1
Give the child a clipboard and shape checklist. Walk around the house or classroom to find real-world examples of circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles.
15-25 min
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
Use a simple board game or ball. Practice waiting and saying "your turn" and "my turn".
20 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
Show pairs of objects. Children identify if they are the same or different and explain why.
10 min
6
Show emotion face cards. Children match the emotion to a scenario card.
15 min
7
Provide objects of different sizes. Children arrange them from smallest to biggest.
15 min
8
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