Category: Other

  • Snacks in a Bottle

    Your Child Will Learn

    Problem solving and fine motor skills

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Let me watch you put a piece of cereal or other small snack into a small clear container with a narrow opening (like a spice bottle). 
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  • Playing with Peers

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to play with another child

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Set up play dates with another similarly-aged child. I probably will only want to play with a friend for about 30 minutes.
    2. Supply some toys that
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  • Hide and Seek Rooms

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to respond to spoken information, and vocabulary words for rooms in our house

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Throughout the day, talk about the names of the rooms we’re in. Ask me to find things or
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  • Nesting Four Boxes

    Your Child Will Learn

    About size differences between objects

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather four boxes of different sizes that fit inside one another, or “nest.” (They can be shoe boxes, jewelry boxes, square food storage containers, or a square
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  • Nesting Cups

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to notice size differences between objects

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather 3 round containers that “nest” inside each other (i.e. a small container fits inside a medium container, and the medium container fits inside a
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  • Where Is It?

    Your Child Will Learn

    Persistence (using problem-solving to master a new skill)

    Here’s What to Do

    1. While I’m watching, hide a small toy or piece of food in your fist. Move your fist under a cloth, and leave the item
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  • Where Is It?

    Your Child Will Learn

    Object permanence: objects still exist even when they are hidden

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Move your face or a favorite toy behind a cover (like: your hands, a blanket, a box).
    2. Uncover your face or the
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  • Talking Through the Steps

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to talk themselves through all the steps of a task. 

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Explain that sometimes when you’re trying to do a tricky task, you use “self-talk,” or saying the steps out loud to
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  • My Family Tree

    Your Child Will Learn

    Names and roles of family members 

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to name as many family members as they can. Write down people’s names as your child lists them.  Include any and all people
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  • Family Map

    Your Child Will Learn

    Places where family and friends live and how to look at a map

    Here’s What to Do

    1. With your child, look at the world map worksheet (provided by school). Make a dot on the map to
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