Hello Redbud families, Teacher’s Message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hTtzYxVzHc Today we conclude our week exploring counting and I show a way for children to keep track as they count something. Activity: Choose something to count while going on a walk (stop signs, people); while sitting outside (dogs, squirrels); or even in your house (closets, beds). Let [...]
Hi families! Here are our activities and videos for today: We have transitioned to sending out our weekly activities on Sunday evening. Here is the document with our activities for this week. And here is our countdown chain activity, to countdown to the last day of school. *** If you have not coordinated [...]
Hello, Redbud families: Today's teacher message features me and Sock the hand puppet talking about three red roses we counted on the rosebush in our backyard, and we draw those three roses together–with a little bit of help from your Redbud kid, too! Today's suggested activity: Today's video is about practicing a math skill called "one-to-one correspondence", [...]
Hi families! Here are our videos and activities for today: We have transitioned to sending out our weekly activities on Sunday evening. Here is the document with our activities for this week. And here is our countdown chain activity, to countdown to the last day of school. Content warning: Below, we discuss police [...]
Here's a video describing what to do with your art supply baggies, including some helpful hints and strategies for having patience and dealing with frustrations: https://youtu.be/69zr49hv49Q Crowns for Graduation You may use the pipe cleaners, beads, cardboard triangles with holes, and anything else you find in your house to make a crown for our final [...]
Hello families! News: Our Oak room summer camp counselor Syeda’s family has been affected by the recent protests and they need our help. Click this Gofundme link for more information. Patterns Week 4: Focus for the week: Singing pattern songs and drawing children’s attention to the repeated refrain. Build patterns out of materials while children [...]
Hello Forest Friends Families, I hope you are all taking good care this week. As these very saddening and confusing times continue, I would like to offer guidance as to how to help children calm down from difficult emotions, such as anger and sadness, through Somatic Experiencing. Somatic relates to the body, especially as distinct [...]
Hello Redbud families! Today's teacher video continues our exploration of Spring and counting. Today I counted sandals in two different ways with my helpers Leo and Shiloh. I also included a birthday video for Elly! Please feel free to take advantage of our resource list, here is the link again: Resources for Talking to Children about [...]
Hi families! Here are our videos and activity for today: We have transitioned to sending out our weekly activities on Sunday evening, although today is a bit of an exception. Here is the document with our activities for this week. Morning meeting: Join Teacher Patricia and Teacher Rachel to learn how to make [...]
Hello families! News: We continue to stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the protests that are ongoing. A former Oakster family shared an event to the community board from PCM (Philly Children’s Movement) to the community board. We encourage you to connect with this group and ways that people are joining in this [...]