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In this newsletter you will find a book and activities to extend your child’s learning at home. This month’s newsletter will focus on the Program of Studies topic of Families. Parts of this topic include people, homes, and food.
Important Dates
November
Monday, November 3 - Student Holiday
Tuesday, November 4 - Student Holiday, Election Day
Tuesday, November 11 - Holiday, Veteran’s Day
Wednesday, November 26 - Friday, November 28 - Thanksgiving Break
Book: Thank You Omu by Oge Mora
This book celebrates community and the power of sharing. Omu cooks a delicious stew, attracting neighbors to her door. She shares the stew with each of them, leaving her with an empty pot. Her kindness is repaid with a community potluck feast.
Key Vocabulary
When new words are paired with a child-friendly definition, young children benefit from exposure to advanced vocabulary. In this book, advanced vocabulary words include: scrumptious, delicious, wafted, exclaimed. An example of a child-friendly definition for “scrumptious” would be “yummy,” or, “something you feel excited to eat.”
Questions
Who came to eat Omu’s stew?
How did Omu make her friends feel when she shared her stew with them?
How did Omu feel when her friends shared food with her?
What food makes you feel hungry when you smell it?
What are some things that you can share?
Story Link
Click the story link or scan the QR code below to watch or listen to the story!
Home Connections
Silly Soup
Pretend to cook soup with your child using a pot, spoon, and objects found around your home (cotton balls, small toys, pom poms, pieces of yarn). Include objects targeting initial sounds (ex. /b/ blocks). Your child can stir the soup, scoop out objects, label, practice sounds, or sort. Before “cooking”, you can make a plan with your child and write a “recipe” together with steps. This activity can be adapted to support your child’s unique strengths and needs, including following directions, making and following through on plans, sequencing, expressive language skills, counting, and more!
Making My Family
Support your child in identifying members of their family using family photos, videos, or, for family members who live nearby, during family gatherings. At home, your child can represent the people in their family in many ways. They can use different toys to represent people in their family. Using materials like Legos or blocks, they can build family members. You can support your child as they draw members of their family in a family portrait. Together, label and count the number of people in their family.
Additional Books
The Family Book by Todd Parr - Simple descriptions representing many families.
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry - Zuri’s dad does her hair for a special day.
Who Takes Care of You? By Hannah Elliot - Family members care for each other in many ways.
Tip of the Month
For more ideas on building your child's math, language and other skills through cooking together, use the link or scan the QR code below to view an article on "Cooking With Preschoolers."
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