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Play Together: Samantha Says (“Hh”)

Play “Simon Says.” as children repeat an action only when they hear a word beginning with the letter /h/ sound.

Play Together: Seed, Seed, Sprout!

Follow the rules for the game “Duck, Duck, Goose” but change the words to “Seed, Seed, Sprout.”

Play Together: Sink or Float Musical Chairs

Stop the music and have children sit on a chair. Have them grab a ball from under their chair and test whether it will sink or float.

Play Together: Sound Detectives

Give children the opportunity to become “sound detectives” by having guess what object makes a sound they hear.

Play Together: Train Time

Have groups act out different characters (trains) from The Little Engine That Could. Find a hill or a low ramp to use as the mountain.

Play Together: Volume Control

Play a game with children where they raise and lower the volume of their voices. Use cardboard remote controls to adjust others’ volumes.

Play Together: Who Took the Potato?

Play this adaptation of “Doggie, Doggie, Your Bone is Gone” to help children build listening skills.

Play Together: “X” Marks the Spot

Have children play the letter card game to get to the “X” spot.

Preparing Dinner

Invite children to make their own version of bee-bim-bop to serve for dinner. Instruct them on how to set a table to serve the meal.

Puppet Play, Unit 2, Week 3

Have children act out the story of Mouse Paint as you introduce concepts such as character and dialogue.

“Quack’s Apples” #3 (PEEP game)

Help children slant the sticks with Quack so that the apples roll down the hill and into the pond.

Read Together: A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds #2

Reread the story and focus children on different ways a seed can travel from one place to another.

Recite Together: “Ten Little Monkeys”

Together recite the familiar chant “Ten Little Monkeys” using finger actions to help the children count down from ten.

Retelling: Who Sank the Boat?

Encourage children to use the puppets they made in the Art Center to retell the story.

Road Obstacles

Have children construct a long winding highway. Challenge them to include various obstacles that the cars and trucks must go around.

Road Tunnels

Invite children to build a road and tunnels structure. Explain that some roads go through tunnels sometimes so the roads can go underwater.

Role Play “It’s Red! It’s Green!”

Invite children to act out the African folktale featured in the video Between the Lions “It’s Red! It’s Green!”

Role Play “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”

Provide props for children to recreate scenes from the book Row, Row, Row Your Boat.

Small Group: Off to the Library

Have children take a trip to the pretend library.

Sound Box

Explore and create sounds with your child while using everyday objects.

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