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Table Time

Activity: Picnic Maze Activity

Materials:

Picnic Maze PDF Download

Blue Bird Day and at Home parent resources

Skill Check 

This activity uses a child’s spatial skills, object recognition, and fine motor skills

Growing My Skills

Print out the template and gather writing material

Locate the beginning and end

Assist the child in following different paths to get ant to the picnic basket

Expand activity by having child create their own “paths” or mazes for an ant to follow

Floortime Play

Activity: Making a Picnic

Materials:

Backyard or safe area

Blanket, picnic basket or container

Pretend food

Plates

Silverware

Ask children what food should go in the picnic basket

Gather a blanket, plate/utensils, and explore a great spot to have a picnic outside

Take the time to slow down and talk to your child

Listen to their ideas; support their silliness and imagination

Blue Bird Day and blanket

Skill Check 

The goal of this activity is to spend time together in a playful, imaginative way. There should be limited structure and a lot of pretending.

Growing My Skills

Read the book in the virtual lesson plan to create ideas for what to “fill” in the picnic basket

Or ask your child what their favorite picnic food is

Venture outdoors with your children (within a safe environment with supervision) and enjoy the weather as you have a picnic outside

Relaxation Time

Activity: Berenstein Bears Go to the Picnic

Materials:

The Bears’ Picnic Read Aloud

Blue Bird Day and learning to read with mom

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 label a favorite part?

Is your child familiar with the character within this video; if not ask if he/she can see his favorite character doing these activities.

Creative Time

Activity: Foam Watermelon Craft Activity

Materials:

Sponge

Paint

Plates

Finger or Brushes (for hands that don’t like paint)

Watermelon Art Sponge Painting

Blue Bird Day and paint

Skill Check 

This activity is great for low demands and quieter time. Assist your child as much or as little as needed dependent on ability. Model activity as needed.

Growing My Skills

Gather your materials

Cut the foam into triangles

Place paint onto plates

Dip sponges into red paint and create “watermelon shapes”

Use fingers or brushes to dot black paint to create seeds

Movement Time

Activity: Rolling Up in Picnic Blanket

Materials:

Blanket or yoga mat

Blue Bird Day and yoga

Skill Check 

The goal of this week focuses on using your core muscles to roll inside the picnic blanket and getting some sensory input. You end up looking like a burrito!

Growing My Skills

Roll them up tightly inside the blanket

Once they’re all rolled up, give them a few moments to feel that deep pressure and then unroll them

If they like movement, quickly unroll them for intense input

If they’re a little uneasy with fast movement, unroll them slowly to work the core and neck muscles needed for rolling

Have your child hold a ball with two hands above their head. This challenges your child to really focus on core muscles to roll vs using their hands to push off the ground

Mealtime

Activity: Eating a picnic

Materials:

Time to eat a picnic you practiced!

Optional: listen to “Apples & Bananas” by Raffi found here

Optional: listen to “Do you like” found here 

Blue Bird Day and Girl eating apple

Skill Check 

The goal of this activity is to promote snacking on fruit and vegetables, parent modeling opportunities of how to eat fruit and veggies.

Growing My Skills

Pack your picnic basket like you practiced in the social story!

Aim to pack fresh fruits and/or vegetables you can eat with your fingers

Bring fruits and veggies parents enjoy (maybe bring a new fruit or vegetable?)

Encourage your child to sing the songs listed above while eating

Language Time

Activity: Picnic Foods

Materials:

Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Caterpillar picture + picture of all the food Coloring sheets of picnic foods and empty picnic basket

Playdough Toy food items + caterpillar made from a tissue box

Blue Bird Day and places I go

Skill Check 

The goal of this week is to target receptive and expressive language through picnic food. Target picture/object identification with play food, on the coloring sheets, or in the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Target expressive language by discussing what food you would bring on a picnic, labeling food items, and describing foods.

Expanding Skills

Sequence events of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by putting the pictures of food in order

“Pack for a Picnic”- have each child draw/color items in their picnic basket

Take turns telling each other what you would bring on a picnic

Make pretend picnic food out of playdoh

Picnic Foods coloring sheet – Follow directions to color an item based on category/attribute (ex: fruit, vegetable, cold, etc.)

Hand out toy food items and take turns “feeding” the caterpillar – can target turn taking with a sibling

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