Teacher Message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlE7jbP6v7E&t=2s Hi Everyone! In today’s video, I read the book “Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear?” by Martin Wadell and illustrated by Barbara Firth. Forgive the spoiler, but there’s a moment in the book that I really love. Little Bear is afraid of the dark, and Big Bear tries to help by [...]
Hi Redbud families! In today's teacher video I read Dinosaur rumpus by Tony Mitton. Check out the extra video where I sing Happy Birthday and blow out a candle in for Wyatt's 3rd birthday! https://youtu.be/6gewmfsMgr4 (Dinosaur Rumpus) https://youtu.be/0RuZoJYvY1c (Wyatt birthday song) Inspired by today's book the activity is to have a dance party [...]
Hello Forest Friend Families, It's Teacher Sarah! Today I have read one of my favorite books growing up called When Pigasso Met Mootisse. It's a story about artists Picasso and Matisse as a pig and bull, respectively, and it's very silly while sharing their colorful painting styles. Matisse-inspired art collage activity: Children can paint with [...]
Hi Redbud families! For today's teacher video I read I love you Sun, I love you, Moon by Karen Pandell and Tomie dePaola. https://youtu.be/2XxUNYOn1hs In the spirit of the book I read, my activity today is going outside and noticing the things that make our world beautiful and interesting. This could mean taking a walk around the block, spending [...]
Today I have a video to share with you of me reading A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza. A Mother for Choco Also, I have been doing some gardening in the past weeks and now have too many cherry tomato seedlings! If you are interested then please let me know and I can figure out [...]
Good morning, Redbud families. Teacher Messages: Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx8qJL3QCyU&t=6s In this video I read The Shape of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds and illustrated by Julie Lacome. Activity Suggestion: Cut some shapes from scrap paper and let your child glue or tape them to paper, then use crayons or markers to [...]
Hello Forest Friend Families, It's Teacher Sarah! It was wonderful to see so many faces last week on our zoom call. Thanks to all who joined! Today, I read a book called The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle. In relation to this book, I am also offering an Animal Sounds game that can help parents [...]
Here is the link to today's video. Enjoy, see you on Zoom tomorrow morning at 10am. https://youtu.be/Cv6MRGQhy98
Hi Redbud Families, It's the return of the monkeys! For today's teacher message, 5 of my little puppet friends help me read Five Little Monkeys Reading in Bed. Today's suggested activity, inspired by the five little monkeys, is to incorporate emotional literacy into storytime with your Redbud. Emotional literacy is "the ability to identify, understand, and respond [...]
Hello Forest Friends! Teacher Madeleine here :) I was so happy to see some of your faces and chat last Thursday on zoom! Hope to see you again this Thursday at 4pm, this time led by Teachers Alicia, Eliza, and Charlie! Today I have a video of Lulu and I reading "Where the Wild Things [...]