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Dear Parents & children,

Happy belated “Mother’s Day” to all our wonderful mother’s in our Saint Maur community. I want to share a book by Eric Carle who celebrates mothers in our animal kingdom called, 

“Does a Kangaroo have a mother too?

 

Please take a look and a listen HERE

*Please note: Just towards the end of my story reading there is an unintentional pause for a few seconds thanks to my internet. You can still hear me though.

 

 

Questions to ask after the story:

1. Can you remember what animal was on the first page? A big clue, she comes from Australia! 
2. What animal has a long neck? Why do you think they have one?
3. Which animal lives in the ocean?
4. Which animal has a long trunk? Why is it so long?
5. If a male lion is called a lion, what do you call the female?
6. What do you call a baby elephant?
7. What is the name of a baby kangaroo? Can you remember what a mother kangaroo is called?

 

Activities to try:

Fun kangaroo craft click HERE 

Just print or draw, cut and assemble together.

Draw/paint like the author Eric Carle. Take a look at his life story HERE

Ms. Schumacher is back with us to share our story for today!!  She will share a story that is called The Frog Who Lost His Underpants.  Who ever saw a frog in underpants?  I’m excited to see and hear what happens!  Please enjoy and I’m sure Ms. Schumacher would love to hear some comments.

 

        The Frog Who Lost His Underpants – Click here to view.

 

 

Thank you. Ms. Schumacher!!  We all miss going to the library to borrow some nice books.  Hope to see you soon!!

We are sorry for the technical problems we had this morning during our zoom class time.  New things happen but we model how we would like our children to be–problem solvers, risk takers and life-long learners.  We also like to show them that exercising is important and it is fun!!

 

3 Year Olds (in Ms. Barbara and Mrs. Almoula’s group)

Something on the calmer side for you today!

 

 

4 Year Olds (in Miss Yuri and Ms. Hoshi’s group)

Hi everyone!

Today we danced to a song that you are familiar with! 

“I’m a Little Tea Pot.” 

As I showed you during our zoom meeting, there are 5 main key movements;

-Tapping the floor with your toes, 

-Squatting, 

-Making a handle and spout, 

-Squatting and tilting your head at the same time 

-Bend your body to the side and balance.

Here is the video that shows you the movements!

Enjoy dancing!

 

 

5 Year Olds ~ Pre-First Graders (in Mr. Dale and Mr. Myk’s group)

Hi Everyone,

Here is a sheet for a Movement Scavenger Hunt that you can do at home! There are 8 activities you would need to accomplish to clear the whole sheet! Have fun looking for these items and doing your movements!

 

 

We hope you enjoyed your P.E./Movement class for today.  Continue eating well, washing your hands properly and EXERCISE!

 

 

 

 

 

Hello everybody, Do you have times you want to be silly and read a silly story?  I do!  Or do you have times when you feel like you want to say, “That’s good.” or “That’s bad.”  I surely do!  Today’s story is just that!!  It’s called That’s good!  That’s Bad!, written by Margery Cuyler and illustrated by David Catrow.

Have fun listening!!

        That’s Good! That’s Bad! – click here to view

 

Here are some questions for you to think about:

• Have you ever been to a zoo?
• Can you name the zoos you’ve been to?
• Name 5 animals you might see at the zoo.  Can you draw pictures of them?
• What animal do you like the most at the zoo?
• Tell you mom something good that happened to you.
• Tell your dad something bad that happened to you.
• Can you make the bad better?

 

We can make good choices and bad choices.  Here is a coloring activity you can do to see what kind of choices you can make at school.

Making Good and Bad Choices

 

It’s fun to go to the zoo.  Unfortunately, we cannot visit the zoo at this moment, but you can pretend to be there with the following songs.

 

Hi everybody,

Today I’m reading Maybe Something Beautiful by F.Isabel Campoy.  It’s a book about a girl who

changed her neighborhood with her art.

 

Click here to view the story,

 

 

In the book, everybody was dancing to latin music – salsa, merengue, bebop.

Merengue is a simple dance you can try.  Let’s dance…

 

Cute and simple cards you can make.

 

 

Ready for a song?

 

 

 

Here is our P.E. / Movement activities for today.  Remember, you can try any of the activities even if you are not that age!!  I even try them on my own!!  It’s important to exercise every day!!

3 Year Olds (in Ms. Barbara and Mrs. Almoula’s group)

 

Up off your bottoms, here we go!!

 

4 Year Olds (in Miss Yuri and Ms. Hoshi’s group)

Hi everyone! Happy Friday!
Have you finished exercising for a 1 month challenge?
For today, I will introduce you to reptile yoga.
If you would like to do your 1month exercise challenge today as well, I would recommend you to finish your exercise first and then do this yoga to calm your body down. If you would like to just take a break from exercising and have a nice and calm Friday by doing yoga, that’s fine as well 🙂

Reptile Yoga:

5 Reptile Yoga Poses for Kids

 

 

5 Year Olds ~ Pre-First Graders (in Mr. Dale and Mr. Myk’s group)

Hi Everyone

 

The days are already getting a little warmer as we move more into spring. Make sure to remember to always drink water after doing your Flashy Feet Friday activities. Have you been trying them out on other days too? I hope you keep up your practice!

 

Here is our list for today:

Bunny jump

Close open jump

High knees

Sideways jumps

Hops

Star jump

Frog jump

 

Make sure to always be careful when jumping and moving around so that you don’t hit or hurt yourself or anyone else. Always try to do the best moving and jumping you can for about 30 seconds and then take a quick break to get ready for the next activity. I can’t wait to see your fast and flashy feet!

 

We hope you enjoyed your P.E./Movement class for today.  Continue eating well, washing your hands properly and EXERCISE!

 

 

 

 

 

Hello everyone,

I’d like to read you this story   ” On Mother’s Lap “.  Michael enjoys rocking on his Mother’s lap.It’s even cozier when he brings his Boat, Dolly, and Puppy to snuggle with him. But what happens when Michael’s baby sister begins to cry ? Let’s find out…

 

On Mother’s Lap – Click here to view

 

Hope you can cuddle into your Mother’s lap like how Michael and his baby sister snuggled to the warmth of their Mother’s lap. Enjoy!!

 

Activity for you to try…

Heart flower craft HERE

  

Paper Flower Bouquet for mother’s day

 

 

 

Good morning, everyone.

Today’s book is a bit different; it’s not a story!  It is a book that can give you ideas to help you decide what you might want to do when you grow up! Before you listen to the book, can you talk with whomever is reading the blog with you about what YOU might want to become… Maybe you’ll find a new idea in the book…

This book shows us lots of activities and jobs that happen in various workplaces.  Some of the places they visit are a school, a construction site, and an airport.  Then they explain what grown-ups do when they work in those places.

Click here to listen to What Do Grown-ups Do All Day?

Did you find a new job that you are interested in?

Is there a job that you really would not want to do?  Why not?

Are you interested in any of the jobs that your parents, or grandparents have done?

Here is a video of jobs adults do… which one interest you?  What tools do you need to use?

For your activity today, can you draw someone who’s doing a job that you are interested in?

If you don’t enjoy drawing, maybe you’d like to have someone who’s a bit older help you write a list about the kind of work that you might like to do, and what you would need to learn to do that job…

At dinnertime, you can ask your family members what other jobs they’ve done, or what their “dream” job would be?

Keep reading, and stay well!

Ms. Hoshi

 

 

Guess who we have for our Guest Reader today?

 

We have Mr. Dale again.  He has chosen a story of a character you may know.  It’s Curious George!  Do you know that clever little monkey who lives with the man with the yellow hat?  Let’s see what kind of adventure he has today.

 

Mr. Dale, the stage is yours!  Please enjoy!

 

Curious George Rides a Bike by H.A. Rey  (click on title to view)

 

 

Did you like the boats that George made out of all those newspapers?  You can try making a boat to play with.  You don’t need a river to float them.  You may want to try it in your bath tub.  Get permission from your mom and dad first!  Being curious is good, but not as much as George!  You m

Mr. Dale is going to give us a step-by-step recording of How to Fold a Boat from Curious George.  See if you can make it and share a photo in this link Activities from Montessori Blog 

 

                     HOW TO MAKE A PAPER BOAT ~ by Mr. Dale

 

 

Thank you Mr. Dale for an exciting story and showing us how to make a paper boat!  I love your bag, don’t you everyone?

 

I wonder who next week’s Guest Reader will be….