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The San Joaquin County Office of Education has created a LOCkER (Learning Outside of the Classroom Enrichment Resources) filled with free resources to support educators, students, and parents with distance learning.

Playlists by subject

Playlists by Grade Level

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Learning Outside the Classroom Enrichment Resources

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The San Joaquin County Office of Education has created a LOCkER (Learning Outside of the Classroom Enrichment Resources) filled with free resources to support educators, students, and parents with distance learning. Playlists by subject Playlists by Grade Level

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Toilet training (please wait to see what students can do independently):

·      Consistency is KEY

·      BABY STEPS

·      Make the experience fun and reward your child after they sit and/or eliminate in the potty!

·      Utilize timers

·      Underwear

·      Sitting/ standing to eliminate

·      Initiating by parent modeling “I have to go potty,” can practice student repeating or pointing to restroom.

Removing and putting on clothing (including zipping, velcro and buttons):

·      Jacket

·      Shirt

·      Pants/ underwear

·      Shoes

·      Socks

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The Singing Walrus - English Songs For Kids

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Wash Your Hands Song | Music for Kids | The Singing Walrus

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Use this to work with your child on proper breathing techniques when they are feeling overwhelmed.

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How to wash your hands step by step

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How to Wash Your Hands for Kids – WHO Technique - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Hand Washing video.

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Do the Bear Walk (Gross motor/Balance/Coordination/Self Regulation/ Brain Break)

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Fun 4 Gross Motor Activities to keep your kid occupied

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We recently did our tape jumping game again.

It is such a blast! The kids get so many giggles out of it.

This time, we expanded on it a little though and had some more fun with the same lines of tape?

First, I used painter's tape and made six lines of tape about a foot apart from each other.

Or try these 2 activities with 'different lines' of tape, which is one of the challenges during the 7 day challenge.

And then we had so much fun!

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A note before starting: I highly recommend the use of painter's tape in many, many activities. However, it can damage hardwood floors. I recommend the use of delicate surface painter's tape (affiliate link), and to also test it in a hidden area before doing in the middle of your floor. If at all possible, do this on carpet (tape sticks to that too!) or tile flooring. Or you can take this outside as well and do it with sidewalk chalk. Same thing!
What can be done with some lines of tape?

1. Jump, of course!

The original way we did it, jumping from the first line and seeing how far they could jump.

We also jumped from line to line or skipping over a line.

2. Jump backward

Same as number 1, just doing backward.

George has been practicing this at school a lot, so it was fun to bring it into this activity. He can definitely jump on one foot, but not very far (mostly in place).

He asked me to hold his hand while jumping with one foot to help him.

4. How far can you stretch?

Starting with your foot on the first line, see how far you can stretch with your other foot while keeping your first foot in place.

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5. How far can you reach?

Start by standing on the first line and then bending over to touch the next line with your hands. Then walk forward with your hands, seeing how far you can reach.

6. How long are you?

Measure yourself! Lay down and see how long you are.

For older kids, write down their measurements and compare!

For younger kids, just do it and giggle!

Louis is 2 years old and he can jump pretty good, but can't jump far enough from line to line yet. But he gets in there and does everything still haven't a blast!

For all kids, I highly recommend that you, the parent, teacher or caregiver, do it too. That's what will make them get the most giggles when they see you doing it.

I recommend doing this for any of the activities in the 7 day challenge. It really makes a difference!

What else can you do with simple lines of tape?

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6 Different Activities for 6 Lines of Tape

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Six simple lines of tape can lead to almost endless fun! Try these 5 easy activities using just six lines of tape to build gross motor skills.

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Little boys love anything dangerous...and if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! This engaging preschool learning game is a great way to get kids to practice academic skills in the context of a "death-defying" challenge. What is it with little boys and ANYTHING that involves death-defying stunts and destruction? When Little Man (now 5) was just starting to make up pretend play scenarios as a toddler, his favorite thing to do was to line up his small animal toys on the edge of the couch and "rescue" them with his fire truck. He would act out a dramatic scene where the animals dangled off the edge of the "cliff" yelling for help, and the fire truck would swoop in just in time to save them as they began to fall.

And that was just the beginning. Now, four years later, my boys daily still create games that involve dangerous quests with monsters, battles, and other perilous circumstances.

One of their favorite imaginary settings is an active volcano with lava (I blame their dad for playing Mario Kart with them). In fact, last summer when we went on a trip to Oregon and got to hike inside an old lava river cave, Little Brother was really nervous at first to go in the cave because I neglected to explain that there wasn't REAL lava in the cave anymore. Oops. We got that one cleared up quickly, thankfully, and he enjoyed the hike.

Anyway, they still love lava, so I decided to take a classic game: "Don't touch the lava!"-which you may have played as a child-and give it an educational twist. Rather than just hopping around on pillows or papers and trying not to touch the floor, I had them hop across placemats (you could totally still use paper) to find and "rescue" their sight words or numbers from the lava.

The great thing about this game is that it can be adapted to practice any academic skill you want to work on with your kids. For Little Man, we practiced sight words that he's learning in Kindergarten. For Little Brother (3), we practiced number recognition. Because the game is so flexible, they were both able to practice different skills while playing the game together.

Here's what we did:

What we're learning:

gross motor skills

any academic skill you want (we did sight words and number recognition)

Materials Needed:

placemats (or sheets of paper, pillows, etc.) to be stepping stones through the lava

cards/papers with numbers, letters or words written on them (whatever academic skill you want to practice) to "rescue"

Directions:

1. First, scatter your "stepping" stones around on the floor of whatever room you want to play in. We used the floor of our family room.

2. Designate a safe starting spot to be "home". We chose the couch.

3. Scatter your learning cards around the floor, preferably on the opposite side of your lava river from your "home".

4. Explain to your child(ren) that you're going to pretend that the floor is lava, and their job is to rescue the cards from the lava one by one.

5. Call out a word/number/letter for your child to rescue. They can only step on the stepping stones. If they successfully get to the card, pick it up, and return to "home" without touching the floor, they get to keep the card and get a point.

6. If they touch the "lava" at any time, they must put the card down (if they have already gotten it), and return to "home" to try again. (You can decide how strict to be on this rule.)

7. Continue calling out cards for your child to rescue (taking turns if you have multiple children playing) until all the cards have been recovered. Then celebrate your triumph over the lava!

It was a total hit! The boys loved playing, and it was a great way to spend a half an hour on a cold, rainy afternoon.

Want more preschool learning activities? Try these...
Do you have any favorite preschool learning games to play?

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Don't Touch the Lava! (preschool learning game) - The Many Little Joys

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Little boys love anything dangerous...and if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! This engaging preschool learning game is a great way to get kids to practice academic skills in the context of a "death-defying" challenge. What is it with little boys and ANYTHING that involves death-defying stunts and destruction?

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Nov 14, 2019 - This collection of activities that develop fine motor skills is perfect for strengthening muscles in the fingers, hands, and wrists for handwriting success!

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Chores for Kids - Helping Around the House

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TheLearningStation - Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes

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Clean Up is Fun - Children's Cleaning Song - Kids Songs by The Learning Station

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A social story for students to adjust to the new way (temporarily we hope) way of learning