Category: Level 4: 3 – 4 years

  • Listening Rules

    Your Child Will Learn

    The 4 rules to prepare themselves for listening

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Talk about rules you both follow at work, at school, and in your home.
    2. Teach your child these 4 listening rules and invite them
    … Continue reading

  • Tell Me A Story

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to tell stories.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Work together to create about 20 “story cards” on index cards (or paper). You can make them all at once, or spread it out over several days and
    … Continue reading

  • Fruit and Veggie Subtraction

    Your Child Will Learn

    Counting and introductory subtraction

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather 5 balls or soft objects and a box or basket to throw them in.
    2. Invite your child to imagine that the balls are a fruit or vegetable.
    … Continue reading

  • Listening Game

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to listen to, remember, and follow 2-step directions

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Tell your child you’re going to play a listening game. 
    2. Give your child a series of 2-step directions. Some examples:
      • Clap your hands,
    … Continue reading

  • More or Less?

    Your Child Will Learn

    Comparing the amounts of two groups of objects

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Wherever you are (home, playground, bus, store, etc.), direct your child’s attention to compare groups of objects. Try to find groups with 5 items
    … Continue reading

  • 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
    … Continue reading

  • I Know That Story

    Your Child Will Learn

    To enjoy reading familiar books with adults.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Choose one of your child’s favorite books, ideally one with repeating phrases.
    2. Prompt your child to join you when you read the repetitive phrases on
    … Continue reading

  • Picture Walk Read-Aloud

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to use a book’s pictures to tell a story.

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Choose a picture book that tells a story (ideally one your child hasn’t read before or doesn’t know very well).
    2. Point to
    … Continue reading

  • Letters on the Road

    Your Child Will Learn

    To identify uppercase and lowercase letters

    Here’s What to Do

    1. While on a long drive or bus ride, ask your child to identify uppercase and lowercase letters on road and traffic signs throughout your journey. (Or,
    … Continue reading

  • Picture Rhymes

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to identify two words that rhyme

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Cut out 4-8 picture examples of words that will rhyme from magazines, newspapers, and junk mail ads (or, find rhyming objects from around your home,
    … Continue reading

  • Reset