Recognizing our commitment to children's education, Ready, Set, Learn airs every Friday morning during Good Morning Erie on WJET-TV 24.
September 4, 2009
On the first Friday of every month, Ready Set Learn focuses on the healthy development of our youngest children - infants and toddlers. While we know that the development of a young child's brain takes years to complete, we also know there are many things parents and caregivers can do to help children get off to a good start for life-long learning. And thanks to a partnership with Success By Six, here is a great hands-on activity for parents and children to do together.
The Wheels on the Bus!
What You Need:
-Cardboard box
-Yellow paint
-Paint brush
-Scissors
-Markers
What You Do:
-Paint the entire cardboard box yellow.
-Use your scissors to cut a door and windows for the bus.
-Write the name of your local school on the side of the bus.
-Encourage your child to climb in the bus and move it around.
Suggested Reading:
-Wheels on the Bus by Jerry Smath
-The Boy on the Bus: A Sing-Along Storybook by Penny Dale
September 11, 2009
Yellow Duck, Yellow Duck, What Do You See?
What You Need:
-2 large paper plates
-1 small paper plate
-Glue
-Construction paper
-Scissors
-Markers
What You Do:
-Cut a bill and two feet out of orange construction paper.
-Cut two wings out of white or yellow paper.
-Place a large paper plate, right side up, on the table. Decide where you want the wings and feet and glue then to the paper plate.
-Place another large paper plate upside down on top of the right side up paper plate and glue it on top of the plate with the feet and wings.
-To make the head fold a small paper plate in half and glue it to the body of the duck.
-Paint the body and head yellow or white and let them dry.
-Glue the bill to the head.
-Draw eyes on a piece of white paper, cut them out and glue them to the head.
Suggested Reading:
-Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr
September 18, 2009
We are all different in our own special way and have our own abilities. It is exciting and fun to pretend that you are someone or something else. Pretending is a great way to learn about things, but it we cannot change who we are just by pretending to be something else.
If I Were An Animal...
What You Need:
-Imagination
-Paper
-Markers or crayons
What You Do:
-Talk with your child about how fun it can be to pretend we are something else.
-Ask her if she can pretend to be a monkey by making monkey sounds and walking around with her arms hanging down low.
-Then ask her if she can pretend to be a frog, like by making frog sounds and hopping around.
-Finally, ask your child if she could be any kind animal, what kind of animal would she be?
-Encourage your child to draw a picture of that animal.
Suggested Reading:
-Way Far Away on a Wild Safari by Jan Peck
Future Lessons
Interested in submitting a lesson to be featured on Ready, Set, Learn? Email Traci Teudhope at tteudhope@wqln.org.