Table Time
Activity: Which Sea Doesn’t Belong
Materials:
Which Animal Doesn’t Belong In The Ocean: YouTube Video
Skill Check
The goal of this activity is to locate animals who do not live in the sea/ocean; challenge critical thinking and expressive language skills.
Growing My Skills
All that is needed is to follow along with the video. Encourage your child to point out animals that don’t belong when the announcer asks. Too challenging? Have fun by asking your child to point to animals you label (Can you find the fish? Is he swimming?)
Floortime Play
Activity: Under Water Pretend Play
Materials:
Blue towel
“Fishing poles” or sticks with string/shoelaces
Laundry basket
Pillowcases
Goggles
Plastic or plush sea animals
Mermaid Tail Image on Pinterest
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
Turn your living room into the sea!
Lay down a blue-colored towel or blanket to act as the ocean
Instruct kiddos to get into the boat (laundry basket) and ask what they see? (Fish, a pirate ship, mermaids)
For older children, have them decorate old pillowcases as “mermaid fins” and attach to their feet (secure with a larger scrunchie or place two feet in one tube sock so legs are placed together)
Have your child pretend to flip their fins and swim in the ocean
Relaxation Time
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: Rainbow Fish Craft
Materials:
Rainbow fish-free template
Colorful tissue paper squares
Glue
Scissors
Cardstock paper
If you have it, “The Rainbow Fish” book!
Skill Check
Read “The Rainbow Fish” to start a conversation on sharing and how to be a good friend to others
After reading this story, create your own rainbow fish with colorful and metallic scales!
If you’d like to follow along with the story, make some scales looser than others and have your kiddo share their scales with people in their family!
Growing My Skills
Print out the rainbow fish template and cut around the template on cardstock paper! It’s important to have a sturdy base for this craft
Glue the pieces of tissue paper onto its scales. Kiddos can use the book to get some inspiration on how they’d like to decorate their fish!
Take it one step further and have one of the scales loosely glued on so kids can share their scales with others!
Movement Time
Activity: Swimming
Materials:
Scooter board or yoga mat
Skill Check
The goal of this week is to master your “swim on land” skills, using both arms and legs simultaneously while on your stomach.
Growing My Skills
Lay over a pillow or couch cushion to make swimming just a little harder
Try swimming with your eyes closed
Flip onto your back while on a pillow and try a back-stroke
Swim with only the right side of your body, isolating your movements. Switch to only the left side next
Mealtime
Activity: Make a Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
1/4 cup each: chopped strawberries, peeled mandarin oranges, sliced banana, sliced kiwi, blueberries, sliced grapes
2 Tablespoons orange juice
Materials:
Mixing spoon
Cutting board
Knife, bowl
Plates for organizing fruit
All done bowl for the fruits we aren’t ready for yet
Skill Check
The goal of this activity is to progress from popsicles to whole fruit! Kiddo can eat, taste, or explore whole fruits of varying colors.
Growing My Skills
Have the adult cut & measure the fruit
Have the child pour the ingredients in the bowl, mix the salad, scoop, and serve the salad
If we aren’t ready to eat the fruit yet that’s fine!
Try arranging it on the plate in the shape of a rainbow with a fork or finger. Or try putting the fruit pieces on a popsicle stick and treat it like a frozen popsicle from last week!
Language Time
Activity: Water Play
Materials:
Water Bucket
Water-safe toys
Water Balloons
Rain Stick Materials:
Paper towel roll
Dry rice
Duct tape
Decorations (stickers, paint, markers)
Skill Check
The goal of this week is to work on pragmatic language skills of taking turns, receptive language skills of answering “wh-” questions and expressive language skills of expanding utterances and talking about attributes of common items
Growing My Skills
Fill a bucket, tub or pool with water and place water-safe items inside
During water play discuss which items are “heavy” and “sink” and which are “light” and “float”
Have your child help fill up water balloons – discuss colors and that the water goes inside the balloon to change its size and shape
Take turns tossing water balloons. Label whose turn it is!
Make a rain stick using the materials listed above. Have your child use their words to request specific items that they need/want
Talk about what rain sounds like and play with rain stick
