Category: Learning in the Community

  • Shape Hunt

    Your Child Will Learn

    Drawing and recognizing complex shapes

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Before you head outside, print out or draw a shape chart that looks like the example chart. Ask your child to practice drawing each of the shapes
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  • Shape Walk

    Your Child Will Learn

    Shape names and characteristics

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Head outside with your child for a walk.
    2. Point out some objects and ask your child to name what shape they are. Start with things that are squares,
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  • Navigation Numbers

    Your Child Will Learn

    Recognizing written numerals 0-9

    Here’s What to Do

    1. As you go about your day, point out numbers that help you travel from place to place (like: bus or train numbers, building numbers, or street names).
    2. Ask
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  • Step Counting

    Check out Acelero Learning families trying this PEER activity at home!

    Step Counting with the Espinozas

    Malikk’s Great Step Adventure

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to count 5 objects with one-to-one correspondence (counting each object in a set …

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  • Letters Around Us

    Your Child Will Learn

    Recognize letters in words that are seen in familiar places

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Plan a visit to a familiar place with letters and words in the environment, like a street in your neighborhood or a
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  • Community I Spy

    Your Child Will Learn

    To identify the beginning, middle, and end sounds of spoken words with help from adults.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Plan an outing in your community, like a visit to the park, a pond, or shopping center.
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  • Grocery Store Talk

    Your Child Will Learn

    To expand their vocabulary about the different types of food they eat

    Here’s What to Do

    1. While shopping at the grocery store, talk about the different sections of the store as you go through them.
    2. Ask
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