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Since opening the first Primrose school in 1982, the health and safety of children and staff has always been the priority. Click here for important health and safety information for Primrose families and staff.

Jingle Shapes: Jingle Formas!

Let's build with shapes! Construyamos con formas! Use shapes to build places and vehicles, learning Spanish along the way.

Each week, Primrose early education experts curate games, videos, and activities that align with our weekly Online with Og theme with our partners at Curious World. As a reminder, there’s no cost to play the games for Online with Og users.

Codesaurus

Dizzy the dinosaur can't find her way around the mineshaft and needs your help! Tell Dizzy how to move by dragging and dropping the directions into the correct order and collecting the coins as you go.   

How to Make: Space Sand

Learn how to make space sand using flour, gelatin, baby oil, and food coloring. Play time! Use plastic space figures to pretend. 

Let’s Go to Work: Toymaker

Watch as Jane makes a bunny to sell in the toystore. 

Are You Ready? Feeding Pets 

Gabby loves her pet dog Kibo and is so happy she can now help out by feeding her. From making sure you remember to put water down, to not petting while they are eating, this episode will give you lots of helpful tips as you make this next step.  

Checking the Weather with Benjamin^®

Benjamin the bear is happiest when he is playing outdoors! Have your child look out the window and give a weather report for the day with Benjamin. Sing along here!

Pledge of Allegiance

Each morning, we start our day with the Pledge of Allegiance. Say the Pledge with Percy^®!

Billy's Playlist

Billy® the duck has a new playlist of songs for you to listen to while you experient! Sing along to songs like "Liquid, Solid, Gas" and "Observing Many Things" here.     

#PaperPercyChallenge

Percy has fun exploring science experiments in action! Take a photo of Percy joining in on the fun during one of the fun science activities this week (such as Fizz Painting or Color Mixing Volcanoes) and tag @PrimroseSchools with #PaperPercyChallenge on Instagram. 

Og's Story Time

Listen to the story, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" (retold by Meredith Hairston), and then complete the following activities: 

•  The boy in the story is playing tricks on people and not being honest. Draw a picture to show what the boy should have done instead of playing tricks.

•  Make a wolf mask and pretend you are the wolf. Tell the story from the wolf’s point of view and share why you chose to go after the boy’s sheep instead of other people’s sheep. 

Pick Up Quickly

Cleaning up your toys when you are done playing with them is an important responsibility. This week play the “pick up quickly” game. To play, set a timer and see how long it takes you to clean up. Next time, see if you can beat your time.  

Parent Resources

•  The NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) article, 10 Tips to Support Children’s Science Learning, includes easy-to-implement tips for daily science discovery with your child. 

•  Research suggests that when young children are exposed to science, they are more likely to be interested in science-related careers later in life. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History’s Kid Inventors website has a vast array of fun engineering and science activities, resources, and challenges for children of all ages.  

•  Encourage your budding scientist with some of the additional activities on NASA’s Space Place. Activities are included for all ages (select the activities that best match your child’s age). 

Upcycled Yard Art

Using clean, recycled cardboard, cut the cardboard into thin strips (make each strip slightly shorter than the previous strip). Poke holes in one end of each piece and then paint each piece using nontoxic paint. Use fishing line to string each piece onto a dowel rod or small stick and place in order by size from largest to smallest. Watch the piece move in the wind!  

The activities in this section are best suited for children ages 3 and up and cover a variety of learning domains. Fill out the daily schedule template available below and for more fun, add in some of the additional resources available when you download "More Activities."

Responsible Alligator 

Create an alligator head with an open mouth (you may use any recycled materials such as shoe boxes, plastic containers, etc.). Create tiny slips of paper and list your daily responsibilities on each one. Throughout the day, “feed” the responsibilities to the alligator as you complete each task. At the end of the day, take out the slips of paper and count all the ways you showed responsibility!  

Color Mixing Volcanoes

Place 2 Tablespoons of baking soda into three small 1-2 oz. cups. Next, place one primary washable paint color in each cup and mix into the baking soda thoroughly (red, yellow, and blue). Tape all three cups together and place into an aluminum tray. Predict what colors will be made when the vinegar is added and the cups overflow. 

Recycled Outdoor Game

Using a variety of recycled materials (cardboard, plastic containers, paper, etc.), tape, and scissors, design your own outdoor game. For example, you might design a cool new paddle to use with whiffle balls or a hoop for your basketball. Design your own unique game based on the materials you have available and then show your family how to play the game. 

Sock Sort

Gather a wide variety of socks (various sizes, colors, and patterns). Using the sorting circles template, sort the socks by one characteristic (such as color) and then sort them again using a different characteristic (such as size).

The activities in this section are best suited for children up to age 2 and cover a variety of learning domains. Fill out the daily schedule template available below and for more fun, add in some of the additional resources available when you download "More Acitivites." 

Puppet Show

Using various finger puppets (or ones you design yourself), create a puppet show demonstrating ways to be responsible. Some suggestions include having the puppets clean up their toys, help a friend, or help do chores. 

Friendship High Five!

Trace your entire hand and then cut it out. Write a letter to a friend or family member you have not seen in a while. Decorate the hand with fun details like a friendship bracelet, fingernails, or other fun items using marker or crayon. 

Marching, 1, 2, 3!

Practice counting while developing gross motor skills by marching around the house. To play, select a number dot card and then choose an animal. March the number of steps indicated on the number dot card like the animal chosen (example: a penguin might waddle as it marches, while a giraffe will have very high knees when marching). Continue to play with new dot cards and new animals. 

Splash Ball

(Note: This is an outdoor activity) Using fabric scraps, roll all fabric into a ball and tie together (tie all fabric scraps into a knot so it forms a ball). Wet the fabric “ball” and throw it high. Water will splash around and make unique patterns in the sky as it falls. Can you make balls of different shapes and see how the water spreads as you throw them? 

Responsible Snacking

Encourage your child to develop independence and show responsibility by helping them be successful in preparing their own snacks. Choose number dot cards and label them with images and words of each snack. For example, goldfish-shaped crackers might be on the card with 10 dots. Explain that when they want a snack today, they may choose from the selected items and quantities.