1
Read a word aloud and ask the child to think of a rhyming word. Use picture cards to make it more concrete. Celebrate each correct rhyme with a high-five.
10-20 min
2
Fill a tray with sand, salt, or shaving cream. Call out a letter and have the child write it in the sensory medium. Shake the tray to erase and start again.
15-20 min
3
Hold up each sight word card for 3 seconds. Child reads it aloud. Make two piles: known and still-learning. Revisit the still-learning pile at the end.
10-15 min
4
Plant a fast-growing seed (beans work well). Each day, measure growth and draw what is observed. Discuss what plants need to grow: light, water, soil.
10 min/day over 2 weeks
5
Use a simple board game or ball. Practice waiting and saying "your turn" and "my turn".
20 min
6
Show pairs of objects. Children identify if they are the same or different and explain why.
10 min
7
Set up cups and containers of different sizes. Children practice pouring water between them.
15 min
8
Give two groups of objects. Children decide which group has more and which has less.
15 min