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Our Head Start Class
Thursday, April 23, 2020
QUESTION OF THE DAY
WHAT TYPE OF INSECT WOULD YOU WANT TO BE?
Work with your child to make a list of insects they are familiar with. After you make your list discuss with your child which of those insects they would want to be and ask them to explain why.

LETTER OF THE WEEK
F
Make a craft of something that starts with the letter F, such as a fish or a firefly.
Examples of Letter F Crafts
NUMBER OF THE WEEK
11
Watch this number 11 video and help your child count and find the number throughout the video. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYwfeGY-lzM
SHAPE OF THE WEEK
TRIANGLE
Triangle Worksheet
Work with your child to color triangle images, trace triangles, and connect the dots to make triangles. You can print out our triangle sheet or draw your own. While completing the task discuss the number of sides of a triangle.
COLOR OF THE WEEK
ORANGE
Go on a color orange hunt around the house or in your yard. Then discuss other items that could be orange.
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
ARE YOU A LADYBUG?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWZps1z_NjM 
Listen to the book, Are you a Ladybug? and discuss the story with your child. Ask him/her questions such as "Would you want to be a ladybug? Why or why not?" or "What is something new you learned about ladybugs?"
READING ACTIVITY
INSECT HEAD BAND
Help your child feel like an insect by creating a bug themed head band. Using strips of paper create a band to go around your child’s head. Once you have your band work with your child to decorate it like an insect, this can include, eyes, antennae, legs, anything you need to create your own insect head band.
Insect Head Band Examples
MATH CHALLENGE
INSECT MEASURING
Insect Measuring Sheet
Help your child measure images of insects, you can print out our sheet of insect pictures or draw your own. Find an item you have a lot of such as stones, small blocks, cotton balls, pieces of paper, anything you have enough of that are relatively the same size in order to measure with. Lay the items out both underneath and next to the images; this will allow you and your child to measure the images’ height and length.
SCIENCE DISCOVERY
THE LIFE CYCLE OF A LADYBUG
Watch this science video about the life cycle of a ladybug and then discuss what you learned from the video! 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvHWxDjfFB8
EXERCISES
OLD TOWN ROAD  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Xn4kd8xqY
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
PUFFY SIDEWALK PAINT
Puffy Sidewalk Paint Recipe
Work with your child to try and make puffy paint. Follow the provided recipe and allow your child to help measure and mix the ingredients. After you have created the paint go outside and explore with it on a sidewalk or cement.
CONSCIOUS DISCIPLINE
STAR BREATHING
Today talk about how to control your emotions by using breathing techniques. You will be learning a new technique today called STAR breathing. To be a STAR, your child will Smile, Take a deep breath, And, Relax. Practice this technique 3 times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk-HmZGfnJY




APRIL
Monday. April 6, 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
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