PRESCHOOL Week of June 22, 2020

Learning

Celebrating Father’s Day

Father’s Day Poem

I love you Dad, and all you doHere’s a big hug from me to you! Dad you’re so specialYou’re brave, strong, and smartThat is why I love youWith all my little heart!

Happy Father’s Day!

Perfect Father’s Day Card

Supplies:

• Craft Sticks – 7• Markers• Ribbon

Glue the craft sticks together to make a plaque for Dad. On the first two sticks, write “5 things I love about dad”. On each of the next sticks, tell your dad what you love about him. Decorate the plaque with your and Dad’s favorite colors and pictures.

*Activities should be done under the supervision of an adult or older sibling.

Making Music with Dad

Fill an assortment of glasses with varying levels of water. Line them up in order from least to most full. Give your child a wooden spoon (or instrument mallet), and invite her to experiment with the different sounds. Which glass makes the sound she likes best? Which makes the sound she likes the least? Can she make different sounds by tapping on different parts of a glass? Can she make a song with the homemade xylophone? To switch things up, add food coloring to the water to make a rainbow! Add some fun . . . dance and sing with your preschooler!

Obstacle Course Inside or Outside

• Create an indoor couch-cushion obstacle course. For example, “Jump over the pillow, crawl under the table, and jump up to touch the ceiling 5 times!”

• Build an obstacle course outdoors using sticks, stones, trees, and/or other landscapes or landmarks.

Please see below for some additional activities that you could try with your child.

Preschool At-Home LearningPage 2 Week of June 22, 2020

*Activities should be done under the supervision of an adult or older sibling.

Water Balloon Baseball

“This is one of my favorite backyard activities. Take water balloons, fill them up, and underhand toss them to your family member. It’s lots of fun and messy,” says Len Saunders, exercise physiologist and author of Buddy and Bea. To make it a competition, tally up each hit to see who can get the most.

Daddy Relay Race

“Lay out a pair of Dad’s pants, shirt, socks, and shoes. On ‘go’, your child runs up to the pile of clothing. When they get to the clothes, they must put on every article of clothing including the shoes. Once all of Dad’s clothes are on, the child has to carefully run back to the starting line. Do it for fun or just time each kid to see who does it the fastest.” —Len Saunders

Photo Letters

“This is our favorite family crafts because we have so many photos and love nothing more than sorting through them,” Kertzner says. “Pull out a box of old photos or print new shots from your computer or phone and have the kids choose their favorites. At your local craft store, pick up cardboard letters that spell ‘DAD’ or Dad’s name or initials. You’ll need Mod Podge and paint brushes too. Take the photos and paint over them with the glue, directly onto the cardboard letters, until the letters are full of photos. Dad can hang his letter memories on the wall or stand them up on his office desk.”

Books To Read

I Love My Daddy Board Book by Sebastien Braun

Dad, Who Will I Be? by G.Todd Taylor and Delayna Robbins

My Dad Loves Me! by Marianne Richmond