Hello Forest Families! Today I have an activity about libraries and book sorting that can also help us think about representation and support black authors. For the imaginative play portion of this activity, set up a space to be your library. You can make library cards, and set up your books to display. June and I [...]
Hi families! Here are our videos and activities for today: Nature/silkworm journals: Writing. There are a few ways to write with your child! Often, we have children sound out the letters of the word, but are not concerned with correct spelling. Kids will learn spelling later in school, right now they’re learning how to hear [...]
Hello Forest Friends Families, First of all, I miss seeing your faces everyday and hope you are all pulling through during this unprecedented time. Second, rocks are an absolute treasure according to almost every preschooler I have ever met. Luckily, they are also quite accessible on a neighborhood walk or in your backyard. Once you [...]
Project Home School: Day 6 Yesterday we talked about exploring writing at home with our children; today I’m just going to share two other literacy activities that have been popular at my house over the past few days. Alphabet Adventure: (see images below) This is a fun literacy game that my kids have asked to [...]
Good Morning:) I hope you had a fantastic weekend. I have attached the lesson for today and hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it. Don't hesitate to reach out to me if you have trouble viewing the video. I sent it as a Google link. I've asked the children to: *Look [...]
Hello, all. As we head into our second week at home, I just want to send out a reminder about how I hope you’ll use this newsletter: Right now, home-schooling is working for my children’s needs for structure and order and for my own mental health needs for predictability in a time of uncertainty. If [...]
Hello Forest Friends Fam, Magnolia Forest Friends had been talking a lot about robots. We talked about real robots and pretend robots from movies and TV shows. (transformers anyone?) Below is a book reading, robot making project, and idea for a robot dance party that can be done by all ages. Read Aloud with Zach [...]
Welcome to school at home on this lovely Wednesday! If it is easier for you to look at in the form of a Google Doc, here it is. Today, instead of a morning meeting, we have a video of Rachel talking to your child about coronavirus and social distancing. Read aloud: Teacher Patricia reads The [...]