Winter Kits Sent Home with Activity Ideas It’s hard to believe that colder weather, winter break and the holidays are fast approaching. With the COVID-19 crisis, it can be challenging to find fun activities to do with your child during the winter months. Don’t worry, LCCAA Head Start has you covered!
Each center-based and virtual Head Start child will be receiving a Winter Wonderland Kit filled with fun hands-on learning activities you can do with your child over winter break. Early Head Start children will receive a kit, but items may Strengthen fine motor skills and vary from below, to ensure it’s foster creativity. developmentally appropriate for Snowflake stencils- Strengthen that age range. fine motor skills and focus. Preschoolers Winter Wonderland Insta-snow and storage binKits will include: Practice science by watching a Little Snowflake Book- Enhance chemical reaction and math by language and literacy skills by measuring. reading, asking questions about the Arctic animalsNurture book, etc. creativity and imagination through Create your own snow globe- pretend play.
We are your partners in creating positive experiences for your child. The best thing we can all give is time and attention, and within that time will always be learning opportunities. A good resource for activities that promote learning and skill enhancement is Ready Rosie. Pull up some videos during break and keep that learning going until school resumes in January.
Technical Improvements Minimize Contact LCCAA Head Start has implemented a contact free system to allow parents to complete enrollment and other forms without visiting Head Start centers.
“When COVID-19 hit, many operations across the country moved online,” said Data Integration Specialist Shakeysta Craighead. “We implemented Docusign so parents would not have to drive to our centers to complete or sign paperwork.”
COVID-19 restrictions that is just not possible.” The forms include everything from basic name and address information to medical and income information required by Head Start funders and regulators, she added.
Families who do not have access to a computer can visit Hopkins Locke or Griswold Head Start and use a kiosk provided. They can also print, make copies and access meetings being held by the Craighead said approximately nine forms are virtual platform, Zoom. Families should speak to their available through the system and parents are sent links Family Service Worker if they need to take advantage to complete them via either a provided email address or of one of the kiosks. the new LCCAA Head Start gmail address the agency Families should also make sure they are regularly provides for free. checking their Gmail accounts and any other email or “We used to sometimes have hour-long appointments contact methods they have provided to Head Start. For to complete these forms,” Craighead said. “Families instructions on how to check your Gmail account see often had to make multiple trips. Obviously, with the October issue of the Head Start Family Newsletter.
