Hi Redbud Families, In today's teacher message, I read Blueberries for Sal. Video: https://youtu.be/LRvCQ6uHOwQ My suggested activity is something we have been doing a lot in our house (and I suspect many of your houses as well); creating our own peace corners aka forts. This gives children a big project to work on and look forward to and [...]
Hi families! Here are our videos and activities for today: Literacy activity: Forming letters. Your child can explore the shapes of letters but forming them out of everyday materials. Make an A out of acorns, a B out of bark pieces, a C out of crayons, a D out of dough, an E out of [...]
Hi Redbud Families, In today's teacher message, I attempt a guided progressive relaxation exercise, which you and your Redbud can watch here. I first learned about progressive relaxation in a Stress Management course I took in college. Can't say I've stuck with it since then, but in these times of heightened anxiety I decided to [...]
Hello Forest Friends Fam, Today, I am including a video of myself reading "We Are In a Book!" by Mo Willems. This is a great book for children learning to read to learn about punctuation, capitalization, and elements of stories like speech bubbles. It's also great for learning about feelings and facial expressions, and it's [...]
Hi families! News: Today Teacher Katelyn will be having office hours. Video of the day: Teacher Alex reads A Sick Day for Amos McGee: https://youtu.be/B5sEzQ2pbFk Resource: Did you know that CCS has a blog? You can access all of our Oak emails and activities at this link: http://www.childrenscommunityschool.org/category/oak-classroom/
Hi families! Here are our videos and activities for today: Morning meeting: Join Teacher Patricia for morning meeting -- she reads "Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes" and talks about how some things change and some things stay the same. Silkworm information video: Teacher Rachel answers questions and talks about the silkworm [...]
Hello Forest Friends' Families, Going outside for walks has kept me grounded during these strange times. It is wonderful to see all the flowers popping up everywhere. There are so many different colors and smells. I find myself literally stopping to smell the roses. In that spirit I have a story, breathing exercise, and craft activity that all involve flowers. [...]
Hello families! News: As we mentioned yesterday, next week we’ll start to hold a Zoom meeting on Mondays at noon in addition to our usual meeting at noon on Fridays. We ask that you choose one of these days to join in a whole-class time, to help us manage group sizes and accommodate the scheduling [...]
Hi families! Here are our activities and links for today: A literacy activity: Acting out stories! Reading doesn't always mean you have to sit still! As you read together, help your child better understand the story by acting out some of the important scenes. Invite your child to be the character and represent the actions [...]
Hello Redbud families, Well wishes to you all! Today’s Video Messages: 1). Sing and move along to a class favorite, “Wake Up Toes”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMFqnCF-ckI 2). This second video presents a puppet show about wearing face masks, and specifically how children may feel nervous when they can’t see facial expressions. Because we have a pretty [...]