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How People Make Things (Sneakers, Crayons, Construction Paper, Wagons, and more!)
http://pbskids.org/rogers/R_house/picpic.htm CONSTRUCTION
Build a Neighborhood: An online build-a-picture game, it’s fun because kids get many choices and the quality of the pictures is very good. Move the pictures around, zoom in and out, well done game from Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood at PBS Kids.
http://pbskids.org/rogers/R_house/build.htm#hold FALL
Forests
FEELINGS
How Do You Feel? When we can talk about our feelings, they can become a lot less overwhelming, or upsetting, or scary. Just having a caring listener makes hard times more manageable. Talking about feelings can be a challenge for young children. While you can encourage talking, you can also help them find other creative ways to express their feelings -through artwork or making up puppet stories, and other ways that you have found to be helpful in your family.
http://pbskids.org/rogers/make_believe/feel.htm HALLOWEEN
Common Missouri Spiders
http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/arthopo/mospider/ MUSIC
You can listen to, or make your own, thumb piano music.
http://pbskids.org/africa/piano/haveflash.html NURSERY RHYMES
Popular artists sing classic nursery rhymes and songs, some with animations
www.mothergooserocks.com SAFETY
Traffic Light: It is hard for children to develop control over their bodies. Playing games about “stop and go” help them practice control, so that they may be more likely to have self-control and be able to stop in other situations.
http://pbskids.org/rogers/R_house/trafficautomatic.htm Quills Up: Avoiding unintentional poisoning – Quills Up!Includes an 11 minute video and classroom activities for preschooler
SPRING
Pick the Duck’s Bill
http://www.greenwing.org/newgreenwing/billquiz/billquiz_new.htm Fun Facts about Frogs
http://www.gardenbuildingsdirect.co.uk/Article/fun-facts-about-frogs MISSOURI ANIMALS
MISSOURI BIRDS:Bald Eagle – pdf booklet
Mourning Dove Owls Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds Winter Sparrows INSECTS AND SPIDERS:Ant websites and words and tune to “Ants Go Marching”
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/antsgo.htm MISSOURI INSECTS:Common Missouri Wasps and Bees
http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/insects/mowasp/ MISSOURI MAMMALS:Bears, coyotes, fox, skunks, opossum, raccoons, otter, squirrels, deer, woodchuck (groundhog) and many more Missouri mammals. Photos, audios, links to videos! — http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/mammalsBears in Missouri video
The (very interesting) Snake Resource Page http://www.simplygardenfurniture.co.uk/Article/the-snake-resource-page MISSOURI AMPHBIANS AND REPTILESMissouri Turtles – excellent pdf booklet
http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/Documents/8273.pdfMissouri Snakes – excellent pdf booklet and site with two videos, including “Baby Snakes” http://mdc4.mdc.mo.gov/Documents/169.pdfLizards of Missouri http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/herpetol/molizard/An Introduction to Crayfishes of Missouri http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/arthopo/crayfish/FISH AND MOLLUSKS IN MISSOURI RIVERS AND LAKESFish — http://mdc.mo.gov/fish/fishid/Mollusks — http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/mollusks/Many videos of Missouri wildlife (turkeys, coyotes, etc) Media: video, audio and photos of Missouri wildlife and conservationTRANSPORTATIONThomas the Tank Fun & Games http://www.hitentertainment.com/thomasthetankengine/us/home/homepage.html
WORDS AND TUNES TO CLASSIC CHILDREN’S SONGS Sing-Along Songs: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Magical, musical place for children: Songs for so many different topics from many web sites! BOOKS AND AUTHORS http://www.robertmunsch.com/booklist.cfm Download Robert Munsch reading his books! VARIETY OF TOPICS Highlights for Children http://www.highlightskids.com/default.asp Lots of games so your child shouldn’t get bored. Graphic quality, learning potential, and ease of use make these games winners. Somewhat clunky navigation back to more games and the games are fairly slow loading. Overall, a great destination for online preschool games. The prettiest preschool games online are at Original. Choose one of the pretty watercolor pictures for a game that flows at a less than frantic pace. Poisson Rouge – Online Games for Young Children No reading required but your child will easily follow the toys and games in the room. We especially love the paint box where you can mix colors and wash your brush. |
TEACHER MATERIALSPerfect Attendance Certificate — writable (MS Word) Perfect Attendance Certificate– PDF Perfect Attendance Certificate – fillable Portfolio SpineReading Certificate—writable (MS Word) 75 Transition Ideas(these very practical ideas were developed by EMAA Head Start assistant teachers) Make your own 4×6 cards for songs and other activitiesExamples: Old McDonald animalsBaby chicks Skinny sheets – write the children’s names once—they’ll appear four times. Makes is easy to keep up with who has had a turn. Thanks, Lacey! Music Template – copy this page and put it in the Music Center. Children can ‘write’ their own music. Thanks, Kim! Home-School board 20 names on 5 4×6 index cards RESOURCES FOR SOCIAL – EMOTIONAL SUPPORTS
Internet Resources for Studies/Projects As children ask questions and strive to learn more about a topic, here are some resources that you may want to refer them to. As you find additional sites, please email Wendy, the web builder/Head Start Education Specialist, with your inspirations. A Project on Trees: Suggestions for Teachers Marvelous Explorations through Science and Stories (MESS): Insects and Spiders Marvelous Explorations through Science and Stories (MESS): Investigating Water Marvelous Explorations through Science and Stories (MESS): Kitchen Science |
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