Category: Mess Level
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Tell Me A Story
Your Child Will Learn
How to tell stories.
Here’s What to Do
- Work together to create about 20 “story cards” on index cards (or paper). You can make them all at once, or spread it out over several days and
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Family Dinner Counting
Your Child Will Learn
How to organize data with a chart
Here’s What to Do
- At the beginning of the week, make a chart. Draw 7 columns and label them with every day of the week across the top. Draw
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Fruit and Veggie Subtraction
Your Child Will Learn
Counting and introductory subtraction
Here’s What to Do
- Gather 5 balls or soft objects and a box or basket to throw them in.
- Invite your child to imagine that the balls are a fruit or vegetable.
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Repeat After Me
Your Child Will Learn
How to listen to and understand directions given out loud.
Here’s What to Do
- Tell your child you’re going to play a following game.
- Give your child a direction. Ask them to repeat the words out
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Listening Game
Your Child Will Learn
How to listen to, remember, and follow 2-step directions
Here’s What to Do
- Tell your child you’re going to play a listening game.
- Give your child a series of 2-step directions. Some examples:
- Clap your hands,
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More or Less?
Your Child Will Learn
Comparing the amounts of two groups of objects
Here’s What to Do
- Wherever you are (home, playground, bus, store, etc.), direct your child’s attention to compare groups of objects. Try to find groups with 5 items
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Building Fun
Your Child Will Learn
How to use different materials to build a structure
Here’s What to Do
- Gather building materials from around the house (cereal boxes, cans, plastic containers, straws, egg cartons, paper towel tubes, etc.).
- Place the materials on
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Fast and Slow Music
Your Child Will Learn
That music has different speeds (tempos)
Here’s What to Do
- Play some music, perhaps while in the car. Hand your child a tissue and tell them to wave the tissue to the speed of the music.
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Dramatic Play
Your Child Will Learn
How to express themselves and apply learning through play
Here’s What to Do
- Invite your child(ren) to play pretend with you. Decide what you’d like to play together. Some ideas:
- Use your kitchen table to play
- Invite your child(ren) to play pretend with you. Decide what you’d like to play together. Some ideas:
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I Know That Story
Your Child Will Learn
To enjoy reading familiar books with adults.
Here’s What to Do
- Choose one of your child’s favorite books, ideally one with repeating phrases.
- Prompt your child to join you when you read the repetitive phrases on