Ocean Week

This week is our ocean week through Digital Learning----man I miss my kids and my classroom! Leading lessons online is so much harder and its just not the same!

But enough of the pity party! It is a beautiful day and we are having lots of fun with our online class! Here are some of the videos I have done so far!

Monday April 13, 2020
Circle Time  Each day I create a video (prerecorded) that attempts to recreate what my class would do during our circle time. We sings songs to help us go through our calendar, we work on the letter and weekly skill, and read stories!
Bible Time This week we are learning about Jonah. I decided to break up the story into 4 separate parts to keep the videos short.
Ocean Song Here is a silly little ocean song.
Ocean Art: Invitation to Create My class does activities like this in our art center at school. There are a variety of colored shapes cut from paper and they are invited to create their own ocean scene or creature. They really get to showcase their creativity and imaginations in this!
I also post different read alouds and educational videos to go along with our weekly theme!
Ocean Facts 101
Hello Ocean by Pam Munoz Ryan and Mark Astrella

Tuesday April 14, 2020
Circle Time Today we worked on simple addition and the un family .
Bible Time Part 2 of the story of Jonah.
Rainbow Fish read aloud I do not have this book at my house (it is somewhere in my classroom) so I found a read aloud on Youtube.
Story/Art extension activity This is a fun hands-on activity that parents can do with their children after reading or listening to the story Rainbowfish.
Un Family Music video I love using music and movement to help students learn! Jack Hartman is probably one of my favorites!
Greg and Steve Number Rock Again, using music to help students connect to the topics is just fun!
Read Aloud--Rainbow Fish and Friends: Sea of  I did a read aloud of another story from Rainbowfish.

Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Circle Time Today we played a ABC game with Mr. Munch the shark! We also looked at some fun ways to use play to learn through playdough and pretend!
Bible Time Today was part 3 of Jonah.
Read Aloud Pout Pout Fish promised to help his friend Ms. Clam find her lost pearl. Can he overcome his fear of the dark to keep his promise?
Sing Along Waves in the Sea is a fun song about some of the things you might find in the sea. Can you think of other things we could add to our song?
Wave Bottle We may not be able to visit the ocean right now, but we can explore the waves at home with this fun activity.
Counting Collections Here is a fun hands-on math activity you can do to help your child with their math skills.
Sink or Float Experiement What sinks and what floats? See if you can figure it out !
My Big World with Clifford: What Should He Wear? Learn with Clifford about what we wear in different seasons and types of weather.
My Big World with Clifford: A Teeny Tiny Nest Learn with Clifford about a teeny tiny bird and its nest!