Category: Level 3: 19 – 36 months

  • Fast and Slow Music

    Your Child Will Learn

    That music has different speeds (tempos)

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Play some music, perhaps while in the car. Hand your child a tissue and tell them to wave the tissue to the speed of the music.
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  • Dramatic Play

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to express themselves and apply learning through play

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Invite your child(ren) to play pretend with you. Decide what you’d like to play together. Some ideas:
      • Use your kitchen table to play
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  • Say and Make Drawings

    Your Child Will Learn

    To participate in shared storytelling.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather drawing and coloring materials and a large sheet of paper.
    2. Remember something that you did with your child recently. You’ll create a drawing about the event
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  • Silly Salad Face

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to enjoy a fun and healthy snack

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Invite your child to make a Silly Salad Face. Ask them what fruits and vegetables they’d like to use to make a face. Choose
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  • Simon Says Clean Up

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to help clean up

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Tell your child that you’re going to play a game of “Simon Says.” You’re going to be Simon, and whatever you say to clean up, your child
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  • Say Goodnight

    Your Child Will Learn

    A routine to help them transition to bedtime

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Invite your child to play “Say Goodnight” before they lay down for sleep.
    2. Ask your child to walk through their room and say goodnight
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  • Prep Ahead Outfit

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to plan ahead to make their morning routine easier

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Invite your child to choose their clothes for the next day.
    2. Find a spot where your child can put their outfit each
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  • I Wiggle

    Your Child Will Learn

    A way to calm down their bodies before sleep

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Find a space in your home where you can wiggle. Put down a towel, blanket, or mat and stand on it.
    2. Sing a
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  • Let’s Cook Together

    Your Child Will Learn

    Food and cooking vocabulary and an introduction to cooking

    Here’s What to Do

    1. As you prepare a meal, talk with your child about what you’re cooking and how you’re preparing it.
    2. Invite your child to help
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  • Relax My Body

    Your Child Will Learn

    A relaxation technique to prepare for sleep

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Before bed, ask your child to choose a magical creature (fairy, dragon, unicorn, etc.) and a color.
    2. Starting with their face, use your palm to
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