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Learning About Themselves

• Body Awareness: “Babies discover different body parts and become very interested in their feet and hands.”
• Satin Streamers: “This pleasing sensory experience makes children aware of the sense of touch and enhances their curiosity and persistence in reaching for the streamers.”
  • Courtesy of Best Beginnings

Developing Emotions and Relationships

• Reading Your Baby’s Cues: Getting into relationship by understanding your child’s signals.
  • Courtesy of My Teaching Pyramid
• Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: An activity about self-awareness and facial expressions.
  • Courtesy of Best Beginnings

Building Brain Connections

• Aquarium Cams: The Monterey Bay Aquarium animals comes to you!
  • Courtesy of Monterey Bay Aquarium
• See Through Shake Toys: “This activity will spark infants’ curiosity as they notice the objects move and make noise inside the bottle. It also will give them experience in cause and effect (a cognitive skill).”
  • Courtesy of Best Beginnings

Becoming Mobile

• Napkin Tent: This activity gives infants practice in the instinctive skill of grasping something when the palm of the hand touches it. This can be quite exciting to babies because they are making something happen.
• Reach So High: “This activity allows children to practice reaching and batting at objects.”
  • Courtesy of Best Beginnings

Expanding Relationships

• Stellaluna: Scroll to find this story of a bat’s journey to find her mother.
  • Courtesy of StorylineOnline
• Letter Hunt for Early Literacy: Let’s play hide and seek with letters!
  • Courtesy of Busy Toddler
• Talk, Read, Sing: Infants and Toddlers and in Español
  • Courtesy of U.S. Department of Education: Early Learning

Complex Brain Connections

• Got Rhythm?: Scroll through this resource for “We Will Rock You” to sharpen your toddler’s mental processing. 
  • Courtesy of Bedtime Math: Fun Math at Home
• Animal Cams: The field trip comes to you! You can see elephants in Bali and Sea Otters right here in the bay!
  • Courtesy of Earth Cam
• Pom Pom Pouring: The mathematical concepts of quantity, volume, and categories meets fine and gross motor development.
  • Courtesy of Busy Toddler
• Healthy Activities: Fun activities to do from home that focus on mindfulness, movement, and nutrition.

Exercising their Brains

• Got Rhythm?: Scroll through this resource for “Silly Simon” and“Drum Major” to sharpen your preschool’s mental processing. 
  • Courtesy of Bedtime Math: Fun Math at Home
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar and the Butterfly Life Cycle: Learn about this circle of life with activity ideas, pictures, and video!
  • Courtesy of National Geographic Remote Learning Resources
• Activity Calendar: Monthly activity calendars with with step-by-step instructions
  • Courtesy of Books by the Bushel

Learning About Community

• What is Recycling?: STEM activity about sorting and environmental responsibility.
  • Courtesy of Discount School Supply

Learning through Play

• Chicken Dance: A classroom favorite with an animated character showing your child the dance moves!
• Melting: A calming guided exercise in deep breathing for young children.
  • Courtesy of GoNoodle : Click “Get Started Now” at the top of the page and select “Families.”
• Spell Your Name Sensory Bin Hunt: Instead of rice, try sand or soil 🙂
  • Courtesy of Fun Learning for Kids
• Health Caretoons: In-home learning videos on Exercise, Dance, Hugs, Hydration and more!
  • Courtesy of Tiny Docs