Musical Freeze Shapes
Stop When I Say Freeze! Draw different shapes/numbers/letters on the sidewalk. Play cheerful music and have your child run, jump, or skip from one drawing to another. When you stop…
Watercolor Expressions
Get Ready to Express Yourself! Have your child draw pictures with special watercolor pencils, then brush clear water over their pictures to create instant blurry watercolor creations! Age-appropriate Adaptations: Two-year-olds—Two’s…
Fast Fries
Do You Want Fries With That? Yellow sponges are cut into strips resembling French fries. Obtain a supply of cardboard fast food fry containers. The teacher then writes either numbers…
Let’s Do Dominoes
The Domino Effect Children are encouraged to count and pattern the dominoes using cards to guide them. They are also encouraged to experiment to see how the falling dominoes affect…
LEARNING AT HOME FOR 1-2 YEAR OLDS PT. 13
Fine Motor Activity: Open & Close Containers Supplies: A Variety of Containers and Lids Directions: Gather different variety size containers with lids, some easy open and some harder to open…
Fruit Salad
Find That Fruit! Children can match the shapes and colors using Velcro to attach them. Language development should be encouraged by asking the children what shape the piece is, what…
Cultural Understanding
Ready… Set… Explore! This month we are exploring citizenship in our Cultural Understanding portion of our Ascend curriculum, and are also exploring other countries and cultures. With the previous celebration of…
Learning At Home For 1-2 Year Olds Pt. 12
Fine Motor Activity: Poms and Whisk Supplies: Pom Poms (various colors) and Whisk Directions: Show your child how to put the pom poms in the whisk and shake it all…
Sound It Out
In literacy this month, we are sounding out letters while utilizing our senses. By using the five senses, children will retain the knowledge of simple phonics and writing skills they’ve learned critical…
Compare Size & Weight
Compare the relative size and weight of various objects. In mathematics this month, we are comparing the size and weight of various objects by utilizing the many tools that we…