Tuesday April 21, 2020
For Parents:
Good morning families! I am still waiting for confirmation that your children have the ability to log in to Google Meets from Dearborn Public Schools. As soon as I receive the information from the district, I will contact all of you with the information you will need to successfully log your child into our virtual meetings. Stay tuned for more on that.
I am going to be sharing this next part with you daily. It will look the same to you – but will be different each day for your child as they move through the steps. This is one of the MOST important things we do daily in preschool. Please note – during the times your child is doing this part of their day, they should NOT be watching TV, using a computer/laptop/chromebook/iPad/phone etc… This part is meant to be entirely 100% SCREEN FREE.
I put how long each part should last for. You can start this daily at whatever time is the most convenient for your family based on your families needs each day. Some of you might do this as soon as your child is awake… some of you might do this before lunch… some might do this after lunch… some of you maybe this will be later in the day after dinner. All of those options are perfect and will work with this schedule of events.
Work Time (No electronics or Screens during this time)
5 to 10 Minutes | Plan for Work Time (playtime): Build your child’s ability to organize their time by having them make a “plan” with you about what they would like to play with. Children do this everyday with us at school. It helps children learn to organize their thoughts. Adults make plans all the time to organize their thoughts (shopping lists are made before going to the grocery store, to do lists are made to help plan your day etc..). Kids will tell you what they are planning to do/want to play with/how they will use toys at home. |
1 hr. | Work time/Kids play WITHOUT ELECTRONICS Kids can use toys to pretend play, build, and create. |
15 min | Clean Up: Kids clean up the mess they have made while playing. If you notice your child making too big of a mess during play, it’s ok to remind them to clean up what they have already finished using before they move on to the next part of their plan. |
5 to 10 min | Recall: Build your child’s memory of events by having your child tell you what they did while they played (ask “tell me how you did that” or “what did you do next?”) |
| Lunch | Prepare lunch: have your child help you prepare lunch. They can help with cooking/setting table- whatever seems appropriate for the meal time. At school the children normally assist with putting plates and utensils on the table as well as scooping their own food onto their plates and passing the food bowls to one another. |
Now I am going to post our daily academic activities. I am going to try to break it down by subject area. PLEASE do NOT do all of these activities in one chunk (unless your child WANTS to). Typically, preschoolers can focus for 3-5 minutes at a time. If your child is able to/wants to focus longer, you can keep going. If your child doesn’t seem interested, or loses attention during an activity, then spread these activities out throughout your day.
For Kids:
Language, Literacy & Communication:
The letter we are going to review today is letter B b. Remember, the lowercase b has a belly!
Now we are going to practice writing the letter B b. While you watch this video, put your pointer finger either in the air, on the table or on the floor and try to follow along with how to form the letter. When you’re done watching the video, get out a pencil, crayon, pen or marker and practice writing both B and b on paper. Have your grown up snap a picture and send it to me on Remind.
We are going to listen to one of your favorite stories… Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See.
We are going to use our story to guide the rest of our activities today. We are going to go on a color hunt!
Movement & Science:
It is time to take a walk around your house and look for colors! As you find things of different colors, you are going to sort them into groups. You might make groups of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, white, grey, pink, and brown. Parents, please encourage your child when they are done creating their groups of colors, to create sub groups within their group. For example: in a group of green, they can resort the green items into dark green, light green and bright green. (This is observing and classifying for science).
Math:
Now you can count how many items you have in each group. When you are done counting a group, write that number and add your number to your group to help you remember how many are there. Remember to only count each thing one time. It might be helpful to move it over as you count so you know you already counted that thing.
Parents, when your child is done counting their items, ask them which group has the most and which has the least. Encourage them to refer back to their written number and have conversations about which numbers are bigger or smaller.
Don’t forget to send Mrs. Laurus lots of pictures! 🙂