Category: Level 3: 19 – 36 months

  • Mud Kitchen

    Your Child Will Learn

    Exploring the properties of water, sand, dirt, and rocks through play

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Head outside to a backyard, park, or sandbox wearing clothes you can get dirty and wet in. Bring props for your
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  • Nature Observation Walk

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to observe different characteristics of living things in nature

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Head outside to a park, backyard, or other green space.
    2. Ask your child to look for living things (like: plants, trees, grass,
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  • Let’s Shop for Numbers!

    Your Child Will Learn

    Recognizing Numerals 1-5

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Before heading to a store, make a “number shopping list”- write numbers 1-5 on a piece of paper and draw a box next to each number.
    2. When you arrive
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  • Shopping Cart Counting

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to count 0-3 objects and know that the last number they count equals the total amount

    Here’s What to Do

    1. When shopping with a shopping cart or basket, ask your child to keep track of
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  • Big and Small World

    Your Child Will Learn

    Using size vocabulary words to compare two different objects

    Here’s What to Do

    1. On a walk, choose an object to focus on. It should be something there are a lot of (buildings, trees, cars, etc.). Ask
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  • Playground Hide and Seek

    Your Child Will Learn

    Using positional words to understand the location of an object

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Bring a small toy to the playground.
    2. Ask your child to cover their eyes. Hide the toy somewhere on the playground. 
    3. Help
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  • Words in Books

    Your Child Will Learn

    Written words in books have meanings that correspond with the pictures

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Choose a book with short sentences and lots of pictures.
    2. While reading the book to your child, ask them questions about
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  • Grocery Grouping

    Your Child Will Learn

    Sorting objects into two groups that have shared characteristics

    Here’s What to Do

    1. When you are unpacking groceries (or other items from shopping bags), ask your child to help sort the items.
    2. Choose two categories and
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  • Toy Patterns

    Your Child Will Learn

    Introduction to patterns

    Here’s What to Do

    1. With your child, gather two different types of small toys (like blocks and toy cars, or balls and stuffed animals). Sort them into 2 piles based on their types.
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  • Shape Bingo

    Your Child Will Learn

    Recognizing simple shapes in the real world

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Print out the bingo card PDF or draw the bingo card on a piece of paper. If playing with an older sibling, either make them
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