Head Start Homework
This Week
Use these activities to learn with your child every day!
Language & Literacy
Syllable Movement
- With your child, choose 3 different movements you'll do together. (For example, tapping your head, placing hands on your hips, touching your knees). Tell your child you're going to do a different move to match each part of a word.
- Look around the room and pick an object whose word has 1-3 syllables. Slowly say each syllable while you do the moves you picked (for example: tap your head as you say the first syllable, place your hands on your hips for the second syllable, touch your knees for the third syllable).
- Repeat for the same word, but encourage your child to join in saying the syllables and doing the movements.
- Repeat with different 1-3 syllable words.
Math
Step Counting
- Pick something your child can step on and count up to 5 as they step (examples: stairs, floor tiles, stepping stones)
- 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.
- When you get to 5 (or the top of the stairs), do a celebratory dance or high five!
- Practice throughout the day (like every time you go up or down the stairs).
Creativity
Fashion Designer
BRING BACK
- Before you begin, cut up some fabric scraps or old clothes with bright and interesting colors and designs. (Or, you can also do this activity with paper or magazine pages cut up).
- Ask your child to draw a self-portrait that includes their whole body.
- Tell them that they're going to be a fashion designer and they're going to make an outfit for their picture.
- Help your child use school glue to adhere the fabric scraps to the self-portrait. Cut out shapes for them if needed.
Looking for more?
Try out this Science activity.
Water Color
Try out this Physical activity.
Guess My Animal Moves
Spotlight on:
P - PAUSE
E - ENGAGE
E - ENCOURAGE
R - REFLECT
This week's focus: