![]() ![]() Try different styles and tempos of music. Encourage your child to freeze in a fun pose or with a funny face. Freeze Dance: Play music and dance with your child, then hit pause in the middle of the song.The players must only follow the directions when they begin with “Simon says.” Take turns being Simon. Simon Says: One person is “Simon.” They stand in front of the family and tell the players what they must do.Make a list of colors and have your child find an object that matches each hue on the list. Color Scavenger Hunt: This can be a great indoor or backyard activity.Take turns so your child has a chance to be the leader. Mirror, Mirror: Stand face to face with your child, about a foot apart, and have them attempt to copy all your movements.To help kids with phonics, try a variation where the hint is the first letter the object’s name. Start by saying “I spy with my little eye something…” and then give a hint about the object’s color, shape, size or other simple detail. I Spy: Take turns with your child picking an object in the room and giving each other a hint.It could be a made up story or a story about their day. Instead of you telling them a story or reading a book, ask them to tell you a story. Tell Me a Story: Reverse storytime with your child.Ask the child if it is big or little or high or low. Big/Little, High/Low: Look around the room, then point to an object.At the end of a week, you can look back and see what type of weather happened most often, and count how many to be sure. The sun for sunny days, a raindrop for rainy days, a cloud for cloudy days and so on (you can use stickers too). Draw a grid for the month and ask your child to keep track of the weather with a symbol. Weather Watch: Create a chart to track the weather.Try to guess how the characters you see are feeling and explain what clues made you think people were happy, sad or mad. Find the Feeling: Mute a show you are viewing and watch with your child.Make a pile of all the socks while folding laundry, have your child set the table or ask them to put toys of different types on different shelves when they are picking up (e.g., trucks go on this shelf and dolls go on this one). What Goes Where: Use everyday chores to teach kids to sort and organize.Instead of giving the answer, try hesitating and then flipping the question to ask your child what they think. Flip the Question: Children are especially curious at age three and ask “why” – a lot.Talk with your child about how each house has a number, and how their house or apartment is one of a series, each with its own number. Where I Live: Begin teaching your child your home address and phone number.Tell the child to “jump on the circle” and “hop on a blue shape.” Shape Jumper: Use scissors to cut out different shapes from construction paper.Additionally, you can follow our Success By 6 team on Facebook for daily activities and fun videos Monday-Friday. We put our knowledge of childhood development to work and created a list of easy activities to do with kids age three to five. Many parents have their kids at home right now and might be searching for ways to keep them engaged and entertained. From engagement ideas and using everyday moments as learning activities to ways to spark language and learning skills, we provide information that helps ensure all kids get a strong start. We provide tools and resources that teach parents and caregivers facts and best practices for different ages and stages of a young child’s life. United Way of Central Florida invests in quality early childhood education programs in our community. Keep young kids engaged while they are at home ![]()
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