Junebug Open House

Hello All!

We are enjoying our last days of summer, but we know that the return to school and fall weather is just around the corner.  So we've been busy getting things organized and prepared for an exciting year of Junebug fun!


On Saturday, August 20th, from 10-11 am we will be holding an open house to meet and greet our new Junebugs and welcome back our familiar friends.  Please feel free to come by during this time to say hello, ask questions, meet your teachers, drop off supplies, and get a glimpse into a day in the life of a Junebug.


We are so excited for another year of learning, discovery, and fun.  We hope to see you there!


Lindsay and Lindsay

Loving The Summer!

Due to popular demand..... Junebug Academy's Mom's Morning Out summer session has been extended!
 
We have decided to offer classes in August (see below for dates/themes).  August classes will be offered from 9am-12pm on Thursday mornings.


Classes include circle times, activities, crafts and snacks. A drop in fee of $25 per class is required.  Please contact us to register your little one for one or more classes.   
 
August Dates/Themes:
 
Thursday Aug. 11:  Let's Go Camping!
Thursday Aug. 18:  Zoo Animals
Thursday Aug. 25:  Dinosaurs
 
Enjoy the rest of the summer days,
 Lindsay and Lindsay

Camping We Will Go

The Junebug Weekly

Thursday August 11

Let's Go Camping!

The Creative Corner

Fish. Camp. Hike.

Brown Bag Backpack and Binoculars

Junebugs will use camp themed stickers to turn grocery store bags into personalized backpacks.  They will love filling their pack with camping supplies (i.e. binoculars made from toilet paper rolls) and wearing them on our pretend play nature hike.

Crackling Campfires

Junebugs will glue sticks and crumpled yellow and orange tissue paper onto black construction paper to create campfires.

Two Percent Tents

Junebugs will paint milk cartons to look like tents.They will then use grass and sticks to design a camp scene for their tents.

Digging For Worms

Junebugs will have fun pouring chocolate pudding, crushing Oreo cookies, and burying gummy worms to make a delicious snack that looks just like worms covered in dirt and mud.

Camp Junebug

Junebugs will engage in social and pretend play as they fish, roast marshmallows, shine flashlights, and sleep in a tent at our realistic campsite.

Circle Time Routine

Educational. Social. Playful.

Greeting

Find and sit on your circle time mat.  Greet your friends with the song 'Hello Neighbor!'.  Read Fly High Little Bird.

Morning Stretch

"Point to your nose, reach down to your toes, wiggle your hips, and bend your elbows.  Reach up high to the sky,  reach down low to the floor, stretch to the window, and stretch to the door.  Whisper 'shhhhh' and sit quietly on the floor."

Morning Work

Calendar

Sing the 'Days of the Week'.  Discuss today's theme and activities.

Weather

Observe the weather through the window and discuss proper clothing using flashcards.

Numbers

Count to 10 on your fingers.  Sing along with 'Ten Little Numbers'.

Letters

Sing the 'ABCs' with instruments.  Rap the 'ABC's' with Elmo.  Review the letter of the day (T is for tent) with a coloring activity.

Morning Stories

Camping from Enchanted Learning

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

Morning Songs

'We're Going On a Bear Hunt'

'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'

We're so excited to go on a camping adventure with your little one!

See you by the fire,

Lindsay and Lindsay

Creepy Crawly Fun

The Junebug Weekly

Thursday July 21

A Bug's Life

The Creative Corner

Learn. Observe. Create.

Sticky Bugs

Junebugs will learn the names and homes of common bugs as they practice using glue sticks to adhere paper bug cutouts to a paper bug habitat.

Egg-cellent Bugs

Junebugs will learn about the parts of an insect as they use a variety of fun art materials and their imaginations to turn an egg carton into a colorful bug.

Squishy Bugs

Junebugs will engage in sensory play while using their fine motor skills, bug knowledge, colorful play dough and play dough tools to roll, squish and shape 3D bugs.

Crawling Critter Catch

Junebugs will engage in social and pretend play as they dig in the dirt, lift up rocks and comb thru blades of grass in search of (plastic) bugs.  They will love capturing the bugs in their jars and observing them under the magnifying glass.  

Edible Ant Hill

Junebugs will make their own snacks by layering pudding (dirt), graham crackers (sand) and raisins (ants) to create a realistic and delicious ant hill. 

Circle Time Routine

Educational. Social. Playful.

Greeting

Find and sit on your circle time mat. Greet your friends with a song, “Hello Neighbor.”  Read Fly HIgh Bird.  

Morning Stretch

“Point to your nose, reach down to your toes, wiggle your hips, and bend your elbows.  Reach up high to the sky, reach down low to the floor, stretch to the window, and stretch to the door, whisper sshhand sit quietly on the floor.”

Morning Work

Calendar   

Sing the Days of the Week song. Discuss today’s theme and activities.

Weather

Observe the weather through the window and discuss proper clothing using flashcards.

Numbers     

Count to 10 on our fingers. Sing along with Ten Little Number Song.

Letters.   

Sing the ABCs with instruments.

Rap the ABCs with Elmo. Review the letter of the day (B is for bug) with a coloring activity.

Morning Story

10 Little Ladybugs a counting story

Grasshopper a nonfiction book

Morning Songs

“The Itsy Bitsy Spider”

"The Insects Outside" (Tune: Wheels on the Bus)

The fireflies at night go blink, blink, blink…

The bees in the flowers go buzz, buzz, buzz…

The caterpillars on the leaves go munch, munch, munch…

The spiders in the bush spin their webs….

The worms in the ground dig, dig, dig…

The crickets in the field chirp, chirp, chirp…

"The Ants Go Marching"

Parade and march with instruments while singing.

We can't wait to explore the world of creepy crawlies with your little one!

May your summer days be bug free,

Lindsay and Lindsay

Under The Sea

The Junebug Weekly

Tuesday July 19

Under The Sea

The Creative Corner

Dive. Explore. Discover.

Squeezable Jelly Fish

Junebugs will practice their shapes and colors while decorating fabric with pre-cut sponges and paint. After decorating, they will fill their pretty fabric with cotton balls to bring to life a beautiful, soft, cuddly jelly fish.

Hand Print Octopus

Junebugs will stamp their hands into paint and then onto an underwater to scene to create adorable octopuses.

The Sea In A Bottle

Junebugs will get a science mini-lesson on the plants and creatures of the sea as they use funnels, food coloring, sand and grass to turn a simple water bottle into a model of the ocean floor. 

Deep Sea Dive

Junebugs will engage in social, pretend play around the water table set up to look like the ocean with sand, sea creatures and sea weed. 

Sea Snack

Junebugs will be surprised by cups of blue jell-o with fish swimming inside. 

Circle Time Routine

Educational. Social. Playful.

Greeting

Find and sit on your circle time mat. Greet your friends with a song, “Hello Neighbor.”  Read Fly HIgh Bird.  

Morning Stretch

“Point to your nose, reach down to your toes, wiggle your hips, and bend your elbows.  Reach up high to the sky, reach down low to the floor, stretch to the window, and stretch to the door, whisper sshhand sit quietly on the floor.”

Morning Work

Calendar   

Sing the Days of the Week song. Discuss today’s theme and activities.

Weather

Observe the weather through the window and discuss proper clothing using flashcards.

Numbers     

Count to 10 on our fingers. Sing along with Ten Little Number Song.

Letters.   

Sing the ABCs with instruments.

Rap the ABCs with Elmo. Review the letter of the day (O is for ocean) with a coloring activity.

Morning Story

Under The Ocean a pop up book

In The Sea from Enchanted Learning

Morning Songs

“If I Lived Under The Sea”

 with Barney

“Under The Sea”

with Ariel

We hope to see your little one for a day of discovering the wonders of the ocean!

Sea you there,

Lindsay and Lindsay

A Day At The Beach

The Junebug Weekly

Tuesday July 12

Let's Frolic at the Beach

The Creative Corner

Sun. Sand. Sea.

Hand Painted Seashells

Junebugs will review their colors as they use paint and glitter to turn ordinary pasta shells into colorful sea shells. 

Sand Sprinkled Seascape

Junebugs will love getting their hands dirty as they experiment with a variety of textures (i.e. sand, glue, finger paint) to create beautiful beach scenes.

Tasty Treasure Hunt

Junebugs will engage in a fun game of pretend play as they collect treasures found along the seashore (i.e. pretzels= driftwood, cheerios= coral, goldfish crackers, chocolate chips= shells/pebbles, and veggie straws= seaweed ) to create a  trail mix delicious snack.

Sugar Cone Sandcastle

Junebugs will practice shapes as they use their fine motor skills, blue yogurt, crushed graham crackers, sugar cubes, and sugar cones to build and design sand castles.

Backyard Beach

After a day of hard work, Junebugs will let loose by imagining that the backyard is their very own beach.  They will have a blast digging in the sandboxes, splashing in the baby pool, and tossing around the beach ball.

Circle Time Routine

Educational. Social. Playful.

Greeting

Find and sit on your circle time mat. Greet your friends with a song, “Hello Neighbor.”  Read Fly HIgh Bird.  

Morning Stretch

“Point to your nose, reach down to your toes, wiggle your hips, and bend your elbows.  Reach up high to the sky, reach down low to the floor, stretch to the window, and stretch to the door, whisper sshhand sit quietly on the floor.”

Morning Work

Calendar   

Sing the Days of the Week song. Discuss today’s theme and activities.

Weather

Observe the weather through the window and discuss proper clothing using flashcards.

Numbers     

Count to 10 on our fingers. Sing along with Ten Little Number Song.

Letters.   

Sing the ABCs with instruments.

Rap the ABCs with Elmo. Review the letter of the day (O is for ocean) with a coloring activity.

Morning Story

A Day at the Beach a Dora story by Lauryn Silverhardt

A Day at the Seashore a little golden book by Kathryn Jackson

Morning Songs

“Five Little Seashells”

5 little shells lying on the shore,
Crash went the waves and then their was 4.
4 little shells down by the sea,
Crash went the waves! then there was 3.
3 little shells, smooth as new,
Crash went the waves! then there were 2.
2 little shells, sparkling in the sun,
Crash went the waves!  Then there was 1.
1 little shell, left by itself,
I took it home, and put it on my shelf.

“The Waves on the Beach”

(tune: Wheels on the Bus)
The waves at the beach go up and down, up and down, up and down,
the waves at the beach go up and down, all day long.
The crabs at the beach, crawl back and forth, back and forth, back and forth,
The lobsters at the beach go, snap, snap, snap; snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, 
The clams at the beach will open and shut, open and shut, open and shut

We hope to see your little one for a day of play in the sand, surf, and sun! 

Stay cool! 

Lindsay and Lindsay