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Week of June 29th 2020

This week we will focus on: Perspectives.

Getting Ready

We know that children thrive with routine, especially when there are big changes around them. World at

Home lesson plans have been designed to bring the comforting rhythms of our Bright Horizons® child

care centers right into your home, with guided learning opportunities that follow a similar schedule to

that of our classrooms. We know there is a lot here to digest. Our intent is for you to use what works for

you. Think about all the things you need to accomplish while you are at home, and add in as much

activity as you feel supports your child’s needs and your own. Change the schedule to meet your needs,

choose activities you think your child will love and skip the others, or follow this plan as it is. Our goal is

to support your child’s learning, even while you are safely at home.

Helpful Resources

All of our World at Home resources https://worldathome.brighthorizons.com/

World at Home Family Guide https://www.brighthorizons.com/-/media/BH-New/WorldatHome/324Content/WorldatHome_FamilyGuide2

Tips on scheduling your day https://www.brighthorizons.com/-/media/BH-New/WorldatHome/324Content/WorldatHome_SchedulingTips2

World at Home Family Webinar schedule https://worldathome.brighthorizons.com/webinars

This week: Healing Through Play.

Family resources for life at home – including stress management and talking to children in difficult times https://www.brighthorizons.com/life-at-home

Table of Contents

Weekly Materials

Toddler Schedule

Preschool Schedule

Kindergarten Schedule

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Perspectives – Weekly Materials

Weekly Materials List (In addition to items from the General Materials List posted here.)

Cardboard

Camera (or camera feature on a smartphone)

Towel, sheet, or blanket.

Perspectives Week

The topic of Perspectives allows children to evaluate how we look at objects, our environment, and

people in different ways. From taking different positions – up, down, over, under, near, and far – to

thinking more abstractly about how others think and feel, this topic can take on many different forms;

differentiated for the age and ability of each child. From Upside Down Art for our youngest learners, to

the Parts of a Whole game for older children, there is ample opportunity to develop social, emotional,

and brain building skills as we explore Perspectives!

Weekly Prop Box and Open-Ended Materials

Help children explore what it might be like in someone else’s shoes through dressing up and pretend play. Materials

Old clothes to dress up in or costumes

Hats

Scarves

Bags

Sunglasses

Props such as pretend food and dishes, dolls, and stuffed animals

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Perspectives for Toddlers – Monday

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Let’s Read: “The Big Umbrella”

Late Morning

Art: Crayon Resist Watercolor

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Social-Emotional Learning: Balancing Act

Late Afternoon

Movement: Around the World Circuit

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Crayons are not the only thing that have a unique reaction to watercolors! Your child can also try sprinkling salt on top of their paper after they have painted. As the salt absorbs the color, crystal-like images should be left behind. Try different kinds of salt, or even rice, and see what works best.

Open-ended questions to start the day

Today you are going to do an experiment with crayons and watercolors. What do you think will happen when we mix the two? What else have you seen that resists water? Think about things like umbrellas, rain jackets, or duck feathers.

Conversation around the dinner table

Think about the story you read today, “The Big Umbrella.” How do you think it felt to be included under the Big Umbrella? How do you think Umbrella felt when it was able to help others?

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Perspectives for Toddlers – Tuesday

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Language: Upside Down and All Around Art

Late Morning

Math: Sticky Notes Math

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Science: Color Mixing

Late Afternoon

Music & Movement: Singing in Mandarin

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Today you are going to paint at different angles – on a wall, a fence, or even the floor. Try painting or coloring on a different texture than you are used to as well. Putting your paper against the bark of a tree or laying it in the grass can add a new sensory component to the experience.

Open-ended questions to start the day

As you read a book, watch a movie, or even see someone in your neighborhood, ask your child to try taking that person’s perspective. What do you think he or she is thinking or feeling? Why do you think so?

Conversation around the dinner table

Discuss today’s Singing in Mandarin video. Did your child recognize any of the words? If not, what do they think the song was about? What song would they choose to sing to Ms. Daisy?

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Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Language: Rhyming Steps

Late Morning

STEM: Learning About Volume with Boxes

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Art: Sidewalk Paint

Late Afternoon

Music: I’m a Little Teapot

Perspectives for Toddlers – Wednesday

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Read a fairy tale told from a different point of view and ask your child to consider how the story has changed. Some updated fairy tale books include “Dusty Locks and the Three Bears” by Susan Lowell and Randy Cecil, and “The Three Little Wolves and the Big, Bad Pig” by Eugene Trivizas and Helen Oxenbury.

Open-ended questions to start the day

This week we are talking about perspectives. Expand children’s thinking about the points of view of others throughout the day by asking, What would it be like? – “What do you think it would be like to work in a grocery store? To be a firefighter? What do you think it would be like to be a dog or a cat?”

Conversation around the dinner table

Today you made all kinds of rhyming words while walking the stairs. Continue this at the dinner table as you think of more rhyming words with your toddler. Or emphasize the rhyming words as you sing I’m a Little Teapot again.

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Perspectives for Toddlers – Thursday

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Language: Who is This?

Late Morning

STEM: Ooze

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Math: Toy Color Sort

Late Afternoon

Social-Emotional Learning: Water Relay

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Make binoculars using paper tubes for your child to look through. Ask them how things look different when they are using them. What can they see?

Open-ended questions to start the day

Imagine if you were a bird in the sky. What do you think it would be like to fly? What do you think you look like from so high up in the sky?

Conversation around the dinner table

Now that everyone is gathered for dinner, continue your game of Who Is This? Have each person cover their eyes to take a turn, even your toddler!

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Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Language: Water Writing

Late Morning

Art: Play Dough Cars

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Social-Emotional Learning: Parts of the Whole

Late Afternoon

Sensory: Reggio-Inspired Sensory Water Exploration

Perspectives for Toddlers – Friday

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Use position words when talking to your toddler. Make the conversation into a game. “Put the car under the table…put the car on top of the table.” Your child will enjoy the challenge.

Open-ended questions to start the day

Today you are going to go on a walk to look at different things in our neighborhood. What do you think you will find? How do you think they will look when they are far away? What if they are very close?

Conversation around the dinner table

Recap the different activities that your child explored this week. Discuss what it might be like to live in a different part of the world, speak a different language, or even be an animal in the wild!

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Perspectives for Preschool – Monday

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Let’s Read: “The Big Umbrella”

Late Morning

Art: Crayon Resist Watercolor

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Toward A Better World: Cooperative Game of Flip the Blanket

Late Afternoon

Movement: Around the World Circuit

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Crayons are not the only thing that have a unique reaction to watercolors! Your child can also try sprinkling salt on top of their paper after they paint. As the salt absorbs the color, crystal-like images should be left behind. Try different kinds of salt, or even rice, and see what works best.

Open-ended questions to start the day

This week we are going to talk about perspectives. What do you think the word ‘perspective’ means? Why do you think it is important to consider other people’s perspectives?

Conversation around the dinner table

Think about the story you read today, “The Big Umbrella.” How do you think it felt to be included under the Big Umbrella? How do you think Umbrella felt when it was able to give shelter to so many?

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Perspectives for Preschool – Tuesday

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Virtual Field Trip: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

Late Morning

Math: Sticky Notes Math

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Science: Water Fireworks

Late Afternoon

Music & Movement: Singing in Mandarin

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

In today’s virtual field trip to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, you will hear about simple machines. What other simple machines do you see around you? How about the wheel and axle on your bicycle or the slide created with an inclined plane?

Open-ended questions to start the day

As you read a book, watch a movie, or even see someone in your neighborhood, ask your child to try taking that person’s perspective. What do you think he or she is thinking or feeling? Why do you think so? Can we know for sure that our guess is correct? Why or why not?

Conversation around the dinner table

Discuss today’s Singing in Mandarin video. Did your child recognize any of the words? If not, ask them to consider what it might be like to be in a place where most people speak a different language from you. How can we show kindness and help people who may speak another language than us?

©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC

Home Preschool – Wednesday

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Language: Writing Fractured Fairy Tales

Late Morning

Cooking: Pizza

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Toward a Better World: Learning About Perspective Taking

Late Afternoon

Yoga & Mindfulness: Roll & Pose Yoga

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Read a fairy tale told from a different point of view and ask your child to consider how the story has changed. Some updated fairy tale books include “Dusty Locks and the Three Bears” by Susan Lowell and Randy Cecil and “The Three Little Wolves and the Big, Bad Pig” by Eugene Trivizas and Helen Oxenbury.

Open-ended questions to start the day

This week we are talking about perspectives. Expand children’s thinking about the points of view of others throughout the day by asking, What do you think it would be like? – “What do you think it would be like to work in a grocery store? To be a firefighter? What do you think it would be like to be a dog or a cat?”

Conversation around the dinner table

Today you made pizza for lunch. How did it turn out? What might you do differently next time? What other foods or recipes would you like to try to make?

©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC

Perspectives for Preschool – Thursday

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Language: Story Stones

Late Morning

STEM: Ooze

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Let’s Play: Pictures Small and Tall

Late Afternoon

Social-Emotional Learning: Water Relay

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Use a camera when you go on your next neighborhood walk. Have your child take pictures of what they see from a distance and close up. When you get home, print or view the pictures together and talk about the similarities they observe.

Open-ended questions to start the day

Imagine if you were a bird in the sky. What do you think the world would look like? What if you were an ant on the ground? How would the view be different?

Conversation around the dinner table

Today you thought about what it might be like to be a bird, an ant, an elephant and drew pictures from their point of view. Can you tell a story from their point of view? What might an ant be thinking if it were crawling on the sidewalk outside? Or if a bird flying over our neighborhood? What would happen next?

©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Language: Water Writing

Late Morning

Art: Scribble Challenge

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Social-Emotional Learning: Parts of the Whole

Late Afternoon

Sensory: Exploring Water

Perspectives for Preschool – Friday

Questions and Extension Activities Extend the Learning

Challenge children to find objects that move in certain ways. Look for objects that spin, bounce, and roll.

Open-ended questions to start the day

Today, you are going to create bowling pins so you can go bowling. How can you make the pins so they would be easier or more difficult to knock down? Does it matter how far apart they are spaced? How is it different to play on grass or carpet instead of tile or hardwood?

Conversation around the dinner table

After today’s bowling experience, brainstorm with your child other games or sports that are played with a ball. How does the ball need to move differently in soccer versus basketball versus tennis?

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Perspective is an important piece of creating art. Using photographs or mirrors to reference, challenge your child to draw a self-portrait of themselves from different angles or points of view. Ask them to draw their image close up and another one that is far away.

Open-ended questions to start the day

During your Parts of the Whole activity today, how did the picture change when you were looking at just a small piece of it? What did you notice when it was big that you could not see when the picture was small? What details did you find that you did not notice when the picture was large? How did each view make you feel?

Conversation around the dinner table

Recap the different activities that your child explored this week. Discuss what it might be like to live in a different part of the world, speak a different language, or even be an animal in the wild!

©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC

Perspectives for Kindergarten – Monday

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Let’s Read: “The Big Umbrella”

Late Morning

Art: Crayon Resist Watercolor

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Toward A Better World: Cooperative Game of Flip the Blanket

Late Afternoon

Movement: Around the World Circuit

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Crayons are not the only thing that have a unique reaction to watercolors! Your child can also try sprinkling salt on top of their paper after painting. As the salt absorbs the color, crystal-like images should be left behind. Try different kinds of salt, or even rice, and see what works best.

Open-ended questions to start the day

This week we are going to talk about perspectives. What do you think the word ‘perspective’ means? Why do you think it is important to consider other people’s perspectives?

Conversation around the dinner table

Think about the story you read today, “The Big Umbrella.” How do you think it felt to be included under the Big Umbrella? How do you think Umbrella felt when it was able to give shelter to so many? What can we do to make sure we are always including others?

©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC

Perspectives for Kindergarten – Tuesday

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Virtual Field Trip: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

Late Morning

Math: Sticky Notes Math

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Science: Water Fireworks

Late Afternoon

Music & Movement: Singing in Mandarin

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

In today’s virtual field trip to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, you will hear about simple machines. What other simple machines do you see around you? How about the wheel and axle on your bicycle or the slide created with an inclined plane?

Open-ended questions to start the day

As you read a book, watch a movie, or even see someone in your neighborhood, ask your child to try taking that person’s perspective. What do you think he or she is thinking or feeling? Why do you think so? Can we know for sure that our guess is correct? Why or why not?

Conversation around the dinner table

Discuss today’s Singing in Mandarin video. Did your child recognize any of the words? If not, ask them to consider what it might be like to be in a place where most people speak a different language from you. How can we show kindness and help people who may speak another language than us?

©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Language: Writing Fractured Fairy Tales

Late Morning

Cooking: Pizza

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Toward a Better World: Learning About Perspective Taking

Late Afternoon

Yoga & Mindfulness: Roll & Pose Yoga

Perspectives for Kindergarten – Wednesday

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Read a fairy tale told from a different point of view and ask your child to consider how the story has changed. Some updated fairy tale storybooks include “Dusty Locks and the Three Bears” by Susan Lowell and Randy Cecil and “The Three Little Wolves and the Big, Bad Pig” by Eugene Trivizas and Helen Oxenbury.

Open-ended questions to start the day

Expand children’s thinking about the points of view of others throughout each day by asking, What do you think it would be like? – “What do you think it would be like to work in a grocery store? To be a firefighter? What do you think it would be like to be a dog or a cat?” Challenge your kindergartner to write a story from that new point of view.

Conversation around the dinner table

Today you made pizza for lunch. How did it turn out? What might you do differently next time? What other foods or recipes would you like to try to make? What tools or ingredients do you think you would need?

©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC

Perspectives for Kindergarten – Thursday

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Language: Story Stones

Late Morning

STEM: Ooze

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Let’s Play: Pictures Small and Tall

Late Afternoon

Social-Emotional Learning: Water Relay

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Use a camera when you go on your next neighborhood walk. Have your child take pictures of what they see from a distance and close up. When you get home, print or view the pictures together and talk about the similarities they observe.

Open-ended questions to start the day

Imagine if you were a bird in the sky. What do you think the world would look like? What if you were an ant on the ground? How would the view be different?

Conversation around the dinner table

Today you thought about what it might be like to be a bird, an ant, or an elephant and drew pictures from their point of view. Can you tell a story from their point of view? What might an ant be thinking if it were crawling on the sidewalk outside? Or if a bird flew over our neighborhood? What would happen next?

©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC

Early Morning

Prepare for the day

Early Morning

Breakfast

Mid-Morning

Brain Builder: What Did You See?

Late Morning

Art: Scribble Challenge

Late Morning

Get outside!

Noon Lunch

Early Afternoon

Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book

Mid-Afternoon

Social-Emotional Learning: Parts of the Whole

Late Afternoon

Sensory: Exploring Water

Perspectives for Kindergarten – Friday

Questions and Extension Activities

Extend the Learning

Perspective is an important piece of creating art. Using photographs or mirrors to reference, challenge your child to draw a self-portrait of themselves from different angles or points of view. Ask them to draw their image close up and another one that is far away.

Open-ended questions to start the day

During your Parts of the Whole activity today, how did the picture change when you were looking at just a small piece of it? What did you notice when it was big that you could not see when the picture was small? What details did you find that you did not notice when the picture was large? How did each view make you feel?

Conversation around the dinner table

Recap the different activities that your child explored this week. Discuss what it might be like to live in a different part of the world, speak a different language, or even be an animal in the wild!