WeekoftheYoungChildMusicMonday!

Getmovingactivities!

Putonatalentshow

Strutyourstuffandshowyourfamilyyourtalents!Buildastage,createasign,evenmaketickets!Youcanuseblankets/sheets,recycledmaterialslikecardboard,plasticjugs,papertoweltubes,etc.Playaninstrument,sing,ordancetomusic!Maybeyoursiblings,otherfamilymembers,oryourstuffedanimalswouldliketoshowofftheirmoves,too!Taketurnsandeventakepicturesorvideorecordit!Supportoneanotherandcheeryourloudestforall!DIYmicrophonecraft:https://www.lovebugsandpostcards.com/sing-movie-night-party-ideas/

MusicalPainting

Paintingwithmusiccanbesomuchfunandcanbedoneindifferentway!Wehaveattachedseveralsongsforyoutousewhileyouarepainting,butyoucanalsoplayyourownmusic!Materials: Paper(anycolororsize) Paint:ifyoudonothavepaintyoucanmixflour,water,andfoodcoloringtomake

yourown!Startwithacupofflourandgraduallyaddwateruntilitiseasyenoughtopaintwith!

PaintBrushes:ifyoudonothavepaintbrushesyoucanuseQ-tipsorcottonballs.PaintingtoMusic!Listentothemusic.Whenthemusicplaysfast,paintfastwhenthemusicplaysslow,paintslow!Youcanalsopaintthewaythemusicmakesyoufeel,happy,sad,silly,excited!Musiccanmakeusfeelalldifferentkindsofways!MusicPaintingFreeze!Getyourpaperandpaintready!Playthemusicwhenthemusicstops“freeze”yourpaintbrush!Thenmoveyourpaintbrushtoanotherspotonthepaper,startthemusicagainandpaint!Repeatthe“freeze”asmanytimesasyouwantoruntilyourpaperisfilledup!

MusicLinks

Rossini’sWilliamTellOverture:Finalhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7O91GDWGP

U&feature=youtu.be

10SuperFamousClassicalPianoPieceshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMpWE_YuQpk

&feature=youtu.be

ASpecialSongfromMr.Nelson!!!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaWc54iY4r8&

feature=youtu.be

Let’sDancetheMerengue!

Here’sa dance lesson video that teaches the basic steps in theMerengue. TheMerengue comes from a small island in theCaribbeancalledtheDominicanRepublic.ThebeatoftheMerenguecomesfromtwomaininstrumentscalledtheTamboraandtheGuira.ManyotherinstrumentsarenowusedtocreateaddedrhythmstotheMerengueClickthelinktoviewthedancelesson:https://youtu.be/daaHi0jtHlwNowit’stimetolistenanddancetosomeMerenguemusic!Usethebasicstepsyou’velearnedfromthevideotodancetotherhythmsofthesong.Click the link to hear some wonderful Merengue music:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAMTPpduN20&feature=youtu.be

FamilyTreasureSearch

Collectfuntreasuresfromaroundthehouse.Bringthesetreasurestothetable.Talkaboutwhatyoufound.Makeupstoriesaboutthetreasuresthatarefulloffun.Letyourchildcreateastoryaboutthetreasures.Writedownyourstoriesanddisplaythestorywiththetreasure.

QuietTimeActivities

BookReadbyMs.Flynn,ourCenterCoordinatoratMillburyStreetZin!Zin!Zin!AViolinbyLloydMoss:https://youtu.be/SJajZCUt9zsGeorgeMeetstheOrchestra|AnIntroductiontotheOrchestraforChildren: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0Jc4sP0BEE&feature=youtu.be

WeekoftheYoungChildTastyTuesday

QuietTimeActivities

Book Read by Ms. Jackie, ourGreendaleCenterCoordinatorThe Bear Ate Your Sandwich by JuliaSarcone-Roachhttps://youtu.be/R3Z6KSFGoCAQuestionstodiscusswithyourchild:• What are the similarities anddifferences about where the bearlivesandwhereyoulive?

• Whatanimalswereinthisstory?• Which animal was your favorite?Why?

FruitPizzas

Ingredients:• AppleSliceorEnglishmuffin• Yogurt• DicedFruit(blueberries,kiwi)• GranolaBarorCerealpieces• Whatelsecanyouputon?Getcreative!Encourageyourchildtohelpyoumakearecipeforthishealthyfunsnack!Writedowntherecipetosharewithfamily,friendsoryourteachers!

GetMovingActivities

Havesome fundancingwith thegroupBlazerFreshastheychallengeyouandyourchildtodanceindifferentways,creatingdancingpatternstotheircatchysongBanana–Banana–Meatball.Musiclink:https://family.gonoodle.com/activities/banana-banana-meatball

BookReadbyLauraNumeroffIf You Give A Pig A Pancake by LauraNumeroffhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMMK0LX-nx4This is a fun story about sequencingand predicting. While watching thevideo, ask yourchildwhat thepigwillwantnext,afterorfinally.Questionstodiscusswithyourchild:• How can you help the pig to getcleanedup?

• Whatwouldyougivethepig?

PatternDancing

Pretendyouaremakingarecipeordoingamealtimeactivity.Taketurnswithyourchildtoactouttheactivity.Canyouguesswhatisbeingactedout?Herearesomesuggestions:•BakingaCake •PeelingaBanana•MakingaSalad •SettingaTable•MakingaSundae •WashingDishes

FoodCharades

WeekoftheYoungChildWorkTogetherWednesday

GotMovingActivities

PartnerYoga

BookReadbyMrs.Londono,ourMSBTeacherassistantIggyPeck,ArchitectbyAndreaBeatyhttps://youtu.be/olk6oGyQmaA

Questionstodiscusswithyourchild:• Whatwastheprobleminthestory?(Theteacherwasstuckontheisland)

• Howdidtheproblemgetsolved?(Thechildrenworkedtogethertomakeabridge)

QuietTimeActivities

BookReadbyMrs.Kraemer,ourMSBCenterCoordinatorBeautifulOopsbyBarneySaltzberghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCpAglwhJmQQuestionstodiscusswithyourchild:• Haveyoueverthrownapieceofartaway because you thought that youmessed it up? If yes, how did youfeel?

• Can you work together withsomeoneinyourfamilytomakeyourownbeautifuloops?

• Whatkindofmaterialscanyouuse?

Adultscanmakeahole,spill,tear,stain,mark on a paper or cardboard andencouragechild tobrainstormhow theycan turn it into a beautiful oopstogether.

BusyArchitects

Learnmoreaboutbridges:Watchthevideo:http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/en/parents/activities/15/building-a-bridge/BuildaBridgeEncourage your child to work with you to build abridge.Trybuildingbetweentwospecificpoints:overafullsink,oranotherobstacle.Thatcanbeespeciallyinteresting.Thinkaboutthesequestions:

1. WhatMaterialswillyouneed?2. How can you make it balance, stable, and

strong?3. Howcanyoufixyourbridgeifitfalls?

Havefun!

BookReadbyMs.Loch,ourMSBTeacherYoga Friends: A Pose-By-Pose PartnerAdventure for Kids byMariamGates and RolfGateshttps://youtu.be/kWerBpXjouYWatchthevideocreatedbyMs.Lochandmeetour SPECIAL GUESTS from Room 2 at MSB -NoahandhismotherDeb!Watchthegreatvideoandtrytocopytheyogaposewithsomeoneinyourfamily.HaveFUN!

WackyRelay

Youandyourchildwillworktogether totry tocarry an itemofyourchoice (ball,pencil, stuffed animal, etc.) across aroom using designated body parts. Anexample could be carrying a beach ballpushing against eachotherwith theballbetween your backs. Be creative andremember, the larger the object, theeasier it will be to move. Try elbow toelbow, shoulder to shoulder, knee toknee, hip to hip. So many fun ways tomove

WeekoftheYoungChildArtsyThursday

Getmovingactivities!

SpringtimeBotanicalCollections

Inviteyourchildtojoinyouforawalktocollectsignsofspringtime.Bringalongasmall container for carrying naturalitemsyoumayfindthatmakeyouthinkofspring(leaves,flowers,budsonsmallbranches, grasses etc.).Make sure thattheitemsyoucollectarenotliving.Lookfor fallen buds, or tree branches, ormaybe little flowers thathave fallenofftheir plants. We want to remember torespectnatureasitisgrowing.Talkwithyour child about the season of springandthechangesthathappen.

Copy-CatMovementArt

Putapieceofpaperonthefloor,oneonatable,onetapedtothewallorfridge,andanyotherinterestingplacesyoucanthinkof.Usemarkers,crayons,pencils,chalk,orpensandtake turns being the leader and the “copycats”. Leader- move your body in silly orchallengingways todraw!Trydoingacoupleofmoves ina rowatfirst,and thenaddingmoreasyougo.Copycats–trytofollowwhattheleaderisdoing.

Examplesofwaystomove:Hopovertothewallanddrawcirclesthendanceyourwaytothefloorandcreatesquares.

Crouchdownonthefloorandputyourarmunderyourlegwhiletryingtodraw!Leanagainstthewallandtrytodrawbackwardswithoutlooking!

Makeyourownpatterns,tryaddingnumbersandletters,ormusicformorefun!

FabulousFeetArt

Canyoudrawwithyourfeet?Webetyoucan!Allyouwillneedispaper,scotchtape,andmarkersorpencilstogetstarted.First,decidewithyourchildwhereyouwanttoplacethepaper.Onthefloor?Underthetable?Onthewall?Next,haveyourchildtrytoholdthemarkerwithhis/hertoesorwithhis/hertwofeet.If thepaper is on thewall or under the table, your childmaywant to lay onhis/her back.When comfortable holding themarker, start creating bymovingthatmarkerusingFEETonly!Youwilldesignsomeinterestingart,forsure!

Book Read with Ms. Jessika, ourMillbury St. Atelierista and her sonElijahHands-BecominganArtistbyLoisEhlerthttps://youtu.be/OgGGEi1GhXUWhat loose parts can you find at yourhouse?Have funcreating loosepartarttogether!

Book Read with Carlene, Our HeadStartEducationManagerFairyHousesbyTracyKanehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd7humJvm4A&feature=youtu.beCan your family work together tomake a fairy house? Try to findmaterials that are natural, notartificial (something made by aperson),andnotliving(maybeafallenleaf, stone, or twigs). Send yourteachers pictures of the fairy housesyoucreate!

QuietTimeActivities

SaltDoughBotanicalPrintsPreparethesaltdoughusingtherecipefoundatthislink:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7sH9bj-fl0Roll the dough out to a smooth ¼ inch slab. Press the flowers, grasses and otheritemsthatwerefoundduringyourSpringtimeCollectionwalkontothesurfaceofthesaltdoughuntilanimprintismadeinthedough.Lifttheobjectsoffthedough.Useacookie cutter, or the topof a cup to cut circles around the impressions. Place theimpressionsonaflatsurfacetodry.Ifyouwanttohangtheimprint,makesureyoupokeahole in the topbefore itdriesOnce it isdry, the imprintcan bepaintedorcoloredwithmarkers,coloredpencils,orcrayons.

QuietTimeActivities

FamilyTent

Let's build a tent where yourfamily will share story timetogether. Use soft pillows, couchcushions,andblanketstobuildit.Then snuggle up inside to readyourfavoritestorybook

PuppetShow

Usetoys(stuffedanimals,dolls,superherofigures)toputonapuppetshow.Youcouldalsocreateyourownpuppetwithapaperbag,sock,orastick.Becreative, staybehinda couchora boxandpretend it isa stage. Share yourshowwithusbypictureorvideo.

GetMovingActivities

Searchthroughyourhometofindsmallobjectsormaterialsyoumightusetobuildapicture:buttons,string,glue,paper,recycling,etc.Makeitmorefunbyassigningeachmemberofyourfamilyacolororshapetofind.Onepersoncouldfind2thingsthatarered.Andanotherpersonmighthavetofind3thingsthatarecircles.Collectalltheitemsinabasketorbox.Worktogethertoincorporateallofthepiecesyoufoundintoapicture

Putallofyourartmaterialstogether(crayons,markers,paper)andcreateapictureusingeverythingyoucollectedthisweek.Youcanusethematerialsfromyourscavengerhuntandyourbotanicalwalk.Tellyourstoryandsharewithusinapictureorvideo.

ScavengerHunt

Reflection

BeanBagRock

Have each member of the family find a soft toy or beanbag to use for this fun dance. Go to the link below to listen to the silly bean bag song Everybody will have to try to balance their beanbag or soft toy in different ways as they are dancing to the beat of the song. Try not to let that bean bag or soft toy drop. Thebeanbagsong:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMlJY_yiGks&list=PLr6s8gMJHxxfF7XdD0o2fSkzsgvqz9vLa&index=5

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