Thursday
Hope everyone has been having fun with this week's animal activities so far! Check out what we have for today! Lots of great options.
You can try all the activities if you want or just pick the one that interests you the most. The most important thing is to have fun!
You can try all the activities if you want or just pick the one that interests you the most. The most important thing is to have fun!
1. Handwriting Formation Review (Straight Line Letters)
Get a small container or cookie tray. Fill it with some kind of material that can be “written in” (e.g., sand, salt, flour, oatmeal, hair gel,
shaving cream-whatever you have at home)
and have your child use their finger, a paintbrush, closed marker, or anything that they can hold in their alligator fingers to make the letters.
Remind them to use the correct formation.
If you use sand, salt, flour, or oatmeal, hair gel, save it in a baggie or in the container to use again next week)
shaving cream-whatever you have at home)
and have your child use their finger, a paintbrush, closed marker, or anything that they can hold in their alligator fingers to make the letters.
Remind them to use the correct formation.
If you use sand, salt, flour, or oatmeal, hair gel, save it in a baggie or in the container to use again next week)
L- “Start at the top, Big Line Straight Down, Little Line across the Bottom
F- “Start at the top, Big Line Straight Down, Frog Jump Up, Little Line across the Top, Frog Jump, Little Line across the Middle.”
E- “Start at the top, Big Line Straight Down, Frog Jump Up, Little Line across the Top, Frog jump, Little Line across the Middle, Frog jump,
Little Line across the Bottom.”
Little Line across the Bottom.”
H- “Start at the top, Big Line Straight Down, Frog Jump Up to the Top, Big Line Straight Down, Frog jump, Little Line across the Middle.”
I- “Start at the top in the Center, Big Line Straight Down, Frog Jump Up, Little Line across the Top, Frog jump, Little Line across the Bottom.”
U- “Start at the top, Big Line Straight Down, Curve at the Bottom and Straight Line back to the Top.”
2. Math: Count and Sort Animals
- Look around your house to see how many different “animals” you can find and collect
(e.g., stuffed animals, toy animals, Lego animals, etc.).
(e.g., stuffed animals, toy animals, Lego animals, etc.).
- Once you’ve made your animal collection, count how many animals you found
(Note**If you found a lot of animals, you may need someone to help you count the higher numbers.
Ask a parent or an older sibling for help!)
(Note**If you found a lot of animals, you may need someone to help you count the higher numbers.
Ask a parent or an older sibling for help!)
- Try sorting your animals in different ways using some of the ideas below
(or come up with your own idea of how you can sort them)
(or come up with your own idea of how you can sort them)
- Where they live
- Color
- Size
- How many legs they have
- How they move (e.g., walk, run, swim, fly, etc.)
- Have Fun!
3. Fine Motor Fun- Save the Animals
Find a set of animal toys around your house.
(If you cannot find animals, this can work with any kind of toys.)
Place rubber bands around the animals and have your child “Save the animals” by removing the rubber
bands using their alligator fingers. If you do not have rubber bands, use tape around them or tape them
to a surface. The goal of this activity is to help strengthen their fine motor muscles and have fun.
(If you cannot find animals, this can work with any kind of toys.)
Place rubber bands around the animals and have your child “Save the animals” by removing the rubber
bands using their alligator fingers. If you do not have rubber bands, use tape around them or tape them
to a surface. The goal of this activity is to help strengthen their fine motor muscles and have fun.
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