Title: Float and Sink Age: 2-3 Year old Subject Area: PreScience Length of time for activity: 6-9 minutes The goal of this activity is to try an easy experiment and test your guess and also to learn what the words “float” and “sink” mean. Materials Needed: A container that holds water, such as the kitchen …
Title: Matching Game Age: 1-2 Year old Subject Area: PreMath Knowledge Standard 1 Length of time for activity: 3-6 minutes The goal of this activity is to help your child begin to observe the different characteristics of objects so as to pick those items which are alike. Materials Needed: Baggie Pairs of objects from around …
Title: Cheeseball PuzzleAge: 0-1 Year Old (11 – 12 month old)Subject Area: PreWriting (Knowledge Standard: PHD 1)Length of time for activity: 90 seconds BLOG Content The goal of this activity is to place an object into the single opening on the top of the Cheese ball container. This is a problem-solving skill that is an …
Title: Fun with NamesAge: 5 – 6 Year OldSubject Area: PreWriting (Knowledge Standard: FA 1 and PHD 1)Length of time for activity: 9-12 minutes BLOG Content When a child begins to write words, the first word he will enjoy writing is his own name. By providing tools to practice going up and down on each …
Length of time: 9-12 minutes Brain research shows that learning math is not just memorizing math facts when they get to school. Math learning begins in the home well before they enter the school room doors. During the early years, children begin to learn using concrete objects during play. They learn about: Number conceptsPatterns & …
Length of time: 3 – 6 minutes Early Learning Standards for Literacy Benchmark 1.2 child uses language to communicate ideas. Example: Coos, gurgles, smiles in response to stimulation. Plays simple imitation games like “Patty Cake”, “Twinkle, twinkles little star”. Imitates sounds or facial expressions of others. Gazes at pictures in books and pats individual pictures. …
Length of time: This is done a few minutes here or there, every day. In the State Early Learning Standards Developmental Domain: Infants can share the following: Smiles and shows pleasure when others talk to them Seeks attention and contact with people Expresses comfort or discomfort Vocalizes in response to sounds produced by others As …
Length of time: 90 seconds Writing Standards according to NAEYC: When looking for ways to develop the hand muscle so that your child’s hand is better equipped to handle all the writing that they will be doing in the classroom in the future, it is important to realize that simple things at each stage of …
Length of time for activity: approximately 3-5 minutes In the State Early Learning Standards, the School Readiness Indicator States: The entering kindergartner uses blocks, beads, or other materials to make and extend patterns. Benchmark 2.1: Uses the attributes of objects for comparison and patterning. Some of the Math and Science standards for Early Childhood overlap …
Length of time for activity: approximately 4-6 minutes In the State Early Learning Standards, the School Readiness Indicator States: The entering kindergartner uses blocks, beads, or other materials to make and extend patterns. Benchmark 2.1: Uses the attributes of objects for comparison and patterning. Materials Needed: ⦁ Bowl⦁ (2) of each: Various assortment of crackers …
