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Bugs, Bugs, Bugs. Let’s explore more bugs!: light bugs

5/18/2020

Our Lessons For the Week! Bugs, Bugs, Bugs. Let’s explore more bugs!

What is our theme? Light bugs

What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To learn how and why light bugs light up

MA Guidelines/Standards:
SEL7: The child will demonstrate the ability to communicate with others in a variety of ways.
SEL8: The child will engage socially, and build relationships with other children and with adults.
APL 2: The child will demonstrate eagerness and curiosity as a learner.
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.

Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Vidoe: Facts about light bugs https://youtu.be/Ts7JlS3M2S4

Materials
1 water bottle
1 glow stick
googly eyes
paper
glue
black permanent marker
1 pipe cleaner

Activity (Procedure):
Take your paper, cut 2 raindrops look alike shapes for the wings of the light bug.
Glue the wings on the side of the water bottle.
Glue the googly eyes on the top part of the bottle cap.
Let the eyes and wings dry.
After everything is dry take your glow stick (make sure to follow the directions on the package for the glow stick) after snapping the glow stick and it’s all lit up. Open your water bottle and place the glow stick inside the bottle. Make sure to close your water bottle with the glow stick inside. Then go outside in the dark and fly your light bug ( make sure to have a parent with you

Activity Wrap Up: ask your child questions about the video like, what is another word for light bugs? Why do they glow? What does cannibal mean? (that’s what they are)

How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Are they able to close the water bottle on their own or with assistance

How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
You can give them markers to to decorate their light bug

Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have googly eyes, they can draw the eyes with a marker

days of the week & the more we get together using sign language & whats the weather!

5/15/2020

Ants on a long (let’s make a snack)

5/15/2020

Our Lessons For the Week!

Date: Friday May 15, 2020

What is our theme? Ants on a long (let’s make a snack)

What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To learn about ants and make a healthy snack

MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL8: The child will be able to retain and recall information.
Pre-K-LS1-1 (MA). Compare, using descriptions and drawings, the external body parts of animals (including humans) and plants and explain functions of some of the observable body parts.
PreK-LS1-2 (MA)
Explain that most animals have five senses they use to gather information about the world around them

Learning Outcomes:
work on their fine motor skills

Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Video: facts about ants https://youtu.be/ploW2KEUmLw

Materials
Sunbutter or Wowbutter (you can use peanut butter
celery
raisins
spoon
plate
knife

Activity (Procedure):

cut your celery 4” to 5” long
take your spoon, scoop out some sunbutter and spread the sunbutter in the middle of the celery.
Then, place the raisins in a line on the sunbutter to make them look like little ants.
Lastly, pick up your ant on a long eat and enjoy!

Activity Wrap Up:
Ask your child, what do ants like to eat? Do ants have ears? etc.

How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child able to cut the celery, scoop the peanut butter and spread the peanut butter on the celery?

How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
You can give them blueberries or mini chocolates.

Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If your child does not like sunbutter they can use cream cheese

Rock bug friends

5/14/2020

Our Lessons For the Week!

Date: Thursday May 14, 2020

What is our theme? Rock bug friends

What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To learn about different bugs. How they live, what they eat, whaT do they do to get food etc.

MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL8: The child will be able to retain and recall information.
K-ESS2-2. Construct an argument supported by evidence for how plants and animals (including humans) can change the environment.

Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
video of how you can paint a rock to look like a bug or make your own https://youtu.be/RbLRgiinT70

Materials

go outside and collect some rocks (medium sizes rocks)
paints
paintbrushes

Activity (Procedure):
Paint each rock to look like a different bug

Activity Wrap Up:
What was your favorite bug you learned about and why did you choose that bug?

How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child able to hold the paintbrush the proper way to paint

How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
you can give some glitter so they can make their bugs sparkly

Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have paint, you can use markers

Let’s go on a bug hunt!

5/13/2020

Our Lessons For the Week!

Date: Wednesday 13, 2020

What is our theme? Let’s go on a bug hunt

What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To learn to be respectful insects “living things”

MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL8: The child will be able to retain and recall information.
PK-LS2-2 (MA). Using evidence from the local environment to explain how familiar plants and animals meet their needs where they live.

Learning Outcomes:
learning about different bugs

Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Video: facts about different bugs https://youtu.be/IuZH7x1qDRU

Materials
Look for bugs

Activity (Procedure):
Just go in your back yard, and find some bugs (but please be kind to the bugs)

Activity Wrap Up:
How many bugs did you find? What kind of bugs did you find? What was your favorite bug that you found?

How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child able to tell you what kind of bugs they found and how many.

How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
you can give them a shovel to dig for bugs ( please make sure your child is kind and respectful to the insects they find)

Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you can’t go outside due to the weather, they can just tell you about bugs they know about and draw a picture of bugs they know.

The Very Hungry caterpillar

5/12/2020

Our Lessons For the Week!

Date: Tuesday May 12, 2020

What is our theme? The Very Hungry caterpillar

MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL8: The child will be able to retain and recall information.
Pre-K-LS1-1 (MA). Compare, using descriptions and drawings, the external body parts of animals (including humans) and plants and explain functions of some of the observable body parts.

Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Book: The very Hungry Caterpillar By: Eric Carle https://youtu.be/btFCtMhF3iI

Materials:
Paper
2 toilet paper rolls
red and green paint
2 paper plate or a plate from home
markers

Activity (Procedure):

pour the red paint in one of the plates and green in the other just enough to cover the bottom of the plates.
standing up, place one of the toilet paper rolls in the red paint and the other toilet paper roll in the green paint.
have your child stamp on the paper with the toilet paper roll in a line or zig zag lines
have you child draw draw the different food the caterpillar ate underneath each circle with the makers

Activity Wrap Up:
Ask you child, do caterpillars really eat those kinds of foods? What do caterpillars eat? What happens to caterpillars?

How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Ask questions about the book? and are they able to remember anything that happened in the book.
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How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
They can draw a scene for their caterpillar

Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have paint, have them trace around the toilet paper roll with the markers

Let’s explore insects: stick bugs

5/11/2020

Our Lessons For the Week! Let’s explore insects!

What is our theme? What are stick bugs?

What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To learn about what stick bugs do to survive

MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL8: The child will be able to retain and recall information.

Learning Outcomes:
To work on their fine motor skills

Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Video with facts about stick bugs: https://youtu.be/31HbJRzQOOk

Materials
collect some sticks from outside
Glue
paper

Activity (Procedure):
Place the sticks on the paper and position the stick to look like a stick bug. Then, pick each stick at a time to put glue on the stick and pick it back down in it’s spot.

Activity Wrap Up:
What are some facts you learned about the stick bugs after seeing the video?

How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child able to remember some facts about stick bugs

How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
You can add some leaves to your stick bug for food

Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have glue, you can use tape

color mixing on coffee filters

5/8/2020

Our Lessons For the Week!

What is our theme? color mixing on coffee filters

MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL8: The child will be able to retain and recall information.

Learning Outcomes:
learning different shapes and designs

Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Book: The Color Monster By: Anna Llenas https://youtu.be/PWujGPb6mgo

Materials

coffee filters
markers
water
spray bottle

Activity (Procedure):

fill up your spray bottle with water.
fold your coffee filter in fours
draw different designs on your coffee filter with your markers.
After drawing on your coffee filter, unfold the coffee filter, and spray it with the water.

Activity Wrap Up:
Ask your child, Why do you think that happened, after spraying the water on the coffee filter?

How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child able to fold the coffee filter? Is your child able to spray water on the coffee filter?

How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
You can give them scissors, if they want to cut little shapes and stuff

Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have marker, you can use food coloring

Bubble painting

5/7/2020

Our Lessons For the Week!

What is our theme? Bubble painting

What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
To learn about numbers, shapes and a different way to make bubble wands

MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL8: The child will be able to retain and recall information.
RL.PK.5. Show awareness of the rhythmic structure of a poem or song by clapping or movement.
RL.PK.9. With prompting and support, make connections between a story or poem and one’s own experiences.

Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Song: ( tune to If you’re happy and you know it)

If your clothes have any red, any red.
If your clothes have any red, any red.
If your clothes have any red, put your finger on your head.
If your clothes have any red, any red.

Additional verses:
Blue-finger on your shoe
Yellow-smile like a happy fellow
Brown-turn your smile into a frown
Black-tap your neighbor on the back
White-give a hug with all your might

Materials

paper
paint
bubble solution
bubble wands
cups

Activity (Procedure):
The place to do this activity is outside. If it’s too cold or raining outside, you can still do it inside. you can lay down tons of news papers, or if you have a plastic tablecloth or even an old shower curtain. Lay the paper down. In the cups pour some of the bubble solution, add some paint just enough to give it color, then mix the paint and the bubble solution. Then have them dip the wands in the cups and have them blow onto the paper.

Activity Wrap Up:
What happened after blowing through the wand? What happened with the paint? What shapes did you make? How many bubbles do you think you made?

How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your able to blow through the bubble wand?

How can you extend this activity? (Modifications)
you can try this activity with food coloring and bubbles to see if it does the same thing or something different

Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have bubble wands, you can use pipe cleaners to make bubble wands.

ice cube painting

5/6/2020

What is our theme? Ice cube painting

What is the lesson (overall purpose)?
Learning other ways you can paint other than using a paintbrush

MA Guidelines/Standards:
APL4: The child will demonstrate creativity in thinking and use of materials.
APL8: The child will be able to retain and recall information.

Learning Outcomes:
To be able to work on their fine motor skills

Songs, Books & Videos (Motivational Techniques)
Book: Dr. Seuss’s color Book By: Dr. Seuss https://youtu.be/wCAUxPjUqT4

Materials

paint
ice tray
popsicle sticks
paper
tin foil

Activity (Procedure):

Fill each cube of the ice tray half way with different colors of paint and the other half with water.
After filling with paint, cover the tray with tin foil.
In each cube polk a hole with the popsicle stick very gentle, and leave the stick in the cube
After placing the sticks in each cube, place the tray in the freezer and freeze for about 3 hours or until color cubes are frozen.

Activity Wrap Up:
Ask your child, how do you think the paint was able to freeze?

How do I know what my child is learning? (Assessment)
Is your child able to hold the stick the proper way to paint

Helpful Hints: (Pitfalls & Solutions)
If you don’t have popsicle sticks, you can grab some sticks from outside