Category: Level 5: 4 – 5 years

  • The Clothes We Wear

    Your Child Will Learn

    Clothing is a creative form of expression

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Cut up some fabric scraps or old clothes with bright and interesting colors and designs
    2. Ask your child to draw a self-portrait and have them
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  • Push and Pull

    Your Child Will Learn

    When more or less force is needed to move an object

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Gather a laundry basket/cardboard box and objects of different weights to put inside (books, cans, water bottles, toys, shoes, etc.).
    2. Ask
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  • May I Take Your Order, Please?

    Your Child Will Learn

    To communicate effectively to help others get what they need

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Invite your child to play a restaurant game at the beginning of dinner. They’ll be the server, and they need to take
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  • Music All Around Us

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to recognize music in the world around us

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Begin in a relatively quiet environment indoors or outside.
    2. Walk around and notice the sounds that you hear (birds chirping, horns honking, faucet
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  • Stop, Breathe, Focus, Hop

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to remember and follow a 4-step sequence

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Tell your child(ren) you’re going to pretend to be a choo-choo train. You’ll be the engine and they’ll be the caboose. 
    2. Practice the moves
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  • Counting Coins

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to estimate amounts and compare “more” and “less”

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Start with a pile of 10-20 coins (or other small objects) and ask your child to put some in two clear bags.
    2. Ask
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  • 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)

    Your Child Will Learn

    People can reduce, reuse, and recycle certain items to prevent waste 

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Create a chart on poster paper with 3 columns labeled reduce, reuse, and recycle 
    2. Explain the definitions of reduce, reuse, and
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  • Build A Model

    Your Child Will Learn

    You can use small materials to make models of real-life structures

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Read a non-fiction book about well-known structures such as bridges, towers, tall buildings, walls, and etc.
    2. Ask your child to draw
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  • Create A How-To Video

    Your Child Will Learn

    I know how to do tasks in a specific order and I can teach this to others

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to think of a daily task they know how to do well,
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  • Attend A Community Festival

    Your Child Will Learn

    Communities come together to celebrate many things, like culture and customs

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Plan to attend a local festival in your community that is family-friendly and appropriate for children
    2. Seek festivals with hands-on activities
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