All By Myself 

Learning Area(s): Reading and Writing, Social and Emotional | Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old
Learning Objective: You will read a picture book with your child about doing things independently, and then make an “all by myself” train out of paper.

Be a Storyteller

Learning Area(s): Language and Communication, Reading and Writing | Age Group: 4 years old, 5 years old
Learning Objective: In this activity, your child will use pictures from a book to retell a story.

Beginning Sounds Picture Collage

Learning Area(s): Reading and Writing, Physical Development | Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old
Learning Objective: Your child will practice recognizing beginning sounds in words and create a collage of pictures that start with the same sound.

Buried Letters 

Learning Area(s): Reading and Writing, Sensory and Art | Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old
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 children learn their names and sounds, which are important pre-reading skills

Create a Journal

Learning Area(s): Reading and Writing | Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old
Learning Objective: You will make a simple journal for your child and encourage him to write or draw about people and experiences he would like to remember.

Dramatic Play: Bakery

Learning Area(s): Language and Communication, Reading and Writing | Age Group: 4 years old, 5 years old
Learning Objective: In this activity, you and your child will engage in conversations and role play while the child pretends to be a baker in a bakery.

Find the Sound 

Learning Area(s): Reading and Writing, Physical Development | Age Group: 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old
Learning Objective: In this activity, your child will use listening skills to find a hidden object by orienting to its sound.

Find Your Partner 

Learning Area(s): Reading and Writing | Age Group: 4 years old, 5 years old
Learning Objective: This activity helps children recognize both upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet and match them together. Your child can also become familiar with the sounds each letter makes.

Fingerplays 

Learning Area(s): Reading and Writing, Physical Development | Age Group: 18-24 months, 24-36 months, 3 years old
Learning Objective: Your child will listen, watch, and imitate words and actions as you perform each fingerplay.

Going Camping

Learning Area(s): Language and Communication, Reading and Writing | Age Group: 24-36 months, 3 years old, 4 years old, 5 years old
Learning Objective: Families will read a book on camping and then pretend to go camping.