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Week 3: Hiking and Camping Outdoors
We explore the outdoors with our theme centered around hiking and camping. Check your learning packet for the language board, vocabulary and other tools you may need.
Monday
Monday Morning Check-in:
Day 1 of Week 3! Make sure to check in to learn about the new theme for the week.
Learning Activity:
Remember how much fun charades was in Week 1? Well we are doing it again this week, but with action words connected to our outdoor/camping/hiking theme. Watch Hillary in action.
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Special of the Day: Yoga-Inspired Movement
Sarah Hougen, PT, leads us through some stretches, while incorporating some of our themed vocabulary. Find a place where you have space to spread out on the floor or outside. Follow along and get your family or friends to join along too.
Symbol Set: LAMP and Unity
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Tuesday
Tuesday Morning Check-in:
More fun with the check-in today. Enjoy it!
ZOOM
Morning Zoom at 10:
Login to connect with your friends and Camp Commūnicāre Staff. It will be fun, so don't miss it.
Check your schedule for your individual/small group Zooms too.
Learning Activity:
Watch Hillary draw pictures of different action words and take some guesses as different clues are given. Have fun with this version of Pictionary.
Symbol Set: LAMP and Unity
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Special of the Day: Occupational Therapy
This week, OT Jen and her daughter, Sophia, combine nature and art with this rock painting project. Remember to share a picture of what you make.
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Wednesday
Wednesday Morning Check-in:
What do you call an angry monkey? You will have to watch the morning check-in to find out!
Learning Activity:
Mother Bruce is the book being read today, but with an added spin. Listen as the book is read out loud, and watch for the modeling and commenting.
Symbol Set: LAMP and Unity
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Special of the Day: Music
It's music with Rusty today. We have some new songs this week to go along with our theme. Enjoy them and play them again and again.
The Hello Song
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The Camping Song
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Speckled Frogs
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Wheels on the Bus
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The Goodbye Song
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Thursday
Thursday Morning Check-in:
Can't believe we are wrapping up this week already! Enjoy the check-in today.
ZOOM
Morning Zoom at 10:
Login to connect with your friends and Camp Commūnicāre Staff. Just like on Tuesday, it will be fun.
Check your schedule for your individual/small group Zooms too.
Learning Activity:
Hillary takes us on a virtual scavenger hunt with this fun, computer-based activity.
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Symbol Set: Symbolstix - Proloquo2Go
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Special of the Day: Zumba-Inspired Movement
Time to get moving again!
Other Resources
Here are more activities as well as different ways to continue to explore the zoo theme. Remember to use AAC as you explore (white board, pictures, devices and more).
Cooking - Trail Mix
This is the perfect on-the-go snack. Leo and Levi show us trail mix.
Symbol Set: LAMP and Unity
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Extension Activities
Here are some other ideas of how you can incorporate the theme and AAC in some other fun ways!
Nature Art:
Collect treasures (leaves, flowers, twigs and sticks) to glue down and make some creative pictures from your time outside.
Flat Clinician:
A laminated picture of your clinician should have been mailed or delivered to you. Take your flat clinician with you on some outdoor adventures and take some pictures along the way.
Science
Paint, water, cotton balls, and glitter...see what happens when you add them together in this experiment making galaxy jars.
Symbol Set: LAMP and Unity
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Books
Here are some books you might like to read to follow along with the theme for the week.
I Took a Walk by
Henry Cole
Stick and Stone by Beth Perry & Tom Lichtenheld
Because of an Acorn by Lol Schaefer and Adam Schaefer
Forest Life and Woodland Creatures
Virtual and In-person Field Trips and Trails
Here are some ways or learning more about the theme through some interactive resources and opportunities.
Hiking Trip 1: LAMP and Unity
Hiking Trip 1: Symbolstix
Hiking Trip 2: LAMP and Unity
Hiking Trip 2: Symbolstix
Movies and Videos
And here are come movies for you to watch to continue with the outdoor theme.
Open Season
Over the Hedge
The Lorax