Learn at Home kits and online resources provide parents with the tools to play together, read together, and learn together while maintaining your physical and mental health.
Explore our resources below for learning at home with infants, toddlers, and youth.
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Join Kidango Teacher Miss Gina as she reads
“Abiyoyo“
by Pete Seegers
A storysong based on a South African lullaby and folk story!
Follow along Monday-Friday or watch at your own pace HERE!
Infant Learning at Home Booklets & Resources
Download our Infant Learning at Home Booklet and learn together at home with your Kidango@Home Backpacks!
Enjoy additional resources below!
Building Early Language Skills
- The Kissing Hand: Scroll to find this story about the comforting kiss of a loved one.
- Courtesy of StorylineOnline
- Talk, Read, Sing: Infants and Toddlers and in Español
- Courtesy of U.S. Department of Education: Early Learning
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
- Aquarium Cams: The Monterey Bay Aquarium animals comes to you!
Toddler Learning at Home Booklets & Resources
Download our Toddler Learning at Home Booklet and learn together at home with your Kidango@Home Backpacks!
Enjoy additional resources below!
Toddlers
Developing Emotions and Relationships
- Puppet Shows at Home: Watch stores like “Little Red Hen” come to life with puppets!
- Courtesy of Center for Puppetry Arts
- Make the Most of Playtime: Understanding how toddlers develop relationships through play. Available in Español and Chinese
- Courtesy of My Teaching Pyramid
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.
Pre-K Learning at Home Booklets & Resources
Download our Learning at Home Booklet 1 & Learning at Home Booklet 2 and learn together at home. Or preview the learning kit below.
Additional support for Care and Prevention, Emotional Well Being, and Learning from Home are available at: readyrosie.com
This portal includes ReadyRosie videos of learning activities that can be done at home, along with the related LearningGames and Mighty Minutes from Creative Curriculum (found under the “learning at home” tab). The videos, Mighty Minutes and LearningGames can be accessed on a laptop, computer, or mobile device. All of the content is available in English and Spanish.
Preschool
Developing Literacy Skills
- Writing Practice :Use the “Print” option, and start with the “large” font size and work towards the “small” font size as your child’s writing skills progress.
- Beginning Sounds :In this worksheet, label the first picture of each line, then label the rest of the pictures and ask your child, “Which one starts with the same sounds as…,” then repeat the name of the first picture.
- Courtesy of Lakeshore Learning
- Talk, Read, Sing and in Español
- Courtesy of U.S. Department of Education: Early Learning
- Reading: Duolingo ABC offers over 300 lessons to help kids learn to read.
- Courtesy of Duolingo
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
All Ages
- Storybook Readings: Pre-recorded readings of various stories.
- Courtesy of StorylineOnline
- Animals Live: Footage of zoos and aquariums from around the world.
- Courtesy of Earth Cam
- Puppet Shows: Watch stories like “Little Red Hen” come to life with puppets!
- Courtesy of Puppet.org
- Brush Your Teeth: Animated sing-along with fun characters demonstrating tooth brushing skills.
- Courtesy of Super Simple Songs
- PBS Kids Shows: Access full episodes of PBS Kids shows like Arthur, Sesame Street, Curious George, Daniel the Tiger and more!
- Courtesy of PBS Kids
- PBS Parents: Learning activities and information on child development.
- Courtesy of PBS Kids
- Nutrition At Home: Incorporating nutrition education into the home routine.
- Courtesy of Action for Healthy Kids
- Indoor Play: Classroom activities and ideas you can do from home!
- Courtesy of Parent Map
- Disney Stories In Spanish: Your favorite Disney stories in Spanish! Video and print available.
- Courtesy of Chiquipedia
