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Week 16

Head Start Homework

This Week

Use these activities to learn with your child every day!

Language & Literacy

Talking Turns

  1. Have your child or children work together to find or create an object to wear or hold when it’s someone’s turn to speak. 
  2. After an activity like sharing a meal, watching a movie, or visiting the park, ask everyone in attendance to share their favorite part of the experience while they are wearing or holding the speaking object.
  3. Remind everyone to only speak when they are wearing or holding the speaking object.
  4. Ask follow up questions so children can practice waiting for their turn again.
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Math

Days of the Week Caterpillar

BRING BACK
  1. On a large sheet of paper, draw a caterpillar with eight connected circles.
  2. Have your child draw a smiley face in the first circle for the caterpillar’s face and add little lines under each circle for its legs.
  3. Write each day of the week in order in the remaining 7 circles. (optional: your child can write the first letter of each day). Have your child color in the caterpillar.
  4. Use this drawing to practice saying the days of the week. Hang the caterpillar up, and point out the day of the week each morning.
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Social Studies

Geography Explorer

  1. Choose a familiar park to visit. Bring snacks and clothes for outdoor play.
  2. When you arrive, find a place you can sit and observe.
  3. Ask your child to talk about the most important features of the park. Help them describe the things/people/landmarks/buildings they see around them.
  4. Explore the area together.
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Looking for more?

Yellow Book
Try out this Science activity.

3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
Try out this Creativity activity.

Colors of the Seasons

Spotlight on:

P - PAUSE

E - ENGAGE

E - ENCOURAGE

R - REFLECT

This week's focus:

Engage

ENGAGE together to bring joy and fun to your homework activities!