1
Check the weather each morning for one week. Record temperature, sky conditions, and precipitation. At the end of the week, discuss weather patterns observed.
5-10 min/day over 5 days
2
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
3
Spread shaving cream or sand on a tray. Children trace letters with their fingers.
15 min
4
Sit in a circle with a special object. Only the person holding it may speak. Pass it around.
10 min
5
Show the child each letter card. Ask them to say the letter name and its sound. Clap when they find an object in the room that starts with that sound.
10-15 min
6
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
7
Set up cups and containers of different sizes. Children practice pouring water between them.
15 min
8
Provide objects of different sizes. Children arrange them from smallest to biggest.
15 min