Summer Week 1

Week 1 (July 6-9) 

Day/ Date	Activity	Materials Needed
Monday  July 6, 2020	Rainbow Fish Activity	Rainbow Fish Template  Tissue paper squares Glue  Shiny scale (it is mixed in with your tissue paper in the plastic bag attached to the template)  Sharpie -parent only
Tuesday  July 7, 2020	Flip-Flop Color Matching	Flip-Flop Matching Page Colored flip-flop pictures Scissors  Glue
Wednesday  July 8, 2020	Ice Cream Counting	Ice cream counting book 1-5 Ice cream scoop pictures  Glue crayons/ markers
Thursday  July 9, 2020	Winter/ Summer Sorting	Sorting sheet  Summer and winter pictures Scissors  Glue

Monday, July 6- Rainbow Fish Activity Directions

1. Write your name
2. Use a glue stick to put glue on a small section of the fish
3. Take one piece of tissue paper at a time and lay them flat onto the glued section of the Rainbow Fish
4. Continue adding glue and tissue paper squares until your whole fish is covered
5. Put some glue on the back of your shiny scale and put it anywhere on the Rainbow Fish
6. Optional for parents: Carefully outline the Rainbow Fish template, including his fins and his eye with a black Sharpie

Tuesday, July 7- Flip Flop Color Matching Directions

1. Cut the colored flip-flop pictures apart
2. Write your name on the back 
3. Glue the matching flip-flops in the appropriate boxes of the matching page

Wednesday, July 8- Ice Cream Counting Directions

1. Write your name on the back of the book
2. Find the page marked with a 1
3. Find the picture that shows 1 scoop of ice cream and glue it on top of the cone
4. Find the right number of scoops to go with each ice cream cone’s number
5. When you are done, color the ice cream scoops on each page

Thursday, July 9- Winter/Summer sorting Directions

1. Cut the picture squares 
2. Write your name on the back 
3. Put the pictures that you think go with the season summer under the summer picture
4. Put the pictures that you think go with the season winter under the winter picture
5. Glue down the pictures in the right columns 

Week 1 Activity Map

Burlington Early Childhood Center Remote Learning Activity Suggestions Disclaimer:  The activities listed below are suggestions. There are a wide range of activities listed and all of the activities may not be developmentally appropriate for your child depending on his/her age. Stay Connected: Send your child’s teacher a photo and a brief description of what they are doing.

Week: July 6- July 9

Theme: Commotion In The Ocean

Day of Week	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
Video of the Day	Let's learn about the OCEAN!	Portside Pirates Song	The Animals In the Ocean Song	Five Little Fish Song
Things to do	Ocean Animal Writing Practice Practice writing these names for ocean creatures.	Make a Wave Bottle: You just need a clear bottle, white vinegar (or water), food coloring, and oil (baby, canola, or vegetable oil). Fill the bottle with 1/3 vinegar and add coloring. Then add oil. Oil sits up top and won’t mix!  You can even put sea shells, glitter,  or small items inside and watch them ride the wave!	Summer Sensory Bins Make some summer themed sensory bins for your child to play in! Here are some ideas: water, sand (play sand or kinetic sand), aquarium rocks, water beads, cloud dough, oobleck, shaving cream, slime, pasta etc.  Add shells, plastic ocean animals, small shovels and pails, or even bowls, cups and spoons!	Toilet Paper Roll Fish Craft Here are the instructions for this simple craft idea that you can make with things that you have around the house. This project uses paint and glitter but you can also use markers or stickers. Whatever you have will make an awesome fish!

Additional Activity Ideas

Move around with Go Noodle

Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems

Explore games, videos & stories with National Geographic for Kids

Practice reading with Between the Lions

Try a daily Lego challenge! Get ideas here, here or here!