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A Note about Zoom from Temple Isaiah's Board of Trustees President
Dear TIPS Families,
We are thrilled that so many of you have remained connected with TI through our various online programming, conducted via Zoom. We are aware of some of the issues that Zoom, as a technology whose use has seen exponential growth over the past month, has had with security, and we recognize that some of you may have concerns.
The good news is that Zoom recognizes and has committed to taking action on those issues. Zoom has rapidly rolled out enhancements to help meeting hosts easily manage secure meetings. Our hosts will now have a Security icon in their controls that combines all of Zoom's in-meeting security features so that they can quickly lock a meeting, enable a Waiting Room and take other steps to keep the meeting safe if a situation arises. Zoom has also announced a 90-day initiative to launch additional safety, security and privacy efforts.
We hope this provides you confidence that Temple Isaiah's continuing use of Zoom for prayer, education and social meetings can be done safely and securely. Chag Sameach!
- Marshall
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Circle Time Song of the Day
Flitter Flutter Butterfly
(tune: Twinkle, Twinkle)
Flitter, flutter, butterfly
Flying in the big blue sky.
Flutter high, and flutter low
Flutter fast and flutter slow.
Flitter, flutter butterfly,
Flying in the big blue sky.
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Fine Motor Practice
- Make a Playdough Puzzle: Use whatever shapes or cookie cutters you have around your house. Roll out the playdough into a flat piece. Punch the shapes out in the playdough and then practice putting the pieces back in. In order for your child to be able to learn high level motor skills (grasping a crayon, cutting with scissors, zippers and buttons, opening and closing containers) your child needs to grasp with the thumb-side of their hand. This activity will help your child strengthen those little muscles that make up the arches of the hand, giving your hands and fingers both strength and skill.
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Art
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Crumbly Paper Art: This activity is easy and a lot of fun! Your child will love creating their own piles of crumbled paper that they can turn into pretty watercolor art. This activity will teach your child to paint outside the lines and focus on enjoying the artistic process. This activity is inspired by the children's book,
Ish by Peter H. Reynolds.
- For this activity, you will need white paper, watercolors*, a paintbrush, and scissors or paper cutter. Cut your white paper into smaller pieces. Take one piece of cut paper and crumple it into a ball. Choose one color and use it to paint all around the outside of your ball. Gently unfold it and see how it looks. Press it down gently. Crumple it up again and paint it with another color. Gently unfold it and press it down. You can continue to do this with other colors if you would like. Let the papers dry.
*If you do not have watercolor paint, you can also mix food coloring with water to create your own watercolor paint.
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Science / Cooking
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Examine the Parts of Nature: Go for a walk outside with your child. Find a flower, twig, or leaves and bring them back home. Grab out a sheet of paper and lay the flower or leaves down. Let your child tear off the different parts of the flower and look at the colors and feel the different textures. If you have one, let your child look at the pieces of the flower or leaves under a magnifying glass.
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Gross Motor Play
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Simon Says:
Give your child the chance to be in charge. Have your child be the designated "Simon" and stand in front of you. Simon then issues commands to you/players, i.e. "Simon says pat your belly three times." The participants must only follow commands preceded by the phrase, "Simon says." If Simon simply says, "Touch your nose," any players who follow the command are out of the game. The objective is to stay in the game as long as possible. This activity is a great way to practice your child's impulse control and ability to follow directions.
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Outdoor Time
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Outdoor Math-Sorting, Comparing, and Categorizing: Go for a walk with your family outside in your backyard or your neighborhood. Collect natural items (you can even use the same items for the Science activity above!) such as pine cones, leaves, rocks, tree nuts, flowers, etc. Encourage your child to pick a variety of things in many sizes and shapes. Once you have a wide range of items, pick a place to spread out your items.
- Start with basic sorting. Ask questions like: "Are some of these items similar to each other?", "How are they similar to each other?", and "Which ones do you think should be in the same pile?"
- Then choose one pile, and ask your child to sort them by length. You can incorporate comparative words: long, longer, longest, short, shorter, shortest, tall, taller, tallest, thick, thicker, thickest, thin, thinner, thinnest.
- You can ask your child to divide them into subcategories: types of flowers, leaves, etc. You can incorporate math vocabulary: many, more, most, few, fewer, fewest.
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