Table Time
Skill Check
The goal of this activity is to increase hand-eye coordination while following a concrete pattern.
Growing My Skills
The only item needed is a tabletop surface and a writing utensil. Provide support (by holding your child’s hand) if needed. Pay attention to posture! Kiddos increase focus and attention while seated in a stable chair, feet on the floor, back in an upright position.
Floortime Play
Activity: Going to the Beach
Materials:
Kinetic sand
Shovels and buckets (if available)
A towel or blanket
Sunglasses
Suntan lotion
Furry friends
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
This activity is open-ended and depends on the materials you have. Layout blanket or towel on the “beach” and gather beach play items (i.e. bucket, sunscreen, sunglasses, stuffed animals) and play at the beach.
Provide the child with suggestions (Is it hot outside and put on sunglasses; rub-on lotion to protect skin; take stuffed animals swimming)
For younger kiddos, simply have fun with sand play or water play; filling up buckets. This can be messy so take to a bathtub or kitchen tile floor if needed.
Relaxation Time
Activity: Pete the Cat, At the Beach. Read aloud book
Materials:
Video: Pete the Cat At The Beach Read Aloud
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: Paper and Thumbprint Palm Trees
Materials:
Black or brown sharpie
Green ink pads or paint
Brown tissue paper
Scissors
Glue stick
Skill Check
Children and caregivers will create a beach scene using their thumbprints! Children will engage in finger art. Take it one step further by talking about what makes up their identity!
Growing My Skills
Print out the template from the website
Draw branches coming out of the palm tree branch however you’d like
Have your child press their thumb on the green ink pad or paint and press down on the black branches numerous times
Repeat this until you make “full” palm trees
Take it one step further and talk to your child about their own characteristics (eye color, hair color, etc.)
Movement Time
Activity: Crab Walks
Materials:
Flat surface or pillows
Skill Check
The goal of this week is to challenge your core and overall coordination to move like a crab with your bottom off the ground.
Growing My Skills
Try crab walking sideways or with your eyes closed
Have your crab try to walk over some pillows, making the floor as uneven as a beach
For a BIG challenge, try to kick a balloon away while you stand like a crab
Place a puzzle board and puzzle pieces about 5 feet away from each other
Crab walk between the two places, balancing the puzzle piece on your belly while you walk to the board
Mealtime
Activity: Rainbow Popsicles!
Watch the movie “I can eat a rainbow” on YouTube
Ingredients:
1 cup chopped fruit of one color
1/4 cup fluid (water, coconut milk or yogurt)
4 Tablespoons sweetener (honey, agave, sugar, juice)
Materials:
8 Dixie cups
8 Popsicle Sticks
1 Blender
1 Bowl
Soap
1 Small Knife
1 Cutting Board
Garbage
Skill Check
The goal of this activity is to promote exploration of new & nonpreferred fruits or vegetables, encourage fruit/fluid/vegetable consumption, expand on knowledge of rainbow colors.
Growing My Skills
Wash fruits or vegetables with soap and water
Plug in the blender – be ready with ear coverings for noise-sensitive friends
Blend fruit, sweetener & fluid until smooth
Place Dixie cups on the table, place one popsicle stick in the center of each one
Pour blender mixture evenly in each cup
Freeze overnight or for at least 8 hours
Peel the Dixie cup from the frozen popsicle and wash the excess paper off
Enjoy while discussing the flavor – give it a thumbs up or down.
Language Time
Skill Check
The goal of this week is to help your child expand their social language skills through use of greetings in play
Expanding Skills
Read “Hello, Sun” with your child (Depending on your child’s language skills, adjust the way in which you read the book – read the words, make up your own narrative, use simple words/phrases to describe what you see)
Talk about different weather patterns that your child may see. Ask them what the weather is like outside that day
Ask your child simple “wh-” questions about the pictures in the book
Discuss what clothing items are needed in different weather
This book reading allows for expansion of receptive language skills answering “wh-” questions
Build a fort with your child and have them practice popping out of the door and providing appropriate greetings
This activity allows for social language skill practice
