Hello Redbud families, In today's teacher message, Sock the hand puppet and I read the book I Help, by Caitlin Dale Nicholson and Leona Morin-Neilson. The story is about a child and their grandmother who drive to the woods to pick berries together, with a simple and beautiful message at its heart: each generation holds its own wisdom [...]
Hey JB Families! Will you play Guess The Sounds with me? Take out a couple of pieces of paper (one for your child and one for you) and writing/drawing utensils. When you listen to this recording, invite your child draw to in response to what they hear. You can write down their words about what they [...]
Hi families! Here are our activities and videos for today: NEWS: Starting next week (i.e. this coming Sunday), we will be sending you the activities for the week in one email/document on the Sunday evening before the start of the week. In our family surveys, many families said they would like more time to [...]
Hello families! News: You can check out this article from the Child Mind Institute. As things continue to be canceled, or slowly open, coping with disappointment is something we all face, kids included! This article has some good tips, and remember we are always happy to connect and brainstorm together if that feels supportive. Patterns [...]
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Hi Redbud families! For today's teacher video I read a class favorite The very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle. https://youtu.be/6tNmQzsBfmU Today's activity is making a snack and then counting it. At school we often integrate counting in our day by counting how many pieces of snack we have on our plates and/or asking for a certain number from [...]
Hi families! Here are our videos and activities for today: Teacher video: Join Teacher Patricia as she plays "Bug In The Rug" with her soft toy friends. She reminds Magnolia kids how to play the game. Looking at pictures from school: Here are some pictures of us playing bug in the rug at school. [...]
Good Morning, Today I have added my reading of On The Farm that we looked at in the small group Zoom on Wednesday. Take this opportunity to discuss many aspects of farm life and extend the learning experience with a small project. You can rehearse how the animals in our story sound. Draw pictures or [...]
Hello Families! Patterns Week 3: Focus for the week: Providing opportunities for children to group items into two sets (separating the blue bears and the red bears or small squares and large squares). With these sets, using measuring and data skills to observe and compare sets of objects (the yellow stack is taller than the [...]
Hello Forest Friends' Families, Something that helps me relax and get my thoughts together is going for a walk. I will sometimes collect things along the way to make art using natural objects. Join me as I gather and create art with objects found outdoors. The great thing about using nature to make art is there are no additional materials needed [...]