Busy Days & On the Go

Activities for pre-K children

These activities turn everyday moments into fun learning opportunities. Children can talk, notice new things, and play simple games during car rides, waiting times, or everyday routines. These small moments help build language, attention, and curiosity.

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Calendar Count

Age Group: 4 years old, 5 years old

Learning Area: Math

Learning Objective: Using the family/household calendar, your child will count the number of days until a special event. Your child will also begin to recognize that...

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Going on a Shape Hunt

Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old

Learning Area: Math

Learning Objective: The child will identify shapes in the environment. (A login is required for your child to complete this online activity.)

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Guess the Word!

Age Group: 4 years old, 5 years old, 6 years old, 7 years old

Learning Area: Reading and Writing

Learning Objective: Your child will try to guess simple words that you say in parts. This blending of sounds is a pre-reading skill.

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I Spy Letters

Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old

Learning Area: Reading and Writing

Learning Objective: Children will play "I Spy" with letters in words displayed in their surroundings. This activity will reinforce letter knowledge and letter sounds in...

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Let’s Bake!

Age Group: 4 years old, 5 years old

Learning Area: Language and Communication, Math

Learning Objective: In this activity, you and your child will bake a sweet treat together.

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Silly Sentence Clap

Age Group: 4 years old, 5 years old

Learning Area: Reading and Writing

Learning Objective: Child will use listening skills to identify when words in a sentence have the same beginning sound.

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Snacktime Counting

Age Group: 24-36 months, 3 years old, 4 years old

Learning Area: Math, Physical Development

Learning Objective: Using cereal or another snack food, your toddler can practice early math skills like counting and one-to-one correspondence, and he can improve fine...

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Thumbs Up Rhyming

Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old

Learning Area: Reading and Writing

Learning Objective: In this activity, you will help your child identify whether two words rhyme. Understanding rhyming is part of phonological awareness, an important...

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