Week of the Young Child With El Dorado PAT

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Week of the Young Child Virtual Celebration

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Create a Rainbow Rice Filling Station and Work Together to Fill Up the Containers Materials Needed: a place to get messy empty tub or box rice, beans or pasta (or substitute water if needed) funnels scoops or spoons empty containers and bottles

Activity Courtesy of: <a href="https://busytoddler.com/">https://busytoddler.com/</a>

Have Some Fun With Shaving Cream (this means you too mom and dad!) Simply gather up some shaving cream, pie plates or cookie sheets and some clothes to get messy in... Fun add-ins are plastic animals, small toy cars, paintbrushes, water

The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Animated Film

Healthy, Fit Families Article (click on link below):

Healthy, Fit Families | NAEYC

Engaging and celebrating families is at the heart of supporting our youngest learners. NAEYC applauds family members’ role as young children’s first and most important teachers. Share pictures and stories about your family on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using the hashtag&nbsp;#woyc20.&nbsp;

Think, problem solve, create! Children develop creativity, social skills and fine motor skills with open-ended art projects where they can make choices, use their imaginations, and create with their hands. On Artsy Thursday celebrate the joy and learning children experience when engaged in creative art making. Use any materials—from crayons to paint, clay to crafts! Create and share photos of your children’s creations on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using the&nbsp;hashtag #woyc20.

Send Me Fun Pictures of the Things You Do to Share on Our El Dorado PAT Facebook Page

Send Email to: hakoehn@eldoradoschools.org

When children sing, dance, and listen to music, they develop their language and early literacy skills while being active and encouraging movement.&nbsp;Make up and record your own unique version of a song or write your own, and share it on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram&nbsp;using the hashtag&nbsp;#woyc20.

When children build together they explore math and science concepts and develop their social and early literacy skills. Children can use any building material—from a fort of branches on the playground to a block city in the classroom, or a hideaway made from couch pillows at home. Build and share pictures of children’s creations on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram using the hashtag #woyc20.

Five Little Monkeys by Dr  Jean

10 Ways Babies Learn When We Sing to Them (click on link below):

10 Ways Babies Learn When We Sing to Them | NAEYC

What's the Plan? Music Monday Tasty Tuesday Work Together Wednesday Artsy Thursday Family Friday

This fun, food-themed day is about more than just cheese and crackers. Cooking together connects math with literacy skills, science, and more. With the rise in childhood obesity, you can encourage healthy nutrition and fitness habits at home and in the classroom. Create your own healthy snacks and share the recipes and photos of your creations on&nbsp;Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram&nbsp;using the hashtag&nbsp;#woyc20.

Make a DIY shaker with a plastic egg and some dry rice or beans. Tape the shaker closed along the seam. Play along with this fun song:

The Dance Freeze Song | Freeze Dance | Scratch Garden

Shake Your Sillies Out ♫ Brain Breaks Songs for Kids ♫ Kids Action Songs by The Learning Station

Explore the Great Outdoors With Your Child (click below):

Explore the Great Outdoors with Your Child | NAEYC

Condiments 1&nbsp;Pizza sauce Baking &amp; Spices 1&nbsp;Pepperonis or any other toppings you want Bread &amp; Baked Goods 1 7.5 oz can&nbsp;Biscuits Dairy 1&nbsp;Mozzarella cheese

Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Flatten each biscuit onto a cookie sheet. Spread a spoonful of pizza sauce on each biscuit. Top with the cheese and pizza toppings. Cook for 9 to 12 minutes, until the biscuits are beginning to brown. Allow to cool for a few minutes before eating!

Make a Fingerprint Alphabet Materials Needed: paper or index cards sponges or fingers stamp pads markers or crayons

Alphabet Book

Meaningful Art Projects Parents Can Fit Into a Busy Day (click below):

Meaningful Art Projects Parents Can Fit Into a Busy Day | NAEYC

Encouraging Your Child to Become a Helper (click below):

Anna Dewdney's Llama Llama

Encouraging Your Child to Become a "Helper" | Parenting Tips & Advice | PBS KIDS for Parents

What is Week of the Young Child? The purpose of the Week of the Young Child™ is to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families and to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. (NAEYC)

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