Week 8 - PEER 2.0

This Week

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.

BRING BACK

Ask your child to choose an animal's face to draw (some ideas: dog, cat, pig, rabbit, koala).
Have your child draw a large circle on a piece of paper. This will be the outline of the animal's face.
Look at a picture of the animal (in a book, from the internet, etc.). Talk about different shapes you see in the animal's face (like triangle ears and circle eyes).
Ask your child to draw these shapes to make the animal's face.
Find a quiet place with a clear surface to draw.

Invite your child to practice waiting.
Give them a simple counting task to complete when you leave the room (like: counting red things in the room, teddy bears in the room, etc.).
Walk to another room and come back (spend about 30 seconds outside of the room before you return). Ask your child how many things they counted.
Repeat, changing the objects your child is counting. As they become more comfortable with the game, ask your child to choose the item they count.

Community Workers

Caring for My Make Believe Pet

P - PAUSE

E - ENGAGE

E - ENCOURAGE

R - REFLECT

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