The Rhyme Match Game

                                                         Obtain a variety of pictures from magazines or look online for clipart that can be matched to form rhyming pairs. For example, pictures of a ‘mouse’ and a ‘house’.
Tape or glue the pictures to squares of cardstock and use the cards to play a memory type game. For younger children have the pictures faced [...]

Food Surprise Game

Obtain several brown paper bags and place a fruit or vegetable into each one. Give your children a bag and have them take turns reaching into their bags with out looking inside and describe how it feels. If they have trouble you can help them come up with description words (soft, hard, smooth, round etc…). [...]

A Listening Walk

Explain to your children that they are going on a “listening walk” outside. You can either wait until you return home or to the classroom for them to tell you what they hear or you can have them tell you right when they hear it. The latter may be a better option for young children.
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Family Photo Book

Slip pictures into plastic sandwich bags, putting two pictures back-to-back to create a page. Punch holes in the edge of each bag and weave a ribbon through the holes, tie and secure the ribbon to bind the book.
This book would be a great way to comfort your children when you’re not with them.
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