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Week of June 8th 2020
This week we will focus on In the Garden
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: Language and Literacy Learning and Supporting Your Child’s Special Needs
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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In the Garden – Weekly Materials
Weekly Materials List (In addition to items from the General Materials List posted here.)
Old kitchen items (muffin tins, spoons, pots, etc.)
Ice cube tray
Fruit/veggies (in a variety of colors)
Yogurt or ranch dip
Large bowl or bin
Potting or garden soil
Seeds
Shoe box lid or tray
Sand
Small rocks
Plastic fork
Small, smooth stones
Spray bottle
In the Garden Week
Children are inspired by everything In the Garden, so it makes it the perfect place to support learning
in all areas! Of course, there are plenty of brain building activities as children explore scientific
concepts, but there is also the opportunity to encourage a love of nature, explore new language, and
be inspired by art and music. This topic, and the activities that support it this week makes for the
perfect excuse to get outside, get dirty, and have a ton of fun while your child explores what’s In the
Garden!
Weekly Prop Box and Open-Ended Materials
Spark your child’s creativity and imagination with a pretend play garden nursery or florist shop.
Materials
Use small, shallow boxes to create flower or vegetable planters.
Kid-sized gardening tools like garden gloves, a trowel, and a watering can
Pretend fruits and vegetables
Fabric flowers
Plastic pots or bottles for arranging flowers
Have a play cash register for “check out” or make one with paint and a cardboard box.
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In the Garden for Toddlers – Monday
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Language: “Scarlette Beane” by Karen Wallace
Late Morning
Art: Nature Art
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Cooking: Apple Bird Feeders
Late Afternoon
Social-Emotional: Musical Garden
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
Today we are making apple birdfeeders to invite the birds to our garden. Think about what other animals might live in or visit the garden. Visit a garden if you can and see what you can spot.
Open-ended questions to start the day
In the book, “Scarlette Beane,” you are going to hear the names of all kinds of vegetables. Ask toddlers to name the vegetables they recognize and, if there are new ones, repeat their names after you. What colors are the fruits and vegetables? What do they taste like?
Conversation around the dinner table
After reading “Scarlette Beane” might be the perfect time to try taste testing a new vegetable or two. Involve your child in choosing a new fruit or vegetable and let them watch you prepare them – perhaps they can help by washing them off first! Try it together around the dinner table.
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In the Garden for Toddlers – Tuesday
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Sensory: Paint Chip Exploration
Late Morning
STEM: Mud Pie Fun
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Language: Nature Walk Bracelets
Late Afternoon
Movement: Balance Beam
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
Encourage your child to make several mud pies and compare them. See if they can find the biggest mud pie and the smallest. Count how many mud pies they made altogether.
Open-ended questions to start the day
Today you are going to make mud pies! What do you think we will need to make mud? What do you think it will feel like before we add the water? What about after?
Conversation around the dinner table
Make it a pizza night! And point out all the different colors of your toppings and challenge your child to name them. You can discuss how the sauce is made from red and yellow tomatoes and the crust is made from a golden plant called wheat.
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Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Music & Movement: Plant a Little Seed
Late Morning
Art: Sticks, Rocks, Shell Painting
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Language: Snack Time Fun
Late Afternoon
Social-Emotional Learning: Animal Transformations
In the Garden for Toddlers – Wednesday
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
Show your child a seed if you have one and then go on a walk together. Point out the different things that grew from seeds – from the tiniest flower sprout to the tallest tree.
Open-ended questions to start the day
For snack, you are going to try different fruits and vegetables. Ask your child to name the food, tell you its color, or model words to describe the food’s taste and texture. Is it hard or soft? Sweet or bland?
Conversation around the dinner table
Open the windows tonight or take your dinner to eat outside if you can and listen to the sounds of approaching summer. What noises does your family hear? How would it sound different in the fall or winter?
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In the Garden for Toddlers – Thursday
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Let’s Read: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Late Morning
Sensory: Leaf Prints
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Math: Window Art
Late Afternoon
Yoga & Mindfulness: Yogi Says – Animals
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
While you create with window art today, encourage your child to name the shapes and colors that they see. If they need help, say it first for them to copy.
Open-ended questions to start the day
In “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Did You See?” there are many animals! What kind of animals did you see? What were their colors? Are horses really blue and cats really purple? What color are they in real-life?
Conversation around the dinner table
You saw all kinds of animals today! Discuss with your child which ones they saw and what sounds do they make. Ask your child if they have seen any of these animals in their garden or backyard.
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Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Music & Movement: Seasons Song
Late Morning
STEM: Mud Pie Fun
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Science: Suncatcher
Late Afternoon
Social-Emotional Learning: Animal Transformations
In the Garden for Toddlers – Friday
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
Add a bit of science to your child’s mud play by adding the water slowly. By adding one cup at a time, mixing, and testing it out, children can discover for themselves how the amount of water changes the consistency of the mud.
Open-ended questions to start the day
Go on a texture walk outdoors or in your garden and ask your child to describe the different things they feel. How does the grass feel when you sit on it? What does just one blade of grass feel like? What about a piece of bark or a flower petal?
Conversation around the dinner table
Your toddler has been learning a new song this week about the four seasons. Ask them to sing it to you and talk about the different seasons. What do they look like? What do they feel like? What happens to the plants?
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In the Garden for Preschool – Monday
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Let’s Play: Gardening Pretend Play with “Scarlette Beane”
Late Morning
Art: Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Cooking: Apple Bird Feeders
Late Afternoon
Social-Emotional: Chalk Obstacle Course
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
Today we are making apple birdfeeders to invite the birds to our garden. Think about what other animals might live in or visit the garden. Visit a garden if you can and see what you can spot.
Open-ended questions to start the day
In the book, “Scarlette Beane,” you are going to hear the names of all kinds of vegetables. Which ones have you tasted and which ones have you not had before? What do you think ‘parsley’ or some other vegetable might taste like? What do you think it looks like?
Conversation around the dinner table
After reading “Scarlette Beane” might be the perfect time to try taste testing a new vegetable or two. Involve your child in choosing which new foods to try and let them help in preparing them. Try them together around the dinner table.
©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
In the Garden for Preschool – Tuesday
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
STEM: Easy Window Garden
Late Morning
Toward a Better World: Nature Journal
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Language: Bird Homes
Late Afternoon
Movement: Balance Beam
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
Combine your window garden experience with your child’s nature journal, by asking your child to draw a picture of their newly planted seed. After it sprouts, they can draw another picture and continue drawing periodically as it grows. Add a date to each drawing and your child has created a record of their plant’s growth over time!
Open-ended questions to start the day
What do plants need to grow? How do you think this plant is growing without soil? Make a prediction of when you think it will sprout, bloom, and so on.
Conversation around the dinner table
Make it a pizza night! And encourage your child to think about where each ingredient came from? Did the pineapple come from farms in Hawaii? Or did you grow the peppers in your own backyard? Even if your child’s favorite topping is just cheese, there are still so many ingredients that go into making pizza sauce and crust.
©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
In the Garden Preschool – Wednesday
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Language: Story Stones
Late Morning
Art: Musical Spring
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
Social-Emotional Learning: Zen Garden
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
In addition to making your own story with story stones, let your child recreate one of their favorite books. Help them choose the most important characters and props of the book and paint them on their stones. Once dry, they can play out the different parts of the story as well as reading it.
Open-ended questions to start the day
In Vivaldi’s “Spring” from the Four Seasons, you recognized the different sounds of spring in a piece of music. Go on a walk today and listen to the outdoor sounds as we get closer to summer. What sounds would you want to hear in a summer musical piece? What do you think they would sound like?
Conversation around the dinner table
Open the windows tonight or take your dinner to eat outside if you can and listen to the sounds of approaching summer. What noises does your family hear? How would it sound different in the fall or winter?
©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
In the Garden for Preschool – Thursday
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Let’s Read: Blueberries for Sal
Late Morning
Science: Lemon Volcano
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Math: Marshmallow Building
Late Afternoon
Movement: Aaron Copeland’s “Hoedown”
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
While building with marshmallows today, challenge your child to build something that they think might be helpful in the garden – perhaps a fence to keep the rabbits out or a greenhouse to grow plants year-round.
Open-ended questions to start the day
In “Blueberries for Sal,” Little Sal’s mother wanted to pick blueberries to can for the winter. Have you ever picked blueberries before? What does it mean when she said, “can them”? What are some other ways that we preserve fruits and vegetables to keep them fresh and safe to eat?
Conversation around the dinner table
You ended your day with Aaron Copeland’s song, “Hoedown.” Discuss with children how the music made them feel or if it reminded them of any other music they have heard before. After dinner, play the song again and they can show you how they danced or you can listen to more of Aaron Copeland’s work.
©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Music & Movement: Seasons Song
Late Morning
Math: Mud Pies Big, Bigger, Biggest
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Science: Suncatcher
Late Afternoon
Social-Emotional Learning: Zen Garden
In the Garden 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
Add a bit of science to your child’s mud play by allowing them to add the water slowly. By adding one cup at a time, mixing, and testing it out, children can discover for themselves how the amount of water changes the consistency of the mud.
Open-ended questions to start the day
Go on a texture walk outdoors or in your garden and ask your child to describe the different things they feel. How does the grass feel when you sit on it? What does just one blade of grass feel like? How does that compare to bark or the petal of a flower?
Conversation around the dinner table
Today your child used a Zen garden to help them calm and relax. Discuss other ways that people like to relax – exercise, do yoga, color, journal, and so many more! Share what activity helps you wind down.
©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
In the Garden for Kindergarten – Monday
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Let’s Play: Gardening Pretend Play with “Scarlette Beane”
Late Morning
Art: Van Gogh’s Sunflowers
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Cooking: Apple Bird Feeders
Late Afternoon
Social-Emotional: Chalk Obstacle Course
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
Today we are making apple birdfeeders to invite the birds to our garden. Think about what other animals might live in or visit the garden. Visit a garden if you can and see what you can spot.
Open-ended questions to start the day
In the book, “Scarlette Beane,” you are going to hear the names of all kinds of vegetables. Which ones have you tasted and which ones have you not had before? What do you think parsley is used for? What other herbs do you know of?
Conversation around the dinner table
After reading “Scarlette Beane” might be the perfect time to try taste testing a new vegetable or two. Involve your child in choosing which new foods to try and let them help prepare them. Give them a try together around the dinner table.
©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
In the Garden for Kindergarten – Tuesday
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
STEM: Easy Window Garden
Late Morning
Toward a Better World: Nature Journal
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Language: Bird Homes
Late Afternoon
Movement: Balance Beam
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
Combine your window garden experience with your child’s nature journal by asking your child to draw a picture and write a sentence or two about their newly planted seed. After it sprouts, they can draw another picture and note, and repeat this periodically as it grows. Add a date to each drawing and your child has a record of their plant’s growth over time!
Open-ended questions to start the day
What do plants need to grow? How do you think this plant is growing without soil? Make a prediction of when you think it will sprout, bloom, and so on.
Conversation around the dinner table
Make it a pizza night! And encourage your child to think about where each ingredient came from? Did the pineapple come from farms in Hawaii? Or did you grow the peppers in your own backyard? Even if your child’s favorite topping is just cheese, there are still so many ingredients that go into making the pizza sauce and crust.
©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Language: Story Stones
Late Morning
Art: Musical Spring
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Field Trip: Time-Lapse Plants
Late Afternoon
Social-Emotional Learning: Zen Garden
In the Garden for Kindergarten – Wednesday
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
After the bramble time-lapse, encourage your child to think about what other plants might work for a time-lapse video. Plant some grass seed or a flower in a small cup and let your child start taking photos for their own time-lapse video project.
Open-ended questions to start the day
In Vivaldi’s “Spring” from the Four Seasons, you recognized the different sounds of spring in a piece of music. Go on a walk today and listen to the outdoor sounds as we get closer to summer. What sounds would you want to hear in a summer musical piece? What do you think they would sound like?
Conversation around the dinner table
Open the windows tonight or take your dinner to eat outside if you can and listen to the sounds of approaching summer. What noises does your family hear? How would it sound different in the fall or winter?
©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
In the Garden for Kindergarten – Thursday
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Let’s Read: Blueberries for Sal
Late Morning
Science: Lemon Volcano
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Math: Marshmallow Building
Late Afternoon
Movement: Aaron Copeland’s “Hoedown”
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
While building with marshmallows today, challenge your child to build something that they think might be helpful in the garden – perhaps a fence to keep the rabbits out or a greenhouse to grow plants year-round.
Open-ended questions to start the day
In “Blueberries for Sal,” Little Sal’s mother wanted to pick blueberries to can for the winter. Have you ever picked blueberries before? What does it mean when she said, “can them”? What are some other ways that we preserve fruits and vegetables to keep the fresh and safe to eat?
Conversation around the dinner table
You ended your day with Aaron Copeland’s song, “Hoedown.” Discuss with children how the music made them feel or if it reminded them of any other music they have heard before. After dinner, play the song again and they can show you how they danced or you can listen to more of Aaron Copeland’s work.
©2020 Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC
Early Morning
Prepare for the day
Early Morning
Breakfast
Mid-Morning
Music: Water Xylophone
Late Morning
Math: Mud Pies Big, Bigger, Biggest
Late Morning
Get outside!
Noon Lunch
Early Afternoon
Quiet time – nap, read, or listen to an audio book
Mid-Afternoon
Science: Suncatcher
Late Afternoon
Social-Emotional Learning: Zen Garden
In the Garden for Kindergarten – Friday
Questions and Extension Activities
Extend the Learning
Add a bit of science to your child’s mud play by allowing them to add the water slowly. By adding one cup at a time, mixing, and testing it out, children can discover for themselves how the amount of water changes the consistency of the mud. If you have small rocks, let them use them as bricks and challenge them to make the right consistency of mud for the ‘mortar.’
Open-ended questions to start the day
Today you are going to make a xylophone. What do you think a xylophone is? What does it sound like? What are some other materials that you could use to make a xylophone?
Conversation around the dinner table
Today your child used a Zen garden to help them calm and relax. Discuss other ways that people like to relax – exercise, do yoga, color, journal, and so many more! Share what activity helps you wind down.