GiGi’s At Home – Twin Cities
We miss you all so much and we still want the show to go on… just from home for now!
With the help from GiGi’s Playhouse Indianapolis and GiGi’s Playhouse Houston, plus we already have many other contributions from other playhouses — we have now started to put together activities and lesson plans for you all!
The lessons below are for ALL AGES, infant to adult. They include LMNOP (Language, Music, N’ our Peeps), Reading, Young Athletes, General Fitness, GiGi’s Fit, GiGi’s Kitchen, Life Skills Resources, Theater, Music, Songs, Arts and Crafts, Numbers, Letters, Shapes, and so much more! We are so excited for these lessons and we hope you check back for more in the coming weeks.
Check out our YouTube Channel, and we will continue to add content connected to our videos: HERE
We hope you all have fun with this and please reach out if you have any questions! We hope to see you all soon! #strongertogether #GiGisAtHome
Santi Bromley, Program Manager: sbromley@gigisplayhouse.org
Sarah Sender, Operations Director: ssender@gigisplayhouse.org
Tim Hawley, Executive Director: thawley@gigisplayhouse.org
All National and local virtual programming will use GOTO MEETINGs, for LOGIN INSTRUCTIONS, GO: HERE
GiGi’s TWIN CITIES VIRTUAL & IN PERSON – LOCAL
RSVP through our calendar is required
All Virtual GiGi’s Local Programs we currently offer in 2021, and age range the program is for:
- Drama Troupe 7-12 (Spring 2021)
- Drama Troupe 13-17 (Winter 2021)
- Drama Troupe 18+ (Fall 2020)
- Dance 10-18+ (Some months in 2021)
- Yoga All Ages (Some months in 2021)
- Social Skills for School Age Learners (Self Advocacy) 7-12
- Social Skills for Teens (Self Advocacy) 13-17
- Social Skills for Adults (Self Advocacy) 18+
- LMNOP – Language Music ‘N Our Peeps 0-6
- Leaps and Bounds 3-6 (school year program)
- GiGi’s Music 0-10
- GiGiFIT Kids 7-12
- GiGiFIT Teens 13-17
- GiGiFIT Adults 18+
- GiGi’s Kitchen Kids and Teens 7-17
- GiGi’s Kitchen Adults 18+
- Kids Club 7-12 (Some months in 2021 – school year)
- Teen Tastic 13-17 (Some months in 2021 – school year)
- Fantastic Friends 18+ (Some months in 2021 – school year)
- Story Telling – PJ’s and Books all ages (Some months in 2021 – school year)
Summer 2021 In-Person Programming
- GiGiFIT Kids, Teens, Adults (7-18+)
- Social Skills for School Age Learners, Teens, Adults (7-18+)
- GiGi’s Kitchen Kids, Teens, Adults (7-18+)
- Dance (10-18+/Family)
- Yoga (All Ages/Family)
- LMNOP (0-6/Family)
- GiGi’s Music (0-10/Family)
More details for each of our programs
More local in-person and virtual programming to come each month!
GiGi’s At Home VIRTUAL – NATIONAL
Sign up through GiGi’s INC calendar
GiGi’s ON DEMAND – NATIONAL
All Ages (One on One) – Literacy, Math, Speech
All Ages (Group) – Destination Discovery, Art Explosion, Family Yoga
Early Learners – LMNOP , Leaps and Bounds, Music, GiGiFIT Infant and Toddler
School Age Kids (Ages 5-12) – GiGiFIT Kids , Yoga, Music, GiGi’s Kitchen, Social Skills
Teen and Adult (13+) – GiGiFIT Teens and Adults, GiGi’s Kitchen, Teen Tastic, GiGi’s Dance
More to come…as this is in continuous development!
Videos for on demand are created from our national live programming.
WORKOUTS – GENERAL (ALL AGES)
- Workout #1 with Libby
- Workout #2 with Libby
- Workout Music from Libby (Spotify)
YOGA
- Video 1
- Video 2
- Video 3
GAMES FOR Ages 7-18+
Check out some games we’ve done in our virtual programs
KIDS CLUB
Lesson 1: Gross Motor + Healthy Snack
Lesson 2: Fine Motor + Gross Motor
PLAYHOUSE PALS
Lesson 1: Dinosaurs
Lesson 2: Apples
Lesson 3: Ice Cream
DESTINATION DISCOVERY
Lesson 1: St. Patricks Day Activities
Lesson 2: Spring Activities
Lesson 3: Carnival Activities
LIFE SKILLS RESOURCES (Various Ages)
- Wellness Wire from InControl founder, Kelsey Joson
- InControl
- Life Skills Activities
- More Life Skills Ideas
- Take Home Packet
- Counting and Matching Dice
- Household Items Life Skills
- Money Bills Sorting
- Grocery Store
- Kitchen Cooking
NEWS-2-YOU (Mostly geared towards teens and adults — with various themes that will be added)
Exploring the Titanic Shipwreck
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
New African American Music Museum
Social Story for George Floyd (Created by Rose Hozjan, St. Paul educator)
SPECIAL OLYMPICS & YOUNG ATHLETES PROGRAM (Activities can be for various ages)
Activities to do at home or outside
Video – Special Young Athletes Local Story
General Special Olympics Resources
NATURE
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Introduction to Gravity from Lillian PDF and PPT
Erupting Apple Volcano Science Experiment
ARTS AND CRAFTS – Fine Motor Skills (Various Ages)
Coffee Filter Butterfly with Jordyn
Squish Butterfly Painting – from Taylor
Paint the Rainbow – from Taylor
Hugging Heart Craft – from Aisha
Valentine’s Day Arrangement – from Aisha
Cotton Ball Snowman – from Lauren
New Year’s Eve Countdown Clock
December Fine Motor Activities – Anna Handout Video
Finger Paint Thank You Card – from Taylor
Fork Feather Turkey – from Taylor
Art History with Ann for Fantastic Friends, August 7th
Art History with Ann for Fantastic Friends, July 10th
Making Oobleck (Magic Mud) Stress Balls (Ages 6-18+) with Owen!
Butterfly out of a toilet paper roll – Spring Craft Activity
Mister Fish Oil Pastel or Crayon Drawing:
Lesson | Video | Student Handout
Watercolor Toucan:
Lesson | Video | Student Handout
Durer Pattern Rhino:
Lesson | Video | Student Handout
Indy Humane – Making cat toys:
EARLY LEARNERS – LMNOP
Program Description:
Guides parents and young children through learning basic sign language and other forms of communication using music and language based activities.
Join Katie in learning American Sign Language!
Pete The Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons:
Lesson | Video | Student Handouts | Learn the signs for: Cat and Button | Groovy Sing A Long
Pete The Cat: I Love My White Shoes:
Lesson |Video from our community / Video | Student Handouts | Learn the signs for: Cat and Shoe | Groovy Song: Petes Go Marching On
Pete The Cat and The Cool Cat Boogie:
Lesson | Video | Student Handouts | Learn the signs for: Cat and Dance| Boogie Dance A Long
The Cow that Went Oink: Video Handout – Signs
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you Hear? Video Handout – Signs
The Very Hungry Caterpillar: Video Handout – Signs
From GiGi’s Playhouse Charlotte – Let’s Go Camping:
F – Sound – Flash Cards and Activities
BEGINNER READERS
Resource for beginning readers to read books written by other kids on hundreds of books. You can also write a book and add it to the website TARHELLREADER
READING OF BOOKS (Various Ages – some have lessons)
Harold and the Purple Crayon: Video
Duck on a Bike: Video
My Friends, the Penguins, Having Fun Together: Video Handout
My Friends, the Penguins, Play in a Band: Video
My Friends, the Penguins, Get a Pet Pig: Video
My Friends, The Penguins, Make Soup Together: Video
Hooray for You: Video
A Bad Case of Stripes: Video Another Video Handout
and more info: Storyline Online.net
Read Works (More advanced readers)
Site – Memberships:
MATH
TouchMath
Sign up for these FREE tools from TouchMath:
Free & downloadable workbooks found HERE!
- TouchMath Touching/Counting Patterns
- TouchMath Addition
- TouchMath Subtraction
- TouchMath Multiplication
- TouchMath Division
- TouchMath Advanced Concepts
Site-Memberships:
THEATER
Stages Theater – Beyond the Stage, Virtual Programming
Sensory Story-Time 18 months – Pre-K
Sing + Dance Alongs – Grades K-3
Build-A-Play – Grades 4-6 and 7-12
MUSIC
Toneworks Music Therapy Facebook Live Performances
Workout Music from Libby (Spotify)
SONGS
SOCIAL SKILLS/SELF ADVOCACY/SPEECH
Scavenger Hunt – Geared towards Ages 3-6
Personal Strengths Flower – Teens and Adults
Virtual Self Advocacy – Adults
Storytelling Template for Teens and Adults
Signing Savy – Your Sign Language Resource
Join Rae and work on your speech and social skills (Early Learners): Video Handout
May Language and Social Skills Calendar
B Sound: Video Phonogram Sound Development
SCHOOL AGE/TEENS
BUSY HAND BIGGER PLANS
Sign up for these FREE tools from Handwriting Without Tears:
A+ Worksheet Maker Lite: Create your own worksheets using the unique Handwriting Without Tears font and double lines to send home with children. Get Started Now
Pre-K Interactive Teaching Tool (Pre-K): Get Set for School for Pre-K comes to life with an abundance of exciting and engaging multimedia options. With this digital platform you can access activity books, lessons, demonstrations of letter and number formations, music, videos, stories, and more. Platform flexibility allows you to use an interactive white board, a laptop or a tablet. Get Started Now
Handwriting Interactive Teaching Tool (K–5): Bring student workbooks to life with the Handwriting Interactive Teaching Tool. This no prep, comprehensive approach to teaching includes digital letter formations, teaching videos, and fun animations your children will love. Get Started Now
Once you’ve received the email from Learning Without Tears (technology@LWTears.com) please follow the prompts to unlock your license(s) with the activation code. Once activated, you will be logged into your +LiveInsights dashboard. Full Instructions
HANDOUTS
1. Number Formation Chart
Learn the step-by-step, child-friendly way to teach number formation.
2. ABC Names For Pre-K
Children learn to put names in ABC order.
3. Where Do You Start Your Letters?
Send home this fun song so families can help instill good starting habits for capitals.
4. Print Letter Formation Charts
5. Cursive Letter Formation Charts
6. Alphabet Strips for K–5
An easy, child-friendly method for alphabetizing.
7. Shapes
GiGiFit Kids
Week 1: March 21st – March 27th
- Welcome Song
- Introducing GiGiFIT Bag
- Warm Up
- Glutean Bridge Ball
- Quadruped Series – Reach
- Standing Chest Pass with Ball
- Half Kneel with & without Ball
- Cool Down
- Goodbye Song
Week 2: March 28th – April 3rd
- Welcome Song
- Warm Up
- Anterior, Posterior & Lateral Tilts
- Squats to Chair & Squats to Jump
- Planking & Supermans
- Cool Down – Yoga
- Goodbye Song
Week 3: April 4th – April 10th
- Welcome Song
- Warm Up
- Hip Strengthening Marches
- Rotational Turns & Over-Unders
- Cardio March & Cool Down
- Goodbye Song
Week 4: April 11th – 17th
- Welcome Song
- Stretching
- Squats to Chair & Squats to Jump
- Lateral Tilts
- Chair Marches with Bean Bag
- Push Ups & Planks
- Obstacle Course
- Goodbye Song
Week 5: April 18th – 24th
- Welcome Song
- Hopscotch
- Chair Marches
- Push Ups
- Sit Ups with Ball
- Rotational Turns
- Over-Unders
- Goodbye Song
GiGi’s KITCHEN (Various Ages)
Embark on a culinary adventure! Learn new cooking techniques and create your own recipes with the Raddish Cooking Camp Challenge booklet. Plus enjoy some videos from our GiGi’s community and through out the internet to aid in your cooking skills.
Adult and Teen Focus
Download your Cooking Camp Challenge skill booklet here!
- Apple Winter Fix – Andrew
- Maximilian Makes Hummus
- Sophia Makes Granola Bars Video Handout
- Join Andrew in making Pancakes
- Handout for Andrew’s Veggie Wraps
- Join Andrew in making Homemade Tortilla Chips
- Join Brian in Making Soup
- Join Andrew in Making Mac ‘n Cheese with Broccoli
- Join Andrew in Making Kale Pesto Video
- Join Mason and Andrew in Making Peanut Butter Banana Pockets Video
- Check out Henry Making the Peanut Butter Banana Pockets Video
- Join Andrew in Making Turkey Tacos Video Handout
- Join Andrew in Learning to Cut Safely Video
- Join Andrew in Learning about Zucchini Video
- Join Andrew in Making Mango Lassi Video Handout Bonus Information
- Baked Cinnamon Donut Holes Video Handout Substitutions and more information
- Healthy Fruit Pops Video Handout
- Healthy Chocolate Brownie Energy Bites Video Handout
- Tacos Video Handout
- Argentine Empanadas Handout
- Strawberry-Yogurt Pops and Yogurt Science Handout
ADULT
FRIENDS, FUN & FITNESS: CROSSFIT
Individual Workouts | Deck of Cards Workout Tutorial
Partner Workouts | Partner Workout Tutorial
GiGiFIT ADULT – Preview!
Materials and Resources
GiGiFIT Adults Fitness and Nutrition Journal
GiGiFIT Adults Movements – Infographic
*Challenge yourself to complete these workouts twice during the week!
*Please note that all videos were pre-recorded in 2019
Week 1: March 18th – March 24th
- Warm Up
- Glute Bridge with Ball
- Jumping Jacks
- Lateral Tilts
- Squats to Chair
- Hip Abduction with Chair
- Quadruped Hand Reaches
- Cool Down
Week 2: March 25th – March 31st
- Warm Up
- Sunrise & Sunset Breathing
- Seated Marches
- Rotational Passes – Standing
- Squats to Chair
- Lateral Tilts with Hold
- Glute Bridge
- Quadruped Knee Kicks
- Cool Down
Week 3: April 1st – April 7th
- Warm Up
- Hip Abduction – No Support
- Jumping Jacks
- Wall Push Ups
- Straight Arm Plank on Knees
- Flutter Kicks
- Squat with Ball
- Cool Down
Week 4: April 8th – April 14th
- Warm Up
- Grapevine
- Quadruped Hand Reaches
- Plank on Elbows & Knees
- Wall Push-Ups
- Seated Marches
- Squat to Punch
- Cool Down
Week 5: April 15th – 21st
- Warm Up
- Jumping Jacks
- Rotational Passes – Standing
- Quadruped Knee Kicks
- Flutter Kicks
- Lateral Tilts
- Sunrise & Sunset Breathing
- Cool Down
Week 6: April 22nd – 28th
- Warm Up
- Hip Abduction with Chair
- Squat with Ball
- Push Ups on Knees
- Rotational Passes on Knees
- Gluteal Bridge
- Standing Marches
- Cool Down
Thank you Amazing Educational Resources for assembling this list of education companies offering free subscriptions due to school closings.
https://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/
MEMORIES
Another HUGE thanks to GiGi’s Playhouse Indianapolis and GiGi’s Playhouse Houston for sharing some these amazing Resources! #strongertogether #GiGisAtHome
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Tom Heidemann I’m looking for volunteer math opportunity. I have medical issues so it would have to be virtual.
Hi Tom,
Thanks for reaching out to us. I’m going to email you with more information next — directly to your email address from my email address.
Santi Bromley
Program Manager
GiGi’s Playhouse Twin Cities