Fun activities for you and your child
- READ!!!
- Make tonight a 'No TV' night with your family. Ask your child to help select games or stories, and spend some quality time with him.
- Help boost your child's self-esteem. Take pride in her achievements and accomplishments today and every day.
- Put on a history play with your child today. Help him learn about important events in world history or even your own family history.
- Make learning to write letters and numbers fun for your child. Roll playdough or clay into long thin worms and ask her to create letters and numbers.
- Ask your child to help make lunch today.
- Go to the park and take a nature hike with your child today. Ask him to point out different animals and what they need to survive (i.e. food, shelter etc.)
- Encourage your child to make a 'to do' list today. Help him make a list of things that he would like to accomplish tomorrow, then check the items once completed.
- Help your child make a kite today. He can decorate it and fly it at the park.
- Teach your child about recycling. Show her how to recycle items such as paper, glass and aluminium.
- Visit the library with your child today. Encourage her to borrow books about a different country, and learn about the people, cultures, and customs of the that country.
- On a rainy day, set up a tent with your child in the living room. He can pretend to be a forest ranger.
- On a large piece of construction paper, help your child write her name vertically. Using each letter, help her write words that describe her personality.
- Make car trips fun for your child. Play a game and ask him to point out environmental print that he can read.
- Tell your child that you love her today and every day.
- How much does your child know about her family history? On a map trace where your family is from and help her create a family tree.
- Help your child write a letter to a grandparent or friend today. Explain the importance of keeping in touch with loved ones.
- Teach your child about textures today. Ask her to find objects outdoors that are smooth, shiny, slimy or round.