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GODDARD at home

F.L.EX.® DAILY ACTIVITY PLANS

PRESCHOOL & PRE-KINDERGARTEN

TRAVEL & TRANSPORTATION WEEK 7 • DAY 4

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morning meeting

ACTIVITY Discuss with your child how people move from one location to another. For example, you could list cars, trucks, bicycles, boats, scooters and even your feet! Ask what mode of transportation your child likes the best.

Let’s listen to a story about cars. Try the read aloud If I Built a Car by Chris Van Dusen or any book relating to transportation.

LEARNING SKILLS Engaging in conversations

Materials Book or read aloud

Greeting

ACTIVITY Begin the day with positive energy; start your day with a big smile and a “Good morning” to your child!

Have your little one place his or her hands on top of his or her head with fingers laced. Have your child take a deep breath as he or she raises his or her hands into the air (like he or she is filling up a beach ball overhead). See if your child can take an additional quick breath to get a little bit more air into the ball. Hold it for three seconds, if possible. After that, ask your child to slowly release the air out of the pretend beach ball. As it deflates, his or her hands should drop back down to his or her head. See if he or she can make a whistling sound as the air is released from the pretend beach ball. Repeat this three times.

LEARNING SKILLS Regulating emotions and behaviors

Materials N/A

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Pre-Exploration

ACTIVITY To prepare for a game, ask your child to write his or her name on sticky notes. Write one letter on each sticky note. When finished, hide each of the sticky notes around the house.

LEARNING SKILLS Writing name, using writing tools

Materials Sticky notes or paper and tape, marker, crayon or pencil

Purposeful Exploration

ACTIVITY Let’s try a name scavenger hunt. Ask your child to search for each letter of his or her name until it is complete. After, have your child practice writing his or her name.

LEARNING SKILLS Demonstrating travel skills, writing name

Materials Paper, pencil, pen, marker or crayon

Transition

ACTIVITY Ask your child to look out the window and count the number of vehicles he or she sees. Tally the number of vehicles that are green, red, blue, etc.

LEARNING SKILLS Counting

Materials Paper, crayons or markers

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ACTIVITY Try creating a friendship snack or trail mix with different snack items mixed together (cereal, raisins, nuts, crackers, etc.). Use this time to talk about the friends for whom you are thankful.

LEARNING SKILLS Engaging in conversations, expressing opinions

Materials Mixed snack items

transition

ACTIVITY How many arm circles can you do in one minute? Encourage your child to try forward and backward arm circles.

LEARNING SKILLS Demonstrating gross motor skills

Materials N/A

mealtime

post Exploration

ACTIVITY Continue with the sticky-note game. It’s your turn, mom and dad!

LEARNING SKILLS N/A

Materials Sticky notes, pencil, crayon

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ACTIVITY Let’s explore bubbles! Use bubble solution or make your own to create bubbles (mix dish soap and water). How big is your bubble? How many bubbles can you make? How far do they travel?

LEARNING SKILLS Using scientific inquiry

Materials Bubble mixture, bubble wand

rest time

ACTIVITY It’s time to relax. Establish a routine before rest time that supports your child in calming his or her body and settling the mind.

LEARNING SKILLS N/A

Materials N/A

outside time

learning lab

ACTIVITY Sprinkle some flour on a cookie sheet and encourage your child to write his or her name or make prints in the flour. Try drawing a car or truck for fun. Can you write “car” in the flour?

LEARNING SKILLS Demonstrating fine motor skills

Materials Flour, cookie sheet or pan

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child’s choice

ACTIVITY Use this time to allow your child to complete an activity of his or her choice.

LEARNING SKILLS N/A

Materials N/A

transition

ACTIVITY Try playing red light, green light as you transition to the next activity. One person can be the traffic light while the other stands at the other end of the room. When the traffic light says “Green,” the other person can come toward the light. When the traffic light says “Red,” STOP! Try variations such as hopping, crawling and twirling.

LEARNING SKILLS Demonstrating gross motor skills

Materials N/A