Fun in the Sun

Weekly Activities: Fun in the Sun
August 1-5, 2022

Here are samples of activities that your child may be participating in this week.

Monday – Seashells & Starfish

How you can participate: Make-up fun sounding “tongue twisters” with your child. Here is one to get you started: Sunshine House is sharing seashells and starfish for summer!

Book – Kate’s Castle
Action – Seashell Box
Art – Paper plate shell
Language Arts – Toss the Pearl
Music – Down by the Bay

Tuesday – Sunshine Beach Boardwalk

How you can participate: Have time for a trip to the beach?  Have your child help you to plan and pack what to bring.

Book – Monster Beach
Action – What do we take to the beach?
Art – Paint a Surf board
Science – Salt water taffy taste test
Music – Willoughby, Wallaby, Woo

Read Aloud: Beach House

Wednesday – Made in the Shade

How you can participate: Have your child wear sunglasses or a visor.

Book – One White Wishing Song
Act – Parachute Shade
Art – Sun Visors
Science – Shade vs. Sunlight Experiment
Music – The World is a Rainbow

Thursday – Opposites: Sink/Float

How you can participate: Experiment with items that float or sink in the bathtub or pool. If your child finds something that floats, what can they do to make it sink?

Book – Ladybug girl at the Beach (Amazon Book)
Memory Game – Magic Blanket
Art – Boat
Science – Sink and Float Experiment
Music – Ocean Friends

Friday – Bubbles, Family Breakfast & PJ Day!

How you can participate: Play bubbles with your child! Take turns blowing them out while the other gets to pop them! Observe the colors of the bubbles.

Join your child during breakfast this morning at school for the return of Family Breakfast!  Remember to wear your Pajamas too 🙂

Book – Light- shadows, mirrors, and rainbows
Large Motor Skills – Bubble Play
Art – Paint with bubbles
Science/Engineering – Bubble Blowers
Music – Bubbles

Bubble Recipe