Hi families! Here are our videos and activities for today: Morning meeting: Join Teacher Patricia and her puppets who are learning and discovering “singing silkworms” and their lifecycle. Watch the video here! Silkworm questions: Please send in any questions your child has about silkworms for the Q&A video (either written or as a [...]
Hi Redbud Families! In today's teacher message, I performed The Goldfish (Let's Go Swimming) by Laurie Berkener with my house troupe. I hope you enjoy the many comedic antics of our youngest member! Also, yesterday's video link was not working, but has been fixed, don't forget to check it out. This song got me thinking about [...]
Making playdough: If you have access to the ingredients, you can make playdough with your child at home. Here are a couple of playdough recipes: (Without cream of tartar): 1 cup of flour 1/4 cup of salt 3/4 cup of water 3 tablespoons of lemon juice 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil Food coloring Any seasonings [...]
Good morning everyone, Please join in on this week's singalong, and join me in sending a sincere thank you to Magnolia teacher Rachel for editing the video. We hope it finds you in good health and good spirits. If you and your little one would like to join next week's video, you can sign up here. Take [...]
Hi families! Here are our activities and videos for today: Read aloud: Little Gorilla. Teacher Patricia reads “Little Gorilla” and talks about the ways in which celebrating birthdays is both the same and different from before social distancing. Singalong: Check out this week’s CCS Singalong! (Teacher Rachel sings “Sing” and “Greenberry Tree”, Teacher Octavia sings [...]
Hello Forest Friends! I am so excited to see your faces next week for our first zoom playdate! Mark your calendars for 4pm on Thursday, April 30! We will have a classic Teacher Zach puppet show, read a story and do some movement activities, and share how we're doing and what we've been up to. [...]
Hey Forest Friends Fam! Today I have some videos to share with you all. But before that, I want to tell you all about the first ever Forest Friends Zoom playdate! The playdate will be next Thursday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m. and will be held each Thursday at 4:00 with alternating teachers. Next week [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hi, Redbud families! In today's teacher message, Sock the hand puppet and I have a conversation about the people we love, which includes our Redbud friends! I sing the song "Skinnamarinkydinkydink", and I ask Redbuds to think about the songs that they like to sing about the people that they love. https://youtu.be/pZ-tMZL1M_o Today's suggested activity: Now [...]