How can we practice?

• Match same to same with flashcards

• Look at "Spot the Difference" pictures together

• Play "I Spy"

• Sort items such (e.g. :spoons and forks or different colored socks) and talk about the details that makes them different

• Match an object to it's silhouette/shadow

Ways to Practice

• Look through "Where's Waldo?" books or "Highlights for Kids" magazines

• Put jigsaw puzzles together

  • • If this is too tricky, start by putting several of the pieces together and having your child locate where the last 2-3 pieces go.

How can we practice?

• Guess what the finished product will be during:

  • • Color by numbers/letters graph

    • Connect the dots photo

• Asymmetrical drawings

  • • Draw half of a picture (i.e. butterfly) and ask your child to complete the other half

How can we practice?

• Complete pictures using tangrams or different blocks

• When coloring, ask your child to color all of the circular objects one color, square objects another color, triangles a different color

• Engage in conversations about properties:

  • • When looking through picture books, ask your child to locate all of the objects that are the same shape (i.e. Let's find all of the round items, a moon is round, a ball is round).

    • Have conversations about size (i.e. This is a small leaf and this is a big leaf.)

    • Discuss how a 3D item is the same as an item on a flash card or in a photograph, along with which properties may differ (i.e.: This is a yellow pencil and that is a red pencil.)

How can we practice?

• Sit with your child and draw a map of your home, yard, etc. Encourage your child to assist with remembering where specific items are located within that space

• Create an obstacle course and talk about how your child will travel through it (e.g. First, I'll climb over the pillows then I'll crawl under the table, etc.)

• Dance to the Hokey Pokey

• Engage in conversations with your child involving:

  • • Where items are in relation to each other, including prepositional phrases (e.g. on top of, under, beside, next to, inside)

      • • Place a preferred toy on top of, inside, under different pieces of furniture and ask them to describe where the item is prior to playing with it.

    • Right side vs. left side (e.g. "Should we put on your right shoe or left shoe first?" or "Which hand do you draw with?")

    • Look through picture books and ask what is on the right side of the _______, who is hiding o

How can we practice?

• Place several items on a table or flat surface and give your child 30 seconds to look at the items, then use a sheet to cover the items up and ask your child to name as many items as they can remember seeing

• Play "Concentration" using a deck of cards and/or homemade flash cards

  • • How to Play:

      • 1) Ensure you have a pair of each item

      • 2) Turn items face down

      • 3) Take turns turning over two cards at a time

        • If you find a matching pair, you get to go again

      • 4) If you do not find a match, turn the cards over and leave them where you found them