INSPIRATION: “They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel.” –Carol Bunchner

DAILY PLAN: Get ready to teach. Read the daily clue. Review the yoga pose and the letters for today. Let your child pick an activity or project to do together. Look at the activities and projects ahead of time. Gather any materials you will need. Use positive reinforcement and celebrate all successes, no matter how big or small. Remember to read the Rain Forest eBook before bed. You don’t have to do everything listed below. Just remember it’s 30 minutes a day to reading readiness!

• Ready. Set. Read – Together, read the daily clue with your child. Draw the letters in the air. Get warmed up and ready to learn with the animal inspired yoga pose. It’s great to say the letter sound /m/ while you’re doing the pose. Have your child repeat the sound /m/.
• Activities and Projects – Spend quality, family fun time together on the adventure of a lifetime without leaving your home. You and your child have step-by-step instructions with pictures to offline, custom designed activities and projects that spark creativity! You and your child will have fun together while learning about the animals and the world we share with them.
• Digital Safari + Passport – Find the animal of the day in the Digital Safari. This independent online learning time teaches your child phonemic awareness and science. Encourage your child to learn and have fun exploring the Rain Forest. Help your child to find Level 2: Monkey. Make sure your child taps/clicks on the picture of the monkey. After your child completes the Digital Safari, it’s time to earn Fun Minutes with the Digital Passport! Your child chooses the animal of the day. And when your little one is done, they earn Fun Minutes. The Digital Safari and Passport helps your child develop self confidence needed to read!

TEACHING TIP: Having a kid is the perfect excuse to, well, act like a kid. Embrace the moment — they won’t be young forever — and get on your child’s level by turning even the most mundane activities (like learning how to tie shoes) into a game. Making learning fun is the best way to get them excited about the process.

HEALTHY SNACK: Bananas – It never hurts to play with your food: make monkey noises with your child as you peel your bananas and eat it like a monkey! Add a little nut butter for a richer, more filling snack.

*Please do not give your child the Healthy Snack suggestion if he/she is allergic to any of the ingredients.

SUGGESTION: Together, make a video with your child to record the discovery of monkey! Record your Q&A Session, drawing letters in the air or while you talk with your child about monkey. Ask your child to make the sound /m/ and say monkey. You can use the videos to create a portfolio of progress to track your child’s progress. Print the Scoreboard in the Digital Library. Color monkey on the Scoreboard. Celebrate!

INSPIRATION:

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller

DAILY PLAN: Look at the activities and projects ahead of time. Gather any materials you will need. Use positive reinforcement and celebrate all successes, no matter how big or small. You don’t have to do everything listed below. Just remember it’s a minimum of 30 minutes a day to reading readiness!

• Ready. Set. Read – Together, read the daily clue with your child. Draw the letters in the air. Get warmed up and ready to learn with the animal inspired yoga pose. It’s great to say the letter sound /b/ while you’re doing the pose. Have your child repeat the sound /b/.
• Digital Safari + Parent & Child Playtime – You and your child will spend quality time having fun while teaching and learning. This is your child’s independent learning time. Guide your child to find Level 2: Butterfly. Make sure your child taps/clicks on the picture of the butterfly. After your child goes on the Digital Safari, let your child pick an activity or project to do and then read the Rain Forest eBook.
• Keep Score to Soar – Your Welcome Packet contains the Scoreboard, Passport and Passport stickers. Together, you and your child celebrate success and the completion of the 30-minute session.
• Scoreboard: Color butterfly on the Scoreboard. Celebrate!
• Passport: Cut out the butterfly sticker. Stick the butterfly sticker in your child’s Passport. Recognize/honor your child’s progress.
• This is a great time to talk to your child about butterflies and what makes butterfly unique. Butterfly is the transformer of the Pride. Talk to your child about something he/she recently learned how to do… hop on one foot, count to 10 or 20, tie their shoe. Explain how learning something new is exciting and fun. Let your child know that you think they’re doing great! You can award a PridePoint for learning something new.

TEACHING TIP: Have you told your child “great job” at least five times today?  Positive feedback is integral to building confidence in learning and encouraging good behavior.

HEALTHY SNACK: Fruit Flowers — cut up fruit like strawberries, apples, grapes, and bananas, and help your little one make flowers on the plate with the fun shapes.  Use a grape to act like a buzzy bee, coming to pollinate the flower!

*Please do not give your child the Healthy Snack suggestion if he/she is allergic to any of the ingredients.

SUGGESTION: Together, make a video with your child to record the discovery of butterfly! Record your Q&A Session, drawing letters in the air or while you talk with your child about butterfly. Ask your child to make the sound /b/ and say butterfly. You can use the videos to create a portfolio of progress to track your child’s progress.

INSPIRATION: “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney

DAILY PLAN: Look at the activities and projects ahead of time. Gather any materials you will need. Use positive reinforcement and celebrate all successes, no matter how big or small. You don’t have to do everything listed below. Just remember it’s a minimum of 30 minutes a day to reading readiness!

• Ready. Set. Read – Together, read the daily clue with your child. Draw the letters in the air. Get warmed up and ready to learn with the animal inspired yoga pose. It’s great to say the letter sound /j/ while you’re doing the pose. Have your child repeat the sound /j/.
• Digital Safari + Parent & Child Playtime – You and your child will spend quality time having fun while teaching and learning. This is your child’s independent learning time. Guide your child to find Level 2: Jaguar. Make sure your child taps/clicks on the picture of the jaguar. After your child goes on the Digital Safari, let your child pick an activity or project to do and then read the Rain Forest eBook.
• Keep Score to Soar – Your Welcome Packet contains the Scoreboard, Passport and Passport stickers. Together, you and your child celebrate success and the completion of the 30-minute session.
• Scoreboard: Color jaguar on the Scoreboard. Celebrate!
• Passport: Cut out the jaguar sticker. Stick the jaguar sticker in your child’s Passport. Recognize/honor your child’s progress.
• This is a great time to talk to your child about jaguar and what makes jaguar unique. Jaguar is a dream catcher in the Pride. Ask your child if he/she remembers their dreams. Talk about their dreams, what they want to accomplish. You can award a PridePoint for setting a goal to achieve a dream.

TEACHING TIP: Reinforce the concepts your child is learning at school by asking questions about what he or she has learned recently. For example, questions like “What color is this?” or “What shape is this?” will drive home concepts introduced in school.

HEALTHY SNACK: Dreamy Creamy Hot Chocolate – Moms already know that chocolate is a health food, right?  Actually, cocoa has great antioxidant properties and is a classic treat to allow your kids.  Done the French way, hot chocolate is a rich, luxurious drink to enjoy in small doses, and one that also provides calcium, Vitamin D, and lower doses of sugar than the average mix.  Take 2 cups of whole milk, 5 ounces of bittersweet chocolate (broken into small pieces), and a couple tablespoons of brown sugar (optional). Heat the milk in a medium saucepan. Once warm, whisk in the chocolate pieces and the brown sugar until completely melted and steaming hot.  For a thicker hot chocolate, simmer on a low boil for about three minutes. Serve in small tea cups — it will be a special treat for your kids!

*Please do not give your child the Healthy Snack suggestion if he/she is allergic to any of the ingredients.

SUGGESTION: Together, make a video with your child to record the discovery of jaguar! Record your Q&A Session, drawing letters in the air or while you talk with your child about jaguar. Ask your child to make the sound /j/ and say jaguar. You can use the videos to create a portfolio of progress to track your child’s progress.

INSPIRATION: “Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

DAILY PLAN: Look at the activities and projects ahead of time. Gather any materials you will need. Use positive reinforcement and celebrate all successes, no matter how big or small. You don’t have to do everything listed below. Just remember it’s a minimum of 30 minutes a day to reading readiness!

• Ready. Set. Read – Together, read the daily clue with your child. Draw the letters in the air. Get warmed up and ready to learn with the animal inspired yoga pose. It’s great to say the letter sound /i/ while you’re doing the pose. Have your child repeat the sound /i/.
• Digital Safari + Parent & Child Playtime – You and your child will spend quality time having fun while teaching and learning. This is your child’s independent learning time. Guide your child to find Level 2: Iguana. Make sure your child taps/clicks on the picture of the iguana. After your child goes on the Digital Safari, let your child pick an activity or project to do and then read the Rain Forest eBook.
• Keep Score to Soar – Your Welcome Packet contains the Scoreboard, Passport and Passport stickers. Together, you and your child celebrate success and the completion of the 30-minute session.
• Scoreboard: Color iguana on the Scoreboard. Celebrate!
• Passport: Cut out the iguana sticker. Stick the iguana sticker in your child’s Passport. Recognize/honor your child’s progress.
• This is a great time to talk to your child about iguanas and what makes iguana unique. Iguana is an investigator in the Pride. Ask your child to solve a problem or help find something you misplaced. You can award a PridePoint for being a good problem-solver.

TEACHING TIP: Reading also means making noise! Phonemic Awareness is a fancy way of saying “Auditory Understanding,” and it is absolutely essential in learning to read.  Did you know that there are only 26 letters in the English alphabet, but over 40 sounds? When you are learning new words with your child, remember to sound them out clearly, separate sounds of certain letters, and encourage your child to make the sounds back to you.

HEALTHY SNACK: Bananas – Kale Chips – Iguanas are herbivores and love to eat healthy greens.  Your child will love to act like an iguana with this crunchy, healthy snack.  Take a bunch of lacinato kale, remove the tough stems and slice in small strips.  Toss the small “chips” in some olive oil and sea salt, then spread on a baking tray.  Bake at 300 degrees for about 10 minutes, checking to make sure the chips don’t burn.

*Please do not give your child the Healthy Snack suggestion if he/she is allergic to any of the ingredients.

SUGGESTION: Together, make a video with your child to record the discovery of iguana! Record your Q&A Session, drawing letters in the air or while you talk with your child about iguana. Ask your child to make the sound /i/ and say iguana. You can use the videos to create a portfolio of progress to track your child’s progress.