Letter Scavenger Hunt
Have fun on this letter scavenger hunt with Aaron. You could even take this outside today to hunt for objects!
Recycled Favorite Words
This is a fun activity that incorporates fine motor skills and letter recognition. So dig into your recycling and get spelling!
What you will need:
Recycled materials with letters (make sure you can cut with scissors)
Scissors
Glue stick
Paper
Step 1:
Make a list of your favorite words! Leave enough room between each word for gluing letters.
Carefully cut around each letter. Some letters maybe harder to find but keep looking! Rub the glue stick on the back of each letter you have cut out and place underneath the same letter in your favorite word.
Here are my favorite words
in recycled letters! I love how all the letters are different shapes and sizes. I cut the letters out of cereal boxes and magazines!
Pease Porridge
Kids have been singing this old nursery rhyme for centuries. Join Nora for a Peas Porridge sing along!
Jump, Freeze, and Count
You'll feel energized after jumping along with Sara Tall. This is also a fun song and dance for practicing self-control (you have to freeze when you hear the word!) and for counting out loud.
"Brown Bear Brown Bear" by Eric Carle, read by Rhonda
Read and sing along with Crib teacher, Rhonda Mack, to one of our all time LCC favorites Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you See? by Eric Carle.
Roasted French Fries
Little hands can be big help with making these yummy roasted french fries. LCC cooker extraordinaire, Angela, shares her recipe and tips with a little science experiment you can try too!
Let’s Wash potatoes!
Potatoes grow in the soil underground. They need to be washed. You can scrub with a brush or small cloth, then rinse, and pat dry. There are many types of potatoes russets, red, golden, sweet, and even purple potatoes. Many kids like French Fries. We roast fries with a little olive oil for a special treat!
To make our LCC Roasted French Fries, you will need:
4 medium russet potatoes, washed and patted dry
Olive oil Sea salt
1 Tb Rosemary
Preheat oven to 400°. With a sharp knife cut one side of the potato to make a flat side. Leaving a little skin at the top and bottom.
Cut 3 more sides
Now slice the potato lengthwise. Decide how wide you want the fries cut.
Use your helper!
Your helper can cut the potato slice into fries using a krinkle or straight cutting knife.
Soak fries in cold water with 1 tsp salt and splash of vinegar for 20 minutes.
Drain potatoes and pat fries dry.
Spray baking pan with olive oil.
Arrange fries evenly on pan.
Brush lightly with olive oil.
Sprinkle a small amount of seasalt and rosemary.
Turn over after 10 minutes.
Cook until crispy and golden brown 15 to 20 minutes. Enjoy!
Sweet potatoes or Carrots make great fries, too!
Fun science experiment! The potato starch at the bottom of the bowl will have a solid /liquid consistency when the excess water is poured off. Potato starch makes a fun ooblek goop. If the remainder of the bowl does not yield enough for kiddos (mine didn't) 2 cups of potato starch mixed with 1 cup of water makes a wonder filled batch of goop. It is fun to play with a gooey liquid and solid substance. Hours of fun! P.S. it glows in the dark!!! .
"Abuela" by Arthur Dorros, read by Rhonda
LCC Toddler teacher, Rhonda Mack, reads one of our favorite books Abuela by Arthur Dorros. Join Rosalba and her grandmother, her abuela, on a magical journey as they fly over the streets, sights, and people of New York City which sparkles below. The story is narrated in English, and sprinkled with Spanish phrases
Whistle for Willie
Learning new skills can take a lot of practice! Can you whistle? Can your brothers or sisters or
parents whistle? Well, Peter doesn’t know how to whistle yet. Follow along with Rachael, as Peter spends
time with his dog Willie and practices his whistle.
"Imogene's Antlers" by David Small, read by Nora
How would you feel if you woke up and found that you had grown antlers during the night? That is what happened to Imogene. and nothing's been the same since. Join Nora for one of LCC's favorites Imogene's Antlers by David Small
Clap Your Hands!
Have some fun and burn up some energy clapping, stomping, and jumping around with Sara (she's got the moves!)