We are learning Science Thinking and Technology
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Play Animal Charades with your family. Take turns choosing an animal, acting out the animal's movement, and see who can guess what animal is being demonstrated. Add animal sound and music to the activity. Use the internet or a book to find and practice the sign for the names, sounds, and movements of the animals in the game.
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Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg. This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers.
We are learning Social Emotional Development
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With your child, plant flower or vegetable seeds in a soil filled cup or the garden. Talk about what living things need to grow (minerals, food, air, water, sun). Remember to water and tend to your plant. Watch it grow and change. Allow your child to touch and feel the dirt, water and seeds throughout the process. For families who are learning a language, create labels and signs in both languages. Describe the changes you see with rich language and descriptive words. Create a visual story of the plants growth or the planting process.
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The Enormous Potato by Aubrey Davis. Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming.
We are learning Scientific Thinking and Technology
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Cut open some fruits and vegetables and look for seeds. Talk about why fruits and vegetables are part of a healthy diet. Provide an opportunity to smell, taste, and feel the fruit. Talk about the different foods your child can and cannot eat and why. Use pictures and words to label where the food can be kept in the home.
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Tops & Bottoms by Janet Stevens. If You Hold a Seed by Elly MacKay.
We are learning Language and Literacy
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Ask your child to think about animals that travel on land, in water, or on land and water. Draw a picture of land and water and have your child draw a picture of the animals according to where they travel. Talk about why they live in that habitat. Provide pictures or toys animals for your child to handle and play with. Talk about where they live and why.
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Fish Eyes: A Book You Can Count On by Lois Ehlert. On The Farm by David Elliott.