Virtual Week of the Young Child
According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2020's Week of the Young Child™ is more important than ever.
NAEYC writes, "While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives in many ways, it hasn’t changed the need to celebrate and support young children and the adults who love, care for, and educate them."
This year's event is April 11–17!
We're so excited for a week long VIRTUAL celebration of our young learners and their educators!
Music Monday!
Sing, dance, celebrate, and learn
Today, we encourage you to help young children develop early literacy skills through singing, dancing, and having fun!
FEATURED EVENTS:
- Children's Concert with Peter Moses
11:00 - 11:45 am
sponsored by First Up
Click the link to join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/723220241
Zoom will launch or you will be asked to download the app onto your device. - Live Music and Movement Playtime with Yoyo Kusters
3 - 4 pm
sponsored by First Up
Click to register in advance through the link above.
FEATURED ACTIVITIES:
- Making Music with Water
- Philadelphia Orchestra on YouTube
Assortment of videos to inspire
Tasty Tuesday!
Eat, cook, healthy habits
When you cook together, there are ways to connect math with literacy skills and science.
FEATURED ACTIVITIES:
- From the Fireflies teachers: Invite your child to help make or set up dinner. We know there are a lot of excellent stirrers, microwave button pressers, kneaders, table setters and more
- Cooking with a tiny helper (NAEYC)
- Healthy Fit Families
Work Together Wednesday!
Work at being silly...together!
Children and grownups are invited to wear your silly look (hat or outfit) to your Zoom meeting or send your class a photo!
FEATURED ACTIVITIES / ARTICLES:
- Play with them! (NAEYC)
- Five Essentials to Meaningful Play (NAEYC)
- Creating Homemade Books together!
Artsy Thursday!
Think, problem solve, create
Celebrate the joy and learning children experience when engaged in creative art making.
FEATURED ACTIVITIES / ARTICLES:
- From the Doodlebug teachers: Do a self portrait with some chalk outside
- From the Doodlebug teachers: You can paint on concrete with water (Doodlebug teachers)
Make a pretty picture, wait, dry and do it again! - LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems!
Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus author in his home studio - Supporting the Development of Creativity (NAEYC)
Family Friday!
Collaborate, Cooperate, Care
Reaching the end of every week we are home is cause for celebration. Here are ways to celebrate being together.
FEATURED ACTIVITIES / ARTICLES:
- Story Time from Space
Astronauts on the Space Station reading stories to and conducting science experiments for the children of Earth as the world rotates below. - Bubbles Family Play (NAEYC)
- Am I Really My Child's First Teacher? (NAEYC)