Category: Level 4: 3 – 4 years

  • Picture This!

    Your Child Will Learn

    Using pictures to spell words by sequencing the sounds of letters 

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Select picture examples of words with 3-4 letters from the internet, magazines, or newspapers
    2. Hold up the pictures, slowly saying the
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  • Seeing Sight Words

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to recognize, say, and spell sight words

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Create a list of simple sight words that your child can learn to recognize without sounding them out and write them on poster paper. 
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  • Writing About My Things

    Your Child Will Learn

    Write simple words to describe my things 

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Have your child gather 2-3 things that belong to them, like small toys and or things they take to school everyday
    2. Work with your child
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  • I Spy a Clean Floor

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to help clean up after mealtimes

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child for help cleaning up the floor after a meal. Give your child a dustpan and brush, a child-sized broom, or a small
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  • I Can Serve Myself

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to serve themselves food during mealtime

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Talk about the food choices that are on the table.
    2. Show your child how you put food on your own plate, and talk about it
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  • Calm Your Body

    Your Child Will Learn

    A way to calm their body before falling asleep

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Find a space where you can move. Invite your child to notice how their body feels.
    2. With your child, wiggle your arms and
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  • Mindful Breaths

    Your Child Will Learn

    Fun breathing techniques to help your child feel calm

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Practice a flower breath
      • Imagine smelling a beautiful flower: take a deep breath in
      • Imagine blowing away dandelion seeds: blow slowly out through
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  • Wash My Hands

    Your Child Will Learn

    A fun way to wash their hands

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Sing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat” with your child (if unfamiliar, search the song on the Internet).
    2. Teach your child new words to sing while
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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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  • Good Morning, World!

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to be responsible for some parts of their morning routine

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Choose a ‘good morning’ song to sing every morning (if you don’t know one already, search “good morning song” on the
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