Mrs.Hernandez's Pre-K Students

Daily Schedule

Keep regular bedtime and morning routines that mirror the experience of the school day. Sit down for lunch at approximately the same time as they would at school. Write out a daily schedule so your student knows the plan for the day. This is an opportunity to practice goal-setting, time management, and problem solving. Work with your students to help them create a schedule for themselves and set goals. A sample schedule is provided below. Use this as a starting point to provide structure to the day.

Morning

Before 9:00 am

Wake up and Breakfast

Wake up for the day and eat some breakfast to prepare for the new day. Do some simple stretching/yoga to get your body ready.

9:00 am - 10:00 am

Outside Exploration

Go on a walk, look for things in nature or go to a park while maintaining social distancing.

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Structured Learning (see activities calendar)


*Emergent Writing


Mid-Day

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Structured Learning (see activities calendar)


*Emergent Literacy

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Lunch

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Quiet/Rest Time

Rest time for children who need to take a nap still.Others this time can be used for completing puzzles or reading books independently.

1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Structured Learning (see activities calendar)

*Math

Afternoon

1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Waterford Early Learning

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Structured Learning (see activities calendar)

*Science/Social Studies


2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Outside Exploration

Take time to get some fresh air - go for a walk, ride your bike or throw a ball while maintaining social distancing.

Week 8 | May 18 - May 22, 2020

Emergent Literacy and Writing

Monday, May 18

Read a book of your choice.
Listen to The Bravest Fish.

Tuesday, May 19

Read a book of your choice.

Wed., May 20

Listen to How do you know it's Spring

Thurs., May 21

Read a book of your choice.

Friday, May 22


Last day of School! Be safe and take return your ipad to school by June 4

Week 7 | May 11 - May 15, 2020

Emergent Literacy and Writing

Monday, May 11

Read Animal Kingdom. Stop frequently to ask your learner questions about the story.
  • Ex:After reading the armadillo part, ask you learner what the armadillo was teaching. Before you get to reading the spider page ask your learner, what do you think the spider is going to teach you how to do? After reading the whale part ask your learner what was something they learned about whales.
Turn In to SeeSaw

Tuesday, May 12

Remind your learner of the book Animal Kingdom. Notice how each animal gave advice and taught something. Have your learner make up a story about animals teaching them different things. Point out an example from the story for your learner.
  • Ex: “The spider taught you how to spin a web.” Create a story example for your learner. Ex: “My name is cat and I’m going to teach you how to be sneaky. First practice tip toeing and moving without making a sound.”
Turn In to SeeSaw

Wed., May 13

Activity: Writing and Connected to Science✎Draw your favorite thing to see see during the day and your favorite thing to see see at night.Why are these your favorite things? What do you like about these things? Can these things be out in the day and night? How do you know?

Thurs., May 14

Re-read Animal Kingdom. As you read pause and ask your learner questions about the story.
  • What do you like about this story? How does it make you feel? What personal connections can you make to this story about animals?
Turn In to SeeSaw

Friday, May 15


Think about all of the people who care deeply about you. Think about what you do together. Help your learner create a list of these important people and what they enjoy doing together. How can you show how you care for others?

Math/Science and Social Studies

Monday, May 11

Activity: ScienceThe Animal Kingdom includes three animals; a whale, spider, and an armadillo. Ask your learner to describe each animal. How do they look? How do they move? What is their size? How are they different from each other?

Tuesday, May 12

Activity: Science✎What does it look like and how does it feel outside on a sunny day?✎Fold a piece of paper in half. Draw a sun on one side and a moon on the other side✎On the side with the sun, draw things you see during the day like birds, bees, people walking, riding bikes, and playing. Keep yourpaper for tomorrow’s activity.

Wed., May 13

Shapes are all around us! Draw a picture using shapes. Use your imagination! What can a rectangle be? A circle? An oval? A triangle? A square? Get creative with shapes!Turn In to SeeSaw

Thurs., May 14

Activity:Math & Movement! Can you use your body to make shapes? Think of a body movement to create a circle, square and triangle. Once you have a movement for each make up a dance that uses these shapes!

Friday, May 15

Using the Animal Cutouts, have your learner color or talk about what color each animal is. Ask them to tell you about each animal.Where does each animal live? Which animals fly? What is the texture of their body? How does each animal move?Turn In to SeeSaw






Week 6 | May 4 - May 8, 2020

Emergent Literacy and Writing

Monday, May 4

Activity:Connected to Literacy
Have your learner practice writing their name and below have them draw a picture of their pet, or their favorite animal
“______’s Animal”

Tuesday, May 5


Read/ Sing “Old McDonald Had a Farm” Ask your learner to retell you story. Ask them to act out different animals while they are retelling you the story. Turn in to SeeSaw

Wed., May 6

Activity: Writing and Connected to Science
Create two columns, on one side write and draw things that are living. On the other side write and draw things that are not living. Write your name on your work!

Thurs., May 7

Read/ Sing “Old McDonald Had a Farm” Ask your learner to think of other silly animals that may want to join your farm. Add these animals and animal sounds to your song!

Friday, May 8

Activity:Connected to Literacy:“______’s Farm”Have your learner practice writing their name and have them draw a picture of all the animals they would have at their farm.

Turn in to SeeSaw

Math/Science and Social Studies

Monday, May 4

Activity: MathWatch:GoNoodle- Banana Banana Meatball
Play “Get the Beat!” make a pattern with sounds and movement:clap,stomp, clap, stomp. . . ).
Create your own pattern.Turn in to SeeSaw

Tuesday, May 5

Activity: Science
What is living? What is non-living? Create two columns, on one side write and draw things that are living. On the other side write and draw things that are not living. Have a conversation about the characteristics of living organisms.

Wed., May 6

We are going on a “Pattern Hunt”! Can you find patterns around your living space? Check out clothing, carpeting, or other unexpected places to find the patterns hidden around you! Turn in to SeeSaw

Thurs., May 7

Use patterns blocks cut-outs, small objects or rocks and sticks to demonstrate a pattern and create an image . Can you describe the pattern? What comes next in your pattern and why? Turn in to SeeSaw

Friday, May 8

Activity: Science
Find an animal. It can be your pet, a bird outside, or a real image in a book. Make a close study of this animal. Draw the animal by using your observations to guide your drawing. What do feathers really look like? How can you depict the different colors found in fur? Have a discussion with a caregiver about any new details you may have noticed.

Week 5 | April 27 - May 1, 2020

Emergent Writing


Monday, April 27


Activity: Connected to ScienceHave your learner draw a picture of the bug theyobserved. Ask them to label their drawing.

Tuesday, April 28


Activity: Connected to Social StudiesAfter discussing your life events with a caregiver (baby, toddler, school age) Draw a self portrait of what you look like now.

Wed., April 29


Activity:Have the learner draw themselves doing something they enjoy!! When finished ask them to write about their drawing. What is it that they enjoy during this time?


Thurs., April 30


Activity: Connected to Social StudiesAfter reading the book “I’m as busy as a bee” and talking with your caregiver about how you feel during each of your day to day activities. Create your own page to add to the story! Draw a picture and write the words!Example: I am as excited as a squirrel!

Friday, May 1


Activity: Connected to ScienceAfter reviewing the life cycle of a ladybug, ask your learner to draw and label a life cycle of a ladybug. Ask them to write about the ladybug they drew.


Emergent Literacy

Monday, April 27

Activity:Choose letters of the alphabet at random and ask your learner to identify the names of the letters.

Tuesday, April 28


Activity:Start by writing your learner’s name using medium-sized letters at the top of “My Name is Special” as a model. Now have your learner write their own name below, independently. Use the alphabet chart to ask the learner if they recognize letters from their own name. Have the learner attempt to name the letters they select as they point to each letter.

Wed., April 29


Activity:When you are making food, have your child identify as many letters as they can on any of the boxes, cans, or food items you are using.Turn in to SeeSaw

Thurs., April 30


Activity:Together, walk around the living space and do a letter find. As the learner points out letters, the learner attempts to call out the letter’s name. As the learner finds letters and correctly names them, have the learner cross out the corresponding letters on the letter chart.

Friday, May 1


Activity: Connected to ScienceUsing the ladybug life cycle cards. Ask your learner to name all the letters in each word. Ex: While pointing to the word egg, say, “what letters are in the word egg?”

Math

Monday, April 27


Using the number 1-10. Ask your learner to identify each of the numbers. Assist your learner in putting them in sequence order.Turn in to SeeSaw

Tuesday, April 28


Together, walk around the living space and do a number hunt!. As the learner points out numbers, the learner attempts to call out the number’s name. As the learner finds numbers and correctly names them, have the learner cross out the corresponding numbers on the number chart.Turn in to SeeSaw

Wed., April 29


Connected to ScienceCan you draw, count and label the parts of an insect? Sing this song to the tune of “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” as a guide.Head, Thorax Abdomen...AbdomenHead, Thorax, Abdomen...AbdomenAntenna, 6 legs and an exoskeleton. Head Thorax Abdomen...Abdomen!

Thurs., April 30


Have the learner count different items in the house.Example:1 table2 pillows, etc...

Friday, May 1


Consider going on a walk and while you walk by parked cars, take a look at license plates. Ask your learner to tell you what numbers are on the license plate, and what letters are on the license plate.

Social Studies & Science

Monday, April 27


Science:Connected to WritingThe next time your learner encounters an insect, encourage them to put the insect in a container and have them study it.. Ask them to describe the way it looks. What color is it? When you hold it near light does it change color? How many legs does it have? What shape is it? Does it move quickly or slowly?

Tuesday, April 28


Social Studies:Activity: Connected to WritingTogether discuss the stages of development of a human with your learner. Talk about the child as a baby, infant, todder, and preschooler. What stays the same? What changes?

Wed., April 29


Science:Connected to MathTry creating a model of an insect. What materials can you use to make the three body parts: Head, Thorax, & Abdomen? Can you add 6 legs, compound eyes, antenna? What materials did you use to create your model? Why did you choose those?

Thur., April 30


Social Studies:Connected to WritingRead the book “I’m as busy as a bee”. Think and talk about your day to day routines and activities. What kind of animal do you feel like first thing in the morning? Why? What kind of animal do you feel like when you are outside? Why? Discuss and describe your day in terms of how you act and feel. What animal might represent you!Turn in to SeeSaw

Friday, April May 1


Science:Look at the life cycle of the ladybug. Together discuss the sequence and ask your learner what changes from egg to adult. Invite them to talk you through the process. Ask your learner how the life cycle of a lady bug is similar or different from the stages of human development. Cut out the sequencing cards and have your learner practice putting them in order.Turn in to SeeSaw

Week 4 | April 20 - 24, 2020

Emergent Writing

Monday, April 20

ScienceActivity:Connected
Draw a picture of the plant you explored. Can you label the parts of the plant?

Tuesday, April 21


Activity:Connected to Social Studies
Draw a picture of what you see when you stand in your front door facing outside. Draw a picture of what you see when you are facing inside? Can you label with marks or letters what you have drawn?

Wed., April 22


Activity: Connected to Literacy
Can you draw your daily schedule? What will you do when you wake up, eat breakfast, play,eat lunch, have a rest or quiet time, and learn in your living space? Can you label these activities?Checkpoint for Understanding:The learner focuses on the task above and uses marks, letters or symbols to communicate what they see.

Thurs., April 23


Activity: Connected to LiteracyAfter reading “All By Myself” what can you do all by yourself? Draw and write about something you can do by yourself that makes you feel proud.Turn in to SeeSaw

Friday, April 24


Activity:
Look at yourself in a mirror. Draw a pictureof what you see. As you draw, talk and write about what makes you special!

Emergent Literacy

Monday, April 20


Activity:
Tell your learner a story about plants growing. It can be a fictional story or about a time you grew a plant. After you finish your story have them tell you a story about plants growing.

Tuesday, April 21


Activity:
Have your learner look through your living space to find a book or other sources of text (magazines, newspapers, instructional manuals). Ask them to read the text to themselves, encourage them to create a story.

Wed., April 22


Activity:Connected to Writing
Have a conversation with your learner about creating a daily schedule. Why are schedules important? How can schedules help us focus and have fun?

Thurs., April 23


Activity:Connected to Writing
Read the book “All By Myself” with your learner. Talk about what your learner can do independently? During the day praise them when they are focused on an activity independently.

Friday, April 24


Activity: Extension to Writing
After talking about what makes you special. Draw your family. Talk about what makes each person special. What makes your family special?

Math

Monday, April 20
Activity:
Use beans, which are also seeds, to play with the math math. How many seeds do you have? Can you make a group of 4 seeds? What would happen if you added one more?Turn in to SeeSaw
Tuesday, April 21
Activity:
Sing the song below and play a counting game to the tune of “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”
Shake, shake, shake the bank;Watch the pennies fall._____ on head;_____ on tails;Count them, 5 in all.
Use a recycled box or bottle and 5 coins to shake and sing and play!
Wed., April 22
Activity:
Number toss! Use a plastic cup or recycled container and see how many beans you can toss into the cup in a row.Count out loud! Keep a record of how many beans in a row landed inside the container. What is your personal record?
Thurs., April 23
Activity:
Play a word problem game with your learner, an example: “There is one leaf on a plant. Then 2 more grow. How many leaves are there altogether?”Use the Math Mat with fallen leaves or everyday objects to help your learner visualize these word problems.
Friday, April 24
Activity:
Create a word problem with your learner when having a snack. Example: “If I put 2 cheerios on your napkin and add 2 more, how many cheerios do you have now? What if I add one more? How many do you have now?Turn in to SeeSaw



Social Studies & Science

Monday, April 20
Science Activity:Connected to Writing
Find a plant inside or outside of your living space. Describe the plant. What does it look like? What color(s) is it? What size is it? What shape is it?
Tuesday, April 21Social Studies:Activity:
What would you see if you were standing in your front door facing outside? What would you see if you were standing facing inside? Talk about and describe what you see.Turn in to SeeSaw
Wed., April 22Science Activity:Spend some time outside or looking outside. What is the weather like today? What do you notice and see outside? What season do you think it is? What do you see in the sky?Turn in to SeeSawThur., April 23Social Studies Activity:Encourages your learner to build their communityusing recycled boxes to represent buildings. What else can you find around your living space to create the features of your environment, grass, water, streets, etc.?
Friday, April 24Science Activity:
You can make a homemade rain gauge by cutting off the top of a recycled plastic water bottle.Collect rain in a rain gauge outside to help the children measure how much it has rained.




Week 3 | April 13 - 17, 2020

Emergent Writing

Monday, April 13


Write/ draw a story about a time you felt afraid, happy, sad, or angry. Use the feelings cards for reference.

Tuesday, April 14

Use your arms to write the letters of the alphabet in the air. Make big or small movements to “sky write” letters.

Wed., April 15

Write/draw about your favorite toy, pet, book or TV show or use your imagination and create something using shapes.

Thurs., April 16

Put a small amount of flour on a plate. Use your finger to write your name and letters in the flour!

Friday, April 17

Write a letter to your caregiver. Use a recycled envelope and deliver it!

Emergent Literacy

Monday, April 13


Gather three objects fromaround your living space. Say thename of each item and then say a word that rhymes with it.“Spoon”- “Moon” SeeSaw Turn In

Tuesday, April 14

Storytelling! Consider cuddling with your child and telling them a story about your life. Maybe an experience when you were a child.

Wed., April 15

"Read" a room by saying out loud all the objects you see in one living space and the letter sounds they begin with.

Thurs., April 16

Read a book or tell your child a made-up story. If you could be a character in the story who would you want to be and why?

Friday, April 17

Use sticks, spoons or other objects found around your living space to make and shape letters! Build the letters in your name with these everyday objects.SeeSaw Turn In

Math

Monday, April 13


Go on a shape hunt! Can you find objects in your living space that are circles, squares, and triangles? Now try to make these shapes in your body.

Tuesday, April 14

Fill in the missing number. What number comes next and what number comes before? SeeSaw Turn In
1 ___ 3 ___ 5

Wed., April 15

Go on a number hunt! Find 1 object, 2 of the same objects, 3 of the same and 4 of the same. Lay them out and count!

Thurs., April 16

Cut off the front from a used cereal box. Cut the front into 10 pieces to create a puzzle. Put it together and play again and again!SeeSaw Turn In

Friday, April 17

Play Red Light, Green Light! Count out loud how many steps you take each round.

Social Studies & Science

Monday, April 13

Science:

Go on a bug hunt! Next time you encounter a bug, get down low and observe closely. What do you see? Draw what you see on the bug watcher page.

Tuesday, April 14

Social Studies:

Practice being a helper! Work with your caregiver to help wash forks and spoons. Then sort them and put them away.

Wed., April 15

Science:

Does it roll?Use a piece of recycled cardboard to make a ramp. Find a variety of objects and see if they roll. Can you predict what will roll and what will not? SeeSaw Turn In

Thur., April 16

Social Studies:

What does it mean to be a community member? Brainstorm with someone in your living space ways everyone can be a caring community member.

Friday, April 17

Science:

Mirror exploration! Explore your face and facial expressions in the mirror. Play, be silly and explore your amazing self! Next, ask another person to be your mirror image. Stand across from them and take turns moving slowly, copying them. Try moving at different levels: low, middle, high

Week 2 | April 6 - 10, 2020

Emergent Writing

Monday, April 6

Provide your child with playdough and practice with your child rolling the playdough into snake-like strips. Use the pieces to shape letters and their name.

Tuesday, April 7

Create a pretend post office at home. Provide your child with envelopes, cards, old bills and have fun writing and distributing mail to family members.

Wednesday, April 8

After reading a story, have your child draw a picture about what they think would happen next. Ask them to tell you about their picture and write down what they say.

Thursday, April 9

Draw a picture of your family and tell a story to go with it. SeeSaw Turn In

Friday, April 10

At the end of the day, talk about the day’s events. Have your child write about what they did throughout the day.

Emergent Literacy

Monday, April 6

Play a word game, saying the first part of a compound word and asking your child to provide a variety of second words that make compound words (e.g., say “sun” and encourage responses like “flower.")

Tuesday, April 7

Go on a Letter Hunt around the house and point out words that begin with the same letter as your child’s name.SeeSaw Turn In

Wednesday, April 8

Write uppercase and lowercase letters on pieces of paper and put them in a paper bag. Have your child pull a letter from the bag and name it. Match uppercase with lowercase letters.

Thursday, April 9

Talk about the first sound in your child’s name. Look for other objects in books or around the house that begin with the same sound. Do the same with the names of family members.

Friday, April 10

Think of the letters in your first name. Collect an object that starts with the sound of each letter.

Math

Monday, April 6

Take a walk and gather rocks, sticks, and leaves. Compare sizes of objects and help your child sequence objects by size (smallest to biggest). Count the number of objects one by one.SeeSaw Turn In

Tuesday, April 7

Use items collected on a walk. Arrange them in a pattern such as one rock, two leaves, one rock, two leaves. Then mix them up and ask children to recreate the pattern or make their own.

Wednesday, April 8

Discuss shapes. Go around the house and talk about the shapes you see. “The table is a circle, the window is a square, the door is a rectangle. What shape is your bed?”

Thursday, April 9

Create an obstacle course inside or outside that involves children moving in different locations and directions.

Friday, April 10

When outside, start a fun game with your child by giving them a place to stand and have them guess how many steps they are away from you. When they walk back, have them count their steps aloud.

Social Studies & Science

Monday, April 6

Social StudiesWork together to make a simple map of your neighborhood or home. Talk about how long it takes to get from place to place.

Tuesday, April 7

ScienceTake food color or finger paint in red, blue or yellow and mix primary colors together. What colors did mixing the colors make?

Wednesday, April 8

Social StudiesDiscuss the various types of transportation (buses, cars, trains, etc.) and which one they might use to go somewhere.SeeSaw Turn In

Thursday, April 9

ScienceGo on a walk and look at what is happening around the neighborhood, maintaining distance. Draw a journal entry about what you saw.

Friday, April 10

ScienceHealthy Foods - Talk about healthy food choices and why we need to eat nutritious food.Draw and label your favorite healthy food.SeeSaw Turn In

Week 1 | March 30 - April 3, 2020

Emergent Writing

Monday, March 30

Have your child draw or paint a picture and tell you a story about their picture. SeeSaw Turn In

Tuesday, March 31

After reading a story, have your child draw a picture about their favorite part. Ask them to tell you about their picture and write down what they say.

Wednesday, April 1

Put shaving cream on hard surface and encourage your child to write their name or letter-like forms (lines top to bottom, left to right, circles, curves, slanted lines) using their finger. Take a picture and post on Seesaw.SeeSaw Turn In

Thursday, April 2

Provide your child with playdough and practice with your child rolling the playdough into snake-like strips. Use the pieces to shape letters and their name.

Friday, April 3

Encourage your child to draw about what they see outside and post on Seesaw.SeeSaw Turn In

Emergent Literacy

Monday, March 30

Let children hold the book and use the pictures as visual cues to retell the story. Talk about what happened in the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the story.

Tuesday, March 31

Encourage dramatic play/acting-out the story you read. Have family members pretend to be a character in the story as you retell the story.

Wednesday, April 1

Read books that include rhyming words like The Cat in the Hat. As you read the story, pause for rhyming words and allow your child to fill in the missing word in the sentence with a word that rhymes.

Thursday, April 2

When reading stories to your child, let them make up the ending, or retell favorite stories with “silly” new endings that they make up.

Friday, April 3

While reading a story, engage your child in conversation by asking open-ended questions and expanding their comments through back and forth dialogue.

Math

Monday, March 30

Go on a nature walk and collect a variety of leaves. At home, help your child sort the leaves and talk about why the leaves were placed in each pile.

Tuesday, March 31

Ask your child to bring one book, two pencils and three sheets of paper. As your child brings the objects, have them count out each item one by one. Take one of the items out and ask, “How many are now left?”

Wednesday, April 1

Display a set of three or four objects on the table. Ask your child to look, then cover the objects with your hand or cloth and quickly ask, “How many are under the cloth?” Continue playing by adding or taking away objects.

Thursday, April 2

Count throughout the day...count how many steps it takes to get to the bathroom, count how many grapes they will eat for snack, etc. On Seesaw have the student record themselves counting by ones until the last correct number counted. SeeSaw Turn In

Friday, April 3

Gather laundry and ask your child to help you separate clothes by color. After washing the clothes, ask your child to match socks and help sort folded clothes into piles by type of clothing.

Social Studies & Science

Monday, March 30

ScienceHealthy Habits - Demonstrate healthy hand washing as well as using tissues or covering mouth when coughing.

Tuesday, March 31

Social StudiesCompare the sizes of different buildings in your neighborhood. Draw and talk about what each building is for and who works there.SeeSaw Turn In

Wednesday, April 1

Social StudiesHave your child pretend to be a mail carrier and deliver mail to everyone in your home.

Thursday, April 2

ScienceWill it float or will it sink? Gather a variety of items and then make a prediction about what will happen when you place the item in water.

Friday, April 3

ScienceMake and blow bubbles with your child. Talk about the bubbles - size, shape, movement.

At Home Learning Packets

PK3 & PK4 - At Home Learning Packet

Digital Resources

GoNoodle

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National Geographic Kids

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Supplemental Materials

The following is a list of materials that you may have around the house that will assist you in completing the above activities with your child. The materials are not required and many of the activities can be completed without additional materials.

  • Envelopes/Old Mail

  • Writing Tools (markers, crayons, pencils, etc.)

  • Shaving cream or similar type material

  • Paper (recycled or plain in different sizes, colors, or textures)

  • Magazines/Printed Materials

  • Cooking Supplies (water, measuring cups, bowls, etc.)

  • Books

Recipes

Play Dough

Materials:

  • 1 cup flour

  • 1/3 cup salt

  • 1/2 cup water

  • 2 teaspoons canola or vegetable oil

Steps:

  • Mix the dry ingredients first, then slowly pour in the wet ingredients.

  • Knead until smooth and store in a covered container.

  • If desired, add a few drops of food coloring to the wet ingredients before adding to the dry

Finger Paint

Materials:

  • 4 tablespoons of sugar

  • 1/2 cup of cornstarch

  • 2 cups of cold water

  • Containers

  • Food coloring

Steps:

  • Stir 4 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 cup cornstarch together.

  • Add 2 cups of cold water and heat over medium heat until the mixture is thick (the mixture will further thicken as it cools).

  • Divide into four or more containers, and add food coloring as desired.

Homemade Bubbles

Materials:

  • Large cup

  • 1/2 cup dish soap

  • 1 1/2 cups water

  • 2 teaspoons sugar

Steps:

  • Pour 1/2 cup of dish soap into a cup.

  • Add 1 1/2 cups of water to the cup.

  • Measure 2 teaspoons of sugar and add it to the mixture.

  • Gently stir your mixture and then go outside and blow bubbles!

Fluffy Play Dough

Materials:

  • ½ cup conditioner

  • 1 cup corn flour/corn starch

  • Food colouring (optional)

Steps:

  • Pour your conditioner into a bowl (that not all conditioners are of the same consistency so you may need to add a little more or a little less corn flour to get the right consistency for you)

  • Pour in the corn flour

  • Give the mixture a good stir

  • Optional: Add a few drops of food colouring

  • Mix well using your hands. This part smells delicious!

  • Have FUN moulding, squishing, shaping and playing with your new Playdough!

Slime

Materials:

  • 1/2 cup Elmer’s glue

  • 1/4 cup water

  • 1/2 cup liquid starch

  • optional: glitter and food coloring

Steps:

  • Start by adding 1/2 cup glue to a bowl.

  • Stir in 1/4 cup of water.

  • Then mix in any glitter or food coloring. Make sure to only use a few drops of food coloring.

  • Slowly stir in the 1/2 cup of liquid starch.

  • Knead the slime on a mat. It will be sticky at first, but don’t give up! Use a little more extra liquid starch. The more you play with it, the less sticky it gets. Just don’t use TOO much liquid starch or contact solution, or the slime will start to get stringy.

  • After playing, store for a few days in a Ziploc bag or airtight container.

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