Sunflower House

Read by Tiffany 

(In case you are wondering, the name of the bunny in the background is Pepper!)

Tea Party

 


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Flower Arranging


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Fingerprint
Garden & Bees


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Process Art:

Muffin Tin Prints

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Peacemaker Video & Book

Story Basket

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Recycled Jar Fairy Garden

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Planting Lettuce

 

Plastic Bottle Terrarium

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Spring Birds

 

Outdoor Flower Stamping

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The Flowers are Calling

Read by Heather, CH2

The Peace Rose

The Seven Continents

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The focus is on sounds.

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three ways to play.

Submitted by Deb, CH 5

Rough & Smooth Basket

This is an introduction to different textures helping to refine the ability to observe and compare.

It is very likely that your child has had this lesson. Ask them, and if they have, let them give YOU the lesson. They will likely ask you to close your eyes or put a mask on. Have fun! We love when a child invites us to do a work.

You will need;

  • a mat to define the space (dish or hand towel, placemat)
  • napkin ring
  • 5 smooth (not to be mistaken as soft) natural objects, 5 rough objects (I like to choose some objects that are similar but opposite texture, for example a piece of tree bark and a polished piece of wood or a rock & a polished stone)
  • one label for Smooth, one label for Rough, (for our non-readers it is helpful to stick a rough side of velcro next to the word rough to help them remember)
  • something to cover the eyes, dark sunglasses, bandana, sleep eye masks
  • one basket that everything can fit in.

Directions

  1. Lay out the mat.
  2. Take out the rough and smooth card one at a time and read the words. Invite the child to feel the cards and place them on the mat.
  3. Pick an object out of the basket taking your time to feel the object in your hands. Pass it to the child (may be blindfolded or not)
  4. Have them place it under the corresponding tag.
  5. Continue.
Submitted by Victoria, CH 3

Dry Pouring

What you need:

  • Two vessels (cups)
  • Dry goods (beans, pasta, rice or sand)

Steps:

  1. Place child to your right and pour from left to right
  2. Pour from right to left
  3. Clean any spills
  4. Repeat

Submitted by Donna, CH 1

Dry Pouring, from the Practical Life area, helps children refine skills that will help them in every day life. Pouring cereal into a bowl? Transferring baking soda and salt into a flour mixture? These daily tasks can seem daunting to a child, but in reality, present no problem with a little bit of practice. This is where Dry Pouring (and Wet Pouring) come in.

Dry Pouring appeals to a child’s love of materials with tiny components, such as grains of rice or small beads. They carefully pour these materials from a bigger vessel into one or more smaller containers. It’s powerful to witness when even one grain of rice spills, how carefully a child will return it to its proper place.

Sensory Walk

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Cardmaking

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

C for Caterpillar Writing Worksheet

The Very Hungry
Caterpillar Game

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Color Matching Butterflies

A Monarch Butterfly Story

 

Making Guacamole

 

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Ladybug Story and Craft

Cindy reads, “Are You a Ladybug?”

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Skip Counting by 2's

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Spring Sensory Bottle

 

May Day Crown & Bracelet

Sprinkle Collages and Wrapped Sticks

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The Grand Nest Adventure

Help build a bird nest, go on a bird watch or make a bird feeder.  Choose one or more of these fun activities to do!

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Detective Math Search

This activity I have done with my granddaughter when she was 4 years old. Using chalk I wrote numbers on her wooden swing set, driveway and the picnic table. Wearing her detective hat (baseball cap) I would call out numbers. Once she identified the numbers she would use a spray bottle filled with water or a very wet sponge to make them disappear. This is a fun way to work on numeral recognition. You can also do this with letters. Enjoy!

Submitted by Donna, CH 1

Geometric Solids

Easy No-Cook DIY Playdoh 

Ingredients:

  • Flour – 1 cup
  • Salt – 1/2 cup
  • Water – 1/2 cup
  • Food color or washable paint (optional)

Tip! Prevent food color from staining your hands by mixing the dough and food color drops in a sealable plastic bag.

A Racoon on His Own

 

Viscosity

Does the viscosity (thickness) of a fluid effect the rate at which items will sink?

Messy Bathtub Art

A can of shaving cream, some food coloring, a muffin tin and paintbrushes (or not)  are all you need for this messy, fun activity.  No big deal about the mess because your kid will already be in the tub!

This also makes an exellent surface for practice writing letters and words.

Submitted by Sarah, Toddler B

Rainbow Letters Booklet

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Rainbow Letter Writing Book

Submitted by Melissa, CH4

Let’s Make Hummus!

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Because of You

 

 


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Practical Life at Home

 

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The Little Mouse,
the Red Ripe Strawberry
and the Big Hungry Bear

First a fun book, then a fun craft and a yummy strawberry treat, (no bake).

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Exploring our Senses
with Herbs

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Rain Cloud Science Experiment

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Grasshopper
Chant & Activity

Easy Bug Catcher

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Spring Sets Basket

Odds & Evens


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Flower Pressing

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Color Changing Flowers

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Parts of a Flower

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The Curious Garden

Read by Heather, CH2

Plant Watering

 

Making Silence

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Moving with Math

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Submitted by Donna, CH 1

Hi, everyone!  I know we celebrate our Earth every day but April 22 is officially Earth Day. I hope you can join me for an Earth Day craft and book reading. ~ Melissa, CH 4

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The Looking Forward Jar

If your kids are like mine, they have a long list of things they wish they could do, or places they wish they could go, or people they wish could visit, but can’t because of our current circumstances. We are creating a “Looking Forward” Jar.  Every time we think of one of these things we have to wait to do, we write it down on a piece of paper and put it into the jar. Once things are back to normal we will be able to pull a paper from the jar and do or plan all the things we missed during this time. It’s also a way to be aware of feeling thankful for all the things we usually get to do.

Submitted by Juliet, CH 2

100 Board Mystery Picture

Eric Carle Inspired Collage

This Eric Carle inspired collage activity offers both a one and two day option.

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Rainbow Numbers Booklet

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Rainbow Numbers Book

Submitted by Melissa, CH 4

I Spy

“I Spy” is a great, fun game for children from toddlers to kindergarteners. It can be played anywhere and requires no props, and is wonderful for enhancing listening skills and phonemic awareness. Parents and children can take turns saying “I spy with my little eye… something that is…” then give one (or more) of the following clues:

For youngest children:

  • a color; 
  • a shape;
  • a combination of qualities (“is blue and has a handle”)

For older children, all the above suggestions, plus:

  • “something that begins with the sound __ (eg ‘s’)”
  • “something that rhymes with ___ (eg ‘mat’)”

For kindergarteners: [all the above suggestions, plus:]

  • “something that ends with the sound __”
  • “something that starts with the sound ‘__’ and has two syllables”

Note:  We emphasize the phonetic sound that a letter makes, rather than it’s name.  When saying the letter sound, try not to add any extra sound (eg ‘t’ instead of ‘tuh’)

Submitted by Juliet, CH 2