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Table Time

Activity: All About Me Questionnaire

Materials:

All About Me Games Website

Blue Bird Day and Developmental Therapy Chicago

Skill Check 

This activity focuses on answering “WH” questions and recalling information.

Growing My Skills

Follow the link to activity

Answer prompts and type in answer, (can work on letter recognition/sounds while finding letters on the keyboard)

After All About Me poster generates print and share with family and friends

Relaxation Time

Activity: I Like Myself

Materials:

I Like Myself – Storytime With Daddy Read Aloud

Blue Bird Day and Parent At Home Resources

Skill Check 

The goal of this activity is to encourage your child to listen to the story, think about what they like about themselves, and even come up with silly things they could change about themselves like the character.

Growing My Skills

What does your child like about this story?

What parts made them laugh?

What does your child like about themselves?

Creative Time

Activity: Nature Prints

Materials:

Pine cones, leaves, twigs, or other natural objects

Apples or other favored fruits or vegetables

Paper

Paint

Paper plate or bowl for paint

Paper towels

Blue Bird Day and Musical Instruments to Make At Home

Skill Check 

This activity encourages your child to find preferred objects, use fine motor skills to create art, and develop their creativity.

Growing My Skills

Take your child on a safe walk around your neighborhood or look in the refrigerator for their favorite fruits or vegetables

Movement Time

Activity: Favorite Movement Song

Materials:

Computer or tablet

“Shake Your Sillies Out” YouTube Video

“Freeze Dance” YouTube Video

“Animal Freeze Dance” YouTube Video

“Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” YouTube Video

Blue Bird Day and Parent At Home Resources

Skill Check 

The goal of this week is to use motor imitation, motor planning, and good listening skills to do your favorite dance!

Growing My Skills

Pull up videos on YouTube and pick out your movement song

Listen to the directions carefully and follow along with the movements

Your child may benefit from watching you do the dance moves at the same time

You can pause the video to work on the moves in real-time

Mealtime

Activity: My Favorite Thing To Cook

Materials:

Daddy and I Baking A Cake YouTube Video

Blue Bird Day and Parent At Home Resources

Skill Check 

The goal of this activity is to promote a positive cooking experience by involving your child.

Growing My Skills

Find a recipe you’d like to make with your child

Gather ingredients, wash hands, and identify 3 tasks your child can do. Ex: stirring pancake batter, tearing lettuce for a salad, adding ingredients, assembling a pizza, helping you “read” a cookbook by turning the pages

Involve your child in the cooking process

Find ways to encourage or highlight your child’s skills throughout the cooking process

Language Time

Activity: Show-And-Tell

Materials:

Show-and-tell: Favorite toys

“My Favorites” Craft: Paper doll template

Picture of your child

Magazines or newspaper ads

Glue

Blue Bird Day and toy dinosaur

Skill Check 

The goal of this week is to target receptive-expressive language skills. Focus on asking and answering wh-questions (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how). Talk about your favorite things. Show your favorite toys, games, and foods in your home. Ask your child questions about their favorite things and encourage them to ask questions about yours.

Expanding Skills

Have a show-and-tell at home

Take turns as a family showing your favorite items

Ask your child wh-questions about their show-and-tell item (e.g., “What is it?”, “What color is it?”, “Where did you get it from?”, “Why do you like it?”)

“My Favorites” craft

Cut out a paper doll template and paste a picture of your child on the face

Have your child cut out pictures of their favorite toys, foods, sports, etc. from magazines or newspapers and paste onto the paper doll

Discuss the items/activities they chose and why they like them

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