ECD 56 Summer 2023 Activity Treasure Chest by Kristina https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif Group activity sharing space that can be saved and used in classrooms (and anywhere you interact with young children). en-us 2023-06-02 01:07:51 UTC 2024-05-19 01:17:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5dd.png Group 1: Tummy Time Rolling Ball https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632880904 Gently roll a softball in front of the baby, just out of reach. The movement of the ball can attract their attention and encourage them to lift their head and follow it with their eyes. This activity also stimulates visual tracking and strengthens neck muscles. (PD-HLTH #1, 2, 3 SPA #1, ALT #1, 4, LLD 4, ) Room Group 1: Jovana M., Janelle, Anab H., Jocelyne L., Stephanie Chan.]]> 2023-06-27 00:41:11 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632880904 Group 4 njovel https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632885240 Exploring Senses with Cheerios

Teacher/parent provides pan full of cheerios or something similar with utensils and allows for exploration. With this they can explore their taste, fine motor skills, smell, sound, and tactile skills. They can build and make piles with the cheerios. You can either let the infant explore on their own, or you can play and talk to them, and ask questions while they play. DRDP measures we saw addressed: ATL-REG 4, COG 20, PD-HLTH 23-25.]]> 2023-06-27 00:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632885240 Group 4 njovel https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632892705 Teacher/parent provides a bin or pan full of shaving cream and either paint or food coloring. You can add, glitter, shiny objects, rocks, toys, leaves and flowers. Can provide paint brushes as well, or they can just use their fingers and hands. They can create different designs, mix colors, discover new colors, feel different textures, find and hide objects. They will keep busy exploring different senses through out this activity. DRDP measures we saw addressed: ATL-REG 4, COG 19-20, PD-HLTH 23-25.]]> 2023-06-27 00:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632892705 Janet Bravo https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632894631 Take a small flashlight and put it in a sealable container like Tupperware or a water bottle. It's really fun to use containers with a little bit of color. You place the lighted container slightly in front of the infant and encourage them to lay on their tummy and hold up their head. They can reach for it and move it around as they are more mobile. DRDP measures addressed: ATL-REG 1, ATL-REG 4, COG 1, COG 9, PD-HLTH 1. ]]> 2023-06-27 00:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632894631 Group 5: Joy Kim, Alma Soria, Juleana Shaw https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632895132 Using ice trays from your freezer, liquid watercolor, and tap water, make ice cubes and then head outside with some big sheets of white paper and watch kids use them like crayons to make their own masterpieces. Holding onto slippery ice cubes is a great way for little fingers to practice their grip strength.
DRDP measures we saw adressed: ATL-REG 1 & 4, LLD 1, 2, 3, COG 1, 8, 9, 11, PD-HLTH 1 & 4. ]]> 2023-06-27 00:56:14 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632895132 Group 3 (Lisa, Julie, Claribel, Torri) tbryant38 https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632896465 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaIREK6Hy40

DRDP
COG: 1,3 8, & 9
PD-HLTH: 1-4

Allow your child to play with the kitchen utensils (plastic or wood) and Tupperware. Wear headphones if you need to. They can bang on things, make music, dance, use the Tupperware to "nest items like a puzzle. They can also build with the kitchen items. ]]> 2023-06-27 00:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632896465 Group 1: Froot Loop Fine Motor Sensory Play https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632898077 Add Froot Loop Cereal and colorful pipe cleaners into a bin and allow toddlers to explore with the materials provided. After some time with free exploration, model with parallel play. LLD #3,4 PD-HLTH #1,2,3,4 COG #2,8,9 ALT-REG #1,3,4 SED #4]]> 2023-06-27 00:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632898077 Group 5: Joy Kim, Alma Soria, Juleana Shaw https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632906041 Loosely tie helium balloons around their ankle with the balloon a couple of feet above. They will kick and jiggle and take huge joy from being in control of their own source of entertainment. ATL-REG 1 & 4, SED 2, LLD 3, COG 1, 8, 9, 11. PD-HLTH 1 & 3.]]> 2023-06-27 01:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632906041 Janet Bravo https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632908448 Cut out a square of contact paper and tape it on any flat surface with painters tape. You could do this anywhere, but outside is a great place to gather materials. This can be done with a grown up. You can talk to your child about the materials they are gathering and sort them by an attribute (color, size, shape). You can count items with your child and have them name the color. In this article the toddler is gathering items with another child. They are working on collecting items and sticking them together. Which includes agreeing on items and sharing the space. This can address DRDP measures; ATL-REG 1 & 4, SED 3 &4, LLD 3, COG 2 & 3, PD-HLTH 1 & 4. ]]> 2023-06-27 01:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632908448 Whipped Cream Sensory Play https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632910896 Provide toddlers with a quart of whipped cream (optional use of food coloring for color mixing) and hide various objects or loose parts within the whipped cream. Give the toddler small utensils such as a spoon, miniature toy rake, paintbrush, or fork to find the items hidden. Whipping cream is a safe option in case the toddler puts his/her fingers in mouth or eyes. Another option for different texture is yogurt. DRDP Measures addressed: ATL-REG 4,7; COG 1,3,8,9; PD-HLTH 4,9; VPA 1

Group 2: Lesley Feikart, Kathy Camp, Maricela Monarrez Gonzalez, Meng Jin, & Jamie Choi

]]> 2023-06-27 01:11:36 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632910896 Group #3 (Lisa, Torri, Julie, Claribel) https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632911424 Fill a large bowl with sand or dirt and hide a bunch of toy dinosaurs (or any other animal your kiddo may be into).  Allow your child to dig for the animals with their hands or use kitchen tongs.  Have them place the found animals into a tray and sort them according to color, size, etc.

DRDP:
COG: 1, 2, 3, 8
PD-HLTH: 1, 4
SED: 1, 3
LLD: 1, 3

]]> 2023-06-27 01:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632911424 Group 2: Lesley Feikart, Kathy Kamp,Maricela Monarrez, Meng Jin and Jamie Choi https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632949609 Gently tie a ribbon of jingle bells around your infant's ankles.  Baby will kick and move his/her feet and discover that when the feet move, there is a sound that is heard.  Baby will be looking for source of sound and may be able to visually as well as auditorily  identify that it is coming from the little feet movements.
ATL-REG 1,2 &4, SED 3 (If adult interaction), COG 8, 9, PD-HLTH 1 & 3.

]]> 2023-06-27 01:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2632949609 Toddler Observation Activity: "Trap, Cut & Rescue!" (Victoria Pallotta) https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2633263969 Want to help your toddler to pretend to be a hero while also working on fine-motor skills? If so, consider trying the "Trap, Cut & Rescue" sensorimotor activity! Your toddler can engage in imaginary play as they "rescue" trapped bears in their dens! First, you'll need to place counting bear manipulatives into each of the round, cup molds of a muffin tin. Next, you'll want to trap the counting bears in the pan by overlapping painter's tape (horizontal and vertical) over each of the cup molds. Then you can place a pair of safety scissors and an empty bowl next to the muffin tin. Watch as your toddler attempts to "rescue" the teddy bears using their hands and/or the provided scissors. Also watch to see if your toddler transfers the teddy bears to the empty bowl or sorts them outside of the tin. When your toddler is ready you can have him/her transfer the counting bears using other hand-held tools like tongs or a spoon. The possibilities and variations of this activity are endless! DRDP measures addressed: ATL-REG 1, 4; SED 5; LLD 1-2; COG 1-3, 8-9; PD HLTH 1, 3-5.]]> 2023-06-27 07:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2633263969 Exploring Solid Foods (Mien Lu) https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2634775507 Layout out matchstick size pieces of fruit in a roll or separately on a serving tray.  Pieces should be large enough for babies to grab with their hands.  Allow them to practice gross and fine motor skills by reaching for the item of choice and taste test with their mouth.  Additionally, name out loud the item the baby selected to help promote language development.  
*Good food categories to start are fruits, vegetables, breakfast cereal, and cheese-these stinky things are a hoot to try!*
DRDP measures addressed: ATL-REG 4; SED 4; LLD 1; COG 1, 2, 8, & 9; PD-HLTH 3, 4, & 7.]]> 2023-06-29 02:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2634775507 Tossing Spiky Balls (Mien Lu) https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2634821810 Get a set of spiky massage balls.  It is usually sold in sets of 6 on Amazon.  
Progression of exploration:
1 - Allow the toddler to toss balls randomly to practice locomotor skills and gross motor skills.  
2 - Toss the ball to toddlers and encourage them to toss it back at you.  Toddlers tend to fetch the ball they cannot catch.
3 - Designate a box or compartment to have them toss the ball into the box.  The aim is usually always terrible so a celebratory cheer is needed when the toddler makes it to the target.  
4 - Use the massage ball to massage the bottom of your foot.  Toddlers will imitate and their balance is questionable. 
DRDP measures addressed: ATL-REG 1, 3&4; SED 3, 4&5; LLD 1&2; COG 8&9; PD-HLTH 1, 2&3.]]> 2023-06-29 03:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2634821810 Group 4: Ben, Nathalie, Lisa M. njovel https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646647826 The student will sort the LEGO bricks based on number of dots on each LEGO, shape, or color. Possibly do a round for each classification. Then each bag will be emptied out and they will learn the concept of more or less. DRDP cognition including math and science: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9. ]]> 2023-07-17 23:54:33 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646647826 Sensory Paths https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646650656 Group 5: Jamie Choi, Kathy Camp, Janelle Olais, & Stephanie Chan

Sensory paths are ideal as they address both gross motor and math skills but are a fun activity that maintain children's interest. They can be customized to fit your childrens' physical and cognitive needs. Sensory paths can address skills such as balance, jumping, leaping, walking in a straight line, zig zag line, counting, depth perception, geometry (shapes), etc.

DRDP Skills: ATL-REG: 1,3,4,5,6,7 SED: 5 LLD: 1,7, ELD: 4 COGN-MTH-SCI: 1,2,3,6,7,9,11 PD-HLTH: 1,2,3,9]]> 2023-07-18 00:00:10 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646650656 Group 2: Juleana Shaw, Victoria Pallotta, Jeanne Vidal-Smith https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646651192 This is a great way to include hands-on math learning! This activity is good for counting practice and number recognition. Students will count the stickers on the premade sheets and then match the numbers to them. They can use a sticky note so that the chart can be used over and over again. Students can also peel stickers and count them out to include fine motor development. 
COG: 2, 3, 4. 
PD-HLTH: 4, ]]> 2023-07-18 00:01:12 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646651192 Counting Beads on Pipe Cleaners Activity - Jocelyne Lemus https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646654685 This activity is a quick set-up for the young learners to develop their fine motor skills because it only requires two things: pipe cleaners & beads. Each pipe cleaner will have a number attached to it and the child will insert the amount of beads into it - practicing numerical skills and counting strategies. 
COG: 2, 3
ELD: 4 
PD-HLTH: 4]]> 2023-07-18 00:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646654685 Fishing for Numbers: Jovana, Maricela, Julie https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646658262 Activity description: Teacher: "I'm hungry for a number (4)fish." Teacher shows a card with dots matching the number they call out. Kids use the fishing rod to catch the correct number fish. What are they learning in this activity?  They are learning muscle control as they hold and guide the fishing rods and try to match the magnet on the end to a number or fish.  Picking up the items with their fingers requires fine motor control.  They are learning number recognition.
DRDP Skills: PD-HLTH: 1,2,3&9 Cognition; Math&Science:Number Sense 3]]> 2023-07-18 00:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646658262 Group 1: Anab Hossain, Claribel Martinez, Torri Bryant, and Janet Bravo https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646659184 For this pom pom sorting activity, you can give either one child or a small group of children different colored bowls, a group of different colored poms poms that match the bowl colors, and a clothespin. Children use the clothespin to pick up the pom poms and place them into the bowl that matches the correct color. This activity can be extended by having the child state what color the pom pom is. You can ask the child why a pom would belong in a certain bowl and why it doesn't belong in another bowl. You could also extend the activity by having the children count how many pom poms go in each bowl and compare the number to different colors. Through this activity, children are building both their cognitive skills of sorting and classifying and their fine motor skills. 
DRDP 
COG 1, 2, 6, 9
PD-HLTH 1, 2, 3, 4
LLD - 1, 2, 3, 4
ELD - 1, 4]]> 2023-07-18 00:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646659184 Keep It Up (Joy Kim) https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646775971 This is a fun balloon activity. Each child must keep their own balloon in the air by hitting it upwards, without letting it drop to the ground. If playing with a group of children, you can make it a game by having all students begin tossing the balloon up at the same time. If anyone drops their balloon, they sit down. Play until you have a winner, which would be the last child standing and still hitting their balloon. This can also be played with a small bat or racket. Use the bat to hit the balloon into the air and keep it from falling.

ATL-REG 1, 7
ELD 2
COG 1, 8, 9, 11
PD-HLTH 1, 2, 9
HSS 1, 2, 4

]]> 2023-07-18 02:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2646775971 Rainbow Rice Sensory Bin (Meng Jin) https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2647344451 It’s just food coloring and rice, mixed together, and left to dry. In just minutes, you can create a sensory experience for the child that can be reused for years to come.
We dump the rice into a big storage container. Then we add in all the fun stuff: funnels, scoops, jars.
we do not need to qualify or justify an activity for children (all play is learning) it’s still fun to think about everything kids are learning with just colorful rice.
  • Math skills: understanding capacity and volume
  • Science exploration: learning more about small particles and solids
  • Cause and effect: discovering how actions are related
  • Imaginary play: utilizing high level thinking to create dramatic ideas
  • Life skills: growing skills kids will use throughout life (pouring, scooping, spooning)
ATL-REG 1,2
COG 5,6,7
PD-HLTH 1 ,2,3,4
HSS 2
VPA 1
]]> 2023-07-18 18:43:41 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2647344451 Guiding the Kindergartener with Yoga (Mien Lu) https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2648152015 Practice daily breathing exercises in the classroom.  Good ones to start with are those with students seated:
-Sit with legs crossed.  One hand on the chest and the other on the tummy.  Inhale and enlarge the chest.  Hold your breath and exhale while enlarging your tummy.  It is good to point out to the student what the air is doing to their chest and tummy.
-Sit on your heel.  Hands down on both sides of the body.  Inhale as you lift both hands up above your head touching the palms gently.  Hold your breath and exhale as you slowly drop your hands to the side. 
-Stand in mountain pose and lift your hands to breath.  
Any breathing exercise you do while standing up is a good entry point to a small yoga practice.  
ATL-REG 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
SED 1, 2]]> 2023-07-20 00:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2648152015 Fossil Ice Activity (Lesley Feikert) https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2648309200 https://celebratingwithkids.com/dinosaur-ice-dig-excavation/
1) Freeze a set of small plastic dinosaurs or insects in plastic containers in the freezer.
2) Pop the frozen block out of it's container and place on a tray. Give the students eye protection and small hammers, forks, spoons and knives to hammer and dig into the ice and break it's contents free.
3) As students begin to pull out the small dinosaurs ask, "What do you notice is different about each dinosaur? Are they different colors? Are their bodies the same? How are they different?"
4) Encourage the students to sort out the dinosaurs by color and or size and talk about what they see with each other if developmentally appropriate for their age. 5 year olds may be more ready to discuss than 3 year olds.
6) This activity can be extended with freezing colored liquid, putting herbs or edible fruit in frozen ice, etc.
ATL-REG 6,7 LLD 1,2,3,4 ELD 1,2 Cognition,
Including Math and Science 2,3,10 PD-HLTH 1,4 ]]> 2023-07-20 03:01:41 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2648309200 Cardboard Tube Fun (Alma Soria) https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2648448090 Using recycled items, students can develop their fine motor skills and cognitive skills. Adults can cut cardboard tubes into 2-3 inches and allow children to punch holes using a hole puncher. Then adults can present straws and/or pipe cleaners for children to thread through the holes in the cardboard tube through one side and out the opposite side. 

DRDP Measures addressed:
ATL-REG 1, 3, 4, 6, 7
SED 4,5
LLD 1, 2, 3
ELD 1
COG 1, 8, 9
PD-HLTH 1, 4
HSS 5]]> 2023-07-20 06:44:32 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2648448090 Rosanna Torres https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2648826144 This is a fun math activity and sensory bin all in one! Kids love playing with small objects. This is a great way for kids to start counting, number recognizing, sorting and so much more. But for this activity, you will have kids find dominoes and place the dominoes to the correct number. They have to count the dots on the dominoes and then recognize that number on the page with numbers. Set up is fairly easy. First, you need to start out with a large sensory bin and put in small objects like legos, end caps and rainbow rice. Then, on a piece of paper write out numbers 1 to 8 in separate boxes. For older kids you could also go up to ten. Next, separate out the dominoes that add up to 8 and then hide them in the bin for your little one to find. Once the kid finds a domino have them add up the dots and then place it on the correct number.

DRDP Measures addressed:
ATL-REG 4,5
COG 3,4
PD-HLTH 4








]]> 2023-07-20 23:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2648826144 Sensory Activity for Infants https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2649854813 You can introduce different textures to infants to explore.  Use large swatches of different types of fabric to make texture mats, similar to carpet mats. Try a variety of fabrics, like corduroy, denim, velvet, wool, and fleece, and use these for tummy time or other floor games. Alternatively, you might use smaller scraps of fabric to make bean bags for older infants to toss in gross-motor activity games.

-Tove Fox]]> 2023-07-24 00:33:38 UTC https://padlet.com/KAdams1224/h1adnx0u6rufpqif/wish/2649854813