Week of the Young Child by Sally McClellan

2023-02-06 23:37:59 UTC

Make musical instruments

Play musical instruments

sallym9 — 2023-02-06 23:38:02 UTC

Have a local musician or a parent come play for the children.

2023-02-06 23:38:10 UTC

Cook green eggs and ham.

sallym9 — 2023-02-06 23:38:19 UTC

Prepare a colorful salad

2023-02-06 23:38:34 UTC

Make a class puzzle. Use cardboard and make a piece for each child. Work together to put the puzzle together once children decorate their unique pieces.

2023-02-06 23:38:59 UTC

Building with blocks

2023-02-06 23:39:04 UTC

Give list of free or low cost admission venues. For example, Patriots Point is a "Museums for All" venue, and the dip your feet in the pineapple downtown Charleston.

2023-02-06 23:39:04 UTC

Focus on a famous artist and create art in that style.

2023-02-06 23:39:19 UTC

Do karaoke to children songs

2023-02-06 23:39:19 UTC

Whole class sing together

Hand print with primary colors

2023-02-06 23:39:48 UTC

Have pancake day. Read pancake books and make pancakes.

2023-02-06 23:39:49 UTC

Build with blocks

sallym9 — 2023-02-06 23:39:51 UTC

2023-02-06 23:40:05 UTC

Bake cookies class

Make a class cookbook. Send home favorite recipes from the year.

2023-02-06 23:40:11 UTC

Have a family photo booth at drop off or pick up.

2023-02-06 23:40:34 UTC

Have a family breakfast at drop off.

2023-02-06 23:40:54 UTC

Make a shaker toy

2023-02-06 23:41:06 UTC

2023-02-06 23:41:15 UTC

Build with blocks but different things

2023-02-06 23:41:21 UTC

Playgroup with stem theme
Storytime

create a collaborative art piece

2023-02-06 23:41:44 UTC

2023-02-06 23:42:02 UTC

Arts and craft group activity

Make recipe cards to take home with the ingredients

2023-02-06 23:42:07 UTC

Play a listening game in which children identify sounds from everyday life

2023-02-06 23:42:39 UTC

2023-02-06 23:42:54 UTC

Have family fun night with games

Have a dance off - Based on Giraffe's Can't dance

2023-02-06 23:43:44 UTC

Create a family collage with pictures

2023-02-06 23:43:46 UTC

Transient art in nature

2023-02-06 23:44:22 UTC

Use shaving cream with food color to make designs on the table

2023-02-06 23:45:13 UTC

Watch a movie together

2023-02-06 23:45:35 UTC

Have a community helpers day - let children dress up and have visitors read (firemen, police, etc)

2023-02-06 23:46:27 UTC

Invite someone to tap dance

2023-02-06 23:50:58 UTC

Watch videos of the local school band/marching band

2023-04-01 12:31:38 UTC

Watch Mister B at 9:30

sallym9 — 2023-04-01 12:31:44 UTC

Do a family scavenger hunt

2023-04-01 12:32:29 UTC

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Send home a book with each family to read together and add to their home collection.

Cook the recipes you made and share with class.

2023-04-01 12:33:19 UTC

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Invite a guest reader to school

Send home a family fun night kit with a list of family friendly movies and a packet of microwave popcorn.

2024-04-06 13:59:04 UTC

Ask children to draw a picture of their family to give to families.

2024-04-06 13:59:40 UTC

Wear your #childcareletsmework tshirt

2024-04-06 13:59:41 UTC

"paint" the playground with water and a paintbrush. Hours of fun!

2024-04-06 14:00:27 UTC

Make tacos and talk about the food groups included in your tacos

2024-04-06 14:01:27 UTC

Wacky WEDNESDAY

2024-04-06 14:03:11 UTC

sallym9 — 2025-04-05 13:59:14 UTC

#childcareletsmework

Share books related to food

sallym9 — 2025-04-05 13:59:31 UTC

Sing along, music concert, music games

2025-04-05 13:59:54 UTC

Invite Parent Musicians

2025-04-05 14:01:09 UTC

Invite a parent who is a musician in to play and share music with the children.

Food drive. Let kids collect non-perishable items

2025-04-05 14:01:52 UTC

Cooperative games, scavenger hunt

2025-04-05 14:03:22 UTC

Activites like splatter painting. Hand print on t-shirt

2025-04-05 14:04:38 UTC

Display children's art work like a art gallery

2025-04-05 14:05:30 UTC

Family culture, traditions, like food or music

2025-04-05 14:06:36 UTC

Family Picnic

2026-04-11 14:36:32 UTC