Category: At Home
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Bubble Chase
Your Child Will Learn
To observe the effect wind has on bubbles
Here’s What to Do
- Head outside with a bottle of blowing bubbles. Pick a starting point and put something there to mark it (a ball, a water bottle, etc.).
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Build-A-Track
Your Child Will Learn
How to build a simple machine that changes the speed and direction of objects
Here’s What to Do
- Gather a bunch of materials to build a toy race track (examples: cardboard boxes, toilet paper/paper towel rolls,
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Three Little Pigs Building Challenge
Your Child Will Learn
Investigating characteristics of Earth’s materials
Here’s What to Do
- Read or tell your child the story of the Three Little Pigs.
- Head outside to a park, backyard, or other green space. Bring a small figurine or
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Creature Scavenger Hunt
Your Child Will Learn
Observing the characteristics of animals and considering how they are similar/different
Here’s What to Do
- Head outside to a park, backyard, or other green space. Bring a camera or smartphone if possible.
- Search for these (hint:
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Plant Scavenger Hunt
Your Child Will Learn
About the features of plants and trees
Here’s What to Do
- Head outside to a park, backyard, trail or other green space.
- Search for these parts of trees and plants:
- Leaf
- Flower
- Trunk/Bark
- Seed/Nut
- Stem
- Fruit/Berry
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Silly Running
Your Child Will Learn
Fun ways to run and move their body
Here’s What to Do
- Find a space where you can run. Mark a ‘start’ and a ‘finish’ line. Before you begin, notice how you’re breathing.
- Run a race
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Dance Your Heart Out
Your Child Will Learn
How to increase their heart rate and move their bodies in a fun way
Here’s What to Do
- Help your child find their pulse (two fingers on the inside of their wrist) and notice how fast
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Simon Says Stretch
Your Child Will Learn
That stretching their muscles is a fun way to care for their body
Here’s What to Do
- Gather a few family members or friends together and choose a family member to be the first leader (aka
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Move Like an Animal
Your Child Will Learn
A fun way to move their body and build physical endurance
Here’s What to Do
- Gather everyone in the family who wants to play. Ask a child to choose an animal whose movement you could copy.
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Freeze Dance
Your Child Will Learn
A fun way to engage in physical activity
Here’s What to Do
- Play this game with as many children and adults as you’d like! Choose who is going to be the DJ (the music controller) to