Happy Wednesday, Acorns! I loved talking to you again yesterday. It is so good to see you all and hear about what you've been up to! Thanks for showing me all of your cool stuff at Show and Tell-- it was so much fun to see what you picked out to share with your friends. I will look forward to our group meetings every week. :)
As I look through all of your photos in the Google album, I've seen several friends continue to plant things, find nature, and help in the garden! One of today's activities on the weekly plan involved planting seeds, an Acorn favorite, so today I planted some seeds in a pot. But first, here's a Mo Willems story! Hope your week is going great.
Hi Acorns, We are going to continue to celebrate the week of the young child! So, I looked on the lesson plan and noticed that in the self care/mindfulness, we are supposed to make a healthy snack of fruit and yogurt. So, here we go.... well, I waited all day for my instacart to come and the items I needed to make our healthy snack, did not come.... I guess that is how a pandemic goes. So, instead of videoing a healthy snack, I did an activity, on how to practice writing your name.
Gma Debbie!!
I know you all thought I would forget about one of my favorite books, but guess what? I found it online!!! Mess Monsters!!!
We can't wait to see you at 10:00 on zoom! Get your show and tell ready!
"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."-John Winger
Happy Monday, Acorn Friends! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I miss you! I am looking forward to seeing and talking to you all again tomorrow at 10AM for our next class zoom meeting. We plan to do a Show and Tell this week, so if your child has something they would like to show everyone or tell us about, be sure to have it ready! :) Can't wait.
I am still loving everyone's pictures of your day to day activities. I have seen so many friends being great helpers in the kitchen! Cookies, cupcakes, breads, and all kinds of goodies-- I am impressed! I am sloooowly becoming a baker, and I have been wanting to tackle bread baking but it is a daunting task! My mother-in-law recently passed on an old bread machine to me, and it has gotten lots of use during this stay-at-home period. Hopefully someday I can perform all the steps myself manually, but for now, feel free to watch as I measure and pour! Once again, please ignore the amateur camera skills and my dog drinking water at an incredible volume in the background (seriously, she might be the loudest drinker on earth... what is up with that?) and feel free to share any of your best bread-baking tips. ;) Have a great day!
In honor of Celebratng the Week of the Yound Child, Ms, Katie is going to play a song for us!
We have made it through another week of social distancing. It seems like forever since we have seen your children! I know, the zoom meeting is seeing them, it's just that you can't tell how tall they have grown. It was interesting watching them on screen, it took awhile for their personalities to come through. As I am sure, like all of you, we just want our regular routine to resume, being at school, seeing and playing with one another.
We will have our weekly whole group Zoom Meetings every Tuesday at 10:00, unless conflict arises from you, the families. There are a few new requirements to enter our meetings on Zoom, so that they are secure safe places for all of us. The new guidelines are listed below. We will be following these guidelines. If I already sent you an invitation, I will need to send new ones with the new settings on our account. Sorry for the inconvenience.
1. Please use your child's name followed by Acorn so that we are able to identify you and allow you to join the meeting. Example: Olive Acorn
2. Do Not admit anyone who has not used your naming schematic and whose name you do not recognise.
Doing 1 and 2 should virtually eliminate unwanted participants. It is for the safety of the children that the families follow these guidelines.
We can not wait to start the individual Zoom meeting and actually hear your children speak to us!!
Spring has Sprung!
So here is an Acorn Favorite!
After lunch, we started watching The Carrot Seed video, while washing hands and doing potties, I am not allowed to put the link to that video on the blog, but if you are interested in viewing it, the children love it!!
The Carrot Seed 6:40 seconds when you search. We usually fast forward it to the beginning of the book which is at the 53 second mark.
Thank YOU for posting photos to the shared album we love seeing your children! It is just another way to connect to one another.
Have a wonderful Holiday Weekend.
Next week's lesson plan we will be celebrating the week of the young child! We have noticed through the shared album, everyone baking, so Carrie will be baking on Mondays blog. The recipe will be on the lesson plan for Monday if you would like to bake along.
"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak.-John Winger
Good morning, Acorns! I hope you're all having a wonderful Thursday.
Today I will be reading "Pigs Make Me Sneeze!" by Mo Willems. This is one of my favorite books and I hope you like it too!
We miss you all so much and had such a great time in our Zoom meeting with you on Tuesday. We can't wait to see all your smiling faces again!
Stay safe and keep healthy, friends!
Happy Wednesday, Acorns! It was so good to be able to see you and talk to you yesterday! Truly the highlight of my week. If you have signed up for an individual zoom session, we are looking forward to chatting more with you next week! Also, thank you for continuing to add to the shared photo album. I love seeing the fun things you've been doing.
I've noticed lots of friends making beautiful artwork at home, and doing such a great job practicing letters, colors, and numbers! Today I busted out the sidewalk chalk myself and made some letters and shapes. :) Have a great day-- can't wait to talk to you soon!
Happy Tuesday Acorns.
I hope you are all remembering our class agreements even while you're at home. Ms. Katie, neighbor, shared a few pictures of her chickens with me and a video of them having a snack!
Are the chickens looking at the cat? Or is the cat looking at the chickens?
Look! View of my garage from Katies yard!
Jack's Garden
My bird feeder in my backyard. If you have a chance to grab a piece of paper and some crayons, then invite your child to draw the birds on the bird feeder.
To extend the activity, ask the children what color do you see? How can you draw the bird feeder? What shape is it? How can you make the bird?
We can not wait to see you Today at 10:00 on ZOOM!!
"I am the little acorn that becomes the oak."-John Winger
Hi, Acorns! I hope everyone had an awesome weekend. I am still missing you like crazy!
I am having so much fun being able to interact with you all through the shared photo album. Please continue sharing your daily adventures with us! We love having this small connection and we really look forward to seeing your faces.
Since you have already met DeeDee and Lacey's pets, today I thought I would introduce you to mine! (Well, one, anyway.. my cat will have to make an appearance another day. Her name is Zuul, if that tells you anything about her personality...)
I read one of my silly animal books and then you get to meet Gypsy, my dog!
Stay tuned also for a sort of unsuccesful view of the bird who has built a nest on my porch. :)
Happy Thursday, friends! We miss you all so much and hope that you are doing well. With all of our time at home right now, I have been able to look at some of my daughter's books with her, and I found one of my favorites! You all know and love Piggy and Gerald, so today I will be reading "There Is a Bird on Your Head!"
What kind of birds do you see outside? After listening to this book, go look out the window and see if you can spot any birds or even a bird nest!
Have a great day, Acorns!
"I am the acorn that becomes the oak."-John Winger
Hello, Acorns! Happy Wednesday. Hope everyone is well today.
We hope everyone has had a chance to check out the weekly GOLD plan and try out a few of the activities. Let us know how it's going! We have loved being able to see everyone's photos in the shared folder, and reading your comments about what you've been up to. :)
I really enjoyed seeing everyone's signs of spring! I noticed a few friends had found some lovely, cheerful yellow daffodils. I know these Acorns are gardeners at heart-- they love spending time in the garden at Ambrose, planting, weeding, and watering. You have no idea how much we wish we could be there now, working with our little friends on these beautiful sunny days!
I've been noticing lots of signs of spring in my own backyard and doing some potting. Feel free to watch as I re-pot an aloe vera baby! Please forgive the glare-- I'm still learning to be my own cameraman. ;) Have a wonderful day! Miss you all! Talk to you soon!
