Category: Level 4: 3 – 4 years

  • Relax My Body

    Your Child Will Learn

    A relaxation technique to prepare for sleep

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to make their toes still, and say “Goodnight toes!”
    2. Continue naming body parts in order: toes, feet, legs and all the way
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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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  • ABC (Apple, Beet, Carrot) Juice

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to prepare and enjoy a healthy food

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather and wash your ingredients (1 apple, 1 beet, 1 carrot, 1 lime, optional small piece of fresh ginger). 
    2. Peel the beet, carrot, and
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  • Let’s Make a Tortilla!

    Your Child Will Learn

    Trying foods that are important to my family / Trying foods that are important to other cultures

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Pour an entire 2.2 lb. bag of masa harina into a large bowl. Add 2
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  • Super Smoothie

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to prepare and enjoy a healthy snack

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather smoothie ingredients and a blender or food processor. Try to include one ingredient from each category:
      1. Something frozen (frozen fruit, or ice cubes)
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  • Soup Chef

    Your Child Will Learn

    Food groups and cooking skills

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather ingredients for your soup. Try to include one ingredient from each of these categories:
      1. Liquid (water, stock, broth, etc.)
      2. Soup starter aromatics (garlic, onion, ginger, peppers,
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  • Explore-a-veggie

    Your Child Will Learn

    That the same food can taste differently depending on how it’s prepared

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to pick a vegetable to explore. 
    2. Choose a few different ways to prepare the veggie. Examples:
      1. Raw
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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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  • Calm Corner

    Your Child Will Learn

    Strategies to help calm big emotions

    Here’s What to Do

    1. With your child(ren), brainstorm some actions that help them calm down when they’re upset. Some ideas:
      1. Rainbow breath (arms up on the inhale, down on the
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