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These cards were designed to build on your child’s natural curiosity to grow vocabulary. You can use them anytime, anywhere!

Spark conversation! The pictures, words, and defi nitions will help you talk together about science, the arts, and math.

Questions will lead you to other words.As your child wonders about a word, you can help him explore other related words in the cards. One word naturally leads to many more!

Put the words into action!Try some of the fun activities on the cards to explain the meaning of the words and connect them to your child’s experiences.

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TRY THIS: Play a senses guessing game with fruit. Which senses do you use? What does the fruit look like? Smell like? Taste like? Feel like? What does it sound like when you eat it? Play the senses game with other objects, too.

ANSWER: One of your senses — smell —

can tell you that fl owers and cookies smell sweet. Dirty sneakers and

old fi sh smell stinky!

Which of these things have a sweet fragrance, or pleasant smell?

Which ones have a stinky odor, or unpleasant smell?

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ANSWER: The blue frame has a portrait

of Zoe. Elmo’s portrait is in the red frame and Abby’s portrait

is in the white frame.

Which is a portrait of Zoe?

TRY THIS: Be an artist! Sit in front of a mirror and draw a picture of your face, a self-portrait. Use crayons, markers, or even paintbrushes and paints. Look closely at your image in the mirror. What color are your eyes? Is your hair long or short, straight or curly?

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Finish each pattern. What comes next?

ANSWER: In the fi rst row, a toy car comes

next in the pattern. In the second row, a lemon comes next.

TRY THIS: Arrange fruit slices on a plate to make a pattern (apple, orange, mango; apple, orange, mango; apple, orange, ___). What comes next? You can even make a pattern with utensils, napkins, cups, and plates.

MATH

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ANSWER: Kite fl ying is a better windy-day

activity than building a sand castle.

Which activity is better to do on a windy day?

TRY THIS: Observe the weather outside together. Are the leaves on the trees blowing, showing that it’s windy? Or is it cloudy? Rainy ? Snowy ? Chilly ? How do you know? Think about what you see, feel, and even hear.

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ANSWER: The girl is playing a musical instrument. She is blowing

on a recorder.

Which child is playing a musical instrument?

TRY THIS: Together, play a game of “Finish That Tune.” One person can hum the fi rst line of a familiar song. The other player can continue the tune. Then switch! Add to the challenge by changing the tune’s tempo — fi rst fast, then slow.

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Which shape is a rhombus?

ANSWER: The sign is a rhombus. The traffi c

cone is a cone, the gift is a cube, and the pizza is a circle.

TRY THIS: Together, look for shapes everywhere! Start with circle (a wheel, for example) and square (a window), then move on to rhombus (a kite) or octagon (which is a shape with eight sides and angles, like a stop sign). How many shapes can you fi nd?

MATH

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ANSWER: These insects are a beetle, ant,

ladybug, and grasshopper.

Which of these insects can you name?

TRY THIS: Go for a walk outside together. What bugs can you fi nd? When you fi nd an insect, take turns saying its name. Buzz like a bee, hop like a grasshopper, and fl utter like a butterfl y!

SCIENCE

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What color do you get when you combine, or mix, yellow and blue?

ANSWER: When you combine yellow and blue,

you get green.

TRY THIS: Together, make your own artist’s palette to put paint on, using a piece of cardboard. Then combine different colors. Observe what happens when you blend red and blue. What other colors can you create?

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TRY THIS: Together, look for things around the house that make great percussion instruments. An empty oatmeal (or other) box and a spoon can be a drum, and an unopened box of pasta can be a fun maraca. Turn on some music and use your instruments to keep the beat !

ANSWER: The percussion instruments

are a drum, maracas, a xylophone, and a tambourine.

What are each of these percussion instruments called?

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Which round ball is the largest? Which is the smallest?

ANSWER: The beach ball is the largest in size,

and the golf ball is the smallest.

TRY THIS: Measure the size of different objects in your home using a ruler, measuring tape, or an everyday object. For instance, use a boot to measure the length of the bed. How many boots long is it?

MATH

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What color is each fl ower? Describe your favorite one.

ANSWER: The purple fl ower shaped like a cup

is a tulip, the bell-shaped white one is a lily, the one with lots of red petals is

a rose, and the one with white petals and a yellow center is a daisy.

TRY THIS: While you walk in the neighborhood or park, play an “I Spy” fl ower game. When you spot one, notice its different parts: stem, leaves, and petals. Then play the same game indoors by browsing online.

SCIENCE

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TRY THIS: The search is on! Find gigantic things around the neighborhood: a very big building, a bridge, even a tractor trailer. What other words can you use to mean the same thing? Try humongous, massive, and colossal.

ANSWER: The elephant is gigantic. The kitten,

frog, and mouse, are not.

Which animal is gigantic, or very big?

MATH

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What differences can you observe, or notice, among these three leaves?

ANSWER: You can observe that the fi rst leaf is

yellow and round, the one in the middle is green and long and skinny, and the last

leaf is orange and has lots of points.

TRY THIS: Together, choose an everyday object at home to observe, or look at carefully. Look closely, for example, at a napkin. Are there any shapes or designs on it? What do you notice about the outside of a strawberry or about a whole-wheat tortilla?

SCIENCE

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How many cars are going around the track?

ANSWER: Six cars are going around the track.

Two cars are off the track.

TRY THIS: Play a quick game: Try going around a chair. Now stand next to it. Think about how you could go over the chair! Last of all, sit on it!

MATH

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TRY THIS: Make a game of naming different colors around a room as you clean up together. Start with simple ones, such as red, blue, green, and yellow, and move on to more unusual colors, such as bright, vibrant turquoise or fuchsia.

ANSWER: The sunglasses, necklace, and ribbon

are turquoise. The bunny is not.

Which objects are turquoise in color? Which are not?

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ANSWER: The puppy has a soft and fl uffy

texture. The slug is slimy, the cactus is prickly, and the seashell is hard.

Which one of these things has a soft and fl uffy texture?

TRY THIS: Play a guessing game! Put some items with different textures in a paper bag (a bristly brush; a soft, squishy sponge; a silky ribbon; a rough nail fi le). Close your eyes and describe what it feels like. Then take a guess: What is it?

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