Monday

Story Time

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

Scroll down for the Books of the Week. After reading the books/watching the videos, go on a nature walk or take your child to the window to look at plants outside. Talk about where you/ they see plants and flowers growing. Plants can grow anywhere

Literacy Activity

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

Once finished with the book, go through it again and PAUSE video to get a better look at pictures; assist your child to identify pictures (focus on verbs, colors, quantity and all the types of plants and animals you can find).

Engage your child in an art activity (be creative: use paint, finger-paint, crayons, markers) to have them draw flowers/ plants using their favorite colors. Assist your learner to label parts of plants and what plants need to grow.

Math:

Create a sun by cutting a circle and strips for the rays. Roll a die and glue on the number of rays to the circle.

No paper? No problem! You can use play-dough!

No play-dough? No problem! You can make your own! Check out the "Resources" tab for a bunch of recipes!

Science/STEAM:

(Check out the video below)

Have your child explore the parts of a plant (petals, leaves, stem, seeds, roots) and discuss the process of absorption and how plants use water to grow. Assist your child to fill a cup or jar with water and add different color food coloring to each cup. Assist your child to place flowers or celery in the cup and keep track of them change color. Explain that the water is traveling up the stem and feeding the plants.

Use this as an opportunity to build language! Have your child identify colors (by pointing or labeling), work on turn taking and waiting, or record their reactions (ie Wow, flower, pink, green, dirt)

Wednesday

Story Time

Ten Seeds by Ruth Brown

Scroll down for the Books of the Week. After reading the books/watching the videos, go on a nature walk or take your child to the window to look at plants outside. Talk about where you/ they see plants and flowers growing. Plants can grow anywhere

Literacy Activity

Ten Seeds by Ruth Brown

Once finished with the book, go through it again and PAUSE video to get a better look at pictures; assist your child to identify pictures (focus on verbs, colors, quantity and all the types of plants and animals you can find).

Alphabet Practice: Seed Name Writing (you can also focus on first letter of your child's name)

If you'd like to offer some support, try writing your child's name or first letter using marker, crayon or paint OR use liquid glue or play-dough

Use seeds or beans to help your child learn to write their name.

Click here to see activity

Math:

Measuring Plants

Use blocks and rulers to measure plants in your home. Talk about which one is bigger. Which is smaller? Ask your child to make predictions- for example: Will this one grow bigger? How can it grow bigger?

Science/STEAM:

Explore fine motor and senses!

Assist your child to cut, tear and crumple paper as well as explore colors and textures using paint; talk about how it feels (ie soft, cold, wet, slippery), what it looks like (ie red, yellow, bright, messy)

Use this as an opportunity to build language! Have your child identify colors (by pointing or labeling), work on turn taking and waiting, or record their reactions (ie Wow, flower, pink, green, dirt)

Vocabulary Building:

Labeling: Help your child to label these words. You may show pictures, toys, videos, or real life experiences.

Plant Flower Grow

Leaf Stem Seed Dig

Listening: State these words and model the actions with your child. Help your child to do the actions on their own.

Put In Dig Wait

Look All Done

Music and Movement:

Check out the links below for some movement activities! Try to have your child follow directions and imitations, get in on the action too families!

Friday

Story Time

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

Scroll down for the Books of the Week. After reading the books/watching the videos, go on a nature walk or take your child to the window to look at plants outside. Talk about where you/ they see plants and flowers growing. Plants can grow anywhere

Literacy Activity

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

Alphabet: Nature Letters

Find natural materials on a walk or in your home and help your child to shape them into letters. Can they make the first letter of their name? You can also cut out paper in the shapes of the letters as a guide.

For more information and letter printables click here!

Math:

Raindrop Making

Assist your child to draw 10 clouds and number them 1-10. Assist your child to draw/ paint dropsOR use finger prints to correspond with the numeral in the cloud.

STEAM:

Science/ Technology/ Engineering/ Art/ MathScience

Review: What do plants need to grow?

Soil, Water and Sunlight! Create a chart with your child using paper, pencils/crayons, etc.

Talk to your child about what plants need to grow. Connect this with experiences at home. What do we need to grow? How is it same or different than plants? Where can we find these things in real life?

Vocabulary Building:

Labeling: Help your child to label these words. You may show pictures, toys, videos, or real life experiences.

Plant Flower Grow

Leaf Stem Seed Dig

Listening: State these words and model the actions with your child. Help your child to do the actions on their own.

Put In Dig Wait

Look All Done

Music and Movement:

Check out the links below for some movement activities! Try to have your child follow directions and imitations, get in on the action too families!