Bean Bag Balance
Learning Area(s): Language and Communication; Physical Development | Age Group: 24-36 months, 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years oldLearning Objective: Toddlers and preschoolers enjoy using physical skills such as walking, running, and crawling to play games. This activity encourages children to combine two skills by balancing a bean bag on different body parts as they move.
Beginning Sounds Picture Collage
Learning Area(s): Reading and Writing; Physical Development | Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years oldLearning Objective: Your child will practice recognizing beginning sounds in words and create a collage of pictures that start with the same sound.
Body Part Puzzles
Learning Area(s): Physical Development | Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years oldLearning Objective: The child will identify body parts as they fill in body outlines. (A login is required for your child to complete this online activity.)
Card Slot Drop
Learning Area(s): Physical Development | Age Group: 18-24 months, 24-36 monthsLearning Objective: This activity strengthens fine motor skills as the child manipulates plastic cards with his fingers and inserts them into a slot. This activity also encourages hand-eye coordination and dexterity.
Chasing Bubbles
Learning Area(s): Language and Communication; Physical Development | Age Group: 18-24 months, 24-36 monthsLearning Objective: Your child will practice chasing, popping, and blowing bubbles with you while learning vocabulary words to describe these experiences.
Climbing In and Out
Learning Area(s): Language and Communication; Physical Development | Age Group: 9-12 months, 12-18 monthsLearning Objective: In this activity, your child will practice gross motor skills by climbing in and out of boxes, baskets, and tunnels.
Colored Ice
Learning Area(s): Science; Physical Development | Age Group: 18-24 months, 24-36 monthsLearning Objective: In this activity, you and your child will explore ice and water and their sensory properties.
Count and Match
Learning Area(s): Math; Physical Development | Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years oldLearning Objective: The child will recognize written numbers 1 to 9 and use one-to-one correspondence to count out the correct number of items
Crumple, Crinkle, and Smoosh!
Learning Area(s): Language and Communication; Physical Development | Age Group: 6-9 months, 9-12 months, 12-18 monthsLearning Objective: Your child will practice crumpling different kinds of paper.
Dance Party
Learning Area(s): Social and Emotional; Physical Development | Age Group: 24-36 months, 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years oldLearning Objective: Listening to a favorite song, you and your child will take turns copying each other’s dance moves.