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Hi Parents! Thanks for taking the time to check out my distance learning activities. I would much rather be teaching your preschooler in person and I miss your children very much! Children learn so much through play and everyday activities! If you have any questions or concerns please email me at . For more fun distance learning activities check out Mrs. Emily's and Mrs. Tracy's websites! Distance Learning: Dec.1-Dec. 4 Calendar with Mrs. Alison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK_co8BBD9E Storytime: The Mitten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3rRWzdHv5M&t=26s Art/Fine Motor: Make the mitten that was included in your packet! Music: "Five Little Snowmen"-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrfCD9wjLUE Movement: "Tooty Ta"-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea4TVg0_8Dk&list=RDEMjTjCvyJQ-oGIwmIMEx7g2g&start_radio=1 Just for fun: Go on a "circle hunt"! See how many circle shapes you can find in your house. Can you find 10 circle shapes? Good luck! Don't forget to practice tracing or printing your name in your notebook! Zoom with Mrs. Alison: Tuesday, Dec. 1 @ 10:00 or 10:30 Thursday, Dec. 3 @ 10:00 or 10:30 Nov.11-24 Zoom with Mrs. Alison! Small group zooms: Tuesday, Nov.24 at 10:00-10:15 or 10:30-10:45. Pick a time that works best for you. Check your emails for your invitation. Have your child bring a piece of paper and a marker or crayon. Packet Pick-up: Nov. 23 7:00-5:30; Nov.24 7:00-10:30. Enter main doors for packet pick-up. Here some activities to try in addition to the packets you picked up! Storytime with Mrs. Alison: https://watch.vooks.com/videos/and-the-people-stayed-home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DZHxQM1h9o (Ten Fat Turkeys) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1snhqOvRolU (Carlo Likes Counting) Shapes: Go on a "shape" hunt; how many circles can you find? triangles? Squares? Rectangles?; Have an adult help write the numbers. What can you make with six empty boxes? Counting/Math: Count cheerios in a bowl, steps in your house, dogs at the park - counting opportunities are everywhere! Have fun with the manipulatives in your packet. Practice counting with the unifix cubes. Identify and sort the shapes by color, size, and shape! Fine Motor: Play doh is a great way to strengthen fine motor skills and encourages creativity. https://www.pre-kpages.com/turkey-play-dough-for-thanksgiving Music & Movement: "Turkey Hokey Pokey"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxfajHBG9Rg Weekly Distance Learning - May 18 - 22 Days 1 & 2: Calendar with Mrs. Alison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xY6tAkq7zQ Letter of the week: Letter Zz; do letter Zz worksheet or print letter Zz in notebook; practice your name too! Letter Zz song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgXpzK8mQjQ Story: My XYZ Book; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfYd-YqbfTw Movement: "Exercise, Rhyme and Freeze"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSPmGPIyykU&t=69s Practice zipping your jacket. Zipping starts with Zz! Art: "Z is for Zebra"; see video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNMiAsfyNTI Just for Fun: listen to one of Mrs. Alison's favorite rhyming songs "Down By the Bay": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAjhLexlrDc&t=54s Try your "Ocean" yoga poses that were in your packet! Sort blocks by shape, size and color. Count the blocks in each group. What else can you sort? Sort Fruitloops cereal by color, then ask if you can eat them! Days 3 & 4: Story: Should I Share My Ice Cream? ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4TD6lnW0gY&t=51s Art: Ice cream cone art; see video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNMiAsfyNTI&t=2s Should I Share My .... activity in packet; draw a picture of something you can share! Draw Piggie with Mo Willems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SItVraF_XDo Math: Count and color worksheets in packet; More scoops and less scoops worksheets in packet For fun: Pantry scavenger hunt (in packet); "baggie" ice cream (in packet) Storytime with Mrs. Alison: Leo the Late Bloomer; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfMsCFmtVRE The Little Engine That Could; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zr3yh3FZQtU Think of a time you got frustrated trying to do something. With practice you got better Keep trying and working hard all summer! Sesame Street "I Feel Proud" song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bh9GotA5Zvo Sesame Street "Practice Makes Proud" video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIeTvHQ-iXo Wednesday. May 20 - Drive up and pick up bag of goodies and special treat from 4:00 - 6:00 at EC parking lot. Only for preschoolers not graduating. Thursday, May 21 - Graduation night for preschoolers going to kindergarten. See email for designated times! Have a fantastic summer! I loved getting to know your child this year! Weekly Distance Learning - May 11 - 15 Days 1 & 2: Calendar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqCiAzkSI-E Letter of the week: Letter Yy; Make letter Yy in your notebook if you can or have a grown-up make some for you to trace. Keep practicing your name! Letter Yy song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJH2oMKPeaw Letter Yy worksheets in your packet Storytime with Mrs. Alison: Off We Go; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJKDEpms5hk; Try something new this week: a new food, try making the letter Yy, making your bed! Story: Giraffes Can't Dance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0wweS8P-tY Can you find the insects hiding on each page? Movement: "Animal Dance & Freeze"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpOe8lngp_o Art: Letter Y is for Yak; see video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-uvN7US57E Can you make the letter Y with your body? Try making the letter Yy with things around the house; ex. pipe cleaners, pencils, popsicle sticks, sticks, make Yy with chalk outside! Yoga starts with Y! Do some "calm down" yoga moves in your packet. Days 3 & 4: Storytime with Mrs. Alison: What Do Insects Do; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qxZ3s36Y6s I Love Bugs!; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGxI6v-kIOY&t=72s Movement: "Head, Thorax, Abdomen"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEWUphCYOPk Science: Inspect an Insect; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3166nK3Gym8&t=116s Art: Bugs & Father's Day; see video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-uvN7US57E&t=2s Outside Fun: Go for a bug hunt; count how many you see or if you have a container and a net see if you can catch some. Let me know what you find! Just for fun: Print your name on a piece of paper. Dip one finger in paint and dot each letter. Or use a Q-tip. Make your own memory game: Have a grown - up write pairs of numbers or letters on paper plates. Turn them over and play memory. Read a book with someone in your family. If it's nice, go outside and read! Go on a picnic! Try some of the bug worksheets in your packet. Bubble foam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ-9NR-kscA Don't forget the online book fair! It ends May 18. Weekly Distance Learning - May 5 - 8 Days 1 & 2: Calendar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YZR1is05RE&t=3s Letter of the Week: Letter Xx; print or trace letter Xx in your notebook; don't forget to write your name too! Letter Xx worksheets in your packet. Letter Xx song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4XcrYYuvTQ Storytime with Mrs. Alison: Over in the Meadow; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyXb-YYlWAY Math fun: Math Mat 29 - Positional words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZha5cIuj_Q Positional words with Clifford: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PlTsEp4-sM Dance: "Hokey Pokey"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7sEtc326kM; Great practice for left and right! Art: Mother's Day card and "X is for Xylophone"; see video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3h19iitPFI&t=2s Outside Fun: Do some chores outside to help Mom! Raking, sweeping sidewalk, picking up sticks, help plant flowers or vegetables, put away outside toys when you are done playing with them. Fine Motor: Play "Tic Tac Toe" with a family member. Great way to practice making the letters X & O. Days 3 & 4: Storytime: Are You My Mother?; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zToIz1Fk5bw. One of Mrs. Alison's favorite books! Cute Baby Animals and Their Moms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFFuX69tap8&t=56s Sing: "Baby Animals" song; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJg4YFtvOp8&t=36s Art: Mother's Day card & "X is for Xylophone"; see video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3h19iitPFI&t=19s Mom is a Superhero! Superhero Yoga: In packet "Look at all the Letters" with Laurie Berkner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7aV0xCcZKk Storytime: Opposites; https://watch.vooks.com/videos/opposites; What is the opposite of hot? What is the opposite of front? What is the opposite of big? Find something that is light. Find something that is heavy. Outside Fun: Check out https://theeducatorsspinonit.com/ for some fun outdoor ABC games Fine Motor: Cupcake number sets worksheet in your packet; cut out the cupcake bottoms on right side; count the candles and glue bottom to cupcake with that many candles. Science Bonus: Check out this link about how flowers bloom in the spring! https://mysteryscience.com/trending/mystery-15/plant-movement/342?code=NTU2Mjg0ODI&f=1&mdemail=alisonkjos%40r-pschools.com&nopopup=true&s=md%3Aspring-flowers&t=student Remember Sunday, May 10 is Mother's Day! Show mom you love her by being a super listener and by helping out at home! Have a terrific week! Weekly Distance Learning - April 27 - 30 (No school May 1 and May 4) Days 1 & 2: Calendar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIWO8dnYUjQ Storytime: Big Red Barn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3weQRcJLdQU&t=37s Mrs. Wishy Washy's Farm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EizrxgEYN7k Letter Review: Q & R; print or trace Qq and Rr in your notebook; practice your name too! Remember to always start at the top when making your letters! Act out the alphabet with Jack Hartmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLReNTmMkKA Math Fun: Counting feet game - Find an assortment of toy farm animals. Separate animals into 2 groups based on the number of feet each one has. Talk about what kind of animal each one is, what color it is and what sound it makes. What are some other ways to sort the animals? Art: Cow puppet (in packet); Fine motor: Cutting and sorting activity (in packet); cut out and glue animals on paper from smallest to biggest; or just sort toy animals from smallest to biggest or biggest to smallest Outside Fun: Play "Duck, Duck, Goose" Days 3 & 4: Storytime: "Life on the Farm" by Mrs. Emily - Johnson's Rolling Acres; https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=UC4hmZ6vLNE&feature=youtu.be What is your favorite dairy product? Ask the members of your family what their favorite is. Mrs. Alison's are ice cream and of course MILK! Draw a picture of your favorite dairy product. Mrs. Alison's Farm: https://youtu.be/NH8fHLG3BWI Letter Review: S & T; print or trace letters Ss & Tt in your notebook and your name too ( first & last if you are able) Sing along with Jack Hartmann: "All Around the Farm"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykmFyHJq6FY&t=60s "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6HzoUcx3eo Art: Goat & Horse; watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRaTLCBNwyo Another fun art activity: Get some toy farm machinery, brown paint and paper. Get some paint on wheels of machinery and make tracks on paper! Check out farm stories on Vooks: Tractor; https://watch.vooks.com/videos/tractor and Colors on the Farm; https://watch.vooks.com/videos/colors-on-the-farm Just for fun: Get out the play dough and farm animals if you have some! Play dough is great for creativity, communication skills,fine motor skills, small group or independent play! Outside fun: Play "Hide and Seek" Additional Activities: Poem "Rain on the Green Grass"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sZsd6waAok Read your favorite farm book with a family member; which farm animal is your favorite? Play "Farm Animal" charades with a family member! Be a "farmer" and help water plants! Some Chores Preschoolers Can Help With: 1.Sort socks from dryer 2. Wash their toys 3. Sweeping 4. Folding washcloths 5. Organize books by color 6. Dust Packet Pick - Up: Thursday, April 30; 4:00 - 6:00 pm; EC parking lot Weekly Distance Learning - April 20 - 24 Days 1 & 2: Calendar: http://youtu.be/1FwLd8ltV70?hd=1 Storytime with Mrs. Alison: The Apple Pie Tree; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6901FLwrHig Letter of the Week: Ww; print or trace letter Ww in notebook along with your name! Don't forget your pencil pinch! Letter Ww song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ovG9ptOjBw Seasons song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BkkzF9z4-g Outside Fun: Take a walk and look for signs of Spring; when you are done draw a picture of one thing you saw on your walk in your notebook Math fun: Count how many plates are in your cupboard; how many bowls; are there more bowls or plates? Art: Spring flowers with coffee filters; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM0qIg2C0hk Fine motor: Make a big W on paper. Tear pieces of paper and glue on Ww. Read a story with someone in your family and then look for words that start with Ww. Make patterns with objects at home. You could use toy trucks, cars, legos, markers, pencils. Ex. car, car, truck, car, car, truck. Cooking/Science: Cook apples and mash into applesauce. Spoon into no-bake pie shells & sprinkle with cinnamon & sugar. Yum! Days 3 & 4: Storytime: The Earth Book; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpEc5nHqO2c&t=56s Art: Coffee filter earth and tissue paper "Every Day is Earth Day"(in packet); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM0qIg2C0hk&t=2s Sing: Recycle with Jack Hartmann; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyhbovE5lrk&t=79s Outside fun: Take a walk and pick up trash. Help clean up the Earth! Everyone can be a helper! Who are the helpers in your community? Clifford's Spring Clean - Up with Mrs. Alison; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHO8eGxTwM0 How can you be a helper? Set the table, wipe off table, fold clothes, wash dishes! How does it make you feel when you help? How does it make others feel? Sidewalk chalk fun: Have a grownup write uppercase and lowercase letters in two lines; child draws lines between matching pairs Write letters or words, call them out and have child land a bean bag on right letter/word Sidewalk chalk math game: https://www.lookwerelearning.com/outdoor-math-game/ For more gross motor ideas check out Pink Oatmeal on youtube. Dance: "Let's Star Jump"; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qgq8nZqYNmE Have a great week! Keep up the good work! Zoom meetings: M/W/F class April 22; 4:00 T/TH class April 23; 4:00 Blended class April 23: 4:30 Preschoolers can bring something for "Show and Tell" and wear pajamas if they want! If your child will be at daycare when we are zooming, let me know and I can send the link to them! Weekly Distance Learning - April 13 - 17 Days 1 & 2: Calendar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLvX6D66W2Q&t=69s Letter of the Week: Vv; print or trace Vv in notebook along with your name! Letter Vv song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7grYPW6H0Kg Storytime with Mrs. Alison:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3nW4-AURYM Talk with your child about how different weather makes you feel. How do you feel when it's rainy? How do you feel when it is sunny? What clothes and activities do you do on hot and cold days? For fun: Blow up a balloon and see how long you can keep it up in the air! Pretend you are the wind and blow your balloon around the room! If you don't have a balloon, try blowing something else light like a feather or a cotton ball. Was it hard to blow? Art: Make a big V on a piece of paper with a marker. Tear pieces of construction paper and glue on V. Great for fine motor skills! Art: Make a handprint sun! Art project video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da76ciMW-T8 Outside fun: Collect rocks, leaves and twigs. Make patterns with them. Ex. rock, leaf, rock, leaf, rock ? Days 3 & 4: Storytime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q22HH2DpAPI&t=3s How many words can you think of that rhyme with "frog"? Math fun: sing "5 Green & Speckled Frogs" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEJP1myKkUc&t=9s Science: Tadpoles to Frogs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgCL3JenMCs&t=2s; "Lifecycle of a Frog" cut & glue worksheet( in packets) Art: "Frog on a Log" craft (directions in packet); count how many frogs you made! Art project video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da76ciMW-T8 Outside fun: If weather permits, hop around the yard like a frog ( or do inside)! Kindness activity: Help your family by picking up your toys! Put your shoes away. Help your family put their shoes away! How many shoes did you put away? Additional Activities: Play a game such as Candyland. Count how many trucks you have. Line them up from smallest to biggest. Count how many toy babies you have. Line them up from smallest to biggest. Listen to Daniel Tiger's song "Things to Do When You Feel Sad": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOucueX4ZwQ Journal about the weather each day. Read books with someone in your family or pretend to read a story to a stuffed animal or your pet! Draw a picture for your grandpa or grandma. (Bonus: Ask to mail it!) Find fun activities @ PBSKIDS ( PBS.org) Don't forget to check your packet for activities! Weekly Distance Learning - April 6 - 9 Days 1 & 2: Calendar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-Kp_R2igkg Letter of the week: Uu; print or trace Uu in notebook & your name!; Letter Uu song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmWTMNhtY9Q&t=2s Workout to the Letter Sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFa0b_IIRac&t=4s Storytime: Little Cloud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWVwkdL98Rs&t=11s Ask your child: What comes from clouds? What color are clouds? What letter does cloud start with? Outside fun: Look for clouds in the sky - what shapes do you see?; run around your house 3 times(or more!) Easter art: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1N-mb40vYw Math fun: Count how many windows are in your house. Count how many doors(inside & out). What shape are your doors and windows? Days 3 & 4: Storytime with Mrs. Alison: Mommy's Little Star: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwSmV0JVE3k Little Fox is curious about the world around him! What are some shapes we see in the story? Shapes activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MSdu_nPl-A Shape song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YplRAJFm6aI Outside fun: Practice skipping & galloping; fly a kite; play hopscotch Extra activity: How many words can you think of that rhyme with "glad"? Draw a picture of something that makes you glad! Art activity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOiTO6IWcUk Yoga fun - "Going on a Bear Hunt": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAT5NiWHFIU Additional activities: Play "Go Fish" Do a virtual playdate with a friend: * Sing songs * Hold a fashion show * Build lego cities Count with cotton balls Set up an indoor fort/tent to play or read in Science activity: Bubble painting - https://childhood101.com/bubble-painting/ Fun Easter story: https://watch.vooks.com/top-storybooks/videos/easter-puppy-parade |