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Curated educational activities from Early Childhood Specialist Leslie Gaar.


STEAM Part 2

Welcome back to STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art and Math) Week! Today we’ll use science tools to investigate with Sid the Science Kid, do a Super Fab Lab measurement investigation, paint with a pendulum, and read a book.

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STEAM Part 1

Welcome to STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Art and Math) Week! Today we’ll learn about shapes and engineering with Word Party, do some marshmallow engineering of our own, sing a song, and read a book.

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Birds Part 3

Bird Week is about to fly away, but first we have some fun things to do! Today we’ll hear the tale of two dicky birds with Mother Goose Stories, learn a fingerplay, read a book about birds, and draw a bird picture.

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Birds Part 2

Welcome back to Bird Week! Today we’ll learn about our feathered friends with Sid the Science Kid, do a Super Fab Lab investigation, read a book, and watch a video about birds.

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Birds Part 1

Flap on into Bird Week with Henson at Home! Today we’ll learn about nests with Dinosaur Train, plant flowers that attract birds, read a book about eggs, and sing a song about birds.

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Sensory Play Part 3

Welcome to the final day of Sensory Play! Today we’ll smell the flowers with Dinosaur Train, make dinosaur and pterosaur hand shadows, do some shadow tracing, and sing a song about our senses.

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Sensory Play Part 2

Sensory Play week continues with more activities to engage your senses! Today we’ll explore loud and quiet with Word Party, make a rain stick sensory bottle, listen, smell, and touch with Dinosaur Train, and read a book about rain.

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Sensory Play Part 1

It’s time for some sensory play! Today we’ll play Hide and Seek with Splash and Bubbles, learn about camouflage, read a book about a mixed-up chameleon, and do a color-mixing activity.

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Opposites Week Part 3

It’s time to wrap up Opposite Week with today’s opposites: push and pull. Today we’ll learn about pulleys with Sid the Science Kid, do a Super Fab Lab investigation of force, make a Dinosaur Train opposites book, and celebrate the Fourth of July with a read and sing aloud!

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Summer Fun Week Part 3

It’s time to wrap up Summer Fun week! Today we’ll celebrate Father’s Day on Dinosaur Train, do an ice cream taste test with Word Party, make a favorite family flavor chart, and do some sensory play.

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Ocean Week Part 3

It’s the last day of Ocean week! Today we’ll celebrate dad with Splash and Bubbles, read about different types of dads, go on plastic patrol with the Splash and Bubbles parent app, and make an ocean in a bottle.

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Ocean Week Part 1

We’re kicking off Ocean week by celebrating World Oceans Day with all Splash and Bubbles-themed activities! Today we’ll clean up the kelp forest with Splash and Bubbles, make a “tidy” snack, be ocean heroes, and sing about sharing.

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