| Literacy: Sand Paper Letters | ||
| Objectives | Materials | Method |
| Begin to trace the letters of the alphabet |
Letters
cut out of sandpaper
Card
cut into 26 squares
|
Glue
the sandpaper letters onto the card.
Help
your child trace the letter with their finger.
Say
the sound the letter makes as you do so.
|
| Literacy: Highway Letters | ||
| Objectives | Materials | Method |
| Begin to trace the letters of the alphabet |
Create
letters that look like a road (black letters with white stripes
running through them)
Car
|
Have
your child run over the letters with their cars.
Practice
saying the sound the letter makes as they do so.
|
| Math: Magnet Fishing | ||
| Objectives | Materials | Method |
| Learning to read the numeral | Magnetic numbers Popsicle stick String Giant paperclip |
Make a fishing rod
using the Popsicle stick, the string, and the paper clip. Using the fishing rod, “fish” for the numbers. Once a number has been “caught,” help the child read the number. |
| Math: Counting Dominoes | ||
| Objectives | Materials | Method |
| Learning to match identical things |
Dominoes
(either
the original thing or you could make them out of paper)
|
Place
a domino on the table.
Help
your child find a domino with a side possessing the same number of
dots and link them together by placing the two sides with the same
number of dots touching.
Continue
this and make a long windy path.
Help
the child count the number of dots as they play this game.
|
| Fine Motor Development: Hammer Heads | ||
| Objectives | Materials | Method |
| Developing hand-eye coordination | A block of
Styrofoam Golf Tees Hammer |
Put
the golf tees in the Styrofoam.
Show
your child how to hammer the golf tees into the Styrofoam.
|
| Fine Motor Development: Tongs and Pom-poms | ||
| Objectives | Materials | Method |
| Developing hand-eye coordination | Tongs Pom-poms Two bowls |
Place
the pom-poms in one of the bowls, while the other remains empty.
Show
your child how to use the tongs to move the pom-poms from one bowl
to the other.
|
| Art: Print-making | ||
| Objectives | Materials | Method |
| Exposure to various art mediums | Finger paints Paper Cookie Sheet |
Using just two
colors, squirt several blobs on the cookie sheet. Let the child move the paint around, mixing it together and creating patterns. Place a piece of paper over the paint and then remove it. |
Day 3
