Virtual Playgroup for Pre-K and Kindergarten

Students will engage with the teacher and other students through play, stories, drawing, dance, show and tell, and other fun activities. The focus of this group is to practice age appropriate social skills and provide an opportunity to socialize/play with other students of the same age group.  Additionally, the class will incorporate basic age appropriate educational activities (abc's, 123's, colors, shapes, etc) through games and stories, but the emphasis will be on play and interacting with other students. Students who feel more comfortable observing & listening during class are welcome to draw and participate at his/her own pace.

For parents: I hope to provide an alternative play option for your children when other social activities are not possible.  Although this is an ongoing course, it is absolutely okay to sign up for just one class if you cannot commit to weekly classes. I am listing this as an ongoing course one day a week, but I am willing to add time/days/frequency.  Please feel free to request times and I will see if I am available to make a group on the time/day requested.  


Weekly Themes/Topics: (Topics may change throughout course based on learner interest and requests)
Week (Oct. 16 - October 22) - Songs & Music
Week (Oct. 23 - October 29) - Outdoor Scavenger Hunt & Trees
Week (Oct. 30 - Nov. 5) - Months
Week (Nov. 6 - Nov. 12) - Does it Float?

Week (Nov. 13 - Nov. 19) - Head/Shoulders/Knees & Toes
Week (Nov. 20 - Nov. 26) - Winter
Week (Nov. 27 - Dec. 3) - Ants, Worms, & Bugs
Week (Dec. 4 - Dec. 10) - Sun & Moon

Week (Dec. 11 - Dec. 17) - Robots
Week (Dec. 18 - Dec. 24) - Rainbows 
Week (Dec. 25 - Dec. 31) - Veterinarian
Week (Jan. 1 - Jan. 7) - Zoos & Aquariums

Week (Jan. 8 - Jan. 14) - Ocean Animals
Week (Jan. 15 - Jan. 21) - Mountains/Hills/Volcanoes
Week (Jan. 22 - Jan. 28)  - Plants & Flowers
Week (Jan. 29 - Feb. 4)  - Lakes/Ponds/Beaches/Rivers

Week (Feb 5 - Feb. 11) - Farms
Week (Feb. 12 - Feb. 18) - Recycling
Week (Feb. 19 - Feb. 25) - Pets around the world
Week (Feb. 26 - Mar. 4) - Shapes & Building Blocks

Week (Mar. 5 - Mar. 11) -  Measurement
Week (Mar. 12 - Mar. 18) - Spring
Week (Mar. 19 - Mar. 25) - Jungle & Rainforests
Week (Mar. 26 - Apr. 1) - Let's Go Camping

Week (Apr. 2 - Apr. 8) - Nocturnal Animals
Week (Apr. 9 - Apr. 15) - Community Helpers
Week (Apr. 16 - Apr. 22) - Castles/Dragons/Unicorns
Week (Apr. 23 - Apr. 29) - Planes, Trains, Tractors & Automobiles

Week (Apr. 30 - May 6) - Word Games
Week (May 7 - May 13) - Cooking Ingredients
Week (May 14 - May 20) - Letters
Week (May 21 - May 27) - Numbers

Week (May 28 - Jun 3) - Summer
Week (Jun 4 - Jun 10) - Bugs & Insects
Week (Jun 11 - Jun 17) - Colors
Week (Jun 18 - Jun 24) - Days of the Week

Week (Jun 25 - Jul 1) - Dinosaurs
Week (Jun 2 - Jul 8) - Feelings
Week (Jul 9 - Jul 15) - Science Experiments
Week (Jul 16 - Jul 22) - Favorite Games & Outdoor Activities

Week (Jul 23 - Jul 29) - Favorite Toys
Week (Jul 30 - Aug 5) - Favorite Books & Stories
Week (Aug 6 - Aug 12) - Favorite characters /Superheroes
Week (Aug 13 - Aug 19) - Puzzles

Week (Aug 20 - Aug 26) - Food / Favorite Snacks
Week (Aug 27 - Sept 2) - Cold Weather Animals
Week (Sept 3 - Sept 9) - Space
Week (Sept 10 - Sept 16) - Weather

Week (Sept 17 - Sept 23) - Imagination
Week (Sept 24 - Sept 30)- Five Senses
Week (Oct. 1 - Oct 7) - Fossils & River Finds
Week (Oct. 8 - Oct 14) - Fall

(If your student is interested in a certain topic, please feel free to send me a message and I would love to create a class session with that topic).

note: If your student is the only one enrolled as class approaches, my preschool age son will happily join the class to make sure the class has other friends ready to play.

Note: Since this is primarily a play-based class with other younger learners, I generally will not share recordings for safety and privacy reasons.  However, if it is possible based on class material, I can sometimes create at home activity sheets from my slides for learners, who may have missed class.  So feel free to reach out to me if that is something that you might be interested in.

The teacher will occasionally use excerpts of story books and quick transition video clips (with author's/performer's/creator's permissions) to introduce an activity or allow the students to move/play a game.  These will only be used as supporting materials to provide opportunities for social engagement/movement and will not be used for long periods of the class. 
(ex. Thelearningstationmusic.com & Jackhartmann.com music videos.  See sources sections for a complete list of updated video and book materials used and how to find these sources yourself.)