Category: Mess Level

  • Draw a Story

    Your Child Will Learn

    About the elements of stories in books and how to re-tell stories

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Read a picture book that your child is very familiar with. As you read, point out story elements like characters, settings,
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  • All the Parts of Books

    Your Child Will Learn

    Learn about the parts of books and where to find them

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Use a book that your child is very familiar with as an example to explore. As you read, explain the parts
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  • Position Practice

    Your Child Will Learn

    Positional Words

    Here’s What to Do

    1. As you go through your day,  try to focus on using positional words when talking to your baby.
    2. Examples of positional words: above/below, in front/behind, between, next to, inside/outside, over/under,
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  • I Spy Shopping

    Your Child Will Learn

    Using positional words to locate an object

    Here’s What to Do

    1. In a store, ask your child to play a game of “I Spy” to help you find items on the shelves.
    2. When you see an
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  • Playground Hide and Seek

    Your Child Will Learn

    Using positional words to describe the location of an object

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Bring a small toy to the playground.
    2. Ask your child to hide the toy somewhere on the playground. Cover your eyes while
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  • Kitchen Sorting

    Your Child Will Learn

    How to sort objects into different categories and describe characteristics of objects

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child for help putting away kitchen items like dishes, utensils, pots. (Before you begin, you can put away
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  • Grocery Grouping

    Your Child Will Learn

    Sorting objects into two groups that have shared characteristics

    Here’s What to Do

    1. When you are unpacking groceries (or other items from shopping bags), ask your child to help sort the items.
    2. Choose two categories and
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  • Shape Walk

    Your Child Will Learn

    Words we use to describe different shapes

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Head outside with your child for a walk.
    2. Look for differently-shaped objects at your child’s eye level.
    3. Point to the objects and talk about their
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  • Toy Patterns

    Your Child Will Learn

    Introduction to patterns

    Here’s What to Do

    1. With your child, gather two different types of small toys (like blocks and toy cars, or balls and stuffed animals). Sort them into 2 piles based on their types.
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  • Shape Monsters

    Your Child Will Learn

    Drawing and combining shapes to make a new object

    Here’s What to Do

    1. Ask your child to choose and draw a large shape on a piece of paper, and then to cut it out. This will
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