☺️ Week of November 23rd - November 27th☺️

Blended Learning Schedule For This Week
Group A:  Mon, Tue, Wed (in school). Thurs, Fri (home)

Group B:  Mon, Tues, Wed (home).Thurs, Fri ( home - Thanksgiving Break)

✏️ Activities and Suggestions for Learning at Home✏️

*Each week suggestions for activties for the week will be listed here.  These are just suggestions.
*It is important to come up with a schedule at home that works for you and your child to allow time for learning, playing, snacks, meals, rest, outdoor time if possible and Zoom. 

Zoom:
​​​​​​*Sessions will be at 9:15 and 2:00 daily for the whole class to join. 
*Small Group sessions for Remote Only learners will be at 12:45pm. Please follow the schedule you were given. 
*Please be on time for our Zoom sessions. 
*No eating or drinking while on Zoom. 
*Please take turns speaking, so that every child has a chance to be heard.
*An adult must be present with each child, however; the adult does not need to be visible on the screen. 

​​​​​​​ SeeSaw:
​​​​​​​Several activities will be posted on SeeSaw every day.  You can complete these activities with your child at your own pace, however; it is important to keep up with the activities in order to follow along with what we are learning in class.  This is especially important for my Remote Only learners. 

Math:  Number practice. Take time this this week to review numbers 1 - 5. Practice counting, writing these numbers, identify more and less, be able to answer the question “how many” without counting.  

We will be learning a fun Thanksgiving counting poem called Five Little Turkeys. It will be posted on SeeSaw.

Literacy (Reading/Writing):
Letter of the Week: Tt. (Continued) Practice writing Tt and find things at home that begin with the letter Tt. 

​Have your child practice writing his/her first name daily.  The children do not have to master writing their whole name at once.  They may need to learn it letter by letter. If your child already knows how to write his/her first name, they can practice writing their last name. 

Create a ”reading space” at home for your child.  This should be a space where your child can sit and look at books, either alone or with with someone.  It should be a quiet area, with as little distractions as possible.  

Art: 
Make a turkey. Here a a couple of suggestions:
You can use one of your hands. Paint the palm of your hand brown and your thumb.  Paint each finger a different color. Press your hand on a piece of paper. Draw the legs, add an eye and a beak.  We did this in class. 

Glue an empty toilet paper roll onto a piece of paper. This will be the turkey’s body. Gather some leaves from outside. Glue the leaves behind the toilet paper roll. The leaves are the feathers.  Make a face for your turkey.  

Expose your child to  art materials at some point during the day. At school we do both free choice activities , as well as structured activities that encourage the children to follow directions. 
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Science:
Create a family tree.  Who is the oldest? Who is the youngest? Who is the tallest/shortest?  This is great time to look at family photos and explain who the people in your family are. 
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Blocks/ Dramatic Play:
If blocks are not available at home, use household items. Empty food boxes and cans are a great option. Your child can even decorate them.
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Allow your child time to make believe. It is important for children to use their imagination.    
Suggestion for this week....play charades ...take turns acting out different emotions.  

Gross Motor:
  If possible, try to get your child outside each day for some exercise and fresh air. Go to the park for a little while, go for a walk, if possible allow your child to play outdoor games. If it is not possible to get outside allow your child time to to move his/her body inside. There are many great websites with exercise activities for children. Here is a list of some that we use at school.

     *The Learning Station - we use this in class for indoor music and movement activities - the   kids love it!
     *Cosmic Kids Yoga - we use this in class too. Kid-friendly yoga with a story :)
 The kids love this also!   
     *GoNoodle - this is a great website for kids!
     *Jack Hartman Music and Movement Videos

RESOURCES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING

*Some great websites for math and language are:
     (1)starfall.com   
     (2)ABCmouse.com 
     (3)PBSkids.org
     (4)SCHOLASTIC.COM/LEARNATHOME (for daily activities, videos and read-alouds)
     (5)preschoolinspirations.com
     

*Link for Pre K Learn At Home instructional Resources from DOE:
https://cdn-blob-prd.azureedge.net/prd-pws/docs/default-source/default-document-library/learn-at-home-2020/early-childhood-family-activities-accessible.pdf

*Below please find a new link for some more activities you can do at home :)
https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/dece-spring-into-learning!.pdf