Home Activity for School Readiness Form
Social-Emotional
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Practice bedtime routine.
Talk about feelings, What I (child) am feeling (sad, happy, mad etc)
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Worked on naming body parts.
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Looked at pictures of my family or books about a family
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Rocked, held, soothed my child
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Talked/sang, did fingerplay or played peek-a-boo with my child
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Played with other children.
Physical Gross/Fine Motor
Move or Dance to Music
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Tummy Time or Sitting Upright
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Crawling over objects or up/down, playing on a ramp.
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Walking w/help or along furniture, using a walking or riding toy.
Running, jumping, climbing, pedaling, push and ride type activities.
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Playing with balls, bowling games, beanbag toss, etc.
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Stacking toys puzzles, blocs, banging toys, activity centers etc.
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Using tongs, writing or painting tools, Doodle Boards etc.
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Language
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Identify objects you are talking about when talking with your child.
Follow simple directions : Put this in the garbage etc.
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Talk to your child about what he is doing, "I see you're eating pears"
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Vocalize sounds or words to your infant or toddler.
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Use gestures or signs to communicate Sign and say "All Done" etc.
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Sing songs, read books, help my child say the words
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Take a ride or take a walk.
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Cognitive
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Make animal sounds and name them
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Plays with Puzzle, stacking blocks, sorters, simple games etc.
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Take a listening walk, color walk, shape walk etc.
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Explore and Investigate: Shake toys, take things apart, on/off etc.
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Feel different textures: trees, grass, metal, fuzzy, rough, hard soft etc.
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Imitates what you are doing: wipes with a rag, sweeps, laundry
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Pretend Play using objects.
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Help with (laundry, dishes, groceries) putting things where they belong
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Literacy
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Read a book with my child
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Listen to music, Sing along with songs
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Points to or names objects in the books
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Scribble, draws lines, circles etc.
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Draw and label a picture with your child
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Point to signs and read them as you are driving or walking along.
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Make a Book (Lots of different ways to make books, this is fun)
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Mathematics
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Read counting books
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Count objects, fingers, toes, crackers etc. with your child
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Helps to set the table or another 1 to 1 correspondence activity
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Helps to sort laundry, match socks etc.
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Plays with nesting cups, measuring spoons, or helps you measure
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Talk about sizes: Big, little, tall, short etc.)
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Do counting rhymes with your child: One two Buckle my shoe
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Science & Technology
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Take a nature walk, Visit a store with animal displays etc.
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Look closely at bugs, birds, fish, flowers, animals etc.
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Talk about snow, rain, wind, sun, clouds
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Read a story about nature, weather, space, animals etc.
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Melt snow or ice cubes, dig in dirt or sand, water play, collect leaves
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Make bubbles, Blow bubbles, discover new bubble blowers
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Learn new words like float, melt, wood etc.
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