Pre School Approaches to Learning
After completing an activity please fill out the Activity Completion Log.
Make a daily/weekly schedule:
Work with your child on creating a schedule or ‘to-do’ list. Designate a certain amount of the day to work on their at home activities or school work. You could add certain small chores and tasks to the schedule to create a routine for them while they are not in school.
AL.2 PK.E Retain and recall information presented over a short period of time.
Activity: Sing with your child their favorite song or nursery rhyme. Sing it again only this time stop occasionally and have them fill in the missing word.
AL.1 PK.A Explore and ask questions to seek meaningful information about a growing range of topics, ideas, and tasks.
Activity: Fruit Slippers
Materials: ziplock bag, dull or plastic knife, soft fruit, drinking straw
Directions:
1. Have the materials ready before you begin the activity. Explain that you would like them to help you make a snack. Be sure to wash hands before beginning.
2. Explain each step as you go. Encourage your child to perform as many of the actions as possible.
3. Have your child cut a slice of fruit into small chunks.
4. Next, place the fruit in the bag and seal it. Invite them to squeeze and squish the fruit inside the bag.
5. When finished, open a corner of the bag and have your child use the straw to drink the juice.
6. Ask questions such as: “how does it feel?” “What does it taste/smell like?” Focus on your child’s answers and expand the conversation.
Making Memories – Work with your child to make a memory book about events in their life. Talk about the events as you share photos or draw pictures about the events. This helps your child learn to relate information about their past experiences.
Plan and Build – When building with your child, encourage them to think about what they would like to build and plan first before they build. Model this by drawing a picture of what you are going to build then building it. As they are planning and building with their blocks, ask your child open ended questions which will help them in their planning as well as describing their creations.