In this week's Family Friday you will create story character friends from the rhyme Hickory Dickory Dock. Read our step-by-step directions to create your clock face and mouse and have a fun time learning how to tell time. Have fun!
Este Viernes en familia, usted creará sus propios amigos de la rima infantil, Hickory Dickory Dock. Lea nuestras instrucciones paso a paso para crear tu reloj y ratoncito mientras aprenden cómo leer el tiempo.¡Diviértanse!
So far in this series, we’ve discussed how important it is to communicate with caregivers. Having a healthy relationship with caregivers can help create a supportive learning environment and foster a positive connection between home and school. This week we’ll take a look at the full spectrum of caregiver involvement, from under- to over-involved, and talk strategies for finding a happy middle ground to ensure student success.
¡Este Viernes en familia estarán cantando y creando manualidades! Después de aprender la rima infantil, Mary tuvo una oveja, usted y su hijo podrán crear una ovejita linda. Podrán usar a su nueva amiga para actuar el cuento. ¡Diviértanse!
We’ve all had to face conversations we wish we could avoid. It can be daunting, but the instinct to recoil from these conversations does more harm than good in the long run. No matter what age group you teach, there will be times when you need to have uncomfortable conversations with caregivers about their child’s behavior or academic performance. These conversations can be challenging, but working through them together can strengthen the relationship you have with your students’ caregivers and make a huge difference for your students going forward. Read on for tips to navigate uncomfortable conversations with caregivers.
For this week’s Family Friday, enjoy an engaging hands-on May Day activity with 2D and 3D shapes. Learn more about the holiday by reading Holidays Around the World and extend your fun by creating May Day baskets filled with spheres, cones, cylinders, circles, triangles, and more. Best of all, after completing your May Day basket you can deliver it to a friend in the traditional May Day fashion! Read the step-by-step May Day basket craft guide below.
Este Viernes en familia, disfrutaran una actividad práctica sobre el Primero de mayo con formas 2D y 3D. Aprendan más sobre este día de fiesta al leer Días de fiesta del mundo y diviértanse creando canastas del Primero de mayo llenas de esferas, conos, cilindros, círculos, triángulos y mucho más. Lo mejor de todo es que, después de completar su canasta, ¡pueden entregársela a un amigo al estilo tradicional del Primero de mayo! Lea la guía paso a paso a continuación.
April showers bring May flowers! How often will it shower this week? For this week’s Family Friday you will test out your skills as a meteorologist (weather scientist)! After singing the nursery rhyme It’s Raining, It’s Pouring, you and your child can observe and record the weather with this nature-centered interactive activity. Have fun!
¡Las lluvias de abril traen las flores de mayo! ¿Cuántas lluvias caerán esta semana? ¡Este Viernes en familia pondrás a prueba tus habilidades como meteorólogo (científico del clima)! Después de cantar la canción infantil Llueve que llueve, usted y su niño podrán observar y registrar el clima con esta actividad interactiva centrada en la naturaleza. ¡Diviértanse!
Last week, we talked about using digital communication tools to build relationships with caregivers. This week we’ll expand into “old school” methods of communication. You’ll be surprised – you are communicating with caregivers without even knowing it! Read on to learn more about harnessing all of the communication tools in your toolbox to be an effective communicator with your students’ caregivers.