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Hello Families!
This month we will be exploring the sea! Join us to explore all things we can find under the sea! It’s a super fun topic I know the children will enjoy. A few conversation starting questions for your children can be:
What lives under the sea?
Is there anything other than fishes under the sea?
Please feel free to email us any pictures to Transirionroom1@gmail.com and jumpstartdiscoveries@gmail.com
Lots of virtual hugs sent your way!
-T1 Teachers
Week of June 8, 2020
Week of June 8, 2020
Bubble Painting
A lot of times when we observe the ocean we can see many bubbles that form in the water.
For this project we’re going to take our bubbles and use them to make a very fun project!
Materials Needed:
- Bubble Solution
- Food Coloring
- White paper
Directions:
Mix bubble solution with food coloring(you may use different containers to mix different colors)
Using the wand blow bubbles onto paper to create beautiful colored bubbles!
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Sensory Foam
Continuing with our bubbles in the sea, another thing we can find in the ocean is sea foam!
This is a great sensory project that you can manipulate and change to objects you have in your house.
You can add toys to the foam or just let them play with the foam itself!
Materials Needed:
- Warm Water
- Dish Soap
- Cornstarch
- Blue Food Coloring
- Blender
- Bin
- Toys (optional)
Directions:
Blend warm water, cornstarch, dish soap and food coloring together. Pour into your bin for hours of fun!
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Ocean in a Bottle
This activity can be used as a beautiful representation of the ocean but can also be used as a fun experiment!
Materials Needed:
- Empty Bottle
- Water
- Cooking Oil
- Food coloring
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Week of June 1, 2020
Week of June 1, 2020
As our first project we will be investigating what lives under the sea, and what we can find under the sea.
Under the sea Paper Plate
For this project your child will make their own representation of what they think the sea looks like. Feel free to add any other materials you may have in your house.
Materials needed:
- Paint
- Paper Plate
- Goldfish
- Glue
Pinterest Link: https://pin.it/6gd4Uhl
Under the Sea Sensory Bin
For this project the children are going to use their hands to investigate what they feel under the sea.
Materials needed:
- Water
- Bin
- Blue food coloring
- Shells/ Plastic Fish
- Water toys
Pinterest Link: https://pin.it/2P2JP50
Under the Sea Snack!
This will be a super fun project your child will not only love to help you do, but also fun to eat!
Materials Needed:
- Rice Cake
- Food Coloring
- Yogurt
- Goldfish
Pinterest Link: https://pin.it/7sO13DF
Week of May 25, 2020
Week of May 25, 2020
Hello Parents!
We’ve reached our last week of May and our last week learning about community helpers! I hope you have all enjoyed learning about people who help our community stay safe and run smoothly.
As always feel free to email us any pictures:)
Jumpstartdiscoveries@gmail.com and transitionroom1@gmail.com
Virtual hugs and best wishes,
T-1 Teachers :)
Doctor
A doctor is someone who helps us stay healthy. We visit the doctors office to make sure our bodies are healthy and strong.
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Materials needed:
- Print out
- Colors/Markers
- Band-aids
Astronaut
Astronauts are people who take care of space. To get to space they fly in a spaceship.
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Materials needed:
- Foil
- Black construction paper
- Silver/White paint
Construction Worker
A construction worker helps build the houses we live in. They also make sure our houses are safe to be in and help fix things when they aren’t how they are supposed to be.
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Materials needed:
- Legos
- Paint
- Paper
Week of May 18, 2020
Week of May 18, 2020
Hello Parents!
I hope you are all doing well. This week we will be working with community helpers we can find as we walk/drive along our neighborhood. These people make our community better by keeping us safe and the people around us safe. As always feel free to email us any pictures of your child doing their projects jumpstartdiscoveries@gmail.com or transitionroom1@gmail.com , we love to see what they create.
I will see you all at our zoom meeting this Thursday at 10am.
Lots of virtual hugs sent your way,
Ms.Jocelyn
Police Officer
A police officer helps take care of our city. They make sure everyone is safe and following directions.
Pinterest Link: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/336151559686413954/
Firefighter
Firefighters are also people that keep us safe, but they also are the ones that help put out fires. They help make sure fires don’t spread and hurt people or houses.
Pinterest Link: https://pin.it/5UpF0Xb
Gardener:
A gardener helps keep our streets and gardens looking beautiful:) They help make sure plants are healthy and don’t get too big!
For this project I encourage you all to plant your own plant! I would love to see what you plant, feel free to email us a picture of your child planting or of your child helping our in your own garden/yard.
Week of May 11
Week of May 11
Hello families! I hope the children enjoy our new theme, this week we will be talking about more people that help our community run smoothly.
Thank you all for your continued support, I love seeing all of my friends in our weekly zoom meetings! It’s so much fun to be able to interact with them.
Feel free to send us any pictures of your child’s masterpieces to: transitionroom1@gmail.com or jumpstartdiscoveries@gmail.com. We love to see what they create!
Best wishes and sending you virtual hugs!
-Ms.Jocelyn
Monday: Mail
People who deliver our mail are called mail men/women. These people help important letters and packages arrive safely at our homes. They go to everyone’s house every day to pick up mail and drop it off. Mail can be objects you send to someone or it can be a letter or a picture you want to send to someone important.
This week we will be sending our own Letters:
In this letter your child can draw, paint, and or practice writing. You can mail this letter to 2100 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda Ca 94501.
Your child can help you put in your masterpiece, close your envelope and put your stamp on.
During this process you can explain to your child that everyone has a special address and that is how the mailman knows where to take their letters. As soon as the letters start arriving at the school I will be opening the letter in our zoom meeting so that the children can see how their letters arrived to the school.
Tuesday: Waste Management Professional
These are the people we have to outside that drive the garbage trucks! We say thank you to them, because they play a big job in making sure our cities and homes are clean. They come by once a week and take all of our garbage, recycling and compost.
Garbage truck activity:
Materials needed:
- construction paper
- glue
- tissue paper
Pinterest Link: https://pin.it/2Az8ryy
Wednesday: Traffic Lights
Traffic lights might not be people but they help our community by telling cars when to stop, go and slow down. A fun game to play with your child is Red light,Green Light And Yellow light:
- Red light -Stop
- Yellow light-Slow Down
- Green light-GO
Traffic Light Pinterest Link: https://pin.it/3lSMxux
Thursday May 14 @10am Zoom activity:
Materials needed
- 2 Paper plates
- Beans/Rice
- Stapler/tape
- Markers
Pinterest link:
May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020
Dentist
A dentist is someone that helps us keep our teeth and mouth healthy. Washing your teeth daily and eating fruits and vegetables can help you keep your teeth healthy and strong! Brushing your teeth is important to keep them healthy!
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Materials Needed:
- Yellow paper
- White paint
- Old toothbrush (if you don’t have an extra one you can also use cotton swabs)
What foods are good for my teeth?
For this project you can explain to your child which food are healthy (fruits,vegetables) and what foods are not healthy(sugars).
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Materials Needed:
- White and Black construction paper
- Magazines/ Grocery ads /Print outs of foods
- Glue
Chef
A chef is a person that helps make the food when we go to a restaurant, store, hotel etc. They help make sure that we have cooked yummy food.
Activity: Chefs Hat
Every chef needs a hat to wear, a fun way to make one. Your child can use colors to decorate their band on the hat.
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Materials Needed:
- Tissue paper
- Construction paper
- Glue
Let’s make some food like a chef!
Easy pizza
You can add or remove ingredients based on what your child prefers.
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Ingredients:
- Bread
- Tomato sauce/ Marinara Sauce
- Pepperoni or any topping you have at home
This weeks zoom activity: On Thursday May 7 @10am on zoom we will be making STAINED GLASS
Pinterest Link for reference:
https://pin.it/757V5Vv
Materials Needed:
- Wax Paper
- Black construction Paper
- Paint + Paint brushes
- Glue
Week of Apr 27, 2020
Week of Apr 27, 2020
Hello Parents this week we will be doing a very fun activity! This activity we will spilt up in 2 days. Below I have added all you need to know for this activity, I can’t wait to see you all in our zoom meeting!
Zoom Activity for Tuesday, April 28:
We will start this weeks project by making our ice paint. Materials needed for this day include:
- Ice cube tray
- paint (any kind you have available as long as it can be mixed with water)
- water
- popsicle sticks/any sticks
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Zoom Activity for Thursday, April 30
On Thursday we will be doing our actual project. The weather is starting be warmer just like in the desert. We’re going to cook down by using ice paint.
Materials needed for this day:
- Paper
- Ice paint we made on Tuesday
Week of Apr 20, 2020
Week of Apr 20, 2020
Hello Parents!
This week we will be talking all about what cowboy/Cowgirls wear when they are in the desert. This week you can discuss with your child what type of weather do they think is in the desert? You can also ask them what type of clothing they think they would wear according to the weather they said. You can explain to them that in the desert In the day time it is very hot, but in the night time it is also very cold.
This week we are also celebrating Earth day! As a fun project I included a scavenger hunt. You can add or remove things for them to search according to what you have around the house.
As always please feel free to email us any pictures of your child doing the projects, we would love to see what they created! transitionroom1@gmail.com
Thank you all for your support!
Best wishes,
T1 Teachers :)
Tuesday April 21 Zoom Activity
What you will need:
•Unused coffee filter
•Blue and green marker
•Water Spray bottle
Cowboy/Girl Hat
For this project your child will be coloring and making his or her own hat. As they color it, go over their colors ask them what colors they are using.
Earth Day Scavenger Hunt
This project can be changed to whatever you have in your house/ or if you go on neighborhood walks you can add or remove objects to find.
Cowboy Boot:
This is another fun coloring project/ and or paint project you can do with your child. For both projects you can use paint or colors to make it even more fun!
Week of Apr 13, 2020 (all about Deserts)
Week of Apr 13, 2020 (all about Deserts)
Activity 1: Cactus
A cactus is a plant that grows in the desert and unlike other plants we don’t need to water them as often. On their exterior they are green and have spikes all over them.
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Activity 2: Sunset Desert Painting
What colors can we see during a sunset?
(You Can look online at pictures of sunsets)
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Activity 3: Cactus treats
Based on past cooking activities I can tell you the children love anything that has to do with cooking.
This project is great for them to get in the kitchen and help.
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Fun Exercise Songs
Here are a couple of fun songs you can play for your child to help them get moving! They are super fun and you are welcome to join them!
Get up-Mark D Pencil
Stand in place & move- Mark D Pencil
We’re going on a lion walk
Do what Mark D Pencil says
The Mark D Shake
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Move like the Dinosaurs
Freeze Dancing
Let’s go swimming
Shake your sillies out
Week of Apr 6, 2020 (Easter week)
Week of Apr 6, 2020 (Easter week)
Hello families, I hope you are all doing well. This week we will be doing crafts all about Easter! In celebration of the upcoming holiday I have chosen a few crafts I know the children will love!
Feel free to email the class email at transitionroom1@gmail.com with pictures of the masterpieces your children have made!
We hope these projects help keep our friends a little busy while we go through these times. With each project it’s always fun to point out to your child what colors, shapes, and letters you are using so they continue to become familiar with them.
Best wishes,
Ms.Jocelyn
Bunny stamping
Materials Needed:
- Toilet paper rolls
- Paint
- Construction paper
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Easter egg stamping
Materials Needed:
- Plastic eggs
- Paint
- White paper
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Bunny Craft
Materials Needed:
- Paper plate
- Paint
- Marker
- Construction paper
(If you have no googley eyes you can always draw eyes for your child or have then use objects around your house)
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Easter Egg craft
Materials Needed:
- White construction paper
- Colored Construction paper
- Glue
- Scissors(For extra practice, have your child practice cutting the colored paper and have your child glue whatever they cut onto their Egg :) )
Pinterest Link:
Bunny Stamping
Easter Egg Stamping
Bunny Craft
East Egg craft
Week of Mar 30, 2020 (Butterfly Week)
Week of Mar 30, 2020 (Butterfly Week)
Activity 1: The Egg
Explain: The first process of a butterfly is when the mommy caterpillar lays an egg on a leaf.
Steps:
Trace your child’s hand, and let them color it green to make it look like a leaf.
With a marker make dots in the handprint to signify eggs. (or if you have extra beans, rice, small pasta. Have them glue different pieces In their handprint)
Activity 2: The caterpillar
Explain to your child that after the caterpillar hatches, out come a caterpillar
Explain to your child that after the caterpillar eats and eats, just like the caterpillars in our classroom it begins to form their “house” (chrysalis) in which they stay for 2 weeks.
A great way to share this is by listening to “The very hungry Caterpillar”
Activity 3: Coffee filter Butterfly
Materials: Coffee filter, clothes pin, markers, you can use regular markers if you don’t have dot markers available
Week of Mar 23, 2020 (Bee Week)
Week of Mar 23, 2020 (Bee Week)
Activity 1: How many stings?
Material: Stickers, paper, markers.
Directions: Trace your child’s hand and and count the 5 fingers together. Give your child 5 red stickers/ or dots and invite them to place on their hand tracing. Talk about how bees have a stinger and can sometimes leave “ouchies”. Count the dots, say “ BUZZ”and tap each sticker dot.
Activity 2: Bee Pollination
Materials: box lid, rice cereal, spatula
Directions: Pour cereal over the lid, have your child use a spatula to represent a bee wing, let him/her bang on the rice cereal. Explain how when a bee pollinates it uses its wing to bang on the flower to let the pollen out. The bee can get a lot of pollen out just by hitting the flower just as children can by hitting the cereal off the lid.
Activity 3: Bottle top Beehive
Materials: Yellow paint, White paper, Empty bottle
Directions:
- Cut out beehive out of paper
- Have your child use the top of the bottle to stamp on circles onto their beehive.
Explain to your child how a beehive is a bee's home.
Activity 4: Coloring/ painting a bee
Activity 5: A fun snack using honey.
Explain to joke child that honey bees produce honey. Allow them to touch the honey so they can see the consistency.
http://www.browningshoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/recipe-honey-crispies.pdf
For more fun bee activities visit:
http://www.browningshoney.com/kids-corner/
Butterfly Updates
Butterfly Updates
March 30 Butterfly Update 1
March 30 Butterfly Update 2
March 16 Butterfly Update
Mar 19 Butterfly Update
Book Readings by Ms. Jocelyn
Book Readings by Ms. Jocelyn
Baby Bear Baby Bear
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Color Monsters
I Feel Silly
Where the Wild Things Are
Ms Jocelyn's Favorite Read-alongs
Ms Jocelyn's Favorite Read-alongs
- Rainbow Fish https://youtu.be/Z3cmddZh6t8
- Chicka Chicka boom boom https://youtu.be/VdrTXRD090U
- Lilly’s purple plastic purse https://youtu.be/9fTFfmgK5Ps
- Clark the Shark https://youtu.be/StiQbammPc
- Dragons love Tacos https://youtu.be/GMTCZZp3RbQ
- Danny and the Dinosaur https://youtu.be/wXOHP9pO09c
Easy Crafts and Activities
Easy Crafts and Activities
Color scavenger hunt
This activity is great to help practice their colors and can be made with items around your house :)
Painting ice cubes
This is a fun and mess free way for the children to paint. All you need is ice cubes, paint and a paint brush and they’ll be able to paint on ice for as long as the ice stays frozen
Easy slime
This is a very easy slime recipe that will be a great sensory project!
No mess painting
If you’re looking for a way to be able to paint but aren’t sure if you want it to be too messy, this activity is right for you :)
Sticker names
Not only is this project great to help with their fine motor skills but it also helps them learn the letters of their name. Write your child’s name out in big letters and let them stick stickers on the outlines of the letters. (This might require some help from moms and dads)
Cloud Dough
If you want something a little different than play dough(even though all of T-1 loves play dough) this is a great recipe. Requires very little ingredient that you probably have at home. Great way to introduce a new texture.
Music Shakers
I know the children are missing their music time with Mr.Josh but this is a great way to not only make a fun project with them, but after making it having a fun dance party to get them moving :)
Ziplock sensory bag
This is a great way to introduce new textures to the children. It is so versatile you can use almost anything you have at home. Ex: oatmeal, beans, rice, hair gel, shaving cream, small pasta, sprinkles
Color sensory Bin
This is another great way to practice their colors as well as a great idea for a sensory bin. Have the children separate the cereal by color. Not only will it take them some time but they’ll love it!
T1's Favorite Circle Time Songs
T1's Favorite Circle Time Songs
Buenos Días
Buenos días, buenos días, cómo estás? Cómo estás?
Yo muy bien Gracias, yo muy bien Gracias, y usted? Y usted?
Good Morning?
Good Morning, good morning, how are you? How are you? I am fine thank you? I am fine thank you, how about you? How about you?
Days of the week
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday there are seven days, there are 7 days, there are 7 days in a week.
Today is_______(day of the week)
Today is____, today is ______, all day long, all day long, today is ______, today is ______ all day long
Football game song( Class favorite)
It all started at the football game when the coach said hey (your child’s name) do your thing!
Go, go, go (your child’s name)
Go,go, go (your child’s name)
Go, go, go (your child’s name)
Go, go stop!
Slippery fish
Slippery fish, slippery fish, swimming in the water, a slippery fish, a slippery fish, GULP,GULP,GULP
Oh No! It’s been eaten by a
A octopus, an octopus wiggling in the water,
An octopus, an octopus GULP,GULP,GULP
OH NO! it’s been eaten by a... a tuna fish, a tuna fish
Splashing in the water, a tuna fish, a tuna fish GULP,GULP,GULP
OH NO! It’s been eaten by a .....Great white shark, a great white shark, lurking in the water, a great white shark, a great white shark, GULP GULP GULP,
OH NO! It’s been eaten by a.... Humongous whale, humongous whale spouting in the water, humongous whale, humongous whale. GULP GULP GULP
Other songs the children love, can be played on YouTube/Alexa :
- ABC’s
- Twinkle twinkle, little star
- The wheels on the bus
- We are the dinosaurs
- La vaca lola
- The ants go marching
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