1
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
2
Show emotion face cards. Children match the emotion to a scenario card.
15 min
3
Sit in a circle with a special object. Only the person holding it may speak. Pass it around.
10 min
4
Provide objects of different sizes. Children arrange them from smallest to biggest.
15 min
5
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
6
Place 5-10 small objects in a row. Show the child how to touch each object while counting aloud. Then ask them to count a different set of objects.
10-15 min
7
Set up cups and containers of different sizes. Children practice pouring water between them.
15 min
8
Place 3 apples in one group and 2 in another. Count both groups together to find the sum. Repeat with different objects and quantities up to 10.
15-20 min