2018-2019 Activity Schedule - funshineextras.com

1 An Overview of the 2018 -2019 Activity Schedule 2018 -2019. Unit Themes Colors/Shapes Curriculum Year Hello and Goodbye Red September/ Apples Everywhere October Be Safe Orange 2018 Wiggly Wonders Circle/Triangle Sleep Tight Brown November/ Getting Together December Hats Off to You Green 2018 Gingerbread and Star Jingle Bells Riding Around White January/ Sparkles and Shivers February In the Mail Pink 2019 I Am Healthy Heart March/April 2019. Silly Fun Changing Weather Up and Away Spring Has Sprung Blue Yellow Oval Family Guide Baby Animals Purple May/June When I'm Big Black 2019 In the Meadow Giddy Up and Go Square To Market, To Market July/August Sports Talk Review 2019 Playground Palooza Cookout Lookout 926E East Industrial Drive Dickinson, ND 58601 Welcome to FunShine Express!

2 What Will My Child Learn? Y our child's teacher/child care provider will be offering a wide range of stimulating activities this year through our professionally designed Buttercups curriculum program. The Buttercups program is for ages 0-3. Each Buttercups curriculum kit covers a two-month time frame Sept/. Oct, Nov/Dec, Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June, and July/Aug. Each kit Curriculum activities are designed to address established early learning includes four themes, with each theme lasting two to three weeks. goals and standards throughout the United States. Your child's teacher/child care provider can choose from a variety of activities and materials to promote and enhance growth in the following Benefits for Your Child developmental areas: Build enthusiasm for life-long learning Language/Literacy: Children develop skills in both listening and communicating and build a foundation for later reading and writing.

3 They learn socialization Activities include songs, rhymes, finger plays, picture books, and more. and cooperation Learning through Physical/Health: Activities promote wellness and allow children to grow experience in using both small and large muscles. Playdough, water play, vigorous Skills such as teamwork outdoor play, healthy snack ideas, and more are offered. and respect are taught Science/Math/Creative Arts: Children are encouraged to enjoy and Concentration, patience explore a variety of art materials, investigate their world, and begin to Build confidence, self- engage in symbolic thinking.

4 Activities include pretend play, sensory esteem and autonomy exploration, experimentation, self-expression, and more. Exposure to diversity Social/Emotional: Experiences are planned to help children develop relationships with adults and other children, learn more about themselves, Benefits for Parents/Caregivers recognize and express feelings, and begin to demonstrate self-regulation. Knowledge that your child is participating in a curriculum program that is Social Studies: Predictable routines and age-appropriate rules bring aligned with the highest quality standards in early childhood education.

5 Order to children's lives. They also learn more about families, their own You will be involved in your child's learning. Newsletters, calendars, book child-care setting, and the local culture and community. lists, blog articles and much more keep you informed. Children with involved parents do better in school and show stronger social skills. Approaches to Learning: Opportunities to build skills in this area are Your child's teacher spends more of each day interacting with children woven throughout all curriculum activities to build memory and promote and less time prepping and planning.

6 Curiosity, persistence, and problem-solving skills that are critical for lifelong learning! Sept/Oct 2018 . NEWSLETTE R. Hello and Goodbye Apples Everywhere Themes together! Watch Cars Together Time Activities Here are some fun activities you and your child can enjoy Each two-month kit includes a Family Newsletter loaded with helpful information. Be Safe Sit with your child in a safe spot and watch the tra c go by. See who can be the first to spy a red car! Later, play again and Wiggly Wonders watch for orange. Johnny Appleseed Shapes and Colors John Chapman, known as Johnny Appleseed, was born on You'll find the themes and concepts, September 26.

7 According to legend, he wore a pot on his head as he roamed the countryside planting apple seeds. If you have a lightweight pot, your child may enjoy wearing it and Shop for educational resources at pretending to be Johnny Appleseed. Pumpkin Patch vocabulary words, sign language, and Visit a pumpkin patch or produce stand to explore all the Opposites pumpkins! Let your child explore by feeling the textures happy/sad and wrapping his arms around them. If possible, purchase one to bring home. Let your child help decorate it to display somewhere at home. For up-to-date information, join our FunShine Community.

8 Vocabulary friends, backpack, apple tree, basket, police officer, paramedic, spider, snake Nursery rhymes teach children auditory skills and help them develop an appreciation for rhyme and rhythm. They also help children develop language, memory, creativity, and other cognitive skills. Nursery Rhymes songs. You'll also find ideas for simple Two Red Apples activities to enjoy with your child, a recipe, Two Red Apples Sign Language Way up high in an apple tree, Two red apples smiled at me. red, sad, drink, orange, I shook that tree as hard as I could. and ideas for books to read at home.

9 Listen, don't touch Way up high in an apple tree, Down came the apples! Mmm, they were good! smiled at me. Two red apples tree I shook that could. as hard as I. the apples! Down came were good! Mmm, they Story Prop Nursery Rhyme Sept/Oct Buttercups 2018 . FunShine Express Little Miss Mu et Little Miss Little Miss Mu et Little Miss Mu et Sat on a tu et, Mu et Eating her curds and whey. Little Miss Mu et Sat on a tu et, Eating her curds and whey. red Palm-in, index finger touches sad Bring both hands down in drink Form C with hand; tip toward mouth. Little Miss Mu et Sat on a tu et, lip, brushes down and closes.

10 Front of face while making a sad face.. FunShine Express 2018 . Eating her curds and whey. Along came a spider . FunShine Express 2018 . Who sat down beside her, And frightened Miss Mu et away. Along came a spider Who sat down beside her, Along came a spider And frightened Miss Mu et away. Who sat down beside her, orange Right hand-C in front of chin, squeeze as if squeezing an orange. ear. listen Place open palm behind don't touch Pinch together index and middle fingers and thumb; tap back of And frightened Miss Mu et away. FunShine Express 2018 .. Sept/Oct Buttercups Nursery Rhyme Story Prop other hand with middle finger only.