Week 13 Empowering range County Head Start, Inc. Children & Home Lesson Plan Families Preschool 3-5 Years MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Math Cognitive Cognitive/Fine Motor Cognitive/Fine Motor Large Motor Measuring Follow Your Nose Little Chef Coupon Cutter Obstacle Course Measure your child using a piece Remove the coupon section from Be creative with the things inside of yarn/string. Cut the yarn so Cut up an egg carton and Your child has many skills that the sale flyer of your grocery store. Explain that coupons help and outside of your house. Set up that it is the same size as them. place a cotton ball in each he can use to help prepare at least ten obstacle courses for Ask a question that will meals. When planning meals you buy food for less money and section. Find different scents your child to go through, such as: encourage them to measure the think about ways your child can that if they cut coupons that you around the house and put a • A table to crawl under things around them and say, help, such as: need, you will be able to save few drops on each piece of money. Find a small pair of • A tunnel to walk through "I wonder what is taller, you or • Cutting soft items (bread, cotton (for example perfume, children’s scissors (very dull) and • Stairs to climb the table?" Help them hold the tomatoes, fruits) with a dull vanilla extract, orange juice, show them how to hold them and • Pillows to crawl over string up to different items to knife, under supervision peanut butter, and shaving cut the coupons out. If they • A line to balance on compare. Tell them what you • Pulling (husking corn, plucking cream). Tell your child that you haven't used scissors very often, • A hallway/walkway to hop along see,"You are much taller than the parsley or cilantro leaves) they can practice by cutting strips table, aren’t you!" are going to play a “smelling • Washing vegetables and fruits of paper first and may need your Every course will look a little game” with them. Have child Challenge: Measure large things • Removing seeds from melons to help position their fingers and different. When you have your close their eyes. Ask them to like a car, or the kitchen floor. or green peppers hold the paper as they cut. Bring course ready, have your child Ask them, "How many of you is guess what they smell. One at • Stirring mixes the coupons with you to the follow you through it one time this floor?" Help them lay the a time, hold a scented cotton • Kneading dough grocery store and let them help slowly, explaining what you are string end-to-end to figure it out ball up to child's nose. Let Try and incorporate your child’s you pick the food. Tell the doing. Then, try it again a little and say,"The kitchen floor is four them smell it and make a skills into your next meal. You checker that they cut out the faster. The third time, see if your times longer than you", or "Your guess. will find that they are a great coupons for you. This will make child can remember what to do body can go across the floor four help! them feel very important! without you!

times!" Challenge: Let your child help Challenge: Talk about the amount of money each coupon will save Challenge: Have your child help you think of some more scents Challenge: As your child gets you design the course. Your child is older, and has more experience and if your store doubles around the house. Help them practicing all sorts of skills like helping you in the kitchen, think coupons, explain how that works. create some more cotton balls Use coins to show what each balancing, jumping, and walking of new skills they can try. and let them play the game amount looks like. Learning to cut backward. They are also learning Your child is getting a chance to with someone else. Your child with scissors strengthens the words like “over,” “under,” and strengthen their muscles and is learning to explore with their muscles in their hands and helps “through,” and about following work on their coordination and senses! in writing skills. directions. hand skills. 1 Week 13 Preschool 3-5 Years Empowering range County Head Start, Inc. Children & Home Lesson Plan Families MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY

Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Spin Jumping Step on a Crack! Run Away From the Monster Family Limbo Simon Says This is a great game for getting a child to listen carefully before they Tie several old socks, dish Have you ever tried to walk Kids love a game of chase, Supplies respond. When they learn the towels, scarves or rags without stepping on any cracks especially with a parent or •Broom/Pole rules, it will be fun to play it with together to make a “rope” that •Music Source in the sidewalk? How about other adult they trust. A game other children, if possible.

is about four feet long. At the trying to step only on the of running from a “scary” 1. Get your child/children to stand Activity end, make a heavy knot or put cracks? Try either of these monster will involve much facing you. How low can you go? a small ball in the sock at the activities the next time you squealing with delight. Check 2. Tell them that they should copy This is a fun activity that the end so that the end has a take a walk with your child. in with the child to ensure they your orders only if you first say entire family can join in to do weight to it. Stand in the are okay with the "monster". the words “Simon Says”. together inside or outside. Use middle of a room or other Challenge: Try hopping on the You may want to try an animal 3. Tell them that they are out of your imagination when it comes the game if they follow an order space where you can spin cracks, landing on only one to replace the monster. Allow to using objects under which that doesn't begin with "Simon around and around, keeping foot when you see a crack in your child a turn of being the everyone must go under without says," or if they don't do what your feet in about the same the sidewalk. Your child is one who is the their hands touching the floor. Simon says they should do. place. Hold the rope in one using their muscles to take monster/animal. Objects could include a pool 4. Begin by saying something like hand and bend down as you large steps and jumps. They noodle, a broom, or a rope. "Simon says, put your finger on spin so that the rope is are learning to control their Skills developed your nose.” swinging out from you, and movements and keep their Running, dodging and agility. 5. Then check to see if everyone touching/very close to the balance. has put their finger on their nose. ground. Let your child practice 6. Give another order such as, "Simon says, stand on one foot." jumping over the “rope” as Check again. you spin around, and count 7. Continue giving orders. Mix it each time they jump over the up and say something like "Raise

rope. See how many times in your right hand," without saying

a row they can jump over the "Simon says" first.

rope and let child set a record 8. If someone puts up their right

they try to beat the next time. hand, then they are out of the game. Challenge: Let child spin the 9. Play until one person is left. That is the winner. rope for you to jump over too! 10. Let that person give the commands for the next round.

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Cognitive/Fine Motor Social/Emotional Language/ Literacy Social/Emotional Cognitive/Fine Motor Sing and Brush Memory Game Story Sharing I Spy Dear Friend Think of a person that your child likes and ask your child if they It is important to teach your Use a tray/box lid that will hold Make up stories with your child Did you ever play this game as several items in plain view. Find want to write a letter to that child good tooth brushing by letting them fill in words as a child? Look around your person. Get a piece of paper and a five toys or objects that your child you go along. For example, start habits while they are still house and choose an item pencil and ask your child what they is familiar with, such as crayons, by saying, young. Twice a day, your child that you spy. Say, I spy, with would like to say in the letter. As keys, an apple, a toy car and a "Once upon a time, there was a should be spending about three spoon. Show your child all of the my little eye, something your child talks, write their words family who lived in a ______" minutes brushing their teeth. A toys, and tell them you are going beginning with the letter down on the paper, exactly as they and let your child fill in a word. good way to help them get in to take one item away while they “M” (or any other letter). Make say them. Write slowly and clearly Then keep going with the story, this habit is to sing a song are not looking and have them the sound of the letter, The and say the sounds of the letters "In the family was a mother, and while they are brushing. Find a guess which one you took away. letter M makes the sound as you write them. Sometimes your who else?"______. child may want to write the letter song that has a lot of verses Let child look at all of the toys on Mmm, Mmm. Do you see the tray for a minute, then ask "This family decided to go on a themselves. It’s okay at this age if and start singing it as they start something that starts with an them to cover their eyes while you trip to ______". they don't spell the words brushing their teeth. Child will “Mmm” sound? This is a great remove one item. Hide the item And continue like this, letting correctly, as this experience is for know it is time to stop when game to play in the car, on a behind your back and let child look your child make the story similar fun as well as learning. When you the song is over. Talk to child at the tray again. See if they can to real life, or a silly make - walk, or even when you are are finished, ask your child if they about brushing every tooth, guess which item you took away. believe story. stuck in line at the grocery would like to draw a picture to add front and back. At this age, it is Make it challenging by starting store! to the letter. After the letter is a good idea for you to help with more items. Let your child Challenge: Let your child make stamped and addressed, you can them for the last minute to put items on the tray and you up the whole story. Write down Challenge: Have your child put it in the mailbox together, or go to the post office and mail it! make sure that all of the areas guess the item(s) they removed. their words and read the story Spy with his little eye and Challenge: Take away 1-3 items of their teeth and gums are back to them. Let child draw have you guess! for child to guess and remember Challenge: Have your child trace or clean. If you do this with them pictures to go with the story if You child is learning that at same time. Your child is write their name at the bottom of a number of times, they will get they want. Have another person every letter makes a sound. learning social skills and self- the letter. Your child is learning read their story, too. Telling in the habit of taking a little confidence when playing a game They are learning to listen for that words are a great way to stories with your child will help longer and doing a great job. with you, following rules, taking beginning sounds in words communicate with others. They are them learn about words, turns and correctly guessing the which will help them as they learning letters and words in a way language and listening. items. learn to read. that is interesting and fun.

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Motor/Outside Outside / Science Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Mother May I Game Find and count Bug Hunt Create an Obstacle Course Freeze Dance Family Limbo More than 2 people must play. 1. Name someone as “Mother.” If Math and science together is a Use what you have in your Play some of you child's How low can you go? “Mother” is a boy you can use fun activity. Make a quick yard or home to make it fun. favorite kid songs. At random This is a fun activity that the "Captain" instead of "Mother". check list of creepy crawlers intervals, hit pause, entire family can join in to do 2. "Mother" stands on the other Ideas can include going down together inside or outside. side of room/lawn and should be and tally up what you found. the slide, doing five jumping challenging your child to far enough away to make the jacks, riding their tricycle in "freeze" when the music stops. Use your imagination when it game interesting but close enough 1. Gather your materials. You two circles and running across comes to using objects under that everyone can hear. will need a clip board, a the yard. which everyone must go under 3. The "Mother" selects a child at marker and a piece of paper. without their hands touching random, or in order, and gives a Grab a magnifying glass and a the floor. Objects could include command like, "Take 5 baby steps plastic jar if you want, to a pool noodle, a broom, or a forward". collect what you find. rope. 4. Child must respond “Mother, 2. Make a simple check list may I?”

5. "Mother" then says, "Yes." with bugs you normally find in 6. Child then takes 5 baby steps your yard. It’s okay if you forward. don’t find some of the things 7. If the child forgets to ask on your list. Take your child’s "Mother may I?" and moves suggestions but fill in some forward, they must go back to the gaps if all they suggest are starting line. lions, and tigers and bears! 8. Mother then commands the (Unless you have those in your next child to take steps forward. yard.) (Repeat Steps 3-7)

9. Children try to reach "Mother" 3. Make little check marks for first. the bugs/ creatures you find. 10. First child to reach"Mother" 4. You can count how many wins and becomes the new ants you see. "Mother" and game starts again. • Mix up the commands: take giant or baby steps, skip, cartwheel, hop, walk like animals.

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Social / Literacy Cognitive/Fine Motor Language/ Literacy Creative/Language Science Goop Make a List Paper towel roll chute Nursery Rhymes And Songs Sock Puppets Set up this goop-making activity to

enable your child to experience the Involve your child in the process of Tape a cardboard paper towel Sit with your child and repeat Grab a few old socks, draw medium in multiple ways. getting things done to strengthen roll to the wall (or a toilet Nursery Rhymes. Pronounce faces on the tops with a fabric Goop Ingredients their pre-reading skills! Sit down at paper roll) and encourage your each word clearly. • 16 oz. container of Cornstarch the table with your child and tell marker and have a puppet • Up to 1 cup of water them you need to make a list. It child to drop cotton balls , show with your child! You can • Liquid watercolors or food doesn’t matter what type of list it small balls or other objects into Humpty Dumpty let them slide the socks on coloring (optional) is, it can be a list for things that it. Watch how quickly they Humpty Dumpty sat on the their hands to use, too. Goop Supplies you need to do around the house, catch on and have fun with wall, Humpty Dumpty had a As you talk with your child • Big tub for mixing grocery store, or a list of errands. this "into-the-chute" game! great fall! All the King’s horses place the puppet on your hand • Spoons, little bowls, toys for As you write the list, speak and Add additional chutes to and all the King’s men, and slowly move your hand playing, scooping, and filling write slowly and clearly, and sound increase the difficulty. The Couldn’t put Humpty together side to side, up and down to How to Make Goop out each of the letters aloud as you can color the paper towel rolls again! have your child track the 1. Set up a large container such as write them. Number the items on before taping it to the wall. Incy Wincy Spider: a plastic tub. the list. Take this list with you as movement with their eyes. 2. There are two ingredients in this you and your child go through the Incy Wincy spider climbed up recipe: cornstarch and water. If day. Cross off items that you have the water spout, Down came you don’t have the same quantities finished. Ask your child to help you the rain and washed the spider as mentioned, the ratio is one part remember! out. Out came the suns, and water and two parts cornstarch. dried up all the rain, so Incy 3. Pour one 16 oz. container of Challenge: Ask your child to find Wincy spider climbed up the cornstarch into the tub. the items and cross them off. You spout again! 4. Pour almost all of water on the may need to give them hints: cornstarch, around 3/4 cups. Mix "Butter starts with a “Buh” sound, the water and cornstarch together so you are looking for a word that with your hands. Add the rest of starts with a 'B.'" Your child is the water to make the consistency learning that words are useful tools more liquid. Play with the ratio. that can help us every day and 5. Add food coloring or liquid how letters are formed and how watercolors to make it colorful. words are written.

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Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Motor/Outside Color Run Neighborhood Search Back Yard Toy Wash Balance Your Body Ride Bike Day

On a driveway, sidewalk, or in Prepare a list ahead of time of Have your child gather their Tape a line on the floor in Whether it’s a tricycle, a a park, color four areas (draw items to search for as you and toy cars, trucks, bikes, dolls different ways (zig zag, curvy balance bike, a bike with circles or squares) with your child take a walk through and other toys, and use water or straight) and have your training wheels, or a different colors of chalk. Call your neighborhood. See if they and soap to wash them. child walk along it, trying to two-wheeler; get some fresh out a color and have your child can spot a stop sign, a blue balance their best. Can they do air and cruise the run to that colored area. flower, something with a tail, it forward and how about neighborhood with your child. something round, a fire walking backward? Continue to call out different hydrant, etc. colors in varying order. Check off the items on the list or use your phone to take pictures to review later.

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