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GODDARD at home

F.L.EX.® DAILY ACTIVITY PLANS

PRESCHOOL & PRE-KINDERGARTEN

FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY WEEK 8 • DAY 2

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GODDARD AT HOME:F.L.EX.® DAILY ACTIVITY PLANSPRESCHOOL & PRE-K - FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY

Greeting

ACTIVITY Start your day with a big smile, and say good morning to your child!

Then, try a simple breathing activity to reduce stress and begin the day with positive energy.

Encourage your child to take a deep breath and watch his or her belly go out and in with each inhale and exhale. Try to hold the inhale for three seconds and the exhale for five seconds. While doing the breathing exercise, have your child stretch his or her arms high above his or her head and stand on tiptoe to make his or her body as tall as possible. Relax, and then repeat this exercise three times.

You can do this activity throughout the day whenever your child needs a break.

LEARNING SKILLS Regulates emotions and behaviors

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morning meeting

ACTIVITY What’s new this week? Talk with your child about something new that has occurred in the past week. Ask him or her to think about something that may have happened to another family member. Try making calls or video calls to ask your family members what is new. Encourage your little one to draw or write down some of the responses in a journal.

LEARNING SKILLS Engages in conversations, uses language to express thoughts

Materials Phone, journal, paper, writing utensil

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Pre-Exploration

ACTIVITY Discuss some of the places you like to visit in your town. Brainstorm some of your favorites, including the playground, grocery store or bowling alley. Encourage your child to draw a picture of your town that highlights those fun places!

LEARNING SKILLSLanguage – tells about another place or time, expresses self through visual arts

Materials Paper, writing utensils

Transition

ACTIVITY Play a game of Mother, May I. Encourage your little one to request actions to get from one place to another. For example, your child could ask, “Mother, may I take three giant steps forward?” Have fun, and be creative with the actions!

You could also practice the word for mother in sign language or Spanish.

LEARNING SKILLS Physical – gross motor skills, asks questions

Materials See the image for the sign and the Spanish translation

Enrichment provided by Time to Sign™

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ACTIVITY Reflect on the activity and discuss ways you can reuse the recyclable materials from your bowling activity to help the community and minimize waste.

LEARNING SKILLS Uses imagination and reflection to convey ideas

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post-exploration

Purposeful Exploration

ACTIVITY Try creating your own bowling alley. Gather recyclable items from around the house that could resemble bowling pins, such as empty water bottles, toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes or plastic cups. Set them up in a row, and roll the balls to see how many pins you can knock over. Tally your results.

LEARNING SKILLS Physical - demonstrates coordination

Materials Balls, water bottles, toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, cups

ACTIVITY Practice using your best manners by saying please and thank you. You can try communicating these words in sign language and Spanish, too!

LEARNING SKILLS Social skills

Materials See the image for the sign and the Spanish translation

mealtime

Enrichment provided by Time to Sign™

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GODDARD AT HOME:F.L.EX.® DAILY ACTIVITY PLANSPRESCHOOL & PRE-K - FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY

ACTIVITY Encourage your child to find and collect photos of his or her family members and friends. You can use the Book Creator app to extend this activity and let your child get creative with pictures and stories. Then, snuggle together and let your child share the book with you.

LEARNING SKILLS Social studies – shows a basic understanding of people

Materials Photos, app on a smart device (optional)

outside time

ACTIVITY Let’s read a story outside today! Find a comfy spot to read or listen to Me and My Family Tree by Joan Sweeney and Annette Cable. You could read under a tree or on a blanket with a pillow. Once you have finished, reflect on your own family tree. For an extension activity, encourage your child to draw your family tree.

LEARNING SKILLS Literacy - writes to convey ideas

Materials Book or read-aloud, paper, writing utensil

learning lab

transition

ACTIVITY Walk along an imaginary balance beam, an imaginary tightrope or a line on the ground. You can try different variations, such as walking on your tiptoes or walking backward. You can use a piece of tape, a piece of string or a wooden plank for a balance beam.

LEARNING SKILLS Physical - gross motor skills

Materials Tape, long piece of string or wooden plank

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transition

Child’s choice

ACTIVITY Clap out the syllables in the names of each member of your family.

LEARNING SKILLS Literacy – discriminates between discrete units of sound

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

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rest time

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

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