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Week 7Home Lesson Plan

Preschool 3-5 YearsMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Cognitive/Fine Motor Social/Emotional Cognitive/Fine Motor Social/Emotional MathLeaf Rubbing Supplies • Real leaves • Paper (thin or lightweight) • Crayons or oil pastels Activity 1. Collect leaves of various shapes and sizes. Use fresh leaves or dried fallen ones. 2. Place a leaf with its bottom side facing up. 3. Put a sheet of paper over the leaf. 4. Rub the side of a crayon gently on the area over the leaf. As you do this, you'll see the colored areas start to take the shape of the leaf. 5. Rub over the entire leaf and continue until you've rubbed over the entire leaf. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Hide and Seek Play hide and seek with a favorite toy of your child’s. Take turns hiding it and then looking for it. Describe while searching such as, “Is it under the table? or "On the couch?" and, "Oh here it is by the lamp.” Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Stringing Cereal Supplies • String • O shaped cereal Activity String some “O” shaped multi grain cereal onto a string together. Your child can then eat the cereal. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Blue Day Have a “blue” day. Wear something blue. Find things in your home or outside that are blue. Have a blue snack (blueberries, milk with blue food coloring, etc.). Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Sorting Supplies • Deck of cards Activity Sort a deck of cards together with your child. Extend the game by sorting by numbers and then by colors and by shapes/suits. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

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Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/OutsideObstacle Course Create an obstacle course. Use different types of items to walk on, walk around, crawl under, jump over etc., and make an obstacle course using those items. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Kick Bowling Switch up regular bowling outside by having your child use different sizes of balls to knock down different objects such as empty bottles or empty paper towels rolls. Benefits: This activity develops hand-eye coordination, gross motor control, and the ability to track moving objects. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Long Jump Ask your child how far they can jump? Challenge them outdoors by having them jump on lines made by painters tape on the floor or outdoors on grass or in the sand. Make it a game! Join in along with your child and see who can jump the furthest. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Chalk obstacle course Supplies Chalk Activity Write out a variety of gross motor movements in a sequence (like you would hop scotch). For instance: 1. Jump like a bunny 3 times, 2. Hold a tree pose on one side, 3. Walk on your hands and feet, 4. Jump on one foot, 5. Hold tree pose on the other side, 6. Jump on the opposite foot, 7. Twirl 2 times 8. Jump up and try touch the sky 4 times. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Sensory scavenger hunt Collect items you’re sure to find outside or around the park (wood chips, dandelions, leaves, pebbles) and affix them to a piece of paper using tape. Once you have all the items taped, show your child the paper and have them look for those items outside or at the park. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

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Week 8Home Lesson Plan

Preschool 3-5 YearsMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Cognitive/Fine Motor Social/Emotional Language/ Science Social/Emotional Cognitive/Fine MotorButtons and Zippers Give your child an adult sweater with large buttons to practice fastening and unfastening buttons. Have your child practice using a zipper. Place a jacket on the floor and show them how to zip it up and undo it. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Sink and Float Play a “sink or float” game with your child. In a container, sink or wading pool, gather a bunch of different items, and toys. Together, see which ones will sink or float. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Cutting Cutting practice: give your child some salad tongs to pick up objects and place into a container or bowl, or give your child a turkey baster to play with in the water to squeeze and suck up water and squirt. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Building Build a house together out of containers, a box, blocks etc. Use people or Barbie's to play in the house. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Smoothie Make “smoothicles” together. Make smoothies with 1 cup of milk, banana and berries. Then place into molds or you can use paper cups with a spoon for a handle. Freeze and enjoy on a hot day! Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

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Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/OutsideColor Run On a driveway, sidewalk, or in a park, color four areas (draw circles or squares) with different colors of chalk. Call out a color and have your child run to that colored area. Continue to call out different colors in varying order. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Neighborhood Search Prepare a list ahead of time of items to search for as you and your child take a walk through your neighborhood. See if they can spot a stop sign, a blue flower, something with a tail, something round, a fire hydrant, etc. Check off the items on the list or use your phone to take pictures to review later. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Sound Walk Not only is a sound walk entertaining, but it also allows children to become more aware of the world around them and heighten their sensory awareness- so they are learning and developing as they play! Materials: Paper Pencil Go outside and draw or write all the sounds you can hear. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Shapes in the Playground As you walk around the playground (or outside play structures) have your child find circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles from different angles in the playground. After you find a shape, take a picture of it and discuss it some more when you go inside. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Letter Hunt Go for a walk and look for letters, have your child name the letter. You can find them on stop signs, back of cars, name of streets, etc.) Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

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Week 9Home Lesson Plan

Preschool 3-5 YearsMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Cognitive/Fine Motor Social/Emotional Language/ Science Social/Emotional Creative ArtsTracing Have your child trace around stencils, or around objects like a jar lid, cookie cutter, key, ruler, or paper shapes. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Memory On a tray arrange 6-8 items, toys or small household items. Ask your child to study the items, then cover the tray with a towel and remove one item. Ask them to guess, “What’s missing?” Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Freeze Game Play “freeze”. Play some music and dance together. Then turn off the music and say,“Freeze!" or "Stop!” Turn the music back on and then say, “Go!” Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Color Scavenger Hunt: Choose a color and look for items that are the same color around the house and outside. Make a list of everything you found while saying the word. Keep your list for the next day and add to it. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Water Bottles Supplies • Clear water bottles with lid • Tape • Small colorful items such as beads, popcorn kernels, pom poms, etc. Activity: Add water and small objects to an empty clear water bottle. Seal the lid with tape so it can be safe for your child to play with. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

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Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/OutsideBalance Beam Supplies • Wood plank, rope or chalk Activity While outdoors, use a plank of wood, rope, or make a line with chalk on the ground or sidewalk. Have your child balance themselves on the wood beam, rope or line. When your child masters a straight line, add semi-circles or zigzags to add a bit more of a challenge. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Bean Bag Balance Have your child balance a bean bag on their head and walk from one straight point to another without dropping it. As they master the straight walk, move the points further apart or make the course a bit more challenging by adding zig zags or circles, or objects around which they have to maneuver. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Blanket Toss Have two or four children hold the corners of a blanket (or towel). Throw a beach ball onto the blanket and listen to the kids giggle as they bounce the ball up and catch it. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Family Limbo How low can you go? This is a fun activity that the entire family can join in to do together inside or outside. Use your imagination when it comes to using objects under which everyone must go under without their hands touching the floor. Objects could include a pool noodle, a broom, or a rope. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK

Alphabet Activity Supplies • Sidewalk chalk • Bean bag Activity Using sidewalk chalk, write the letters of the alphabet all around the ground outside, in no particular order. Ask your child to throw a bean bag and where the bean bag lands, they name that letter. Mix up the play activity by asking your child to name and then aim the bean bag to that letter to add a bit of challenge to the game. Literacy: Spend time together with a book/ talk about the book CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE A BOOK