Learn about what makes a community by listening to Look Where We Live- https://youtu.be/hQKND3BNmqA?si=c0xmA6mn6pEt8qFY
Happy September 1st! This month we are TALKING ABOUT COMMUNITY! Join any one of our local Caterpillar or Butterfly Play-and-Learns throughout Allegan County & take home a free book about important jobs in our community.
Don't forget to sign up for our FREE Family Swim Day NEXT FRIDAY at Allegan High School's Aquatic Center on September 6th from 11am-12:30pm. You can use the QR code in the image or this link- bit.ly/familiesconnected2025 to sign up your family. See you soon!
Don't forget our "Michigan Indian Day Celebration" at Camp Jijak (Hopkins, MI) is Thursday, September 26th from 5-7pm. Come join the FREE Fun. We will have a Remember Story Walk and Remember book giveaway, activities, food, and raffle prizes.
Don't forget to sign up for our FREE Family Swim Day at Allegan High School's Aquatic Center on September 6th from 11am-12:30pm. You can use the QR code in the image or this link- bit.ly/familiesconnected2025 to sign up your family. See you soon!
Daniel Tiger and his friends like to play, but sometimes friends want to play about two different themes. - https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/e84ef3c0-7ca0-4562-80b2-ecaece4ee631/find-a-way-to-play-together-castle/
Ed Sheeran sings with his muppet friends about appropriate behavior in the classroom as opposed to behavior at home. https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sesame-ed-sheeran-two-different-worlds/ed-sheeran-i-live-in-two-different-worlds-sesame-street/
In this High School Musical parody, preschool students debate about playing blocks or playing dress up. https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/sesame-preschool-musical/song-preschool-musical-sesame-street/
It's time to get ready for BACK TO SCHOOL. Parents here is a link to printing your own lunch box notes for your little ones- https://static.pbslearningmedia.org/media/media_files/d70030bb-84ba-45ad-ac0c-7d43620b42b4/fe74e0c1-da62-462d-b82d-36cc573a4d25.pdf
Daniel nearly misses Trolley, but the morning song helps him remember what he needs to do: put on clothes, eat breakfast, brush teeth, put on shoes, and go to school!- https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/93a8c4fd-5014-47a4-b0ac-2b5d790042e7/the-morning-routine/
Come see us! Staff from Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) will be available one more time to discuss preschool programming. We will be at the Allegan Library for Play Cafe on August 28! See our flyer for our last event of the summer. We hope to see you there!
URGENT- We still have GSRP openings in Hopkins and Martin. Please share with your friends and families!
In this Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood video excerpt, Dad Tiger explains to Daniel Tiger that he must drop Daniel off at school and go to work.- https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/c7e84f48-cd75-4e51-8bf3-4dc636d036be/c7e84f48-cd75-4e51-8bf3-4dc636d036be/
Daniel Tiger joins his friends at school, but doesn't want his dad to leave, until Dad Tiger reminds him that "grownups come back."- https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/separation-daniel-tiger-lifes-little-lesson/separation-daniel-tiger-lifes-little-lesson/
Print off this Back to School Weekly Planner to help your child feel confident and ready for their first week back to school this fall.
https://www.pbs.org/parents/printables/back-to-school-weekly-planner
It's time to start Practicing SUPER Morning and Bedtime Routines for school- https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/practice-super-morning-and-bedtime-routines
We all have to follow the rules. This fun, animated poem follows students as they board the bus and head to school, following all of the rules along the way.
https://wgvu.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ket-earlychild-ss11/lets-ride-the-bus/
Have some fun getting your child ready for BACK TO SCHOOL with this online Aurhur video game- https://pbskids.org/arthur/games/back-to-school
Is your child nervous about leaving home this fall? Make “thinking of you” bracelets for them to wear at school this year.
https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/make-matching-thinking-of-you-bracelets
Check out Big Read Lakeshore's Fall 2024 book list!!! Help Me Grow Allegan is reading Mini and Little Read book titles this October and November. Stay tuned for our schedule.
https://hope.edu/news/2024/academics/big-read-lakeshore-announces-fall-2024-books.html
