Circle Time with Aaron
Join Aaron Ryder for circle time as he reads, “Parts” by Tedd Arnold. The young narrator in the story has discovered a disturbing trend: There's fuzz in his belly button, his toes are peeling and something just fell out of his nose. The last straw is a loose tooth, which convinces him of the awful truth his parts are coming unglued!
Exploring Eggshells
This is a fun activity if you’re doing a lot of cooking and baking at home. Save your eggshells for a while. Rinse them out with hot water and let dry. Then stick them in your sensory bin or another large, shallow container. That’s it!
Salt and Ice Experiment
Playing with ice is such a fun way to engage in science fun with kids.
What will I need?
Small containers or ice cube trays
Brushes or pipettes (eye droppers)
Small items to freeze in the water (if you choose)
Tray of some sort to contain the mess
Water color or food coloring
Paint ( if you are up for having your child paint with the ice or on it)
Salt
What do I do?
The day before the experiment put water in containers and freeze overnight.
Put trays out (one for each child)
Put ice on trays and salt in a bowl or shaker
Encourage your child to put the salt on the ice
Watch with your child and notice what happens!
Ask questions like, “what is happening to the ice?” “why is it melting more there?”
More options:
Put small items like cars or animals in the water/ice the night before and have your child(ren) work on getting them out of the ice.
Give your child(ren) paint and brushes to paint the ice.
Freeze the ice with paint or food coloring in it. Give your child(ren) paper and let themn “paint” with the ice
"Five Minutes Peace"
Nora reads "Five Minutes Peace" by Jill Murphy.
All Mrs. Large wants is five minutes' peace - but with three inquisitive and lively children around the house, peace proves to be almost impossible to find!
Does this sound like a story you might be able to relate to?
Marvelous Masks!
~paper plate
~hole punch
~double sided tape
~glitter
~twisty ties
~fabric scraps
~ribbon
~paint and brushes
~a stick
(this list can be added to and altered to your heart’s desire!)
Cut out a nose section and eye holes. Also, punch your holes up along the top too. It’s much less messy to punch holes before you start your painting.
Time to add the fancy! I like to use paint and different size brushes. Double sided tape is super for adding glitter. Put a little piece on the mask and shake the glitter on top. Voila! Sparkles exactly where you want them. Weave fabric and ribbons through and around the holes punched in the top. Attach the stick to one side with twisty ties (but don’t be afraid to try another idea to attach. I just really wanted to use my twisty ties!)
TADA! Here is my finished mask. I love it . I think my favorite part is choosing my materials. What is your favorite part? Have a super day and here’s to creating!
Painting with Cars, Trucks, Tractors, Diggers
Materials Needed:
Paper
Paint
Toys with Wheels!
Instructions:
Ask your child to gather some of their favorite wheeled vehicles to use for this fun art project.
Place a sheet of paper (the larger the better) on a flat surface and have your child choose which color of paint they would like to use.
Now the fun part, drive the vehicles through the paint and see what kind of different tracks the wheels make!
Afterwards you can fill up the sink with warm soapy water and let your child clean the vehicles!
"Our House" read by LCC teacher Nora Stone
Join Nora for a great read of the book "Our House" by Paul and Emma Rogers. Once built, a house may stand for many, many years. Imagine, then all the people it must shelter and the events it must witness. In Our House, readers will travel back in time, visiting a stone house in four generations and over 200 years.
20 Podcasts for Kids That You Can Listen to with the Whole Family
Children love listening to a good story and one of the greatest advantages to listening is that children have the chance to hear speech patterns and rhythms that are missing in print. Listening to a story enables children to learn about voice and expression, which helps them with their own speech development.
Marble Painting
“Marble painting is a fun activity that kids get physically engaged in and I love that it can be done on a small, big, or gigantic scale and works just as well for individual and collaboration art pieces too!” - Sara Johnson
Materials: Marbles, different assortment of colored paints, paper and tray (a 13x9 baking dish works perfect too if you don’t have a tray
Directions: Start by squirting different colored paint on to your piece of paper. It’s lovely to let the children choose what colors they want and to have a go at squirting the paint themselves. They might want all the colors of the rainbow or just one or two. However many they choose they’ll enjoy seeing the patterns form.
"Tooty-Ta" Song and Dance
Follow along with LCC Teacher, Nora Stone, as she demonstrates the fun and silly steps to the Tooty-Ta song.