Category: Creativity and Movement

  • What If…Stories

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to “write” a story by telling it out loud and drawing pictures to match the story.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. After reading a story that your child knows and enjoys, pose a what if scenario
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  • Redesign A Book Cover

    Your Child Will Learn

    Art and pictures on book covers give a preview of the story and gains the interest of readers

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Have your child select a book to read and ask them to describe what
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  • Our Family Dinner Menu

    Your Child Will Learn

    Use drawings and words to communicate the menu for family dinners

    Here’s What to Do

    1. On a large piece of paper, drawing 5 big circles or squares and label them with the days of the week;
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  • Food Painting 1

    Your Child Will Learn

    Use edible paint on fingers and feet to make marks on paper

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Find a safe surface to do this activity, like the kitchen table or outside on your patio; cover the surface
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  • Food Painting 2

    Your Child Will Learn

    Use vegetables and fruits with edible paint to stamp on paper

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Find a safe surface to do this activity, like the kitchen table or outside on your patio; cover the surface with
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  • My Alphabet Book

    Your Child Will Learn

    To recognize most letters and know the sounds they make.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Create a 27-page booklet with standard-size paper. Write “My Alphabet Book” on the cover, and write the capital and lowercase letters at
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  • My Voice Playlist

    Your Child Will Learn

    To vary tone and volume when communicating in different contexts.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to think of a song, nursery rhyme, or story they know really well. Tell them you’re going to record
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  • Happiness Boost Cards

    Your Child Will Learn

    A way to add a little more joy into their daily routine

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Together with your child, brainstorm some very short activities that make them happy. Some examples:
      • Give a hug
      • Smile big
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  • Signs of Affirmation

    Your Child Will Learn

    A positive way to start or end their day

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Together with your child, brainstorm an affirmation to repeat each day. An affirmation is a short, positive phrase. Examples:
      • I have a big
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  • Draw your Feelings

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to communicate their feelings to an adult

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to close their eyes and notice how their body and mind are feeling.
    2. Invite your child to sit down and draw
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