Extended Closure Learning Activities:

COGNITIVE ACTIVITIES:

*Read to your child daily

*Sing Songs with your child daily 

*Help your child recognize letters of the alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colors on common household items (grocery packaging, computer keyboards, appliances, etc.)

*Help your child count using common household items

FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES:

*Play-doh activities - Google homemade dough recipes to make dough at home

*Scribbling, writing, coloring, painting

*Tearing paper - Give children old bills, newspaper, old magzines and have them tear paper 

*Tape/Stickers - Children love playing with tape and putting stickers on paper/walls

GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITES:

*Hopping and jumping in place (while counting)

*Marching around a room while singing and/or counting

*Dancing and moving to music

SELF-HELP ACTIVITIES:

*Help children clean-up what they've messed up by playing games with them (ex. clean-up within a certain time frame by counting to 20; clean-up before you finish a stanza to a song)

*Hand-washing (at least 20 seconds) while singing the alphabet song, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, or Happy Birthday Song.

COMMUNICATION:

*Talk with your child about his/her day, what they've watched on television, etc. using 'wh' questions (Who, What, When, Where)

*When reading to your child, stop and ask questions about the pictures, colors, shapes on the page. Ask him/her to predict what may happen as you continue to read.

*Encourage the use of words and/or vocalizations when children ask for items.  Encourage some type of response each time.

Useful Websites: 

ABC MOUSE.COM

GONOODLE.COM

STARFALL.COM

ABCya

BLIPPIE

Storyline Online

If you have any additional questions or concerns during this extended school closure, please email me.  I hope to see everyone soon!