Creating a Home Environment to Support Learning and Independent Play

Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake with Ms. Jenn

Chef Joe makes Irish potato pancakes

For all parents thinking about doing messy art or play at home, Ms. Jenn has some great tips!

How to make shakshuka with Ms. Claire

 

Infants

The Rabbit Listened read by Ms. Micki

Amazing Feelings read by Ms. Karin

Find the Duck read by Ms. Karin

Jamberry read by Ms. Karin

How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Birthday? read by Ms. Karin

Spanish songs with Ms. Micki

Pete the Cate and His Four Groovy Buttons read by Ms. Micki

Ring Around the Rosie with Ms. Karin

Glueing art activity with Ms. Karin

For parents: Scarf and ring activity with Ms. Karin

The Chicken Dance with Ms. Micki & Ms. Courtney

Where Is Baby’s Belly Button read by Ms. Courtney

Happy Hippo read by Ms. Courtney

Emma read by Ms. Karin

The Tooty Tot song with Ms. Micki

The Hokey Pokey song and dance with Ms. Micki

Open, Shut Them with Ms. Karin

Lots of Kisses read by Ms. Karin

Doggies read by Ms. Karin

Moo Ba La La La read by Ms Micki

Where’s Baby’s Belly Button? read by Ms. Karin

Moo Baa La La La read by Ms. Karin

I Will Love You Forever read by Ms. Takisha

Snuggle Puppy read by Ms. Karin

Dear Zoo read by Ms. Karin

For parents: Sensory bag to promote tummy time with Ms. Micki

From Head to Toe read by Ms. Micki

Happy Hippo, Angry Duck read by Ms. Karin

Ms. Karin and her daughter do the Baby Shark dance!

Corduroy Goes to the Doctor read by Ms. Karin

How to make simple playdough with Ms. Karin

Songs with Ms. Karin

For parents: Easy, fun activities for your older infant at home with Ms. Micki

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes read by Ms. Micki

Welcome Infants with Ms. Karin

 

Toddlers

Opposites read by Ms. Amy

Spots read by Ms. Amy

What Do You Do With An Idea? read by Ms. Bailey

The Cutest Critter read by Ms. Bailey

The Very Busy Spider read by Ms. Bailey

Tap the Magic Tree read by Ms. Bailey

The Flea’s Sneeze read by Ms. Bailey

The Napping House read by Ms. Chelsey

Little Blue Truck read by Ms. Chelsey

Jam Berry read by Ms. Bailey

Hurry, Drive That Fire Truck with Ms. Chelsey

Skinamarinky song with Ms. Chelsey

Hurry, Drive That Fire Truck with Ms. Mackenzie

Open, Shut Them with Ms. Mackenzie

Some Bugs read by Ms. Bailey

Owl Babies read by Ms. Bailey

The Very Hungry Caterpillar read by Ms Chelsey

Painting with sticks with Ms. Karin

The More We Get Together with Ms. Chelsey

The Cupcake song with Ms. Chelsey

Pat the wall song with Ms. Allie

Please and Thank You song with Ms. Allie

A fun building provocation with Ms. Bailey

DIY Sensory Bottles Part 2 with Ms. Bailey

DIY Sensory Bottles Part 1 with Ms Bailey

My Many Colored Days read by Ms. Mackenzie

Silly Sally read by Ms. Mackenzie

Make play dough with Ms. Phylicia

Peekaboo song with Ms. Mackenzie

Be a Banana song with Ms. Mackenzie

Making binocular for your toddler with Ms. Bailey

Leonardo the Terrible Monster read by Ms Allie

From Head to Toe read by Ms. Chelsey

Boo, Baa, La, La, La read by Ms. Chelsey

For parents: A fine motor provocation with Ms. Bailey

For parents: Creating a color scavenger hunt with Ms. Bailey

Dear Zoo read by Ms. Mackenzie

Our favorite nature songs with Ms. Bailey

Hand-washing experiment with Ms. Bailey

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie read by Ms. Allie

Counting song with Ms. Chelsey

Brown Bear, Brown Bear read by Ms. Chelsey

Go Away Big Green Monster read by Ms. Mackenzie

 

Twos

*Check out fun activities at the bottom of this page*

The Color Monster read by Ms. Amy

Slippery fish song with Ms. Cindy

Sing along in Spanish with Ms. Cindy

Why Should I Help read by Ms. Cindy

How to make bouncy balls with Ms. Christine

How to make homemade paint with Ms. Christine

Festival of Colors read by Ms. Cindy

The Itsy Bitsy Spider read by Ms. Christine

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom read by Ms. Hannah

Five Speckled Frogs sung by Ms. Christine

Let’s meet Jax, Ms. Ashley’s dog!

The Big Green Monster Read by Ms. Hannah

Come and meet Ms. Hannah’s cat

The Feel Good Book read by Ms. Christine

Making purple play dough with Ms. Hannah

Tigers Can’t Sleep read by Ms. Ashley

A Friend For Sam read by Ms. Cindy

I Know a Wee Piggy read by Ms Hannah

Monsters Love Colors read by Ms. Ashley

Llama, Llama, Time to Share read by Ms. Cindy

Hand, Hand, Thumb, Thumb, Thumb read by Ms. Christine

No, David (listen for your children’s names) with Ms. Hannah

Tell Me Something Happy read by Ms. Christine

Just Me and My Dad read by Ms. Mireille

Just Me and My Puppy read by Ms. Mireille

Hello, My Name Is Joe song with Ms. Hannah

Sing a song with Ms. Cindy

 

Preschool

*Check out other fun activities at the bottom of this page*

Amazing Grace read by Ms. Tiffany

Snuggle Piggy and the Magic Blanket read by Ms. Tiffany

Garden Tour with Ms. Tiffany – Final Berry update!

Nesting read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Bird feeder tour with Ms. Tiffany

Dino Duckling read by Ms. Tiffany

Peony flower observations with Ms. Tiffany

Birds Make Nests read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Fox in Socks read by Ms. Tiffany

Make Strawberry Limemade with Ms. Jenn

Egg carton faces with Ms. Tiffany

Eating the Alphabet read by Ms. Tiffany

Garden tour with Ms. Tiffany – rose bush update #2

Animalia read by Ms. Tiffany

The Very Busy Spider read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Exploring a Rock Tumbler with Ms. Jenn

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Who Will Be My Teacher This Year? read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Frida Kahlo read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Water Color Resist Painting with Ms. Jenn

Garden tour with Ms. Tiffany – Berry Update #2

Alaska’s Three Bears read by Ms. Tiffany

Avocado seed update with Ms. Tiffany

Under Alaska’s Midnight Sun read by Ms. Tiffany

Origami with Ms. Tiffany and Wyatt

For parents: Making Whipped Coffee with Ms. Jenn

Vegetable Garden Tour with Ms. Tiffany and special guest

Leo the Late Bloomer read by Ms. Tiffany

Plant Life Cycles – A Non-Fiction read aloud with Ms. Tiffany

The Elephant Song with Ms. Tiffany

The Curious Garden read by Ms. Tiffany

Biscuit Loves Mother’s Day read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Not Narwhal read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Letter Hunt with Ms. Jenn

Make a Color Wheel! Art Along with Ms. Jenn

Farmyard Beat read by Ms. Tiffany

The Color Monster read by Ms. Amy

This book is Six Crows read by Ms. Amy

Not a Stick read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Hide and Find: What’s in the play dough? with Ms. Jenn

Garden tour with Ms. Tiffany – rose bushes

Duck on a Bike read by Ms. Tiffany

Checking in on Ms. Jenn’s house plants

Concentric circle printmaking with Ms. Tiffany

The Three Billy Goats Gruff read by Ms. Tiffany

Baking our morning snack with Ms. Tiffany and Wyatt

Cinderella read by Ms. Tiffany

Berry garden tour with Ms. Tiffany

Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Mug Cake with Ms. Jenn

The Little Red Hen read by Ms. Tiffany

The Lorax read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Color mixing with Ms. Tiffany

Little Blue Truck Leads the Way read by Ms. Tiffany

Trucks Roll! Read by Ms. Tiffany

Final daisy plant update 🌸

Where is Thumbkin? Singalong with Ms. Tiffany

How to make bouncy balls with Ms. Christine

Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Math Number Line Activity with Ms. Jenn

Paint Chip Collage with Ms. Jenn

Happy Easter Curious George! Read by Ms. Tiffany

Take Charlie on a walk with Ms. Tiffany

If You Hold a Seed read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Guess How Much I Love You read by Ms. Tiffany

Play dough ideas with Ms. Tiffany and Wyatt

In The Horse Stall: Reading, Writing and Counting Exploration with Ms. Jenn

Too Many Carrots read by Ms. Tiffany

Horses on the Farm read aloud by Ms. Jenn

How Are You Peeling? Foods with Moods read aloud by Ms. Jenn

Let’s visit Ms. Tiffany’s Compost Pile

Whistle For Willie read by Ms. Tiffany

Bad Apple read by Ms. Jenn

Classroom Daisy Plant Update #4 with Ms. Tiffany

Explore Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Through Art and Letter Play with Ms. Jenn

We All Sing With the Same Voice read by Ms. Tiffany

Who Will Plant a Tree? read by Ms. Jenn

Cover Your Eyes with Ms. Tiffany

The Chocolate Covered Cookie Tantrum read by Ms. Jenn

Connecticut trivia search with Ms. Jenn

Ms. Tiffany visits the preschool classroom

Easy meal for kids with Ms. Jenn

Making patterns with loose Parts with Ms. Jenn

Where The Wild Things Are read by Ms. Jenn

I’m Big! read by Ms. Tiffany

Small World Inspirations with Ms. Tiffany

Woodworking with Ms. Tiffany and Wyatt

Ms. Tiffany puts on her parent hat and shares some home “survival” tips

Magic Trash: Tyree Guyton and the Heidelberg Project with Ms. Jenn

The Three Triceratops Tuff read by Ms. Jenn

The Three Bully Goats Gruff read by Ms. Jenn

Penguins Love Colors read by Ms. Tiffany

No Water in the Tub read by Ms. Cindy

Classroom daisy check in 3/22 with Ms. Tiffany

Masking tape art with Ms. Jenn

The Water Hole read by Ms. Tiffany

Daisy science experiment, day 2 with Ms. Tiffany and friends

How is our classroom daisy doing? with Ms. Tiffany

The Napping House read by Ms. Tiffany

Create loose parts mandalas with Ms. Jenn

Just Me and My Grandma read by Ms. Mireille

Daisy Science experiment with Ms. Tiffany and Wyatt

For all parents thinking about doing messy art or play at home, Ms. Jenn has some great tips!

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear read by Ms. Tiffany

I Am Enough read by Ms. Jenn

The Three Billy Goats Gruff read by Ms. Jenn

Fun, open-ended rock activity for your preschoolers with Ms. Tiffany

Just Me and My Dad read by Ms. Mireille

Just Me and My Puppy read by Ms. Mireille

For Parents: Take book reading to the next level with your preschooler with Ms. Jenn

Dragons Love Tacos read by Ms. Tiffany

A special song just for Preschool sung by Ms. Claire

Checking in on our classroom daisy with Ms. Tiffany

 

Pre-K

Georgia read by Ms. Michelle

The Color Monster read by Ms. Amy

This book is Six Crows read by Ms. Amy

I Like Myself read by Ms. Renee

Bear Shadow read by Ms. Michelle

Learn about assemblage art with Ms. Michelle

Play I Spy with Ms. Claire

Making rainbow concentric circles

Where the Wild Things Are read by Ms. Katie

Napping House Yoga with Ms. Katie

Bloomed amaryllis with Ms. Katie

Your cardboard city with Ms. Michelle

Bubble fun with Ms Renee

Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex with Ms. Claire

Special Song for Pre K with Ms. Claire

Brachiosaurus Story time with Ms. Claire

Sing Along with Ms. Claire

Hopscotch how to with Ms. Renée

How Much is a Million read by Domenic

Hair Love read by Ms. Michelle

Cardio movement with Ms. Renée

Sorting treasures with Ms. Michelle

Funny Jokes with Ms. Michelle

The water cycle with Ms. Cindy

Silly Dance Contest with Ms Katie

The Napping House read by Ms. Katie

Get up and dance with Ms. Michelle

The Giving Tree read by Ms. Renee

Funny Jokes 3 with Ms. Michelle

Guided Imagery with Ms. Michelle

The Listening Walk read by Ms. Michelle

Good Morning, Chickens!

Happy birthday, Tal from Ms. Claire

Birthday ritual for Tal – Happy Birthday!

Draw along with Ms. Claire

The Bravest Of All read by Ms. Claire

Drum along with Ms Claire – We Are the Champions

Roller Coaster breath with Ms. Katie

Why is school closed with Ms. Katie

Draw with Ms Claire we you listen to the Gingerbread Man

For parents: Helping your children with home vs. school days

Down By the Bay sung by Ms. Katie

Funny Jokes 2 with Ms. Michelle and Luke

Ms. Katie and her dog, Jayah

Harold’s ABC read by Ms. Cindy

Let’s Build a House with Ms. Katie

Tracking Our Amaryllis with Ms. Katie

You’ll Sing a Song with Ms. Claire (do you hear your name?)

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear read by Ms. Katie

Ms. Mireille and her chickens

How to make a simple terrarium with Ms. Michelle

Silly jokes with Ms. Michelle and Luke

Hug Machine read by Ms. Michelle

A Dragon for Danny Dennis read by Ms. Claire

What Did You See In Your Home? sung by Ms. Claire

Meal blessing with Ms. Katie

 

Kindergarten 1

Frog on a Log? read by Ms. Rachel

Giraffe and a Half read by Ms. Rachel

Kindergarten 2

Where the Wild Things Are read by Mr. Diego

The Kissing Hand read by Mr. Diego

The Giving Tree read by Mr. Diego

Snowmen at Night read by Mr. Diego

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie read by Mr. Diego

 

Kindergarten with Ms. Catherine

Learn about Diversity with Skittles with Ms. Claire

The Three Ninja Pigs read by Quinn (Ms. Alison’s son)

Are You An Ant? Part 1 read by Ms. Catherine

Are You An Ant? Part 2 read by Ms. Catherine

Are You a Spider? read by Ms. Catherine

Kaooa game making with Ms. Laura

How Much is a Million read by Domenic

Plants That Never Bloom 1

Plants That Never Bloom 2

Woodworking with Ms. Tiffany and Wyatt

Andi share part 1

Andi share part 2

Andi share part 3

Wyatt share

Enzo share part 1

Enzo share part 2

Seed Planting 2 with Ms. Catherine

Game making with Ms. Catherine

Word families with Ms. Catherine

ABC Scavenger Hunt with Ms. Catherine

Noticing signs of spring with Ms. Cindy

Filet of Soil read by Ms. Catherine

Seed Planting with Ms. Catherine

Will it sink or float with Ms. Cindy

Make cards with Ms. Catherine  March 19

Just Me and My Grandma read by Ms. Mireille

Window Painting with Ms. Catherine

How to Measure 6 Feet, Practicing Social Distancing by Using Math with Ms. Claire

Just Me and My Dad read by Ms. Mireille

Just Me and My Puppy read by Ms. Mireille

Officer Buckle and Gloria read by Ms. Claire

Zen Shorts read by Ms. Catherine

Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato read by Ms. Catherine

 

Activities

DIY can drums with Ms. Courtney

Painting with Trucks with Ms. Courtney

Drawing with shadows with Ms. Courtney

Race car track fun with Ms. Courtney

Sensory activity with ducks with Ms. Courtney

Homemade lava jar with Ms. Courtney

Math and motor skills with monster balls

Homemade rain cloud with Ms. Courtney

Create colorful volcanoes with Ms. Courtney

Create a milk masterpiece with Ms. Courtney
Make a simple Cheerios Bird Feeder with Ms. Courtney
Pasta art activity for young children with Ms. Courtney
Outdoor painting activity with Ms. Courtney
How to make 4 ingredient play dough with Ms. Courtney