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It’s Farm Week!

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Hello PreKPals Families!

Each Monday (and only being served on Monday), you can get 5 days of breakfast and lunches for your children (18 and younger) for free! No sign up is needed. No forms to fill out. Nothing to but drive up and get a grocery bag full of meals. Both city or county schools will have meals but not all schools are a pick up location. Here’s the TCS information. PLEASE take advantage of this opportunity. Annelise loves this as an outing and she loves all of the fresh fruit!

‒ The Alberta School of Performing Arts, 11 a.m. until noon

‒ Central High, 11 a.m. until noon

‒ Woodland Forrest Elementary, 11 a.m. until noon

‒ Northridge Middle, 11 a.m. until noon

‒ Skyland Elementary, 11 a.m. until noon

‒ Central Elementary 11 a.m. until noon

‒ Copper Creek, 11:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.

‒ Creekwood, 11:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.

‒ Forester Gardens, 11 a.m.-11:20 a.m.

‒ Hay Court, 11 a.m.-11:20 a.m.

‒ McKenzie Court, 11 a.m.-11:20 a.m.

‒ Rosedale, 11:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.

‒ University Manor, 11 a.m.-11:20 a.m.

‒ Wood Village, 11:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.

This week we are going to focus on the Farm! Here’s a great read a loud of one of my favorite books! Mrs. Wishy Washy by Joy Cowley. Here’s the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLxGyBHHdds

Let’s go Down to the Farm: Jack Hartmann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykmFyHJq6FY

Here’s some great farm activities we’d be participating in if we were at school. You might enjoy some of them at home https://www.pre-kpages.com/farm-activities-for-preschoolers/

Did you know that you can get the barnyard to come to your house?  It’s $50 for 30 minutes. I’ve seen so many of my friends hosting the animals! This is a super help to Miss Kami because all of her fieldtrips (including ours) were cancelled and that hurts her ability to feed the animals.

http://www.tuscaloosabarnyard.com/main.html

If you would like to book a private (at your home) visit, Please text Kami 205.454.8841

Here’s one of our favorite science experiments that you may want to do at home. https://lemonlimeadventures.com/magic-milk-toddlers-preschoolers-palmolive-dish-soap-palmolive25ways-cbias/#_a5y_p=2291040

 

Here’s the RQES staff video for you! https://youtu.be/pst9YthoQ8I

Beginning Kindergarten Skills. Can you-

  • Name uppercase letters in random order
  • Name lowercase letters in random order
  • Know numbers 0-10 in random order
  • Count out items to match a number
  • Identify basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, rectangle)
  • Write name (uppercase letters ONLY where needed)
  • Identify and name 8-10 basic colors
  • Identify letter sounds
  • If the student knows all letter sounds can he blend to read short CVC words? (can, sip, let, mop, etc?)
  • Can you recognize/reproduce the FIRST sound in a word? (rug = R
  • How high can you count without missing a number?
  • When shown a set of objects (6 crayons) can the student touch and count each one and then write the correct number? (We call touching and counting “to count in an organized fashion)

Here’s a link to our TCS librarians reading stories. https://tuscaloosareads.org/category/tcs-reviews/read-aloud/

Need some music and movement in your day?  https://www.gonoodle.com/

Engineering and math challenges for PreK http://www.mybrightfirefly.com/2016/05/fun-stem-challenges-in-block-center-for.html?spref=pi

Don’t forget to go outside and play! Use your imagination!!

Did you sign up for Born Ready?  Go here! https://bornready.org/ Born Ready. This resource is from the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education is focused on raising awareness among Alabama parents of the importance of early brain development and high-quality early care and education. The mission of ADECE is to inspire, support, and deliver cohesive, comprehensive systems of high-quality education and care so that all Alabama children thrive and learn. Born Ready is not only developed to inform parents, it’s developed to empower them and give them access to the tools they need to be their children’s first and best teacher.

  • Parents may sign up for weekly Vroom tips via text message by texting LEARN to 48258. (Available in English and Spanish)
  • They willreceive a welcome text that will ask them to text NEXT to start receiving recurring brain building tips.
  • They must follow all prompts that are sent via text.
  • Message and data rates may apply.

 

Tumblebooks is FREE from the Tuscaloosa Public Library. We use Tumblebooks daily when we are waking up from nap. There are tons of books that will be read aloud, there are non-fiction videos about all kinds of things. This resource is usually available by using your library card- however it is now FREE for everyone. Check it out at https://www.tuscaloosa-library.org/

 

Some of our favorite science videos/stories can be found at http://peepandthebigwideworld.com/

https://www.tuscaloosacityschools.com/  Click this link and then look for the “Review, Reinforce and Practice” link that is in the scroll bar. Click that link and then you can select PreK.

Another great (and easier to get to) is our RQE PreK Resources Link on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/groups/571405880388043/

 

Links for learning to be independent and healthy-

 

 

  • Do you notice that your child sits in the W-sit position? We do! We encourage a wide variety of sitting positions (criss cross, mountain, mermaid, on their knees) when we have carpet time. We do discourage W-sitting for long periods of time. Here’s why:

https://www.healthline.com/health/baby/w-sitting

  • Practice opening your applesauce pouches. Hold the pouch in a tight squeeze just under the cap and twist! Don’t forget to save the ROUND caps for us for art projects.
  • In PreK, we use the jacket flip. Practice this at home and your child will be an expert in no time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wRKDeKbAcI

  • Want to get a jump on shoe tying? This is the easiest way to do it and I have been teaching kiddos to tie their shoes for 26 years! Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJVR8hHBQyM

Ms. Hoffman and I cannot wait to see you on SeeSaw! Look for mailbox science this week!

Take care and stay safe!!