Table Time
Skill Check
This activity focuses on math literacy by counting various items found in camping grounds and identifying the number
Growing My Skills
Cut out the colored campground pieces
Arrange the pieces into groups
Count how many of the objects there are in one group
Have your child place the pieces in the boxes according to how many of each there are and by identifying the number. Start with putting a piece on top of the number
Floortime Play
Activity: Gather Round the Campfire
Materials:
Pretend food and cookware
A large blanket or tent
Animal friends
Paper towel rolls
Orange/red/ brown construction paper or tissue paper (for the campfire)
Flashlights
Skill Check
The goal of this activity is to spending time together in a playful, imaginative way. There should be limited structure and a lot of pretending.
Growing My Skills
Create a “campsite” in the living room by bringing a tent or making a fort with a blanket draped over couch cushions
Build a campfire using “wood” (paper towel rolls or brown construction paper)
Add “fire” with red, yellow, or orange items that can be draped over
Cook pretend food over the campfire
For an additional fun element, turn out the lights and use flashlights
Pretend to look for stars or make shadow puppets
Relaxation Time
Activity: Pete the Cat Goes Camping
Materials:
Pete the Cat Goes Camping; Read Aloud Book on Youtube
Skill Check
The goal of this activity is to slow down and engage quiet time and listening skills during read-aloud activity.
Growing My Skills
Can your child point out the theme of the book? Or ask your child to label their favorite item or character within this video.
Creative Time
Activity: Handprint Campfire Craft
Materials:
Red, orange, yellow, brown construction paper
Glue stick
Scissors
Pencil to trace
Kiddo’s hand!
Handprint Camfire Craft Printout
Skill Check
Children and their parents will learn to work together to create a campfire made out of tracing their hands. Take turns tracing each other’s hands as a fun way to strengthen your bond and create a beautiful piece of art!
Growing My Skills
Gather your materials
Draw and cut out the logs using the brown construction paper. If possible, find a template online!
On one of the red, orange, or yellow construction papers, place your child’s hand on top and trace along his/her hand. Take turns and allow your child to trace your hand!
Cut out your traced handpieces
Once you have all your campfire pieces, glue them together
If you’d like to take it one step further, write in some positive traits/skills on each of the fingers as a way to positively affirm each other!
Movement Time
Activity: Bear Walk
Materials:
Yoga mat, pillows or cushions
Skill Check
The goal of this week is to challenge your core muscles and coordination as you move like a big, strong bear!
Growing My Skills
Try walking forward, backward and sideways
Add an element of “red light, green light” to challenge holding a static bear position
Experience with a “fast bear’ vs a “super slow bear”
Crawl your bear over pillows and blankets
Try to scratch your ear while you are in bear position, taking one hand off the floor (really hard!)
Mealtime
Activity: Campfire Cracker
Ingredients:
4 sliced grapes
4 small pretzel rods
1 small circle or square crackers
Low-fat cheddar cheese or apple slices cut into triangles
Materials:
Plate
Small knife
Skill Check
The goal of this activity is to create and share a treat in the shape of a campfire.
Growing My Skills
Have an adult cut and measure the ingredients and assemble the snack
Child can help place grapes on the cracker or snack on them!
Bring out mini marshmallows for snacking and pretend to “roast” a marshmallow on the end of a pretzel stick over the “fire.”
Sing a campfire song while snacking on the ingredients together
Language Time
Activity: Pretend Camping
Materials:
Blankets
Pillows
Books
Flashlight
Sticks
2 Toilet Paper Rolls
Glue/tape
Decorations
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt Youtube Video
Skill Check
The goal of this week is to work on receptive language skills of following unfamiliar commands and responding to “wh-” questions as well as expressive language skills of expanding utterances to request wants/needs and discussing attributes of common items.
Expanding Skills
Build a tent inside. Have your child work on problem-solving skills by telling you how to build the tent
Read preferred books inside tent using a flashlight. Ask your child “wh-” questions about the story and pictures
Target pretend play skills by pretending to roast marshmallows outside of the tent
Make binoculars using the materials listed above. Use binoculars to “go on a bear hunt” listen to “Bear Hunt” song
Bring binoculars outside to search for items or animals. Use describing words to explain things that you see.
