CALENDAR Meaningful Moments (Preschool-aged) Slow-down Mealtime Talking Wiggle Think Follow-me Sensory Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Have your child help Using red, yellow, and Play A Game! Read a story Shape Hunt Explore the spice set the table, have blue paint, mix paint to Take turns hiding a together and then Cosmic Kids Yoga Find 2D/3D shapes create new colors; cabinet! Sort into 2 them “estimate” how small object and make up a different (YouTube) in your house and have your child show groups – smells they many will attend finding it ending identify them you how to recreate like/dislike dinner one of their colors. Penguin Race Try some new When going to a Speed Scribble Learn/memorize a Find an object to use Blow up balloons, foods—have your different part of the Be brave and show Find a fast song and Nursery Rhyme as a unit of measure put one between child pick three food house, challenge interest in how they have you child (Humpty Dumpty, (paperclip, shoe, your legs and keep it items, try them all, your child to walk are playing by draw/scribble fast, Baa Baa Black marker) and practice there while racing to and then pick a like a… (bear, crab, playing with them! repeat with slow Sheep) measuring the finish line favorite new food fly like a bird, etc.) music Freeze Dance! During play, expand Make Bubbles! Letter Hunt Cup Towers During a meal take Play a Game! Put on a song and ideas and narrate (6 C water, 1 C dish Search the As a family build cup turns asking “What’s “Simon Says” or when someone actions (e.g., child says, soap, ¼ C corn syrup, house/street/signs “shh baby is sleeping,” stir slow) Experiment towers using paper, your favorite…” “Red Light, Green stops the song to find the first letter you respond “Oh she’s with different tools to plastic, or real cups questions Light” everyone has to in their name sleeping she must be blow bubbles with “FREEZE!” tired… I wonder why” (pipe cleaner, jar ring) Go on a walk and Balloon Play Using unpaired In the kitchen today Imitation Play Paint using slightly Dress up and act out use descriptive Blow up a balloon, socks pull out Tupperware Notice what your blown up balloons, a classic story language to play don’t touch the (folded/unfolded) containers and let child doing, experiment with together (3 Little describe interesting ground using only find matches and your child match the (sounds/actions/in pressure and size of Pigs, Goldilocks) objects your child hands, then only describe patterns lids play) and copy them circles notices feet and colors Play “I Spy” in the Go on a walk and Create your own Focus today on Let your child dress up fridge, cabinet, or Practice rhyming make a list/visual Play A Game! Memory game (use being on the same with your clothes, pantry; have your and don’t be afraid documenting all the accessories, or shoes; Hide and Seek or child-suggested level as your child, child find ingredients to make up silly sounds you hear identify clothes, colors, Sardines pictures, shapes, and share face-to- you need to help words! (draw pictures, make count buttons/pockets letters), then play! face interactions make the meal list, etc) #wylearnathome.