Today I am starting to share more activities with you to help give you more ideas of things to do with your child. You do not have to do all of these activities. You really need to just choose 1 or 2 to do with your child, but if your child is interested and wants to do more, then do more.
Your child is 4 years old and does not need to be working all day long. A few minutes (like 10-15 minutes) focused on one activity at a time is all they should be doing. Do not do all of these activities all at one time. The best plan for you and your child is to do one or two in the morning, then do another one or two in the afternoon, and finish the day with one. Only do all of these activities if your child is interested.
Please use this time at home with your child to enjoy your time together. Do not feel the pressure that you need to teach them all day long. Enjoy your time today by having fun, not by fighting to get an activity done. Some days may be better than others. Some days your child may want to work hard and really do the activities , while another day they may have no interest at all. That is ok, we are all doing the best we can.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns at all. Also please send me any pictures of your child working on any of these activities. I love to see the kids and seeing the kids working and learning!
| Main Idea | 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed |
| Literacy Activity | Have your child listen to the story of The 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjMBxiSGkxY&t=310s After listening to the story, talk with your child about what they remember happening in the story. Ask questions like the following: * What did the monkeys do to get ready for bed? * What did they do after their mom said ‘good night’? * Who did mom call when the monkeys fell down? * What did the doctor tell the monkeys to do? * What did mom do after she put all the monkeys back to bed? |
| Math Activity | Have your child watch the video of 5 Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed and have them count down with the video. Have them say the number of monkeys left jumping on the bed when the number is showing on the screen. youtube.com/watch?v=CkGrKW7D29c |
| Play Activity | Have your child use items around the house to build a bed. They could use blankets and pillows, or legos, or shoe boxes, or leaves and sticks from outside. Then have them use some of their toys to pretend to jump on the bed. They could use animals, dinosaurs, dolls, cars, anything they would like. Send me pictures! I would love to see what they create. *It is ok if the kids turn this into their own activity. The important part is they are being creative and using their imagination. They should be having at least 1 hour of free play time everyday with no screen (no TV, no tablet), just toys. |
| Extra Activity | Have your child draw their own picture of monkeys jumping on the bed (or anything they would like to jump on the bed). Challenge: Have your child count how many monkeys (or whatever they drew) are on the bed. Have them write that number on the picture. They could draw other pictures with different numbers jumping on the bed. Challenge: Have your child write a sentence, or a story, about what is happening in the picture. |
