Pre-K SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENCE
The children can hold their own backpack
Dress themselves in the morning
Pick out their clothes the night before
Help set the table
Give them small jobs that they are responsible for
READING, MATH, AND SCIENCE AROUND THE HOUSE
Make a sign for their room or bed with their name
Play school or library at home
Look for "Ask Me About" papers to come home every once in a while
Go on a nature walk and:
Count how many stones, sticks, leaves etc you find
Use stones, sticks, leave to make their name and other letters
Read to them every night, use silly voices, loud voices, quiet voices etc
Sort toys, buttons, clothes etc.
Make bins with a picture of what belongs in there, encourage cleaning up independently
Make an "office" just for them, have different kinds of markers, pens, pencils, paper...etc
MAKE IT FUN!
In the Pre-K years, play-based learning is key to your child's development. Allow their natural curiosity to be your guide. For example, a child may see a spider that interests them. Encourage your child in this moment or throughout the day to:
Draw the web or the spider
Play a made-up bugs game
Read spider books together
Build a spider web using supplies around the house
Figure out how many legs and how the legs of a spider work. This might lead to an investigation of the number of legs of different insects.