Category: Language and Literacy

  • 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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  • Simon Says Clean Up

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to help clean up

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Tell your child that you’re going to play a game of “Simon Says.” You’re going to be Simon, and whatever you say to clean up, your child
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  • Let’s Cook Together

    Your Child Will Learn

    Food and cooking vocabulary and an introduction to cooking

    Here’s What to Do

    1. As you prepare a meal, talk with your child about what you’re cooking and how you’re preparing it.
    2. Invite your child to help
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  • Recognizing Feelings

    Your Child Will Learn

    Words we use to describe different facial expressions and emotions

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Look through a book or magazine with pictures of people’s faces.
    2. Point to each face and describe the facial expression the person
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  • Speak Up For Yourself

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to communicate their needs to others

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Talk about times when you want to use a strong, respectful voice:
      • When someone treats you in a mean or unsafe way
      • When someone treats
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  • The Solution Game

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to identify solutions to problems

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Tell your child you’re going to play “The Solution Game.”
    2. Describe some problems for your child. Here are some to try, or make up your own!
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  • What’s the Problem?

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to identify and describe a problem

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Tell your child you’re going to play “What’s the Problem?”
    2. Act out some problems. Make up your own ideas, or try these:
      • Put water in
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  • Baby Sign Language

    Your Child Will Learn

    To use simple sign language to communicate needs

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Think about 2-4 needs your child has on a daily basis.
    2. Practice teaching your child basic sign language for these needs and emotions by
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  • My Word Box

    Your Child Will Learn

    Sequence words to make complete sentences

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Give your child a small box with a lid or cover that they can decorate and tell them the box will hold new words they learn
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