Week 3:

Story Time: Scroll down for the Books of the Week

Choose one book each day to focus on

Scroll down for the Books of the Week. Pause during the book reading to discuss what you see and ask your child to identify items either by labeling or pointing. Keep a list of what they were able to identify and share it with us!

After reading the books/watching the videos, MASK UP and go on a nature walk or trip to the SUPERMARKET (even if it's just around the block). While walking ASK QUESTIONS and talk about what your interests are- your likes and dislikes; discuss things that look the same and different. Allow your child to explore what you've discovered and we'll be using some of these materials throughout the week.

Literacy Activity:

Choose an activity to work on over a couple of days or choose one activity per day

Vocabulary words to target this week: friends, share, together

Other words to consider: your child's name and peers' names

EXAGGERATE the target letters below and pair those sounds with the vocabulary words

(Focus Letters: F, S, T)

*Feel free to add your own words, the key is consistency. KEEP LANGUAGE GOING ALL DAY*

CLICK HERE FOR NAME MATS

CLICK HERE FOR LETTER PRINTABLES

There are puzzles, tracing, painting, play-dough mats to choose from. The goal is to have your child engage with letters of the alphabet but also to be able to identify the letters in the vocabulary words. Experiment with what your child shows the most interest in. Target fine motor skills, following directions and communication. Allow your child to use glue, safety scissors, paint, markers, stickers, etc. For play-dough and paint recipes, click on this link below or check our "Resources" page.

NO PRINTER? NO PROBLEM! DRAW LETTERS FOR YOUR CHILD TO TRACE WITH THEIR FINGERS, MARKER, ETC

STEAM:

Science/ Technology/ Engineering/ Art/ Math/ Science

Choose an activity to work on over a couple of days or choose one activity per day

Examples of questions to ask:

What happens when ___? How do you think that works? How could you change that?

What does that remind you of? What would happen if ___? Tell me more.

*Remember to narrate play and ask questions; label and count objects, animals, parts of things (ie leaf on stem), colors, sizes, quantity.

*This is where you can use the items gathered during your supermarket trip or nature walk.

1. Measure Me: Help your child figure out how many “feet” or “hands” tall they are. Cut out several feet or hands (all the same size) and tape to wall. Invite your child to stand next to the feet/hands and add a post-it to mark your child’s height. Have your child count how many feet/hands tall they are. Invite them to write the number on the post-it, providing assistance as needed. As a challenge, measure yourself and other family members and assist your child to count how many "feet" or "hands" tall.

2. Mood Board: As we continue to learn about emotions in the classroom, assist your child at home to explore their emotions and moods with this fun activity. Assist your child to identify body parts and reenact target emotions. Focus on emotions vocabulary words and imitations.

3. Sensory Table Letters: Using a variety of dry sensory materials (ie rice, sand, sprinkles, flour), assist your child as needed to form letters of their names. Have your child use their index finger to create capital and lower case letters when presented with letters/ name as reference. As a challenge, have your child draw simple emotion faces and numerals during math activities.

4. Breathing Exercises: Deep breathing exercises can be an excellent stress management technique for children. In addition, it is an important step to improving core muscle strength. Explore the link below to find a variety of fine motor and oral motor activities that may assist your child when practicing mindfulness and learning self calming strategies.

5. Thumbprint Cookies: Engage your child in a cooking activity. Assist your child to crack the egg, pour ingredients and mix. Remember to narrate the activity and provide short, clear instructions. Assist your child to place their thumb in the center of the cookie. Refer to the recipe below and experiment with different toppings (ie jam, peanut butter, chocolate kiss).

Books of the Week

Once finished with the book, go through it again and PAUSE video to get a better look at pictures; assist your child to identify pictures (focus on labels, body parts, sounds, shapes, tastes, verbs, colors, quantity.

Use this as an opportunity to talk about how what makes us unique and special. Discuss colors, shapes, quantity, and patterns. Pause the books at any time to answer questions, ASK questions, and point out important information. At the end of the book, talk about it some more. Ask WH questions (ie WHAT did we just read?/ WHAT did you see?)

Interested in more books? Check Out The Joan Snow PreK Library

Videos of the Week/ Music and Movement

When exploring these videos, use this as an opportunity to talk with your child about parts of their bodies and the function of body parts (ie touch/ feel with hands/ feet), EMOTIONS and following directions and imitations.

I've included some videos that target daily living skills; review these videos and talk about your daily routines, allow your child to practice and remember to narrate and model.

It's important to engage with your child, narrate videos and PAUSE video if you need to. Have your child perform emotions and movements with their bodies. Write down any reactions or words and share with us!

The goal here is to HAVE FUN! Making mistake and having a do-over is OKAY, it's all part of the learning process!

Check out these activities!!

If you need some time to relax and calm down, take 10 minutes.. just click here for our Calm Room.

Daily Living and Social Skills