1
Use a simple board game or ball. Practice waiting and saying "your turn" and "my turn".
20 min
2
Spread shaving cream or sand on a tray. Children trace letters with their fingers.
15 min
3
Show emotion face cards. Children match the emotion to a scenario card.
15 min
4
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
5
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
6
Provide objects of different sizes. Children arrange them from smallest to biggest.
15 min
7
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
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