Explore action songs and poems with the child. You can introduce them to the movements that go with songs such as “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”. Then ask them to add or change words, phrases, and related movements.
August 13, 2020
Gather art supplies and cotton balls to create an art project about sheep. Add faces and legs with crayons or markers. Encourage the child to draw a background and tell a sheep story!
August 12, 2020
Invite the child to pick a favorite book to act out. The child can write down the simplified plot points and then reenact the story in a short performance, or alternatively use sock puppets or stuffed animals to represent the characters.
August 11, 2020
Talk about the ways the child is similar and different to one of their friends and how these similarities and differences affect their friendships. Ask, “How do these differences make your friendship better?”
August 10, 2020
Talk with the child about the power of illustrations, with examples from some of their favorite books. Have the child illustrate a simple story with just drawings, no words.
August 7, 2020
Discuss with the child how it is important to let your friends know that you appreciate them. Have the child pick a friend, and create a greeting card to mail to that friend.
August 6, 2020
Choose a poem about nature to share with the child. Read the poem aloud together and talk about the descriptive words. Have the child write the list of words and then draw a picture that matches the words.
August 5, 2020
Help the child find an appropriate penpal from another country, state, city, or neighborhood. Teach the child how to write a letter including details like how to address an envelope.
August 4, 2020
Show the child an interesting picture they have not seen before. Have the child write a short story, using the picture as a starting point.
August 3, 2020
Provide the child with sculpture materials like play dough, modeling clay, or even rolled up tinfoil. Ask the child to sculpt each number from 1 to 10.
July 31, 2020
Search online for images and videos of the ocean. Generate a list of words that describe some of the details they notice. Have the child write a sentence about one of the creatures.
July 30, 2020
Together create a drawing of a tree with bare branches. Have the child write the qualities they look for in a friend on paper leaves and then glue the leaves to the tree branches.
July 29, 2020
Prep dots cut from construction paper. Instruct the child to arrange the dots as the outline to a shape, then glue the dots down. Ask the child to 'connect the dots' into a drawing.
July 28, 2020
Break out the art supplies and a big piece of paper for the child to create an undersea scene with sea creatures. Include details such as undersea plants, shells, and coral.
July 27, 2020
With the child, role play meaningful friendship scenarios. Demonstrate how to be a good friend. Afterwards, talk about the words they used and the things they did, and discuss which work best.
July 24, 2020
Provide markers and ten sheets of paper to the child, and write a single number on each sheet from 1 to 10. Tape up the numbers around the room. Have the child arrange items related to the number under the paper.
July 23, 2020
Select a few non-fiction books for the child to read. After reading, work with the child to write down facts that they learned and questions they have.
July 22, 2020
Discuss how family members show they care in big and small ways. Together write each thing on a slip of paper. Select one slip for an act of kindness to perform every day until all of the slips are gone.
July 21, 2020
