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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 Book Critic

Learning Area(s): Language and Communication, Reading and Writing | Age Group: 6 years old, 7 years old, 8 years old

Learning Objective: Your child will read a book and write a review that includes a short summary, their thoughts on the book, and a rating.

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.

Change a Letter

Learning Area(s): Reading and Writing | Age Group: 6 years old, 7 years old, 8 years old

Learning Objective: Your child will move letters around to make words and read the words.

Chapter Book Selfies

Learning Area(s): Reading and Writing, Social and Emotional | Age Group: 7 years old, 8 years old

Learning Objective: Your child will make facial expressions representing a character's emotions in a chapter book, take a selfie, label it, and talk about how the character was feeling.

Consonant Blends Detective

Learning Area(s): Reading and Writing | Age Group: 6 years old, 7 years old, 8 years old

Learning Objective: Your child will look for common letter combinations in printed materials.

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.