May the 4th Be With You

Here are some May the 4th writing prompts to use with students. 

We also did a Star Wars escape room via Zoom. We used knowledge of temperatures and energy sources to pick a planet to manufacture on, used what we knew about prefixes and shapes, deciphered a code, solved equations, used map skills, and worked together to complete the mission. Here is the mission, should you choose to accept it:

Make a copy of the Google Slides presentation or access it here.

If you've got Star Wars lovers in your class or family, check out these popular Jedi Academy books:

Digital Escape Rooms

I have compiled some digital escape rooms into one Google Slide presentation to make it easier to navigate.


The table of contents allows parents and kids to choose easier escape rooms (preK - grade 2) and harder (grades 3 and up).


Personally, I've done them with my fourth grade students through Zoom during remote learning. My two year old son also loved doing the Pete the Cat one at home.

Make a copy of the Google Slides presentation or access it here.

Have you created a digital escape room you'd like to share? Do you have any topics you'd love to see turned into a digital escape room? Drop your links and ideas in the comments below!

Music Mania

Music Mania was the choice for our little drummer boy today.

We played instruments from a kit we bought on Amazon

and made our own instruments using rubber bands and food containers, 

watched Brain Pop Jr. videos about instruments, 

played a Music Memory game, 

and sorted instruments by how they are played on BrainPop Jr. 

Daddy even got in on the fun! 

Like always, we listened to tons of music. Here is our "eating" playlist.

Ben’s Trumpet was our book of the day, 

we did Dot a Dot M to differentiate between upper and lowercase letters, 

and coloring wasn’t happening, but I did find this adorable M is for Music coloring page.

Another fun game we found is called Monster Music. Sesame Street characters explore real and created instruments.

We finished off the night with the Disney Family Singalong! It originally aired on ABC, but it's free in its entirety on Disney+ if you have it!

“Ernie Puts the Duckie Down” is a classic Sesame Street video and song. 

Look for some celebrity cameos!

“All You Need is a Song” is another favorite over here, especially with one of my favorite country bands, Sugarland. 

What are your favorite musical activities? We'd love to hear about them in the comments below.

Check out some other fun preschool activities!

Daniel Day, a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Food Fun

Moose Muffin Monday

Sesame Street Saturday

Firetruck Fun Friday

Digging Dinosaurs

Earth Day activities

Pig Pancakes and Pudding

Going on a Bear Hunt?

Frog Fun Friday

P is for Potty Printables

Moose Muffin Monday

It's Mixed Berry Mini Muffin Moose Monday!

We read the If You Give a Moose a Muffin book

and made them with jam,

played with our moose and their friends while "camping."

We did Do a Dot M is for Moose with paint markers

and made letter M with pom poms.

We also made a moose

and took a virtual field trip to New Hampshire to learn more about them.

You can still visit our national parks virtually even though they're closed, and all fourth graders in the U.S. get a free national parks pass. Here is some info for you:

https://everykidoutdoors.gov/pass.htm

We don't have this kids' camping play set, but it looks adorable!

The t-shirt and campfire pillow are from Target.

If you liked this adventure, be sure to read my camping post.

Daniel Day, a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Music Mania

Food Fun

Sesame Street Saturday

Firetruck Fun Friday

Digging Dinosaurs

Earth Day activities

Pig Pancakes and Pudding

Going on a Bear Hunt?

Frog Fun Friday

P is for Potty Printables

Sesame Street Saturday

It’s Sesame Street Saturday!

Since we are in social distancing / quarantine and couldn't visit our favorite semi-local theme park, we create a day dedicated to our favorite furry monsters.

We put on our grouchy clothes and fun socks and gathered our favorite furry monsters for some stories, 

 

Sesame Street Elmo Manners Books (perfect for the car) 

Big Enough for a Bed book

P is for Potty! Sesame Street Lift-the-Flap book

songs, 

and games. 

We had cookies with Cookie Monster, 

Check out this link to snag some counting cookies similar to the ones we have.


ate breakfast with the whole gang (plate, cups, and stuffed animals are from Sesame Place)

and brushed teeth with Zoe.

Sesame Street Ready, Set, Brush! book

We played Find It with Elmo.

We got stopped at airport security with this in carry-on bags, but they are great for travel!

and made up a trash / recycling game with Oscar. Since we can’t go to Sesame Place yet due to its temporary closure, we made our own!

Buy the carpet we have!


Check out the website for Sesame Place. We go to the one in PA, but there is also one in CA. FYI they offer free teacher passes plus military, veteran, and first responder discounts!

https://pbskids.org/sesame/games/

https://www.sesamestreet.org/printables

https://www.sesamestreet.org/caring

https://www.cnn.com/…/cnn-sesame-street-coronavi…/index.html

If you like this post, check out my posts on cookies and potty training!

Daniel Day, a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Music Mania

Food Fun

Firetruck Fun Friday

Digging Dinosaurs

Earth Day activities

Pig Pancakes and Pudding

Going on a Bear Hunt?

Frog Fun Friday

P is for Potty Printables