Balloon:

https://youtu.be/2GyKEs2mJHQ

Star breathing:

https://youtu.be/jlNUyCoti-4

Pretzel:

https://youtu.be/XhG6xF4EcAA

Drain:

https://youtu.be/njcfMDeYU8w

Ooga Chaka (say something fun):

https://youtu.be/FM9TrdahDdk 

My noisy ABC book (I wrote this in grad school): 

https://youtu.be/ef71vEYmCQo

The little engine that could:

https://youtu.be/fWZdfvF5Kpw

I am not going to get up today:

https://youtu.be/dxCvfznElOQ

Hand hand fingers thumb:

https://youtu.be/vDkam5MUws0

I wish I had duck feet:

https://youtu.be/DwQbD8TGV44

Fox in socks:

https://youtu.be/k6BJv835ttg

Polar Bear:

https://youtu.be/yC_wmID1Wa8

Ohio and Erie Canal Train:

https://youtu.be/tD3PBWb6XQU 

Augusta- Anne Nature Break:

https://youtu.be/CK51EOpKlY0

Cleveland boats:

https://youtu.be/pPH3Q7DW1dQ

Snow tubing:

https://youtu.be/5ayLBgopzsg

NYC winter windows:

https://youtu.be/MKpntZIPr70

Cleveland University Circle:

https://youtu.be/5tx_8tHaCHk

Tito 2:

https://youtu.be/Ft9eoCZqPRo

Tesla showing off:

https://youtu.be/PqRM0FiL5RU

Toronto clouds:

https://youtu.be/wSRDlaxB7R4

Waterfall:

https://youtu.be/aCwSF4YowzM

Car wash:

https://youtu.be/nc0zpcuJNrQ

Chihuly ceiling:

https://youtu.be/0JF9p5jwevY

Little Compton beach:

https://youtu.be/x3sd7TYR0S8

Tito:

https://youtu.be/uI3pYh9nSI0

Grand Canyon:

https://youtu.be/YKu5HH8hols

Longwood 3:

https://youtu.be/zU6OMqRdW38

Longwood 2:

https://youtu.be/h5-YmUsV9nY

Longwood:

https://youtu.be/OG7_32G3vMI

Bellagio:

https://youtu.be/FYuEWIO-Kns 

Tuxedo Park:

https://youtu.be/xj-PPWGzU5Q

NYC 2018 train show:

https://youtu.be/Mb-vusUEuEM

Sugar lollipop making:

https://youtu.be/tq1EekqY6eI

Lantern festival:

https://youtu.be/Mss97PVmN2U

Water flowing:

https://youtu.be/KXeiAvA_-98 

Raising the sail:

https://youtu.be/Ri48OpUZU2A 

Cleveland Orchestra at Halle:

https://youtu.be/xTpZ6KSLwuY

Inquiry for parents/guardians. These are some ideas about the kinds of open-ended questions we ask in the classroom and how you can do this at home. This is perhaps even MORE important for kids who are just emerging verbally. You can ask them questions, even if they are not able to verbally respond, to support their language skills. 

General information on inquiry questions for parents/ guardians:

https://youtu.be/S4qNtH2w0Tk

Cars and blocks questions:

https://youtu.be/cwLDCMqv_Hw

Dramatic play questions: 

https://youtu.be/ExDgkuPdKFI

Art questions: 

https://youtu.be/fRrWC8TAjVQ 

Storytime questions:

https://youtu.be/SgE-y_NqyhI

Science questions:

https://youtu.be/cI6Q0bIa2R4

Math questions:

https://youtu.be/jLlf6yOrbNI

Dear Families:

I  teach preschool special education and I love and miss my students terribly! I wanted to collect the videos I’ve made over the years, many during the pandemic, and share them here with my students’ families, the students in my school and district, and anyone else who stumbles upon this info. 

Shared here are the list of videos I’ve created thus far as well as some I find fun and relevant for early learners. Most of the different groups of videos are for the kids directly, but some are meant for parents/guardians to give you ideas of lessons for your children. 

I have some other ideas I will be filming, and this Padlet will be updated automatically with new videos and things I share. I am writing this intro at the start of what might be the weirdest school year ever, 2020-2021, due to the pandemic. I will create and link to more resources, working with my colleagues and families to develop ideas, and share them here. I hope this is a collection of resources you come back to and use again and again. Please feel free to share the link with others! 

Stay safe!

Best wishes,

Norah 

P.S. thank you to my awesome husband for filming or starring in so many of these! 

Banana, banana, meatball:

https://youtu.be/BQ9q4U2P3ig

Pop se ko:

https://youtu.be/OPLWyZMRNn0

Hola, bonjour, hello:

https://youtu.be/CzO3aIe0Rps

Fight song:

https://youtu.be/40uEcTuqIvM

If you’re a kid:

https://youtu.be/Qr9ge4XGUYs

Bear hunt:

https://youtu.be/WzIcu6tbEko

Lion hunt:

https://youtu.be/03i5v1PS7P4

Freeze dance:

https://youtu.be/2UcZWXvgMZE

Can’t stop the feeling:

https://youtu.be/HzcTN4YyHZs

Kidz bop shuffle:

https://youtu.be/QfzRP6V5rE4

Best day of my life:

https://youtu.be/sNog54ovi8Q

Happy:

https://youtu.be/MOWDb2TBYDg

Uptown funk (kids’ version):

https://youtu.be/ohqYQG-TIas

Ice age shuffle:

https://youtu.be/uMuJxd2Gpxo

I like to move it:

https://youtu.be/hdcTmpvDO0I

Listen and move:

https://youtu.be/hdcTmpvDO0I

Shake our sillies out:

https://youtu.be/NwT5oX_mqS0

Happy dance:

https://youtu.be/cQ6BPWyIueQ

Cardio drumming is a great way to get some exercise! Thank you to the physical education teacher for introducing me (and our families) to this fun! 

Baby shark:

https://youtu.be/R_Hyx1WQLOs

We will rock you:

https://youtu.be/PdOc-GUUwoc

Drum fitness with noodles:

https://youtu.be/cIDv-f9Mn_g

Shake it off (kids’ version):

https://youtu.be/LCOmomPHlOw

Lessons for parents/guardians. I tried to come up with some ideas of how to use materials you probably already have at home to support language and other skills. 

Make a name puzzle:

https://youtu.be/cFKxhxmUqmo

Bubble letters:

https://youtu.be/cNjiIbqelTw

Using an advertising flyer at home:

https://youtu.be/j2PQ2DNSf1A 

Matching numbers:

https://youtu.be/TucTAPHeAdo

Simple card game:

https://youtu.be/5UlUoJQ7gXQ 

Matching objects to numbers/counting:

https://youtu.be/f-QQqLJDEIE 

Teaching kids the letters and letter order in their names: 

https://youtu.be/XDEVadip3_4

Making quiet blocks out of kitchen sponges:

https://youtu.be/TvC0GioPJO4

As you talk to your kids about these videos: ask them to show you how to wash hands properly, have a fake sneezing/coughing contest to show where to sneeze/cough, and ask them/talk about the things that you all love doing together at home. 

Hello from inside our house (recognizing how isolating this is):

https://youtu.be/L2QDJevopLo

Handwashing:

https://youtu.be/-LDVPZud0xY

Covering coughs and sneezes:

https://youtu.be/BQ0mLujNsxY

Days of the week song:

https://youtu.be/HjbPeEt9q7Q

Looking at art: Chihuly

https://youtu.be/RMy2BhwBrLM 

Looking at art: painted cars

https://youtu.be/6e5kzb66Tv8 

Notice what is around you:

https://youtu.be/a_biM3FDFWo

Look for signs:

https://youtu.be/JSH5rHx1MhU 

Use natural materials:

https://youtu.be/wNmwc8Z38kM

Social (distancing) butterfly:

https://youtu.be/oS1hBMlqUdU

Look around your neighborhood:

https://youtu.be/UyLvADD67L8

Cable repair:

https://youtu.be/1ZBuZPwBKQ8

Ohio train:

https://youtu.be/tD3PBWb6XQU 

Leaf races:

https://youtu.be/5YOS7Mveyp4

Park with a fallen tree:

https://youtu.be/pJtnfdtGm_M

Look at creek:

https://youtu.be/-vE4VTTDcdg

Spring wildflowers:

https://youtu.be/BbxYocczQZs