Posted: November 22, 2016
The Story Bots got us ready for the letter R r today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJe70FE85is(link is external) Here is an old Sesame Street R video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTvwdWQ17M(link is external) We watched this one since it has the words too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0glomgHzv4(link is external) Try to draw a rabbit! -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM1tYHJTz7E
Posted: November 22, 2016
Did you know there really are Umbrella Birds?! Check out these videos: An actual Umbrella Bird: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZVocLe8kBs(link is external) The Umbrella Bird song:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkz-nlN5kM8(link is external) We learned that the Letter U is a "Hard Worker" - it makes 2 sounds - the sound at the start of umbrella and its letter name. Hear them both when the Story Bots sing "Unstoppable U": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCwiFQh3BZk(link is external) Can you read some of these words: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17lyXMgkk9E&list=PLe5MVpQEpecY5uygy1tYsDM...(link is external)
Posted: November 22, 2016
We had a great time with the letter H! Here are the links the children enjoyed: Story Bots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk5M7jITfIU(link is external) I am h-a-p-p-y song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV0CblTeRzs(link is external) Sesame Street H videos (vintage but hilarious!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Pwt-OqNwE&list=PLA260546E06C85159(link is external) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alEz1TWLJXU(link is external) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiawwoDk64c They might enjoy making a hat : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0oGg7It0BM
Posted: November 22, 2016
How could I resist the classic Cookie Monster song! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye8mB6VsUHw(link is external) and the Story Bots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDnzj88O6aQ(link is external) Watch this car video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frRcDMGdTWM(link is external) But be careful! we found out that C is a copycat letter! It copies Kayo Kangaroo's /k/ sound but it also copies Sammy Snake's /s/ sound! And it makes a different sound when it is with the letter h, in words like chair, check, cheek...can you think of more? Tricky!
Posted: November 22, 2016
Take a look at the octopus video we watched because Olive Octopus is our Zoophonics O animal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH0JNSIrBA4(link is external) Here is the Story Bots Letter O link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0LOjbDKvq4(link is external) And Sesame Street's "Would you like to buy an O?" that reminded us about the two sounds for O: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml6Yqu-spnM(link is external) The children are hearing letters in more places than just the start of words too. That Olive Octopus was in the middle of words like Mom and dog. They are starting to blend sounds to make words both orally and by making the sounds of the letters they see. So smart!
Posted: November 6, 2016
We are getting really good at counting and writing our numerals to 5! We can now use "Five Frames" to help us count carefully and visualize numbers to 5. This link will show parents what 5 frames are: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw8hgAPrACM(link is external) Pause this one after each new dot picture and have your child tell you how many before you check the answer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRgcWtvTHJE(link is external) Can you do it this fast? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piFCzBz4Jz8(link is external) 5 frame
Posted: November 6, 2016
This is another great webpage for having fun with numbers! There are different difficulty levels as well as different games (counting, matching and ordering). Spending a few minutes each day playing games will help strengthen your child's number concepts. Computer games are a great way to learn while having fun! This game is also tablet friendly.
Posted: November 6, 2016
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_sjAOnowKM(link is external) We did Lizzie Lizard's Letter L this week. We listened for the /l/ sound in these videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNFiZXByjpA(link is external) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gk9_7oYL2Q
Posted: November 6, 2016
We had no problem coming up with words that start with D! Take a look at how many /d/ words there are in this Story Bots video alone!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7E-tnTiW_Y(link is external) The children are excited to learn words now too - so here is a video that went with the book we read about a d-o-g, dog! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBYuSmqG6fw(link is external) Some children know the word Dad. We didn't listen to this song about My Dad, but you might enjoy it together. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9X6S-PPRso(link is external) We have a lot of dinosaur fans too! They might like to check out this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0FOZ0-VpcU
Posted: October 31, 2016
