Thursday, July 16, 2020

Summer Week 3

Week 3 (July 20-23)
Day/ Date
Activity 
Materials Needed
Monday 
July 20, 2020
How Many Fish are Swimming in the Ocean?
  • How Many Fish are Swimming in the Ocean? Book
  • Numbered dot stickers 
  • Crayons/ Markers
Tuesday 
July 21, 2020
Popsicle Size Sorting
  • Size sorting sheet
  • Popsicle pictures in 3 sizes 
  • Scissors
  • Glue 
  • crayons/ markers
Wednesday 
July 22, 2020
Coral Reefs
  • Black paper with coral reef  outline
  • Liquid glue
  • Colored foam pieces
  • White or yellow crayon 
Thursday 
July 23, 2020
Land & Sea Animal Sorting 
  • Sorting Sheet
  • Animal Pictures
  • Scissors 
  • Glue 


Monday, July 20- How Many Fish Are Swimming In the Ocean? Directions

  1. Write your name on the name line
  2. Count the number of fish on the first page 
  3. Find the right number sticker and put it on the line
  4. Count the fish and put the right number sticker on each page
  5. Color your fish

Tuesday, July 21-Popsicle size sort Directions

  1. Cut your 3 popsicle strips on the red lines
  2. Make a pile of your cut popsicles and move it to the side so you have room for your big sorting sheet
  3. Write your name on the back of the sorting sheet
  4. Put the popsicles into the right place on your sorting sheet according to size
  5. Glue them down
  6. Color your popsicles 
Wednesday, July 22- Coral Reef Directions

  1. Write your name on the back using a white or yellow crayon 
  2. Have a grown up put liquid glue on one branch of the coral at a time
  3. Line up the foam pieces on the glue
  4. Glue them flat side down and push them into the glue
  5. Do all of the coral branches
  6. Let it dry for a long time 

Thursday, July 23- Land & Sea Animal Sorting

  1. Cut your animal pictures on the lines 
  2. Write your name on the back of the sorting sheet
  3. Glue the animals on the right side based on where they live; in the ocean or on land 

Week 3 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 20- July 23  
Theme: Commotion In The Ocean

Day of Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Video
Of the Day


Things to do 
Let’s Go On A Treasure Hunt 
Draw your child a simple map around a room in your house or around your yard. You can draw any identifying objects to help them (Inside examples: the couch or table, Outside examples: the fence or a swingset) Hide something for them to find after they follow the map. Don’t forget to have an “X” to mark the spot! 

Can You Answer the Story Questions? 
After you watch and listen to The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister, here are some comprehension questions that you can answer! 

  • Where did the Rainbow Fish live?
  • Who was the most beautiful fish in the entire ocean?
  • What did Rainbow Fish’s scales look like?
  • Which fish asked Rainbow Fish for a shiny scale?
  • How did Rainbow Fish feel when the blue fish asked for a scale?
Magnetic Fishing Game
Want to go Fishing but can’t leave the house? Make a magnetic fishing game to play! 

Cut your paper into fish shapes
Draw on an eye 
Add a paper clip to each fish
Add numbers to the fish using a marker
For the fishing rod, attach a piece of string with a magnet  on the end to a stick or long piece of wood or plastic. 
Call out numbers and have your child fish for them!

Disney-What’s Missing?


  • Look at the before and after pictures
  • Try and figure out what or who is missing from the photo!

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!

Thursday, July 9, 2020

Summer Week 2

Week 2 (July 13-16)
Day/ Date
Activity 
Materials Needed
Monday 
July 13, 2020
How Will We Get To The Beach? 
Story retelling 
  • What couldn’t go on the ______? Sorting sheet
  • Picture strip
  • Scissors
  • Glue 
Tuesday 
July 14, 2020
Kite Size Sequencing
  • Long blue construction paper
  • Kite pictures in 5 sizes
  • Glue 
  • crayons/ markers
Wednesday 
July 15, 2020
I See a  Fish book
  • I See a Fish Book 
  • crayons/ markers
Thursday 
July 16, 2020
How Many Seeds? 
  • Watermelon slice page
  • Number squares 1-9 
  • Something to write with
  • Scissors 
  • Glue 

Monday, July 13- How Will We Get To The Beach Activity Directions

  1. Cut the picture strip 
  2. Try to remember the story about going to the beach
  3. One of the 5 things kept Roxanne from using different ways to get to the beach 
  4. Match up each picture with the transportation that Roxanne couldn’t take and glue it into the square

Tuesday, July 14- Kite Size Sequence Directions

  1. Write your name on the back
  2. Have mom or dad mix up your kites
  3. Spread out your kite pictures so you can see them all
  4. Find the biggest one you have
  5. Glue the biggest kite first on your paper
  6. Look at the kites that you have left- now find the biggest one
  7. Glue this picture next to the kite that is already on your paper
  8. Keep doing this until you have all 5 kites glued to your paper going from biggest to smallest
  9. Color your kites 
Wednesday, July 15- I See a Fish book Directions

  1. Write your name on the name line
  2. Color each fish based on the color word that is written on the page
  3. Do this for each page of the book
  4. On the final page, you get to draw your own fish
  5. Mom or dad can write the color word on the line for you to trace 

Thursday, July 16- How Many Seeds? Directions

  1. Cut the number strip
  2. Write your name 
  3. Count the number of seeds in the first slice of watermelon
  4. Find the right number to match and glue it into the square
  5. Do all of the slices
  6. After you have glued all of the numbers in the right boxes, trace the numbers with a pencil or marker



Week 2 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 13- July 16 
Theme: Commotion In The Ocean

Day of Week
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Video
Of the Day




Things to do 

Beach Towel Ball Toss Game

Use a large towel (or any towel you have) and a beach ball.  Try playing catch back and forth using the towel to catch the ball! 

Matching Game

Shell activities for kids - ordering, sorting, examining, and experiencing them with all five senses | Ocean science for kids || Gift of Curiosity

Exploring Shells

Count the Fish Game

Use the link below to print your fish.  
Put a number in each circle.  
Place goldfish crackers in each circle to match the numbers!  You can also use cheerios or any other small food item that you like! 

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!