Category: Social Studies
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Map My Day
Your Child Will Learn
Map making and how to get places they need to go
Here’s What to Do
- Talk with your child about their schedule for tomorrow. Mention the places they need to go, and in what order.
- Help
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My Favorite Place
Your Child Will Learn
How to explore their environment and learn about a place in their community.
Here’s What to Do
- Take your child to a favorite place in your community. Bring snacks and drawing materials.
- Give them a tour
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World Dance Party
Your Child Will Learn
People around the world enjoy special music from their cultures, and dancing to that music is fun!
Here’s What to Do
- Using the internet, find music from all around the world. Search songs from your family’s
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Heritage Tree Leaf
Your Child Will Learn
About their family and their family’s culture and traditions
Here’s What to Do
- Talk about your family:
- People in your family
- Traditions in your family
- Language(s) your family speaks
- Culture(s) your family belongs to
- Things your
- Talk about your family:
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Neighborhood Walk and Talk
Your Child Will Learn
Varied vocabulary which is beneficial for language development.
Here’s What to Do
- Take your baby on a walk around your neighborhood or a shopping center.
- Talk about everything you see: people, buildings, animals, vehicles, and objects.
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Helping My Community
Your Child Will Learn
Volunteering my time helps the community that I live in
Here’s What to Do
- Research family-friendly volunteer opportunities in your community
- Once you choose a place to volunteer, contact the organization and confirm that the service
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Helping Hands @Home
Your Child Will Learn
My help is needed and valued in my home
Here’s What to Do
- Together with your child, brainstorm a manageable amount of chores, like helping to prepare meals, watering house plants, making up their bed, feeding
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Map A Nature Trail
Your Child Will Learn
Use basic geographic knowledge and tools to create a map
Here’s What to Do
- Visit a closeby nature trail where your child can navigate pathways and experience sightings of different animals, plants, flowers, trees, insects, bodies
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Map Our Community
Your Child Will Learn
Maps are detailed pictures that explain where things are located
Here’s What to Do
- Before taking your child on a 10-15 minute walk in your neighborhood, discuss what a map is and show them a visual
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Meet A Community Helper
Your Child Will Learn
The jobs of some people help and serve our community
Here’s What to Do
- Plan and arrange an experience for your child to meet a professional whose work helps or serves the community, like a police