We hope that the following suggestions/ideas will be helpful. Be creative and expand upon other activities your child will enjoy.
Please, limit screen time: this includes television, computer, video games, and phone usage.
care of self and care of environment
hand washing
wiping nose
blowing nose
use napkin
sweep floor
dusting
sorting clothes
folding laundry
empty waste baskets
water plants
clean and prepare fruit and vegetables
wash and dry dishes/put dishes in dish washer
set table and clear table
wash fingerprints off walls
mop up/clean up spills on floor/table
clean windows
make bed
grace and courtesy
how to open and close door quietly
how to be patient and wait turn
use please, thank you, you are welcome, I am sorry
practice waving or “just saying “bye” instead of hugs and/or hand shaking
sensorial activities
sort objects by color, size, shape
silent game – {1-2 minutes)
-listen to things heard during silence i.e. clock, airplane, fish tank, wind blowing
-challenge child to see how quietly he/she can do, an activity (set object down, walk, run, open/close door)
have child shut eyes or blind fold child – guess what tasting or smelling, i.e. apple or pear, cinnamon or ginger
small muscle or large muscle activities
string beads
puzzles
building sets – legos
board games
balance board
tunnel
sit and spin
jumping
language activities
talk with your child/have conversations
read stories/books together
play word games
listen for first sound in words
rhyming words
things that go together, i.e. apple, orange, banana/shirt, dress, pants
things that are opposite, i.e. big – little/tall – short
guess what games
“you can hold theses in your hands, and you can turn pages”- (it is a book)
“It is a rectangle that can open and close” – (it is a door)
find pictures or objects that begin with an initial sound
i.e. have child find objects in the house that begin with the “m” sound
writing activities
chalk board
plain, unlined paper
cookie sheet with thin layer of salt
(child can practice numbers, and/or letters and gently shake sheet to erase)
math activities
counting objects i.e. buttons, coins, legos
counting songs
dice games
dominoes
read page numbers in book
addition and /or subtraction with buttons, coins, legos, beans
make 10 bars by stringing 10 beads on a pipe cleaner, (can also make 1-9 bars the same way)
measuring, i.e. rulers, measuring cups, measuring spoons
art activities
crayons
markers
watercolor paints
play dough
clay
glue/paste – scraps of paper, fabric, stickers, toothpicks, etc. to make a collage
