Babies Date: Monday 5/11/2020 · 2020-05-11 · Bye Baby, Skidamarink, Where is Thumbkin?, This Little Piggy) Story Time/Read Aloud: Have your child choose a book of their choice

Unit: Babies Date: Monday 5/11/2020

Question of the Day: Ask your child the following questions: “How are baby animals taken care of? How is it the same as how human babies are cared for? How is it different?” Record their responses or have a discussion. You can talk about how they are fed, how they bathe, how they learn to walk and communicate, etc. The following is a video about animal parents and how they raise their babies, if you would like to show it to your child. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5C-rRvaQVQ

Sensory: Have your child wash their dolls or plastic animals. Give them wash clothes, soap and towels. If they have dolls, have them practice holding the doll, the way you would a real baby. Discuss why it is important to hold a baby while they are being given a bath. If they have animals, they can wash the animals the way the think an animal parent would.

Writing: Ask your child to draw a picture of something, or a few things, they could not do as a baby that they can do now. For example, (ride a bike, eat with a fork, use the toilet, dress themselves, talk). When they are done drawing the picture, they can label their drawing with some words. This is also a good time to have them practice writing their name. They can put their name on their artwork.

Music: Share your favorite baby songs, lullaby’s or finger plays with your child. (ex: Pat-A-Cake, Rock A Bye Baby, Skidamarink, Where is Thumbkin?, This Little Piggy)

Story Time/Read Aloud: Have your child choose a book of their choice and read it to their dolls or animals. They can read to one, or to a group, like the teachers do with students in school. They can pretend to ask questions about the pictures and about what they are reading. If they tell you they can’t read the words, encourage them to look at the pictures and tell their own story. If you have time, you can record them reading!

Outdoor Activity: Take a walk around your neighborhood. Observe the things around you. What sounds do you hear? What do you think is making those sounds? What smells do you smell? Do you spot any baby animals? Which ones?

In addition, please have your child : • practice writing his/her first and last name (identifying the letters and sounds as well) • continue working on happynumbers.com, as you see fit for your child.

Unit: Babies Date: Tuesday 5/12/2020

Question of the Day: Ask your child, “What are some animals that hatch from eggs?” Record their answers, or have a discussion. You can ask, “Why do you think some animals lay eggs?” Introduce the words reptile, insect, mammal and amphibian by giving examples. (Snakes and lizards are reptiles. Reptiles lay eggs and have dry scaly skin. Caterpillars and flies are insects. Insects lay eggs. Foxes, dolphins and humans do not lay eggs. They are mammals. Mammals are warm blooded, breathe air and grow hair. Salamanders and frogs lay eggs. They are amphibians. Amphibians can breathe in the water and have thin scales.) The following is a video about animals that hatch from eggs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2n7KQtG_iY

Art: Provide your child with various art supplies (paint, collage, glue, tape, markers, scissors), including some recycled materials. (egg cartons, milk containers, toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, plastic jars, cups, straws, etc.) Invite your child to make a baby animal, using the recycled materials. They can use the art materials to enhance their baby animal. (to give it eyes, scales, patterned skin/fur, etc) “Which animal did you choose and why?,” “How did you make this animal?,” “What do you know about this animal?”

Dramatic Play: Using stuffed animals, or animals that your child can draw and cut out, create a veterinarian’s office. Discuss why veterinarian’s are important and how they help animals. You can suggest making an appointment book so visits can be scheduled, and talk about what tools a vet may need to do their job. You can show this short video to help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ckAFRd5Eo What kind of tools did you see the veterinarian’s using?

Music: Listen to lullaby’s from around the world, at the link below. Which one did you like the best? Why? As you listen, draw or paint a picture. Share the artwork with your teachers! You can label your art with the title of the song you enjoyed the most, or the name of the country the song is from. Bonus: Can you find that country on a map?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6DeMupt-iA&list=PL1JPCVROsLh4E7zmzUGvuTDFikc_Lbsfl&index=1

Story Time/Read Aloud: Play the read aloud of An Egg is Quiet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3Gxxe8WAF0 Before reading, ask your child, “Why do you think an egg is quiet?” Begin reading. As you listen to the read aloud, stop the video and ask, “Have you ever seen different colored eggs? Where?” “Have you seen any eggs shaped like these? Where?” “Why do eggs have different patterns?/Why are eggs camouflaged?” “Can you think of any other animals that are camouflaged?”

Outdoor Activity: Play outside. Pretend to move around like different animals and guess which animal it is.

In addition, please have your child : • practice writing his/her first and last name (identifying the letters and sounds as well) • continue working on happynumbers.com, as you see fit for your child

Unit: Babies Date: Wednesday 5/13/2020

Question of the Day: Show your child the photos attached. Have them describe the animals. What do you notice about their covering? Why do animals have different kinds of skin? What types of skin do animals have? The following are two videos about different animal coverings. You can show one or both videos to help enhance their understanding of animals having different types of skin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkjFa9uoGEk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw7Gv8FRBt0

Science: The Naked Egg Experiment! Remind children of the story you read together yesterday about the quiet egg. Show your child a raw egg, still in the shell. Have your child hold the egg and shake it. Do you hear anything? Ask your child what they think is inside. Tell them you are going to do an experiment with the egg. For this experiment, you will need: a raw egg, a container and vinegar. The experiment is simple, pour the vinegar into the container, and place the egg gently into the container. As you are pouring the vinegar, ask your child “What do you think will happen to the egg when we put it in the vinegar?” and “Why do you think that?” Have your child draw a picture of what the egg looks like now and what they think will happen. Wait a few days to see what happens! In a day or two, gently remove the egg. The shell should be disintegrating, leaving the egg without the hard outer shell. If the shell doesn’t come off easily when you wipe it, leave it in the vinegar longer. Your child should be able to see the yolk on the inside. They will be able to hold the egg! You can ask them, “How does the egg feel?” “How is it different than when we first placed it into the container of vinegar?” “Was your prediction correct?” This is a good place to introduce the word “Disintegrate.” If you want to continue the experiment, you can now place the egg into karo syrup and watch what happens. (The egg shrivels.) If you gently remove it, taking care not to tear or pop it, and place it in a jar of water, the egg will absorb the water and expand again!

Computer: Research one of the following baby animals: calf, duckling, lamb, colt, bunny, shark, cub (lion or bear) Draw a picture of how they look as a baby and how they look as an adult. How do they stay the same and how do they change? What do they eat when they are babies and what do they eat as adults? How do they communicate as babies and as adults? What habitat do they live in?

Outdoor Activity: Play a game of hopscotch. In each box write the name of an animal. Name the habitat of the animal you land on, or another fact you know about the animal. (baby name, what they eat, what kind of covering they have)

Music: Repeat yesterday’s activity. Listen to lullaby’s from around the world, at the link below. Choose one or two songs to focus on. As you listen, draw or paint a picture. Share the artwork with your teachers! You can label your art with the title of the song you enjoyed the most, or the name of the country the song is from. Why did you choose the song/s you chose? Bonus: Can you find that country/countries on a map?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6DeMupt-iA&list=PL1JPCVROsLh4E7zmzUGvuTDFikc_Lbsfl&index=1

Story Time/Read Aloud: Play the read aloud of Stella Luna, or listen to it together. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_u1WsN5x6w&feature=youtu.be During the story, or when it is finished, you can ask: 1) What happened to Stella Luna? 2) How did Stella Luna like to sleep? 3) Do you think Stella Luna was happy when she was living with the birds? Why or why not? 4) What happened when the birds had to leave the nest? 5) How do you think Stella Luna felt when she saw another bat? 6) When do bats sleep? 7) How did the mother bat know that Stella Luna was her baby? 8) How do you think the birds felt when they met Stella Luna’s family? 9) Why did the birds feel “upside down?” 10) Why couldn’t the birds see at night? 11) Do you know how bats navigate where they are going, at night? 12) How are bats and birds the same? How are they different? If your child wants, they can draw a picture about their favorite part of the book.

In addition, please have your child : • practice writing his/her first and last name (identifying the letters and sounds as well) • continue working on happynumbers.com, as you see fit for your child

Unit: Babies Date: Thursday 5/14/2020

Question of the Day: What do you already know about animals? Make a chart titled: What I Know about Animals. Then make 3 columns under it: Name, Habitat, Food. Show your child the attached baby animal pictures. Have them identify the name of the animal. Tape the picture to the chart, and have either your child or you write the name. Then, ask them if they know the habitat the animals live in. Explain that a habitat is a place that animals live such as a forest, meadow, ocean, jungle, desert. Write the name of the habitat. Last, ask them if they know what kind of food the animal eats. If they don’t know, you can look up the answers together!

Blocks: Using materials of their choice, your child can build habitats for different animals. You can use the attached pictures of habitats for your child to look at. You may also want to supply them with paper, tape and crayons/markers so they can create items to tape on to blocks, legos, etc.

Library: Play the youtube read alouds of “Are You My Mother?” and “Baby Animals.” Discuss fiction vs non- fiction. You can ask questions such as, “Which book was fiction?,” “How do you know?,” “Which book was non fiction?,” “How do you know?,” “Which book did you like more and why?,” and “How were these books the same? How were they different?” Are You My Mother?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRz7srE2K70 Baby Animals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlXpupRbOgc

Music: Click the following link to play animal songs for your child. How would these animals move? Can you name the baby animals? Which song did you like the best? Why? (Ms. Schoeps and Ms. Isabel will share with you tomorrow, which song was their favorite!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XexD6IFckoA&list=RDXexD6IFckoA&start_radio=1

Story Time/Read Aloud: Choose ONE of the following stories to listen to: - Over in the Meadow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlRnyxxkRW4 (I

recommend beginning this one at the 4 minute mark, if your child has a short attention span. The beginning explains that there are different versions of the book, and she shows the covers, etc. which is good for the children to be exposed to. You can always show this part after or on another day)

- Over in the Ocean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9D98qEBi4I - Over in the Jungle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcQwog53H-A - Over in the Forest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmrr0bNKA-g Before listening to the read aloud, introduce the word habitat to your child. You can say, we are going to choose a book about animals that live in different habitats. Do you know what a habitat is? A habitat is a home for an animal or plant. Different animals live in different habitats. Some animals live in jungles, others live in forests. Which habitat would you like to read about: meadows, forests, jungles or oceans? Play the read aloud that matches your child’s choice. Most of the read aloud’s have questioning and some math skills. You child can participate with the read aloud. Afterwards, your child can draw a picture of the habitat they learned about, and all the animals that live there. They can label their drawing with the name of the habitat and/or the animals that live there.

Outdoor Activity: Take a walk outside. Look in the trees. Do you see any nests? Which animal do you think made the nest? Why do animals make nests?

In addition, please have your child : • practice writing his/her first and last name (identifying the letters and sounds as well) • continue working on happynumbers.com, as you see fit for your child

Unit: Babies Date: Friday 5/15/2020

Question of the Day: How are animal babies and human babies the same? How are they different? Discuss these questions with your child. In addition to Show n’ Tell today, we will review the question during our zoom meeting, where we will make a Venn Diagram together.

Listening: Play the following youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2MYLnufo0g Have your child guess which animal made the sound. Then have them listen to the name of the adult animal and what the baby animal is called. They can draw a picture of their favorite animal from the video. How does the baby animal look? How does the adult animal look? They can label each drawing with the name of the animal. (For example: adult- kangaroo, Baby- Joey)

Math: Using the attached photos, have your child sort them. How did you sort these pictures? How else can you sort them? If you do not have a printer, you can use any items you have at home. (toy animals, dolls, stuffed animals, boxes, bottles, crayons, markers, legos, blocks, cars, etc)

Music: Put on some music of your choice and have a dance party!

Story Time/Read Aloud: Choose any of the assigned Baby Animal books from the Epic Books website. Read the book together. When the book is finished, draw a picture about something you learned. What is the baby animal called? What do they eat? How do you think they move? Have you ever seen this animal? Where?

Outdoor Activity: Take your bikes or scooters outside and go for a ride together. If you don’t have a bike or scooter, have races or play a game of soccer!

In addition, please have your child : • practice writing his/her first and last name (identifying the letters and sounds as well) • continue working on happynumbers.com, as you see fit for your child.

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