Week 4 - PEER 2.0

This Week

Select a nonfiction book to read with your child or children about a topic they’re interested in; for example, select a nonfiction book about transportation, gardening, insects, or animals
Explain that nonfiction books are about real topics and they are different from fiction books because they are about imaginary topics; you can also add that people read nonfiction books for information and learning
Provide your child or children with a safe prop that represents a topic in the book; for example, if the book is about gardening show them a pack of seeds and explain what it’s for and how it’s used
Hold the prop while reading the book. Look for clues in the text to make connections and spark conversation

Wherever you are (home, playground, bus, store, etc.), direct your child's attention to compare groups of objects. Try to find groups with 5 items or less.
Ask your child which group has "less" and which group has "more." Start with groups that have a big difference between "less" and "more," so your child will not need to count.
Once your child identifies "less" and "more" easily, increase the difficulty. Compare two groups that are closer in number, and count to check which has "more" and which has "less."
Try the game in different locations as you move throughout your day.

BRING BACK

Explain to your child that you're going to make a collage, which is a picture made from a bunch of small pieces.
Give your child a few pieces of differently-colored paper or tissue paper.
Demonstrate tearing the sheets into smaller pieces, and encourage your child to tear their own pieces.
Give your child paper and a glue stick to create a collage with the torn pieces.

Listening Rules

Wash My Hands

P - PAUSE

E - ENGAGE

E - ENCOURAGE

R - REFLECT

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