Mom and daughter play blocks together.
Week 3

Head Start Homework

This Week

Use these activities to learn with your child every day!

Language & Literacy

I Know That Story

  1. Choose one of your child's favorite books, ideally one with repeating phrases.
  2. Prompt your child to join you when you read the repetitive phrases on each page.
  3. Leave words out of the sentences as you read, and invite your child to fill in the missing words.
  4. Continue reading the same book every night this week. As they become more familiar, let them "read" more of the words themselves.
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Math

Step Counting

  1. Pick something your child can step on and count up to 5 as they step (examples: stairs, floor tiles, stepping stones)
  2. Ask them to step slowly and count each step as they go. If their counting doesn't match their steps, ask them to start over and try again.
  3. When you get to 5 (or the top of the stairs), do a celebratory dance or high five!
  4. Practice throughout the day (like every time you go up or down the stairs).
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Social-Emotional Learning

Uh Oh! It Was An Accident!

  1. Talk with your child about what an accident means, and some examples of recent accidents (like: this morning I spilled the milk on the table).
  2. Teach them the three steps of responding to an accident:
    • Step 1: Say, "It was an accident."
    • Step 2: Say, "I'm sorry."
  3. Think of a pretend accident and model what you would say in that scenario (following the three steps). Some examples:
    • Dropping a dish
    • Tearing your friend's picture
  4. Give your child more pretend accident scenarios and invite them to respond using the three steps.
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Looking for more?

Yellow Book
Try out this Creativity activity.

Explore An Art Museum
Try out this Science activity.

Cooking Rice

Spotlight on:

P - PAUSE

E - ENGAGE

E - ENCOURAGE

R - REFLECT

This week's focus:

Engage

ENGAGE by asking questions that can't be answered with a yes or no.