Creating a Healthy Classroom

I want to keep my students safe and healthy. We have added pressure to keep classrooms clean and have rigid sanitizing protocols. I have been wearing a mask in public, but I forget it is important to clean my mask. I use my own water bottle, but I forget to clean it with soap and water. Recently I listened to a doctor explain that a dirty mask can create its own complications. I want to keep striving to create a healthy space for learning. The CDC has mask washing guidelines/suggestions.  

1. Wash your mask after each use.

2. Machine Washing: Use regular laundry detergent and the warmest water possible.

• Hand washing: 
• 5 tablespoons (1/3rd cup) household bleach per gallon of room temperature water or
• 4 teaspoons household bleach per quart of room temperature water (check to see if the bleach is made for disinfection).
• Soak the mask in the bleach solution for 5 minutes.
• Rinse thoroughly with cool or room temperature water.

 

It can never hurt to help students and families navigate through these new health protocols.  Let's keep helping each other.  Look for more resources at Liz and Ron's Educational Resources. 

Keeping Our Preschoolers Growing and Learning During the Winter!

We know it is hard to keep our kids active, engaged, and challenged during the winter. Here are some low cost educational activities for the the winter months.  

Physical Education

“Dancing Balloons”-  

• Try to keep the balloon off the ground. (music)

• Have your child lay on his/her back.  Put the balloon between their feet.  The child tries to pick the balloon off of the ground with straight legs and bring the balloon over their head.  Then lower the feet without letting go of the balloon. Many people do this exercise with a Yoga ball.

Movement

• Rent a kids movement DVD.
• Example:  “Bo on the Go”  or  “Wiggles”
• Zumba Kids-YouTube 
• Create a hopscotch with tape in the garage or in a spare room:

Math

Measurement:

• Rice Bin-Supply the bin with variety of scoops, measuring cups, counters.

Spacial:

• Cookies-The child rolls out the dough and estimates if the cookie cutter will fit on the flattened dough.  Is the surface area enough?  Do we need to roll the dough more?   Do we need to add more dough?

Literacy

Writing Activities:

• Take a cookie sheet and cover it with shaving cream.  Have the child practice writing letters and their name.
• Also you can fill the cookie sheet with rice.  

Take a mirror and Crayola Window Markers.  Have the child practice writing letters and their name. The markers erase with soap and water.

• Create a simple story with a beginning, middle, and end using PowerPoint, Prezi, Page Maker, etc.

Literacy Technology

Computer Games and Apps-

• Articulation  
• Starfall 
• PBS 
• Toddler Flashcards (Free) 
• Baby Flash Cards-Letters (Free) 
• Write My Name

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