our little ones who are still developing all of those emotional, social, and coping skills. Please know if you or your children need a break from all of the e-learning, take one!  Those plans are there until the end of school. You can pick and choose how much you can do and when is the best time to do the activities. All I ask is that you continue to check in with me, even if just to say”Hi” so I can turn in attendance. Of course I love to see all of the pictures! If you need a break, take one and send when you can. Always remember we are in this together.

Starting Time:

• Good Morning!
• Get ready for the day! Listen and participate along with the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? (Video) Make sure and say “Hi” or “Good Morning” to someone in your house.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M

• Watch the How’s The Watcher ? video 
• Check the weather outside. “Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on the weather chart. Did you remember the Weather Watcher Song? 
• How’s The Weather? Hope we can play outside today! 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Language activity:

• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is a playful book about the letters of the alphabet and a coconut tree.
• Listen and watch the story: 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zweNrU6RNA 

• Make a picture of a coconut tree: .Coconut Tree Chicka Chicka Boom

Supplies needed:

Piece of paper

Green and brown marker or crayon

Enough small square pieces of to write the letters of first name.

After drawing a tree on a piece of paper, have children glue the letters of their first name on the tree. Have them point to the letters as you say them. Reinforcing they know the letters of their name out of order. If you want more of a challenge have them do their last name. Also trying to write the letters of their last name upper and lower case. Matching uppercase and lowercase letters.

• Special snack for sometime this week:

One pretzel rod for the truck of the tree.

Slices of a green apple or pear for the big leaves on the tree. 

Use imagination for the letters and the coconuts or just have without.

Gross Motor Activity:

• Stand up tall, arms up high and pretend to be a coconut tree. Say the letters of your name and everytime you say a letter bend down and touch your toes. Just like the letters falling out of the coconut tree. Using a small ball, pretend it’s a coconut. Throw it up into the air and try to catch it. Just like the coconuts falling out of the coconut tree. Can you think of one thing to do when you are pretending to be a coconut tree?
• Special Song for the Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBDTPHZO-xo 

Thank you! Have a great day!

May 15, 2020 #21

Dear Parents,

Where did the week go?  It is Friday and a few things were emailed out from Mrs. O’Brien on Tuesday, May 12th about the remainder of the school year.  We will not be able to be together again with friends and classmates before the end of this year. We will continue our e-learning through Monday, June 1st and our last day of school will be Wednesday, June 3rd. Another final drive by is being planned for the last day of school. As soon as all of those plans are finalized the information will be sent out to everyone.  Thank you again for all of your help and support this week. Have a nice weekend! Sandy

Start Time:

• Good Morning!
• Get ready for the day! Listen and participate along with the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? (Video) Make sure and say “Hi” or “Good Morning” to someone in your house.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M

• Watch the How’s The Watcher ? video 
• Check the weather outside. “Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on the weather chart. Did you remember the Weather Watcher Song? 
• How’s The Weather? Do you think you will be able to play outside? 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Language and fine  motor activity:

• Review the letter “Zz”:
• Pretend you are a bee, hold your elbows close to your body and flap your hands saying ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz.
• Using your pointer finger, write the letter “Zz”, first a big “Z” and next a little “z” in the air.
• What is your favorite “Zz” word? Bring it to our Zoom meeting.
• “Zz” is the last letter of the alphabet
•  Watch the video “Z is for Zebra”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQVL2JbFeBU

• Make a Zebra headband using a 2 inch wide strip of white paper and have the child draw black stripes on the strip then staple or tape on 2 ears. Just use the materials you have at home. They can wear it to Zoom meeting if they want to.
• Here is a sample:

 https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CJGdMiW45MYxM5YpSt1CxwH6NoZ00m38

Friday Game Day:

Play a game of Candy Land, Chutes and Ladders, etc. Practicing saying, your turn, my turn, counting, identifying colors with family when you have some down time. Have fun!

May 13, 2020

Dear Parents,

It’s a beautiful day! Here are the plans for our e-learning. Everyone continues to amaze me with all of your help and support. Not being able to be face to face with each one of the children on school days has been a challenge. You have kept  a smile on my face with all of the wonderful pictures. I feel the children are growing right before my eyes. Thanks for all of your sharing.

Start Time:

Mrs. Maiorano Good Morning!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AIB5zbRAJ25mg_aHqP7qZwyahIIypK9I/view?usp=sharing 

• Get ready for the day! Listen and participate along with the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? (Video) Make sure and say “Hi” or “Good Morning” to someone in your house.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M

• Watch the How’s The Watcher ? video 
• Check the weather outside. “Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on the weather chart. Did you remember the Weather Watcher Song? 
• How’s The Weather? Do you think you will be able to play outside? 
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Review the letter “Zz”:

• Pretend you are a bee, hold your elbows close to your body and flap your hands saying ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz.
• Using your pointer finger, write the letter “Zz”, first a big “Z” and next a little “z” in the air.
• Think of three words that have the letter “Zz” in them.
• “Zz” is the last letter of the alphabet
• Watch Sesame Street Letter “Zz”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMVD1jdWWYc 

Language and Gross Motor Activity: Outside if nice!

• Play a game of I Spy using colors:
• Use these colors: Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Orange, Purple, Pink, White, Black & Brown 
• Example I spy something Red. Run and touch something Red. I spy something Yellow. Gallop and touch something Yellow. I spy something Blue.  Hop and touch something Blue. I spy something Green. Tip-Toe and touch something Green. I spy something Orange. Stomp and touch something Orange.You get the idea! Just have some fun!

Story Time:

• Listen to the story Grow Flower Grow by Lisa Bruce read by a Surprise Reader!
• https://youtu.be/ML44Rq7Ai_c 
• Here are a few questions to ask about the story:

What was the dog's name in the story?

What did Fran feed the plant?

What happened to the tiny green tip in the pot?

Why did the plant finally grow?

Can you grow a big beautiful flower!

Thank you for all of your help today!

May 11,2020  #19

Dear Parents,

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a nice weekend! Here is the plan for Monday. Always remember to adjust the plans so that it works for you and your child. Most of all, have some fun!

Starting Time:

• Good Morning! 
• Get ready for the day! Listen and participate along with the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? (Video) Make sure and say “Hi” or “Good Morning” to someone in your house.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M

• Watch the How’s The Watcher ? video 
• Check the weather outside. “Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on the weather chart. Did you remember the Weather Watcher Song? 
• How’s The Weather?
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Gross Motor Activity:

• This is one of the classes favorite songs we sing and dance to. 

Jumping and Counting by Jim Gill:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP-SVAlTLqc 

• After all of that jumping cool down with a little deep breathing (smell the flowers and blow out the candles).

Language  Activity Introduce the Letter “Z”:

• The Letter “Zz” sound action is pretending to be a bee, elbows in, flapping hands saying ZZZzzzzzzzzzzz. Think about words we know with the letter “Zz”.
• Watch the video about the letter “Zz” with Mrs. Allar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8HRr3OAIc0&feature=youtu.be

• Make the letter “Zz” in the air, now use your finger to make the letter “Zz” with your pointer finger on the palm of your hand.
• If the weather is nice use chalk and write the letter “Zz on the driveway or sidewalk. Count and see how many “Zz’s” you can make.

Story Song about going to the Zoo:

• Listen and sing along Going To The Zoo, Zoo, Zoo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IulnEx2Cn7M 
• Draw your favorite zoo animal.  

May 6, 2020  #17

Hi,

Another day of e-learning, since it is Mother’s Day on Sunday there will be a few special activities for mom’s that dad’s, caregivers or mom’s will need to help with. Hope mom’s you still get the message of how much you are loved.

Starting Time:

• Good Morning!
• Get ready to start the day. Listen and do the actions in the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M

• Watch the How’s The Weather? (video) Check the weather outside.  “Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks  it on your weather chart.  What was the weather like yesterday?  What do you think the weather will be like tomorrow?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Review the letter “Yy”:

• Make the letter “Yy” using your body.
• Pretend to eat yogurt from a spoon, saying y, y, y, yogurt with each spoonful.
• Who in our class has the letter “Yy” in their first name?  Jimmy, Lyla, Adalynn
• Does anyone have the letter “Yy” in their last name?  Luisa Ymalay, Rowan McCaskey
• Write three uppercase “Y’s” and three lowercase “y’s” with a yellow marker.

Gross Motor Following Directions Activity:

• Have the children listen and follow directions on video.
• Elmo If Your Happy and You Know It video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5015skRvqs8 

Story Time:

• Listen to the story God Gave Me You! By Cindy Bracken

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BSaGtX_Ess 

Mother’s Day Project:

• Directions follow

This is where I need your help!

Please print the page below and have the children draw or paint some flowers on the top of the page and then sign their name at the bottom.You could just write the saying on a piece of paper and the kids draw flowers on it. Whatever works for you.

Maybe they can give it to their moms on Mother’s Day.

Thank you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If Mothers were flowers, I would have picked you! 2020

Love,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Book for bedtime:

• Mommy read with child
• I love you Mom with the very hungry caterpillar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYeDkMJl7l8 

Thank you for all of your help! Just hope that we can create a few special minutes you can share with your child. Any questions please let me know.

Sandy

May 4, 2020 #16

I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend as much as I did. Friday could not have been a better way to start the weekend. Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in the drive through.  Seeing all of the smiling faces, posters and decorated cars was so heartwarming. Just the spark my heart needed during this unique time. Thank you again for always being so supportive. Please continue to take care and be safe.

Sandy

Starting Time:

• Good Morning!
• Get ready for the day!  Listen and participate in the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M 

• Watch the How’s The Weather? Video.
•  
•  Check the weather outside. Did you remember to tally at the end of last week?  Make sure and write the numbers at the bottom of the chart. Share what you learned, which one had more/less, same?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Gross Motor Activity:

• Have the children do the Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes Song (children touch the body parts (head,shoulders, knees, toes, eyes, ears, mouth and nose) while singing the rhyming song). First do it very slowly, next very fast, next with a soft voice and then loud voice. Last do it without saying the words just the motions.

Introducing the Letter “Yy”:

• The Letter “Yy” sound action is pretending to eat yogurt from a spoon, saying y, y, y, yogurt, with each spoonful. Here are the names of the children who have the letter “Yy” in their first name Adalynn, Jimmy and Lyla.  Does anyone in your house have a “Yy” in their first name? Try writing the letter “Yy” in a tray filled with salt, sugar, sand, cornmeal or shaving cream.
• Watch the video about the letter “Yy” with Mrs. Allar.

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnYq51SfgmU&feature=youtu.be 

Gross Motor Balancing  Activity:

• Go outside on the driveway or sidewalk if the weather is good or inside
• Stand- touching feet together
• Stand- touching heel to toe with one foot in front of the other.
• Stand- on one foot, arms at your sides. Stand on other foot
• Stand - on one foot, arms at your sides and with your eyes closed while you count to 5. Repeat with other foot.
• Stand- on one foot with the other knee held high. Reverse sides.
• Stand- on one foot with the other leg straight and raised out to the side. Reverse sides.
• Stand- on your tiptoes, arms at sides, and with your eyes closed while you count to 5.
• Stand- Fold your arms, close your eyes, and jump on both feet.
• Hop on one foot with your eyes closed. Now do on your other foot.

Please modify when needed or have children give other ways to balance.

Story Time:

• Listen to the book Are You My Mother? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH_SK0Jvq8M 

• Can you draw a picture of your Mommy?  Make sure and give her a big kiss and tell her you love her!

Happy Monday!

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May 1, 2020  #15

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday!  Today at 9:00 is the drive through HFCA’s parking lot to wave and say “Hi” to teachers and staff. Please know this is optional for staff and for families. All of the details were sent to parents by office email on April 29. Our e-learning plan will be condensed today giving parents time to participate in the drive through. No Zoom call on Friday, we will have one on Monday to share our recycled creations. Have a fun time and enjoy the weekend. Thank you again for all of your help and support with e-learning.

Sandy

Starting Time:

• Good Morning!
• Get ready for the day! Listen and participate in the video Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? Hello!  Hello!  Can You Clap Your Hands? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M 
• Watch the How’s The Weather? (video) Check the weather outside. “Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on the chart.
• How’s the Weather?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Language Activity:

• Review the letter “Xx”.
• Say “Xx” while pretending to take a picture with an x-ray camera.
• Make the letter “Xx” with your whole body, with your arms, with your fingers, use your finger to make an “Xx” on the palm of your hand.

Gross Motor Activity:

• Have fun doing the Kids in Motion (Animal Action) by Greg and Steve (video). Give the kids some room to move!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aVO_31rNQw 

Story Time:

• Read one of your favorite books sometime during the day or when you go to bed!

Thank you boys and girls for being the best e-learners! Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Maiorano

April 29, 2020  #14

Dear Parents,

Good Morning! Here is the plan for today. As always, do what you can when you can. I really appreciate all you do to make this work.  Thank you!

 

Starting Time:

• Good Morning!
• Get Ready for the day!  Listen and participate in the video Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M 

• Watch the How’s The Weather?(video) Check the weather outside.  “Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on the weather chart. What is your favorite kind of weather?  My favorite is warm and sunny. 
• How’s the Weather? (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Fine MotorSpecial Project:

• Today I am asking the boys and girls to draw a picture of one of their favorite things (maybe rainbows, hearts, flowers).  Then, parents or caregivers please help children write thank you to the mail carrier  who delivers our mail everyday regardless of all that is going on around us. If possible have the children put them on or in the mailbox for when the mail carrier brings the mail.  Thank you for your help with this special project.

Gross Motor Activity:

• Paper/Solo Cup Bowling( you could also use cans, boxes, plastic container things you found when collecting recycling materials. 
• Arrange cups in a group together or like bowling pins. Using any ball, roll the ball and try and knock the cups down.  Try stacking the cups like a pyramid.  Have some fun!

Language Activity:

• Review the letter “Xx”
• Say “Xx” pretend to take a picture with an x-ray camera.
• Make the letter “Xx” with your whole body, with your arms, with your fingers.
• Watch the letter “Xx” video 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX9Pm9qj_QY&list=PLxQdiqpiE6_PAug0kdb2WItdvCFhlRrgX&index=5 

Stem Activity:

• Our STEM Coordinator Mrs. Morkes is here with a STEM Lesson.
• We are scientists!  Have some fun!

Hidden Colors - Supply List

                                                                    Materials

Vinegar

Baking soda

Food coloring

Dropper

Cupcake tin

SHere is the link:https://youtu.be/qv2CwyA 

Thank You Mrs. Morkes!

 

Story Time Activity:

• Listen to the book The Perfect Dog by Kevin O’Malley. 
• Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqF3MYK-Lok&t=105s 

April 27, 2020  #13

Dear Parents,

I hope that you were able to enjoy the weekend and at least get some fresh air. Saturday was not so great with the rain but today was beautiful. Remember the saying “April Showers bring May flowers”!  I think the beautiful flowers will help to give me a much brighter outlook on all that is happening in the world. Once again I want to thank you again for your  help and support during this uncertain time. Hopefully we will be able to see a light at the end of the tunnel soon.

This week we will be finishing our unit study about the earth, recycle, reduce, and reuse. If you could help them finish their recycling creation for Friday, that would be great!

Thanks,

Sandy

Starting Time:

• Good Morning!  
• Get ready for the day! Listen and participate in the Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands?   
• Hello!  Hello! Can You Clap Your? (video)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M
• Watch the  How’s The Weather?(video) Check the weather outside.  “Weather Watcher”

Forecasts the weather and marks it on your weather chart. Did you remember to tally at the end of last week? Which weather had the most/less?  Were any the same?

• How’s the Weather? (video)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Gross Motor Activity:

• Do ten  jumping jacks, counting to ten with each jump. Take three deep breaths.  Get ready to learn about the letter “Xx”. Make the letter “Xx” with your arms.  

Introducing the Letter “Xx”:

• The Letter “Xx” sound action is pretending to take an x-ray with an x-ray camera, saying ks, ks, ks, ks.  None of our classmates first name has the letter “Xx” in it. How many words do you know with the letter “Xx” in them?
• Watch the video about  the letter “Xx”.  Practice with Mrs. Allar.

https://youtu.be/70dy43SBS3A 

Gross Motor Activity:

• Tear paper (newspaper, junk mail, recycled paper) into long strips.  Crunch them up into ball, try to throw the balls into a basket (laundry, waste, box)
• Walk on your tiptoes trying to be very quiet.  Then stomp with your whole foot trying to be loud (repeat both 3 times).
• Watch the  learn the  Letter “Xx” video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_rEI2uc7zw 

Story Time:

Listen to the story “Taking Care of the World God Gave Us”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wf6TH6gwlY

When you have time, go outside, take a bag and see if you can find anything to be recycled, reused, or reduced.  Have fun!

April 24, 2020  #12

Dear Parents,

Happy Friday!  This has been a great week for learning about our earth and ways we can take care of it. Thank you for all of your help with e-learning this week.  Once again you and your children were superstars. Enjoy the weekend!

Starting Time:

• Listen and participate in the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? (video)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M 

• Listen to How’s the Weather?(video)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew 
• Check the weather outside.  

“Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on your weather chart.

Language and Fine Motor Activity:

• Review the letter “Ww”.
• Pretend to blow a feather, a cotton ball, a pom-pom, a tissue off of the palm of your hand saying wh, wh, wh, wh.
• Look around the room or outside and find 5 or more items that begin with or have the letter “Ww” in them.  How many did you find?  Parents write the words for the items and children trace over the letter “Ww” in the word.  Make the letter “W” with your fingers. Write it on your forehead with your finger. 

• Watch the letter “Ww” (video)  Jack Hartmann See It, Sign It, Say It https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9sZxbTAfmM 

Gross Motor Activity:

• Do the action song Head and Shoulders. Here are the words:  Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes, Head and shoulders, knees and toes, knees and toes, eyes and ears, and mouth and nose, Head and shoulders knees and toes.  Touch each body part as you sing the words.
• First, do it really slowly.
• Next, a little faster.
• Next, a little faster.
• Next, do it really fast.
• Try doing the whole sequence 2 times.After, practice taking deep breaths & blowing out 

Story Time:

Listen to the story The Earth Book by Todd Parr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpEc5nHqO2c 

Follow up activity:

Making the Right Choice!:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n7clTPhGuxTxDzjutcZlfADS-3EHdPxx/view

• Parents read the sentences and children point to the picture of the person making the right choice for the earth.
• How did you help the earth today?

Special note:

For our IB unit Changes,Mrs. Allar and myself are challenging each student to create something out of recycled materials and we will share them on Zoom Friday, May 1st.  I know some people have already done them, which is great. It will be fun to share when we are together.  Have fun. Thanks again for all of your help. Questions let me know.

Sandy

 

 

 

 

This week we will be learning about Earth Day(April 22) and Recycle, Reduce and Reuse. The letter for the week is “Ww”.

Starting Time:

• Listen and participate in the Hello!  Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? (vide)

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M  Say “HI” to someone at your house.

• Listen to How’s The Weather? (video).  Check the weather outside. “ Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on your weather chart.  Put it on the refrigerator, mark it every day and tally at the end of the week. Which one had more marks?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Introducing the Letter “Ww”:

• Watch the video about the letter “Ww”. Practice with Mrs. Allar

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N9Jsb7c-xM&feature=emb_logo 

Oral Motor Activity:

• Using a straw and cotton balls, place cotton balls on the table, using a straw try to blow the cotton balls off the table. Try to blow them all of the way across the table.  How many did you blow off of the table? Blowing will help you learn to whistle.
• Watch short video about the letter “Ww”

             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5NPd4S7DY8

Gross Motor Activity:

• Go outside and look for rocks you can use for a special project.  Don’t forget to take a bag or basket to carry your rocks. When you come back inside, wash your rocks and put them on a paper towel to dry.
• While your rocks are drying listen to the following story:

            https://youtu.be/XmxjQoV-w20

 

DECORATE A ROCK

   SUPPLIES NEEDED:

                                               Clean rock

                                           Markers

                                            Glue

                                           Craft Materials

                                                     Markers

                                                       Paint

                                                     Stickers

1.   Have fun decorating  rocks.
2.   Think of what you want to do with your rock :

    Take care of it like it’s the new baby in your house

    Hide it for someone  in your family to find

     Take a walk in your neighborhood and leave your rock for someone to find

     Take a picture of you and your rock to send to someone special

3.   Start again and have a rock collection!

            

Have fun!  

April 17,  2020

Dear Parents,

Here it is the end of another week and the uncertainty of the weeks ahead remains on all of our minds.  Thank you again for all of your support, prayers and patients during these challenging times. We are in this together!

Here is the lesson plan for the day:

Good Morning Video (click)

Starting Time: 

• Listen and participate in the Hello!  Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M  

• Listen to How’s The Weather? (video). Check the weather outside.  “Weather Watcher” forecasts the weather and marks it on the weather chart, if you were able to make one on Wednesday.  Otherwise draw a picture of the weather.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Fine Motor Activity:

• Review the letter “Vv”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjLRZtZ7_uU 

• Practice making the letter “Vv” using playdough if you have some.  Use your hand to roll two strips of playdough and make a letter “Vv”.  See what other letters you can make. If you do not have playdough, use markers, crayons, chalk, or pencils to write the letter ”Vv” on a piece of paper.
• Watch the letter of the day Sesame Street video 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNq2jl2Ptd0

Gross Motor Activity:

• Practice Leaping! Put pillows on the floor and have children practice their  leaping skills. Have them push off of their back leg and reach with their front leg. Have them try to jump over with both feet or hop over with one foot.  Have them think of other ways they get over the pillows.
• If the weather is nice outside, go outside and have the children practice walking, running, galloping, skipping, jumping and hopping.  Make it a game of Simon Says and the children can practice their listening skills. 

Last activity Story Time:

• Listen to the book “Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons” 

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=wm&ogbl#search/callar%40holyfamilyparish.org?projector=1 

• After Listening to the book, ask the children a few questions about the book. Examples: How many buttons did Pete have on his jacket?  What happened to the buttons? Did Pete get sad when his buttons fell off? What button did Pete have left when all of the buttons on his jacket fell off? Good opportunity to check on recall skills.

Next week we'll be learning about Earth Day.  We will be asking that you help your child construct a creation next week using recyclable items to share . Just something fun, it does not have to be anything elaborate.  You may want to start collecting the items over the weekend.

Have a nice weekend!

Sandy

Here is an easy recipe for playdough:

2 ½  cups of flour

½   cup of salt

1 Tablespoon of cream of tartar

3  Tablespoons of vegetable or canola oil

30 drops of food coloring

2  cups of boiling water

Mix dry ingredients first.  Add food coloring to boiling water, then add oil.  Pour boiling water mixture into dry ingredients. Mix and blend until cool enough to handle.  The children like the feel when it is still slightly warm. If still too sticky to handle just put a dusting on flour on the table or work area and work in making it less sticky.  Save in an airtight container or ziplock bag. Play dough will last for a while. I keep it in the refrigerator.

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Hi Parents,

I hope during this unique time you were able to have a special Happy Easter celebration.  It certainly will be one to remember. Please continue to do what is needed to stay healthy and let me know if I can help in any way. Now it is back to E-Learning on Wednesday and Friday.  Thank you once again for all of your help and cooperation in delivering our lessons.

Here is our Wednesday schedule, please remember you can adjust where ever you need.

Click here to view:

Good Morning Video

Starting Time:

• Listen and participate in the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands? (video)

Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M 

• Listen to How's The Weather? (video).  Check out what the weather is outside. Kids can be the Weather Watcher (sing the Weather Watcher Song) and forecast the weather.  You can make a little weather graphing chart.(click on). Have them draw sunny, cloudy, rainy, and snowy on  a piece of paper and the days of the week. Have the children put a check on it everyday and at the end of the week take a tally. They can count how many of each and write the number or you write and they trace depending on need.

How’s The Weather?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew 

Fine Motor Activity:

• The letter for the week is the letter “Vv”. 
• Letter “Vv” video from Mrs. Maiorano      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjLRZtZ7_uU
• Pretend you are driving a van saying VVVvvv. Now pretend to draw the letter “Vv” on a piece of paper, use your finger and trace the letter “V”.  This time use a marker or a pencil to write the letter “V”. Draw five uppercase (big) letter “V’s” and five lowercase (small) letter “v’s” on a piece of paper. 

 

Optional Letter “Vv” video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZjEtwr8Q4o&list=PL3Dt5T4yl2IgwQannBez3rtZANDVRmCuP&index=10&t=0s                                              

Have an indoor picnic today or any day. Put a blanket on the floor and eat lunch or have a snack. Have favorite stuff animals,dolls or robots join in the fun. Maybe ask the kids what they and their special guests would like to eat. Ask them what they would like to do at their picnic? Do they need a roof for protection? Maybe you can build a tent.  Just have some fun!

Fun book to Read before bedtime!

Rhyming dust bunnies by jan thomas

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

                                                                            

April 8, 2020

Good Evening,

This being Holy Week we have touched on a few Easter Activities and enjoyed the spring.

Please remember there is no school on Good Friday and Easter Monday.  No E-Learning for us until Wednesday, April 15th.

Here is our Wednesday schedule, please remember you can adjust where ever you need.

Starting Time:

• Listen and participate in the Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands?(video)

Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M

• Listen to the How’s The Weather (video).  Check out what the weather is outside. Kids can be the Weather Watcher (sing the Weather Watcher Song) and forecast the weather.

 How’s The Weather?  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew 

Fine Motor Activity:

• Letter for the week is “Uu”. Draw it in the air (start at the top go down, curve up and straight to the top stop).
• Watch the video about the letter “Uu”

           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dwm7-aSpxs 

Break Time:

• Spread some shaving cream on a cookie sheet. Practice writing the letter “Uu” using your index finger. Parents or caregivers help kids think of three or four words with the letter “Uu”. Write them in the shaving cream. Have the kids trace or copy the words and point to the letter “Uu” in each word (up, under, umbrella, unicorn any words they think of or you give them).

Story time Easter Video:

• Watch the Easter video God Gave Us Easter by Lisa Tawn Bergren

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D92nEmMDXls

Take a Gross Motor Break:

• Pretend to be a bunny and do some hopping (hop high, hop low, hop fast, hop slow, hop round and round, hop wacky and weird, hop like a bunny.

Art Project:

• Have Parent or caregiver draw  a large egg on a piece of paper.  Have kids decorate the eggs using whatever you have to decorate (markers, crayons, chalk, paint, stickers). Either you write “God Loves You” on the egg for kids to trace,copy, or they can do it if you tell them or show them the letters depending on their ability. Display in your home for Easter. 

Zoom Time 11:00:

• Please remember to have your hats for Zoom!  See you soon.

  

            Here is the information:

Sandy Maiorano is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 

Topic: Checking in to say"Hi"!

Time: Apr 8, 2020 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/892362568?pwd=MlpDTTk4V3N0eVN3S1RiUlFMZ05FQT09

 

Meeting ID: 892 362 568

Password: 505871

Thank you for all of your help with E-Learning today.

April 6, 2020

Dear Parents,

What a beautiful weekend, warmer weather and the sunshine!  I hope you were able to enjoy the sunshine and breathe in the fresh air.  Please continue to stay safe and take care of yourselves.

Here are the lessons for E-Learning on Monday:

We will continue our two videos “Hello! Hello! Can you clap your hands? And How’s the Weather?” to begin our day.  Also, have your child be a “Weather Watcher” and tell you what the weather looks like outside or go outside to feel the temperature outside. When their job is “Weather Watcher” at school we sing the following song:

Weather Watcher, Weather Watcher,

What do you see?  What do you see?

Tell us what the weather is.  Tell us what the weather is.

Won’t you please?  Won’t you please?

Try to see if the kids will sing it with you.

Hello! Hello! Can you clap your hands?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M  

How’s the Weather?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew

Listen to the story Ten Magic Butterflies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBi_RoXKVo0 

Take a motor break for 5-10 minutes depending on the child's interest and ability. Using a scarf, handkerchief or bandana, have them practice self toss and catch skills. Have them watch the scarf with their eyes and move their bodies to let the scarf land in their hands.  Think of other things to do with the scarf (make circles with the scarf, make it go high and low, turn around with the scarf) any ideas you have.

Project to go with Ten Magic Butterflies:

Making flowers and butterflies out of coffee filters or circles cut out of paper towels. Two of our favorite symbols of Easter are the flower and the butterfly.  A beautiful living flower is always a sign of new growth, new life, and new beginnings. The butterfly is also a symbol of new life. Just as the beautiful butterfly emerges from a dark cocoon, we renew our hearts and become filled with newness of life.  Jesus fills our hearts with joy! Directions follow on the next page. 

Directions for making flowers and butterflies.

                                                                           COFFEE FILTER ART

Make a flower and a butterfly.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

White coffee filters or 8 inch paper towel circle

Washable Markers

Watercolor Paints

Food Coloring

Craft materials

1. Using Washable Markers:

Decorate a coffee filter or paper towel with washable markers

Place on wax paper

Spray water on the decorated circle and watch the colors

spread

2. Using Food Coloring

Place coffee filter or towel circle on wax paper

Spray a little water on it

Put 2/3 drops food coloring in small cup with 1 Tablespoon water

Use dropper or small spoon to put drops on circle

Or

Squeeze drops of food coloring directly from small bottle onto

filter or towel circle

3. Using Watercolor Paints

Put coffee filter or paper towel circle on tray

Paint with water colors

Your colorful circle can be made into a flower, a

butterfly,suncatcher, or….what else do you think it can be?

To make the flower, after the filter dries use a rubber band, pipe cleaner or something that will secure the Flower.  Pinch together the middle of the filter to form the flower and secure. Glue onto a paper and draw a stem. Next take the other filter, find the center of the filter squish together, place a large paper clip, clothes pin or hair pin in the center forming a wing on each side.

While waiting for the filters to dry introduce the letter “Uu”.  Have the child write the letter “Uu” on a piece of paper or you write it and have them trace over it. Have them use their finger and write the letter in the air, down around and up. Write it under their chin. Have them pretend to open an umbrella and say u...u...u...up. Write Luisa and Luke’s names for them and have them point or circle the “Uu”.  Help them think of four words that have the letter “Uu” (umbrella, unicorn, up, under).

Thank you for all of your help!

Here it is day five of E-Learning.  I really miss you and your smiling faces.

Please try to have the children stand so that they can do the movements with the video.  Thanks!

Hello!Hello! Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M

Next do  How’s The Weather video. If the weather is as good as they say, go outside and check for the weather.  While walking around review all of the items you see that remind us it is spring. Gross motor have the children do ten jumping jacks or jump up and down ten times. After each set of jumping, have them take three deep breaths (have children hold up three fingers and pretend it’s a flower, have the children pretend to smell the flower), have the children hold up index finger and pretend it is a candle and try to blow it out). Repeat three times.

How’s the weather?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew 

Let children listen to the video book.  Review what they heard and saw outside this week.

Wake Up, It’s Spring!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrPe1DMlwiw

Surprise Video from Mrs. Allar about the letter “Tt”.  Have fun! 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD4YrxII9h0&feature=youtu.be

If you have time let the children watch this short video sometime today to review the letter “T” if you have time.

Letter t song!

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

Looking forward to hearing and seeing you on Zoom at 11:00.  Please be patient as this is our first Zoom meeting and I am still learning. I think everyone will be so excited!

Thanks for all of your help!

Sandy

             

E-Learning Lesson Plan  April 1, 2020 Happy April Fools Day! Do something fun!

Start the day with Hello! Hello! Song and Movement Video (you might want the children to stand when watching this video so they can do some movement) and How’s the Weather? Video. Have the child go to the window and lookside. Then, have your child report about the weather they could see outside.

Hello!Hello! Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN1Cyr0ZK9M

How’s the weather?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew 

Listen to the book, Little Blue Truck’s Springtime.  After listening to the story, Ask your child a few questions about the book.  Who was driving the Little Blue Truck? What color was the truck? Have them name three things Little Blue Truck and Toad saw on their road trip.  You can always do more if your child is engaged and interested. Have them try to draw a little blue truck. You write the words or have your child copy the words Little Blue Truck’s Springtime on the paper.  Have the child point to or circle the “Tt’s” in the title. Movement Break, touch your toes ten times. Do toe touches three times.

 Little Blue Truck’s Springtime Book

lhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXQ1ot9SNEI

Last have the child watch the Letter t video.  It is a quick review of some of the “T” words they have heard in our activities. Have them practice saying the letter sound t,t,t,t,t,t,t while pretending to watch a tennis match moving their head from side to side.  Thanks for your hard work! Have some fun!

Letter t 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG9gHqV9YhI

March 30, 2020 Lesson Plan

Starting the day can be fun! Just play this short video.You can play it several times when first introducing it to the children.  We will use this song to start our day with E-Learning everyday.

Hello! Hello! Can You Clap Your Hands Song video 

 

Next, we will be using this video after our Hello Song when starting the day.  After watching the video, have the child draw a picture of the weather.  It can be as simple as a sun or one with more details depending on the child's ability or interest.

 

 

Have the children look out the window and look for signs of spring. If the weather is cooperating take a walk outside in the the yard and look for signs of spring.  You may need to give them some examples (leaves on the trees, grass turning green, birds, rain, warmer weather).  Tell them to keep those ideas in their brain.  Time for a story!  Now that spring is officially here, have the children listen to this book When Spring Comes.  After, have them draw a picture of something they saw outside on their spring watch or something they saw in the book.  Parents or caregivers can can label what the child says about their picture.  Display in your house to remind us spring is here.

 

 

Letter "T" Song

 

 

Introduction to the letter "Tt".  Listen to the video about the letter "Tt". After, have the child write the letter "T" on a piece of paper or parent or caretaker write the letter and child traces over.  Extended activity take one long strip of paper and one short strip pf paper to form a letter "Tt" and glue on paper.  If available let child cut short pieces of tape and place them on the letter. (Tape on the letter "T").  Have the child pretend they are watching a tennis match with their head moving from side to side and practicing saying t,t,t,t,t,t,.  Write two classmates names who have the letter "Tt" in their first name (Stella and Carter).  Have the child point to the letter "Tt".

 

Nice work!  It is time for some playtime!   Goodbye until Wednesday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our e-Learning lesson for today is the letter "Ss" which is the letter of the week. First write the letter "Ss" on a piece of paper.  Ask your child if they know the name of the letter.  If they need help no big deal just say the name "S" or give some hints.  Have your child weave their hand like a snake in an "S" shape saying SSSssss.  Next take an old sock and make it into a sock puppet letting the child draw the eyes with a marker and have them practice saying SSSssss while maneuvering the puppet.  Have your child search around the house, while you are giving them clues, to find items beginning or have the letter "S" in them.  They can wear the sock puppet on their hand to help them search for items (examples: shoe, soap, shirt, snake, sugar, steps, sink, sister, shower) or words they come up with themselves. You only need three or four depending on interest.  Write the items names on a piece of paper and have the child point to the letter "Ss" in the item name. These are the names of the children who have the letter "Ss" in their first name: Addison, Emerson, Jackson, Luisa and Stella.  Write them on a piece of paper and have your child point to or circle the "Ss". They could draw a picture of one of the items also. Have the child write a big letter "S" or if needed you can write the "S" and they trace over.  Lastly if you have shaving cream put some on a tray or on the table top.  Let the child spread the shaving cream and use their index finger to write the letter "S". You might need to demonstrate for them. They can practice making other letters or letters in their name.  A little messy but fun!  If you do not have shaving cream and have playdough the children can practice rolling snakes and make them into the letter "S".  There again you might need to demonstrate the rolling snakes and forming them into the letter "S". Do the activities you are able to do I know it is a crazy time.   Let me know how things are going. Thanks again for all of your cooperation in e-Learning.

Sandy