Activities for Preschoolers-Learning through Play April 30-May 5, 2020

Attached you will find a daily schedule of activities designed

to support our preschool-age students.

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Literacy: “Humpty Dumpty” by Daniel Kirk Click on the link to listen to the story. Humpty Dumpty becomes friends with King Moe. Ask your child wh-questions about the story. For example - “What is King Moe afraid to do?” “Who did Humpty Dumpty watch the parade with?”, etc. Extension: Discuss with your child the feelings that Humpty Dumpty and King Moe have in the story. They are feeling sad, scared, shy, afraid, etc. Ask your child “Do you ever feel like that?” or “How are you feeling today?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIBmxZ5CSJM&t=46s Art:“Plastic Egg Painting” Use plastic eggs and paint to make circle prints on paper. Try using different colors.

Language Development: “Emotion Action Song” If you are happy, and you know it clap your hands If you are happy, and you know it, then your face will surely show it If you are happy, and you know it, clap your hands. Now replace happy with different emotions: Mad – cross your arms. Frustrated – stomp your feet. Excited – jump up and down. Sad – make a frown Scared – hide your face.

Math: “Humpty’s Wall” Use blocks, Legos or even pillows to create a wall for Humpty Dumpty. Count how many blocks you use before it falls down. Can you stack 10 items? Extension: Practice measuring things next to your wall by comparing how tall they are. Is a cup taller or shorter than your wall? Are you taller or shorter? Fine motor: “Humpty Dumpty Stick Puppets” Using the attached Humpty Dumpty characters, have your child (with supervision) cut out each character then tape/glue each one onto a stick, popsicle stick, or straw. Extension: Use the stick puppets to re-enact the Humpty Dumpty rhyme. Science: “Ice Cube Eggs” You will need: balloons (ice cube tray or muffin tin), small objects, and water. Place small objects in a balloon, fill with water, and place in the freezer. When frozen, break the balloon to discover the frozen egg. Let your child melt the ice cube using salt, water, and/or outside in the sun to discover the hidden object.

Literacy: “Humpty Dumpty Sequential Picture Story” Using the attached Humpty Dumpty sequential story, have your child color the four pictures. Have an adult cut-out the four pictures. Mix up the pictures, then have your child place the pictures in the correct sequential order to retell the Humpty Dumpty rhyme. Extension: With adult supervision, have your child cut out the four pictures.

Music and Movement: “Jumping and Counting” by: Jim Gill Jump to the music, then STOP! Count to 1. Then, try it again but count to 2. Do this to 10! Here is a video to show you how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP-SVAlTLqc Art: “Make a Mosaic” Cut some 2-inch strips of paper for your child to cut. If you can, use different colors of paper. Let your child use scissors to “snip” the strips into smaller pieces. Glue the pieces onto a larger piece of paper (black works well if you have it!). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP-SVAlTLqc Gross Motor: “Tossing Game!” Using water balloons, plastic eggs, a ball, etc. toss them to a partner or toward a target. How many times can you catch the item without dropping it?

Math: “Humpty Dumpty Spatial Concepts” Have your child follow directions involving the following spatial concepts using the Humpty Dumpty Character that you cut out. Use the spatial concepts - behind, above, beside, front, between, under, and on i.e. “put Humpty Dumpty the chair”. Extension: Cut apart and assemble the attached emergent reader “Where Is Humpty Dumpty?”. Have your child color the booklet and read it with them. Game: “Flashlight Scavenger Hunt” Use pieces of a puzzle to hide around your home. Let your child use a flashlight to search for the missing pieces. Extension: Use an alphabet or number puzzle to hide. Put the puzzle back together in order (i.e. from A to Z or 1-10). Science: “What Comes From the Egg?” Watch the video on PBSlearning. Click on the link to watch. https://az.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket-earlychild-sci5/what-comes-from-an-egg/ Extension: Talk with your child about animals that hatch from eggs. Can you think of new ones?

Did you know? Preschool social-emotional skills include being able to get along and cooperate with others, identify and manage strong feelings, focus attention, and persist at challenging tasks. We focus on these skills during the preschool years because they are critical for long-term school and life success.

Social Skill of the Week: Identifying Emotions

This week spend time reading books and playing games involving emotions with your child. Here are some ideas:

● Ms. Sarah reading: My Many Colored Days By: Dr. Seuss https://youtu.be/wnStu5tS_uY

● The Grumpy Morning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOSOH2cdjSk

● I Was So Mad by: Mercer Mayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xec0MvTNegc

● The Feelings Book by: Todd Parr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWGt3WnZGU0

● Sesame Street: “Play That Emotion!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxfJicfyCdg

Resources

● HUMPTY DUMPTY by Daniel Kirk | Story Time Pals | Kids Books Read Aloud https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIBmxZ5CSJM&t=46s

● This week’s printables were provided with permission by: https://www.kidsparkz.com/

● PBSLearning Media https://az.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket-earlychild-sci5/what-comes-from-an-egg/

● This has AMAZING resources, activity ideas and parent helps for parents of children birth to five. Please check it out. https://teachingstrategies.com/ Click on “Activity of the Day” for a fun activity to try. Click on “Healthy At Home” to find activities by age

● Check out the public library: https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/kids

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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the king’s horses and all the king’s men

Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

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Large manipulative pictures for circle time, story telling, and wall décor.

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Humpty Dum

pty

1. 2.

3. 4.

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Where is Humpty Dumpty?

Name: ___________________

Humpty Dumpty is behind the wall.

Positional words (prepositions) emergent reader.

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Humpty Dumpty is above the wall.

Humpty Dumpty is beside the wall.

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Humpty Dumpty is in front of the wall.

Humpty Dumpty is between the walls.

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Humpty Dumpty is under the wall.

Humpty Dumpty is on the wall.