Help your child round up circular items and create art with them.  picture book about circles paper plates or construction paper tempera paint paint tray round objects newspapers old shirt or smock Share a picture book about circles with your child, such as Round and Round and Round by Tana Hoban. Use your […]
magazine or catalog with appealing pictures children’s safety scissors glue stick stapler drawing paper marker  Tell your child that the two of you will play a game to create a rhyming-word book. Ask him to staple together several sheets of paper. He can make a cover for the book with crayons or markers. Give […]
Hard-plastic drinking cups (clear cocktail variety works best) Markers Towels Hammer Nail Aluminum foil Cookie sheet Yarn Small branches or wood sticks in a variety of shapes  Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Ask your child to predict what will happen when you put the plastic cups in the oven and what he thinks […]
Read the book “What Makes a Rainbow?” by Betty Ann Schwartz. Â Each page highlights a different color of the rainbow. It is a “magic ribbon book.” As you turn each page another color of the rainbow magically appears and on the final pages you get to see a complete ribbon rainbow. Then construct your own […]
 File Folder Fruit Printables Marker Zip-top Baggie  Print out the fruit pictures. If desired, laminate them to increase their lifespan. Glue the whole fruits to the file folder, and place the half fruits in the baggie. Name the fruits. Encourage our child to match the half fruits to its whole. Â
 Plastic-foam trays, at least one-inch deep Plastic fork Potting soil Grass seed Spray bottle for misting Seashells, walnut shells, eggshells, small twigs, pebbles, and other interesting natural items  Using a pencil, help your child poke a few holes in the bottom of the tray for drainage. Together, fill the tray with a half- […]
 It is essential that written language is purposeful and meaningful to your child. Try the following activities.  1. Help your child learn the letters of the alphabet. Read ABC books, play letter-matching games, and work on puzzles to help her identify letters. Invite her to make letters using clay. 2. Take pictures of […]
 salt dough (follow recipe) or air drying clay tempera paint or food coloring materials to decorate sculptures, such as feathers, art wire, toothpicks, smooth small wood shapes, buttons, and rocks paintbrushes  Children will help mix up a batch of salt dough to create animal sculptures. This activity will encourage scientific observation, creativity, imaginative […]
