Peppa Pig counts it out when she is nervous or angry, breathing like a hero. You and your child can do this too when you feel worried or upset — just like Peppa! You’ll be practicing an often overlooked but amazing power: breathing!
Materials:
None
Set up (help explain this activity to your child):
1. Just like Peppa, we have a secret power: breathing. When we breathe deeply, we immediately slow down our heartbeats, improve our memory, and power up our immune systems.
2. First, let’s run in place or jump up and down for 1 minute. Let’s stop and put our hands on our hearts!
3. Now, let’s prepare to breathe like a hero — kneel on the floor with our knees together and our feet pointed behind us, with our bottoms on our legs and sitting up straight.
4. While in this special pose, let’s take 10 deep breaths and count them as we breathe. Does your heart slow down? Do you notice any other changes?
Words to Use:
Breathe – when air goes in and out of the lungs
Immediately – right away
Power– ability to do something
Pose– a certain position that your body is in
Kneel– to sit on your knees on the floor
Simplify:
Practice breathing deeply and counting to 5 together.
Stretch:
Try jumping up and down for a minute. Feel your heart. Take 5 deep breaths and feel your heart. Now take 5 more deep breaths and feel your heart. Compare how your heart beats. Try breathing deeply when you’re feeling really upset about something. Does deep breathing and counting to 10 help you feel better?
Why:
Counting to 10 helps your hero practice math skills, and deep breathing helps him or her learn how to calm down and think more clearly.
Extend The Learning:
When kids are frustrated or a little tense, remind them that they have a super power to boost their mood. Peppa Pig is super cool and can help activate kids’ calming power by counting it out.
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Count it Out!Posted by NOGGIN on Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The Bubble Guppies’ Molly is a Singer/Songwriter, and so is Lady Gaga. What about you? Ready your magical mic and give it a try.
Materials:
Printable (optional) OR toy microphone
Steps:
1. Let’s make our own microphone, using Noggin’s printable or creating our own.
2. Now let’s belt out one of our favorite songs, just like Lady Gaga and Molly from Bubble Guppies!
3. For extra credit, let’s make up our own short song about something we see in our home!
We Totally Rock Song:
Marching Band Song:
Words to Use:
Songwriter – someone who writes a song
Microphone – a tool that makes your voice or an instrument sound louder.
Simplify:
Don’t make up your own song — just stick with singing ones you know and love.
Stretch:
See if your song can rhyme. You can come up with your own tune or set your song to a known melody like “Old MacDonald” or “Twinkle Twinkle.”
Why:
It takes a lot of brain power to come up with songs, write the music, learn the songs, and perform them. This activity will help kids think about what it takes to be a musician — and grow important skills.
Extend The Learning:
Listen to a playlist of Molly’s greatest hits for inspiration!
Printable:
Highlights of Women’s History
Lady Gaga
Stefanie Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is a groundbreaking singer, songwriter, and actress. She started piano lessons at four years old and started performing as a teenager at open mic nights. Now she’s famous around the world: she’s sold 124 million records and won 11 Grammy Awards. She also founded the Born This Way Foundation, which works to empower kids and prevent bullying.
“You have to be unique and different and shine in your own way.” — Lady Gaga
Mary Tyler Moore was an actress, comedian, and producer who made people laugh — just like Shine, a magical genie who gives kids the giggles. Can we call someone in our family on video chat and make them laugh?
Materials:
Printable (optional)
Steps:
1. Let’s call or video chat with someone we love and try to make them laugh with jokes. Everyone needs a smile — or a good laugh — nowadays!
2. Here are some jokes to get started:
-“What kind of pet does EVERY genie have?” A magic car-PET!
-Knock Knock. Who’s there? Egg. Egg who? I’m so egg-cited to learn about genies!
-Knock Knock. Who’s there? Boo! Boo who? Don’t cry! It’s just Naz-BOO knocking!
3. If we need more knock-knock jokes to keep us laughing, check out Parade or Fatherly.
Words to Use:
Funny – causing laughter, humorous
Humor – comedic or amusing, something that makes people laugh
Joke – a thing someone says to cause people to laugh
Comedian – a person who makes others laugh
Simplify:
Tell your little comedian jokes until he or she laughs. Which was the funniest?
Stretch:
Can the comic duo of you and your child come up with your own joke? Try it out on another family member (live or on the phone) and see if it works!
Why:
Telling jokes and laughing together helps people deepen their relationships with one another.
Extend The Learning:
Sometimes comedians can make people laugh without saying a word. Check out Season 2 of Shimmer and Shine and see if Nazboo (the silly dragon in Shimmer and Shine) gives your kids the giggles!
Printable:
Highlights of Women’s History
Mary Tyler Moore was an actress, comedian, producer, and advocate who starred on shows including the Dick Van Dyke Show and the Mary Tyler Moore Show. As a teenager, Mary decided she wanted to be a dancer/actor, and by the time she was 24, she was playing Dick Van Dyke’s wife on TV. She also founded the animal protection organization Broadway Barks with her friend Bernadette Peters, who is a Broadway actress and singer.
“Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.” — Mary Tyler Moore
PAW Patrol’s Everest shares her name with Mt. Everest, a huge mountain between Nepal and China. Do you know the first woman who climbed Mt. Everest? An amazing Japanese mountaineer named Junko Tabei. Can your little mountaineer climb around, through, over, and up as well as Junko?
Materials:
Cardboard boxes or other materials from around the home.
Play the song above while going through the obstacle course!
Steps:
1. Let’s create an obstacle course at home using cardboard boxes or other materials we have around.
2. Now, let’s pretend to be a mountaineer like Junko Tabei and Everest — climbing over, squirming through, and jumping over the objects in our course.
3. How fast can we get to the mountain’s peak by completing the obstacle course?
4. Next, it’s my turn! Who can go faster? Let’s try again!
Words to Use:
Climb – to go up a slope or incline or stairs
Mountain – a really big, steep hill
Mountaineer – someone who climbs mountains
Peak – the pointed top of a mountain
Summit – the highest point of a hill or mountain
Obstacle – something in the way
Simplify:
Create a simpler obstacle course, with only two objects.
Stretch:
Create a more complex course with more challenging instructions like “First, jump over, then climb through, then step up!”
Why:
Obstacle courses are fun bonding experiences to create and do together — and doing the course can build strong muscles.
Extend The Learning:
In “Pups Save Old Trusty”, Everest uses her mountaineering know-how to escape a rocky situation and rescue her friends. Watch this episode with your preschooler and call out when Everest uses her grappling hook. Ask your child, “what is that, and what does it do?”
Highlights of Women’s History
Junko Tabei was a mountaineer. She was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest and the first woman to climb the highest mountain on every continent on Earth. She tried climbing for the first time when she was 10 years old. She joined the mountain climbing club in college, and later started a special club for women climbers, who were often left out by male climbers.
“Technique and ability alone do not get you to the top; it is the willpower that is the most important. This willpower you cannot buy with money or be given by others… it rises from your heart.” — Junko Tabei
Who inspired PAW Patrol’s Skye to fly? Probably aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart! How far can your little pilot fly a paper airplane?
Materials:
Printable (optional) or paper, and tape or glue
Steps:
1. First came Amelia Earhart, then came PAW Patrol’s Skye … and now you! Let’s make a paper airplane and then see how far you can make it fly.
2. First, let’s print the printable airplane template or pick a piece of paper in our favorite color. Here’s how we can turn a piece of paper into an airplane: (1) Fold the paper in half vertically. (2) Unfold the paper and fold each of the top corners into the center line so it looks like an arrow. (3) Fold the top edges into the center line so it’s a narrower arrow. (4) Fold the plane in half along the center line. (5) Fold the wings down, so the top edges match up with the bottom edge of the body. (6) Add a little glue or a little tape to the inside of the body so the plane stays together.
3. Now let’s try to fly our paper airplane. I’ll mark how far it goes (with chalk or a little piece of paper). Let’s throw it 5 times and see how far we can make it go. Which time went the farthest?
Words to Use:
Airplane – a flying vehicle with wings
Pioneer – someone who does something first
Fly – to move through the air using wings
Wings – used for flying
Amount – a quantity of something
Dab – a small amount
Farthest – a longer distance than another
Simplify:
Fold the paper airplane for your child and then let him or her fly it to see how far it can go.
Stretch:
Test different paper airplane designs and find out which one goes the farthest. Ask your little aviation pro why he or she thinks the winner goes the farthest.
Fold the paper airplane for your child and then let him or her fly it to see how far it can go.
Why:
Build your aviator’s mind by talking about distances and comparisons, important early math ideas.
Extend The Learning:
Skye loves to fly! And she loves celebrating other amazing aviators! In “Pups Save an Ace,” now streaming in the Noggin app, the pups lend a paw and show kids what a runway is and how it’s used. Together, they race to help one of Skye’s favorite pilots land a plane. Watch and give your pint-sized pilot a pop quiz (to test his/her vocabulary words). Ask which part of the plane did the PAW Patrol pups have to repair?
Printable:
Highlights of Women’s History
Amelia Earhart was an aviation pioneer. She was the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean, and she wrote popular books about flying! She saw her first plane at a state fair in Iowa when she was 12 years old. She said as soon as she first left the ground in an airplane, she knew she needed to fly.
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” — Amelia Earhart
Celebrity talk show host, journalist, and media producer Oprah Winfrey has interviewed more than 37,000 people. Peppa Pig LOVES asking questions, too. What about you? Let’s try it — so we can learn something new about someone we love!
Materials:
Pencil, paper/index cards or pieces of paper.
Steps:
1. Let’s interview someone we know (phone or video chat works great!) to learn something new — just like Oprah and Peppa!
2. Before we start, let’s think of questions to ask and write them together on cards. For example: How did you meet Grandpa? Where were you born? What was kindergarten like when you were little? What was your favorite part of the day yesterday? What’s your favorite book? Why?
3. Now, let’s video call someone we love, and start our interview. Pick a card and ask your first question. What did you learn?
Words to Use:
Journalist – a person who tells stories for newspapers, magazines, websites, or TV
Interview – to question someone in order to learn their opinions or experience
Question – something you ask in order to find an answer
Simplify:
Ask your child to act like a real journalist. Pose a question and then give him or her the chance to ask YOU one in return. What did you learn about each other?
Stretch:
See if your child can learn 3 new things about someone in the family during an interview. Share these new things with another family member!
Why:
This kind of back-and-forth conversation helps children learn how to use their words, increases empathy, builds a healthy identity, and grows hearts!
Extend The Learning:
Peppa has lots of questions: like most kids we know! When watching Peppa Pig together, point out each time Peppa asks a question.
And parents: Have you ever noticed who’s an expert at answering Peppa’s tough questions? Pay extra special attention to Daddy Pig’s sophisticated answers to Peppa’s not-so-simple questions.
Highlights of Women’s History
Oprah Winfrey is a talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist. As a young child, Oprah entertained herself by acting in front of an “audience” of farm animals on her grandmother’s farm. She was a great student and when she was just 31 years old, she became the star of her own show, The Oprah Winfrey Show. She’s also been the voice of characters in movies like the goose in Charlotte’s Web and she co-starred in The Color Purple, which later became a Broadway musical. President Obama gave her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” — Oprah Winfrey
Simone Biles is a gymnast who’s won 30 Olympic and World Championship medals. You and your tiny gymnast might not be ready to compete in the Olympics, but can you make it from one end of the balance beam to the other?
Materials:
Piece of masking tape or a string, taped or weighted on either end.
Steps:
1. Let’s practice for the Olympics just like Simon Biles!
2. First, let’s walk the balance beam: Let’s start on one side of this line of tape or string, and walk, one foot in front of the other from one end to the other.
3. Now, let’s make up our own gymnastics floor routine. We can do a ribbon dance or safe cartwheels or get inspired by one of Simone’s world-famous routines, which we can find together online.
Words to Use:
Gymnastics – exercises developing or displaying physical agility and coordination
Balance – to keep steady and not fall
Balance beam – a narrow bar that a gymnast balances on
Spot – to stand beside and help balance
Simplify:
Hold your little gymnast’s hand to help him or her balance and walk in a straight line.
Stretch:
Try additional gymnastics moves, like hopping on one foot or crab walking.
Why:
Walking in a straight line and balancing helps build your little gymnast’s muscles.
Highlights of Women’s History Month
Simone Biles is an American gymnast who has won 30 Olympic and World Championship medals. She did gymnastics for the first time when she was 6 years old on a daycare field trip!
“We can push ourselves further. We always have more to give.” — Simone Biles
Katherine Johnson, one of the first African American women to work as a NASA scientist, helped put people on the Moon with her amazing math skills! Can you and your little number cruncher count down to launch?
Materials:
Printable (optional)
Steps:
1. Katherine Johnson used her math skills to help astronauts travel to the Moon!
2. We’ll count down from 10 to 1 to make sure we’re ready to launch into space.
3. When we reach the end of the countdown, let’s jump up and shout, “We have a lift-off!” We’re off to the moon!
Words to Use:
Moon – a natural satellite that orbits the Earth and reflects the Sun’s light
Count – to say the numbers in order
Mission – an important assignment like sending people safely to the Moon
Launch– to send into the air
Simplify:
Start at 3 and count down to 1. Say “Blast off!” at the end: 3 – 2 – 1 – Blast off!
Stretch:
Let’s use the countdown throughout the day: 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Let’s blast off to bathtime! Try leaving out a number in the countdown and see if your child can notice and correct the mistake!
Why:
Counting down helps your budding mathematician understand that numbers go in order!
Extend The Learning:
Watch Team Umizoomi’s “Umi Space Heroes!” in the Noggin app. In this one-hour special the team blasts off into an awesome outer space adventure to put the moon back together.
Printable:
About Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson was an American mathematician and STEM leader whose calculations helped NASA astronauts get to the Moon. The 2016 movie “Hidden Figures” told her story! As a child, Katherine was a great math student, and she studied hard so she could become a mathematician. She found out in 1953 that NASA was hiring mathematicians; she got the job and it launched her amazing career! Later, Katherine advocated for kids to study science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
“You are no better than anyone else, and no one is better than you.”
-Katherine Johnson
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