1
Use a simple board game or ball. Practice waiting and saying "your turn" and "my turn".
20 min
2
Show emotion face cards. Children match the emotion to a scenario card.
15 min
3
Start with the three primary colors. Mix red and blue, then blue and yellow, then red and yellow. Name each result. Ask what other combinations the child wants to try.
20-30 min
4
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
5
Give two groups of objects. Children decide which group has more and which has less.
15 min
6
Set up cups and containers of different sizes. Children practice pouring water between them.
15 min
7
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
8
Use two-color counters to explore how numbers can be split. For example, show that 5 = 3 + 2 and 5 = 4 + 1. Record each combination on a number bond diagram.
15-25 min