Assignment: Due Thursday



Assignment: Due ThursdayDirections: For each activity, write two-three sentences why this would help (or hurt) the child’s development (physical, psychological, emotional etc.)Here is a fun preschool learning activity that you can use with your child to help develop them in these specific areas of growth.?Keep a collection of old magazines, newspapers or flyers that are full of images of people with different expressions etc.?They may find pictures of happy faces, sad faces, surprised faces, angry faces, scared faces and many more.?Make or buy your child some small pillows with different textures to play with.Set out some items that make noise; such as; a bell, a drum, two pan lids, a radio. Make a noise with the item and have your child tell you if the sound was loud or soft.Cover old phone books in paper (preferably using only one color).? Make sure that you wrap (or bind) the entire book. Lay them out on the floor for toddlers to use as low balance beams.Another great activity for children becoming familiar with spelling and simple reading or word recognition would be to have a few different images (4-6) out.You could have the child(ren) match the image to the word.Play catch.Play follow the leader.Cut out the shape of a bird and let the children glue feathers to the bird.Manipulating playdoughFinger painting or manipulating other liquids with the fingers and hands e.g. slushy mud, tomato sauce (ketchup) on a plateWheelbarrow walking, crab walking, hanging on playground apparatus to develop strength of the upper body.Call out a movement such as forward, backward, sideways, little steps, giant steps, like a cat, like an elephant, etc., and respond as quickly as possible.Tape down a square on the floor and encourage jumping just inside of it.Introduce them to a new personClapping along with the syllables in words developing and maintaining an effective and proper pencil grip Simple board games (Candyland or Chutes and Ladders)Read them a book. ................
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