FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020
FRIENDLY REMINDER: There will be no Early Childhood Partners programs Monday, Nov 23 through Friday, Nov 27.
We hope you have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving Holiday!
FRIENDLY REMINDER: There will be no Early Childhood Partners programs Monday, Nov 23 through Friday, Nov 27.
We hope you have a happy and healthy Thanksgiving Holiday!
SCIENCE FRIDAYS WITH WENDY KENNY:
Science Fridays is STEAM and STEM fun! Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-6 will listen to online read-aloud stories, and explore links to
science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities!
This program is in collaboration with the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library!
A new SCIENCE FRIDAY lesson will be added every FRIDAY!
Science Fridays is STEAM and STEM fun! Parents/caregivers and children ages 2-6 will listen to online read-aloud stories, and explore links to
science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities!
This program is in collaboration with the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library!
A new SCIENCE FRIDAY lesson will be added every FRIDAY!
Welcome to Science Fridays!
We are getting closer to Thanksgiving!
Please enjoy the book "Bear Says Thanks" by Karma Wilson, then do the Turkey Hokey Pokey!
We are getting closer to Thanksgiving!
Please enjoy the book "Bear Says Thanks" by Karma Wilson, then do the Turkey Hokey Pokey!
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Today, we want to encourage you to PLAY with your food, and build Cranberry Structures! All you need for this awesome, easy, and fun STEM activity is a bag of fresh cranberries and a box of toothpicks. What will you build?
SIMPLE IDEAS TO TRY ARE:
Building houses…
Building shapes…
Making towers…
Making people…
Building Letters and numbers…
or have your kids copy what you make if they need encouragement!
These types of building ideas make great STEM projects for kids of multiple ages. You can transform a classic STEM activity like this one into any holiday using different materials that represent the holiday.
Click on the link to check out more ways to build structures.
SIMPLE IDEAS TO TRY ARE:
Building houses…
Building shapes…
Making towers…
Making people…
Building Letters and numbers…
or have your kids copy what you make if they need encouragement!
These types of building ideas make great STEM projects for kids of multiple ages. You can transform a classic STEM activity like this one into any holiday using different materials that represent the holiday.
Click on the link to check out more ways to build structures.
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STORIES AND SONGS INTERACTIVE STORY TIME @10AM ON ZOOM
WITH KATIE CASTELLUCCIO:
Please join preschool teacher and musician Ms. Katie for a fun early literacy music and movement story time for the whole family. Learn about your child’s development while you play, move, explore instruments, sing, read, and have fun together! Fridays, September 25 - December 11 at 10am. No Group on Friday, November 27th.
Please Register To Receive The ZOOM Link!
WITH KATIE CASTELLUCCIO:
Please join preschool teacher and musician Ms. Katie for a fun early literacy music and movement story time for the whole family. Learn about your child’s development while you play, move, explore instruments, sing, read, and have fun together! Fridays, September 25 - December 11 at 10am. No Group on Friday, November 27th.
Please Register To Receive The ZOOM Link!
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Please enjoy Ms. Katie reading Shoo Fly as told and illustrated by Iza Trapani (Charlesbridge Publishing, 2007).
VIRTUAL "M IS FOR MUSEUM" AND "POPPETS PLAYDATE" WITH THE WENHAM MUSEUM:
Join us for a virtual version of our popular preschool and toddler programs, M is for Museum (2.9yrs +) and Poppets Playdates (18 mos. +)! These two programs are a collaboration with the Wenham Museum!
A new video will be available on the SECOND FRIDAY of every Month!
Join us for a virtual version of our popular preschool and toddler programs, M is for Museum (2.9yrs +) and Poppets Playdates (18 mos. +)! These two programs are a collaboration with the Wenham Museum!
A new video will be available on the SECOND FRIDAY of every Month!
November Program
Join in this month's M is for Museum and Poppets Playdates VIRTUAL at-home program! You can participate in the program on your own time and at your own schedule. This month is all about getting ready for winter.
First, let’s read some stories as we get excited to learn more about getting ready for winter! As fall turns to winter, all of the leaves will fall from the trees. The sun will set earlier and it will be dark before dinner time. The air outside is getting colder. There is a lot for people and animals to do to get ready for winter!
Our Poppets friends will read The Hat by Jan Brett. In The Hat, a child named Lisa is hanging up her winter clothes outdoors to air out. They have been stored all spring and summer, and she is getting ready to wear them in winter. A little hedgehog named Hedgie comes along, and puts on one of Lisa’s socks as a hat! Do you have different clothes that you wear in winter time?
Read The Hat – Click for Video >>
Our M is for Museum friends will read Hibernation Station by Michelle Meadows. In this story, many animals are riding a make-believe train that takes them to hibernation. Hibernation is a fascinating way that some animals survive in winter when food is scarce. Hibernation is like being asleep for a long time. To get ready for hibernation, some animals store food to eat from time to time when they wake up. Other animals build up body fat all spring, summer, and fall so that they can sleep all winter. What kinds of things do you do to get ready for winter?
Read Hibernation Station – Click for Video >>
Paint Your Own Hedgie the Hedgehog!
Materials: plastic fork, brown paint, black paint
Click to download a printable hedgehog template >>
Directions: Use the fork as a “paintbrush” to paint quills on your hedgehog in brown and black. Use a marker or crayon that you have at home to draw and eye and a mouth on your hedgehog.
Make a Bear Cave
Materials: Paper grocery bag, cotton balls, glue, construction paper, scissors, stapler, stuffed or toy animal
Directions: To make your cave, cut the handles off of the paper bag. Fold over the top edge of the bag and staple. Then, cut an opening in the paper bag for the animals to go in and out. The cotton balls are going to be make believe snow. Dunk a cotton ball in a *little* bit of glue, and stick it to the outside of the cave. Then, cut leaves out of the construction paper to put inside the cave. The animals can use these to make a nice cozy bed. Find your favorite stuffed animal or other toy animal, and put it in the cave for hibernation! Tip: if you need another cave, you could make a second one using the paper bag that all your supplies came in.
Join in this month's M is for Museum and Poppets Playdates VIRTUAL at-home program! You can participate in the program on your own time and at your own schedule. This month is all about getting ready for winter.
First, let’s read some stories as we get excited to learn more about getting ready for winter! As fall turns to winter, all of the leaves will fall from the trees. The sun will set earlier and it will be dark before dinner time. The air outside is getting colder. There is a lot for people and animals to do to get ready for winter!
Our Poppets friends will read The Hat by Jan Brett. In The Hat, a child named Lisa is hanging up her winter clothes outdoors to air out. They have been stored all spring and summer, and she is getting ready to wear them in winter. A little hedgehog named Hedgie comes along, and puts on one of Lisa’s socks as a hat! Do you have different clothes that you wear in winter time?
Read The Hat – Click for Video >>
Our M is for Museum friends will read Hibernation Station by Michelle Meadows. In this story, many animals are riding a make-believe train that takes them to hibernation. Hibernation is a fascinating way that some animals survive in winter when food is scarce. Hibernation is like being asleep for a long time. To get ready for hibernation, some animals store food to eat from time to time when they wake up. Other animals build up body fat all spring, summer, and fall so that they can sleep all winter. What kinds of things do you do to get ready for winter?
Read Hibernation Station – Click for Video >>
Paint Your Own Hedgie the Hedgehog!
Materials: plastic fork, brown paint, black paint
Click to download a printable hedgehog template >>
Directions: Use the fork as a “paintbrush” to paint quills on your hedgehog in brown and black. Use a marker or crayon that you have at home to draw and eye and a mouth on your hedgehog.
Make a Bear Cave
Materials: Paper grocery bag, cotton balls, glue, construction paper, scissors, stapler, stuffed or toy animal
Directions: To make your cave, cut the handles off of the paper bag. Fold over the top edge of the bag and staple. Then, cut an opening in the paper bag for the animals to go in and out. The cotton balls are going to be make believe snow. Dunk a cotton ball in a *little* bit of glue, and stick it to the outside of the cave. Then, cut leaves out of the construction paper to put inside the cave. The animals can use these to make a nice cozy bed. Find your favorite stuffed animal or other toy animal, and put it in the cave for hibernation! Tip: if you need another cave, you could make a second one using the paper bag that all your supplies came in.
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