Category: Mess Level
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Clean Up Helper
Your Child Will Learn
How to help their family with chores
Here’s What to Do
- Encourage your child to help clean up by putting items away.
- Ask your child to help with simple tidying tasks. Examples:
- Putting dirty clothes in
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My Favorite Place
Your Child Will Learn
To explore a place in their community
Here’s What to Do
- Take your child to a favorite place in your community.
- Give them a tour and describe all the things you like about that place. If
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Recycling Helper
Your Child Will Learn
How to take care of the environment and help out at home
Here’s What to Do
- When it’s time to clean up trash and recycling, ask your child for help.
- Show your child the item, and
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Public Transport Adventure
Your Child Will Learn
Vocabulary about transportation and their community
Here’s What to Do
- Plan a trip for your child to experience riding public transportation, like a bus, train, tram, light rail, or ferry.
- Describe all parts of the trip
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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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Geography Explorer
Your Child Will Learn
To notice geographical features in your community
Here’s What to Do
- Choose a natural landmark near your community to visit (like: rivers, ponds, mountains, valleys, oceans, caves, waterfalls, parks, forests, etc.). Bring snacks, clothes for outdoor
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Geography Adventure
Your Child Will Learn
About natural landmarks in your community
Here’s What to Do
- Choose a natural landmark near your community to visit (like: rivers, ponds, mountains, valleys, oceans, caves, waterfalls, parks, forests, etc.). Bring snacks and clothes for outdoor
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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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Make Believe Jobs
Your Child Will Learn
About community jobs and money
Here’s What to Do
- Ask your child if they’d like to play bus driver, restaurant, or store.
- Set up your props. Examples:
- Bus: place chairs or pillows in a rectangle for
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Neighborhood Portrait
Your Child Will Learn
To notice features of the place where they live
Here’s What to Do
- Take a walk or drive around your community with a piece of paper and drawing supplies.
- Ask your child to choose what part