1
Provide pattern blocks and shape cards with outlines. Child fills the outline with matching blocks. Encourage them to create their own design afterwards.
15-30 min
2
Show emotion face cards. Children match the emotion to a scenario card.
15 min
3
Spread shaving cream or sand on a tray. Children trace letters with their fingers.
15 min
4
Show pairs of objects. Children identify if they are the same or different and explain why.
10 min
5
Jump on hopscotch squares while counting by 2s (2, 4, 6…). Repeat indoors using a number line. Time the child and try to beat their best time.
10-20 min
6
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
7
Give two groups of objects. Children decide which group has more and which has less.
15 min
8
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