Township of Union Public SchoolsMs. Loessel- Preschool Department Distant Learning

Day 11March 31

Day 12April 1

Day 13April 2

Day 14April 3

Day 15April 6

Question of the Day

Do you have a pet?

Give 2 choices; yes or no.

Which animal is a pet?

What do you know about pets? (Have your child tell you 2-3 things they know. Have them write their name on the paper. This is something that needs to be sent to me.)

Have you ever seen a pet like this?

Do you see any neighbors walking their pets outside?

Give 2 choices; yes or no.

Learning Activities /ITC #1

Give a Dog a BoneTeaching Strategies

Mother, May I?Teaching Strategies

Sorting GameTeaching Strategies

Good Dog, CarlTeaching Strategies

The Cookie JarTeaching Strategies

Learning Activity/ITC #2(optional)

Pet TalkTeaching Strategies

Five-Layer DipTeaching Strategies

Breakfast TimeTeaching Strategies

Animals on the BusTeaching Strategies

Making Molding DoughTeaching Strategies

Read Aloud Assigned Book:The Perfect Pet by Margie Palatini

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0sb4HwB3FM

Assigned Book: A Pet For Petunia by Paul Schmid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1DeAuYSy4I

Assigned Book: One Moose, Twenty Mice Read Along Storybook by Clare Beaton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Assigned Book:DEAR MR. BLUEBERRY by Simon James.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjBum_cTAcg

Assigned Book: Harry The Dirty Dog - Book for Kids Read AloudWritten by Gene Zion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=ry7KjlJviSc v=vMiGX0OSiyM

Read Aloud(optional)

Book selected by student.

Book selected by student.

Book selected by student.

Book selected by student.

Book selected by student.

Gross Motor Activity- Examples

15-30 minutes of movement

(see below for other suggestions)

Leaping SoundsMM 17

-Explain that you are going to say a letter sound and describe an action. Tell you child that if their name begins with that sound, they should perform the action, e.g., “If your name begins with the /s/ sound, hop on one foot.”

-Continue and use different objects around the house of family members' names. E.g., “If mommy starts with the /m/ sound, jump up and down.”

Hot or Cold 3-D Shapes MM 22

-Show and name several three-dimensional shapes. Explain that you will be hiding one of them. (use pictures or real objects that are the same shape) -Tell your child that they are “the finder” Have them cover their eyes while you hide the shapes.-You tell the child that you are going to say,”HOT!” when they are closer to the object and “COLD!” when they move away from the object. - Have them name the shape and tell where it was hidden. -Repeat the activity with another shape.

Words in MotionMM 10-Write several action words on a chart. Help your child create a movement to associate with each word. - Call out one word at a time as your child try out each motion, e.g., lean, slide, sway, fall, stretch, spin, reach, turn, gallop, jiggle, squat, or scoot. - Have your child take turn being the leader.

Let’s PretendMM 39

- Ask your child to imitate different kinds of animals.

-They can mimic how an elephant would walk, or how a seal would balance a ball. Suggest they try being a frisky kitten, tiny hamster, playful puppy, or other animals.

Let’s Make LettersMM 84

-Sing, chant, or rap to a lively beat.

We like letters and we’re here to say, We can make our letters in so many ways. We can make them with our fingers. We can make them with our hands. We can make them with our bodies. Oh yes, we can!Let’s make T.../t/, /t/, /t/. Let’s make P…/p/,/p/,/p/.Let’s make C… /k/,/k/,/k/.

-Have your child stand and form the letters with

their bodies.

Day 16 April 7

Day 17April 8

Day 18April 9

Day 19April 10

Day 20April 13

Question of the Day

Do all pets have tails?

Give 2 choices; yes or no.

How many kinds of animals do you think are at the shelter?

Have the children guess a number then watch this clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yiiw0uF5rc

What is your favorite animal?

Have your child draw a picture of their favorite animal and have them write their name on it.

What animal do you think this is?

cat or bird?

Which of these animals make a safe pet?

Learning Activities /ITC #1

The More, The BetterTeaching Strategies

Did You Ever See…? Teaching Strategies

Copycat RhythmTeaching Strategies

Silly NamesTeaching Strategies

I Can Read WordsTeaching Strategies

Learning Activity/ITC #2(optional)

Basket of BeanbagsTeaching Strategies

Walk a LetterTeaching Strategies

Parachute PlayTeaching Strategies

What’s the Surprise?Teaching Strategies

Can You Do It?Teaching Strategies

Read Aloud Assigned Book:Swimmy by Leo Lionni

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDrR78REU8Y

Assigned Book: Best Best Friends by Margaret Chodos-Irvine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mdJ3nvW4FU

Assigned Book: Biscuit Meets the Class Pet by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiEXB5oPQI8

Assigned Book:Emma’s Turtle by Eve Bunting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8WdN4GFsVk

Assigned Book: Gilbert Goldfish Wants a Pet By Kelly DiPucchio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsLvsr2L1Hs

Read Aloud(optional)

Book selected by student. Book selected by student.

Book selected by student.

Book selected by student.

Book selected by student.

Gross Motor Activity- Examples

15-30 minutes of movement

(see below for other suggestions)

Shape HuntMM 97

-Using three-dimensional shapes or shape cards, hold up a shape and describe it to your child.

-As your child if they can find that shape somewhere in the room.

-Invite them to look carefully and think creatively, e.g., a shirt may have a rectangular pocket or a window might be rectangular.

-Have your child feel the roundness or straight edges of the shape. Invite them to make the shapes with their bodies if possible.

1, 2, 3, What Do I See?MM 50

-Collect several objects around the house and put them in a basket covered with a scarf.

-Peek under the scarf and say, “1, 2, 3, what do I see? -Begin to say the name of the item emphasizing the initial sound, e.g., “it’s a l…” (leaf)

-Invite your child to guess the name of the item. If they guess correctly, reveal the item. If they do not guess correctly, slowly reveal a small part. -Have the child say the word of

Simon SaysMM 13-Say, “When Simon tells you to do something, try doing it. But when Tiger says it, don’t do it. He is trying to trick you!” - Give a simple one-step direction, e.g., Simon says jump, Simon says sit, or Tiger says twirl. - If children make a mistake, invite them to roar like a tiger and then continue playing the game. -Invite your child to take turns choosing a different animal and leading the game.

Zookeeper, ZookeeperMM 197

-Describe a special zoo where the animals eat only foods that start with the same sound as their name, e.g., alligator, apple; camel, corn; lion, lettuce. Explain that the zookeeper must decide what each animal can eat.

-Tell your child they are the zookeeper and ask them to name an animal. Say, “Zookeeper, zookeeper, what shall I eat?”

-Encourage them to think about what the animal they named could

Action CountingMM 140

-Invite your child to perform actions with you such as marching, jumping, hopping, squats, or jumping jacks.

-As you transition to a new action, give your child a number of times to perform that action, e.g., “Now let’s march for [six] steps.”

-Count each action with your child as you perform them together.

-You could count down the number of actions with your child.

-Use actions that include directions

the object again after revealing the item.

-After the item has been guessed correctly, repeat the name of the item together and clap the syllables.

eat.

-Have them use family member’s names also.

such as up, down, forward, backward, right and left.

-Create movement patterns by giving the children two actions to alternate performing, e.g., two steps, one hop, two steps, one hop.

Daily Descriptions ● Question of the Day : Write the question on a piece of paper with two answer choices, have your child answer the

question by writing their name under the answer that they choose. Encourage them to write their last name if possible.

● Learning Activities from Teaching Strategies Website : There are 2 activities a day; One Literacy and one Math. Please log on to TeachingStrategies.com and go to the Shared Family Resources to view learning assignments.

○ Teaching Strategies Family APP using the instructions I sent you○ If you have difficulty, try using GOOGLE CHROME as your web browser

● Read Aloud - There will be 1 book assigned a day. Please read with your child. We understand some books are not readily available to you, so I have provided a link for online stories that you can choose from.

● https://www.storylineonline.net/ ● http://www.magickeys.com/books/#yc ● https://americanliterature.com/short-stories-for-children ● https://www.storynory.com/

● www.youtube.com

● Gross Motor Activity - Children are encouraged to participate in a 15-30 minute gross motor activity daily. Activity examples include: Simon Says, Follow the Leader, hopscotch, dancing, obstacle course, hop-skip-jump, jumping jacks, Redlight-Greenlight running in place, Go Noodle ONLINE, or Mighty Minutes (see above in the Chart) Gonoodle.com has dancing and silly songs. You may have to make an account (free). You can also google them on youtube.

○ Children should practice writing their name daily.○ Please send pictures or videos of various activities to share with me.

Learning At Home Activity Log

Days Learning At Home Question of the day (Please write your child’s answers

Learning Activity # 1 (Please write down what you

Learning Activity # 2(Please write down what you

here) observed your child do during the activity and how they did.)

observed your child do during the activity and how they did.)

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