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Social-Emotional

Practice bedtime routine

Looked at pictures of my family or books about a family

Rocked, held, soothed my child

Talk about feelings, What I (child) am feeling (sad, happy, mad etc)

Worked on naming body parts

Talked/sang, did fingerplay or played peek-a-boo with my child

Physical Gross/Fine Motor

Move or dance to music

Tummy time or sitting upright

Crawling over objects or up/down

Walking w/help or along furniture

Running, jumping,climbing, pedaling, push and ride type activities

Playing with balls, bowling games,beanbag toss, etc.

Stacking toys puzzles, blocks, banging toys, activity centers etc.

Using tongs, writing or painting tools, doodle boards etc.

Language

Identify objects you are talking about when talking with your child

Talk to your child about what he or she is doing, "I see you're eating pears"

Vocalize sounds or words to your infant or toddler

Use gestures or signs to communicate sign and say "all done" etc.

Sing songs, read books, help my child say the words

Take a ride or take a walk

Cognitive

Plays with puzzle,stacks blocks,sorters,simple games etc.

Explore and investigate: shake toys,take things apart, on/off etc.

Help with (laundry, dishes, groceries) putting things where they belong

Feel different textures: trees, grass, metal, fuzzy, rough, hard, soft, etc.

Imitates what you are doing: Wipes with a rag, sweep, laundry

Make animal sounds and name them

Take a listening walk, color walk, shape walk, etc.

Pretend play using objects

Literacy

Read a book with a child

Listen to music, sing along with songs

Points to or names objects in the books

Scribble, draws lines, circles etc.

Draw and label a picture with your child

Point to signs and read them as you are driving or walking along

Make a book (lots of different ways to make books, this is fun)

Mathematics

Read counting books

Count objects, fingers, toes, crackers etc. with your child

Helps to set the table or another 1 to 1 correspondence activity

Plays with nesting cups, measuring spoons, or helps you measure

Talk about sizes: big, little, tall, short, etc.

Do counting rhymes with your child: one two buckle my shoe

Science & Technology

Take a nature walk, visit a store with animal displays etc.

Look closely at bugs, birds, fish, flowers, animals etc.

Talk about snow, rain, wind, sun, clouds

Melt snow or ice cubes, dig in dirt or sand, water play, collect leaves

Read a story about nature, weather, space, animals etc.

Make bubbles, blow bubbles, discover new bubble blowers

Learn new words like float,melt,wood etc.

Social Studies

Work on naming or identifying family members

Identify likeness and differences: eye colors, hair color, dress, pants

Tell a story about your family to your child

Read a book about a family that is different from yours

Visit a relative or neighbor

Take part in a cultural experience: Rodeo, pow wow, camp, fish, sled

Name things about where you live: house, building, farms, barn, store, etc.

Art

Paint Experience

Color with crayons, or markers, chalk

Tear paper, use stickers

Make a collage, a hat, a mask, a windsock, a puppet etc.

Play with play dough

Program Focus Areas

Supervise brushing teeth/talk about dental health

Practice proper hand washing/talk about germs

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