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Our Head Start Class
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
QUESTION OF THE DAY
HOW DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU SEE AN INSECT?
Talk with your child about different types of emotions and specifically what type of emotions they feel when encountered by an insect. Compare your feelings towards with your child’s and discuss why you both have these emotions whether they are the same or different.
LETTER OF THE WEEK
F
Color the Bubbles
Color the Beginning Sound

Play letter F games with your child where they decide between upper and lowercase F and to decide different items that start with the letter F. You can print off our letter F games or draw your own.
NUMBER OF THE WEEK
11
Number Scramble Game
Play a number scramble game with your child. You can print out the number scramble sheet or you can draw your own. Have your child identify only the number 11 in the scramble. After they have found the number allow them to circle it.
Shape of the Week-   Help your child practice cutting out triangles. You can print out the cutting practice sheet or draw your own.
SHAPE OF THE WEEK
SHAPE SONG 
Practice Sheet
Practice identifying shapes, counting their sides, and finding them in the real world by interacting with this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnoNb2OMQ6s
COLOR OF THE WEEK
ORANGE
Listen to this color orange song and discuss where else you can find the color orange.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbY73VBdye0
MORNING SONGS
GOOD MORNING & COLOR SONGS
COUNTING FRIENDS SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaITh9NEQ38
MONTH SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d3jkbP1xc8
SEVEN DAYS OF THE WEEK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r92nSmdrrnQ
ALPHABET SONG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBKgMgPFhoE
READ ALOUD
THE GROUCHY LADYBUG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr3ha03MsK0 
Listen to the book, The Grouchy Ladybug, and discuss the story with your child. Ask him/her questions such as "Why do you think the ladybug is so grouchy?" or “Do you think the ladybug really wanted to fight any of those big animals?"
READING ACTIVITY
HAND PRINT LADYBUG 
Help your child create their own ladybug using their hands as the wings. Based on what you have available at your home you can have your child trace/cut out their hand prints or they can use paint and cut them out. For the body of your ladybug you can recycle something like an old CD and paint it black or cut out a piece of black paper. Finally cut out two black antennae for the head of your ladybug.
Hand Print Ladybug Example

MATH CHALLENGE
SCIENCE DISCOVERY
PLANTING A BEAN EXPERIMENT
Try to follow this science experiment video to plant your own bean seed for your child to observe! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTRW2Cf9U2U If you don’t have access to any seeds you can try this bean planting action song with your child. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCKEdDEr82k 
EXERCISES
HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES, AND TOES
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozzo7GQLoAE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUklGzMrHQg
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
BUTTERFLY YOGA
Go outside with your child and try out these butterfly themed yoga exercises. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYI0TPJOuGk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avHwf7yF4gg
CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE
BUTTERFLY BREATHING  
Today talk about how to control your emotions by using breathing techniques. You will be learning a new technique today called butterfly breathing. Your child will take deep breaths in and then release their breath slowly. While doing this breathing have your child raise their arms up and down calmly to match their breathing. Practice this technique 3 times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VXknVjy1T0



APRIL
Monday. April 6, 2020
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Thursday, April 9, 2020
MAY
Monday. May 4, 2020
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APRIL
Monday. April 13, 2020
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MAY
Monday. May 11, 2020
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APRIL
Monday. April 20, 2020
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MAY
Monday. May 18, 2020
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APRIL
Monday. April 27, 2020
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MAY
Monday. May 25, 2020
Tuesday, May 26 2020
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Thursday, May 28, 2020



 

 
  



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