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Just Outside the Door
4-H 68132L
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Name________________________________
My Thoughts and Feelings
Just Outside My Door
We did these things:
A Mapping Activity
A Treasure Hunt
About Me
Arts and Crafts
Games
Books and Stories
Trips and Walks
This is how I felt about the
whole meeting:
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I felt like this:
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Dear parent:
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Just Outside My Door Mini-Poster
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What Children
Need to
Know About W
hat Is Just
Outside Their
Door
Helping Childre
n Learn
More About W
hat Is Just
Outside Their
Door
• Children live in
many different kind
s of
places.
• Encourage child
ren to start a natu
• Depending on w
re table,
here children live,
shelf or bulletin bo
they have
ard in your home.
different kinds of th
in
“Treasures” that ar
they leave their ho gs to see and do when
e discovered outs
mes. Some exampl
ide can
be proudly displa
es are:
yed in this area.
—Some children liv
e in cities. When th
• Encourage your
ey go
child to ask questio
outside, they may
have a small yard,
ns about
different kinds of
a large
yard or no yard! Th
people, places and
ere are many hum
things.
If you don’t know
anmade things like ho
the answers, ask “H
uses and other build
ow
can we find out?”
ings. There are pave
Start a list of ques
d streets. Often m
tio
ns
any
and then visit a lib
people live close to
rary or ask expert
ge
s
to
There may be man ther in a small place.
find
ou
t the answers.
y trees or just a few
.
—Some children liv
• Make a list of th
e in the country. W
e kinds of objects
hen
found
they go outside, th
ju
st
ou
ts
id
e
the door with your
ey
ch
they may not. Ther may have a yard, or
ild
. Let
your child determ
e are usually no ot
ine what categories
her
houses close by. So
to
record.
metimes the roads
are
dirt roads. Usually
• Take a short trip
th
to a different kind
other natural things ere are many trees and
of area
.
than your family liv
• Things found ou
es
in
.
Fo
r
example, if
tside
you live in the city
colors, sizes and pa have different shapes,
, visit the country.
tterns.
Talk
about things foun
• Some things foun
d in one area that
d outside are hum
ar
en
’t
found in the other
an-m
(like houses), and
(for example, cow
some are natural (li ade
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ke trees).
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found in the city).
easy
find because there
What kinds of obje
are so many of them to
cts
ca
n be found in both
things found outsid
. Some
places? (Examples
e are very hard to fin
are
birds, trees, and pe
because there are no
d
ople.) Talk about
t very many of them
w
ha
t it
.
would be like to liv
• When looking fo
e in the different ar
r ob
ea.
up, look down, an jects outside, slowly look • Visit the library an
d look all around.
d find books and
magazines about
places and people
that are
different from you
and where you liv
e.
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Name________________________________
About Me
I Know How to Be a Friend
Draw a picture of one of your friends.
My friend’s name_ ___________________________
Things I like about this friend___________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
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Name________________________________
My Thoughts and Feelings
I Know How to Be a Friend
We did these things:
Prui Activity
About Me
Singing
Arts and Crafts
Games
Drama
Books and Stories
Trips or Walks
This is how I felt about the
whole meeting:
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I felt like this:
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OV
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of friendship. Th
e
em
th
e
th
n
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se
This meeting focu tivities and talked about what it
ed in ac
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children participat They practiced friendship skills su
nd.
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means to be a frie
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Friendship.”)
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Some suggestions we’ve shared today are listed under
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reinforce the info earn More About Friendship.” Als
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to realize the
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importance of frie about by being a friend. We, as ad
all
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Dear parent:
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What Children
Nee
Know About Frie d to
ndship
• Friends are people
who:
—Like each other.
—Like to be near an
d play with each ot
her.
—Talk with each ot
her.
—Help each other
do things.
• Friends may be in
your family or outs
ide your
family, and they ca
n be any age.
• Having a friend an
d being a friend mak
e
people feel good.
• Having a friend gi
ves
whom to play, wor people someone with
k, and share ideas an
d
feelings.
• People feel friend
ly to
interested in them, ward people who are
sh
their ideas, and help are with them, listen to
think of ways to so
lve
problems.
Helping Childre
n Learn
More About Fr
iendship
• Help your child pl
an a picnic, a party
or
an overnight stay w
ith a friend.
• Notice when your
child acts friendly,
and
comment on it. Fo
r ex
say, “You said ‘hello ample, you could
’ to your friend Jim
.
That was a friendly
thing to do.”
• Help your child th
ink
a new friend or to re about ways to make
solve a conflict.
• Help your child w
rite
friends. Remember, letters to his or her
a friend can be of an
age.
y
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Name________________________________
My Thoughts and Feelings
My Clothing and the Weather
We did these things:
Making Sandals Activity
Heat and Moisture
Experiment
About Me
Games
Arts and Crafts
Books and Stories
This is how I felt about the
whole meeting:
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I felt like this:
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Dear parent:
OV
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R
formation about
in
t
an
rt
o
p
im
ed
n
ild lear
This week your ch
n Need to Know
re
d
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C
at
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W
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er made sandals
th
ei
p
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clothing and weath
ro
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Th
)
d Weather.”
ey also
About Clothing an heat and moisture absorption. Th
ith
lated to
or experimented w help them learn how weather is re
s to
ember what
m
re
d
il
ch
r
u
did other activitie
o
y
p
ices. You can hel
activities listed
e
th
f
o
their clothing cho
re
o
m
r
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by doing on
ing and the
th
lo
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t
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b
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he or she learned
re
o
hildren Learn M
under “Helping C
control over
f
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se
n
se
a
Weather.”
n
ai
g
r children to
ct themselves
te
It is important fo
ro
p
to
s
ay
w
n
ar
children le
of being “in
se
n
se
is
th
their world. When
em
th
d wet, it gives
from heat, cold, an ke care of themselves.
ta
charge” and able to
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My Clothing and the Weather Mini-Poster
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What Childre
n Need to
Know About C
lothing and
the Weather
• Clothing protec
ts u
wind, and cold w s from the sun, rain,
eather.
• Different type
s of clothing are
best to wear
in different kind
s of weather.
• People can also
prot
weather by shield ect themselves from the
in
umbrellas, sun vi g themselves with tents,
sors, or sunglasse
s.
For Older or
More
Experienced
Learners
•
Cotton fabric ab
so
fortable to wear rbs moisture and is comin hot weather.
• Black or darkcolo
from the sun an red clothing absorbs heat
d is
white or light-co warmer to wear than
lored clothing.
Helping Child
ren Learn
More About
Clothing and
Weather
• Talk with your
child each day ab
ou
which clothes w
ould be best for t
that day’s
weather.
• Visit a sportin
g go
for clothing mad ods store and look
e for special outd
oor
activities.
• Allow your ch
ild to
put away clothin help you take out and
g as you move th
rough the
seasons.
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Name________________________________
My Thoughts and Feelings
Billions of Insects
We did these things:
Make an Insect Model
Activity
About Me
Games
Poetry
Singing
Making Snacks
Books and Stories
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whole meeting:
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I felt like this:
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Dear parent:
OV
E
R
t
information abou
t
an
rt
o
p
im
ed
n
ild lear
w
This week your ch
ren Need to Kno
d
il
h
C
at
h
W
“
ee
parts. (S
ct and did other
se
in
an
f
insects and their
o
el
d
o
m
ey made a
d their body
an
s
ct
se
in
t
u
About Insects.”) Th
o
ab
elped them learn
activities which h
or she learned
e
h
at
h
w
parts.
er
b
em
r child rem
elping Children
“H
You can help you
er
d
n
u
ed
st
li
s
the activitie
. They are an
le
p
eo
p
p
el
h
by doing some of
o
d
s
ildren
t Insects.” Insect
Learn More Abou ure’s cycle, and we need to help ch
nat
important part of
appreciate them.
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Billions of Insects Mini-Poster
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What Childre
n Need to
Know About I
nsects
Helping Childr
en Learn
More About I
nsects
• Insects come in
many different si
zes, shapes •
and colors.
Take your child on
• Insects always
a park or a woodl a walk around your yard,
have six legs, one
ot
pair
antennae and thre
insects and try to . Look all around for
e body sections. of
id
Some
insects also have
and the kinds of entify the body parts
wings.
insects you find.
• Insects do not
• Ask your child
have bones inside
re
n
op
their
bodies. Instead, th
such as “What ha en-ended questions
ey
ve you noticed ab
shell over their bo have a hard covering or
ou
insect?” Then liste
dies. This shell is
n to their answer t this
exoskeleton.
called an
s
criticizing, correc
ting or lecturing. without
• Insects have th
•
H
el
p your child mak
ree body sections.
They
are the head, the
of the kinds of in e a chart to keep track
thorax, and the
sects he or she se
abd
men. The head ha
es.
• If your child sh
s the eyes, antenn oows an interest, he
and mouthparts.
ae,
lp
her start an insect
him or
Th
collection.
and wings. The ab e thorax has the legs
domen has the in
organs, such as th
te
e stomach and he rnal
art.
• Most insects be
long to one of th
ese six
groups:
—Beetles
—Butterflies and
moths
—Ants, bees, an
d wasps
—Flies
—Grasshoppers,
crickets, roaches,
and
mantids
—Bugs
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Name________________________________
My Thoughts and Feelings
Insect Catcher’s Safari
We did these things:
Insect Catcher’s
Safari Activity
About Me
Other Insect Activities
Singing
Poetry
Books and Stories
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whole meeting:
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I felt like this:
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Dear parent:
OV
E
R
rmation about
fo
in
t
an
rt
o
p
im
ild learned
ildren Need to
This week your ch
h
C
at
h
W
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(S
they live.
atcher’s Safari.
C
ct
se
In
insects and where
an
n
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t
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Know About Inse for insects up in the sky, on the gro
learn
ok
They learned to lo ey did other activities to help them
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and under things.
s live.
if you help
ed
n
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le
about where insect
ey
th
at
h
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ings you can
th
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Children will rem
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se
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r
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ildren Learn
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p
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th
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d
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s with your child
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se
in
do with your chil
t
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se
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places. Let
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n
g
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ri
lo
More About Inse
p
ex
f
o
e importance
are
this week, stress th trying new things and taking risks
that
your child know
ls.
important life skil
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Insect Catcher’s Safari Mini-Poster
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What Childr
en Need to
Know About
Insects
•
Helping Child
ren Learn
More About
Insects
Insects can be fo
u
you might look: nd just about anywhere
• Help your ch
in the city and
ild lo
in the
country, inside
(such as ant hil ok for insect homes
bu
ls and wasp nes
woods and in fi ildings and outdoors, in
ts) around
your house. En
elds, in water an
co
d
and on pets and
in sand,
watch the insect urage him or her to
animals.
s
• Insects can be
houses. Do they going in and out of their
found by lookin
ca
g
ing down, and
u
they do around rry food? What else do
looking all arou p, lookth
eir houses?
nd
when you’ve fin
• Help your ch
ished looking in . Then,
ild set up an an
on
this way, look ag
t farm.
ain—insects are e area
• Children lear
the move!
n the most when
always on
they can
watch somethin
g
• Most insects h
ave a favorite pla
your child to ob over time. Encourage
se
ce
Insects usually li
homes for severa rve insects and their
ve in one kind o to live.
l
because they ca
f place
he or she observ days. Talk about what
n find the things
es
to live there. Th
they need
to record these . Encourage him or her
is
ob
plant they like to might be on a special
pictures or writi servations by drawing
ng words.
of sunlight, flow eat or in an area with lots
ing water, or sa
n
d
y soil.
• Some insects
build
themselves. Two special homes for
kinds of insects
this are ants (w
hich build ant h which do
ills) and
wasps (which b
uild nests).
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Name________________________________
My Thoughts and Feelings
An Insect’s Life
We did these things:
Life Stages Game
Activity
About Me
Arts and Crafts
Games
Movement Activity
Singing
Making Snacks
Books and Stories
This is how I felt about the
whole meeting:
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I felt like this:
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Dear parent:
OV
E
R
w
rmation about ho
fo
in
ed
n
ar
le
d
il
eed to Know
N
n
re
This week your ch
d
il
h
C
at
h
evelop. (See “W
insects grow and d
which helped them ur
e
am
g
a
ed
y
la
p
ey
yo
About Insects.”) Th life stages of insects. You can help
ent
f the
recognize the differ he or she learned by doing some o
hat
t Insect Life
u
o
b
A
re
o
M
child remember w
rn
ea
ping Children L
things under “Hel
is something
e
g
Stages.”
an
ch
to
g
in
st
adju
lifetime. Talk to
a
t
Coping with and
u
o
h
g
u
ro
th
h
it
n to deal w
sk your
everyone must lear life is a cycle of constant change. A
Was
ow
your child about h en he or she had to make a change. out
wh
int
child about a time e this change? During the week, po
mak
it easy or hard to
at take place.
th
es
g
an
ch
y
an
m
the
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An Insect’s Life Mini-Poster
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What Children
Need to
Know About In
sects
• Insects hatch from
tiny eggs.
• Insects change sh
ape
called metamorph as they grow. This is
os
changing their shap is. They do this by
e gradually, by shed
ding their skin as
they grow bigger,
or all
at once with a very
big change in how
they look.
Helping Childre
n Learn
More About In
sect Life
Stages
• Take a walk with
your child and look
fo
insects in different
life stages. See if yo r
child can tell you
ur
if an insect is one
that
has a gradual or su
dden metamorphos
is.
• Talk with your ch
ild about the life st
ages
of humans. Point
ou
cents, young adul t children, adolests, and older child
ren.
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Name________________________________
About Me
Working Together
This is a picture of children working together.
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Name________________________________
My Thoughts and Feelings
Working Together
We did these things:
Cooperative Fruit
Salad Activity
About Me
Drama
Games
Singing
Making Music
Arts and Crafts
Books and Stories
This is how I felt about the
whole meeting:
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I felt like this:
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Dear parent:
OV
E
R
e theme of
th
n
o
d
se
cu
fo
e
day, w
f our activities
o
s
se
In our meeting to
o
rp
u
p
e
Th
(cooperation).
gether and
to
rk
o
working together
w
to
ce
n
a
ildren a ch
worked
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What Children
Need to
Know About C
ooperation
Helping Childr
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Together
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together to get so people working
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they have a comm hing done. This means
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family is truly wor projects where the
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My Thoughts and Feelings
Fabulous Fruits
We did these things:
Find the Seeds Activity
About Me
Arts and Crafts
Games
Making Snacks
Books and Stories
Trips or Walks
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whole meeting:
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Home-Club Mini-Poster—Fruits
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What Childre
n Need to
Know About F
ruits
• A fruit is the pa
rt of a plant that
seeds
come in.
• Fruits come in
man
shapes, colors, an y different sizes,
d tastes.
• Fruits can be fo
und in different pl
aces on
a plant.
• Fruits can be ea
ten and are good
for you.
Helping Childr
en Learn
More About F
ruits
• As you are shop
ping
fruit this week, ta for and/or serving
lk
fruits being the ca to your child about
rr
your child find th iers of seeds. Have
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t he or
she eats.
• Have your child
keep a chart of th
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he or she eats. Th
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d
shapes of these fr
uits could be note
d on
this chart.
• Take your child
on
or orchard. Talk ab a trip to a berry patch
out where the frui
be found (attache
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d
ground, or under to the plant, on the
the ground).
• Let your child
plan and prepare
a sim
fruit dish for a m
eal. Fruit salad an ple
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applesauce are ea
sy to make.
• Make dried appl
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Peel and core firm ngs with your child.
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into rings about ¼ pe apples. Slice them
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string and hang th nch thick. Then,
em in a warm, dr
y
place to dry. Whe
n the slices are dr
y, pull
off a ring and enjo
y!
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Name________________________________
My Thoughts and Feelings
Surprising Seeds
We did these things:
Inside a Seed Activity
About Me
Sampling Seeds
Arts and Crafts
Games
Singing
Making Snacks
Books and Stories
Trips or Walks
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whole meeting:
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I felt like this:
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Dear parent:
OV
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R
rmation about
fo
in
t
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Surprising Seeds Mini-Poster
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What Childre
n Need to
Know About S
eeds
• Seeds are a part
of
planted to grow plants and can be
more plants.
• Seeds come from
the fruit of the pl
ant.
• Seeds come in
many sizes, shap
es
, and
colors.
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ons using
seeds.
• Seeds have diff
eren
the scar, and the t parts—the seed coat,
baby plant.
• Some seeds ca
n be eaten, and
they contain nutrients.
Helping Child
ren Learn
More About
Seeds
• Help your child
pl
home, and follow ant some seeds at
the growth of th
e seeds.
• Take a walk ar
ound your yard,
a
w
or park, and gath
oodlot,
er seeds from th
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and trees.
• Make popcorn
wit
about how popc h your child. Talk
orn is a seed.
• Help your child
sp
paper towel. To rout some seeds in a
do this, place a fe
w seeds
in a paper towel
an
towel. Then, plac d tightly roll up the
e
around it to keep two rubber bands
it from unrolling,
put the towel in
and
a quart jar with
a few
inches of water.
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place. Have you t the jar in a warm
r ch
the towel in 2 or ild carefully unroll
3
seeds for sprouti days to check the
ng.
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Name________________________________
My Thoughts and Feelings
Oh, No! Stains!
We did these things:
Make Your Own Stain
Activity
About Me
Games
Singing
Arts and Crafts
Books and Stories
Trips and Walks
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whole meeting:
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I felt like this:
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Dear parent:
OV
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topic of stains.
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About Stains.”)
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clothes!
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Oh, No! Stains! Mini-Poster
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What Childr
en Need to
Know About
Stains
•
Helping Child
ren Learn
More About
Stains
A stain is a dirty
or discolored sp
ot.
• Different kind
• When your ch
s of stains are re
ild
m
oved in
different ways.
or her clothing, gets something on his
h
• Treat stains ri
out with cold w ave him or her rinse it
ght away, if poss
at
ible.
• Some stains ar
ment is recomm er (or do whatever treate hard to remov
ended for the st
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ain).
can never be rem
• Children may
oved.
like to engage in
• Wearing clean
purposely
“staining” their
clo
clo
old T-shirt. Inst thing by tie-dyeing an
look nice and fe thes can help people
ru
el better.
are usually inclu ctions for this process
• When using o
d
r eating messy th
mix. This is reco ed on packages of dye
ings,
people can try to
m
activity because mended as a home
on their clothes keep stains from getting
it requires one-o
by wearing apro
n-one
supervision.
ns, paint
smocks, and bib
s, and by using
• You can begin
napkins.
to involve your
child in
the laundry pro
ce
him or her som ss by gradually teaching
eo
Start out showin f the steps involved.
g
all the clothes ri your child how to put
gh
them by light an t side out and sort
d
your child is a li dark colors. When
ttle older, he or
she can
begin to learn to
use the washer
and
dryer.
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Stain Removal Fact Sheet
General Points to Remember
Simple Stain Solutions
• Identify the stain.
• Identify that the garment is washable.
• Treat the stain immediately! Fresh stains are easier
to remove than old ones.
• Blot or scrape off excess stain.
• Work on the wrong side of the fabric so you push
the stain out, not in.
• Work carefully and patiently.
• Do not use hot water on an unknown stain.
There are many different methods of stain removal,
and this list focuses on methods and stain removal
products which children can safely handle with adult
supervision. You may have methods of your own to
share with your child.
• Catsup—Scrape off the excess with a dull knife.
Soak in cold water for 30 minutes. Rub detergent
into the stain while it is still wet, then launder the
garment.
• Grass and Chocolate—Treat the stain with cold
water before it dries. Soak for 30 minutes. Use
an enzyme presoak and soak the garment for the
recommended amount of time. Apply concentrated
detergent to the stain and allow it to set, then launder the garment.
• Fruit juices, mud, soft drinks—Soak the stain for
15 minutes in a solution of 1 quart warm water,
½ teaspoon liquid hand dishwashing detergent, and
1 tablespoon vinegar. Rinse. Sponge with rubbing
alcohol.
• Ink (ballpoint)—Sponge the stain with rubbing
alcohol or spray it with hair spray until it looks wet.
Rub detergent into the stained area. Launder the
garment. Repeat if necessary.
• Ink (felt tip pen)—Rub household cleaner into the
stain. Rinse. Repeat as many times as necessary to
remove the stain. Launder the garment. Some stains
may be impossible to remove.
• Ice cream—Soak the stain in cold water. Rub detergent into the stain. Launder the garment.
• Mustard—Rub detergent into the dampened stain.
Rinse. Soak in hot detergent water for several hours.
Launder the garment.
How to Identify Stains
One very important factor in successful stain
removal is correctly identifying the stain. What is it?
When did it happen? What does the garment label say
about the fiber content? Does the label say the garment is washable?
If you can’t remember what caused the stain, then
try the following:
1. Look at the color and appearance of the stain.
2. Look at where the stain is located.
3. Smell the stain. Does it have an odor you
recognize?
4. Feel the stain to check the texture.
Procedure for Removing
Identifiable Stains
• Place a soft cloth or paper towels under the stain to
serve as a blotter.
• Work on the wrong side of the fabric.
• Place the stain side to the blotter.
• Sponge the stain lightly with a clean, soft cloth.
• Move frequently to a clean area on the blotter.
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Name________________________________
My Thoughts and Feelings
Wet and Wonderful
We did these things:
Ice Turns Into Water
Activity
About Me
Water Dissolves Things
Making Snacks
Arts and Crafts
Singing
Where Does Water Go?
Games
Books and Stories
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Dear parent:
OV
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R
formation about
in
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This week your ch
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What Childre
n N
Know About W eed to
ater
• Water is a liqu
id.
• Water spreads
out.
• Water flows w
hen poured.
• Some things fl
oat in water.
• Ice is frozen w
ater.
• Warmth change
s ice into water.
• Some things di
ssolve in water.
• Water evaporat
es.
• Water is impo
rtant to us.
Helping Child
ren Learn
More About
Water
• Help your child
m
which water is u ake a list of the ways in
sed in your hom
e. T
about the import
ance of water to alk
you and
your family.
• Make homem
ade “f
child. Simply po ruitsicles” with your
ur
cups and place th fruit juice into paper
em in the freezer.
the mixture is pa
rtially frozen, in When
sert
wooden stick. To
eat, tear away th a
e paper
cup and enjoy a
cool, refreshing
snack.
• Help your child
ex
hold objects to se periment with housee
sinks in water. Yo what floats and what
u
as dried beans, pl might use objects such
astic lids, button
s, ice
cubes, bars of so
ap
or cans, and cork , small empty bottles
s.
• After a steady
rain,
walk. Look for pl take your child for a
ac
formed and wher es where puddles have
e water is flowin
g.
• Plan an outing
at a lake or pond.
Help
your child find w
ay
alone or on inflat s of floating, such as
ables or boats.
What Birds Do
More Than
Flying
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Juncos
1
Some birds hop.
Robins
Blue jays
Pheasants
10
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9
Grouse
Quail
Some birds can surprise you by flying up right
beneath your feet with a “whirr.”
Some birds run.
Sandpipers
2
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Grackles
Crows
Grouse
Other birds walk. They sway back and forth.
Hawks
Cranes
Gulls
Some birds fly by soaring and gliding high
above the trees.
8
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7
Creepers
Nuthatches
Woodpeckers
Some birds like to perch on tree trunks instead
of on tree branches.
Kingfishers
Owls
Hawks
Herons
Some birds can stand very still.
They only move their eyes and heads.
4
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5
Chickadees
Other birds can’t stand still.
They have to flick their tails or wings.
Cardinals
Juncos
Sparrows
Kinglets
6
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Name________________________________
My Thoughts and Feelings
Birds of a Feather
We did these things:
Making Bird Puppets
Activity
About Me
Movement Activity
Arts and Crafts
Construction Activity
Singing
Books and Stories
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whole meeting:
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I felt like this:
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Dear parent:
OV
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R
ation about
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fo
in
t
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What Children
Need to
Know About B
irds
• Birds are the on
ly animals with fe
athers.
• Birds come in m
any different sizes,
shapes, and colors
.
• Different kinds
of birds move in di
fferent
ways.
• Different kinds
of birds eat differ
ent
foods.
• Bird feeders can
attract birds to yo
ur yard
or window.
Helping Childr
en Learn
More About B
irds
• Observe the bird
s ar
Talk about how yo ound your home.
u
tures are birds. (Th can tell these creaey have feathers.)
• Take your child
to visit an aviary
or the
zoo. Talk about th
e
of birds found th many different kinds
ere. Can you see w
ha
the birds eat? Do
all birds eat the sa t
me
things? Talk abou
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shapes, and colors e different sizes,
of the birds you se
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eder outside a win
dow
and observe the bi
rd
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that feed there. D ent kinds of birds
o th
same way? How ar ey all move the
e their behaviors
different?
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they
what he or she th fly. Ask your child
inks
fly like a bird. Wha it would be like to
t
like from up in th would things look
e air? Pretend to fly
with your child. So
ar and swoop toge
ther!