Category: Sense of Time (History)
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Indigenous Community Roots
Your Child Will Learn
About Indigenous cultures in your community
Here’s What to Do
- Identify an Indigenous cultural site or museum where you live. If you don’t know of any, try searching “Native American heritage sites + [your city]” on
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Community History Expert
Your Child Will Learn
More about where they live and how it has changed over time
Here’s What to Do
- Together with your child, brainstorm someone you know who has lived in your community for a long time. It could
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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.
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Colors of the Seasons
Your Child Will Learn
Certain colors are associated with the different seasons
Here’s What to Do
- Discuss the four seasons according to the regional climate you live in
- Ask your child to describe the colors of the sky and land
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Change of Seasons
Your Child Will Learn
Weather, temperature, and landscapes change from season to season
Here’s What to Do
- Ask your child to describe the weather, temperature, and landscape for fall, winter, spring, and summer in your region
- Discuss what clothes your
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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
- Ask your child to think of a daily task they know how to do well,
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Create A How-To Book
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
- Ask your child to think of a daily task they know how to do well,
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Days of the Week
Your Child Will Learn
Each day has a name and the days of the week have a specific order
Here’s What to Do
- On a large sheet of paper, draw a caterpillar with eight connected circles
- Draw a smiley face
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Today, Yesterday, & Tomorrow
Your Child Will Learn
Sometimes we use the words today, yesterday, and tomorrow to describe days of the week
Here’s What to Do
- Add the words today, yesterday, and tomorrow to the caterpillar drawing from the Days of the Week
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Family Schedule
Your Child Will Learn
People remember what to do throughout the day by using a schedule
Here’s What to Do
- Create a family schedule on large paper with the days of the week and times so your children understand when