As we embark on school closure for COVID-19, we’re planning to post resources for families here on this page to support preschoolers while at home. Please check back often!
A medida que experimentamos el cierre de la escuela por el COVID-19, planeamos publicar recursos para las familias aquí en esta página para apoyar a los preescolares y sus familias en el hogar. Por favor, visite la página con frecuencia!
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SCREEN TIME SUGGESTIONS: Suggested less than four hours of screen time per day (in non-stay-home pandemic circumstances, we suggest less than two hours of screen time per day). We are looking for shows that demonstrate positive relationships, avoid sarcasm, and move more slowly than mainstream cartoons. If the screen is blinking and changing rapidly, it’s too fast! We want the show to move at a pace that reflects real life. Steer clear of mainstream TV; it’s too violent and provocative. For more info and research, check out The Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch. We use Common Sense Media to help us sift through media and see reliable reviews of content.
VIDEOS FROM PEPITAS | VIDEOS DE PEPITAS
- Little Chefs Make Counting Soup
- Music with Mr. Nick – Old Manhattan Had Some Farms
- Little Chefs make chickpea sandwiches
- Music with Mr. Nick – Baby Beluga
- Little Chefs Make Polkadot Rice
- Music with Mr. Nick – Una Sardina
- Una historia con Ms. Valeria – ‘Si le das una fiesta a una cerdita’
- Music with Mr. Nick – Ocean Songs
- Nature Art with Allison
- Little Chefs: Red Salad + Apple and Nut Butter Sandwich
- Music with Mr. Nick – Movement + Songtale
- Little Chefs: Carrot Bites + Ants on a Log
- Chapel with Melissa: The Mustard Seed
- Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball with Ms. Leslie
- 5 Green Frogs con Ms. Valeria
- Little Chefs: Veggie Boats & Fruit Popsicles
- Music with Mr. Nick – 5 Little Hot Dogs
- Chapel with Melissa – Prayer beads + The Lord’s Prayer
- Music with Mr. Nick – Camp Songs
- Una actividad de pájaros y nido con Ms. Valeria
- Friday Music with Mr. Nick – The Button Man
- Una canción con Ms. Katty
- Art with Ms. Allison – Watercolor Resist
- Chapel with Ms. Melissa – God’s Dream
- Making a Nest with Ms. Taryn
- Music with Mr. Nick – Plant a Little Seed, Watch it Grow!
- Diversión de pascua con Ms. Katy ¡Cuentas, colores y canciones!
- Little Chefs: Strawberry and Cucumber Ribbon Salad
- Napping House Felt Board Story with Ms. Valeria
- How to draw a bunny with Ms. Leslie
- Music with Mr. Nick: Friday dance party
- Easter Chapel with Melissa
- Music with Mr. Nick: Chapel Songs
- Art with Allison: Ojos de Dios + stick wrapping
- Little Chefs: Tiny Tacos
- Monday Morning Story with Melissa – and a trip to see the chickens!
- Hora de cuento con Ms. Valeria – La Oruga Muy Hambrienta
- Music with Mr. Nick – Shakers, echo, movement and imagination!
- Little Chefs: Butterfly Burritos
- Art with Allison- toilet paper roll sculpture + water letters + collage with scraps
- Friday Dance Party with Mr. Nick
- Story with Carol + Chely: A Cat & A Dog | Hora de cuento con Carol & Chely: Un Gato & Un Pero
- Pepitas Preschool – Un Tiempo de ‘circle time’ con Ms. Katty.
¿Cómo te sientes hoy? | Colores | - Un cuento antes de dormir con la Sra. Valeria: Buenas Noches Luna
- Music with Mr. Nick – Pitter-Patter Rain!
- Counting to 10 and writing numbers
- Semana de Abejas con Ms. Chely
- Little Chefs: Honey
- Music with the Vinther Family
- Story Time Drama with Mr. Matty: FROZEN
- Story with Carol + Chely: March! | Hora de cuento con Carol y Chely: ¡A Macrhar!
- Little Chefs: Pickle Sandwich
- Taking deep breaths | Toma un respiro
PEPITAS’ PRE-K RESOURCES
- Green Class Supply Message
- Blue/Purple Class Supply Message
- Pencil Grip Song with Mr. Nick
- Pencil Grip
- First few pages of the green workbook!
- Green workbook Pgs 8 – 23 – lines and the letter L
ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCES | RECURSOS DE APRENDIZAJE EN LÍNEA
- Spanish Mama – Yoga para niños en español
- The Spanish Experiment – Historias en español
- Scholastic Learn-at-Home
- Brains On Podcast
- Learn with Homer
- Ready Rosie – English & español!
- Sprout TV Games
- PBS Kids
- Starfall
OUR FAVORITE SHOWS | PROGRAMAS FAVORITOS
- Mr. Rogers Neighborhood
- Daniel Tiger (next gen Mr. Rogers!)
- Creative Galaxy (on Amazon)
- Tumble Leaf (on Amazon)
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
- If you Give a Mouse a Cookie series
- Sid the Science Kid
- Sesame Street
- Fireman Sam
- Dino Dana
- Dino Dan
- Dinosaur Train
- Super Why
- Dora the Explorer
- Bob the Builder
GAMES & TOYS | JUEGOS Y JUGUETES
- Wall Pops Kids World Map (it a decal and you can write on it with dry erase!)
- Peg-it Number Boards
- Melissa and Doug Children of the World Floor Puzzle
- UNO – the card game
- Kid-size yoga mat
- Primary Science Set by Learning Resources
- Gears! Gears! Gears! by Learning Resources
- Art supplies in a shoe box (some ideas: non-toxic / washable paint, paint brushes, colored and white paper, glue stick, preschool scissors, stickers, colored tissue paper, small items from nature – like leaves and sticks)
MUSIC | MÚSICA
- Music with Sara
- Sing with Senor
- You Are My Little Bird by Elizabeth Mitchel (all her albums are wonderful!)
BOOKS FOR KIDS | LIBROS PARA NIÑOS
- Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos by Susan Middelton
- A Ver el Mundo Nos Vamos by Margaret Wise Brown
- Sali de Paseo (I went walking) by Sue Williams
- Mis Amigos by Taro Gomi
- We All Sing with the Same Voice by J. Philip Miller
- The Earth Book by Todd Parr
- The Thankfulness Book by Todd Parr
- The Family Book by Todd Parr
- I Spy books of all kinds and themes
- Alpha Block by Christopher Franceschelli
- Richard Scarry’s ABC Word Book
- Richard Scarry’s Find Your ABCs
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin
BOOKS+ FOR PARENTS | LIBROS+ PARA PADRES
- Connected Parenting podcasts
- The Tech-Wise Family by Andy Crouch
- Little Girls Can Be Mean by Michelle Anthony
- Wild Things by Stephen James (about raising boys)
- World Peace and other 4th Grade Achievements by John Hunter
- Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
- NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
