Sensory Play

Activities for pre-K children

These activities invite children to explore new textures and materials with all their senses. By investigating what they see, hear, smell, taste, or touch, children can build language, problem-solve, and discover the world around them.

Learning Area:

AB Patterns

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

Learning Area: Math

Learning Objective: The child will recognize and extend AB patterns. (A login is required for your child to complete this online activity.)

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Buried Letters

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

Learning Area: Reading and Writing, Sensory and Art

Learning Objective: In this game, children will practice naming letters and their associated sounds through a game of finding buried letters. Working with letters helps...

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Color Cards Match

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

Learning Area: Language and Communication, Math

Learning Objective: Toddlers will practice recognizing, naming, and matching colors using colored cards.

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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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Make a Match

Age Group: 24-36 months, 3 years old

Learning Area: Language and Communication, Math

Learning Objective: Your child will play a matching game with pairs of objects.

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Pick Up Patterns

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

Learning Area: Math, Physical Development

Learning Objective: Your child will extend simple patterns made with toys and other objects.

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Stir, Scoop, and Bake

Age Group: 18-24 months, 24-36 months, 3 years old

Learning Area: Math, Physical Development

Learning Objective: You and your child will pretend to measure ingredients and bake using water and simple kitchen tools.

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Super Sort

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

Learning Area: Language and Communication, Math

Learning Objective: In this activity your child will play a game to practice sorting objects into groups of things that are similar. The objects may share several...

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Teach the Five Senses

Age Group: 4 years old, 5 years old

Learning Area: Science, Physical Development

Learning Objective: The child will identify which body part to use to experience each of the five senses. (A login is required for your child to complete this online...

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Which Weighs More?

Age Group: 4 years old, 5 years old

Learning Area: Math, Science

Learning Objective: To introduce the concept of weight, this activity uses a filled water bottle as a comparison tool to determine how much things weigh. The question...

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