Smart Activities
Smart Activities for your 3-, 4- & 5-year-old
Parents are the child's first teacher. Each moment you share together is a learning opportunity. Parents are teaching their children how to relate to others, how to communicate and how to be a lifelong learner.
Below are ideas to help parents get started:
Crayons and Paper
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Encourage your child to draw freely on paper.
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Encourage your child to draw different shapes or try and write the letters of his/her name.
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Find different textures and items (leaves, coins, cut up pieces of paper) that your child can use to create a rubbing. (Place items under the paper and use the side of the crayon.)
Books
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Reading is the most important thing you can do with your child.
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Identify the front and back of the book
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Identify the title, author and illustrator
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Point to words while you read
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Ask questions such as, "What happened?"; "Who did that?"; "What do you think will happen next?"
Playdough